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KFAN is the flagship station of the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Minnesota native George Putnam began his broadcasting career at WDGY in 1934. Putnam later gained fame as a Los Angeles television news anchor and talk show host.
In 1933, Dr. Young was granted a license for W9XAT, an experimental mechanical television station. It is believed that the first transmission of the 120- or 125-line system—probably the first telecast in Minnesota—occurred on August 4 of that year, featuring a handshake between WDGY station personality Clellan Card and Minneapolis mayor William Kunze. The station pushed the technological limits of the day and provided a lot of interesting exercises for WDGY engineers, but Dr. Young never got into regular broadcasts. The license for that station expired in 1938, partly because mechanical television development was heavily discouraged by that point. After 64 years of dormancy, an amateur radio group in the area acquired the W9XAT call sign in 2002 with the intention of using it for mechanical and narrow-bandwidth TV experiments. Nine years after the 1945 death of Dr. Young, WDGY in 1954 flirted with modern TV, applying for channel 9 in the Twin Cities. Also applying were competitors WLOL and KEYD. However, WDGY and WLOL withdrew their applications at the last minute and the new station was awarded to KEYD, which went on-air in January, 1955. It is known today as KMSP Fox9.
The station was one of the first stations in the country to program rock and roll music in a top 40 format in 1956. It was then owned by Todd Storz, one of the pioneers in programming to the baby boom generation with music that theretofor had been rarely heard on "white" radio stations. Storz's stations were heavy on promotion, headline-grabbing contests, and high profile dee-jays (usually using echo-chamber microphones). Other Twin Cities station owners resented the attention WDGY received, but soon they too jumped on the top-40 bandwagon. Later they admitted that the Todd Storz they often disparaged very well may have saved radio at a time when television was stealing its audience.
WDGY gained the (perhaps unfortunate) nickname Weegee after a time. By the 1960s, the station didn't use the name itself, but the name stuck among people in the radio industry for many years to come. From about 1955 to 1977, the station played popular music and was one of the most popular stations in the area, primarily competing for music listeners with KSTP 1500 and KDWB 630, though WCCO 830 was the major force of the day with a mixture of music, talk, and farm reports. WDGY station changed to a country music format in September 1977, around the time when most music stations began shifting onto the FM band. The country format continued until 1989, when it became "News Talk 1130, WDGY". This format gradually morphed into the sports talk format, and the calls were changed to KFAN in 1991. Following this change, the WDGY call letters were adopted by KDWB for the 630 kHz frequency.
More recently, KFAN experienced severe storm damage in April 2004 at its transmission site, when four out of nine towers at its directional array in Credit River Township (near Prior Lake, Minnesota) were blown down.
On August 22, 2010 KFAN's programming began to be simulcast at 103.7 FM via K279AZ, a translator station atop the IDS Center previously owned by Educational Media Foundation, which used the signal to broadcast its K-LOVE network prior to the translator's move from Cottage Grove. Within weeks of the upgrade, however, complaints were filed with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by listeners to a co-channel station in St. Cloud. Because translators are a secondary service, any interference issues must be immediately addressed and either be fixed or the translator must leave the air. As a result of the interference complaints, on September 24, K279AZ's power was significantly reduced and it moved to 103.5 under Special Temporary Authority from the FCC. The low-power signal is intended primarily for commuters within the 494/694 beltway to take advantage of the stronger signal reception of a car stereo. K279AZ broadcasts KFAN by translating KTLK-FM's HD Radio HD2 subchannel of KFAN's programming, which is allowed per FCC regulations.
PA: Hosted by Paul Allen, produced by Little Joe. Formerly was the P.A. and Dubay show. Paul Allen is the voice of the Minnesota Vikings and is known for his outrageous sports predictions. During broadcasts, he is known for his overdramatic, intense calls of exciting moments of the game.
The Common Man Progrum (KFAN's spelling): Hosted by the "Common Man" Dan Cole. The show features a mix of sports and political discussions both on local and national levels. Despite being on a sports-talk station, Cole at times rarely talks about any sports other than golf and boxing – a fact he is proud of. Another common theme on the show is extended periods of dead air, sometimes lasting up to 10 seconds, in which he plays an elevator theme song that makes the silence less awkward. Interim producer of the Common Man is Brandon "Tenna-B" Mileski. Mileski is best known for being the Coon Rapids High School varsity men's hockey coach
Bumper to Bumper: Hosted by Dan Barreiro and sidekick Justin Gaard. The show consists of Barreiro's insights on both popular culture issues and sports, discussing the most important events of the day. Bumper to Bumper is also known to feature satirical call-in segments with eccentric Green Bay Packers fan Carl Gerbschmidt, who appears to be a fictional character. Barreiro has several other popular segments including the "We're Done As a Society" segment at 6:05 every Friday, the "Defrocked Holy Man of the Day" segment and the "Ode to a Dead Guy" segment.
FAN Outdoors: Thursdays, hosted by Billy Hildebrand and Saturdays 6 am-8 am, hosted Rob Drieslein. Saturdays 5 am-6 am, Outdoors Live with Doug Leier. The hosts share their hunting and fishing experiences and strategies, along with insights on outdoor issues.
In the Zone: Saturdays, hosted by Dave Sinykin and former NBA player Trent Tucker. All sports are covered in the show, but much of it revolves around the NBA.
Minnesota Viking Broadcast: Pregame coverage of Vikings games starts two hours before the day's Vikings game usually on Sunday but some times on Monday if the Vikings have a Monday Night Football game. Pregame was usually hosted by "Mr. Phunn" Joe Anderson; however, Anderson was let go sometime before 2009 and K102 KEEY-FM's Morning Show co-host Mike "Muss" Mussman took over the duties of pregame coverage. KFAN's Vikings broadcast team consists of Paul Allen on play-by-play, and color commentary done by former Viking Linebacker and Assistant Coach Pete Bercich. Sideline insight is brought to the game by former Viking Punter Greg Coleman. The halftime report is hosted by Mike Mussman with insight from Mike Morris and Corey Cove. The postgame report is also hosted by Mussman and includes interviews from multiple Vikings players and coaching staff which are conducted by Greg Coleman.
Viking Fan Line: Starts right after the Vikings post-game report and lasts about two hours. Mike Morris and Corey Cove take fan post-game reaction and provide their insight on what the fans think. Joe Senser returned to KFAN on December 13 2009, to fill in for Mike Morris while Morris was in Iraq visiting soldiers on tour.
Vikings Uncensored: Mondays during Vikings season. Hosted by Paul Allen and "Sludge" Cory Cove from Joe Sensor's bar and grill in Bloomington. They interview a star Viking player from the game on Sunday. The program is not broadcast if the Vikings have a Monday Night Football game.
Fantasy Football Weekly: Saturdays during the football season. Hosted by Paul Charchian since 1994. Co-hosts include John Tuvey, Christian Peterson, and Bo Mitchell. Typical shows will offer advice and predictions for almost 200 players each week. Fantasy football questions are answered on this show, primarily during "Lightning Round" at the end of the show. Other recurring segments include "Take a Chance on Me" and "Five Tough Questions". Callers are known to call a couple of hours before the show is on-air to be put on hold.
Tee to Green : Saturdays. Golf related show hosted by Dan Cole during the summer months, talks all things golf related with co-host and master teaching professional Craig Waryn.
Strike Radio : Saturdays . MMA/UFC related show hosted by Henry Lake, MMA fighter Mark Waters, and Strike Fitness Gym's Dan Blustin.
Fox Sports Radio: On when none of the programs above are on the air. Fox Sports Radio programming on KFAN includes The J. T. the Brick Show and multiple weekend shows.
Vikings/Jared Allen Live : Thursdays [usually] - almost always begins with Paul Allen (play-by-play voice of the Minnesota Vikings and host of the 9-noon weekday show) interviewing the Minnesota Vikings Coach (currently Leslie Frazier) and other Vikings' coaching staff at Winter Park. Paul Allen usually has in-depth questioning and discussion with the coaches, usually relating to the week before and upcoming. Jared Allen live is usually right after; it usually takes place at Baja Sol Cantina in Eden Prairie. It involves Mike "Muss" Mussman and Jared Allen talking about the previous football week/Vikings game as well as the upcoming week. They also talk about what is going on with Jared Allen. They almost always have the "Golden Mullet Award" segment, which consists of Mussman telling Allen some unusual stories across America; it may be awkward inventions or such. Allen chooses one of these to give a "Golden Mullet Award" and announces the following week.
Beyond The Pond: Hockey related show during the winter months. Hosted by former Minnesota Golden Gophers Nate Miller and Pat Micheletti, and Common Man Progrum producer Brandon Mileski.
Sunday Sermons: Hosted by Dan Barreiro. Short version of Bumper to Bumper, with Justin Gaard as producer. Continues to air as of September 2010.
P.A. and Dubay: Hosted by Paul Allen and Jeff Dubay. Consists of Minnesota Vikings news, University of Minnesota sports, some Minnesota Twins happenings, and news on the Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Timberwolves. Dubay is nicknamed "Puffy", which was given to him by his cohost P.A.
Paul Allen is known as the voice of the Minnesota Vikings, since he does the play by play for KFAN's broadcast of Vikings games. P.A. is the track announcer at the local horse racing track Canterbury Park. The duo are continuously on the wrong side of predictions on major sporting events. The show has become infamous for its ability to jinx local athletes who are frequent guests, similar to the Madden jinx or the Sports Illustrated jinx. The only team that has been impervious to the curse is the Gopher Men's hockey team. Justin Gaard is the current producer for the P.A. and Dubay show. Former Detroit Pistons head coach Flip Saunders frequently calls into the show, with the moniker of "Phil from Minneapolis". The show ended after Jeff Dubay was fired from KFAN shortly after an Oct. 15, 2008 for fifth-degree drug possession. Paul Allen continues a solo show at the station.
The Chad Hartman Show (2 pm-4 pm): Hosted by Chad Hartman, son of legendary Twin Cities sportswriter Sid Hartman. The show features a mix of sports and current issues. Frequent guests of the Hartman Show include Minnesota Twins ex-General Manager Terry Ryan and WCCO-TV sports anchor Mark Rosen. Hartman is referred to by the Common Man as "the Barbara Walters of the Fan" for his impressive interviewing skills. The Chad Hartman show is produced by Darren "Doogie" Wolfson. On January 20, 2009 Hartman and Darren Wolfson were laid off from Clear Channel as part of company wide layoffs.
Sludge and Lake Show: Hosted by Cory "Sludge" Cove and Henry Lake. Consisted of the latest in sports, entertainment, etc. The show has been "permanently put on pause" as Cory "Sludge" Cove put it. The show hit the airwaves for the final time on May 15, 2009.
ESPN Radio: On when none of the programs above were on the air. ESPN Radio programming on KFAN included AllNight with Jason Smith and multiple weekend shows. The ESPN Radio affiliation moved to KSTP on April 12, 2010.
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Name | Paul Gardner Allen |
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Birth date | January 21, 1953 |
Birth place | Seattle, Washington |
Occupation | Chairman, Vulcan Inc. |
Networth | US$12.7 billion (2010) This is up from 2009's $10.5 billion, but down from $16 billion, the total reported by that same magazine at the beginning of the global financial crisis of 2008–2009, when he was 12th on its list of the richest Americans. |
Name | Allen, Paul |
Alternative names | Allen, Paul Gardner |
Short description | Co-Founder of Microsoft |
Date of birth | January 21, 1953 |
Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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Width | 150 |
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Caption | Tarvaris Jackson at the Vikings 2008 Training Camp. |
Currentteam | Minnesota Vikings |
Currentnumber | 7 |
Currentposition | Quarterback |
Birthdate | April 21, 1983 |
Birthplace | Montgomery, Alabama |
Heightft | 6 |
Heightin | 2 |
Weight | 225 |
Yearspro | 3 |
Debutyear | 2006 |
Debutteam | Minnesota Vikings |
College | Alabama State |
Draftyear | 2006 |
Draftround | 2 |
Draftpick | 64 |
Pastteams | |
Highlights | |
Statweek | 17 |
Statseason | 2010 |
Statlabel1 | TD-INT |
Statvalue1 | 24-22 |
Statlabel2 | Passing yards |
Statvalue2 | 3,984 |
Statlabel3 | QB Rating |
Statvalue3 | 76.6 |
Status | Injured Reserve |
Nfl | JAC566507 |
Tarvaris Fox Jackson III (born April 21, 1983 in Montgomery, Alabama) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. He was drafted by the Vikings in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama State.
Vikings coach Brad Childress was quoted days before the draft as saying he was interested in finding a "developmental guy", a "diamond in the rough" quarterback of the future, raw talent he could teach a system. Both new coach Childress and Vikings former quarterback Brad Johnson have had a lot of success developing quarterbacks in the past - A.J. Feeley and Donovan McNabb owe a lot of their success to Childress, and Chris Simms says Brad Johnson was the best tutor he's ever had. Jackson's quarterback coach at Alabama State, Reggie Barlow, played wide receiver with Brad Johnson at Tampa Bay so Tarvaris had been looking forward to learning from him. Other Vikings coaches have experience developing quarterbacks too. Vikings Quarterbacks Coach Kevin Rogers had developed Donovan McNabb in college. And Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell had spent time as Quarterbacks Coach to Brett Favre too. The use of two 3rd round picks showed how much they felt Tarvaris was the guy they wanted to use their skills to develop.
The day after the draft Vikings coach Childress was quoted by the St. Paul Pioneer Press as saying: "I think you judge quarterbacks a little bit differently...When you see what you want at the quarterback position, you need to go get it. And that's exactly what I see with Tarvaris Jackson is a guy that's a piece of clay, that has all the skills in terms of, No. 1, what's he look like throwing the football?...He's got a great throwing motion; he's athletic. He has all those things that we're looking for, and he's wired right. That's important for a quarterback. I think he's a flatline guy. I think he's a sponge. You're talking about a guy that never had a coach there as a quarterback coach. So what can he do with coaching?" Jackson's agent, Joel Segal, said: "After the draft, there were two clubs that expressed disappointment and were mad they didn't get him. They were planning to take (Jackson) very high in the third round, and were lamenting the fact that the Vikings beat them".
(* represents NFL Combine)
On September 25, 2006, Tarvaris Jackson had minor knee surgery to repair the meniscus in his knee. He returned to limited practice after two weeks, and then came back to play his first NFL game with the Vikings in week 13 against the Chicago Bears in the fourth quarter after Johnson was benched for throwing four interceptions and backup QB Brooks Bollinger was injured. Jackson completed three of his four passes before fumbling the ball to Chicago and the Bears then ran the clock out. Following this game when Jackson was asked if he was ready to take over as starter he said "Not really." and "We still have a chance to make the playoffs, so we're still trying to do that. So it's obvious that Brad is still our quarterback so we can stay on that."
Two weeks later in week 15 Johnson started the game but was benched in the fourth quarter when the Vikings had been underperforming the entire game losing by a score of 26-7 at the time Jackson went in late in the third quarter against the New York Jets. Although Johnson hadn't thrown an interception that game and had a respectable passer rating of 94.2 in the game, the Minnesota fans jeered Johnson throughout the game and chanted "We want Jackson!" at numerous points because Johnson had only thrown 9 touchdowns all season (in 14 games) and had a career worst 71.9 passer rating throughout the season. Jackson received a standing ovation as he trotted out onto the field. A landmark in Jackson's career happened that game when Jackson completed his first touchdown pass to Mewelde Moore. Jackson threw 177 yards, a TD, and ran three times for 20 yards while the Jets protected their large lead. He also threw an interception in the red zone.
Jackson was named the starting quarterback for Minnesota towards the end of his rookie season. Jackson's first game was a week 16 night game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Game conditions were very poor. A steady rain fell throughout the evening and the kickoff temperature was only 36-degrees Fahrenheit. The Vikings lost by a score of 9-7 with the only Vikings score coming from an interception for a touchdown by defensive back Fred Smoot. The offense set a franchise low record of only three first downs the whole game, didn't get close enough to the end zone to even attempt a field goal, and only had 27 passing yards gained against the NFL's 19th ranked defense (ranked 26th against the pass). Jackson had a passer rating of 36.5, had a 50% completion rate (10-20 for 50 yards), 1 interception, and a fumble. Packers quarterback Brett Favre only managed a slightly better 52% completion rate (26-50) and threw 2 interceptions. He did throw for 285 yards, though, but couldn't find the end zone either. Despite the performances lack of "merit" (according to Childress), number 7 out of Alabama State remained the starter for the rest of the regular season.
Later in the season, opponents decided to focus all their defensive efforts on stopping Peterson and the Vikings running game while daring Jackson to beat them in the passing game. The Washington Redskins successfully utilized five defensive lineman or four linebackers against the Vikings, leaving only two or three defensive backs in pass coverage. And the 49ers blitzed their cornerbacks 20 percent of the time instead of covering receivers with them. On the season's last game against the Broncos Jackson led the Vikings to two fourth quarter drives to tie the game and send it into overtime. In overtime Jackson fumbled on the second play of overtime and the Vikings lost the game. Jackson showed slow improvement over the season: he played a large role when the Vikings went on a five-game winning streak in November, but also showed his inexperience in several ill-judged interception plays, jump passes, and turnovers. After the season, Childress would not say if Tarvaris Jackson would be the starter in 2008, explaining that he wanted to "evaluate the total body of work" first.
Coach Childress decided to stay with Jackson as the starting QB and brought in Gus Frerotte to be his backup. It was widely reported in the off-season that Jackson had a new swagger, handled situations in practice well where he looked lost in the previous years, and had an improved grasp of the Vikings offensive system. Childress threw a "Coaching 101" clinic for media reporters in which he played a tape of Jackson showing the progress he made in 2007 through a series of missed passes or poor decisions that he made in early games but executed properly in later contests and concluded with some tape of him hitting a target net with every 15-yard pass he threw during an offseason drill. Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell repeatedly told the press that although it was Jackson's third year with the Vikings it was really his second year playing, and NFL quarterbacks improve the most between their first and second years. Jackson had another good preseason, until he injured his knee again in the second preseason game which kept him from playing the last two preseason games.
In the first game of the regular season Jackson threw a game-ending interception and in the second game the Vikings made six field goal attempts and no touchdowns. The Vikings lost both games by close margins, and Jackson's 64.8 passer rating ranked him 26th in the NFL. Childress said in the second post-game press conference that Jackson would still definitely be the starter next week, but on Monday after a coaches' meeting he changed his mind and benched Jackson for the remainder of the year.
After being relegated to backup after an 18-15 defeat to Indianapolis in Week 2, Jackson saw his next significant action in Week 14 against Detroit, where he played the entire second half in place of an injured Gus Frerotte. With the Vikings trailing 6-3 at halftime to the winless Lions, Jackson completed eight of ten passes for 105 yards and a touchdown, an 11-yard strike to TE Visanthe Shiancoe that would be the game-winning score for the Vikings. The following week, with Frerotte still injured, Jackson was the starting quarterback against the Arizona Cardinals and he played arguably the best game of his career. Jackson completed 11 of 17 passes for 163 yards and, most impressively, threw four touchdown passes and no interceptions. Jackson earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance as well as the FedEx Air Player of the Week award.
The Vikings lost 24-17 to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 16 despite Jackson's performance. He completed 22 of 36 passes for 233 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also rushed for 76 yards (which matched the total of Pro-Bowl running back Adrian Peterson). With the Vikings in a win-and-in situation against the New York Giants in Week 17, Jackson overcame an interception in the end zone by leading the Vikings on a touchdown drive (a 54-yard strike to Bernard Berrian) and the game-winning field goal drive on the following possessions. The Vikings defeated the Giants 20-19 and earned the NFC North title.
The Vikings season ended in the Wild Card Playoff round with a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Jackson went 15-for-35 for 164 yards in the game with one interception.
That changed, however, when Favre announced that he would play for the Vikings after all, signing with the team on August 19. Jackson, Rosenfels, and 2008 third-stringer John David Booty were believed to be competing for two roster spots, and for the primary backup job. Many observers believed the Vikings would attempt to trade Jackson.
Jackson helped his case with a strong performance in Favre's debut game, throwing for 202 yards and two touchdowns in backup work. Ultimately, the Vikings elected to keep Jackson and Rosenfels on the active roster, with Jackson as the primary backup to Favre.
Jackson entered the Vikings' first two games of the season in mop-up duty. He also was used as a decoy in punt coverage during week two.
Jackson took over for an injured Favre in Week 8 against the New England Patriots. Jackson threw for one touchdown in the loss. Jackson would take over for an injured Favre yet again in Week 13 against the Buffalo Bills. Jackson threw two touchdown passes to Sidney Rice in the 38-14 win, but also threw three interceptions.
Jackson Started On December 13 against the New York Giants in place of the injured Favre. In this game Jackson suffered a turf toe injury and missed the rest of the season.
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Name | Richard Clement Moody |
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Caption | Col. Richard Moody, 1859 |
Office | Governor of the Falkland Islands |
Term start | 1841 |
Term end | 1848 |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Predecessor | John Tyssen (as Military Administrator) |
Successor | George Rennie |
Birth date | February 13, 1813 |
Birth place | Barbados |
Deathdate | March 31, 1887 |
Death place | Bournemouth, England |
Nationality | British |
Footnotes | a. Until 1843, the official title was Lieutenant-Governor of the Falkland Islands |
Lived | 1813-1887 |
Branch | Royal Army |
Serviceyears | 1830-1866 |
Rank | Colonel in B.C.; retired Major-General |
Commands | Columbia contingent, Royal Engineers |
In 1841, Moody was appointed lieutenant governor of the Falkland Islands. He wrote a report on the islands that earned him some attention and in 1843 was named governor and commander-in-chief of the islands. Though he was popular, Moody did little of lasting value during his tenure in the Falklands: he organised neither a survey nor a tenure system.
Moody returned to England in 1849 and was promoted to Captain. He served for a while with the Colonial Office, commanded Newcastle upon Tyne where he married Mary Hawks in 1852, and finally was posted to Malta, where he was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He oversaw the Royal Engineers' restoration of Edinburgh Castle, earning a strong reputation in the ministry.
Moody had hoped to immediately get to the work of laying out a capital city, but upon his arrival at Fort Langley he learned of an outbreak of violence at the settlement of Hill's Bar. This led to an incident popularly known as "Ned McGowan's War", where Moody faced down a group of rebellious American miners, but soon the Engineers' task was turned to preparing for settlement of the area.
Following the enactment of the Pre-emption Act of 1860, Colonel Moody and his engineers assisted the process of settling the Lower Mainland by surveying the area surrounding the capital "Queenborough" (rechristened New Westminster by Queen Victoria on 20 July 1859). Moody had chosen the site, on the north bank of the Fraser River, for its strategic control of the mouth of the river, it defensibility, and its suitability as a port
The Pre-emption act did not specify conditions for distributing the land, so large parcels were snapped up by speculators, including 3,750 acres (1,517 hectares) by Moody himself. Roundly criticised by newspapermen such as Amor de Cosmos for land-grabbing and conflict of interest, Moody was shamed into selling much of his land off to settlers.
Moody and the Royal Engineers also built an extensive road network, including what would become Kingsway, connecting New Westminster to False Creek and North Road between Port Moody and New Westminster. As part of the surveying effort, several tracts were designated "government reserves", which included Stanley Park as a military reserve (a strategic location in case of an American invasion).
By 1860, the colonial office was expressing misgivings with the cost of contingent as well as the wisdom of entrusting Moody with civil responsibilities. The Columbia Detachment was disbanded in July, 1863. Apart from the Moody family, only 22 men and 8 wives returned to England, while the rest, 130 sappers, elected to remain in BC. Chartres Brew replaced Moody as land commissioner.
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Name | Matt Birk |
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Width | 280px |
Caption | Birk during the Ravens' training camp in August 2009 |
Currentteam | Baltimore Ravens |
Currentnumber | 77 |
Currentpositionplain | Center |
Birthdate | July 23, 1976 |
Birthplace | St. Paul, Minnesota |
Heightft | 6 |
Heightin | 4 |
Weight | 309 |
Debutyear | 1998 |
Debutteam | Minnesota Vikings |
College | Harvard |
Draftyear | 1998 |
Draftround | 6 |
Draftpick | 173 |
Pastteams | |
Status | Active |
Highlights | |
Statweek | 16 |
Statseason | 2009 |
Statlabel1 | Games played |
Statvalue1 | 161 |
Statlabel2 | Games started |
Statvalue2 | 138 |
Nfl | BIR643699 |
Birk is a two-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowl selection.
Birk has five children: daughters Madison, Sydney, Ava and sons Grant and Cole with his wife Adrianna.
Birk has promised to donate his brain to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy once he is deceased. This will help scientists study the long-term effects of concussions sustained by football players. Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
He was recently named the 6th smartest athlete by the Sporting News.
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Name | Jerry Kill |
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Sport | Football |
Title | Head coach |
College | Minnesota |
Conference | Big Ten |
Currentrecord | 0–0 |
Dateofbirth | August 24, 1961 |
Birthplace | Cheney, Kansas |
Years | 1979–1982 |
Team | Southwestern (KS) |
Position | Linebacker |
Coachyears | 1985–19871988–19901991–19931994–19981999–20002001–20072008–20102011–present |
Coachteams | Pittsburg State (DC)Webb City HS (MO)Pittsburg State (OC)Saginaw Valley StateEmporia StateSouthern IllinoisNorthern IllinoisMinnesota |
Overallrecord | 127–73 |
Bowlrecord | 0–2 |
Tournamentrecord | 4–5 (NCAA D-I-AA/FCS playoffs) |
Cfbdwid | 2781 |
Championships | 3 Gateway Football (2003–2005)1 MAC West Division (2010) |
Awards | Eddie Robinson Award (2004) |
He is ranked third at Saginaw Valley State in total wins and second in winning percentage (as of the 2007 season).
Northern Illinois had a nine-game win streak and reached the Mid-American Conference championship game. They finished 10-3 under Kill.
Following a loss to Miami in the MAC Championship Game in December 2010, Kill accepted the position of head coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. His announcement came less than two weeks before the Huskies were scheduled to play in the Humanitarian Bowl. Leaving the team in the manner he did (many teammates learned about his new job via Twitter instead of from Kill himself) dealt an emotional blow to the members of the team; quarterback Chandler Harnish saying about Kill's departure, "I have a horrible taste in my mouth". Additionally, besides the emotional impact, USA Today noted "The timing of the announcement further hurts the program due to Kill most likely taking the bulk of his staff to Minnesota."
The fact that Kill left NIU before the team's bowl game added fuel to the debate about whether or not the NCAA should prohibit coaches from abandoning their teams before their final bowl game.
Kill suffered a series of seizures, including one on the sidelines in the waning seconds of home loss to Illinois State on October 15, 2005. Subsequently, Kill was diagnosed with kidney cancer, which is now in remission. Kill has since started the Coach Kill Cancer Fund foundation to assist low-income southern Illinois residents with treatment.
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Name | Erin Henderson |
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Currentteam | Minnesota Vikings |
Currentnumber | 50 |
Currentposition | Linebacker |
|birthdate | July 01, 1986 |
Birthplace | Aberdeen, Maryland |
Heightft | 6 |
Heightin | 3 |
Weight | 244 |
College | Maryland |
Undraftedyear | 2008 |
Debutyear | 2008 |
Debutteam | Minnesota Vikings |
Pastteams | |
Status | Active |
Highlights | |
Statseason | 2009 |
Statlabel1 | Tackles |
Statvalue1 | 19 |
Statlabel2 | Sacks |
Statvalue2 | 0.0 |
Statlabel3 | Forced fumbles |
Statvalue3 | 1 |
Nfl | HEN060724 |
He is the younger brother of fellow Vikings linebacker E. J. Henderson.
Henderson entered his redshirt sophomore year at Maryland and started 12 of 13 games at linebacker. He earned second team all-ACC honors while finishing 2nd in the conference in total tackles.
Henderson recorded 133 tackles, a forced fumble, and four fumble recoveries, and was a semi-finalist for the Dick Butkus Award, which went to James Laurinaitis of Ohio State. He led a 6–6 Maryland squad to the 2007 Emerald Bowl, where they lost to Oregon State.
Henderson played in two regular season games for the Vikings in 2009, recording four tackles. He was suspended four games by the NFL on December 15, 2009 for violation of league's banned substances policy.
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Name | Erasmus James |
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Currentteam | Free Agent |
Currentnumber | 99 |
Currentposition | Defensive end |
Birthdate | November 04, 1982 |
Birthplace | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Heightft | 6 |
Heightin | 4 |
Weight | 266 |
Debutyear | 2005 |
Debutteam | Minnesota Vikings |
College | Wisconsin |
Draftyear | 2005 |
Draftround | 1 |
Draftpick | 18 |
Pastteams | |
Status | Free Agent |
Highlights | |
Nfl | JAM188263 |
James has also played for the Washington Redskins.
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Name | Brock Lesnar |
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Birth name | Brock Edward Lesnar |
Birth date | July 12, 1977 |
Weight | |
Weight class | Heavyweight |
Reach | |
Style | Freestyle Wrestling |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Alexandria, Minnesota |
Team | DeathClutch / CSW training center |
Trainer | Head Trainer: Marty Morgan Striking Coach: Erik Paulson Boxing: Peter Welch Jiu-Jitsu: Rodrigo Medeiros |
Rank | NCAA Division I Wrestler |
Years active | 2007–present |
Mma win | 5 |
Mma kowin | 2 |
Mma subwin | 2 |
Mma decwin | 1 |
Mma loss | 2 |
Mma koloss | 1 |
Mma subloss | 1 |
University | University of Minnesota |
Spouse | Rena Mero |
Sherdog | 17522 |
Updated | October 14, 2010 |
Brock Edward Lesnar (; born July 12, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the #2 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog. Lesnar is an accomplished amateur wrestler, winning the 2000 NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship and placing second in 1999, losing in the finals to future New England Patriots offensive lineman Stephen Neal.
He then gained prominence in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he was a three-time WWE Champion, becoming the youngest WWE Champion at age 25 with his first reign. Lesnar was also the 2002 King of the Ring and the winner of the 2003 Royal Rumble. After leaving WWE in 2004, Lesnar pursued a career in the NFL. He then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in October 2007. He lost his UFC debut against Frank Mir. He captured the UFC Heavyweight Championship from Randy Couture on November 15, 2008, then avenged his loss to Mir at UFC 100 to become the Undisputed Champion. After being sidelined from fighting in late 2009 due to diverticulitis, Lesnar returned to defeat the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin at UFC 116. Lesnar lost the Heavyweight belt against Cain Velasquez at UFC 121.
Prior to joining the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Lesnar also wrestled at Bismarck State College in Bismarck, North Dakota. Lesnar finished his amateur career as a two-time NJCAA All-American, 1998 NJCAA Heavyweight Champion, two-time NCAA All-American, two-time Big Ten Conference Champion, and the 2000 NCAA heavyweight champion with a record of 106–5 overall in four years of college.
Lesnar debuted on WWF television on the March 18, 2002 episode of Raw, the night after WrestleMania X8, coming through the crowd and attacking Al Snow, Maven, and Spike Dudley during the course of a match. He was accompanied by Paul Heyman, who was seen giving instructions to Lesnar. When the brand extension was introduced in the WWF, Lesnar was drafted to the Raw brand. Later, Heyman was confirmed to be Lesnar's agent and gave Lesnar the nickname "The Next Big Thing". Brock's first feud was with the Hardy Boyz. Lesnar and Jeff Hardy squared off at Backlash in Lesnar's first official televised match. The next night on Raw Lesnar faced off against Matt Hardy, defeating him in the same fashion. At Judgment Day, Lesnar once again gained the upper hand on the Hardy Boyz before tagging his partner, Heyman, in to make the pin.
Lesnar's rapid rise to the top of WWE in 2002 led to a feud with The Undertaker, which involved a match at Unforgiven. Despite Heyman begging McMahon not to let The Undertaker use his cast as a weapon, the request was denied and the match went on as planned. In a match that saw both wrestlers and even Heyman covered in blood, it ended when Lesnar reversed an attempted Tombstone piledriver into his finishing F-5 maneuver for the win.
Lesnar's next opponent was The Big Show. Heyman was convinced more than anyone that Lesnar could not win, trying to talk him out of defending the title. Lesnar refused and lost the championship in Madison Square Garden at the Survivor Series pay-per-view to Big Show, Lesnar's first pinfall loss in WWE. When the champion tried to pin the 500-pounder following an F-5, he was betrayed by Heyman who pulled the referee out of the ring allowing Big Show to capitalize and win the title. As a result, Lesnar became a fan favorite. Following Survivor Series, Heyman made it clear that Lesnar would not get a rematch, even going so far as to sneak a special clause in his contract. At the Royal Rumble event in January 2003, Lesnar defeated The Big Show in a qualification match. Lesnar later entered the Rumble as the #29 entrant where he eventually won by eliminating The Undertaker. This led to Cena receiving a title match at Backlash in which Lesnar successfully retained the title. Earlier at the Backlash pay-per-view, Big Show had injured Rey Mysterio badly, resulting in Mysterio being carried out on a stretcher. During the scripted rivalry, on SmackDown!, Lesnar lifted Big Show over in a Superplex which caused the ring to collapse on impact. At Vengeance, Lesnar lost his title to Kurt Angle in a No Disqualification Triple Threat match that also involved Big Show. Lesnar lost to Angle when Angle made Lesnar tap out to the ankle lock. A second rematch between Lesnar and Angle, an Iron Man match, was later held on an episode of SmackDown!. Lesnar defeated Angle in a match that was said as one of the best in SmackDown! history. Angle slapped on the ankle lock with a few seconds remaining but Lesnar did not tap. Lesnar won with five falls to Angle's four, making him a three-time WWE Champion. Lesnar's first challenger for his newly won title was The Undertaker. Lesnar had previously cost Undertaker the title in a match against then-champion Kurt Angle, which granted him a shot at Lesnar's title. At No Mercy, Lesnar defeated Undertaker in a Biker Chain match.
Lesnar realigned himself with Paul Heyman after Heyman became General Manager of SmackDown! and formed Team Lesnar with Big Show, Matt Morgan, A-Train, and Nathan Jones for a 10-man Survivor Series match at Survivor Series. In the climax of the match, Chris Benoit became the second person to make Lesnar tap out.
On July 15, 2006, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Brock Lesnar had been stripped of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship as he would no longer be returning to defend the title due to "visa issues." A tournament was held on July 16 to determine the new champion, which was won by Hiroshi Tanahashi, the man Lesnar was originally scheduled to face. Lesnar continued to possess the physical IWGP Championship belt until late June 2007.
Approximately one year later on June 29, 2007, Lesnar defended his IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF promoter Antonio Inoki had stated he still viewed Lesnar as the "proper" IWGP Champion, as he was not defeated for the title) against TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle in a champion versus champion match. Angle defeated Lesnar with the Ankle lock to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship as recognized by IGF and TNA. This was Lesnar's last match as a professional wrestler.
On January 14, 2006, Judge Christopher Droney stated that unless WWE gave him a good argument between then and January 25, he would rule in favor of Brock Lesnar, giving him a summary judgment. This would have enabled Lesnar to work anywhere he wanted immediately. WWE was later granted a deadline postponement. On April 24, World Wrestling Entertainment announced on their official website, WWE.com, that both parties had mutually come to a settlement and on June 12, a federal judge dismissed Lesnar's lawsuit against WWE after both parties requested for the case to be dismissed.
Name | Brock Lesnar |
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Currentteam | Free Agent |
Currentnumber | -- |
Currentposition | Defensive tackle |
Birthdate | July 12, 1977 |
Birthplace | Webster, South Dakota |
Heightft | 6 |
Heightin | 4 |
Weight | 296 |
Highschool | Webster High School |
College | University of Minnesota |
Undraftedyear | 2004 |
Pastteams | |
Status | active |
Statweek | 17 |
Statseason | 2004 |
Statlabel1 | Games played |
Statvalue1 | -- |
Statlabel2 | Tackles |
Statvalue2 | -- |
Statlabel3 | Sacks |
Statvalue3 | -- |
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Lesnar later told a Minnesota radio show that he had three wonderful years in WWE, but had grown unhappy and had always wanted to play pro football, adding that he did not want to be 40 years old and wondering if he could have made it in football. In an interview about starting with the NFL, Lesnar made the statement }}
Lesnar played for the Minnesota Vikings, where he created controversy in some games by starting minor fights and got heat from the Kansas City Chiefs for a sack on quarterback Damon Huard, which drew a big response from the crowd. After playing in the preseason, Lesnar ended up being a late cut.
Lesnar's next opponent was Randy Couture for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 91:Couture vs Lesnar on November 15. Lesnar beat Couture via a technical knockout in Round 2, becoming the UFC Heavyweight Champion.
On December 27, 2008, at UFC 92, Frank Mir defeated Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira for the Interim Heavyweight title and was to face Lesnar for the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 98. Immediately after winning the Interim Heavyweight title, Mir found Lesnar in the crowd and shouted at him "You've got my belt."
However, due to a knee injury to Mir, the title unification match with Lesnar that was originally slated to be the UFC 98 main event was postponed. The news broke during the broadcast of UFC 96 that the bout had been cancelled and was replaced by Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida for the UFC Light-Heavyweight Championship." Lesnar won the postponed rematch with Mir at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009, via technical knockout after dominating his opponent for the duration of the bout. The win earned Lesnar Beatdown of the Year honors from Sherdog for 2009. It's an award he also shares with Anderson Silva after his win over Forrest Griffin. . During his post-match celebration, Lesnar flipped off the crowd who had been booing him. He made a disparaging comment about the PPV's primary sponsor Bud Light, claiming they "won't pay me nothin, promoting Coors Light instead. He then stated he might even "get on top of [his] wife" after the show. He would later apologize for his actions in his post-fight press conference, where he held a bottle of Bud Light.
In January 2009, Brock Lesnar signed a supplement endorsement deal with Dymatize Nutrition. A CD containing training footage of Lesnar was included with boxes of Dymatize Xpand and Energized Xpand.
On July 1, 2009, it was reported that the winner of the Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez fight at UFC 104 would face Brock Lesnar in his second title defense on a date yet to be determined; however, the UFC then reconsidered the contendership bout and Lesnar was scheduled to defend his belt against Shane Carwin at UFC 106 on November 21.
On November 4, it was confirmed that Lesnar was suffering from mononucleosis and that his bout with Carwin would have to wait a bit longer, thus the fight for UFC 108 was cancelled. On November 14 at the UFC 105 post-fight conference, Dana stated, "He's not well and he's not going to be getting well anytime soon." and that an interim title match might need to be set up. In addition to mononucleosis, it was revealed that Lesnar was suffering from a serious case of diverticulitis, an intestinal disorder, which would require surgery. After further diagnosis, on November 16 Lesnar underwent surgery to close a perforation in his intestine that had been leaking fecal matter into his abdomen, causing pain, abscesses, and overtaxing his immune system to the point that he contracted mononucleosis. From the level of damage to Lesnar's system, the surgeon estimated that the intestinal condition had been ongoing for around a year.
Lesnar faced Shane Carwin at UFC 116 to unify the heavyweight titles. After Carwin knocked him down early in the first round, Lesnar survived a ground and pound attack. Early in the second round, Lesnar was able to take Carwin down, attain a full mount, then move into side-control and finish the fight with an arm triangle choke. With the victory, Lesnar again became the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion, earning his first UFC Submission Of The Night and giving Carwin his first loss.
On January 11, 2011, it was revealed that Lesnar would be one of the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter Season 13, opposite to Junior dos Santos, with the two expected to face each other on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131.
Lesnar has one daughter, Mya Lynn who was born on April 10, 2002, with his ex-fiancée, Nicole. He left Nicole in 2003 in order to begin a relationship with Rena "Sable" Mero who had been recently divorced from Marc Mero. Lesnar and Mero were engaged in 2004, separated in 2005, then reconciled later that year and married on May 6, 2006. Lesnar has one stepchild with Mero: Mariah, a stepdaughter born to Mero and her late husband, Wayne Richardson. The couple had their first child together, a son named Turk in June 2009. The couple is expecting their second child in July 2010.
Lesnar has numerous tattoos, with the most prominent being a stylized skull in the center of his back and a large sword on his chest. Other video games Lesnar has also appeared in include WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth, WWE WrestleMania XIX, WWE Crush Hour, Madden NFL 06, UFC 2009 Undisputed, UFC Undisputed 2010, and the PlayStation 2 version of Wrestle Kingdom. With the release of UFC Undisputed 2010 Lesnar became the first man to appear on the cover of a WWE and UFC video game as he was the cover star on Here Comes the Pain.
Lesnar was on the cover of Flex Magazine. Lesnar was also featured in Minneapolis' City Pages in February 2008. In February 2008 Lesnar was featured on the cover of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
WWE Home Video released a DVD in 2003 titled Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain. The DVD covered Lesnar's career up to 2003 which featured some of his biggest matches.
Lesnar owns an MMA clothing line called "DeathClutch".
He is also known to be very conservative of his private life and avoids discussing it in interviews. He recently stated:
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1Lesnar's first reign was as WWE Undisputed Champion.
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