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Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM) and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group, D12, to mainstream recognition. As well as being a member of D12, Eminem is also one half of the hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, with Royce da 5'9". Eminem is one of the best-selling artists in the world and is the best selling artist of the 2000s. He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines including the Rolling Stone magazine which has ranked him 82nd on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The same magazine has declared him The King of Hip Hop. Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has achieved ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200. He has sold more than 42 million tracks and 41 million albums in the United States, and nearly 90 million albums worldwide.
Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP. That first album, The Marshall Mathers LP and his third major album, The Eminem Show, all won Grammy Awards, making Eminem the first artist to win Best Rap Album for three consecutive LPs. The Marshall Mathers LP is also considered one of Eminem's best and most successful albums. Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in 2005. He released his first album since 2004's Encore, titled Relapse, on May 15, 2009. In 2010, Eminem released his seventh studio album Recovery, which was an international success. Recovery was also named the best selling album worldwide of 2010 joining The Eminem Show, which was the best seller of 2002. Eminem won Grammy Awards for both Relapse and Recovery, giving him a total of 13 Grammys in his career. Eminem has named Masta Ace, Big Daddy Kane, Newcleus, the Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, AZ, Nas, and Ice-T amongst others as his influences.
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The Village Voice
Coordinates: 40°43′42″N 73°59′28″W / 40.7283°N 73.9911°W / 40.7283; -73.9911
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City. It is also distributed throughout the United States on a pay basis.
It was the first of the big-city tabloids that came to be known as alternative weeklies.
The Voice was launched by Ed Fancher, Dan Wolf, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer on October 26, 1955 from a two-bedroom apartment in Greenwich Village, which was its initial coverage area, expanding to other parts of the city by the 1960s. The offices in the 1960s were located at Sheridan Square; they are now at Cooper Square in the East Village.
The Voice has published groundbreaking investigations of New York City politics, as well as reporting on local and national politics, with arts, culture, music, dance, film, and theater reviews. The Voice has received three Pulitzer Prizes, in 1981 (Teresa Carpenter), 1986 (Jules Feiffer) and 2000 (Mark Schoofs). Almost since its inception the paper has recognized alternative theater in New York through its Obie Awards. The paper's "Pazz & Jop" music poll, started by Robert Christgau in the early 1970s, continues to this day and remains a highly influential survey of the nation's music critics. In 1999, film critic J. Hoberman and film section editor Dennis Lim began a similar Village Voice Film Poll for the year's movies. In 2001 the paper sponsored its first Siren Festival music festival, a free annual event every summer held at Coney Island. That event has since been moved to the lower tip of Manhattan and re-christened the "4Knots Music Festival," a reference to the speed of the East River's current.
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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Utah
Utah (/ˈjuːtɔː/ or
i/ˈjuːtɑː/) (Arapaho: Wo'tééneihí' ) is a state in the Western United States. It became the 45th state admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896. Utah is the 13th-most extensive, the 34th-most populous, and the 10th-least-densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,817,222 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the sixth most urbanized in the U.S. The name "Utah" is derived from the name of the Ute tribe and means "people of the mountains" in the Ute language. Utah is bordered by Arizona on the south, Colorado on the east, Wyoming on the northeast, Idaho on the north and Nevada on the west. It also touches a corner of New Mexico.
Utah is the most religiously homogeneous state in the Union. It is home to the Salt Lake Temple, and approximately 60% of Utahns are reported to be members of LDS Church which greatly influences Utah culture and daily life.
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Aaron Kromer
Aaron Kromer is the current offensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL.
He coached the 2000 Northwestern football camp.
Kromer is expected to fill in as the Saints' interim head coach for the first six games of the 2012 NFL season as Joe Vitt serves his six-game suspension.
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Adam Timmerman
Adam Larry Timmerman (born August 14, 1971 in Cherokee, Iowa) is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Rams between 1995 and 2006. He played college football at South Dakota State.
A Second-team All-Pro selection in 2001, Timmerman went to four Super Bowls in his career, winning Super Bowl XXXI with the Packers and Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams.
Timmerman attended Washington High School in Cherokee, Iowa, and starred in football, basketball, and track. In football, he won All-Conference honors, and was an All-State Honorable Mention honoree. In track, he finished eighth in the state track meet on the 110 high hurdles as a senior. Adam Timmerman graduated from Washington High School in Cherokee, Iowa, in 1989.
Timmerman attended South Dakota State University. While there, he won two Division II All-America honors, was a two-time First-team Academic All-Conference pick, and as a senior, won the "Jim Langer Award", which is given to the nation's top Division II lineman.
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Alex Wojciechowicz
Alexander Francis Wojciechowicz (pronounced /woʊdʒɨˈhoʊwɨts/; August 12, 1915 – July 13, 1992) was a professional American football player in the National Football League. He was an NFL Hall of Famer as an offensive lineman and linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles.
Producer Danny Arnold, a New Yorker and fan of Fordham University athletics, named one of the detectives on the sitcom Barney Miller Stan Wojciehowicz, in honor of Wojie.
He played college football at Fordham University, the center on the famed Seven Blocks of Granite offensive line, which included an undersized right guard named Vince Lombardi. He was named All-American in 1936 and 1937 and was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.
Wojciechowicz was the Detroit Lions' first pick in the 1938 NFL Draft and won the starting center job in his first game as a Lion. Even though the Lions were in decline as a team, Alex would play with full effort on both offense and defense. In 1944, he demonstrated his defensive talents when he intercepted seven passes, a Lions record for several years. Although Wojciechowicz received his fair share of personal recognition, he yearned to play on a championship team. That never happened in Detroit. But when he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in the middle of the 1946 season, the two-time All-Pro selection joined a team that seemed poised to deliver him his dream.
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Allie Sherman
Alexander "Allie" Sherman (born February 10, 1923, in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American football National Football League running back and head coach.
Sherman was the coach of the NFL's New York Giants from 1961 to 1969. His division titles with the Giants from 1961 to 1963 were the high points of his coaching career. Sherman collected two NFL Coach of the Year Awards in 1961 and 1962, the first time such an honor was awarded to the same person in consecutive years.
Sherman, who is Jewish, was the son of Russian Jews. In high school at Boy's High School in Brooklyn, Sherman was captain of his school's handball team, but did not make the school's football team. A very bright student, he graduated high school at the age of 16.
Sherman was the starting quarterback beginning in 1940. He was then the quarterback and captain of the 1941–42 Brooklyn College football team with Johnny Most.
After graduating in 1943 at 20-years-old, he joined the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL as a quarterback and defensive back. In his rookie season, he played with a combined Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers squad (due to manpower shortages caused by World War II). The team, called the Steagles, finished third in the NFL East with a record of 5–4–1.
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Andre Rison
Andre Previn Rison (born March 18, 1967 in Flint, Michigan) is a retired American football wide receiver who played professionally for the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, and the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. Rison was selected to the Pro Bowl five times, from 1990–1993 and once again in 1997.
Rison won a Super Bowl championship with the Green Bay Packers in 1996, scoring the first points of the game on a 54-yard touchdown catch. He also won a Grey Cup championship with the Toronto Argonauts in 2004. He is one of the few players to win professional football championships in both the United States of America and Canada. He was released by the Argonauts during the 2005 CFL season. He holds an NFL record for scoring a touchdown with 7 different teams.
He was a star player at Flint Northwestern High School and in college at Michigan State University. As a Senior at Michigan State, Rison had 30 receptions for 709 yards and 5 TDs.
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Andre Waters
Andre Waters (March 10, 1962 – November 20, 2006) was an NFL defensive back who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals from 1984 to 1995. Waters was regarded as one of the NFL's hardest-hitting defenders, serving as an integral part of one of the league's top defenses. On November 20, 2006, Waters committed suicide in his Tampa, Florida home.
Waters was born in Belle Glade, Florida and grew up in extreme poverty in rural Florida, and attended Pahokee High School. As a senior at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania he was recognized as a football small college All-American.
In 1984, Waters married Shakiyra Slocum and was signed as an undrafted free agent by Philadelphia Eagles head coach Marion Campbell. He returned a kickoff for an 89-yard game-winning touchdown against the Washington Redskins as a rookie in 1984. When Buddy Ryan took over for Campbell in 1986, he welcomed Waters' aggressive style as a fierce tackler and ferocious hitter, earning Waters a position in the starting lineup for the next eight years. He blossomed under defensive coordinator Bud Carson. His tackle of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jim Everett in 1988 led to a rule prohibiting defensive players from hitting quarterbacks below the waist while they are still in the pocket; for a while, it was unofficially termed the "Andre Waters Rule". NFL broadcaster Dan Dierdorf notoriously nicknamed the Eagles defender "Dirty Waters". He scored a touchdown in 1989 when he took a lateral from William Frizzell after Reggie White caused a fumble by New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms.
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Andy Reid
Andrew Walter "Andy" Reid (born March 19, 1958) is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, a post he has held since 1999. Since 2001, he has also been the team's executive vice president of football operations. He led the Eagles to five NFC championship games, including four consecutive appearances from 2001-2004, and to Super Bowl XXXIX in 2004.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Reid attended John Marshall High School and worked as a vendor at Dodger Stadium as a teenager. He also played youth sports in Los Angeles, and among his coaches were Pete Arbogast, who is the radio announcer for the USC football team, and formerly the radio play-by-play man for the Cincinnati Bengals. In 1971, at age 13, Reid appeared live on Monday Night Football during the Punt, Pass, and Kick competition. Reid played offensive guard and tackle at Brigham Young University for head coach LaVell Edwards.
After graduating from BYU in 1981, he spent one year as a graduate assistant on the school's football coaching staff. He spent the next nine years as an offensive line coach with four different colleges, including in 1986 with Northern Arizona University when he coached Frank Pollack, who went on to play for six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He was hired as an assistant coach by the Green Bay Packers in 1992, the same year quarterback Brett Favre became a member of that team. Reid was named the Packers' quarterbacks coach in 1997, the season after the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI.
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Antonio Freeman
Antonio Michael Freeman (born May 27, 1972) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League, most notably for the Green Bay Packers. He attended the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, dominating his high school conference. Freeman played college football at Virginia Tech, where he caught 93 passes for 1,534 yards and 16 touchdowns in three seasons. He also returned 63 punts for 651 yards and another touchdown, and rushed for 37 yards.
He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1995 NFL Draft and in his rookie season returned a punt 76 yds for a touchdown during a playoff win over Atlanta. He went on to lead the Packers in receiving in four seasons from 1996–1999, and led the NFL in receiving in 1998.
The peak of Freeman's career occurred during his first tenure with the Green Bay Packers including a victory in Super Bowl XXXI in 1997 over the New England Patriots. During that Super Bowl Freeman caught a Super Bowl record-length touchdown pass of 81 yards from Brett Favre, since eclipsed. That play would give the Packers the lead for good as they went on to win 35–21. Freeman finished the game with three receptions for 105 yards. The following year, Freeman gained over 1,200 receiving yards as Green Bay advanced to their second consecutive Super Bowl, where he caught 9 passes for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 31-24 loss to the Denver Broncos. His 230 all-purpose yards in the game was the third highest total in Super Bowl history
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Bernardo Harris
Bernardo Harris (born October 15, 1971) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He attended Chapel Hill High School, graduating in 1990. He was recruited by Mack Brown to play at the University of North Carolina and graduated in 1994. After not being drafted, he was signed as a free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs. He played on the Green Bay Packers when they won Super Bowl XXXI following the 1996 season.
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Bert Bell
De Benneville "Bert" Bell (February 25, 1895 – October 11, 1959) was the National Football League (NFL) commissioner from 1946 until his death in 1959. As commissioner, he helped chart a path for the NFL to facilitate its rise in becoming the most popular sports attraction in the United States. For his innovations with the NFL, and his stewardship as commissioner, he was posthumously inducted into the charter class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.
Bell began his formal days of playing football at the University of Pennsylvania in 1914. As the starting quarterback on the Penn Quakers, he led his team to the 1917 Rose Bowl. His college days were interrupted by a stint in the United States Army during World War I. After resuming, and then concluding, his college playing days, he became an assistant football coach with the Quakers and then the Temple Owls.
He became the co-founder and co-owner of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1933. There, Bell successfully proposed the creation of the NFL draft. He became the sole owner and coach of the Eagles in 1936 and then moved on to become part owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940. He was elected to be NFL commission in 1946 and subsequently sold his stake in the Steelers.
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Bill Belichick
William Stephen "Bill" Belichick (pronounced /ˈbɛlɨtʃɪk/; born April 16, 1952) is an American football head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Coaching continuously in various roles in the NFL since 1975, Belichick earned his first head coaching job with the Cleveland Browns in 1991. Following his firing in 1995, he did not serve as a head coach again until 2000 with the Patriots. Since then, Belichick has coached the Patriots to five Super Bowl appearances: victories in Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX, and subsequent losses in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. He was named the AP NFL Coach of the Year for the 2003, 2007 and 2010 seasons. He is the NFL's second-longest tenured active head coach, behind Andy Reid.
Bill Belichick was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and raised in Annapolis, Maryland, where his father Steve Belichick was an assistant football coach at the United States Naval Academy. He graduated from Annapolis High School in 1970. While there, he played American football and lacrosse, with the latter being his favorite sport. He enrolled at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts for a postgraduate year, with the intention of improving his grades and test scores in order to be admitted into a quality college. The school would honor him forty years later by inducting him into its Athletics Hall of Honor in 2011.
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Bill Cowher
William Laird "Bill" Cowher (born May 8, 1957) is a former head coach in the NFL. Cowher resigned after 15 seasons as the Steelers' coach on January 5, 2007, 11 months to the day after winning 2005–06's Super Bowl XL. He currently is a studio analyst for The NFL Today.
Born in Crafton, Pennsylvania, Cowher excelled in football, basketball, and track for Carlynton High in Crafton, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At North Carolina State University, Cowher was a starting linebacker, team captain, and team MVP in his senior year. He graduated in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in education.
He began his NFL career as a player. He was a free-agent linebacker with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1979, and then signed with the Cleveland Browns the following year. Cowher played three seasons (1980–82) in Cleveland, making him a member of the Kardiac Kids, before being traded back to the Eagles, where he played two more years (1983–84). His tenure in Philadelphia included tackling a young Jeff Fisher (who later became the head coach of the Tennessee Titans) when playing against the Chicago Bears, causing Fisher to break his leg and prematurely ending his playing career. The two would later be rival head coaches and friends in the AFC Central, and Fisher has credited his injury at the hands of Cowher having the unintended consequence to get into coaching.
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Bill Parcells
Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells (born August 22, 1941) is a former American football head coach, most recently with the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2006. He is known as "The Big Tuna", a nickname about the shape of his physique derived from a team joke during his tenure as linebackers coach of the New England Patriots.
Parcells won two Super Bowl rings with the New York Giants, defeating the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI and the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV. He led the New England Patriots to Super Bowl XXXI, but lost to the Green Bay Packers 35-21. He also led the New York Jets to the 1998 AFC Championship Game. He announced his third retirement from football on January 22, 2007 before returning to the sport later that year as the Vice President of Football Operations with the Miami Dolphins. He resigned from his role as the "football czar" with the Dolphins in September 2010, working as a "consultant" with the team until he took a leave of absence in October 2010, and left the team after the season. He is currently an NFL analyst for ESPN.
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Bo McMillin
Alvin Nugent "Bo" McMillin (January 12, 1895 – March 31, 1952) was an American football player and coach, who served at both the collegiate and professional levels. He played college football at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, where was a three-time All-American at quarterback, and led the Centre Praying Colonels to a historic upset victory over Harvard in 1921. After graduating from Centre, McMillin played professionally with the Milwaukee Badgers and Cleveland Indians, two early teams of the NFL, in 1922 and 1923.
McMillin served as the head football coach at Centenary College of Louisiana (1922–1924), Geneva College (1925–1927), Kansas State University (1928–1933), and Indiana University (1934–1947), compiling a career college football coaching record of 140–77–13. He then returned to the NFL, coaching the Detroit Lions from 1948 to 1950 and the Philadelphia Eagles for the first two games of the 1951 season before he succumbed to a fatal illness. His career NFL coaching mark was 14–24. McMillin's legendary "poor mouthing", pronounced in his distinctive Texas drawl, was in sharp contrast to his teams' successes. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1951.
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Bob Kuberski
Robert Kenneth Kuberski, Jr. (born April 5, 1971 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots. He played college football at the United States Naval Academy (Navy) and was a two-time all-East selection. In 2009, he was selected to the Navy Marine Corps Memorial All-Stadium Defensive Line. Bob is a member of the Navy Sports Hall of Fame.
Kuberski was drafted by the Packers in the seventh round (183rd overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft. He served on active duty as an Ensign in the United States Navy for two years prior to the beginining of his NFL career. Bob played in Green Bay for four seasons from 1995-1998 seeing action in 49 games. In 1999, he signed with the New England Patriots where he closed out his career playing in five games. Kuberski had two career sacks.
Kuberski currently works at RidgeWorth Capital Management as National Sales Manager of the Wealth Advisor Division. Prior to joining RidgeWorth, he spent 10 years as a Regional Vice President at Invesco after beginning his career in financial services as a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley.
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Bob Valesente
Bob Valesente (born July 19, 1940) is a former American football player and coach. He played college football at Ithaca College and spent more than 35 years as a football coach. He was the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks football team from 1986 to 1987 and has also served as an assistant football coach in the National Football League with the Baltimore Colts (secondary and special teams, 1982–1983), Pittsburgh Steelers (linebackers coach, 1990–1991), Green Bay Packers (linebackers coach, 1992–1994; defensive backs, 1995–1998), and Carolina Panthers (defensive backs, 1999).
A native of Seneca Falls, New York, Valesente attended Ithaca College in the early 1960s where he played football as a halfback and defensive back. He was also an All-American baseball player at Ithaca.
After leaving Ithaca, he played baseball in the Chicago Cubs minor league organization. He played for the Pocatello Chiefs in the Pioneer League in 1963 and the St. Cloud Rox in 1964.
Valesente began his coaching career in 1964 as the coach of the freshman football team at Cornell University. He spent 11 years as an assistant coach at Cornell and was the defensive secondary coach from 1969 to 1974.
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Brad Childress
Brad "Chilly" Childress (born June 27, 1956) is a former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings and current offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. He attended high school at the Marmion Academy in Aurora, Illinois. Childress has worked for over thirty years as a coach for various college programs and NFL franchises.
Childress is 1978 graduate of Eastern Illinois University, where he preceded current New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton. Childress attended Eastern Illinois after playing quarterback and wide receiver at the University of Illinois. He was one of three Eastern Illinois University alums who are head coaches in the NFL, along with Sean Payton and Mike Shanahan. Prior to his hiring by the Vikings, Childress had worked exclusively as an offensive coach, working his way up through the ranks in various college and NFL organizations, first as a position coach, culminating with his offensive coordinator position with the Eagles. Since 1978, Childress has worked for four college organizations and three NFL teams:
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Brett Favre
Brett Lorenzo Favre (born October 10, 1969) is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons (1991), Green Bay Packers (1992–2007), New York Jets (2008) and Minnesota Vikings (2009–2010). Favre is the only quarterback in NFL history to throw for over 70,000 yards, over 500 touchdowns, over 300 interceptions, and over 10,000 pass attempts. He officially retired on January 17, 2011.
Favre started at the quarterback position for the University of Southern Mississippi for four years before being selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by Atlanta (33rd overall). He was traded to Green Bay on February 10, 1992, for the 19th pick in the 1992 NFL Draft.
Favre became the Packers' starting quarterback in the fourth game of the 1992 season, and started every game through the 2007 season. He was traded to the New York Jets and started at quarterback for the 2008 season before signing with the Vikings on August 18, 2009 as their starting quarterback. He made an NFL record 297 consecutive starts (321 including playoffs).
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Brian Billick
Brian Harold Billick (born February 28, 1954) is a National Football League game analyst for Fox, and is also an analyst for the network's Bowl Championship Series coverage. He was previously an NFL coach, most recently with the Baltimore Ravens from January 19, 1999 to December 31, 2007. Billick led the Ravens to a 34–7 victory over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, the franchise's only Super Bowl appearance. He was also notable for being the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings (1992–1998) when they broke the then scoring record in the 1998 season.
Billick, who played football and basketball at Redlands High School in Redlands, California, had his No. 17 jersey retired by the school in March 2001. He played both quarterback and cornerback in high school and holds the state record with 21 career interceptions.
After spending his freshman season as a linebacker at the United States Air Force Academy, Billick transferred to Brigham Young University and became a tight end. He later told friends that he left the Air Force Academy because he learned, after he'd already enrolled, that his height and size (6-foot-5, 230 lb.) precluded him from ever becoming a fighter pilot. He received All-Western Athletic Conference and honorable mention All-America honours in 1976.
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Brian Dawkins
Brian Patrick Dawkins (born October 13, 1973) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft out of Clemson and played for Philadelphia until his release in 2009. Dawkins then signed with the Denver Broncos, where he played until his contract expired at the end of the 2011 season. On April 23, 2012, Dawkins announced his retirement after 16 NFL seasons.
A nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Dawkins is a member of the Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team, the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team and the 20/20 Club (20 sacks, 20 interceptions). Dawkins will be eligible for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
Dawkins was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida and first saw his future wife in junior high school. He dated Connie Kerrin while attending Raines High School; she was a majorette while he played football and basketball. They graduated in 1992.
A three-year starter at free safety for Clemson University, Dawkins finished his career with 247 tackles and 11 interceptions. He was a 2nd team All-American selection as a senior when his team-high six interceptions tied him for the conference lead. He was named the first-team strong safety on Clemson's all-centennial team in 1995 and was selected to their Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Brian Westbrook
Brian Collins Westbrook (born September 2, 1979) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft after playing college football at Villanova. Following an eight-year career with the Eagles, in which he earned two Pro Bowl selections in 2004 and 2007, Westbrook signed with the San Francisco 49ers, for whom he played in 2010.
Westbrook attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland and was an excellent student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he was a first team All-League selection, a first team All-Prince George's County selection, and an All-State Honorable Mention selection. As a junior, he was a first team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference selection and an All-State Honorable Mention selection.
After DeMatha, Westbrook played college football at Villanova University from 1997–2001. Though he battled through several injuries, he holds the all-time NCAA record with 9,512 all-purpose yards, breaking the 9,301 yards accumulated by Brian Shay of Emporia State University. In 46 career games, he scored 542 points with 84 touchdowns, carried the ball 725 times for 4,298 yards (6.2 avg.), caught 219 passes for 2,582 yards (11.79 avg.) and gained 2,289 yards and four touchdowns on kickoff returns. Along the way, he established 41 school, 13 Atlantic Ten Conference and five NCAA records.
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Bruce Wilkerson
Bruce Alan Wilkerson (born July 28, 1964) is a former American football player who played tackle for three NFL teams from 1987 to 1997. He started in Super Bowl XXXI for the Green Bay Packers. He is now employed by the Aluminum Company of America(ALCOA). He has a daughter named Starkicia and a son named Jeremy.
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Buck Shaw
Lawrence T. "Buck" Shaw (March 28, 1899 – March 19, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach for Santa Clara University, the University of California, Berkeley, the San Francisco 49ers, the United States Air Force Academy, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He attended the University of Notre Dame, where he became a star player on Knute Rockne's first unbeaten team. He started his coaching career with one year as head coach at North Carolina State and four years as a line coach at the University of Nevada.
As a coach at Santa Clara, he compiled an impressive 47–10–4 record. In 1937 and 1938, his teams posted back-to-back Sugar Bowl wins over Louisiana State. After war-time service, he served in 1945 as the head football coach at the University of California, where he compiled a 4–5–1 record. Shaw was the San Francisco 49ers' first head coach in the old All-America Football Conference and continued in that position from 1950 through 1954, when they entered the National Football League. After two seasons (1956–1957) as the first Air Force Academy Varsity head coach he returned to the NFL as the Philadelphia Eagles' head coach between 1958 and 1960. His record as a pro coach was 91–55–5, with one league championship with the Eagles in 1960. He was the only coach to beat the legendary Vince Lombardi in an NFL Championship game.
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Bud Grant
Harry Peter "Bud" Grant, Jr. (born May 20, 1927) is the former longtime American football head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) for eighteen seasons. Grant was the second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach of the team. Prior to coaching the Vikings, he was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for ten seasons. Along with being the winningest coach in Vikings history, Grant is the third winningest professional football coach, behind Don Shula and George Halas, with a combined 290 wins in the NFL and CFL. Grant was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994. He was the first coach in the history of professional football to guide teams to the Grey Cup finals and Super Bowl.
Grant attended the University of Minnesota and was a three sport athlete in football, basketball, and baseball. Following college, he had a professional playing career for the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.
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Buddy Ryan
James David "Buddy" Ryan (born on February 17, 1931) is a former American NFL football coach.
Ryan was born and reared in a small, agricultural-based community "just outside of Frederick, Oklahoma." Ryan played college football for Oklahoma A&M University (now Oklahoma State) where he earned four letters as a guard between 1952 and 1955. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Ryan began his coaching career at Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Texas in 1957 as an assistant coach under Dub Wooten. When Wooten became head coach at Marshall Texas High School in 1959, Ryan was promoted to head coach at Gainesville. After one season at Gainesville, he "spent one year as high-school athletic director in Marshall, Texas." Gainesville was his only head coach position until he was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles 25 years later.
After completing service in the military which included playing on the Fourth Army championship team in Japan, Ryan became an assistant football coach, first at several colleges including Pacific, Vanderbilt, and Buffalo, then with several professional football teams, starting with the American Football League's New York Jets in the 1960s.
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Chan Gailey
Thomas Chandler Gailey, Jr. (born January 5, 1952) is an American professional and college football coach. Gailey is the current head coach of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL); he was formerly the head coach of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets college football team.
Gailey previously served as offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins in 2000–01 when the Dolphins posted consecutive 11–5 records. He was on the Pittsburgh Steelers staff from 1994-97 when the Steelers won four straight AFC Central titles and coached in one Super Bowl (XXX). He was offensive coordinator in 1997 when Pittsburgh ranked sixth in the NFL in total offense and seventh in scoring. Gailey served as the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2008 and three games of the 2009 pre-season before he was relieved of duties by Chiefs head coach Todd Haley.
Gailey was born in Gainesville, Georgia in 1952. He attended Americus High School in Americus, Georgia, where he was an Eagle Scout, and a letterman in high school football, basketball, baseball and golf. In football, he was an all-state selection as quarterback. Gailey graduated from Americus High School in 1970.
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Chris Jacke
Christopher Lee Jacke (born March 12, 1966 in Richmond, Virginia) is a former professional American football placekicker best known for playing for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League.
Before his NFL career, Jacke played collegiately at the University of Texas at El Paso. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1989 NFL Draft. He went on to play eight seasons with the Packers from 1989 to 1996. In his last year with the Packers, he assisted the Packers to a 13-3 record and a win in Super Bowl XXXI. In 1997 Jacke became a free agent and was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers. During training camp he was injured and never played a game for them. Later that season he was signed by the Washington Redskins, only playing in one game. He finished his football career with the Arizona Cardinals for the 1998 and 1999 NFL seasons.
Jacke previously held a record for the longest field goal to end overtime (53 yards) and is third behind Ryan Longwell and Don Hutson all time for the Packers in scoring.
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Chuck Bednarik
Charles Philip Bednarik (born May 1, 1925) is a former professional American football player, known as one of the most devastating tacklers in the history of football and the last two-way player in the National Football League. A Slovak American from the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, he is perhaps best remembered for a tackle on the New York Giants' Frank Gifford, then a star running back, that knocked Gifford out of professional football for a year and a half, and shortened Gifford's playing career.
Bednarik played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1949 through 1962 and, upon retirement, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 (his first year of eligibility).
Bednarik currently resides in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley. His great-nephew, Adam Bednarik, was the starting quarterback at West Virginia University, before suffering an injury in 2005 that opened the door for fellow freshman Pat White, who never relinquished the starting position.
His parents emigrated in 1920 from Široké, a village in eastern Slovakia, for work, settling in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and working for Bethlehem Steel. Their son Charles was born in 1925. He attended school at SS. Cyril & Methodius in Bethlehem, which was a Slovak parochial school with Slovak the language of instruction.
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Chuck Knox
Charles Robert "Chuck" Knox (born April 27, 1932) is a former American football coach at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. He is best remembered as head coach of three National Football League (NFL) teams, the Seattle Seahawks, the Buffalo Bills, and the Los Angeles Rams, serving two separate stints with the latter team over more than two decades.
Knox was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Whenever Knox felt something was common sense, he would say it was "eighth-grade Sewickley."
The son of a steel worker who had emigrated from Ireland and a Scottish-born mother, Knox developed into a 190-pound tackle at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, playing on both sides of the ball and serving as co-captain of the 1953 unit, the first undefeated team in school history. Also competing in track, Knox graduated in 1954.
Knox then served as an assistant at Juniata that fall. He stayed in the Keystone State the following year as an assistant coach at Tyrone High School, then began the first of three years as head coach at Ellwood City High School in 1956. During his first year at Ellwood, Knox had just 18 players, but by his final year, 85 players were on the squad.
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Chuck Pagano
Charles D. "Chuck" Pagano (born October 2, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL), a position he assumed in January 2012. Pagano has previously served as the defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens in 2011.
Pagano's coaching career began as a graduate assistant at Southern California from 1984 to 1985 before a parallel move to Miami (Fla.) in 1986. He was outside linebackers coach at Boise State from 1987 to 1988, then coached defensive backs at East Carolina and UNLV in 1989 and 1990, respectively. By 1991, Pagano had been promoted to defensive coordinator for UNLV, but returned to East Carolina to coach defensive backs and outside linebackers a year later.
Pagano first linked with Butch Davis in 1995, returning to Miami to coach the secondary and coordinate special teams. In his five years there, he recruited and coached four first round NFL draft picks, and during the 2000 season, his secondary was named the nation's best by Football News. His defensive backs did not allow a passing touchdown over the last 27 quarters of the 1999 season. Miami also blocked 39 kicks in 59 games, including a school record 12 blocks in 1996.
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Clyde Simmons
Clyde Simmons, Jr. (born August 4, 1964 in Lane, South Carolina) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1986–1993), Arizona Cardinals (1994–1995), Jacksonville Jaguars (1996–1997), Cincinnati Bengals (1998), and the Chicago Bears (1999–2000). He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1991 and 1992. He led the NFL with 19 sacks in 1992 and finished his career 11th all time on the NFL sack list, with 121.5.
Simmons returned an interception for a touchdown against Jim Kelly and the Buffalo Bills in the 1996 NFL Playoffs.
He graduated from Western Carolina University. He played in the 1983 National Championship game.
Simmons worked for a mortgage company and spent some time as a probation officer. In 2010, he accepted an offer from Rex Ryan as a fellowship coach with the New York Jets.
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Craig Hentrich
Craig Hentrich (
/ˈhɛntrɪk/; born May 18, 1971 in Alton, Illinois) is a former American football punter. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
Hentrich has also played for the Green Bay Packers and Tennessee Titans.
Hentrich graduated from Marquette Catholic High School in Alton, Illinois.
Hentrich lettered four years at the University of Notre Dame, serving as both the placekicker and punter. He finished his career with a school-record 44.1-yard punting average and had 39 career field goals (on 56 attempts) to rank second behind John Carney’s 51. Also, he finished his career ranked second on the school's all-time scoring list with 294 points, the most ever by an Irish kicker, and made a record 98.3 percent (177/180) of his PAT attempts.
Hentrich was drafted in the 1993 NFL Draft by the New York Jets, but was then signed to the Green Bay Packers. Hentrich spent four seasons with the Packers, playing in all 16 games for Green Bay from 1994 through 1997. He also handled kickoffs regularly for the Packers during the 1996 season, helping the Packers to a world championship in Super Bowl XXXI. Hentrich signed with the Tennessee Oilers following the 1997 season. In 1999, the Titans made it to Super Bowl XXXIV in which Hentrich featured, however they lost to the Kurt Warner-led St. Louis Rams, denying him a second Super Bowl ring.
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Craig Newsome
Craig Newsome (born August 10, 1971) is a former NFL cornerback who was drafted in the first round of the NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers, where he played for four years. He was later traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1999.
He played for Eisenhower High School in Rialto, CA and attended San Bernardino Valley College and later transferred to Arizona State University.
The Packers drafted Newsome with the 32nd pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. He was the starting cornerback on the 1996 Green Bay Packers championship team. He also had a forced fumble and an interception in Super Bowl XXXI. On September 19, 1999 the Packers traded Newsome to the 49ers.
Newsome coached the La Crosse River Rats of the Indoor Football League in 2000, located in La Crosse Wisconsin. While coaching he was charged with one count of obtaining a controlled substance. He currently resides in Holmen, Wisconsin where he is a coach on the high school football team. Now he coaches pee-wee football for Holmen Youth players, where his son Craig Newsome Jr. plays.
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Dan Reeves
Daniel Edward Reeves (born January 19, 1944) is a former American football player and head coach. He has participated in more Super Bowls as player/assistant coach/Head Coach than anyone else. He played in two Super Bowls, Super Bowl V and Super Bowl VI and also was an assistant coach in three more, Super Bowl X, Super Bowl XII, Super Bowl XIII, and was Head Coach in four more Super Bowl XXI, Super Bowl XXII and Super Bowl XXIV as the Denver Broncos' head coach, and Super Bowl XXXIII as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. He currently works as an analyst for the Westwood One radio network covering NFL games.
Reeves was born in Rome, Georgia, and grew up in Americus, Georgia.
He attended Americus High School, where he played football, baseball and also made the all-state basketball team his senior year.
After he missed four games with a broken collarbone during his senior season, only the University of South Carolina was interested enough to offer him a football scholarship. The interest from other schools came later, when he won the MVP trophy at the Georgia High School football all-star game, but he decided to stay with his first choice.
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Darius Holland
Darius Jerome Holland (born November 10, 1973, in Petersburg, Virginia) is a former American football defensive tackle who played ten seasons in the US National Football League. He went to Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico and the University of Colorado at Boulder. His nickname with the Packers was 'Dirty D'.
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David Akers
David Roy Akers ( /ˈeɪkərz/; born December 9, 1974) is a left footed American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons in 1997. He played college football at Louisville.
Akers has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, Berlin Thunder, and Philadelphia Eagles. He has made the Pro Bowl six times in his career.
Akers attended Tates Creek High School in Lexington, KY.
Akers attended college at the University of Louisville. During his four-year career, Akers kicked a school-record 36 field goals (with a long of 51 yards against Texas A&M University), and ranks second in Louisville's all-time scoring list, with 219 points.
Between 1997 and 1998, as an undrafted free agent, Akers spent time trying to make the team with the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers.
Akers was signed by the Washington Redskins in 1998 and played in one game for them, making two extra points but missing two field goal attempts of 50+ yards each. He was waived during the 1999 season.
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Dennis Green
Dennis "Denny" Green (born February 17, 1949) is an American football head coach for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. During his National Football League career, Green coached the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals.
His best season in Minnesota was in 1998, when the record-setting Vikings finished 15–1 and set the NFL record for most points in a season (since broken by the 2007 New England Patriots). However, the Vikings lost in the NFC Championship Game, 30–27 to the Atlanta Falcons in overtime. Prior to Tony Dungy's victory in Super Bowl XLI, Green's 1998 season was the most successful season record ever by an African-American coach in the NFL. Despite compiling a record of 97–62 in the regular season with the Vikings, Green was unable to reach the Super Bowl.
Green grew up in a working class household in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His father was a postal worker and his mother a beautician. His father died when Green was 11 and his mother died when he was 13. Green has said that he was in attendance at the March 2, 1962 NBA game in Hershey, Pennsylvania where Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points.
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Derrick Mayes
Derrick Binet Mayes (born January 28, 1974 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks, the Green Bay Packers, and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1996 to 2001.
Mayes played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1993 to 1996. He wore jersey number 1. He held the school record for career touchdown receptions until the record was broken by Jeff Samardzija.
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Desmond Howard
Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is a former NFL wide receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner.
He played football for the University of Michigan from 1989–1991 and won the Heisman Trophy in 1991. He played professional football in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins (1992–1994), Jacksonville Jaguars (1995), Green Bay Packers (1996, 1999), Oakland Raiders (1997–1998) and Detroit Lions (1999–2002). Howard was voted the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI and is the first and only special teams player to win the award. He is one of only four players to win both the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP; Roger Staubach, Jim Plunkett, and Marcus Allen are the others. Howard was ranked the 9th Greatest Return Specialist in NFL History by NFL Network's NFL Top 10 Return Aces. On July 16, 2011, Howard was inducted into the 2011 Class of the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.
Howard currently works for ESPN as a college football analyst.
Howard was born in Cleveland and earned All-America and All-State honors as a tailback during his senior season at St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio, scoring 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions on defense. He earned three varsity letters each in track and football, as well as one in basketball.
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Dick Jauron
Richard Manuel Jauron (born October 7, 1950) is the defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was the head coach for the Buffalo Bills from 2006 until November 2009. Jauron has previously held head coaching positions with the Chicago Bears and, on an interim basis, with the Detroit Lions. Jauron was named the AP Coach of the Year in 2001 after leading the Bears to a 13-3 record, but this was his only winning season as a head coach in the NFL.
Jauron was born in Peoria, Illinois. He attended Swampscott High School in Swampscott, Massachusetts, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he was a Parade All-American selection as a senior, and was featured in the November 1968 issue of Sport magazine as Teenage Athlete Of The Month. He has been honored as one of the top ten all-time Massachusetts high school football players by the Boston Globe.
Jauron rushed for 2,947 yards in three seasons, freshmen weren't eligible for the varsity in the 1970s, at Yale, a record that stood until 2000, and was three times named to the All-Ivy League First Team, the first Yale football athlete to be so honored. His school-record streak of 16 consecutive 100-yard rushing games was not broken until 2006. Jauron was awarded the Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award for sportsmanship following his junior season and the Bulger Lowe Award, given to the best Division I-A/I-AA player in New England, after his senior season.
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Dick Vermeil
Richard Albert "Dick" Vermeil (pronounced /vərˈmiːl/; born October 30, 1936) is a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles (1976–1982), St. Louis Rams (1997–1999) and Kansas City Chiefs (2001–2005). He is in the Sid Gillman coaching tree and has coached at every level; Vermeil owns the distinction of being named “Coach of the Year” on four levels: High School, Junior College, NCAA Division I and Professional Football.
In all three of his stops as an NFL head coach, Vermeil has taken every team—Philadelphia, St. Louis and Kansas City, each of which had a losing record before he arrived—and brought them to the playoffs by his third season at the helm.
Vermeil graduated in 1959 with an M.A. from San Jose State University, where he was the backup quarterback. After serving as assistant coach for San Jose’s Del Mar High School football team for one season and for Hillsdale High School in nearby San Mateo, he then went to Foothill College with coach Bill Walker. During the 1964-1965 school year he was weightlifting coach at College of San Mateo with his brother as an assistant. The following year he was at Diablo Valley College as a football coach. In 1965-1966, he coached Stanford University's freshman football team. Vermeil was hired as the NFL's first ever Special Teams coach by George Allen's Los Angeles Rams in 1969. Except for 1970, when he was an assistant coach with UCLA, he would remain with the Rams until 1974 when he was named as head coach by UCLA. Vermeil compiled a 15–5–3 record in two seasons (1974–1975) as head coach at UCLA, including a 9–2–1 record in 1975 when Vermeil led the Bruins to their first conference championship in 10 years, and a win in the Rose Bowl over an undefeated and number 1 ranked Ohio State team.
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Dom Capers
Ernest Dominic "Dom" Capers (born August 7, 1950) is an American football coach. He is the current defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers, and the only man to serve two different National Football League expansion teams as their inaugural head coach.
After playing high school football for the Meadowbrook Colts in Byesville, Ohio Capers attended Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio where he played linebacker and defensive tackle. He is a brother of the Alpha Nu chapter of Alpha Tau Omega.
He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Kent State University and the University of Washington. Later he was an assistant coach at Hawaii, San Jose State, California, Tennessee and Ohio State.
After a stint in the USFL, he began his NFL career as an assistant with the New Orleans Saints and was named defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992, including a trip to the AFC Championship game in 1994. He remained with the Steelers until becoming head coach of the expansion Carolina Panthers in 1995. After 1995's 7–9 season, a record breaking mark for an expansion team, the Panthers went to the NFC Championship game in 1996. Continuing to spend against the salary cap, and eventually taking control of personnel matters in 1997, the Panthers went 7–9, followed by a dismal 4–12 season in 1998, at the end of which he was terminated.
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Don Beebe
Don Lee Beebe (born December 18, 1964) is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Buffalo Bills (1989–1994), Carolina Panthers (1995) and the Green Bay Packers (1996–1997) of the NFL, and is considered one of the fastest players in NFL history.
Beebe attended Kaneland High School in Maple Park, IL where he lettered in basketball, track and football. He was drafted by the Bills out of unheralded Chadron State College (after transferring from Western Illinois University) in the third round (82nd pick overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft. He created a sensation at the 1989 pre-draft combine, posting times in speed and agility drills that were the marvel of the camp. Most of the coaches and staff were dumb-founded as to where he came from and how he got invited.
In his 9 NFL seasons, Don Beebe caught 219 passes for 3,416 yards, rushed for 28 yards, returned 81 kickoffs for 1,735 yards, and scored 25 touchdowns (23 receiving, 1 kickoff return, 1 fumble recovery). He shares the NFL record for most appearances as a player in Super Bowls. Beebe appeared in six Super Bowls (XXV, XXVI, XXVII and XXVIII with the Buffalo Bills; XXXI and XXXII with the Green Bay Packers), and won the NFL Championship with the Packers in Super Bowl XXXI. Beebe has always been highly respected by players and coaches because of his strong work ethic and character. He was honored as an "Unsung Hero" in 1996 at the NFL Players Association Awards Banquet.
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Don Coryell
Donald David Coryell (October 17, 1924 – July 1, 2010) was an American football coach, who coached in the NFL first with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1973 to 1977 and then the San Diego Chargers from 1978 to 1986. He was well known for his innovations to football's passing offense. Coryell's offense was commonly known as "Air Coryell". Coryell was the first coach ever to win more than 100 games at both the collegiate and professional level. He was inducted into the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame in 1986. Coryell is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Don Coryell enlisted in the Army in 1943 and spent 3½ years as a paratrooper. He played defensive back for the University of Washington from 1949 to 1951. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Washington. He was a high school coach in Hawaii where his teams ran a version of the I formation running game. He would also coach at the University of British Columbia (where he compiled a 2 win, 16 loss reord),Wenatchee Valley College, and a military team at Fort Ord. As head coach at Whittier College from 1957 to 1959, Whittier won conference championships in each of Coryell's three years. He would also rely on the I formation at Whittier. In 1960, he was an assistant coach under John McKay for the USC Trojans, where the I formation would be its signature offense for decades. While the origin of the I formation is unclear, Coryell was one of its pioneers.
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Don Shula
Donald Francis "Don" Shula (born January 4, 1930) is a former American football cornerback and coach.
He is best known as coach of the Miami Dolphins, the team he led to two Super Bowl victories, and to the National Football League's only perfect season. Shula was named 1993 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. He currently holds the NFL record for most career wins with 347. Shula only had two losing seasons in his 36-year career of coaching in the NFL. He has been head coach for a record six Super Bowls. In his first, he set the record for the longest period to be shut out (not scoring until 3:19 remaining). His next Super Bowl he set the record for the lowest points by any team (with only one field goal). The very next year he turned that all around during his perfect season, breaking his record of longest period with a shut out, this time with him on the winning side (not giving up any points until 2:07 remaining). As of 2012, Shula's perfect NFL season remains unmatched, and his three Super Bowl records and total NFL wins remain unbroken.
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Donovan McNabb
Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976) is an American football quarterback who is currently a Free Agent. He was the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1999 to 2009 and spent the 2010 season with the Washington Redskins and a portion of the 2011 season with the Minnesota Vikings. In college, McNabb played football and basketball for Syracuse University. The Eagles selected him as the second overall pick of the 1999 NFL Draft.
McNabb led the Eagles to four consecutive NFC East division championships (2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004), five NFC Championship Games (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2008), and one Super Bowl (Super Bowl XXXIX, in which the Eagles were defeated by the New England Patriots). Perhaps his most memorable play has become known as "4th and 26", which took place against the Green Bay Packers in the final minutes of a 2003 NFC Divisional playoff game.
He is the Eagles' all-time leader in career wins, pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards, and passing touchdowns.
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Dorsey Levens
Herbert Dorsey Levens (born May 21, 1970) is a retired American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round (149th overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame and later Georgia Tech.
In his career, Levens also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. While playing for the Packers, he rushed for 1,000 or more yards twice and was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1997 season.
Levens was born in Syracuse, New York and first attended Nottingham High School (Syracuse, New York), then Notre Dame. However, he found himself in competition with Ricky Watters, Jerome Bettis, Rodney Culver, Reggie Brooks, and Anthony Johnson, all of whom would play in the NFL, at running back. Levens eventually earned the starting spot, but injured his knee before the season started.
The next year he transferred to Georgia Tech, where - after sitting out a year - he set a school record by averaging 7.2 yards-per-carry. In his senior season, he was voted First-Team All-ACC. He rushed for 823 yards and scored eight touchdowns that season.
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Doug Pederson
Doug Irvin Pederson (born January 31, 1968) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He spent most of his career as a member of the Green Bay Packers, serving as a backup to Brett Favre. He is currently the quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Pederson attended Ferndale High School in Ferndale, Washington, and was an All-State selection in football, basketball, and baseball.
Pederson originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Miami Dolphins in 1991 out of the Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, Louisiana. For several years, Pederson bounced on and off of the Dolphins' roster, spending time on their practice squad before settling onto their roster in 1993. He also helped Don Shula win his NFL record 325th victory as a coach when starting quarterback Scott Mitchell went down with an injury in a game against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 14, 1993. In 1992, Pederson played for the New York/New Jersey Knights of the World League of American Football.
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Earl Dotson
Earl Christopher Dotson (born December 17, 1970) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the third round (81st overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers after playing college football for Texas A&M–Kingsville. He played for the Packers for 10 seasons. He started in Super Bowl XXXI and XXXII. Dotson currently owns a restaurant/bar in Corpus Christi, Texas.[citation needed]
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Ed Khayat
Edward Michael "Ed" Khayat (born September 14, 1935) is a former college and professional football defensive lineman who played in the National Football League and for the American Football League's Boston Patriots. He was also later a head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. His career record as a coach is 8-15-2. He attended Tulane University.
He attended Moss Point High School from 1949 to 1952 where he lettered in football twice, basketball three times, and baseball three times.
He then attended Millsaps College in 1953-54, Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College in 1954, and Tulane University in 1955-56. He lettered in football four times, basketball twice, and baseball once. He was elected to the All-Time Tulane Football team in 1979, and the Tulane Green Wave All Century Team in 1993. He was the Mississippi Golden Glove Heavyweight Champion (novice class) in 1953-54.
In 1991, Khayat became involved with Arena Football, joining the New Orleans Night as Head Coach in 1991. He also led the Nashville Katz as Head Coach in 1997. He served as General Manager in 1999-2001 and 2003. He was named Arena Football Coach of the Year in 1997. Khayat joined the Carolina Cobras as Head Coach and Senior Advisor of Football Operations in 2003.
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Edgar Bennett
Edgar Bennett III (born February 15, 1969) is a former National Football League running back who played for the Green Bay Packers (1992-1996) and the Chicago Bears (1998-1999), and is currently a coach for the Green Bay Packers.
Bennett attended Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida and won varsity letters in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a Class 4A All-State running back, and was a SuperPrep All-Dixie selection.
Bennett attended Florida State University. He lined up primarily at fullback in a backfield that included future NFL running backs Amp Lee, Marquette Smith, William Floyd, Zach Crockett and Sean Jackson. When Lee was suspended for the Cotton Bowl, Bennett started at halfback. Bennett is considered one of the most versatile fullbacks in FSU history. His career all-purpose yardage totaled more than 2,300 on 389 touches, good for 20 touchdowns. He was an all-around player who ran a 4.5 40 and caught 93 passes for over 1000 yards.
Bennett was drafted in the 4th round (103rd overall) by the Packers in the 1992 NFL Draft. Bennett started his Packer career as a fullback, but he became the starting running back in 1995 and gained 1,067 yards rushing. As both a fullback and a running back, Bennett excelled as a receiver leading the Packers in receptions. He continued as the starting running back throughout the 1996 season, but in the latter half, Dorsey Levens was receiving significant playing time at running back. Bennett's career as a Packer culminated in their Super Bowl XXXI victory. He ruptured his Achilles tendon in the 1997 preseason and did not play that year. Bennett played with the Chicago Bears in 1998 and 1999 before retiring after the 1999 season.
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Eric Allen
Eric Andre Allen (born November 22, 1965) is a former professional American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, and Oakland Raiders from 1988 to 2001.
A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Allen retired from football after the 2001 season and is currently an NFL analyst for ESPN. In his NFL career, he recorded 54 interceptions for 827 yards and eight touchdowns, while also recovering seven fumbles. As of December 2008, his 54 interceptions ties him for twelfth all-time.
Allen played high school football at Point Loma High School under legendary coach Bennie Edens.
Allen played college football at Arizona State.
Allen was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1988 NFL Draft.
Allen played seven seasons for the Eagles, three seasons for the New Orleans Saints, and four seasons for the Oakland Raiders. While with the Eagles he was a very popular player with the "Gang Green" Defense, playing with NFL greats Reggie White, Seth Joyner, and Wes Hopkins. He is the only NFL player to run back three or more interceptions for scores in two separate seasons.
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Eugene Robinson
Eugene Keefe Robinson (born May 28, 1963) is a former professional American football player who played free safety. He played collegiately at Colgate University. In his 16-year NFL career, Robinson played for the Seattle Seahawks from 1985 to 1995, the Green Bay Packers from 1996 to 1997, Atlanta Falcons from 1998 to 1999, and Carolina Panthers in 2000.
After a college career at Colgate University, Robinson spent his first 11 NFL seasons with the Seahawks, being selected to the Pro Bowl twice in 1992 and 1993.
After the 1995 season, Robinson signed with the Packers. That year he recorded 55 tackles and led Green Bay with eight interceptions. After the 1996 season, the Packers went on to win Super Bowl XXXI 35–21, over the New England Patriots, earning Robinson his first and only championship ring. Then again, after the 1997 season, Robinson and the Packers went to Super Bowl XXXII, however they lost 31–24, to the Denver Broncos. With his team trailing 24–17 in the third quarter, Robinson intercepted a pass from Broncos quarterback John Elway in the end zone, preventing Denver from building a bigger lead and setting up a touchdown on Green Bay's ensuing drive to tie the game. He also recorded an interception of Steve Young that set up a touchdown in the Packers 23–10 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC title game a week prior.
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Forrest Gregg
Alvis Forrest Gregg (born October 18, 1933) is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League. During a Pro Football Hall of Fame playing career, he was a part of six championships, five of them with the Green Bay Packers before closing out his tenure with the Dallas Cowboys with a win in Super Bowl VI. He went on to serve as head coach of three teams: the Cleveland Browns, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Green Bay Packers. He was born in Birthright, Texas and attended Sulphur Springs High School.
Gregg played college football at Southern Methodist University.
Gregg was a key player on the Packers dynasty that won five NFL championships and two Super Bowls in the 1960s. Gregg earned an "iron-man" tag by playing in a then-league record 188 consecutive games from 1956 until 1971. He also won All-NFL acclaim eight straight years from 1960 through 1967 and was selected to play in nine Pro Bowls.
Gregg closed his career with the Dallas Cowboys, as did his Packer teammate, cornerback Herb Adderley. They both helped the Cowboys win Super Bowl VI, making them the only players (along with former teammate Fred Thurston, who was on the Baltimore Colts world championship team in 1958) in professional football history to play on six teams that won World Championships.
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Frank Winters
Frank Mitchell Winters (born January 23, 1964 in Hoboken, New Jersey) is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Western Illinois University and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1987 NFL Draft.
Winters was the Packers' starting center serving for eight straight seasons (1993–2000). He played in the Pro Bowl and also earned USA Today All-Pro honors in 1999. His nickname was "Frankie Baggadonuts" or "Old Bag of Donuts".
On July 18, 2008, Winters was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. His ceremony was marked by hightened media interest because quarterback Brett Favre gave the induction speech amidst the developing saga regarding Favre's status with the Packers.
On May 20, 2009, Winters got an internship with the Indianapolis Colts.
He has part ownership in a popular Missouri bar and grill, Frankie & Johnny's.
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Fred Bruney
Fred K. Bruney (born December 30, 1931) is a former college and professional American football defensive back.
Bruney played halfback on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball for the Ohio State University Buckeyes from 1950 to 1952. He scored six touchdowns for the Buckeyes in the 1952 season, but he was known primarily for his defensive play. He had 17 career interceptions, which remains second in the Ohio State record book. Bruney was selected first-team All-Big Ten in 1952.
Bruney was drafted in the third round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He ultimately played in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Los Angeles Rams. In 1960 he joined the Boston Patriots of the upstart American Football League. He played there for three seasons and was a two-time AFL All-Star selection.
Bruney was appointed the interim head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for the last game of the 1985 NFL season after former coach Marion Campbell was let go with one game remaining in the season. That game was a 37-35 win over the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles' 37 points in Week 16 was the most they had scored in a game in over 4 years. Bruney was replaced by Buddy Ryan for the 1986 season. Bruney served as an assistant coach throughout his long NFL career with the Eagles, Falcons, Buccaneers, Giants and Colts.[clarification needed] He retired from the NFL after the 1997 season, at the time he held the longest tenure as a player and coach in Pro Football.
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Fritz Shurmur
Leonard Frank “Fritz” Shurmur (July 15, 1932 – August 30, 1999) was an American football coach who served as head coach of the University of Wyoming Cowboys from 1971 to 1974. He also served as the defensive coordinator for the National Football League's Green Bay Packers from 1994 to 1998. He is the uncle of current Cleveland Browns head coach and former St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur.
Shurmur was nicknamed Fritz as a baby, after his grandfather's cocker spaniel. He grew up in Wyandotte, Michigan along with his parents and his brother, Joseph.
Shurmur's father was a factory worker for 49 years in the suburbs of Detroit. Shurmur's parents twice refinanced the family home so Fritz and his brother could have opportunities to attend Albion College.
Shurmur started playing football in high school at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte. Upon completion of high school, he attended and played college football at Albion College in Albion, Michigan. At Albion, Shurmur played center where he earned All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) honors, and was named the conference's most valuable player. As a complement to football, Shurmur also played baseball at Albion, where he earned all-conference honors.
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Gabe Wilkins
Gabriel Nicholas Wilkins (born January 9, 1971 in Cowpens, South Carolina) is a former American Football defensive end who played for the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers in a six year career that lasted from 1994 to 1999 in the National Football League.
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Gary Kubiak
Gary Wayne Kubiak (born August 15, 1961) is the head coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Kubiak has participated in six Super Bowls, losing three as a player with the Denver Broncos and winning three as an assistant coach with Denver and the San Francisco 49ers.
Kubiak passed for a then state-record 6,190 yards as a quarterback for St. Pius X High School of Houston, Texas where he was given the nickname "Koob". Twice named to the all-state football, basketball, baseball and track teams, he was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
Kubiak attended Texas A&M University under coaches Tom Wilson and Jackie Sherrill and was selected to the All-Southwest Conference team in 1982 after leading the conference in passing yards (1,948) and touchdowns (19). As a junior, he set a conference record by throwing six touchdown passes against Rice.
Kubiak was selected in the eighth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, the same year quarterback John Elway was drafted No. 1 overall by the Baltimore Colts before forcing a trade to Denver. Kubiak played his entire career for the Broncos as a backup for Elway, a Hall of Famer. In nine seasons, Kubiak went 3–2 as a starter, throwing for 14 touchdowns, 16 interceptions and 1,920 yards while part of three AFC championship teams.
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Gary Reynolds
Gary Reynolds is a former professional American football coach in the National Football League who served as the offensive assistant of quality control for the Seattle Seahawks, where he has been since 1999. He is currently the Director of Football Operations/Research and Development at Texas A&M.
Reynolds started his coaching career as a graduate assistant and assistant recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M University in 1991. Before entering the NFL, he was also the assistant recruiting coordinator at the University of Tennessee in 1992.
Reynolds spent six years with the Green Bay Packers, where he served as an administrative assistant in football operations from 1993–1995, and as offensive assistant of quality control from 1996 to 1998.
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George Halas
George Stanley Halas, Sr. (February 2, 1895 – October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was a player, coach, owner and pioneer in professional American football. He was the iconic longtime leader of the NFL's Chicago Bears. He was also lesser known as an inventor, jurist, producer, philanthropist, philatelist, and professional baseball player.
Halas was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a family of Czech-Bohemian immigrants. His parents were Slavic migrants from Pilsen, Bohemia part of what would later become Czechoslovakia. George had a varied career in sports. In 1915, Halas worked temporarily for Western Electric and was planning on being on the Eastland. He was running late, however, and missed the capsizing. After graduating from Crane High School in Chicago, he attended the University of Illinois, playing football for coach Bob Zuppke as well as baseball and basketball, and earning a degree in civil engineering. He also became a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He helped Illinois win the 1918 Big Ten football title.
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Gil Haskell
Gil Haskell (born September 24, 1943) is a long time NFL coach and the former Offensive Coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks. He began his career in the NFL as a ball boy with the San Francisco 49ers while his uncle Dr. William O’Grady was a part owner of the franchise. Coach Haskell grew up in St. Brendan's Parish in San Francisco, graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1961, played at San Francisco State, and then was head coach at St. Ignatius from 1973-1977. Haskell then left for USC, spending 5 seasons as an assistant coach. He broke into the NFL as a coach in 1983 with the Los Angeles Rams, coaching special teams, running backs and tight ends for 9 seasons. In 1992 he joined the Green Bay Packers where he became part of Mike Holmgren's staff for the first time as a running back coach and wide receiver coach. When Holmgren left Green Bay for the Seattle Seahawks in 1998 Haskell accepted the Offensive Coordinator position with the Carolina Panthers. The next season he reunited with Holmgren in Seattle in the same role. He has indicated that he would like to be a head coach in the NFL and even launched a low key campaign for the Oakland Raiders position when the Raiders fired Norv Turner after the 2005 season. That position was eventually filled with the hiring of Art Shell.
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Gilbert Brown
Gilbert Jesse Brown, (born February 22, 1971) is a former nose tackle who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (1993–99, 2001–03). Brown played 125 Packers games (103 starts) recording 292 tackles (186 solo) and seven sacks. Nicknamed "The Gravedigger," in honor of his celebratory dance following a thunderous tackle, Brown played in 15 Packers playoff games. He was a major contributor on strong defenses during the mid 1990s. His best season was 1996, when Green Bay won Super Bowl XXXI. He was also part of the Kansas team that won the 1992 Aloha Bowl, and was selected for the All-Academic Big Eight team in 1991.
Gilbert grew up in Detroit, Michigan with parents Leroy and Ann Brown, older brother Wes, and younger siblings, Sheri, Tommy and Anna (all of whom went to college and became athletes). Like Wes Sr., Gilbert was athletic and fast. Even his brothers could not run home before Gilbert.
During his senior year at MacKenzie High School, he recorded 189 tackles and 19 sacks his senior year to earn all-state honors. Brown also lettered in track, competing in the shot put. He graduated from high school in 1989.
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Greasy Neale
Alfred Earle "Greasy" Neale (November 5, 1891 – November 2, 1973) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He played Major League Baseball as an outfielder with the Cincinnati Reds between 1916 and 1924 and briefly with the Philadelphia Phillies for part of the 1921 season. Neale was the starting right fielder for the 1919 Cincinnati Reds. He batted .357 in the 1919 World Series and led the Reds with ten hits in their eight-game series win over the scandalous White Sox. Neale also played professional football in the Ohio League with the Canton Bulldogs in 1917, the Dayton Triangles in 1918, and the Massillon Tigers in 1919. At Canton, he played alongside the great Jim Thorpe. Neale also coached the Dayton Triangles in 1918.
Neale began his coaching career while still a professional player. He served as the head football coach at Muskingum College (1915), West Virginia Wesleyan College (1916–1917), Marietta College (1919–1920), Washington & Jefferson College (1921–1922), the University of Virginia (1923–1928), and West Virginia University (1931–1933), compiling a career college football record of 82–54–11. At Washington & Jefferson, he led his 1921 squad to the Rose Bowl, where the Presidents played the California Golden Bears to a scoreless tie. At Virginia, Neale was also the head baseball coach from 1923 to 1929, tallying a mark of 80–73–2. He coached basketball for two seasons at Marietta (1919–1921) as well, amassing a record of 26–11. After a seven-year stint as an assistant football coach at Yale University (1934–1940), Neale moved to the National Football League, serving as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1941 to 1950. He led the Eagles to consecutive NFL Championships in 1948 and 1949, and tallied a mark of 66–44–5 including playoff games in his ten seasons with the club. Neale was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969. Both inductions recognized his coaching career.
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Greg Schiano
Gregory Edward Schiano (born June 1, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a position he assumed in January 2012. Schiano served as the head football coach at Rutgers University from 2001 to 2012.
Schiano was born and grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey, and attended Ramapo High School. He then attended Bucknell University, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, and graduated in 1988 with a B.S. in business administration.
In his playing career at Bucknell University, he was a three-year letterman at linebacker. In his junior year, he led his team with 114 tackles and was named to the All-Conference team. In his senior year, he was named team captain, and was named to The Sporting News Pre-season All-American Team.
He and his wife Christy have four children: Joey, John, Matt, and Katie.
Schiano began his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant coach at Ramapo High School. In 1989, he served as a graduate assistant at Rutgers. In 1990, he took the same position at Penn State, and later served as the defensive backfield coach there from 1991 until 1995.
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Harold Carmichael
Lee Harold Carmichael (born September 22, 1949 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a retired American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played 13 seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1983), and one season for the Dallas Cowboys (1984). He played college football at Southern University. Atypical for his time, he was an extremely tall receiver (standing 6 foot 8 inches).
Carmichael was elected to four Pro Bowls in his NFL career, and led the league in receptions and receiving yards during the 1973 season. He finished third in receiving yards in 1978 with 1,072 and was second in receiving touchdowns in 1979 with 11. He was also the Eagles' top receiver of Super Bowl XV, with six catches for 91 yards. He ended his career with 590 receptions for 8,985 yards with 79 career touchdown catches, along with 64 rushing yards on nine carries. He still ranks 18th all-time in career touchdown receptions.
Carmichael was selected to the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Harry Sydney
Harry Sydney (born June 26, 1959) is a former professional American football player whose position was running back. He played six seasons in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers after three years with the Denver Gold and Memphis Showboats of the USFL. He now resides in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he operates a not-for-profit male mentoring program called "My Brother's Keeper", and is the head football coach of the West High School Wildcats.
Harry Sydney played on the 1988 and 1989 San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl championship teams. He earned another Super Bowl ring as running backs coach for the 1996 Green Bay Packers. He is also 11th all-time in rushing yards for the USFL.
Sydney is the only NFL player who has caught touchdown passes from both Joe Montana and Brett Favre.
Harry is also a public speaker as well as co-host of a Green Bay, Wisconsin sports radio show.
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Howie Roseman
Howard "Howie" Roseman (born June 23, 1975) is the general manager for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. As of May 2011[update], Roseman is the youngest general manager in the NFL.
Roseman, who is Jewish, was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 23, 1975. He grew up in Marlboro Township, New Jersey, and later graduated Marlboro High School.
Roseman was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as a salary cap/staff counsel in 2000. He was promoted to director of football administration in 2003. He was promoted to vice president of football administration in 2006. He was promoted to vice president of player personnel on May 30, 2008. He was promoted to general manager on January 29, 2010 after Tom Heckert was hired by the Cleveland Browns in the same role.
Although Roseman has the title of general manager, he works mainly in an advisory role to head coach Andy Reid, who has the final say in football matters.
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Hugh Devore
Hugh John Devore (November 25, 1910 – December 8, 1992) was a football player and coach whose close connection to the University of Notre Dame saw him serve in both capacities, while also seeing time as head coach at two other colleges as well as the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles.
Devore was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, and was a three-sport star at the city's St. Benedict's Prep. He was then recruited by the legendary Knute Rockne to play at Notre Dame. While playing on the freshman squad in 1930, Devore caught Rockne's eye during an intrasquad scrimmage when he stopped All-America quarterback Frank Carideo with a crushing tackle. Unfortunately, Devore never had the opportunity to play for Rockne in an official game after the coach was killed in a plane crash on March 31, 1931.
During his three years as a member of the Fighting Irish varsity, Devore played at end under Hunk Anderson, serving as co-captain during his senior year in 1933. Upon graduating from the school, Devore stayed at Notre Dame the following year as freshman football coach, then followed fellow Irish alum Jim Crowley as line coach at Fordham University in 1935.
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Jack Del Rio
Jack Del Rio (born April 4, 1963) is an American football coach, a former player, and is currently defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Del Rio played both football and baseball for the University of Southern California Trojans, and then spent eleven years playing linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He retired from playing in 1996 and went into coaching, serving in a variety of positions for several different NFL teams. In 2003 he was named head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, a position he held until November 29, 2011.
Del Rio was born in Castro Valley, California. He attended and played both baseball and football for Hayward High School in Hayward, California. He and former Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu were teammates in both sports while there.
Del Rio was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball team out of high school in 1981, but he opted instead to attend college. He enrolled at the University of Southern California, where he played both baseball and football for the USC Trojans. In football he was an All-American linebacker and was voted Most Valuable Player of the 1985 Rose Bowl. During his senior year he earned consensus All-America honors as a senior and was runner-up for the Lombardi Award. In baseball he batted .340 while playing catcher on a team that also included future Major League Baseball players Mark McGwire and Randy Johnson.
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Jack Pardee
John Perry Pardee (born April 19, 1936) is a former American football linebacker and the only head coach to helm a team in college football, the National Football League, the United States Football League, the World Football League, and the Canadian Football League. Pardee was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986.
As a teenager, Pardee moved to Christoval, Texas where he excelled as a member of the six-man football team (Pardee is the only six-man player to later have played or coached in the NFL). He was an All-American linebacker at Texas A&M University and a two-time All-Pro with the Los Angeles Rams (1963) and the Washington Redskins (1971).
Pardee was one of the famed Junction Boys, the 1954 Texas A&M preseason camp held in Junction, Texas, by football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. He was part of the 35 left from the approximately 100 players who went to Junction, Texas. After completing college at Texas A&M, Pardee was the 14th overall pick when he was drafted in the second round by the Los Angeles Rams as a linebacker. Pardee played for the Rams from 1957 to 1970; sitting out the 1965 season while battling melanoma. In 1971, Pardee joined the Washington Redskins, ending his playing career there in 1973.
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Jack Patera
John Arlen "Jack" Patera (born August 1, 1933) is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League. He played for the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys. He was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings. Patera was the first head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. His career head coaching record is 35-59-0, all with the Seahawks.
Patera attended Washington High School in Portland, Oregon. Upon graduation he enrolled at the University of Oregon, where he played college football from 1951–1954, earning All-Pacific Coast Conference honors as a tackle in his senior year. Other honors included his selection to play in the 1955 East-West Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl, and the College All-Star Game. Patera was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 and the University of Oregon Hall of Fame in 2000.
Patera's NFL playing career started when he was drafted in the fourth round of the 1955 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. Although he was initially drafted as an offensive guard, he was soon switched to the defense as a linebacker and played at that position for three seasons under head coach Weeb Ewbank. In 1958, he was traded to the Chicago Cardinals and played there for two seasons under head coach Frank Ivy. In 1960, he was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft. Under head coach Tom Landry, he was designated as the starting middle linebacker in the Cowboys 4-3 defensive scheme. Unfortunately Patera's playing career ended early when he suffered a knee injury in the fourth game of the 1960 season. Patera returned in 1961, but played in only two games and retired at the end of the season.
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Jason Garrett
Jason Calvin Garrett (born March 28, 1966) is an American former National Football League player and the current head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Garrett was the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach of the Cowboys before being promoted to interim head coach after the Cowboys fired coach Wade Phillips on November 8, 2010 while remaining offensive coordinator.
Garrett went to prep school at University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, as a senior, he won All-League honors as both a quarterback and safety. Jason Garrett graduated from University School in 1984.
Garrett attended grade school at Saint Ann's, located in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
Garrett originally played college football at Princeton University, but transferred to Columbia University when his father, Jim Garrett, became the head coach. Following his father's resignation as head coach after Columbia's 0-10 1985 season, Jason and his brothers, John and Judd, transferred back to Princeton. At Princeton in 1987 and 1988, Garrett completed 366 of 550 passes (66.5%) for 4,274 yards and 20 touchdowns and won the Asa S. Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Player of the Year. In 1988 he piloted Princeton in a losing effort against his former team, snapping Columbia's 44-game losing streak. He earned a degree in history in 1989. He continues to hold the Ivy League career record for completion percentage with 66.5% (366–550) and his 1988 percentage of 68.2% (204–299) stood as the league record until 2000, when Gavin Hoffman posted a 70.5% mark.
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Jeff Dellenbach
Jeffrey Alan Dellenbach (born February 14, 1963 in Wausau, Wisconsin) is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a member of the Green Bay Packers when they won Super Bowl XXXI. Dellenbach played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1985 NFL Draft. Currently, Dellenbach serves as the head varsity football coach for the American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida.
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Jeff Fisher
Jeffrey Michael "Jeff" Fisher (born February 25, 1958) is currently the head coach of the St. Louis Rams and was previously the head coach of the Tennessee Titans, and has a career record of 147-126 as a head coach.
A native of Southern California, Fisher starred as a high school All-America wide receiver at Taft High School in Woodland Hills.
Fisher later went on to star at USC, under coach John Robinson. During his collegiate career (1977–80), he played alongside such defensive stars as Ronnie Lott, Dennis Smith, and Joey Browner. Fisher's USC teammates also included star offensive lineman Bruce Matthews, whom he would coach years later with the Oilers and Titans. Fisher and the Trojans won a national championship during the 1978 season, and in 1980 he was honored as a Pac-10 All-Academic selection.
Fisher was drafted in the 7th round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He appeared in 49 games as a defensive back and return specialist in his five seasons with the Bears.
He earned a Super Bowl ring after Chicago’s 1985 Super Bowl season, despite spending the year on injured reserve with an ankle injury that prematurely ended his playing career. In 1983, Fisher had suffered a broken leg on a punt return when he was tackled by then-Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Bill Cowher, the future head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coincidentally the two became rivals as head coaches beginning in the AFC Central in 1995; Fisher's Oilers/Titans squads came out with an 11-7 record against Cowher's Steelers.
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Jeff Garcia
Jeffrey Jason "Jeff" Garcia (born February 24, 1970) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at San Jose State University.
A four-time CFL All-Star and four-time NFL Pro Bowl selection, Garcia began his professional football career with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as an undrafted free agent in 1994. In 1999, Garcia debuted with the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers. Since 2003, he has also played for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Oakland Raiders. In 2010, Garcia played for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.
Garcia attended Gilroy High School in Gilroy, California and was a letterman in football and basketball.
Garcia is one of only nine quarterbacks in NFL history who have achieved two consecutive thirty-touchdown passing seasons (2000 and 2001) at least one time in their career. The others are Steve Bartkowski, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Dan Fouts, Dan Marino, Tom Brady and Y.A. Tittle. He is also one of only twelve quarterbacks to throw a 99 yard touchdown pass.
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Jeff Thomason
Jeffrey David Thomason (born December 30, 1969 in San Diego, California) is a former American football tight end and is currently a construction worker. He played college football at Oregon, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992. He played for the Bengals, the Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles, primarily as a reserve player, for ten years. He retired in 2002, but returned to the spotlight before Super Bowl XXXIX when he was re-signed by the Eagles three years after his retirement in order to temporarily replace injured tight end Chad Lewis. After seeing a few plays of action during the Eagles loss in that game, he retired once again that summer, returning to the construction business he had been working at when he was re-signed.
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Jerome Brown
Willie Jerome Brown, III (February 4, 1965 – June 25, 1992) was an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played his entire five-year NFL career with the Eagles from 1987 to 1991, before his death just before the 1992 season. He was selected to two Pro Bowls in 1990 and 1991. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Brown played college football at the University of Miami, where he was a standout player for one of college football's most successful and perhaps its most dominant program. He graduated from the university in 1987.
Among his more notable moments as a Miami player, five days before the 1987 Fiesta Bowl, at a promotional Fiesta Bowl dinner with the Penn State team, Brown led a walkout by the Miami players. Leading the walkout, he asked: "Did the Japanese go sit down and have dinner with Pearl Harbor before they bombed them?" Brown and his teammates felt that the Penn State players had disrespected them by openly mocking Miami's coach, Jimmy Johnson, at a pre-game banquet. Penn State beat the heavily-favored Hurricanes 14-10, and were declared National Champions.
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Jim Fassel
James Edward "Jim" Fassel (born August 31, 1949) is the head coach, general manager, and president of the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He is most widely known as the former head coach of the NFL's New York Giants.
Fassel played high school football for the legendary coach Clare Van Hoorebeke at Anaheim High School, where his father was the equipment manager.
Fassel played quarterback at California State University, Long Beach after playing at USC in 1969. He was drafted in the 7th round by the Chicago Bears in the 1972 NFL Draft. He played briefly with The Hawaiians of the WFL in 1974, and became an assistant coach during the 1974 WFL season when the team brought New York Giants quarterback Randy Johnson in from the NFL. He left the WFL after the '74 season, and was working in air conditioning in Utah when the Hawaiians needed a quarterback late in the 1975 season. He played in the final game of the WFL for the Hawaiians, throwing the last pass in the league's history as the WFL folded three days later on October 22, 1975. Jim Fassel's total passing stats with the Hawaiians for 1974 and 1975 were 16 completions out of 39 attempts for 205 yards. He did not throw any touchdowns and was intercepted four times.
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Jim Harbaugh
James Joseph "Jim" Harbaugh (pronounced /ˈhɑrbɔː/; born December 23, 1963) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Harbaugh agreed to a five-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers on January 7, 2011. Previously, he was the head coach at Stanford University for four seasons and the University of San Diego for three seasons. Harbaugh is also a former NFL quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, and San Diego Chargers. He was selected by the Bears with the 26th pick in the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan. Harbaugh and his older brother, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, are the first pair of brothers to serve as head coaches in NFL history.
Harbaugh's father was an assistant coach at Michigan under Bo Schembechler for seven seasons during the 1970s. Jim played for the junior league Ann Arbor Packers, then for Tappan Junior High, and attended Pioneer High School. When his father became defensive coordinator at Stanford for the 1980 season, Jim transferred to Palo Alto High School in California, where he graduated in 1982.
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Jim Haslett
James Donald "Jim" Haslett (born December 9, 1955) is an American football coach and former linebacker. He is currently the defensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins. Previously, he served as the head coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League, and the New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Rams in the National Football League.
Haslett attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and was selected in the second round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. He was a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills until 1985, and played with the New York Jets in 1987. He was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year for 1979. In a 2005 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Haslett admitted to using steroids while playing for the Buffalo Bills. Haslett went on record saying that "everybody tried it" to gain a competitive advantage against opposing teams.
Haslett's first coaching position was as an assistant coach at the University at Buffalo. He is the second assistant coach of the Buffalo Bulls to move and become a head coach in the NFL. The first was Buddy Ryan.
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Jim McMahon
James Robert "Jim" McMahon, Jr. (born August 21, 1959) is a former American football player. He played college football at Brigham Young University, where he was a two-time All-American (1980, 1981) and later in the professional ranks with the Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, and Green Bay Packers.
McMahon was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and moved with his family to San Jose, California when he was three. He played high school football his freshman and sophomore years at Andrew Hill High School in San Jose and played his junior and senior years at Roy High School in Roy, Utah, graduating in 1977.
McMahon mainly served as Brigham Young University's punter during his freshman season (1977), but he played enough at quarterback to throw his first-ever collegiate touchdown pass against UTEP. He continued as the Cougars' punter as the 1978 season began, but when Marc Wilson was injured in the third game of the season (against Colorado State), McMahon became the starting quarterback. McMahon led BYU to victory against CSU, accounting for 112 passing yards, 80 rushing yards, and two touchdowns. He was named Chevrolet Player of the Game and WAC Player of the Week for his performance. McMahon and Wilson shared quarterback duties for the rest of the season; McMahon played well enough to earn All-WAC honors and Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America. The best game of his sophomore year was against Wyoming: he passed for 317 yards and rushed for 49 more yards, earning another WAC Player of the Week award.
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Jim Schwartz
Jim Schwartz (born June 2, 1966) is an American football head coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
Born just outside Baltimore, Maryland, Schwartz attended Mount Saint Joseph High School, an all-male Catholic school, where he played football.
Schwartz was a four-year letterman at linebacker for the Hoyas of Georgetown University, where he earned his degree in economics. He received Distinguished Economics Graduate honors at Georgetown and earned numerous honors in 1988, including Division III CoSIDA/GTE Academic All-America, All-America, and team captain.
Schwartz got his start in the NFL doing research for Bill Belichick on the Cleveland Browns staff in the mid-1990s.
Schwartz served as the Tennessee Titans' defensive coordinator from 2001 until 2008, and was runner-up to Mike Nolan for the San Francisco 49ers' head coaching position in 2005. In January 2008, he interviewed for head coaching positions with the Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons. Schwartz interviewed twice for the head coaching job with the Lions.Adam Schefter reported on January 15, 2009 that the Lions had decided to give the job to Schwartz.
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Jim Trimble
James W. "Jim" Trimble (May 29, 1918 – May 23, 2006) was a football coach who served as head coach in both the National Football League and Canadian Football League, but his legacy is more connected to football products, thanks to his "slingshot" goal posts. In the NFL, he spent four years leading the Philadelphia Eagles, before spending the next decade in the CFL, most notably with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Trimble grew up in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He worked in the steel mills dragging slag off the steel melts in the furnaces; this caused him to develop a huge upper torso and very strong arms. In 1936 he was left tackle on the football team of Elgin Academy (a private school) in Elgin, Ill. The Hilltoppers lost no games in 1936 and 1937.
Later, he played tackle at Indiana University for three years beginning in 1939. After graduating in 1942, he entered the U.S. Navy, spending the next three years in the service during World War II. Upon the end of the conflict, he was named a line coach at Wichita State University, then became the school's head coach at the end of the 1947 season. Trimble held that position for three seasons and his overall coaching record at Wichita State was 13 wins, 14 losses, and 3 ties.
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Joe Gibbs
Joe Jackson Gibbs (November 25, 1940) is a former American football coach, NASCAR Championship team owner, and two time NHRA team owner. He was the 20th and 26th head coach in the history of the Washington Redskins (1981–1992, 2004–2007). Well known for his long hours and work ethic, Gibbs constructed what Steve Sabol has called, "The most diverse dynasty in NFL history,"[citation needed] building championship teams with many players who have had mediocre to average careers while playing for other NFL teams. During his first stint in the National Football League, he coached the Redskins for 12 seasons and led them to eight playoff appearances, four NFC Championship titles, and three Super Bowl titles.
After retiring at the end of the 1992 season, he switched focus to his NASCAR team, Joe Gibbs Racing, which has won three championships under his ownership, one with former driver Bobby Labonte and two with Tony Stewart. On January 7, 2004, Gibbs came out of retirement to rejoin the Redskins as head coach and team president, signing a 5-year, $28.5 million contract. On January 8, 2008, Gibbs resigned as Redskins' head coach and team president. Overall, during his 16 years with the team, Gibbs had only three losing seasons and led the team to 10 playoff appearances. He remains with the organization as "Special Advisor" to the team owner Daniel Snyder.
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Joe Kuharich
Joseph Lawrence Kuharich (April 14, 1917 – January 25, 1981) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of San Francisco from 1948 to 1951 and at the University of Notre Dame from 1959 to 1962, compiling a career college football record of 42–37. Kuharich was also the head coach of the Chicago Cardinals in 1952, the Washington Redskins from 1954 to 1958, and the Philadelphia Eagles from 1964 to 1968, amassing a career coaching record of 58–81–3 in the NFL. He played football as a guard at Notre Dame from 1935 to 1937 and with the Chicago Cardinals in 1940, 1941, and 1945.
Kuharich was born April 14, 1917 in South Bend, Indiana. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame under coach Elmer Layden, who rated Kuharich as one of the best and smartest players he ever had. In his college career, Kuharich's greatest game was the stunning Fighting Irish comeback over Ohio State in 1935.
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Joe Philbin
Joseph "Joe" Philbin (born July 2, 1961) is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.
Joseph A. Philbin was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Paul Philbin and Mary Philbin. He attended Longmeadow High School in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and did a post-grad year at Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts. He graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1984, where he obtained a B.A. in sociology and played one year on the football team. He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He then pursued a master's of education in administration and supervision from Tulane University in 1986.
From 1984-2002, Philbin coached at the collegiate level. He won a national championship with Allegheny College in 1990. In 1998, he was offered the position of head football coach at his alma mater, Washington & Jefferson, but turned down the position to coach at Iowa. He served under Kirk Ferentz at Iowa from 1999-2002.
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Joe Vitt
Joe Vitt (born August 23, 1954) is the asst. head coach and linebackers coach of the New Orleans Saints. He is currently the interim head coach for the 2012 season.
Vitt was a three-year letterman (1974–75, 1977) as a linebacker at Towson State University despite being an undersized 5'10" and smallish 190 pounds. He graduated in 1978.
He entered the National Football League (NFL) as the strength/quality control coach for the Baltimore Colts from 1979 through 1981.
Vitt was the Seattle Seahawks' strength coach when Chuck Knox came to be head coach in 1983. He quickly promoted Vitt to defensive backs coach. Vitt moved with Knox to the Los Angeles Rams, where he worked, along with Mike Martz, on his staff from 1992 to 1994.
Vitt has also been an assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers. He served under former St. Louis Rams coach Dick Vermeil for the Kansas City Chiefs for three years until Martz brought him to St. Louis as the assistant head coach and linebackers coach; it marked Vitt's eighth time in the National Football League, and the second with the franchise. During the 2005 NFL season, Vitt served as the interim Head Coach of the Rams while Martz was out due to a bacterial heart infection. He coached the team from Week 5 until the end of the regular season; soon afterward, Martz was fired. Vitt had a record of 4-7, and was replaced by Scott Linehan in the off-season. Fans and media alike enjoyed Vitt's "Jersey Joe" persona. Vitt had "Vittisms" like "I can't sing or dance so I coach football" and "no excuses play like a champion," which have made him a cult icon in some hardcore Rams fan circles.
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John Harbaugh
John Harbaugh (born September 23, 1962) is the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. Before his assignment with the Ravens, Harbaugh coached the defensive backs for the Philadelphia Eagles and served as the Eagles special teams coach for nine years. Harbaugh and his younger brother, San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, are the first pair of brothers to serve as head coaches in NFL history.
Harbaugh graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, during which time his father, Jack, was an assistant under Bo Schembechler at the nearby University of Michigan. He played collegiate football for Miami University, where he was a defensive back.
Harbaugh was first hired in the NFL in 1998 by Philadelphia Eagles then-head coach Ray Rhodes, and was one of four assistant coaches retained by new head coach Andy Reid in 1999. Prior to that, Harbaugh spent time in the college ranks as an assistant at Indiana University (1997), University of Cincinnati (1989–1996), Morehead State University (1988), and Western Michigan University (1984–1987).
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John Michels
John Spiegel Michels (born March 19, 1973 in La Jolla, California) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League.
Michels attended La Jolla High School, where he was a three time letterman in football, basketball, and track. He was a First Team All-American defensive tackle in football and was the Western League Champion in the discus.
Michels was named as one of San Diego's 100 all time greatest players by the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Michels played college football at the University of Southern California and was a First Team All-Pac 10 Conference and a Second Team All-American offensive tackle, after being converted from a defensive end. He helped to lead the Trojans to a victory over Northwestern University in the 1996 Rose Bowl. After his senior year at USC, Michels was selected as a starter in the 1996 Senior Bowl All-Star game.
Michels was drafted in the first round, 27th pick overall, of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. When then-starter and fellow Trojan Ken Ruettgers went down with a knee injury, Michels took over the left tackle duties. He started 9 games in his rookie season, helping the Packers win Super Bowl XXXI. He was named the Green Bay Packers 1996 Co-Rookie of the Year (along with Tyrone Williams) and earned NFL All-Rookie honors.
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Johnny Holland
Johnny Ray Holland (born March 11, 1965 in Bellville, Texas) is the current linebackers coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He played linebacker for the Green Bay Packers from 1987-1993. He is an inductee into the Texas A&M Hall of Fame, the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame, and the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
Holland is a graduate of Hempstead High School in Hempstead, Texas. While attending Hemsptead High, Holland was a letterman in several sports. He would become an All-State player in both football and basketball while simultaneously becoming a Top 10 student. Holland is the first of only two Hempstead High School Alumni to play in the NFL, the other being Harvey Williams.
Prior to his Pro-football career, Holland was a four year letterman at Texas A&M University in College Station Texas. While at Texas A&M, he was a three year starter, and was Texas A&M's all time leading tackler until his record was broken in 1998 by Dat Nguyen.[1]
Holland was a 2nd round draft pick for the Green Bay Packers in 1987. He posted over 100 tackles for six consecutive seasons while playing for Green Bay. He retired from play after the 1993 season. He is now married and has three children.
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Jon Runyan
Jon Daniel Runyan (born November 27, 1973) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League, where he played for fourteen seasons. He was a participant in the 2003 Pro Bowl following the 2002 NFL season. He is the fourth NFL veteran to be elected to Congress.
He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL Draft and later played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Chargers. Runyan was the last active NFL player to have played for the Oilers. He played college football at Michigan where he was a 1995 All-Big Ten Conference selection. In high school, he had been an All-State (Michigan) selection in basketball and two-time state champion shot putter.
Runyan was born in Flint, Michigan where his father was an employee of General Motors.
Runyan continues to hold the Flint, Michigan Carman-Ainsworth Middle School shot put record with a 1988 heave of 50 feet 7 inches (15.42 m). Runyan was a two-time Michigan High School Athletic Association state shotput champion for Carman-Ainsworth High School (1991 57 feet 6 inches (17.53 m); 1992 59 feet 5 inches (18.11 m)). He was a 1992 Detroit News second team All-State basketball center. He was recruited by Michigan State men's basketball, though he declined in order to play football. He chose to play for the Michigan Wolverines football team where he was an All-Big Ten Conference selection for the 1995 Wolverines.
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Keith Byars
Keith Alan Byars (born October 14, 1963 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American sports broadcaster and former American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and New York Jets.
Byars attended high school at the now-defunct Roth High School in Dayton, Ohio and Trotwood Madison High School, in Trotwood, Ohio.
Byars was a tailback with the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1982 to 1985, under head coach Earle Bruce.
In 1984, Byars finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting (behind Doug Flutie) after a season where he gained an OSU record 2,441 all-purpose yards, including a then-school record 1,764 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns. That season featured a game against Illinois in which Byars led a comeback from a 24-0 deficit, rushing for 274 yards and five touchdowns, the last with 36 seconds remaining in the game. On his fourth touchdown run, going for 67 yards, he famously lost his left shoe at the Illini 40 but never broke stride. Byars was a unanimous first-team All-America selection, and voted the Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player. His running backs coach that year was a young Jim Tressel, who would later become the Buckeyes' head coach.
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Ken Whisenhunt
Kenneth Moore "Ken" Whisenhunt (born February 28, 1962) is the current head coach of the Arizona Cardinals NFL football team, leading them to the first Super Bowl in franchise history during the 2008 season. Previously, he was known for his well engineered offensive plays, including the success he had with the Pittsburgh Steelers in his 3 years as their offensive coordinator under Bill Cowher and winning Super Bowl XL during the 2005 season.
After attending the Academy of Richmond County in Augusta, Georgia for high school, Whisenhunt played college football at Georgia Tech (1980–84) where he graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering. During his senior season, he was an honorable mention All-American. He finished first team all-ACC during his final two college seasons. His career as a player included 4 years (1985–88) as a tight end with the Atlanta Falcons, who drafted him in the twelfth round, and then spells with the Washington Redskins and New York Jets. He retired from the league in 1993 after nine seasons in which he was mostly known as a blocking back.
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Kyle Wachholtz
Kyle Wachholtz (born May 17, 1972 in Norco, California) was a 7th round pick by the Green Bay Packers in the 1996 NFL Draft. He was drafted as a quarterback out of USC, but was converted to tight end.
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Lamont Hollinquest
Lamont Bertrell Hollinquest (born October 24, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Southern California. He played high school football at Pius X High School (now known as St. Matthias High School[1]) in Downey, California.
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Larry Brooks
Lawrence Lee Brooks, Sr. (born June 10, 1950), is a former American Football defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams eleven seasons from 1972 to 1982 in the National Football League. Brooks was drafted in the 14th round of the 1972 NFL Draft after playing college football at Virginia State University.
Virginia Sport Hall of Fame 2000 inductee, Larry Brooks, a native of Prince George and a Prince George High School standout, made a name for himself at every level of athletics. In high school, he was selected as an All-Central District choice as a defensive end.
Brooks furthered his education and attended Virginia State University, where he was named to the Associated Press Little All-American team as a defensive tackle in 1971. He also was named Virginia Small College Lineman of the Year and received All-conference honors.
Brooks became a starter at right defensive tackle in the 8th game of the season during his rookie year of 1972.
He collected 9 quarterback sacks in 1973 and the Rams defense was tops in the NFL against the run (allowed 1270 rushing yards) and led the NFL in total defense (allowing just 2970 yards). Larry led Ram defensive linemen in tackles for the first time with 76. The 1973 Los Angeles Rams did not allow 300 yards in all 14 games in a 14-game season. in 2008 the Steelers' defense has held opponents to under 300 yards in all 14 games this season, tied for the longest streak to start a season since 1970. However, the Steelers did not break the Rams' record.
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LaVell Edwards
R. LaVell Edwards (born October 11, 1930) is a former American football coach of Brigham Young University (BYU). With 257 career victories, he ranks as one of the most successful college football coaches of all time. Among his many notable accomplishments, Edwards guided BYU to a national championship in 1984 and coached Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer in 1990.
Edwards played football for Utah State University and earned a Masters degree at the University of Utah prior to coaching at BYU. While head football coach at BYU, Edwards also earned a doctorate. He and his wife served an 18-month mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New York City during 2002–2003.
LaVell serves as a National Advisor to ASCEND: A Humanitarian Alliance. This non-profit organization plans expeditions to African and South American countries to provide life skills mentoring with sustainable solutions in education, enterprise, health and simple technology.
Edwards was BYU's head football coach from 1972 to 2000. His offensive scheme was passing-dominated. He started coaching in an era when college football offenses were dominated by strong running attacks. His quarterbacks threw over 11,000 passes for more than 100,000 yards and 635 touchdowns. He got the idea to switch to a pass oriented team by looking at BYU's history. The BYU football program had been a dismal failure before Edwards with the notable exception of one conference championship that resulted from the aerial attack of Virgil Carter. This past success encouraged Edwards to open up the BYU offense.
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LeRoy Butler
LeRoy Butler, III (born July 19, 1968) is a former American football strong safety who played his entire career with the Green Bay Packers (1990–2001). He spent his childhood in Jacksonville, Florida, challenged by physical problems that forced him to wear leg braces and use a wheelchair at times while undergoing therapy. In 2007, he was named to the Florida High School Association All-Century Team, which selected the "Top 33" players in the 100-year history of Florida high school football.
Butler attended Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida, and played under the direction of the all time wins leader for a high school football coach in the state of Florida's history, Corky Rogers. Rogers has coached at both Robert E. Lee High School from 1972–1988, where he coached Butler and fellow NFL star Edgar Bennett, and from 1989–present at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, now having won a total of 8 football State Championships. Before moving onto Florida State, Butler was an outstanding player for the Robert E. Lee High School Generals football program. Butler played under head coach Bobby Bowden at Florida State University. He was a three-year starter, collecting 194 tackles and 9 interceptions, but he's most remembered by FSU fans for his role in the, "puntrooskie." In 1988, against rival Clemson, FSU was backed up to its own 21-yard line, on fourth down, with a minute and 30 seconds left to play and the score tied at 21. Bowden called the famous trick play, a fake punt. The snap went to upback Dayne Williams and he slipped the ball to Butler, who ran 78 yards to set up the game-winning field goal.
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Leslie Frazier
Leslie Antonio Frazier (born April 3, 1959) is a former cornerback/safety in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and is currently the head coach for the Minnesota Vikings.
He played college football at Alcorn State University, where he lined up in the defensive secondary next to Roynell Young.
Frazier was a part of the 1985 Chicago Bears team that won Super Bowl XX. During the 1985 championship season, Frazier led the team with 6 interceptions. His career was cut short due to a knee injury he suffered returning a punt in the second quarter of the Super Bowl. He was also a member of the "G Crew" in the video The Super Bowl Shuffle.
Frazier started his coaching career in 1988 as the first head coach at Trinity College in Illinois, now known as Trinity International University. He held the position for nine seasons, built the NAIA program from the ground up and won a pair of Northern Illinois Intercollegiate Conference titles before he moved on to the University of Illinois in 1997 as the Illinois defensive back's coach.
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Lindsay Knapp
Lindsay Haines Knapp (born February 25, 1970 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is a former American football guard in the National Football League who played for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers. He was a member of the Packers' Super Bowl XXXI championship team.
Knapp grew up in Deerfield, Illinois, where he was a standout athlete. He was an all-state lineman for Deerfield High School and won the Gatorade Player of the Year award for Illinois during his senior year. After high school, he attended Notre Dame, where he earned an MBA and was again a stand-out offensive lineman.
Knapp was drafted by Kansas City in the 5th round of the 1993 NFL Draft (130th overall). He played four years before being placed on waivers by Green Bay. He currently works as a bond salesman.
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Lindy Infante
Gelindo Infante (born May 27, 1940), nicknamed Lindy Infante, is a former American college football player and assistant coach, who became an offensive coordinator and head coach in both the National Football League (NFL) and the United States Football League (USFL). Infante played college football for the University of Florida, and later served as the head coach of the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL, and the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL.
Infante was born in Miami, Florida in 1940. He attended Miami Senior High School, where he played high school football and was the star fullback for the Miami Stingarees.
Infante received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and he played tailback for coach Ray Graves' Florida Gators football team from 1960 to 1962. He was also a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity (Epsilon Zeta Chapter) while he was an undergraduate. Memorably, Infante scored the go-ahead touchdown in the Gators' 18–17 upset of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 1960, scored three touchdowns in their 21–7 victory over the Clemson Tigers in 1961, and was a senior team captain and a third-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1962. During his undergraduate playing days, he also suffered two severe injuries: a ruptured lung against the LSU Tigers in 1960, and a season-ending broken leg against LSU in 1962.
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Lovie Smith
Lovie Lee Smith (born (1958-05-08)May 8, 1958) is the head coach of the Chicago Bears professional football team of the NFL. Smith has been to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the 2001 St. Louis Rams and as the head coach for the Chicago Bears in 2006.
Lovie Smith was born in Gladewater and raised in Big Sandy, Texas. He was named after his great aunt, Lavana. During Smith's high school career in Big Sandy, he earned all-state honors for three years as a defensive end and linebacker. His team won three consecutive state championships in 1973-75, including a 0–0 tie in 1974 versus Celina High School of legendary coach G. A. Moore. In 1975, Big Sandy had one of the most dominant seasons in high school football history, as the defense allowed only 15 points (11 shutouts) all season, while the offense, featuring eventual Miami Dolphins running back David Overstreet, scored a then-national record 824 points.
Smith played college football at University of Tulsa under head coach John Cooper. He was a two-time All-American at linebacker and safety. After graduation he immediately pursued a coaching career. He was hired as defensive coordinator at his hometown high school in 1980. A year later he left to coach at Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa. By 1983, he began coaching linebackers on the college level, first at his alma mater Tulsa (1983–86), and then at University of Wisconsin–Madison (1987), Arizona State University (1988–91), and the University of Kentucky (1992). He also served as defensive backs coach at the University of Tennessee (1993–94), and Ohio State University (1995).
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Lud Wray
James R. Ludlow "Lud" Wray (February 7, 1894 – July 24, 1967) was a professional American football player, coach, and co-founder, with college teammate Bert Bell, of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was the first coach of the Boston Braves (now Washington Redskins) in 1932 and of the Eagles, 1933-1935. His career coaching record was 13–25–3.
Prior to this, Wray played college football at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned All-American honors. He also played the position of center for the Buffalo Niagaras, Buffalo Prospects, and Buffalo All-Americans from 1918 until 1921. For two of those years (1920 and 1921), Buffalo was a member of the National Football League (then called the American Professional Football Association).
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Marco Rivera
Marco Anthony Rivera (born April 26, 1972) is a former American football Guard in the National Football League. Rivera is of Puerto Rican descent.
Rivera attended Elmont Memorial High School in Long Island, New York. He was an excellent all-around athlete and won five varsity letters each in football as an offensive lineman and basketball, and three in lacrosse.
Rivera attended Penn State University from 1992 to 1995. He had a notable career at Penn State as a three-year starter and four-time letter winner (1992–95). He played in 41 career games for the Nittany Lions, making 31 starts. His experience also included appearances in three bowl games - the Outback, Rose and Blockbuster. He earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in both his junior and senior seasons. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice from Penn State in 1995.
Rivera was chosen by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft. During his first year, he was inactive for all 16 regular season games, Rivera was a key practice contributor to the Packers run to their third world title in Super Bowl XXXI. In 1997, Rivera was allocated to the Scottish Claymores of the World League and started all ten games, helping his team finish third in the league in total offense. He was named honorable mention All-World League by Pro Football Weekly. Rivera returned to Green Bay and saw action in 14 regular season games, primarily on special teams as a member of the field goal and extra point units and on kickoffs. He was inactive for the Packers first two contests before seeing action in the club's final 14 games as well as all three playoff contests.
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Marion Campbell
Francis Marion Campbell (born May 25, 1929) is a former American football defensive lineman and head coach. Campbell played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1949 until 1951, where he was appropriately nicknamed "Swamp Fox". During his NFL playing career, Campbell played for the San Francisco 49ers (1954–1955) and the Philadelphia Eagles (1956–1961).
Campbell has the third lowest winning percentage among coaches who have coached more than three seasons in the NFL. The only coaches behind him are Bert Bell and David Shula.
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Mark Chmura
Mark William Chmura (born February 22, 1969), is a former American football tight end, who played his entire career with the Green Bay Packers (1993–1999).
Chmura was born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States. He is Hispanic.
Before his NFL career, Chmura began his career at Frontier Regional High School. Chmura then played for Boston College, where he set a school record with 164 receptions.
Chmura was drafted in the 1992 NFL draft and selected to the Pro Bowl in 1995, 1997, and 1998. He played for the Packers from 1993–1999, whom he assisted to Super Bowl XXXI and Super Bowl XXXII. He scored the final points of Super Bowl XXXI with a 2-point conversion catch, and he finished Super Bowl XXXII with 4 catches for 43 yards and a touchdown.
In 1997, Chmura chose not to meet with United States President Bill Clinton at the White House following the Packers Super Bowl XXXI win. While many claimed that this was because Chmura was a staunch Republican, the meeting fell on the same day as the annual Mike Utley golf tournament. The tournament is something that Chmura had played in every year since 1992 to honor current and former Detroit Lions players who had been paralyzed on the field.
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Marty Mornhinweg
Marty Mornhinweg (born March 29, 1962) is the offensive coordinator with the Philadelphia Eagles, having joined the Eagles in 2003 as the assistant head coach. He was named offensive coordinator on January 6, 2006, after the Eagles previous offensive coordinator Brad Childress was hired as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. He was the head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2001–2002.
Mornhingweg led the Oak Grove Eagles high school varsity team to a CCS championship game in 1978 when they blew out St Francis, 52-7, for the CCS Title.
Mornhingweg played for four years as a starter, at quarterback, the University of Montana, where he set 15 passing records.
Mornhinweg became the starting quarterback for the Denver Dynamite in the Arena Football League in 1987. He completed 3 of 4 passes for 30 yards and was sacked twice. Soon after Mornhinweg blew out his knee. His team, however, went on to win the inaugural ArenaBowl I with a 45-16 victory over the Pittsburgh Gladiators - a team that featured former University of Arizona Head Coach Mike Stoops.
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Marty Schottenheimer
Martin Edward "Marty" Schottenheimer (pronounced /ˈʃɒtənhaɪmər/; born September 23, 1943) is the current head coach of the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. Over his career, he has served as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and San Diego Chargers. He has the most wins of any NFL coach since 1966 to never coach a team in a Super Bowl (which was first held in that year). He was fired from his head coaching position with the San Diego Chargers in 2007, after leading the Chargers to a 14–2 record but a disappointing second round loss.
Schottenheimer was born in McDonald, Pennsylvania. Marty attended high school at Fort Cherry High School in McDonald, Pennsylvania. After attending the University of Pittsburgh, Schottenheimer, a linebacker, was selected in the fourth round of the 1965 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts and in the seventh round of the 1965 American Football League draft by the Buffalo Bills. He signed with the Bills and spent the next four (1965, 1966, 1967, and 1968) seasons with Buffalo, including the Bills' 1965 AFL Championship season, when he was selected to the AFL All-Star Team. In 1969, he joined the Boston Patriots and spent the next two seasons with the Pats. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1971 but was traded again to the Colts before the beginning of the 1971 season. He retired from football in 1971 and spent the next several years working in the real estate industry. Schottenheimer credits his professional playing career as being his inspiration for coaching.
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Marvin Lewis
Marvin Ronald Lewis (born September 23, 1958) is the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League, a position he has held since January 14, 2003, making him the 3rd longest tenured head coach in the NFL. Previously, he was notable as the defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, whose record-setting defense helped them win Super Bowl XXXV 34-7 over the New York Giants.
In 2005, under Lewis, the Bengals had their first winning season and won their first division title in fifteen years.
The Associated Press named Marvin Lewis its 2009 coach of the year following a 10-6 regular season and another AFC North division championship. He is the first Bengals coach to win the award since team founder Paul Brown in 1970. He is the longest tenuered coach in Bengals history and holds the franchise record for most wins, surpassing Sam Wyche on October 30, 2011. However, he has yet to win a post-season game and holds the record for most players arrested under any head coach.
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Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Atlanta Falcons for six seasons before serving time in prison for his involvement in an illegal dog fighting ring.
Vick played college football at Virginia Tech, where as a freshman he placed third in the Heisman Trophy balloting. He left after his sophomore year to enter the NFL and was drafted first overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2001 NFL Draft. He became the first African-American quarterback to be selected first overall in an NFL Draft. In six seasons with the Falcons, he gained wide popularity for his performance on the field, and led the Falcons to the playoffs twice. Vick ranks first among quarterbacks in career rushing yards.
In April 2007, Vick was implicated in an illegal interstate dog fighting ring that had operated over five years. In August 2007, he pleaded guilty to federal felony charges and served 21 months in prison, followed by two months in home confinement. With the loss of his NFL salary and product endorsement deals, combined with previous financial mismanagement, Vick filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2008. Falcons owner Arthur Blank did not want Vick on the Falcons, and after attempts to trade him failed, Vick was released. He signed with the Philadelphia Eagles and was reinstated in week 3 of the 2009 season.
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Mike Ditka
Michael Keller Ditka, Jr. (born October 18, 1939) is a former American football NFL player, television commentator, and coach. Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 years and New Orleans Saints for three years. Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach, and a head coach. Ditka was the only individual to participate in both of the last two Chicago Bears' championships, as a player in 1963 and as head coach in 1985.
Ditka was born as Michael Dyczko in the Pittsburgh-area town of Carnegie, Pennsylvania on October 18, 1939. The oldest child of Mike Sr. and Charlotte, he grew up in nearby Aliquippa, Pennsylvania with siblings Ashton, David, and Mary Ann. Mike Sr., a welder, was one of three brothers of a Ukrainian family in the coal mining and steel manufacturing area in Western Pennsylvania. The surname "Dyczko" was difficult to pronounce in his hometown, so the family name was changed to "Ditka." Ditka attended St. Titus School.
A three-sport star at Aliquippa High School, Ditka hoped to escape his hometown's manufacturing jobs by attending college with a football scholarship. Planning to become a dentist, he was recruited by Notre Dame, Penn State, and University of Pittsburgh. Ditka played for the University of Pittsburgh from 1958–1960, where he also became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He started all three seasons and is widely considered one of the best tight ends in college football history. In addition to playing tight end, he also served as the team's punter. He led the team in receiving in all three of his seasons with them and was a first team selection on the College Football All-America Team in his senior year. In 1986, he was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Mike Holmgren
Michael George Holmgren (born June 15, 1948) is a former professional football coach and current President of the Cleveland Browns. He served as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 1998, and the Seattle Seahawks from 1999 to 2008. Prior to his career in the National Football League, Holmgren coached football at the high school and collegiate levels.
Holmgren is noted for his role in molding quarterbacks such as Steve Young, Brett Favre and Matt Hasselbeck during his tenures in San Francisco, Green Bay and Seattle, respectively. Under Holmgren's leadership and play calling the Green Bay Packers were consistent winners. He became known as one of the best coaches in the NFL[by whom?], leading the Packers to their twelfth league championship in Super Bowl XXXI. Under Holmgren the Seahawks also became a frequent playoff team, including a trip to the franchise's first Super Bowl in 2005.
Holmgren started out as a tight end before becoming a standout quarterback at San Francisco's Abraham Lincoln High School where he was named "Prep Athlete of the Year" in 1965 and graduated in 1966. He continued his playing career as a quarterback at the University of Southern California, from 1966-69. As a sophomore he was on USC's national championship team of 1967, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970. He played behind starter Steve Sogge in 1967–68, and a knee injury put him behind sophomore Jimmy Jones in 1969. Although a back-up, Holmgren was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the eighth round (201st overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft and went to camp with both the Cardinals and the New York Jets that year.
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Mike Mularkey
Michael Rene Mularkey (born November 19, 1961) is an American professional football coach and is currently the head coach for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played 9 seasons in the NFL as a tight end for the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He has served as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.
Mularkey was born in Miami, Florida. He attended Northeast High School in Oakland Park, Florida, and played quarterback for the Northeast Hurricanes high school football team.
Mularkey attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played tight end for coach Charley Pell's Florida Gators football team from 1980 to 1982.
In 1983, Mularkey was a ninth-round draft pick for the San Francisco 49ers, but was cut before appearing in game. He went on to play with the Minnesota Vikings until the conclusion of the 1988 season. In 1989, he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent for the final three years of his playing career. In his nine NFL seasons, Mularkey played in 114 regular season games, started forty-six of them, and caught 102 passes for 1,222 yards and nine touchdowns.
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Mike Munchak
Michael Anthony Munchak (born March 6, 1960) is the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He played college football as an offensive lineman for Penn State University from 1978 to 1981. After his career at Penn State, He was drafted in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft (8th overall) by the Houston Oilers. Munchak has spent his entire professional career, both as a player and a coach, with the Oilers and Titans organization.
Munchak was an offensive lineman for Penn State from 1978-1981 during this time he was a starter for the 1979 and 1981 seasons; However, he missed the 1980 season due to knee injury. During his senior year, he was named a second team All-American and was subsequently drafted 8th overall by the Houston Oilers.
During the 1982 NFL Draft, Mike Munchak was chosen as the Houston Oilers' first round draft pick (8th overall), making him the first offensive lineman drafted that year. In his rookie season, he quickly earned a starting position at the left guard position. He remained in that position for 12 seasons. During that time he garnered nine Pro-Bowl nominations, four All-Pro, Nine Second Team All-Pro, seven All-AFC, and four second team All-Pro selections. In addition he was selected for the 1980s All-Decade Team. Munchak's 12-year tenure tied for second most seasons played with the Houston Oilers.
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Mike Prior
Michael Robert Prior (born November 14, 1963 in Chicago Heights, Illinois), is a former American professional football player who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 7th round of the 1985 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 208 lb (94 kg). defensive back from Illinois State University, Prior played in 13 NFL seasons from 1985 and 1987 to 1998 for the Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, and Green Bay Packers, recording 35 interceptions and 17 fumble recoveries.
Prior was one of the captains of Super Bowl XXXI and intercepted a pass for the Packers thrown by quarterback Drew Bledsoe of the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI.
Prior is also a part of one of the most famous Super Bowl highlights. He was the player who clipped John Elway in Super Bowl XXXII sending him spinning himself into Super Bowl history.
Prior attended Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois where he played football under Coach Dave Mattio. His football career started when he played in the Catholic elementary school leagues for St. Kieran Parish in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Prior also starred as the center fielder for the Illinois state championship winning Hale Swanson all-star baseball team. Prior, along with Joe Lira, Mark Finley, Brad Randle, and Mike Heldt eventually lost to national champion Detroit, Michigan.
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Mike Shanahan
Michael Edward "Mike" Shanahan (born August 24, 1952) is the 28th and current head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Shanahan also holds the title of Vice President of Football Operations with the Redskins, giving him full control over player personnel with the team. Shanahan previously coached the Los Angeles Raiders and the Denver Broncos. He led the Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl victories in 1997 and 1998.
Shanahan played high school football at East Leyden High School, Franklin Park, Illinois, where he played wishbone quarterback for legendary Eagles coach Jack Leese's 1968 and 1969 teams. He held the single-game rushing record of 260 yards on 15 carries (which was set in a 32–8 win over Hinsdale South on September 20, 1969) until it was broken in 1976 by Dennis Cascio. He graduated from high school in June 1970.
He was a quarterback at Eastern Illinois University, where he joined Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. During a practice in the 1970s, a hard hit on the practice field ruptured one of his kidneys, which caused his heart to stop for thirty seconds and nearly killed him. A priest was summoned to read the last rites to Shanahan, a devout Roman Catholic.
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Mike Tomlin
Michael Tomlin (born March 15, 1972) is the current head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Tomlin is the third youngest head coach in any of the four major North American professional sports. He is the tenth African-American head coach in NFL history, and first in Steelers history. With the Steelers' victory in Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009, Tomlin became the youngest head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl victory.
Tomlin attended Denbigh High School and was a three-year starter as a wide receiver/tight end for the College of William and Mary, where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He finished his career with a school-record 20 touchdown catches. He was a second-team All-Yankee Conference selection in 1994. Tomlin never played in the NFL.
Tomlin's coaching career began in 1995 as the wide receiver coach at Virginia Military Institute under former West Virginia University head coach Bill Stewart. He spent the 1996 season as a graduate assistant at the University of Memphis, where he worked with the defensive backs and special teams.
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Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party for President of the United States in the 2012 election. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts (2003–07).
The son of Lenore and George W. Romney (Governor of Michigan, 1963–69), he was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. In 1966, after one year at Stanford University, he left the United States to spend thirty months in France as a Mormon missionary. In 1969, he married Ann Davies, and the couple had five children together. In 1971, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Brigham Young University and, in 1975, a joint Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from Harvard University as a Baker Scholar. He entered the management consulting industry, which in 1977, led to a position at Bain & Company. Later serving as Chief Executive Officer, he helped bring the company out of financial crisis. In 1984, he co-founded the spin-off Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm that became highly profitable and one of the largest such firms in the nation. His net worth is estimated at $190–250 million, wealth that has helped fund his political campaigns. Active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served as Ward Bishop and later Stake President in his area near Boston. He ran as the Republican candidate in the 1994 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, losing to long-time incumbent Ted Kennedy. In 1999, he was hired as President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympics; and he helped turn the fiscally troubled games into a success.
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Nick Skorich
Nicholas Leonard Skorich (June 26, 1921 – October 2, 2004) was an American football offensive lineman and coach.
Skorich played guard at Bellaire High School and the University of Cincinnati before joining the Navy in 1943. After the end of World War II, he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who had drafted him in 1943. He played three years for the Steelers.
Skorich then went into coaching, first at the high school level, then as an assistant with the Steelers from 1954 to 1957. After one year with the Green Bay Packers, he moved to the Philadelphia Eagles, who promoted him to head coach after Buck Shaw retired following the Eagles' 1960 championship season.
The Eagles remained competitive in 1961, winning 10 of 14 games, but fell to 3-10-1 in 1962 and 2-10-2 in 1963. Fired from the Eagles, Skorich took a job as a defensive assistant under Cleveland Browns coach Blanton Collier in 1964. The Browns promoted him to offensive coordinator four years later and head coach upon Collier's retirement after the 1970 season.
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Nolan Cromwell
Nolan Neil Cromwell (born January 30, 1955) is an American football player and coach. He was an All-Pro safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL and played for the University of Kansas in college where he earned All-American honors. Cromwell played for the Rams from 1977 through 1987 and was named to the Pro Bowl in four consecutive years, 1980 through 1983. He played on the Rams' 1979 Super Bowl XIV team. He was the Rams' wide receivers coach from 2010 to 2011.
Cromwell played at Logan High School as a freshman, helping the basketball team win a state championship. When his family moved to Ransom, Cromwell earned the nickname the "Ransom Rambler" while attending Ransom High School as a standout in football, basketball and track. He was a national AAU junior champion in the decathlon, a three-time state champion in track and earned consensus All-State honors in football and basketball. He was named the Wichita Eagle’s high school football player of the decade for the 1970s.
Cromwell, nicknamed "The Ransom Rambler", was an honorable mention All-America quarterback for the University of Kansas Jayhawks. He started at quarterback for two seasons, throwing 92 passes and completing 33 for 606 yards. He is one of KU's ten 1,000-yard rushers in school history.
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Norv Turner
Norval Eugene Turner (born May 17, 1952) is the head coach for the National Football League's San Diego Chargers. He also has served as head coach of the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders, and as offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and San Francisco 49ers. His explosive offense, built around a strong ground attack and the ability to strike fast via the deep pass, is referred to as "Norv-West Air", a play on the name of an airline with a similar name. He is the brother of former University of Illinois head football coach and former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Ron Turner.
Turner has coached the most games in NFL history among head coaches with an overall losing record.
Turner was a student at Alhambra High School in Martinez, California. In football, he played quarterback and safety. He graduated from Alhambra in 1970 and then attended the University of Oregon, where he was a back-up quarterback to future San Diego Charger and Hall of Famer Dan Fouts.
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Pat Shurmur
Pat Shurmur (born April 14, 1965) is currently the head coach of the Cleveland Browns.
Shurmur was a four-year letterman in football at Michigan State University. He played guard and linebacker his freshman season, and started at center the next three seasons. He earned All-Big 10 Conference honors in 1987, his junior year. He was co-captain when the Spartans defeated the USC Trojans in the Rose Bowl in his senior year.
Shurmur’s résumé includes 23 years of coaching experience, including 12 in the NFL. In those 12 seasons, he has been a part of seven playoff teams, winning five division crowns and appearing in the Super Bowl.
Shurmur began working for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1999. On January 21, 2009, Shurmur was hired by Steve Spagnuolo to be the offensive coordinator of the St. Louis Rams.
He helped the Rams improve to a 7-9 record following a 1-15 season in 2009, the second-biggest turnaround in the league in 2010. He guided St. Louis’ offense to improvements in nearly every category including total yards, time of possession and third-down percentage, while they also scored 114 more points than the previous year. In addition, the Rams committed just 21 turnovers in 2010, tied for the ninth-lowest total in the NFL.
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Pete Carroll
Peter Clay "Pete" Carroll (born September 15, 1951) is the head coach and executive Vice-President of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He is a former head coach of the New York Jets, New England Patriots and the University of Southern California Trojans football team.
Carroll was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Rita C. (née Bann) and James Edward "Jim" Carroll. Two of his paternal great-grandparents were Irish immigrants, and his maternal grandparents immigrated from Austria. Carroll attended Redwood High School in Larkspur, California. After being an athlete in childhood, his lack of physical growth as a teenager caused him frustration in high school sports; weighing 110 pounds as an incoming freshman, he was required to bring a special doctor's clearance in order to go out for football. He tried hard to prove himself, a trait that carried on throughout his later life. As a result, he was a three-sport standout in football (playing quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back), basketball and baseball, earning the school's Athlete of the Year award as a senior in 1969; forty years later he was inducted into the charter class of the Redwood High School Athletic Hall of Fame in April 2009.
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Pete Pihos
Peter Louis Pihos (October 22, 1923 – August 16, 2011) was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a high school junior when his mother moved the family to Chicago. His father was a murder victim, and when a suspect was acquitted, Pete decided to become a lawyer. He was just one semester short of a law degree when he became disenchanted with the idea.
Pihos was an All-American at Indiana University, as a defensive end.
Pihos was drafted in the 5th round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Eagles, but two years of military service prevented him from joining the team until 1947. During his nine seasons of play, he missed just one game.
Immediately after Pete joined the Eagles, the team marched to its first divisional championship. In the playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Eastern Division crown, he blocked a punt to set up the first touchdown in the Eagles 21-0 win. Philadelphia won three straight divisional championships and then back-to-back NFL titles by shutout scores. In 1948, the Eagles defeated the Chicago Cardinals 7-0. One year later, Pihos caught a 31-yard touchdown pass in the Eagles 14-0 win over the Los Angeles Rams.
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Ray Rhodes
Raymond Earl Rhodes (born October 20, 1950) is currently a defensive assistant for the Cleveland Browns. He is also the former American football head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers. He is the former assistant defensive backs coach of the Houston Texans. He earned five Super Bowl rings as an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers and was named Coach of the Year by The Associated Press in 1995, his first season as a head coach.
Rhodes attended Mexia High School in Mexia, Texas and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track and field.
Rhodes was a running back at Texas Christian University for two seasons before transferring to the University of Tulsa, where he played wide receiver and defensive back.
Rhodes was selected by the New York Giants in the 10th round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He spent his first three years in the NFL as a wide receiver before switching to defensive back. In 1979, he was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for Tony Dungy, another future head coach. He retired after one season with the 49ers.
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Red Miller
Robert "Red" Miller (born October 31, 1927) is a former professional football coach with the Denver Broncos.
Miller was born and raised in Macomb, Illinois and attended Macomb Public Schools and Western Illinois University, where he was later a star player and coach for the Leathernecks football team. He began his coaching career at high schools in Astoria and Canton, Illinois, and at Carthage College.
Miller was an assistant coach with Lou Saban at Western Illinois in the late 1950s before joining Saban with the AFL's Boston Patriots in 1960. He also was an assistant with Buffalo (1962), Denver (1963–65), St. Louis (1966–70), Baltimore (1971–72) and New England (1973–76) before rejoining the Broncos as head coach.
Miller was named head coach of the Denver Broncos on January 31, 1977, replacing John Ralston. Miller took a team led by linebackers Randy Gradishar, Bob Swenson, and Tom Jackson, cornerback Louis Wright, safety Billy Thompson and defensive end Lyle Alzado— mainstays of the Orange Crush Defense— and veteran quarterback Craig Morton (acquired via trade with the New York Giants) to a 12–2 regular season record and an AFC West Division title.
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Reggie White
Reginald Howard "Reggie" White (December 19, 1961 – December 26, 2004) was an American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for the University of Tennessee, and was recognized as an All-American. After initially playing two professional seasons for the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL), he was selected in the first round of the 1985 Supplemental Draft, and then played for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers, becoming one of the most decorated players in NFL history. The two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 13-time Pro Bowl and 12-time All-Pro selection holds 2nd place all-time amongst career sack leaders with 198.5 (behind Bruce Smith's 200 career sacks) and was selected to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team and the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team. During his professional career, he was also known for his Christian ministry as an ordained Evangelical minister, leading to his nickname, "The Minister of Defense." White is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan (born December 13, 1962) is an American football head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). After serving as an assistant coach for twenty-two years, Ryan attained his first head coaching job in the NFL with the Jets in 2009. He is the son of former Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals head coach Buddy Ryan and is the twin brother of Rob Ryan, defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys.
Upon accepting the position with the Jets, Ryan became well-known throughout the league for his outspoken manner, boisterous attitude and success with the Jets which has included back-to-back AFC Championship appearances in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Players have expressed their interest in playing for Ryan because of his player-friendly attitude. Ryan is also known for his highly esteemed defenses which often feature "relentlessness [and] unpredictable mayhem founded on his premise that 'whatever you do best, we're going to take away from you.'"
Rex Ryan, and his fraternal twin, Rob, were born in Ardmore, Oklahoma on December 13, 1962 to Doris and Buddy Ryan. When the boys were aged two, their parents divorced. Following the divorce, his mother attended the University of Chicago to earn her doctorate. Rex then moved with his mother to Toronto, Canada where she secured an administrative position at the University of Toronto. During the course of his upbringing, Rex wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, a defensive pioneer in the NFL known for developing the 46 defense, and by age six both boys knew they wanted to pursue coaching careers.
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Rich Kotite
Richard Edward "Rich" Kotite (born October 13, 1942) is a former National Football League player and coach.
Kotite was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was a tight end who played collegiately at Wagner College on Staten Island. Kotite was drafted in the 18th round of the 1965 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. After playing for his hometown New York Giants in 1967, Kotite saw action for the Pittsburgh Steelers the next year before returning to the Giants for a four-year stint beginning in 1969.
Following the end of his playing career, Kotite spent much of the next two decades serving as an assistant coach in the NFL, including a lengthy stint as Offensive Coordinator of the New York Jets.
Kotite was offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles during the 1990 season. After head coach Buddy Ryan was fired, Kotite was elevated to replace him.
During his first two years, Kotite led the squad to 10 and 11-win seasons in 1991 and 1992 respectively. In his first game as coach, the Eagles lost Randall Cunningham for the season when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament. His 1991 defense, coached by Bud Carson, led the league in total defense, run defense, and pass defense. In 1992, the Eagles finished 8-0 at home and earned a wild card berth. In 1994, the Eagles began the year with a 7-2 mark; Kotite told the media that he was going to investigate his options following rumors that new team owner Jeffrey Lurie was not going to renew his contract. The timing proved disastrous, with the Eagles losing all seven of their remaining games. After the season, Kotite was fired.
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Roderick Mullen
Roderick Louis Mullen (born December 5, 1972 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a former American football cornerback who played for the Green Bay Packers (1995–1998) and the Carolina Panthers (1999) in the National Football League.
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Romeo Crennel
Romeo Crennel (born June 18, 1947) is the head coach and defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.
Crennel played baseball and football at Fort Knox (Ky.) High School and Central (Va.) High School before committing to college football at Western Kentucky. Although he was a four-year starter as a defensive lineman, he became an offensive lineman during his senior season at the request of the coaching staff. He was named the team's MVP after the switch but was not drafted and never played in the NFL. While the move did hinder his draft chances, it increased his knowledge of the game, by experiencing the trenches from both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. Crennel earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Western Kentucky, and then a master’s degree while serving as a graduate assistant for the school in 1970.
After one season as a graduate assistant with Western Kentucky (1970), Crennel served as the defensive line coach for three seasons (1971–1974). He then became an assistant for defensive coordinator Bill Parcells and head coach Steve Sloan at Texas Tech for three seasons (1975–1977). Crennel finished his collegiate career with two seasons as the defensive ends coach for Mississippi (1978–1979) and one season as the defensive line coach for Georgia Tech (1980).
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Ron Rivera
Ronald Eugene Rivera (born January 7, 1962) is an American football coach and former player, and is currently the head coach of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Rivera played college football for the University of California, and was recognized as an All-American linebacker. He was selected in the second round of the 1984 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the 1985 Chicago Bears, who won Super Bowl XX. As a coach, Rivera was the defensive coordinator for the 2006 Chicago Bears, who won the National Football Conference championship and competed in Super Bowl XLI.
Rivera was born in Fort Ord, California. His father was a Puerto Rican commissioned officer in the United States Army stationed in California. There he met his future wife, Rivera's mother of Mexican heritage. As a result of his father's military service, Rivera had to travel and was educated in military bases in Germany, Panama, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. Finally his family moved to central California. There, he attended Seaside High School, where he first started playing football.
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Santana Dotson
Santana N. Dotson (born December 12, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He was a part of Houston's Yates High School football team when it won the 1985 5A state championship. While at Baylor, Dotson was voted All-American in 1991. He won the 1992 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and played in two Super Bowls with the Green Bay Packers.
Santana Dotson is now working to become an NFL broadcaster, and currently appears on the "Bob & Brian Show," on WHQG Radio in Milwaukee, during the NFL season.
There are several other prominent football players in the Dotson family. Alphonse Dotson, father of Santana played at Grambling University then went on to play for several teams in the NFL, ending with the Oakland Raiders. Santana Dotson also has a nephew, Alonzo Dotson, who played for the Oklahoma Sooners, then was picked up as a free agent by the Washington Redskins, and has played defensive end for the Redskins.
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Sean Landeta
Sean Edward Landeta (born January 6, 1962) is a former American football punter who played in both the United States Football League and the National Football League. Landeta played 22 seasons in the National Football League for five different teams between 1985 and 2006. Landeta was named to the 1980s All-Decade Team as the first punter and the 1990s All-Decade Team as the second punter, as chosen by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee members.
Landeta played almost half of his career for the New York Giants, where he won two championship rings in Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV. He also played for the Rams, Buccaneers, Packers and Eagles. Landeta led the NFL in punts with 107 in 1999, led the NFL in gross punting in 1994 with a 44.8 average, led the NFL with a 37.8 net average in 1989, and led the league with 24 punts inside the 20 in 1990.
Before his pro career, he played college football at Towson University in '79, '80, '81 and '82. He led the nation in punting (NCAA Division II) in 1980 and was named First-Team All American in 1982 (NCAA Division II). Landeta was elected to the Towson University Hall of Fame in September 2005, and to the NCAA Division II College Football Hall of Fame in November 2006.
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Sean Payton
Patrick Sean Payton (born December 29, 1963) is the currently suspended head coach of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. Payton was a quarterback at Naperville Central High School and Eastern Illinois University and played professionally in 1987 and 1988. He began his coaching career as offensive assistant for San Diego State University and had several assistant coaching positions in collegiate and NFL teams before being named as the 10th full-time coach in Saints history in 2006.
Under Payton, the New Orleans Saints made the 2006 NFL playoffs after a 3–13 season in 2005, and Payton won the AP NFL Coach of the Year Award because of this effort. Following the 2009 season, the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl championship.
On March 21, 2012, Payton was suspended for the entire 2012 NFL season, originally set to take effect April 1, 2012, as a result of his involvement in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, under which "bounties" were paid for interceptions, forced fumbles and contact that would "knock out" targeted players on opposing teams. Payton filed an appeal of his suspension with the league the Friday before it was set to take effect. On April 9, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell denied his appeal; his suspension began on April 16.
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Seth Joyner
Seth Joyner (born November 18, 1964 in Spring Valley, New York) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos. Joyner graduated from Spring Valley High School.
Joyner was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the eighth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He was actually cut in training camp, but the Eagles re-signed him later in the season. Joyner played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles (1986–1993), Arizona Cardinals (1994–1996), Green Bay Packers (1997), and the Denver Broncos (1998). Joyner's unique combination of strength and quickness allowed him to excel in all defensive statistical categories and propelled him to three Pro Bowl accolades; being selected in 1991, 1993, and 1994. In one Monday Night Football game in 1991 against the Houston Oilers, Joyner, playing with a 102-degree fever, recorded eight solo tackles, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two sacks. He was named NFL Player of the Year by Sports Illustrated that very same year and received runner-up honors for Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year, while a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. He won Super Bowl XXXIII as a member of the Broncos in 1999, which turned out to be his last game.
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Shannon Clavelle
Shannon Lynn Clavelle (born October 12, 1973 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at the University of Colorado.
Although Clavelle was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round (185th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft, he debuted in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers in 1995. He played on the Packers Super Bowl XXXI Championship team of 1996. In 1997, he played six games with the Packers and finished his career that year playing in one game with the Kansas City Chiefs.
While at Colorado, Clavelle fathered a child Derek with Kristy McCartney, the daughter of then-coach Bill McCartney. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1006171/index.htm
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Shawn Andrews
Shawn Cornelius Andrews (born December 25, 1982) is an American football guard who formerly played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL), and is currently a free agent. He played college football the University of Arkansas, and was a two-time All-American. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and earned three Pro Bowl selections during his career.
Shawn Andrews was born on Christmas Day in 1982 to his mother Linda Andrews. He was raised, along with his two brothers Stacy and Derrick, in the city of Camden, Arkansas. Shawn attended Camden Fairview High School, where he was successful as an offensive lineman for the football team under head coach Marion Glover.
Andrews earned numerous accolades including Parade, USA Today and Prep Football Report first-team All-American honors. He also participated for the high school track team in shot put and discus.
Andrews' high school career garnered him attention from American colleges. He ultimately decided to stay close to home and attend the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where he played for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team and was a teammate of Jason Peters. He started there as a freshman.
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Sherman Lewis
Sherman Lewis (born June 29, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky), is an American football coach and former player, most recently an offensive consultant and offensive play-caller for the Washington Redskins of the NFL. He spent thirty-four years as a coach, but had been out of football since the end of the 2004 season before joining the Redskins mid-way into the 2009 season, where he replaced head coach Jim Zorn as the team's offensive play-caller after the sixth game of the season. He attended Michigan State University as an undergrad and later received his graduate degree from Michigan State in education administration.
Lewis began his football career at Michigan State as a halfback. He was named to the College Football All-America Team and finished third behind winner Roger Staubach and runner-up Billy Lothridge for the Heisman Trophy in 1963. His professional playing career included parts of the 1964 and 1965 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
After a brief career as a professional football player, he was hired as an assistant coach for the football team at his alma mater, Michigan State, from 1969 through 1982. He went on to become the running backs coach for Bill Walsh, under whom the San Francisco 49ers won three Super Bowls. Subsequently, in 1992, he became the offensive coordinator for Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Holmgren.
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Steve Spagnuolo
Stephen Christopher Spagnuolo (pronounced [spaˈɲɲɔ.lo]; born December 21, 1959) is the current defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints. He was previously the head coach of the St. Louis Rams from January 2009 to January 2012. He was also defensive coordinator of the New York Giants from January 2007 to January 2009, and also served for eight years under defensive coordinator Jim Johnson of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Born in the Whitinsville section of Northbridge, MA, Spagnuolo moved to Grafton as a youth. After graduating from Grafton (MA) High School, Spagnuolo played wide receiver at Springfield College. He assisted the University of Massachusetts football team while pursuing his graduate degree.
Spagnuolo began his NFL coaching career in the Philadelphia Eagles organization in 1999, serving as linebackers and defensive backs coach. He remained there for eight years, learning Jim Johnson's defensive philosophy. It was under Johnson that Spagnuolo cultivated his trademark look, goatee and buzz cut.
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Steve Van Buren
Stephen W. Van Buren (born December 28, 1920) is a former professional American football halfback who played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League from 1944–1951, and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Van Buren was born in La Ceiba, Honduras but, after he was orphaned as a boy, he was sent to live with relatives in New Orleans. From Easton High School in New Orleans, he received an athletic scholarship to Louisiana State University, where he led the nation in points (110) and touchdowns (16) as a senior.
A first-round draft pick in the 1944 NFL Draft, Van Buren ran for 444 yards in nine games during his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles. He also led the league in returning punts as a rookie. The following season, Van Buren led the NFL in rushing for the first time. He would win three additional rushing crowns in 1947, 1948 and 1949, becoming the first running back in NFL history to achieve three consecutive rushing titles. Jim Brown (1957–1961, 1963–1965) twice, Earl Campbell (1978–1980), and Emmitt Smith (1991–1993) have since managed that feat. All four are in the Pro Football Hall Of Fame.
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Ted Marchibroda
Theodore "Ted" Joseph Marchibroda (born March 15, 1931) is a former American football quarterback and head coach in the National Football League.
Marchibroda played college football at Saint Bonaventure University and the University of Detroit, where he excelled as a quarterback. He was drafted in 1953 by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers. After one year, he left the Steelers to serve in the army. He finished his career with the Chicago Cardinals.
He began his coaching career as an assistant for the Los Angeles Rams. He then served as offensive coordinator under George Allen for the Washington Redskins. He got his first head coaching job for the Baltimore Colts in 1975. In his first year there he turned the colts into an instant playoff contender as they won the AFC East title. The Colts would win the AFC East title the next 2 seasons led by 1976 NFL MVP Bert Jones and sensational running back Lydell Mitchell, but in those 3 playoff seasons the Colts would lose in the AFC Divisional Playoffs including the heartbreaking 37-31 loss to the Oakland Raiders in the 1977 postseason. He stayed as coach until 1979, and again he served as coach for the Indianapolis Colts from 1992 to 1995. He also coached the Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 1998, making him the only man to serve as head coach for both Baltimore NFL teams. He compiled a career record of 87–98–1, with an 2–4 record in the playoffs. He also was the offensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills during the Jim Kelly years from 1989-1991.
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Terrell Owens
Terrell Eldorado Owens ( /ˈtɛrəl/; born on December 7, 1973) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a Free Agent. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Owens holds or shares several National Football League records, and features in the all-time top-five in several receiving categories, including yards and touchdowns.
As productive as he has been, Owens has been equally controversial, creating firestorms with almost every team he has played for as a professional. Owens played college football and basketball at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and was selected in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Owens was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2004 after a spat with 49ers front office members. Two years later, he was released and signed to another large pact by the Dallas Cowboys, only to be given his unconditional release on March 4, 2009. Owens has also played for the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals in 2009 and 2010, respectively. He recently played for the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League, before being released in 2012.
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Terry Mickens
Terry KaJuan Mickens (born February 21, 1971 in Tallahassee, Florida) is a retired American football player, who was a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers and the Oakland Raiders from 1994 to 1999. He played college football at Florida A&M University. In his career he recorded 4 touchdowns; 3 with Green Bay and one with Oakland. His career best game was against the Detroit Lions, in which he had two touchdown receptions.
In 1996 he was part of the Super Bowl XXXI winning Green Bay Packers team.
In 2005 he began scouting for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Son Named Quinton Mickens in Louisiana
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Tom Coughlin
Thomas Richard Coughlin (born August 31, 1946) is an American football coach who is currently head coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Coughlin led the Giants to victory in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. Coughlin was also the inaugural head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, serving from 1995–2002 and leading the team to two AFC Championship Games. Prior to his professional football career he was head coach of the Boston College Eagles football team from 1991–1993, and served in a variety of coaching and administrative positions in college football.
Coughlin was born in Waterloo, New York. He attended Waterloo High School, and was a good student and a letterman in football. While attending Waterloo, he gained the school's single season touchdown record-which still stands at 19.
Coughlin attended Syracuse University, where he played halfback for the Syracuse Orange football team. He was teammates with Larry Csonka and Floyd Little. In 1967, he set the school's single-season pass receiving record. Jim Boeheim was his residence advisor (RA) while attending Syracuse.
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Tom Landry
Thomas Wade "Tom" Landry (September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He is ranked as one of the greatest and most innovative coaches in National Football League (NFL) history, creating many new formations and methods. He invented the now popular 4–3 defense, and the "flex defense" system made famous by the "Doomsday Defense" squads he created during his 29 year tenure with the Dallas Cowboys.
Landry won two Super Bowl titles (VI, XII), 5 NFC titles, 13 Divisional titles, and compiled a 270-178-6 record, the 3rd most wins of all time for an NFL coach. His 20 career playoff victories are the most of any coach in NFL history. He was named the NFL Coach of the Year in 1966 and the NFC Coach of the Year in 1975. His most impressive professional accomplishment is his 20 consecutive winning seasons (1966–1985), an NFL record that remains unbroken and unchallenged. Also from 1965-1981 the Cowboys won 17 consecutive regular season openers, also an NFL record that remains unbroken and unchallenged. Under Landry the Cowboys had a record of 41-11 in regular season games in the month of Dec. from 1965–1982, and 24-4 from 1970-1979 to either clinch a playoff spot or build momentum to go deep on many championship runs, from 1966-1982 Dallas played in 12 NFL/NFC Championship games, a span of 17 years. More impressive is the Cowboys appearance in 10 NFC Championship games in the 13 year span from 1970-1982. Leading the Cowboys to 3 Super Bowl appearances in four years between 1975–1978,and 5 in 9 years between 1970–1978, and being on T.V. more than any other NFL Franchise is what spawned the title of "America's Team", a title Landry did not appreciate because he felt it would bring on extra motivation from the rest of the league to compete with the 'Boys. The Cowboys also won 10+ games 17 out of 20 years from 1966-1985 including playoff wins, for a overall record of 226-95-2 in that span of 20 consecutive winning seasons.
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Tom Lovat
Thomas Lovat is a former American football coach in the NCAA, National Football League, and the Canadian Football League.
Lovat started coaching at Utah, there he became the defensive line coach in 1967. Next he went to Idaho State University (1968–70) coaching the defensive secondary and offensive line. Then Lovat moved on to the CFL as the defensive coordinator for the Ottawa Rough Riders (1971), and then went back to Utah as an assistant from 1972–73 and became the head coach 1974–76.
Next Lovat coached at Stanford University from 1977–79 with Bill Walsh. Then he was hired by Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers as the assistant offensive line coach in 1980, and then to St. Louis Cardinals under Jim Hanifan from 1981–84, as line coach. Then he coached the Indianapolis Colts from 1985–88; and back to the Cardinals when the team moved to Phoenix, coaching under Joe Bugel, as his line coach from 1990–91. Then he was hired by Mike Holmgren with the Packers from 1992–98,and finished his career with the Seattle Seahawks in 2003, finishing twelve years coaching for Holmgren.
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Tra Thomas
William "Tra" Thomas, III (born November 20, 1974) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles 11th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played for the Eagles for eleven seasons, from 1998–2008. He played college football at Florida State.
Thomas was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Diego Chargers. He was a one-time All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowl selection in his career.
Thomas attended DeLand High School in DeLand, Florida and was a letterman in football.
Thomas was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles 11th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played for the Eagles from 1998–2008, starting 165 of 166 games at left offensive tackle. He made three Pro Bowls with the Eagles.
On March 9, 2009, Thomas signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a free agent. He was released on February 11, 2010.
Thomas was signed by the San Diego Chargers to a one-year contract on June 9, 2010. He underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee during training camp.
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Travis Jervey
Travis Richard Jervey (born May 5, 1972 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a former American football tailback. He played for the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, and Atlanta Falcons. He played his college football at The Citadel.
In 1997, he was the first Packers' player to make the Pro Bowl for his play on kick coverage.
In 1999, he signed a 4-year free agent contract with the 49ers worth $6 million.
He currently coaches football at Wando High School in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.[citation needed]
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Troy Vincent
Troy Darnell Vincent (born June 8, 1970) is a former Defensive Back for the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Dolphins with the 7th overall pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin.
Vincent is the Vice President of the NFL Player Engagement Organization, formerly the NFL Player Development Organization, a position he was named to in February 2010. His mission is to engage and enable players to be better citizens, and lifelong learners while pursuing continuous improvement in family relations, social interactions, personal growth and career development.
Troy Vincent's organization initiatives and efforts to offer current and former players career transition resources were cited in the Boston Globe and most recently in The New York Times article titled Help for Pro Athletes When the Cheers Stop
John Smallwood, Philadelphia Daily News sports columnist, wrote about Troy Vincent's efforts to support ex-players in their transition from the playing field to life after football. With over 160 days spent annually on the road, Vincent is viewed as a mobile professional. Vincent provided insights on balancing such a demanding schedule in a USA Today article.
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Vince Lombardi
Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an American football coach. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight league championships and five in seven years, including winning the first two Super Bowls following the 1966 and 1967 NFL seasons. The National Football League's Super Bowl trophy is named in his honor. He was enshrined in the NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
He played football at St. Francis Preparatory School, and later Fordham University. He began coaching as an assistant and later as a head coach at St. Cecilia High School. He would later become an assistant coach at Fordham University, the U.S. Military Academy, and the New York Giants before becoming a head coach for the Green Bay Packers from 1959 to 1967 and the Washington Redskins in 1969. He never had a losing season as a head coach in the NFL, compiling an impressive regular season winning percentage of 73.8% and 90% in the postseason.
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Vince Papale
Vincent Francis Papale (born February 9, 1946 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player. He played three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League following two seasons with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League. Papale was the inspiration for the 2006 movie Invincible.
Papale attended Interboro High School, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track and field. In his only year of varsity football, Papale won All-Delaware County Honorable Mention honors. In track, he was a standout pole vaulter, triple jumper, and long jumper. He began competing in track during his senior year at Interboro. He won the District I (Philadelphia suburban area) large-schools championship in pole vault, then finished fourth in the state meet. Papale's best pole vault that year was 12 ft 9 in which edged him into the top 10 all-time PA high school vaulters
Papale attended Philadelphia's Saint Joseph's University on a track scholarship (the university did not have a football team). As a junior, he won a United States Track & Field Federation (USTFF) college development pole vault at Madison Square Garden (February 10) with a vault of 14 ft 6 in. He never placed at IC4A or Penn Relays. Papale did score in the Middle Atlantic Conference championships (University Division, which included La Salle University, Temple University, Lehigh University, Lafayette College, University of Delaware, Bucknell, Gettysburg College, American University, West Chester University).
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Wade Key
Allan Wade Key (born October 14, 1946) is a former professional American football guard and offensive tackle in the National Football League who played ten seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1970–1979. After playing college football for Southwest Texas State University, he was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Eagles. He was named to the Eagles' 75th Anniversary Team in 2007.
Key attended Edison High School in San Antonio, Texas. He lettered in football and track and field. In the Hub City Relays in Alice, Texas, in 1963, Key placed fifth in the discus. He played tight end in football, and was selected to an all-star team for the Texas High School Coaches Association clinic in 1964.
After graduating high school, Key played college football for Southwest Texas State University as a starting tight end. In track and field, he placed first in the shot put during the Lone Star Conference finals with 54 feet 3.25 inches (16.54 metres) in May 1967. He finished fourth in the discus in the finals. In the Texas Relays in April 1968, Key placed third in the shot put with 55 feet 9.5 inches (17.01 metres). He was inducted into the Texas State Bobcats Hall of Honor in 1983.
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Wayne Fontes
Wayne Fontes (born February 2, 1940) is a former American football coach and college and professional football player who was the head coach of the NFL's Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1996. His 67 wins and 71 losses are each the most for a head coach in team history.
Fontes was born in the fishing community of New Bedford, Massachusetts. According to the 1930 US Census, his mother, Matilda Fontes, was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. His father, Caetano Fontes, was born in Cape Verde, a Portuguese colony at the time. Fontes grew up in Canton, Ohio where he played football at McKinley High School. He attended Michigan State University and graduated in 1962. After he was taken in the ninth round of the 1961 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, Fontes played one year for the New York Titans of the American Football League. Fontes played nine games for the Titans in the 1962 season as a defensive back, recording four interceptions. He returned one interception 83 yards for a touchdown, a franchise record that would stand for 27 years.
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Wayne Millner
Wayne Vernal Millner (January 31, 1913 – November 19, 1976) was an American football player who was known for his clutch play as an offensive and defensive end for both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and for the National Football League's Washington Redskins.
Millner grew up in Roxbury, Massachusetts and played high school football at Salem High School, where he earned All-State honors in football during each of his four seasons of play.
Millner later played for three prep schools, including Malvern Preparatory School, until Notre Dame recruited him in 1933.
Millner attended and played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1933 through 1935.
While at Notre Dame, Millner was involved in many notable plays. In 1933, Notre Dame was playing unbeaten Army and trailed 12-6 with one minute to play. Then Millner blocked an Army punt and recovered it for a touchdown and Notre Dame won 13-12.
In 1935, both Notre Dame and Ohio State University were unbeaten. Notre Dame trailed 13-0, but then scored two late touchdowns. Millner then caught a touchdown pass from Bill Shakespeare in the closing seconds to beat Ohio State, 18-13 and stayed undefeated.
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Weeb Ewbank
Wilbur "Weeb" Ewbank (May 6, 1907 – November 17, 1998) was an American professional football coach. He coached the New York Jets to victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III in 1969.
Ewbank was born in Richmond, Indiana, and lived there through high school. He then attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he played quarterback under head coach Chester Pittser and was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
Ewbank's first football coaching job was in 1928 at Van Wert High School in Van Wert, Ohio. He soon moved back to Oxford, Ohio, and took a position to coach all sports at McGuffey High School. McGuffey was a school run by Miami University, separate from Oxford's public high school. In 1939, Ewbank agreed to coach both the McGuffey High School and the Miami University basketball team when Miami’s basketball coach left for another job.
During World War II Ewbank joined the Navy and was assigned to Naval Station Great Lakes, where he was reunited with his Miami teammate Paul Brown who was the base football coach. At Great Lakes, he assisted Brown with the football team and coached the basketball team
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Is Andy Reid Overrated Or Underrated?
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Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith discuss Andy Reid's legacy as head coach in Philadelphia.
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Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith discuss Andy Reid's legacy as head coach in Philadelphia.
Andy Reid Introduced As Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach 1/7/13
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Andy Reid & Kansas City Chiefs press conference.
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Andy Reid & Kansas City Chiefs press conference.
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Eagles Fire Andy Reid
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Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen discuss the Eagles' firing of Andy Reid.
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Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen discuss the Eagles' firing of Andy Reid.
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SoundFX - Andy Reid Part 1
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SoundFX - Andy Reid Part 1
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Philadelphia Eagles Coach Andy Reid Sitdown Interview with Sabol [HQ]
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Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid Sitdown Interview with Sabol [HQ] it's so Funny the way he talks during post games GO ANDY REID US EAGLES FANS LOVE YA MAN BRING US TO THE SUPER BOWL AND WIN IT FOR US GO EAGLES FLY EAGLES FLY ON THE ROAD TO VICKTORY.
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Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid Sitdown Interview with Sabol [HQ] it's so Funny the way he talks during post games GO ANDY REID US EAGLES FANS LOVE YA MAN BRING US TO THE SUPER BOWL AND WIN IT FOR US GO EAGLES FLY EAGLES FLY ON THE ROAD TO VICKTORY.
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Chiefs 2013 Offseason: Four Potential Candidates Andy Reid Could Target for Upgrade at Quarterback
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After getting historically inept play from from Matt Cassel and Brady Quinn at the quarterback position in 2012, the primary priority for the Kansas City Chiefs heading into 2013 is to get some stability under center moving forward. Bringing in Andy Reid, a proven developer of quarterbacks, will help. However, the Chiefs also need to look to free agency and the draft to add some more competent bodies to the fold. Which options make the most sense? BJ Kissel of Arrowhead Pride provides analysis of the potential quarterbacks that the Chiefs may look to add in the offseason. Subscribe!
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After getting historically inept play from from Matt Cassel and Brady Quinn at the quarterback position in 2012, the primary priority for the Kansas City Chiefs heading into 2013 is to get some stability under center moving forward. Bringing in Andy Reid, a proven developer of quarterbacks, will help. However, the Chiefs also need to look to free agency and the draft to add some more competent bodies to the fold. Which options make the most sense? BJ Kissel of Arrowhead Pride provides analysis of the potential quarterbacks that the Chiefs may look to add in the offseason. Subscribe!
- published: 09 Jan 2013
- views: 6643
- author: sbnarrowheadpride
Inside the Huddle: Looking Ahead
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- Updated: 12 Jan 2013
John Clayton looks ahead to decisions Andy Reid will have to make in Kansas City, Adrian Peterson's next challenge, an NFC playoff trend and how RG III's knee injury may affect his future performance.
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John Clayton looks ahead to decisions Andy Reid will have to make in Kansas City, Adrian Peterson's next challenge, an NFC playoff trend and how RG III's knee injury may affect his future performance.
- published: 10 Jan 2013
- views: 619
- author: ESPN
Andy Reid
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- Duration: 1:15
- Updated: 18 Mar 2012
His two goals for Sheffield United.
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Taylor Swift - PARODY - We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy
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- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Music video by From Start to Film, LLC, Casey Conklin performing We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy, a PARODY of We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. ©: 2012 Big Machine Records, LLC. Please Subscribe: www.youtube.com Thanks to Alessandra Ameen, Crystal Cowling, Jordi Wallen, Newt Wallen, Justin Silverman. Special appearance by Joe Conklin. Directed & Edited by Shawn Caple Thanks to all of the Eagles fans that participated. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy LYRICS Reid: Alright, got to do a better job, I'll take full responsibility, times yours I remember when you screwed up the first time Fourteen years later is enough, cause like We haven't had a sack in a month And you say, you'll do a, better, job Reid: Better job. What? Then you come out again and say Listen, I'm taking full responsibility. I've had it. Every week is Groundhog Day, I say: I hate you. You say, you'll fix it. Times yours Reid: Times yours Oooh you screwed it up again last night But Oooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you We are never ever ever gonna win with Andy We are never ever ever gonna win with Andy You go fire your friends, Always your friends, it's never you But we are never ever ever gonna win with Andy Banner: What do they call the definition of insanity? Like ever... I'm really gonna miss our Monday talk And your, funny way managing of the clock. Your stupid, play calling in the red zone And all the, fourth quarter ...
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Music video by From Start to Film, LLC, Casey Conklin performing We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy, a PARODY of We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. ©: 2012 Big Machine Records, LLC. Please Subscribe: www.youtube.com Thanks to Alessandra Ameen, Crystal Cowling, Jordi Wallen, Newt Wallen, Justin Silverman. Special appearance by Joe Conklin. Directed & Edited by Shawn Caple Thanks to all of the Eagles fans that participated. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy LYRICS Reid: Alright, got to do a better job, I'll take full responsibility, times yours I remember when you screwed up the first time Fourteen years later is enough, cause like We haven't had a sack in a month And you say, you'll do a, better, job Reid: Better job. What? Then you come out again and say Listen, I'm taking full responsibility. I've had it. Every week is Groundhog Day, I say: I hate you. You say, you'll fix it. Times yours Reid: Times yours Oooh you screwed it up again last night But Oooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you We are never ever ever gonna win with Andy We are never ever ever gonna win with Andy You go fire your friends, Always your friends, it's never you But we are never ever ever gonna win with Andy Banner: What do they call the definition of insanity? Like ever... I'm really gonna miss our Monday talk And your, funny way managing of the clock. Your stupid, play calling in the red zone And all the, fourth quarter ...
- published: 18 Nov 2012
- views: 420282
- author: fromstarttofilm
Andy Reid Yelling at Cullen Jenkins 8-20-12
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Andy Reid and Cullen Jenkins go nose-to-nose during sideline argument (VIDEO), In a strange scene from tonight's Eagles-Patriots game, Cullen Jenkins got right up into the face of head coach Andy Reid on the sideline, with the two going at it for a few moments before being separated by coaches and teammates. And it was all caught on camera. The moment came in the second quarter, after the Philadelphia defense allowed an 80-yard scoring drive. Reid barked something at Jenkins -- likely in an attempt to inspire a better effort from his troops -- but the 6'5″ defensive tackle took exception to being chastised, standing up to go nose-to-nose with his coach. Needless to say, this didn't go over too well with Reid, who repeatedly told Jenkins to "sit down" while defensive line coach Jim Washburn stepped between the two. Jenkins -- in his second season with the team -- seemed unwilling to comply, shouting back at Reid before DT Derek Landri dragged him away, potentially saving Jenkins from himself. The immediate reaction has to be "what Cullen was thinking?!?", especially considering that Reid is currently grieving the recent loss of his son. And you also have to wonder why tempers are already running so high for the Eagles, so early into this year's campaign. Seems a bit soon for the in-fighting to have already begun. Apparently, Reid and Jenkins were seen conversing on the sideline later in the game, so let's hope they were able to talk everything out.
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Andy Reid and Cullen Jenkins go nose-to-nose during sideline argument (VIDEO), In a strange scene from tonight's Eagles-Patriots game, Cullen Jenkins got right up into the face of head coach Andy Reid on the sideline, with the two going at it for a few moments before being separated by coaches and teammates. And it was all caught on camera. The moment came in the second quarter, after the Philadelphia defense allowed an 80-yard scoring drive. Reid barked something at Jenkins -- likely in an attempt to inspire a better effort from his troops -- but the 6'5″ defensive tackle took exception to being chastised, standing up to go nose-to-nose with his coach. Needless to say, this didn't go over too well with Reid, who repeatedly told Jenkins to "sit down" while defensive line coach Jim Washburn stepped between the two. Jenkins -- in his second season with the team -- seemed unwilling to comply, shouting back at Reid before DT Derek Landri dragged him away, potentially saving Jenkins from himself. The immediate reaction has to be "what Cullen was thinking?!?", especially considering that Reid is currently grieving the recent loss of his son. And you also have to wonder why tempers are already running so high for the Eagles, so early into this year's campaign. Seems a bit soon for the in-fighting to have already begun. Apparently, Reid and Jenkins were seen conversing on the sideline later in the game, so let's hope they were able to talk everything out.
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 21426
- author: CalMeMayBe
Asante Samuel on Andy Reid
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- Duration: 1:37
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Asante Samuel disses Andy Reid
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Dick Vermeil praises Andy Reid
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- Duration: 2:33
- Updated: 10 Jan 2013
Among other amusing bits.
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Kansas City Chiefs Welcome Andy Reid as New Head Coach During Monday Press Conference
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- Duration: 3:53
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
The Kansas City Chiefs have their new head coach -- Andy Reid. After more than a decade with the Philadelphia Eagles, Reid was dismissed following Philly's disappointing 2012 season. But it didn't take long for the future Hall of Fame coach to land a new gig. Clark Hunt and the Chiefs organization welcomed Reid on Monday afternoon during a press conference full of optimism. BJ Kissel of Arrowhead Pride explains and shares some quotes from the presser. Subscribe!
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The Kansas City Chiefs have their new head coach -- Andy Reid. After more than a decade with the Philadelphia Eagles, Reid was dismissed following Philly's disappointing 2012 season. But it didn't take long for the future Hall of Fame coach to land a new gig. Clark Hunt and the Chiefs organization welcomed Reid on Monday afternoon during a press conference full of optimism. BJ Kissel of Arrowhead Pride explains and shares some quotes from the presser. Subscribe!
- published: 08 Jan 2013
- views: 3071
- author: sbnarrowheadpride
ANDY REID IS DONE!!! EAGLES GET BLOWN OUT 42-7
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- Duration: 8:55
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
SHOUT OUT TO STEVEN ROSE. CHECK OUT HIS CHANNEL - www.youtube.com EAGLES FINISH 4-12 SAD ASS FOOTBALL TEAM TWITTER - twitter.com
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SHOUT OUT TO STEVEN ROSE. CHECK OUT HIS CHANNEL - www.youtube.com EAGLES FINISH 4-12 SAD ASS FOOTBALL TEAM TWITTER - twitter.com
- published: 30 Dec 2012
- views: 4116
- author: eatdatpussy445
Trotter: Reid Outcoached In Big Games
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- Duration: 7:51
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
Former Eagles LB Jeremiah Trotter says Andy Reid was outcoached in big games.
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Former Eagles LB Jeremiah Trotter says Andy Reid was outcoached in big games.
- published: 04 Jan 2013
- views: 1804
- author: ESPN
End Of An Era In Philly
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- Duration: 2:53
- Updated: 05 Jan 2013
Ron Jaworski and Merril Hoge discuss the Eagles' firing of Andy Reid after 14 years as head coach.
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Ron Jaworski and Merril Hoge discuss the Eagles' firing of Andy Reid after 14 years as head coach.
- published: 31 Dec 2012
- views: 1988
- author: ESPN
Andy Reid press conference
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- Duration: 6:58
- Updated: 06 Jan 2013
Andy Reid speaks to media just days after Garrett Reid's death
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Andy Reid speaks to media just days after Garrett Reid's death
- published: 08 Aug 2012
- views: 6490
- author: CrossingBroad
Andy Reid to the Kansas City Chiefs
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- Duration: 3:51
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
www.youtube.com Click here to watch Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini Get Into Training Ground Altercation Andy Reid to the Kansas City Chiefs Andy Reid left the Eagles, but it looks like he's already landed his next gig with the Kansas City Chiefs. Constant and Dave debate if this was the right move for the Chiefs and how soon Reid could turn around such a bad team. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FOR MACHINIMA'S BEST HIGH QUALITY SERIES, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE MMO & RPG GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE COMPETITIVE GAMING, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE ANIMATIONS & SHORTS, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com
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www.youtube.com Click here to watch Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini Get Into Training Ground Altercation Andy Reid to the Kansas City Chiefs Andy Reid left the Eagles, but it looks like he's already landed his next gig with the Kansas City Chiefs. Constant and Dave debate if this was the right move for the Chiefs and how soon Reid could turn around such a bad team. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FOR MACHINIMA'S BEST HIGH QUALITY SERIES, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE MMO & RPG GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE COMPETITIVE GAMING, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE ANIMATIONS & SHORTS, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com
- published: 03 Jan 2013
- views: 3166
- author: MachinimaSports
Babin Surprised By Release
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- Duration: 6:50
- Updated: 07 Jan 2013
Jason Babin joins "NFL Live" to discuss getting released by the Eagles, and also talks about Andy Reid, Philadelphia's struggles and his future.
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Jason Babin joins "NFL Live" to discuss getting released by the Eagles, and also talks about Andy Reid, Philadelphia's struggles and his future.
- published: 27 Nov 2012
- views: 5960
- author: ESPN
Black Monday! Lovie Smith, Andy Reid, Norv Turner, and others fired. Playoffs set!
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- Duration: 13:57
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Black Monday lived up to it's name as major firings occurred throughout the NFL not even 24 hours after the regular season had been completed. Andy Reid, Lovie Smith, Norv Turner, Chan Gailey, Pat Shurmur, Romeo Crennel, and others were among the dismissed. Meanwhile the NFL playoffs were set, and will start next Saturday nfl, football, national football league, andy reid fired, lovie smith fired, chan gailey fired, norv turner fired, washington redskins vs seattle seahawks, indianapolis colts vs baltimore ravens, cincinnati bengals vs houston texans, minnesota vikings vs green bay packers, adrian peterson rushing record, rg3, andrew luck, russell wilson ,alfred morris
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Black Monday lived up to it's name as major firings occurred throughout the NFL not even 24 hours after the regular season had been completed. Andy Reid, Lovie Smith, Norv Turner, Chan Gailey, Pat Shurmur, Romeo Crennel, and others were among the dismissed. Meanwhile the NFL playoffs were set, and will start next Saturday nfl, football, national football league, andy reid fired, lovie smith fired, chan gailey fired, norv turner fired, washington redskins vs seattle seahawks, indianapolis colts vs baltimore ravens, cincinnati bengals vs houston texans, minnesota vikings vs green bay packers, adrian peterson rushing record, rg3, andrew luck, russell wilson ,alfred morris
- published: 31 Dec 2012
- views: 1627
- author: UncutSports
Andy Reid Fired FULL News Conference by Philadelphia Eagles Jeffrey Lurie | Time is Yours !!
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Please SUBSCRIBE for the Best Music and Breaking NEWS !! Andy Reid Fired FULL News Conference by Philadelphia Eagles Jeffrey Lurie Eagles owner Jeff Lurie met the media today to do something he hasn't done in 14 years, announce the firing of his head coach. Lurie even lamented that he's watched these press conferences around the league for so long and been thankful he didn't have to do it himself. However, after a 4-12 season and 4 years without a playoff win, it was time to make a change. Lurie began by praising Andy for his work ethic, professionalism and record calling him "a gem of a person." He said he looks forward to the day he welcomes back as a member of the Eagles Hall of Fame. Still, as much as Lurie praised Reid, he couldn't escape the fact that he was at a press conference announcing the firing of the coach. So quickly the questions turned to why. First, Lurie said that he retained Reid after last year because history showed him that Reid had been able to bounce back. "Every time our team under Andy Reid was 8-8 or less, the next season we were a double digit win playoff team advancing to the NFC Championship. That was the history. I really believed that this year with our talent we would be a double digit win playoff team. So no one was more disappointed than me in how we finished." He said he had been leaning toward firing Andy ever since he faced up to the fact that the team wasn't going to improve on last year. However, he promised himself he would not ...
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Please SUBSCRIBE for the Best Music and Breaking NEWS !! Andy Reid Fired FULL News Conference by Philadelphia Eagles Jeffrey Lurie Eagles owner Jeff Lurie met the media today to do something he hasn't done in 14 years, announce the firing of his head coach. Lurie even lamented that he's watched these press conferences around the league for so long and been thankful he didn't have to do it himself. However, after a 4-12 season and 4 years without a playoff win, it was time to make a change. Lurie began by praising Andy for his work ethic, professionalism and record calling him "a gem of a person." He said he looks forward to the day he welcomes back as a member of the Eagles Hall of Fame. Still, as much as Lurie praised Reid, he couldn't escape the fact that he was at a press conference announcing the firing of the coach. So quickly the questions turned to why. First, Lurie said that he retained Reid after last year because history showed him that Reid had been able to bounce back. "Every time our team under Andy Reid was 8-8 or less, the next season we were a double digit win playoff team advancing to the NFC Championship. That was the history. I really believed that this year with our talent we would be a double digit win playoff team. So no one was more disappointed than me in how we finished." He said he had been leaning toward firing Andy ever since he faced up to the fact that the team wasn't going to improve on last year. However, he promised himself he would not ...
- published: 31 Dec 2012
- views: 3154
- author: InsaneMrBrain
How To Fix The Chiefs
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- Duration: 3:10
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
Herm Edwards discusses the challenges that Andy Reid will face as the new coach of the Chiefs.
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Herm Edwards discusses the challenges that Andy Reid will face as the new coach of the Chiefs.
- published: 07 Jan 2013
- views: 1761
- author: ESPN
Andy Reid and Cullen Jenkins Argue on Sideline
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Andy Reid And Cullen Jenkins Get All Up In Each Other's Grills, A shouting match erupted between the coach and player in the second quarter following the New England Patriots' 13-play, 80-yard touchdown drive led by backup quarterback Ryan Mallett in Philadelphia's 27-17 victory. The altercation was caught on tape by ESPN's cameras, and it looked serious there for a second. Reid had just watched a bunch of Patriots reserves march down the field on the Eagles' first-team defense, and he was obviously upset about it. He said something to Jenkins, who in return didn't take too kindly and fired back at his coach, stepping up to him in the process. "It's an emotional game. He was fired up, I was fired up," Reid said after the game, via NFL.com. "Those things happen. Cullen is my primary leader on that defensive line. I count on him for a lot of things. He was upset and I was upset, and we talked about it afterwards." As for an interesting way of explaining his part in escalating the situation, Reid blamed his natural red hair for a temper that "flairs up every once in a while." Definintely didn't see that one coming. Didn't see this entire situation coming, actually, because Reid is usually so even-keeled. In a strange way, it was refreshing to see him like this.
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Andy Reid And Cullen Jenkins Get All Up In Each Other's Grills, A shouting match erupted between the coach and player in the second quarter following the New England Patriots' 13-play, 80-yard touchdown drive led by backup quarterback Ryan Mallett in Philadelphia's 27-17 victory. The altercation was caught on tape by ESPN's cameras, and it looked serious there for a second. Reid had just watched a bunch of Patriots reserves march down the field on the Eagles' first-team defense, and he was obviously upset about it. He said something to Jenkins, who in return didn't take too kindly and fired back at his coach, stepping up to him in the process. "It's an emotional game. He was fired up, I was fired up," Reid said after the game, via NFL.com. "Those things happen. Cullen is my primary leader on that defensive line. I count on him for a lot of things. He was upset and I was upset, and we talked about it afterwards." As for an interesting way of explaining his part in escalating the situation, Reid blamed his natural red hair for a temper that "flairs up every once in a while." Definintely didn't see that one coming. Didn't see this entire situation coming, actually, because Reid is usually so even-keeled. In a strange way, it was refreshing to see him like this.
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 17675
- author: CalMeMayBe
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Andy Reid On Being Kansas City Chiefs New Head Coach 1/7/13
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- Duration: 9:32
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
Andy Reid interview after being introduced as new Chiefs coach.
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Andy Reid interview after being introduced as new Chiefs coach.
- published: 07 Jan 2013
- views: 1597
- author: Jeramy Richter
Philadelphia Eagles Coach Andy Reid Sitdown Interview with Sabol [HQ]
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- Duration: 7:43
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid Sitdown Interview with Sabol [HQ] it's so Funny the way he talks during post games GO ANDY REID US EAGLES FANS LOVE YA MAN BRING US TO THE SUPER BOWL AND WIN IT FOR US GO EAGLES FLY EAGLES FLY ON THE ROAD TO VICKTORY.
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Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid Sitdown Interview with Sabol [HQ] it's so Funny the way he talks during post games GO ANDY REID US EAGLES FANS LOVE YA MAN BRING US TO THE SUPER BOWL AND WIN IT FOR US GO EAGLES FLY EAGLES FLY ON THE ROAD TO VICKTORY.
- published: 18 Dec 2010
- views: 5649
- author: SAIYANELITE89
Andy Reid Introduced As Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach 1/7/13
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- Duration: 26:15
- Updated: 15 Jan 2013
Andy Reid & Kansas City Chiefs press conference.
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Andy Reid & Kansas City Chiefs press conference.
- published: 07 Jan 2013
- views: 7132
- author: Jeramy Richter
SoundFX - Andy Reid Part 1
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- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
SoundFX - Andy Reid Part 1
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Is Andy Reid Overrated Or Underrated?
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- Duration: 7:43
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith discuss Andy Reid's legacy as head coach in Philadelphia.
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Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith discuss Andy Reid's legacy as head coach in Philadelphia.
- published: 02 Jan 2013
- views: 7056
- author: ESPN
Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid Interview Over The WIN Over the New York Giants
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- Duration: 8:46
- Updated: 04 Jan 2013
Head Coach Andy Reid met with the media after the team's huge win over the division-rival New York Giants to discuss the team's performance on Sunday night ...
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Head Coach Andy Reid met with the media after the team's huge win over the division-rival New York Giants to discuss the team's performance on Sunday night ...
- published: 21 Nov 2011
- views: 989
- author: DieHardEagleFan2012
Andy Reid
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- Duration: 1:15
- Updated: 18 Mar 2012
His two goals for Sheffield United.
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Eagles Fire Andy Reid
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- Duration: 3:49
- Updated: 07 Jan 2013
Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen discuss the Eagles' firing of Andy Reid.
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Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen discuss the Eagles' firing of Andy Reid.
- published: 31 Dec 2012
- views: 6341
- author: ESPN
Going to make it by Andrew Reid (Barack Obama)
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for free mp3 snd.sc for bookings andrewreidlive.com for dj drops fiverr.com Andrew Reid www.andrewreidlive.com dedicates his song "Going to make it" To Barack Obama. This song is truly inspiring. mp3 download link wtrns.fr Presidential debate Lyrics: You Gotta keep your head up We're not going back Yeah!!! Never give up You gotta keep your head up Ah ah ahhhh We're not going back Never give up Looking for these better days Yeah Yes yes yes Crowd ( 4 more years !!! ) Got to keep on fighting You gotta keep your head up Oh yeah eeee Never give up Yeah, yes This ant nothing to compare to What John Kennedy's been through To do the right He sacrifice And gave it all with his life This ant nothing to compare to What Marcus Garvey's been through To survive He had to fight For our dreams he died ( Obama speech ) They knew they where part of something larger Nation that triumphed over fashism (You gotta keep your head up) Ours is a fight in which families struggled with cost that kept rising (You gotta keep your head up) Now I wont pretend the path I'm offering is quick or easy I never have (You gotta keep your head up) Our problems can be solved after all we've been through We're not going back Where going to make it And it's more than how I feel What my fore parents went through I know was worst on that field Go out and take it Flow like the stream Don't let no one stop you No one stop your dreams David never backed down when goliath attacked him No He ready for the war Nothing ...
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for free mp3 snd.sc for bookings andrewreidlive.com for dj drops fiverr.com Andrew Reid www.andrewreidlive.com dedicates his song "Going to make it" To Barack Obama. This song is truly inspiring. mp3 download link wtrns.fr Presidential debate Lyrics: You Gotta keep your head up We're not going back Yeah!!! Never give up You gotta keep your head up Ah ah ahhhh We're not going back Never give up Looking for these better days Yeah Yes yes yes Crowd ( 4 more years !!! ) Got to keep on fighting You gotta keep your head up Oh yeah eeee Never give up Yeah, yes This ant nothing to compare to What John Kennedy's been through To do the right He sacrifice And gave it all with his life This ant nothing to compare to What Marcus Garvey's been through To survive He had to fight For our dreams he died ( Obama speech ) They knew they where part of something larger Nation that triumphed over fashism (You gotta keep your head up) Ours is a fight in which families struggled with cost that kept rising (You gotta keep your head up) Now I wont pretend the path I'm offering is quick or easy I never have (You gotta keep your head up) Our problems can be solved after all we've been through We're not going back Where going to make it And it's more than how I feel What my fore parents went through I know was worst on that field Go out and take it Flow like the stream Don't let no one stop you No one stop your dreams David never backed down when goliath attacked him No He ready for the war Nothing ...
- published: 17 Sep 2012
- views: 726495
- author: Andrew Reid
Taylor Swift - PARODY - We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy
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Music video by From Start to Film, LLC, Casey Conklin performing We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy, a PARODY of We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. ©: 2012 Big Machine Records, LLC. Please Subscribe: www.youtube.com Thanks to Alessandra Ameen, Crystal Cowling, Jordi Wallen, Newt Wallen, Justin Silverman. Special appearance by Joe Conklin. Directed & Edited by Shawn Caple Thanks to all of the Eagles fans that participated. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy LYRICS Reid: Alright, got to do a better job, I'll take full responsibility, times yours I remember when you screwed up the first time Fourteen years later is enough, cause like We haven't had a sack in a month And you say, you'll do a, better, job Reid: Better job. What? Then you come out again and say Listen, I'm taking full responsibility. I've had it. Every week is Groundhog Day, I say: I hate you. You say, you'll fix it. Times yours Reid: Times yours Oooh you screwed it up again last night But Oooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you We are never ever ever gonna win with Andy We are never ever ever gonna win with Andy You go fire your friends, Always your friends, it's never you But we are never ever ever gonna win with Andy Banner: What do they call the definition of insanity? Like ever... I'm really gonna miss our Monday talk And your, funny way managing of the clock. Your stupid, play calling in the red zone And all the, fourth quarter ...
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Music video by From Start to Film, LLC, Casey Conklin performing We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy, a PARODY of We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. ©: 2012 Big Machine Records, LLC. Please Subscribe: www.youtube.com Thanks to Alessandra Ameen, Crystal Cowling, Jordi Wallen, Newt Wallen, Justin Silverman. Special appearance by Joe Conklin. Directed & Edited by Shawn Caple Thanks to all of the Eagles fans that participated. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy LYRICS Reid: Alright, got to do a better job, I'll take full responsibility, times yours I remember when you screwed up the first time Fourteen years later is enough, cause like We haven't had a sack in a month And you say, you'll do a, better, job Reid: Better job. What? Then you come out again and say Listen, I'm taking full responsibility. I've had it. Every week is Groundhog Day, I say: I hate you. You say, you'll fix it. Times yours Reid: Times yours Oooh you screwed it up again last night But Oooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you We are never ever ever gonna win with Andy We are never ever ever gonna win with Andy You go fire your friends, Always your friends, it's never you But we are never ever ever gonna win with Andy Banner: What do they call the definition of insanity? Like ever... I'm really gonna miss our Monday talk And your, funny way managing of the clock. Your stupid, play calling in the red zone And all the, fourth quarter ...
- published: 18 Nov 2012
- views: 420282
- author: fromstarttofilm
Asante Samuel on Andy Reid
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:37
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Asante Samuel disses Andy Reid
http://wn.com/Asante_Samuel_on_Andy_Reid
Andy Reid Yelling at Cullen Jenkins 8-20-12
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:03
- Updated: 06 Jan 2013
Andy Reid and Cullen Jenkins go nose-to-nose during sideline argument (VIDEO), In a strange scene from tonight's Eagles-Patriots game, Cullen Jenkins got right up into the face of head coach Andy Reid on the sideline, with the two going at it for a few moments before being separated by coaches and teammates. And it was all caught on camera. The moment came in the second quarter, after the Philadelphia defense allowed an 80-yard scoring drive. Reid barked something at Jenkins -- likely in an attempt to inspire a better effort from his troops -- but the 6'5″ defensive tackle took exception to being chastised, standing up to go nose-to-nose with his coach. Needless to say, this didn't go over too well with Reid, who repeatedly told Jenkins to "sit down" while defensive line coach Jim Washburn stepped between the two. Jenkins -- in his second season with the team -- seemed unwilling to comply, shouting back at Reid before DT Derek Landri dragged him away, potentially saving Jenkins from himself. The immediate reaction has to be "what Cullen was thinking?!?", especially considering that Reid is currently grieving the recent loss of his son. And you also have to wonder why tempers are already running so high for the Eagles, so early into this year's campaign. Seems a bit soon for the in-fighting to have already begun. Apparently, Reid and Jenkins were seen conversing on the sideline later in the game, so let's hope they were able to talk everything out.
http://wn.com/Andy_Reid_Yelling_at_Cullen_Jenkins_8-20-12
Andy Reid and Cullen Jenkins go nose-to-nose during sideline argument (VIDEO), In a strange scene from tonight's Eagles-Patriots game, Cullen Jenkins got right up into the face of head coach Andy Reid on the sideline, with the two going at it for a few moments before being separated by coaches and teammates. And it was all caught on camera. The moment came in the second quarter, after the Philadelphia defense allowed an 80-yard scoring drive. Reid barked something at Jenkins -- likely in an attempt to inspire a better effort from his troops -- but the 6'5″ defensive tackle took exception to being chastised, standing up to go nose-to-nose with his coach. Needless to say, this didn't go over too well with Reid, who repeatedly told Jenkins to "sit down" while defensive line coach Jim Washburn stepped between the two. Jenkins -- in his second season with the team -- seemed unwilling to comply, shouting back at Reid before DT Derek Landri dragged him away, potentially saving Jenkins from himself. The immediate reaction has to be "what Cullen was thinking?!?", especially considering that Reid is currently grieving the recent loss of his son. And you also have to wonder why tempers are already running so high for the Eagles, so early into this year's campaign. Seems a bit soon for the in-fighting to have already begun. Apparently, Reid and Jenkins were seen conversing on the sideline later in the game, so let's hope they were able to talk everything out.
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 21426
- author: CalMeMayBe
Dick Vermeil praises Andy Reid
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:33
- Updated: 10 Jan 2013
Among other amusing bits.
http://wn.com/Dick_Vermeil_praises_Andy_Reid
Atlanta Falcons Asante Samuels talks about Andy Reid
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:31
- Updated: 01 Jan 2013
Asante Samuels answers questions about Andy Reid and Eagles coaching after beating them 30-17 Oct. 28, 2012
http://wn.com/Atlanta_Falcons_Asante_Samuels_talks_about_Andy_Reid
Asante Samuels answers questions about Andy Reid and Eagles coaching after beating them 30-17 Oct. 28, 2012
- published: 28 Oct 2012
- views: 1581
- author: EAZY56ST
End Of An Era In Philly
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:53
- Updated: 05 Jan 2013
Ron Jaworski and Merril Hoge discuss the Eagles' firing of Andy Reid after 14 years as head coach.
http://wn.com/End_Of_An_Era_In_Philly
Ron Jaworski and Merril Hoge discuss the Eagles' firing of Andy Reid after 14 years as head coach.
- published: 31 Dec 2012
- views: 1988
- author: ESPN
Andy Reid's Punt-Pass-Kick Bomb
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:21
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
An already-enormous Andy Reid participates in a Punt, Pass, and Kick competition during a Monday Night Football game in 1971. They say he was 13, but I'm going to need to see a birth certificate. This is a short clip of a pass he threw from a CBS broadcast on November 7, 2010. For More: thesportsgeeks.com Follow Us: twitter.com
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An already-enormous Andy Reid participates in a Punt, Pass, and Kick competition during a Monday Night Football game in 1971. They say he was 13, but I'm going to need to see a birth certificate. This is a short clip of a pass he threw from a CBS broadcast on November 7, 2010. For More: thesportsgeeks.com Follow Us: twitter.com
- published: 08 Nov 2010
- views: 772859
- author: thesportsgeeks
Andy Reid press conference
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:58
- Updated: 06 Jan 2013
Andy Reid speaks to media just days after Garrett Reid's death
http://wn.com/Andy_Reid_press_conference
Andy Reid speaks to media just days after Garrett Reid's death
- published: 08 Aug 2012
- views: 6490
- author: CrossingBroad
Babin Surprised By Release
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:50
- Updated: 07 Jan 2013
Jason Babin joins "NFL Live" to discuss getting released by the Eagles, and also talks about Andy Reid, Philadelphia's struggles and his future.
http://wn.com/Babin_Surprised_By_Release
Jason Babin joins "NFL Live" to discuss getting released by the Eagles, and also talks about Andy Reid, Philadelphia's struggles and his future.
- published: 27 Nov 2012
- views: 5960
- author: ESPN
Trotter: Reid Outcoached In Big Games
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:51
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
Former Eagles LB Jeremiah Trotter says Andy Reid was outcoached in big games.
http://wn.com/Trotter_Reid_Outcoached_In_Big_Games
Former Eagles LB Jeremiah Trotter says Andy Reid was outcoached in big games.
- published: 04 Jan 2013
- views: 1804
- author: ESPN
ANDY REID IS DONE!!! EAGLES GET BLOWN OUT 42-7
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:55
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
SHOUT OUT TO STEVEN ROSE. CHECK OUT HIS CHANNEL - www.youtube.com EAGLES FINISH 4-12 SAD ASS FOOTBALL TEAM TWITTER - twitter.com
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SHOUT OUT TO STEVEN ROSE. CHECK OUT HIS CHANNEL - www.youtube.com EAGLES FINISH 4-12 SAD ASS FOOTBALL TEAM TWITTER - twitter.com
- published: 30 Dec 2012
- views: 4116
- author: eatdatpussy445
Eagles LeSean McCoy ASSAULTS coach Andy Reid
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:20
- Updated: 05 Jan 2013
All rights: NFL
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How To Fix The Chiefs
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:10
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
Herm Edwards discusses the challenges that Andy Reid will face as the new coach of the Chiefs.
http://wn.com/How_To_Fix_The_Chiefs
Herm Edwards discusses the challenges that Andy Reid will face as the new coach of the Chiefs.
- published: 07 Jan 2013
- views: 1761
- author: ESPN
NFL: Should Andy Reid have been sacked?
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:31
- Updated: 15 Jan 2013
Hugh Douglas, Rob Parker, and Skip Bayless discuss the Eagles decision to keep Andy Reid around for another season. Watch more videos like this at www.youtube.com/espnplayer
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Hugh Douglas, Rob Parker, and Skip Bayless discuss the Eagles decision to keep Andy Reid around for another season. Watch more videos like this at www.youtube.com/espnplayer
- published: 04 Jan 2012
- views: 3627
- author: ESPNplayer
9:32
Andy Reid On Being Kansas City Chiefs New Head Coach 1/7/13
Andy Reid interview after being introduced as new Chiefs coach....
published: 07 Jan 2013
author: Jeramy Richter
Andy Reid On Being Kansas City Chiefs New Head Coach 1/7/13
Andy Reid interview after being introduced as new Chiefs coach.
- published: 07 Jan 2013
- views: 1597
- author: Jeramy Richter
7:43
Philadelphia Eagles Coach Andy Reid Sitdown Interview with Sabol [HQ]
Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid Sitdown Interview with Sabol [HQ] it's so Funny t...
published: 18 Dec 2010
author: SAIYANELITE89
Philadelphia Eagles Coach Andy Reid Sitdown Interview with Sabol [HQ]
Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid Sitdown Interview with Sabol [HQ] it's so Funny the way he talks during post games GO ANDY REID US EAGLES FANS LOVE YA MAN BRING US TO THE SUPER BOWL AND WIN IT FOR US GO EAGLES FLY EAGLES FLY ON THE ROAD TO VICKTORY.
- published: 18 Dec 2010
- views: 5649
- author: SAIYANELITE89
26:15
Andy Reid Introduced As Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach 1/7/13
Andy Reid & Kansas City Chiefs press conference....
published: 07 Jan 2013
author: Jeramy Richter
Andy Reid Introduced As Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach 1/7/13
Andy Reid & Kansas City Chiefs press conference.
- published: 07 Jan 2013
- views: 7132
- author: Jeramy Richter
7:43
Is Andy Reid Overrated Or Underrated?
Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith discuss Andy Reid's legacy as head coach in Philadelphia...
published: 02 Jan 2013
author: ESPN
Is Andy Reid Overrated Or Underrated?
Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith discuss Andy Reid's legacy as head coach in Philadelphia.
- published: 02 Jan 2013
- views: 7056
- author: ESPN
8:46
Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid Interview Over The WIN Over the New York Giants
Head Coach Andy Reid met with the media after the team's huge win over the division-rival ...
published: 21 Nov 2011
author: DieHardEagleFan2012
Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid Interview Over The WIN Over the New York Giants
Head Coach Andy Reid met with the media after the team's huge win over the division-rival New York Giants to discuss the team's performance on Sunday night ...
- published: 21 Nov 2011
- views: 989
- author: DieHardEagleFan2012
1:15
Andy Reid
His two goals for Sheffield United....
published: 01 Jul 2011
author: JoeCoolNffc
Andy Reid
His two goals for Sheffield United.
- published: 01 Jul 2011
- views: 4189
- author: JoeCoolNffc
4:21
Going to make it by Andrew Reid (Barack Obama)
for free mp3 snd.sc for bookings andrewreidlive.com for dj drops fiverr.com Andrew Reid ww...
published: 17 Sep 2012
author: Andrew Reid
Going to make it by Andrew Reid (Barack Obama)
for free mp3 snd.sc for bookings andrewreidlive.com for dj drops fiverr.com Andrew Reid www.andrewreidlive.com dedicates his song "Going to make it" To Barack Obama. This song is truly inspiring. mp3 download link wtrns.fr Presidential debate Lyrics: You Gotta keep your head up We're not going back Yeah!!! Never give up You gotta keep your head up Ah ah ahhhh We're not going back Never give up Looking for these better days Yeah Yes yes yes Crowd ( 4 more years !!! ) Got to keep on fighting You gotta keep your head up Oh yeah eeee Never give up Yeah, yes This ant nothing to compare to What John Kennedy's been through To do the right He sacrifice And gave it all with his life This ant nothing to compare to What Marcus Garvey's been through To survive He had to fight For our dreams he died ( Obama speech ) They knew they where part of something larger Nation that triumphed over fashism (You gotta keep your head up) Ours is a fight in which families struggled with cost that kept rising (You gotta keep your head up) Now I wont pretend the path I'm offering is quick or easy I never have (You gotta keep your head up) Our problems can be solved after all we've been through We're not going back Where going to make it And it's more than how I feel What my fore parents went through I know was worst on that field Go out and take it Flow like the stream Don't let no one stop you No one stop your dreams David never backed down when goliath attacked him No He ready for the war Nothing ...
- published: 17 Sep 2012
- views: 726495
- author: Andrew Reid
1:58
Taylor Swift - PARODY - We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy
Music video by From Start to Film, LLC, Casey Conklin performing We Are Never Ever Gonna W...
published: 18 Nov 2012
author: fromstarttofilm
Taylor Swift - PARODY - We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy
Music video by From Start to Film, LLC, Casey Conklin performing We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy, a PARODY of We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. ©: 2012 Big Machine Records, LLC. Please Subscribe: www.youtube.com Thanks to Alessandra Ameen, Crystal Cowling, Jordi Wallen, Newt Wallen, Justin Silverman. Special appearance by Joe Conklin. Directed & Edited by Shawn Caple Thanks to all of the Eagles fans that participated. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together We Are Never Ever Gonna Win With Andy LYRICS Reid: Alright, got to do a better job, I'll take full responsibility, times yours I remember when you screwed up the first time Fourteen years later is enough, cause like We haven't had a sack in a month And you say, you'll do a, better, job Reid: Better job. What? Then you come out again and say Listen, I'm taking full responsibility. I've had it. Every week is Groundhog Day, I say: I hate you. You say, you'll fix it. Times yours Reid: Times yours Oooh you screwed it up again last night But Oooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you We are never ever ever gonna win with Andy We are never ever ever gonna win with Andy You go fire your friends, Always your friends, it's never you But we are never ever ever gonna win with Andy Banner: What do they call the definition of insanity? Like ever... I'm really gonna miss our Monday talk And your, funny way managing of the clock. Your stupid, play calling in the red zone And all the, fourth quarter ...
- published: 18 Nov 2012
- views: 420282
- author: fromstarttofilm
1:37
Asante Samuel on Andy Reid
Asante Samuel disses Andy Reid...
published: 29 Oct 2012
author: cleone jacob
Asante Samuel on Andy Reid
Asante Samuel disses Andy Reid
- published: 29 Oct 2012
- views: 3981
- author: cleone jacob
1:03
Andy Reid Yelling at Cullen Jenkins 8-20-12
Andy Reid and Cullen Jenkins go nose-to-nose during sideline argument (VIDEO), In a strang...
published: 21 Aug 2012
author: CalMeMayBe
Andy Reid Yelling at Cullen Jenkins 8-20-12
Andy Reid and Cullen Jenkins go nose-to-nose during sideline argument (VIDEO), In a strange scene from tonight's Eagles-Patriots game, Cullen Jenkins got right up into the face of head coach Andy Reid on the sideline, with the two going at it for a few moments before being separated by coaches and teammates. And it was all caught on camera. The moment came in the second quarter, after the Philadelphia defense allowed an 80-yard scoring drive. Reid barked something at Jenkins -- likely in an attempt to inspire a better effort from his troops -- but the 6'5″ defensive tackle took exception to being chastised, standing up to go nose-to-nose with his coach. Needless to say, this didn't go over too well with Reid, who repeatedly told Jenkins to "sit down" while defensive line coach Jim Washburn stepped between the two. Jenkins -- in his second season with the team -- seemed unwilling to comply, shouting back at Reid before DT Derek Landri dragged him away, potentially saving Jenkins from himself. The immediate reaction has to be "what Cullen was thinking?!?", especially considering that Reid is currently grieving the recent loss of his son. And you also have to wonder why tempers are already running so high for the Eagles, so early into this year's campaign. Seems a bit soon for the in-fighting to have already begun. Apparently, Reid and Jenkins were seen conversing on the sideline later in the game, so let's hope they were able to talk everything out.
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 21426
- author: CalMeMayBe
2:33
Dick Vermeil praises Andy Reid
Among other amusing bits....
published: 27 Nov 2012
author: MegaWarpSpeed
Dick Vermeil praises Andy Reid
Among other amusing bits.
- published: 27 Nov 2012
- views: 1145
- author: MegaWarpSpeed
1:31
Atlanta Falcons Asante Samuels talks about Andy Reid
Asante Samuels answers questions about Andy Reid and Eagles coaching after beating them 30...
published: 28 Oct 2012
author: EAZY56ST
Atlanta Falcons Asante Samuels talks about Andy Reid
Asante Samuels answers questions about Andy Reid and Eagles coaching after beating them 30-17 Oct. 28, 2012
- published: 28 Oct 2012
- views: 1581
- author: EAZY56ST
Vimeo results:
3:20
Break the Cycle Trailer - NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD!
Now available on dvd.
http://breakthecyclefilm.com/products-page/media/break-the-cycle-dv...
published: 24 Nov 2008
author: Andy Yoong
Break the Cycle Trailer - NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD!
Now available on dvd.
http://breakthecyclefilm.com/products-page/media/break-the-cycle-dvd/
Trailer for Irish downhill mountain bike lifestyle film 'Break the Cycle'. Subscribe at breakthecyclefilm.com for regular updates.
Featured Riders:
Ben Reid - Top Irish International Pro
Colin Ross - Elite Irish Champion
Ewan Doherty - Junior Irish Champion
Glyn O'Brien - Maters Wolrd Championships and Redbull Rampage Podium
Greg O'Keefe
Jamie McCullough
Meave Baxter - Masters World Championships silver medalist
Tom Power
The Wolfe Brothers
Music credits: (in order of appearance - Artist/Track)
The Frames - In the deep shade
Joe Echo - Come get it wrong
Joe Echo - Where we wanna be
2:57
"Come Find Us" Pre-Season Teaser
A brief view of the pre-season footage for "Come Find Us". All action was shot from 10/1/0...
published: 08 Jan 2010
author: Toy Soldier Productions
"Come Find Us" Pre-Season Teaser
A brief view of the pre-season footage for "Come Find Us". All action was shot from 10/1/09 to 12/5/09.
Film now available for purchase at http://toysoldierproductions.com/shop
"Come Find Us" is devoted to revealing the vast variety of freestyle terrain as well as hidden talent that Montana has to offer. The film seeks to unify freestyle riders in Montana and create a ski and snowboard film displaying our unique lifestyle. We are setting out to break down the walls of the secluded rider community. No one is off limits. The goal of this film is to put Montana on the map of the freestyle world and we would like as many riders as possible to be involved, so if you feel up to the challenge, Come Find Us.
Riders: Collin Collins, Kyle Miller, Luke Tanaka, Todd Kirby, Shay Lee, A.J. Meldahl, Cody Perin, Brock Paddock, Dan Darling, Adrian Pougiales, Eric Gronneberg, Zach Steele, Kevin Fisher, and Cody Earnest
Edited by: Andy Hahn and Justin Brodin
Shot by: Justin Brodin, Andy Hahn, and Shane Dowaliby
Additional Shots by: Logan Triplett and Chad Dawson
Music: "Lullaby" by: We Plants Are Happy Plants
Photography by: Reid Morth
Come find us @ http://toysoldierproductions.com/index.htm
Follow us @ Facebook.com/toysoldierproductions
3:03
DJ Shadow - listen (feat. Terry Reid)
Directed by Franck Trebillac
Production company: Soup Factory
Executive producer: Andy Sou...
published: 25 Aug 2012
author: Franck Trebillac
DJ Shadow - listen (feat. Terry Reid)
Directed by Franck Trebillac
Production company: Soup Factory
Executive producer: Andy Soup
Producer: Dulcie Kellett
Production manager: Jade Bogue
Director's rep: Ali McNally
DOP: Marc Broussely
Camera operators: Marc Broussely, Ben Marshall, Steve Santa Cruz, Tim Craig
Editor & post prod: Franck Trebillac
Dancers & choreography: Jenney Surelia, Cristian Petitto
Make-up artist: Jacqui McElroy
Stylist: Violetta Thalia
Commissioner: Chris Scott
Record label: Island Records
1:26
Andy Reid Catering
Hire Him!...
published: 14 Aug 2010
author: Andy Reid
Andy Reid Catering
Hire Him!
Youtube results:
2:53
End Of An Era In Philly
Ron Jaworski and Merril Hoge discuss the Eagles' firing of Andy Reid after 14 years as hea...
published: 31 Dec 2012
author: ESPN
End Of An Era In Philly
Ron Jaworski and Merril Hoge discuss the Eagles' firing of Andy Reid after 14 years as head coach.
- published: 31 Dec 2012
- views: 1988
- author: ESPN
0:21
Andy Reid's Punt-Pass-Kick Bomb
An already-enormous Andy Reid participates in a Punt, Pass, and Kick competition during a ...
published: 08 Nov 2010
author: thesportsgeeks
Andy Reid's Punt-Pass-Kick Bomb
An already-enormous Andy Reid participates in a Punt, Pass, and Kick competition during a Monday Night Football game in 1971. They say he was 13, but I'm going to need to see a birth certificate. This is a short clip of a pass he threw from a CBS broadcast on November 7, 2010. For More: thesportsgeeks.com Follow Us: twitter.com
- published: 08 Nov 2010
- views: 772859
- author: thesportsgeeks
6:58
Andy Reid press conference
Andy Reid speaks to media just days after Garrett Reid's death...
published: 08 Aug 2012
author: CrossingBroad
Andy Reid press conference
Andy Reid speaks to media just days after Garrett Reid's death
- published: 08 Aug 2012
- views: 6490
- author: CrossingBroad
6:50
Babin Surprised By Release
Jason Babin joins "NFL Live" to discuss getting released by the Eagles, and also talks abo...
published: 27 Nov 2012
author: ESPN
Babin Surprised By Release
Jason Babin joins "NFL Live" to discuss getting released by the Eagles, and also talks about Andy Reid, Philadelphia's struggles and his future.
- published: 27 Nov 2012
- views: 5960
- author: ESPN
photo: AP / Mohamed Sheikh Nor
12 Jan 2013
Helicopter raid fails to rescue agent 'Denis Allex' from Islamist group al-Shabaab, as French combat pilot killed in Mali. French secret service hostage 'Denis Allex' pictured in Somalia in October 2012. Photograph. SITE Monitoring Service/AFP/Getty Images. A French hostage and two French soldiers have been killed during a failed secret service rescue mission in Somalia ... The group said it had also captured a wounded French commando ... ....(size: 4.7Kb)
photo: AP / Adj Nicolas-Nelson Richard, ECPAD
14 Jan 2013
Bamako/Paris - French fighter jets pounded Islamist rebel strongholds deep in northern Mali on Sunday as Paris poured more troops into the capital, Bamako, awaiting a West African force to dislodge al-Qaeda-linked insurgents from the country’s north ... Defence Minister Jean-Yves le Drian said France’s intervention on Friday prevented the advancing rebels from seizing Bamako and vowed air strikes would continue ... – ... Doubt....(size: 6.6Kb)
photo: AP / Kevin Frayer
14 Jan 2013
Allahabad. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims led by naked, ash-covered holy men streamed into the sacred river Ganges on Monday at the start of the world's biggest religious festival. The Kumbh Mela in the Indian town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshippers gather over the next 55 days to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings ... "I am ecstatic ... Agence France-Presse ....(size: 4.2Kb)
photo: US Navy / MCS2 Gretchen Albrecht
13 Jan 2013
The draft version of the US National Climate Assessment, released on Friday, makes remarkable reading – not just for Americans but for all humanity. Put together by a special panel of more than 240 scientists, the federally commissioned report reveals that the US is already reeling under the impact of global warming ... Nor is there any doubt about the cause of these rising temperatures ... A bitter struggle lies ahead ... Sender's name ... ....(size: 6.2Kb)
photo: AP / NSW Rural Fire Service, Kerry Lawrence
12 Jan 2013
Australian firefighters are continuing to tackle more than 100 bushfires, which have gutted houses and thousands of hectares of land. Officials say temperatures are lower than feared, but gusty winds are making it hard to contain the blazes in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Six people have been treated for heat exposure, but nobody has died ... ....(size: 1.8Kb)
Kansas City Star
15 Jan 2013
Few, if any, have a strong relationship with Andy Reid, the Chiefs' new head coach ... Everything was tied together by Dorsey's relationship with Reid. The two worked together with the Packers during 1992-98, when Reid was an assistant coach ... Reid gave Hunt a glowing recommendation on Dorsey, which he said wasn't clouded by their friendship. "You have a lot of friends in the business," Reid said ... But Reid will have considerable input....(size: 5.1Kb)
Sacramento Bee
15 Jan 2013
Few, if any, have a strong relationship with Andy Reid, the Chiefs' new head coach ... Everything was tied together by Dorsey's relationship with Reid. The two worked together with the Packers during 1992-98, when Reid was an assistant coach ... Reid gave Hunt a glowing recommendation on Dorsey, which he said wasn't clouded by their friendship. "You have a lot of friends in the business," Reid said ... But Reid will have considerable input....(size: 5.1Kb)
noodls
15 Jan 2013
We introduced Coach [Andy] Reid last Monday, and he has hit the ground running, already signing a number of outstanding coaches ... John's tenure overlapped with a young, up-and-coming coach on Mike Holmgren's staff named Andy Reid ... Last Tuesday, I had a six-hour interview with Clark Hunt, Mark Donovan, Andy Reid and various members of the Kansas City Chiefs organization ... Andy Reid's résumé speaks for itself....(size: 19.4Kb)
Kansas City Star
15 Jan 2013
Seven days later, after an intense interview session, Hunt introduced former Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid as the Chiefs’ new head coach ... “Andy is still working on his coaching staff ... Fortunately, Andy and John have tremendous work ethics, and we’ll get together and roll up our sleeves and get after it, starting this afternoon.”....(size: 3.2Kb)
MSNBC
15 Jan 2013
He started his career there as a linebacker in the 1980's and joined the coaching staff in 1992, where he worked with then Assistant Coach Andy Reid ... when you have a supportive fan base, you have an owner that is willing to work, and then you have a head coach like Andy Reid, it's a no-brainer."....(size: 1.7Kb)
noodls
15 Jan 2013
"He is a respected player personnel executive and a person of high integrity, who I believe will work very well with coach Reid. I'm excited to have both John and Andy on board to build our football team." ... Dorsey and Chiefs head coach Andy Reid worked together for the Packers, where Reid served as the tight ends/assistant offensive line coach (1992-96) prior to working with their quarterbacks (1997-98)....(size: 4.3Kb)
Kansas City Star
15 Jan 2013
New coach Andy Reid said Monday the Chiefs would continue to use the 3-4 defensive system they’ve had in place for four seasons. “There’s been time invested in the 3-4 here,” Reid said ... Reid said he hired new coordinator Bob Sutton with the 3-4 in mind. “(Sutton is) able to keep the keep the integrity of the defense as far as the 3-4 goes,” Reid said ... “It went well,” Reid said....(size: 2.6Kb)
The Examiner
15 Jan 2013
Of course, his signature win came in the 2009 NFC title game, as Arizona upset Philadelphia in Andy Reid’s last shot at the Super Bowl ... Although Whisenhunt briefly turned the Cardinals into a championship contender for the first time, his tenure flamed out in 2012 exactly like Reid’s did ... Just as Reid was never the same after Donovan McNabb was traded, Whisenhunt was never the same when Kurt Warner retired....(size: 2.5Kb)
Penn Live
15 Jan 2013
After interviewing everyone from Bill O'Brien to Brian Billick to, well, the guy who coached your son's peewee team last fall, the Philadelphia Eagles might have finally identified their next head coach ... Bradley is on the the list of possible candidates for the Philadelphia Eagles head coaching job to replace Andy Reid ... All areas of the team were responsible for a 4-12 season, the last of Andy Reid's 14-year tenure in Philadelphia ... ....(size: 2.7Kb)
Kansas City Star
15 Jan 2013
But their fans haven't been through the Waring blender of emotions that pureed Eagles fans during Andy Reid's tenure ... As a relative unknown taking over a 3-13 team that played at Veterans Stadium, Reid wasn't exactly a talent magnet ... Reid was interested in Dom Capers, who decided to go with Tom Coughlin in Jacksonville, and Marvin Lewis, who was retained by new Baltimore coach Brian Billick....(size: 4.5Kb)
Sacramento Bee
15 Jan 2013
But their fans haven't been through the Waring blender of emotions that pureed Eagles fans during Andy Reid's tenure ... As a relative unknown taking over a 3-13 team that played at Veterans Stadium, Reid wasn't exactly a talent magnet ... Reid was interested in Dom Capers, who decided to go with Tom Coughlin in Jacksonville, and Marvin Lewis, who was retained by new Baltimore coach Brian Billick....(size: 4.5Kb)
noodls
15 Jan 2013
"He is a respected player personnel executive and a person of high integrity who I believe will work very well with Coach Reid ... It was during his time as a college scout and eventually as Director of College Scouting that Dorsey began his association with Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid, who served as the Packers' tight ends/assistant offensive line coach (1992-96) and quarterbacks coach (1997-98)....(size: 7.9Kb)
The News & Observer
15 Jan 2013
But their fans haven't been through the Waring blender of emotions that pureed Eagles fans during Andy Reid's tenure ... As a relative unknown taking over a 3-13 team that played at Veterans Stadium, Reid wasn't exactly a talent magnet ... Reid was interested in Dom Capers, who decided to go with Tom Coughlin in Jacksonville, and Marvin Lewis, who was retained by new Baltimore coach Brian Billick....(size: 14.5Kb)
For other people named Andy Reid, see Andy Reid (disambiguation).
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| Date of birth | (1958-03-19) March 19, 1958 (age 54) |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Head Coach Offensive line |
| College | Brigham Young |
| Career highlights | |
| Awards | 2002 AP Coach of the Year 2002 Sporting News Coach of Year 2002 Pro Football Weekly Coach of Year 2002 Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of Year 2000 Sporting News Coach of Year 2000 Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of Year |
| Head coaching record | |
| Career record | 126-81-1 (Regular Season) 10-9 (Postseason) 136-90-1 (Overall) |
| Championships won | 2004 NFC Championship |
| Stats | |
| Coaching stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Coaching stats | DatabaseFootball |
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| 1982 1983–1985 1986 1987–1988 1989–1991 1992–1994 1995–1996 1997–1998 1999–present |
Brigham Young University (graduate assistant) San Francisco State University (offensive line coach) Northern Arizona University (offensive line coach) University of Texas at El Paso (offensive line coach) University of Missouri (offensive line coach) Green Bay Packers (offensive assistant) Green Bay Packers (offensive line coach) Green Bay Packers (quarterbacks coach and assistant head coach) Philadelphia Eagles (head coach) |
Andrew Walter "Andy" Reid (born March 19, 1958) is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, a post he has held since 1999.[1] Since 2001, he has also been the team's executive vice president of football operations. He led the Eagles to five NFC championship games, including four consecutive appearances from 2001-2004, and to Super Bowl XXXIX in 2004.
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Early life[link]
Born in Los Angeles, California, Reid attended John Marshall High School and worked as a vendor at Dodger Stadium as a teenager. He also played youth sports in Los Angeles, and among his coaches were Pete Arbogast, who is the radio announcer for the USC football team, and formerly the radio play-by-play man for the Cincinnati Bengals. In 1971, at age 13, Reid appeared live on Monday Night Football during the Punt, Pass, and Kick competition.[2] Reid played offensive guard and tackle at Brigham Young University for head coach LaVell Edwards.
Early coaching career[link]
After graduating from BYU in 1981, he spent one year as a graduate assistant on the school's football coaching staff. He spent the next nine years as an offensive line coach with four different colleges, including in 1986 with Northern Arizona University when he coached Frank Pollack, who went on to play for six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.[3] He was hired as an assistant coach by the Green Bay Packers in 1992, the same year quarterback Brett Favre became a member of that team. Reid was named the Packers' quarterbacks coach in 1997, the season after the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI.
Philadelphia Eagles coach[link]
The quality of Reid's work with the Packers attracted considerable notice throughout the league, leading to his being hired as the head coach of the Eagles on January 11, 1999. At the time, many in the local media in Philadelphia criticized the hiring, citing the availability of other candidates who had past records of success as head coaches.[citation needed]
Early years[link]
The Eagles, under former coach Ray Rhodes, finished in a three-way tie for the NFL's worst record at 3-13 the season before Reid took over. They improved two games in 1999 to finish at 5-11 (including the team's first road victory in 19 games, a 20-16 win in Chicago on October 17, which was the first time the Philadelphia franchise had won an away game over the Bears since 1933). In 2000, the Eagles reached the playoffs after posting an 11-5 regular-season record.
Beginning in 2001, Reid's Eagles won the National Football Conference's Eastern Division four consecutive times, the longest such streak in franchise history, and advanced to the conference championship game in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, losing this game on the first three occasions. The 2003 team became the first in NFL history ever to qualify for postseason play after opening the season with two losses, both at home, in a non-strike year, and was also the first NFL team ever to reach the conference title round of the playoffs after having been shut out at home on opening day. The 2004 team was the second NFC East squad to defeat all of its division rivals (New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, and Washington Redskins) twice during the same regular season (Dallas Cowboys did it in 1998). The Eagles made it to Super Bowl XXXIX but fell to the New England Patriots 24-21 in the final minutes.
An off year, the next year redeemed[link]
The 2005 season was a difficult one for Reid, as he was unprepared to deal with wide receiver Terrell Owens's flamboyant persona, which led Reid to permanently deactivate him midway through the season. A couple of weeks later, quarterback Donovan McNabb suffered a season ending injury, leaving the Eagles without the services of both of their star players. The Eagles lost eight of their last ten games and finished 6-10.
The Eagles enjoyed a rollercoaster campaign under Reid in 2006. The season appeared to be lost by October with another season-ending injury to McNabb, turning a 4-1 start into a mid-season breakdown which left the team 5-5. After an embarrassing 45-21 defeat at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts, the Eagles were on the verge of elimination from the playoffs. Reid coached backup quarterback Jeff Garcia and the 5-6 Eagles to victories over a slew of NFC rivals including the Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, and New York Giants. The Eagles, at 10-6, won the NFC East division title, as well as an NFC Wild Card game against the New York Giants. Their wild ride ended at the hands of an opportune Saints team in the NFC Divisional Round.
Recent years[link]
In the 2008 season, Reid led the Eagles to a 5th NFC Championship game, where they lost to the Arizona Cardinals 32-25. He also coached the NFC to a 30-24 win in the 2009 Pro Bowl.
In the 2009 season, Reid failed to win a first round postseason game for the first time in his career, with his 11-5 Eagles being eliminated by the Dallas Cowboys 34-14 in the wild-card round. Over the off-season the Eagles traded starting quarterback Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins. After week 2 of the 2010 season, Reid named Michael Vick the starting quarterback of the Eagles.
Reid was named the Earle "Greasy" Neale Award winner for the third time in 2010.[4]
Tenure in Philadelphia[link]
During his tenure, Reid has compiled the best win total (120), winning percentage (.609) and playoff victory total (10) in team history. He has captured six division titles and five trips to the NFC Championship game. Since he was hired in 1999, no other franchise has earned more divisional playoff round appearances (7) and only Bill Belichick's New England Patriots have matched Philadelphia in conference championship game appearances (5). Since 1999, Reid has also sent 19 players to 44 Pro Bowl appearances, the highest total for any team in the NFL during that period. None of these players had ever appeared in a Pro Bowl before Reid was hired.
In 2001, Reid was named executive vice president of football operations of the Eagles, effectively making him the team's general manager. He is currently one of three coaches in the league who has either the title or powers of general manager, the others being the Patriots' Bill Belichick and the Washington Redskins' Mike Shanahan. Although the Eagles have had someone with the title of general manager since 2005 (Tom Heckert from 2005 to 2010, and Howie Roseman since 2010), Reid has the final say on football matters.[5]
Among coaches with 100 games under their belt, Reid’s .609 winning percentage is 11th in NFL history and second among active coaches behind Bill Belichick (.724).
Reid’s twelve-year tenure as Eagles coach has put him in an elite category as well. Since 1990, only seven of the 73 first-time head coaches remained with their original team for eight or more years: Reid (since 1999), Tennessee’s Jeff Fisher (1994–2010), Brian Billick (1999-2007 with Baltimore), Bill Cowher (1992-2006 with Pittsburgh), Dennis Green (1992-2001 with Minnesota) , Tom Coughlin (1995-02 with Jacksonville) and Jack Del Rio (2003-2011 with Jacksonville) .
With Fisher relinquishing his role as head coach of the Titans on January 27, 2011, Reid is currently longest tenured head coach among active head coaches in the NFL.
Head coaching record[link]
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| PHI | 1999 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 4th in NFC East | - | - | - | - |
| PHI | 2000 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2nd in NFC East | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to New York Giants in NFC Divisional Game. |
| PHI | 2001 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1st in NFC East | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost to St. Louis Rams in NFC Championship Game. |
| PHI | 2002 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 1st in NFC East | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Tampa Bay Buccaneers in NFC Championship Game. |
| PHI | 2003 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 1st in NFC East | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Carolina Panthers in NFC Championship Game. |
| PHI | 2004 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 1st in NFC East | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost to New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX. |
| PHI | 2005 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4th in NFC East | - | - | - | - |
| PHI | 2006 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1st in NFC East | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to New Orleans Saints in NFC Divisional Game. |
| PHI | 2007 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4th in NFC East | - | - | - | - |
| PHI | 2008 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | 2nd in NFC East | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost to Arizona Cardinals in NFC Championship Game. |
| PHI | 2009 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .687 | 2nd in NFC East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Dallas Cowboys in NFC Wild Card Game. |
| PHI | 2010 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1st in NFC East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Green Bay Packers in NFC Wild Card Game. |
| PHI | 2011 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2nd in NFC East | - | - | - | - |
| PHI Total | 126 | 81 | 1 | .609 | 10 | 9 | .526 | |||
| Total | 126 | 81 | 1 | .609 | 10 | 9 | .526 | |||
Coaching tree[link]
NFL head coaches under whom Andy Reid has served:
- Mike Holmgren, Green Bay Packers (1992–1998)
Assistant coaches under Andy Reid who have become NFL head coaches:
- Brad Childress, Minnesota Vikings (2006–2010)
- John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens (2008–present)
- Steve Spagnuolo, St. Louis Rams (2009–2011)
- Leslie Frazier, Minnesota Vikings (2010–present)
- Ron Rivera, Carolina Panthers (2011–present)
- Pat Shurmur, Cleveland Browns (2011–present)
Personal[link]
Andy Reid is a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Reid met his wife Tammy in a physical education class at BYU. They have five children, each of whom was born in a different state - sons Garrett, Britt, and Spencer, and daughters Crosby and Drew Ann. In January 2007, Reid's two oldest sons were involved in two separate, serious automobile incidents, and subsequently had a number of charges filed against them, including assault and drug possession.[7] In 2008, Reid contributed $2,300 to fellow Mormon Mitt Romney's Presidential Campaign.[8] He also contributed to Romney's 2012 Presidential Campaign.[9]
References[link]
- ^ "Andy Reid". philadelphiaeagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/eagles_files/html/coach_reid_1.html. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ Hutchins, Andy (November 7, 2010). "Once Upon A Time, Andy Reid Was A Large Punt, Pass, And Kick Competitor". SBNation.com. http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2010/11/7/1800105/andy-reid-punt-pass-kick-photo. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ Scurfield, Nick (November 30, 2010). "Eagles’ Reid muses on former pupil Pollack". houstontexans.com. http://blog.houstontexans.com/2010/11/30/eagles-reid-muses-on-former-pupil-pollack/. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ "Maxwell Awards presented tonight at Harrah's in Atlantic City". pressofatlanticcity.com. March 4, 2011. http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/eagles/maxwell-awards-presented-tonight-at-harrah-s-in-atlantic-city/article_048c0996-4675-11e0-9285-001cc4c03286.html. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
- ^ "PFT Live: Andy Reid has final say on draft day". Profootballtalk.com. April 22, 2011. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/22/pft-live-andy-reid-has-final-say-on-draft-day/. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ "Andy Reid Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ReidAn0.htm. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ "Fall in the family: Sons' crisis puts spotlight on Reid's shattered world". New York Daily News. February 17, 2007. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2007/02/18/2007-02-18_fall_in_the_family.html.
- ^ Daulerio, A. J. (January 10, 2080). "Andy Reid Maxes Out the Mitt Romney Money". The Daily Examiner. Philadelphia Magazine. http://blogs.phillymag.com/news/2008/01/10/andy-reid-maxes-out-the-mitt-romney-money/. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ Cusak, Bob (August 28, 2011). "Pro athletes, NFL execs donate to President Obama, Republican rivals". The Hill. http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/178477-pro-athletes-nfl-execs-donate-to-obama-gop-rivals. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
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Winner of the Maxwell Football Club Coach of the Year Award 2000 |
Succeeded by Dick Jauron |
| Preceded by Dick Jauron |
Winner of the Maxwell Football Club Coach of the Year Award 2002 |
Succeeded by Dick Vermeil |
| Preceded by Dick Jauron |
Winner of the Sporting News Coach of the Year Award 2002 |
Succeeded by Bill Belichick |
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Winner of the Profootball Weekly Coach of the Year Award 2002 |
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Chan Gailey (Buffalo Bills) |
AFC North
John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens) |
AFC South
Gary Kubiak (Houston Texans) |
AFC West
John Fox (Denver Broncos) |
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| NFC East
Jason Garrett (Dallas Cowboys) |
NFC North
Lovie Smith (Chicago Bears) |
NFC South
Mike Smith (Atlanta Falcons) |
NFC West
Ken Whisenhunt (Arizona Cardinals) |
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| Name | Reid, Andy |
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| Short description | American football player and coach |
| Date of birth | March 19, 1958 |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California |
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This article is about the musician. For her self-titled debut album, see Taylor Swift (album).
| Taylor Swift | |
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 Swift performing during the Australian leg of her Speak Now Tour in 2012 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Taylor Alison Swift |
| Born | (1989-12-13) December 13, 1989 (age 22) Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Country-pop, pop, country, alternative rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, piano |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Big Machine |
| Website | TaylorSwift.com |
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in country music. She signed to the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift's self-titled debut album in 2006 established her as a country music star. "Our Song", her third single, made her the youngest sole writer and singer of a number one song on the country chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 50th Grammy Awards.
Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in late 2008. Buoyed by the chart success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless attracted a crossover audience and became the top-selling album of 2009. The record won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest ever Album of the Year winner. Fearless also received Album of the Year plaudits at the American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards, making it the most awarded album in country music history. In 2010, Swift released her third album, Speak Now, which sold over one million copies in its first week. She then embarked on the 111-date Speak Now World Tour, which was attended by over 1.6 million fans and has become one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. The album's third single, "Mean", won two Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. Swift is currently recording her fourth studio album, due for release in the fall of 2012.
Swift's work has earned her numerous accolades, including six Grammy Awards, ten AMAs, seven CMAs, six ACMs and 13 BMI Awards. She has sold over 22 million albums and 50 million song downloads worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Swift has endorsement deals with Target, CoverGirl, Sony, Elizabeth Arden, Walmart and American Greetings. As a philanthropist, Swift has placed particular emphasis on arts education, children's literacy and natural disaster relief funds. In addition to her music career, Swift has appeared as an actress in the crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009), the romantic comedy Valentine's Day (2010) and the animated film The Lorax (2012).
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Early life[link]
Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania.[1] She is the daughter of Scott Swift, a Merrill Lynch financial adviser,[2][3] and Andrea (née Gardner), a homemaker who previously worked as a mutual fund marketing executive.[1][4] Swift was named after singer James Taylor; her mother believed a gender-neutral name would help her forge a successful business career.[5][6] She has a younger brother, Austin, who attends Vanderbilt University.[7] She spent the early years of her life on an eleven-acre Christmas tree farm in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and was educated at the fee-paying Wyndcroft School.[8] When Swift was nine years old, the family moved to Wyomissing, Pennsylvania,[9][10] where she attended Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School.[11] Swift spent her summers at her parent's vacation home in Stone Harbor, New Jersey[12] and has described it as the place "where most of my childhood memories were formed".[10]
Swift's first hobby was English horse riding. Her mother Andrea put her in a saddle when Swift was nine months old and she later competed in horse shows.[13][14] Her family owned several Quarter horses and a Shetland pony.[14] At the age of nine, Swift turned her attention to musical theatre and performed in Berks Youth Theatre Academy productions of Grease, Annie, Bye Bye Birdie and The Sound of Music.[15][8] She travelled regularly to Broadway, New York for vocal and acting lessons. However, "after a few years of auditioning in New York and not getting anything”, Swift became interested in country music.[16] She was inspired by LeAnn Rimes's Blue[17] and her maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, an opera singer.[8] When she was in fourth grade, Swift won a national poetry contest with a three-page poem, "Monster in My Closet".[18] At the age of eleven, after many attempts,[19] Swift won a local talent competition by singing a rendition of LeAnn Rimes’s “Big Deal”, and was given the opportunity to appear as the opening act for Charlie Daniels at a Strausstown amphitheater.[15] She spent her weekends performing at local festivals, fairs, coffeehouses, karaoke contests, garden clubs and Boy Scout meetings.[20][4] This interest in country music isolated Swift from her middle school peers.[21][22]
After watching a Behind the Music episode about Faith Hill,[23] Swift recorded a demo of karaoke covers, and travelled with her mother to Nashville, Tennessee for spring break to leave a copy of the demo with record labels along Music Row. She received label rejections and realized that "everyone in that town wanted to do what I wanted to do. So, I kept thinking to myself, I need to figure out a way to be different".[23] Swift began performing the "The Star Spangled Banner" at many sporting events, hoping she would be offered a recording contract. On one occasion, an eleven-year-old Swift high-fived Jay-Z after singing the national anthem at a 76ers game in Philadelphia.[24] At the age of twelve, Swift was shown by a computer repairman how to play three chords on a guitar, inspiring her to write her first song, "Lucky You".[25][26] She then recorded a second demo of original songs.[15] In 2003, Swift and her parents began working with music manager Dan Dymtrow, after he spotted her singing at the US Open.[27] Swift's second demo then caught the attention of RCA Records, who offered the eight-grader an artist development deal. In 2004, Swift modelled for Abercrombie and Fitch as part of their "Rising Stars" campaign and had an original song included in a Maybelline Cosmetics compilation CD.[28]
When Swift was fourteen, her father transferred to the Nashville office of Merrill Lynch and the family relocated to a lake-shore house in Hendersonville, Tennessee.[1] Swift has said her parents "presented it as a move to a nice community" rather than as her chance to become a star.[29] Her mother has said, "We've always told her that this is not about putting food on our table or making our dreams come true."[30] In Tennessee, Swift attended Hendersonville High School for her freshman and sophomore years.[31] Later, to accommodate her touring schedule, Swift transferred to the Aaron Academy, a private Christian school which offered homeschooling services, and earned her high school diploma in 2008.[32]
Music career[link]
[edit] 2004–08: Nashville songwriting sessions and Taylor Swift release
Swift moved to Nashville at the age of fourteen, having secured an artist development deal with RCA Records. Her musical influences included the Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes, Faith Hill,[29] Tom Petty,[33] Sheryl Crow,[34] Melissa Etheridge, Pat Benatar,[35] Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks,[36] Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette.[37] Swift had writing sessions with experienced songwriters such as Troy Verges, Brett Beavers, Brett James, Mac McAnally and the Warren Brothers,[38][39] but eventually formed a lasting working relationship with Liz Rose.[40] Swift saw Rose performing at an RCA songwriter event and suggested that they write together.[41] They began meeting for two-hour writing sessions every Tuesday afternoon after school.[42] Rose has said that the sessions were "some of the easiest I've ever done. Basically, I was just her editor. She'd write about what happened in school that day. She had such a clear vision of what she was trying to say. And she'd come in with the most incredible hooks".[43][42] Swift also began recording demos with producer Nathan Chapman.[41] After performing at a BMI Songwriter's Circle showcase at The Bitter End, New York,[39] Swift became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Tree publishing house.[44]
Swift left RCA Records when she was fifteeen; the company wanted her to record the work of other songwriters and wait until she was eighteen to release an album, but she felt ready to launch her career with her own material.[45][19] She also parted ways with manager Dan Dymtrow, who later took legal action against Swift and her parents.[28] At an industry showcase at Nashville's The Bluebird Café in 2005, Swift caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a Dreamworks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.[40] Swift was one of the new label's first signings.[40] As an introduction to the country music business, Borchetta arranged for Swift to intern at the CMA Music Festival; she acted as the artist escort for Darryl Worley.[46][47]
Swift began working on her self-titled debut album shortly after signing her record deal. After experimenting with veteran Nashville producers, Swift persuaded Big Machine to hire her demo producer Nathan Chapman.[19] It was his first time to record a studio album but Swift felt they had the right "chemistry".[19] In the end, Chapman produced all but one of the tracks on Taylor Swift.[19] She has described the album as the "diary" of her early teens[48] and most songs were written during her freshman year of high school.[19] As a result, the songs describe coming of age experiences such as insecurity, young love, and teenage angst.[19] She has said that, although "it sounds like I've had 500 boyfriends", a lot of the songs are observational.[19] Swift wrote three of the album's songs alone, including two singles, and co-wrote the remaining eight with writers such as Liz Rose, Robert Ellis Orrall and Angelo Petraglia.[49] Musically, the album has been described as "a mix of trad-country instruments and spry rock guitars".[50]
Taylor Swift was released in October 2006 and received generally positive reviews from music critics.[51] PopMatters hoped Swift would be "able to find an accomodation between the country tradition and her very obvious pop sensibilities, because Taylor Swift suggests she has much to offer".[52] The New Yorker's Sasha Frere-Jones described Swift as a "prodigy". She noted that "Our Song" "stop[ed] me in my tracks" and praised the lyrics: “He’s got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel, the other on my heart".[53] Country Weekly felt Swift demonstrated "an honesty, intelligence and idealism with which listeners of any age will be able to connect" and noted that "the more thoughtful material suggests a talent poised to last well past high school".[54] AllMusic stated that, while listening to the album, it was "never in doubt" that "Swift is a talent to be reckoned with".[55] Rolling Stone described Swift as "bright-eyed but remarkably seasoned", and admired "Our Song"'s "insanely hooky sing-song melody that's as Britney as it is Patsy".[50]
Big Machine Records was still in its infancy upon the release of the lead single "Tim McGraw" in June 2006, and Swift and her mother helped "stuff the CD singles into envelopes to send to radio".[30] She spent much of 2006 promoting Taylor Swift in a radio tour and later commented, "Radio tours for most artists last six weeks. Mine lasted six months."[19] Swift painted canvases (inspired by Jackson Pollock) to gift to radio station managers who played her music.[56] She took part in "GAC Short Cuts", a part-documentary, part-music-video series designed to introduce her to country music fans.[57][58] She also made television appearances on Good Morning America,[59] The Megan Mullally Show,[59] America's Got Talent,[60] and TRL.[61] Swift, a self-described "kid of the internet",[62] used MySpace to build a fanbase. She wrote her own blog posts, left comments on her fans' accounts and personally respond to the messages that were sent to her.[63] This was, at the time, "revolutionary in country music".[64][57] Borchetta has said that his decision to sign a sixteen year old singer-songwriter initially raised eyebrows among his record industry peers[57] but Swift tapped into a previously unknown market: teenage girls who listen to country music.[1][57]
Following "Tim McGraw", four further singles were released throughout 2007 and 2008: "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", "Picture to Burn" and "Should've Said No". All were highly successful on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, with "Our Song" and "Should've Said No" both reaching number one. "Our Song" made Swift the youngest sole writer and singer of a number one country song.[65] "Teardrops on My Guitar" became a minor pop hit; it reached number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100.[66][67] The album sold 39,000 copies during its first week[68] and, as of March 2011, has sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide.[69] Swift also released a holiday album, Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, in October 2007 and an EP, Beautiful Eyes, in July 2008.[70][71]
Swift toured extensively in support of Taylor Swift. In addition to festival and theater dates, Swift performed as an opening act for several country artists' concert tours. She opened for Rascal Flatts on several dates in late 2006.[59][72] In 2007, she served as the opening act on twenty dates for George Strait's 2007 United States tour,[73] several dates on Kenny Chesney's tour[74] and selected dates on Brad Paisley's Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour.[75][76] Also in 2007, Swift appeared as the opening act on several dates for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's joint Soul2Soul II Tour.[77] Swift again opened for Flatts for their Still Feels Good Tour in 2008.[78] In addition to performing her own material, Swift played covers of songs by Beyoncé and Rihanna.[79] She conducted meet-and-greet sessions with fans before and after her concerts; these lasted for up to four hours.[80][81]
In 2007, Swift and Alan Jackson were jointly named the Nashville Songwriters Association's "Songwriter/Artists of the Year". Swift was the youngest person ever to be honored with the title.[82] She also won the Country Music Association’s Horizon Award for Best New Artist.[83] In 2008, she won Top New Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards[84] and Favorite Country Female Artist at the American Music Awards.[85] She won seven BMI Awards for songs featured on Taylor Swift.[86] Swift was also nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award in the category of Best New Artist, but lost to Amy Winehouse.[87]
[edit] 2008–10: Fearless release, MTV VMA incident and media backlash
Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released in November 2008.[88] She wrote seven of the album's songs alone, including two singles, and co-wrote the remaining six with songwriters Liz Rose, John Rich, Colbie Caillat and Hillary Lindsey.[49] While Swift wrote many of the songs on tour, she made a conscious effort not to include "road songs": "As a 16-year-old girl, I could never relate to those songs about playing a different city every night. I want to write about feelings and love and the lack of love".[89] She has said that the album title "means you’re afraid of a lot of things, but you jump anyway".[90] She co-produced the album with Nathan Chapman.[49] Musically, the record is characterized by "loud, lean guitars and rousing choruses", with the occasional "bit of fiddle and banjo tucked into the mix".[91]
Fearless received generally positive reviews from music critics.[92] The New York Times described Swift as "one of pop's finest songwriters, country’s foremost pragmatist and more in touch with her inner life than most adults".[93] The Village Voice felt she displayed "preternatural wisdom and inclusiveness", "masterfully avoiding the typical diarist's pitfalls of trite banality and pseudo-profound bullshit".[94] Rolling Stone described her as "a songwriting savant with an intuitive gift for verse-chorus-bridge architecture" whose "squirmingly intimate and true" songs seemed to be "literally ripped from a suburban girl's diary".[95] USA Today found it "a pleasure to hear a gifted teenager who sounds like a gifted teenager, rather than a mouthpiece for a bunch of older pros' collective notion of adolescent yearning."[96] The New Yorker described it as an album "without a bad track", adding that "the album’s finest effort, "Fifteen", will feature in yearbook quotes for years".[97] Entertainment Weekly noted that the album would appeal mainly to young girls – "she sounds like a real teen, not some manufactured vixen-Lolita" – but predicted it would be "exciting to watch her precocious talent grow".[98] Music critic Robert Christgau described Swift as "an uncommonly-to-impossibly strong and gifted teenage girl".[99]
Swift promoted Fearless heavily upon its release. An episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show was dedicated to the album launch[57] and Swift appeared on many other chat shows.[100] She communicated with fans using social media platforms such as twitter and personal video blogs.[57] In October 2008, she appeared at the CMT Giants: Alan Jackson event, performing a cover of Jackson's "Drive (For Daddy Gene)".[101] In November 2008, Swift took part in a joint, televised concert with rock band Def Leppard in Nashville.[102][103] She performed her song "Fifteen" with Miley Cyrus at the 51st Grammy Awards in February 2009.[104] In April 2009, she performed a cover of George Strait's "Run" at a televised ACM event honoring Strait as Artist of the Decade.[105] Swift hosted and appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live in November 2009.[106] The lead single from the album, "Love Story", was released in September 2008 and became the second best-selling country single of all time, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[67][107] Four more singles were released throughout 2008 and 2009: "White Horse", "You Belong with Me", "Fifteen" and "Fearless". "You Belong with Me" was the album's highest-charting single, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[108] The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with sales of 592,304 and has since sold over 8.6 million copies worldwide.[109][110] It was the top-selling album of 2009 and brought Swift much crossover success.[111]
Swift carried out her first headlining tour from April 2009 to June 2010. As part of the 105-date Fearless Tour, Swift played 90 dates in North America, six dates in Europe, eight dates in Australia and one date in Asia.[112] The stage show included multiple costume changes, dancers and a fairy-tale castle set.[113] She sang a cover of Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around... Comes Around" nightly, intertwined with her own "You're Not Sorry".[114] Swift invited John Mayer, Faith Hill and Katy Perry to perform one-off duets with her at various dates during the North American tour.[115][116][117] Justin Bieber, Kelly Pickler and Gloriana were the support acts.[118] The tour was attended by more than 1.1 million fans and has grossed over $63 million.[119] Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless, a concert film, was aired on television and later released on DVD and Blu-ray.[120] Also in 2009, Swift performed as a supporting act for Keith Urban.[121]
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Kanye West taking the microphone from Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009
In September 2009, Swift became the first country music artist to win an MTV Video Music Award when "You Belong with Me" was named Best Female Video.[122] Her acceptance speech was interrupted by rapper Kanye West, who had been involved in a number of other award show incidents.[123] West declared Beyoncé's video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", nominated in the same category, to be "one of the best videos of all time." Many audience members booed West,[124][125] prompting him to flip off the crowd.[126][124] He then handed the microphone back to a speechless Swift.[124][127] Backstage, Swift was seen "hysterically crying".[124] According to Rolling Stone, when Swift's mother confronted West, he gave "a half-hearted apology in which he added he still thought Beyoncé's video was superior".[128] West was removed from the event.[124][126][129] When Beyoncé later won the award for Video of the Year, she invited Swift onstage to finish her speech.[124][130] In the event's press room, Swift, who in 2008 had expressed a desire to sing a hook on a Kanye West rap song,[131] was asked if she had "any hard feelings" towards West: "I don’t know him, and I’ve never met him, so... I don’t want to start anything because I had a great night tonight."[128][132]
The incident received much media attention and inspired many Internet memes.[133] President Barack Obama, in an "off the record" comment, called West a "jackass".[134] Former US President Jimmy Carter said West's interruption was "completely uncalled for".[135] West's behavior was criticized by celebrities, including Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Lady Gaga.[126][136][137][128] The following day, West apologized for his verbal outburst both in a blog entry and during an appearance on The Jay Leno Show.[124][125] He maintained that, while Swift was "very talented", "Beyoncé's video was the best of this decade!!!! ... I gave my awards to Outkast when they deserved it over me ... I'm not crazy y'all, I'm just real."[138] Two days after the VMAs, Swift told an interviewer that West had not spoken to her since the ceremony.[139] West then contacted her to offer a personal apology, which Swift accepted: "Kanye did call me, and he was very sincere in his apology."[122][139] It has been said that the incident and subsequent media attention turned Swift into "a bona-fide mainstream celebrity".[140]
Swift released a cover of Tom Petty's "American Girl", exclusively through Rhapsody in June 2009[141] and continues to make her stage entrance to Petty's recording of the song.[142] Swift contributed backing vocals to John Mayer's "Half of My Heart", featured on his fourth album, in November 2009.[143] Mayer wrote the song as a tribute to Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac: "I thought, 'Well, if this is going to be my love letter to that style of music, who's going to be the Stevie Nicks in this equation?' And I thought, 'This Taylor Swift girl is going to be around for a long time."[144] The song received positive reviews from music critics.[145][146][147] Swift and Mayer performed the song live at Madison Square Garden, New York in December 2009.[148] It was released as the album's third single in June 2010 and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.[149] Swift collaborated with a number of other artists in 2008 and 2009. She co-wrote and recorded "Best Days of Your Life" with Kelly Pickler.[150] She co-wrote two songs for the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack – "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" and "Crazier" – with Martin Johnson and Robert Ellis Orrall, respectively.[151] Swift also provided vocals for Boys Like Girls's "Two Is Better Than One", written by Martin Johnson.[152][153][154][155] In January 2010, Swift contributed two songs – including "Today Was a Fairytale" – to the Valentine's Day soundtrack[156] and recorded a cover of Better Than Ezra's "Breathless" for the Hope for Haiti Now album.[157]
In November 2009, Swift became the youngest ever artist, and one of only six women, to be named Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association.[158] Fearless also won the Association's Album of the Year award.[158] The album won many other accolades and has become the most awarded album in country music history.[159] Swift was the youngest ever artist to win the Academy of Country Music's Album of the Year honor.[160] The American Music Awards honored Swift with Artist of the Year and Favorite Country Album plaudits.[161] She was awarded the Hal David Starlight Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame[162] and was named Songwriter/Artists of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters Association.[163] She won four BMI Awards.[164] Billboard named her 2009's Artist of the Year.[165] Swift was included in Time's annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in 2010.[166]
In January 2010, Swift won four Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, Best Country Album, Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song, from a total of eight nominations.[167][168] She was the youngest ever artist to win Album of the Year.[169] During the ceremony, Swift sang "Rhiannon" and "You Belong with Me" with Stevie Nicks. Her vocal performance received negative reviews and sparked a widespread media backlash.[140][170] Her vocals were described variously as "badly off-key", "strikingly bad" and "incredibly wretched".[171][172] While The New York Times found it "refreshing to see someone so gifted make the occasional flub" and described Swift as "the most important new pop star of the past few years",[169] music critic Bob Lefsetz predicted that her career would end "overnight".[173][174] In April 2010, Stevie Nicks, writing in Time, defended the singer: "Taylor reminds me of myself in her determination and her childlike nature. It's an innocence that's so special and so rare. This girl writes the songs that make the whole world sing, like Neil Diamond or Elton John ... The female rock-'n'-roll-country-pop songwriter is back, and her name is Taylor Swift. And it's women like her who are going to save the music business."[166]
[edit] 2010–12: Speak Now release, 13-month world tour and collaborations
Swift released her third studio album, Speak Now, in October 2010.[175] She wrote all twelve songs alone: "I'd get my best ideas at 3 a.m. in Arkansas and I didn't have a co-writer around."[176] Album recording sessions took place in California, Tennessee and Kentucky over a two year period.[177][178] Swift, who co-produced the record with longtime collaborator Nathan Chapman,[179] has described it as "a collection of confessions—things I wish I had said when I was in the moment".[180] She originally intended to call the album Enchanted but Scott Borchetta, her record label's CEO, felt the title did not reflect the album's more adult themes: "She had played me a bunch of the new songs. I looked at her and I'm like, 'Taylor, this record isn't about fairy tales and high school anymore. That's not where you're at'".[181] Musically, it has been said that the album "expands beyond country-pop to border both alternative rock and dirty bubblegum pop".[182]
Speak Now received generally positive reviews from music critics.[183] USA Today felt that Swift's songwriting skills would remind listeners "what all the fuss was about in the first place", with the album capturing "the sweet ache of becoming an adult".[184] The Los Angeles Times praised her ability as a songwriter to "hit on common experiences that feel unique".[182] The New York Times described the album as savage, musically diverse and "excellent too, possibly her best".[179] The Village Voice found that the album demanded "a true appreciation of Swift's talent, which is not confessional, but dramatic: Like a procession of country songwriters before her, she creates characters and situations—some from life—and finds potent ways to describe them."[185] Entertainment Weekly noted that while love may confound her, "the art of expert songcraft clearly doesn't".[186] Music critic John Christgau found the album's songs "overlong and overworked" but remarked that "they evince an effort that bears a remarkable resemblance to care—that is, to caring in the best, broadest, and most emotional sense".[99] Rolling Stone described Swift as one of the best songwriters in "pop, rock or country": "Swift might be a clever Nashville pro who knows all the hitmaking tricks, but she's also a high-strung, hyper-romantic gal with a melodramatic streak the size of the Atchafalaya Swamp".[187]
Swift carried out an extensive promotional campaign prior to Speak Now's release.[188] She appeared on various talk shows and morning shows, and gave free mini-concerts in unusual locations, including an open-decker bus on Hollywood Boulevard and a departure lounge at JFK airport.[189][190] She took part in a "guitar pull" alongside Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill and Lionel Ritchie at LA's Club Nokia; the musicians shared the stage and took turns introducing and playing acoutic versions of their songs to raise money for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.[191][192] The album's lead single, "Mine", was released in August 2010 and five further singles were released throughout 2010 and 2011: "Back to December", "Mean", "The Story of Us", "Sparks Fly" and "Ours".[193] Speak Now was a major commercial success, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. Its sales of 1,047,000 copies made it the sixteenth album in United States history to sell one million copies in a single week.[194] As of February 2012, Speak Now has sold over four million copies in the US[195] and over 5.7 million copies worldwide.[196][197] In her career, as of May 2012, Swift has sold over 22 million albums[198] and 50 million digital tracks worldwide.[199]
In September 2010, Kanye West's 2009 VMA interruption once again became newsworthy when West used his twitter account to apologize to Swift, referring to her as "just a lil girl with dreams like the rest of us": ""I wrote a song for Taylor Swift that's so beautiful and I want her to have it. If she won't take it then I'll perform it for her." Later that month, both artists performed at the 2010 VMAs. Swift sang "Innocent", a song widely believed to be about West, which The Washington Post has described as "a small masterpiece of passive aggressiveness, a vivisection dressed up as a peace offering".[200] Music critics found Swift's performance overly serious and "petty".[201][202] Speaking in November 2010, West said he failed to see what was "so arrogant about that moment" and described his actions as "selfless". He added that "if it was the other way around" and Swift were an established artist who had "made the video of her career, do you think she would have lost to a brand new artist? Hell no!"[203][204] Also that month, he claimed that, "If I wasn't drunk, I would have been on stage longer ... Taylor never came to my defense at any interview. And rode the waves and rode it and rode it".[205][206] At the Costume Institute Gala in May 2011, Swift and West came face-to-face on the red carpet. West was observed to hold "a hand out, and the two exchanged a studiedly casual, “down low” high five".[1]
Swift toured throughout 2011 and early 2012 in support of Speak Now. As part of the thirteen-month, 111-date world tour, Swift played seven shows in Asia, twelve shows in Europe, 80 shows in North America and twelve shows in Australasia.[207] Three dates on the US tour were rescheduled after Swift fell ill with bronchitis.[208] The stage show was inspired by Broadway musical theatre, with choreographed routines, elaborate set-pieces, pyrotechnics and numerous costume changes.[209][210] Swift invited many musicians to join her for one-off duets during the North American tour. Appearances were made by James Taylor, Jason Mraz, Shawn Colvin, Johnny Rzeznik, Andy Grammer, Tal Bachman, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Nicki Minaj, Nelly, B.o.B., Usher, Flo Rida, T.I., Jon Foreman, Jim Adkins, Hayley Williams, Hot Chelle Rae, Ronnie Dunn, Darius Rucker, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney.[211][212] The tour was attended by over 1.6 million fans and has grossed over $123 million, becoming one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time.[207] Swift's first live album, Speak Now World Tour: Live, featuring all seventeen performances from the North American leg of the tour, was released in November 2011.[213]
During the North American and Australasian tour legs, Swift wrote different song lyrics on her left arm for each performance. She has said that the lyrics should be viewed as a nightly "mood ring"[214] and The New Yorker has cited the practice as an example of Swift's "keen understanding of what fuels fan obsession in the first place: a desire for intimacy between singer and listener".[1] Artists quoted include Tom Petty, Carole King, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Ryan Adams, Patty Griffin, Band of Horses, Jimmy Eat World, Death Cab For Cutie, Alanis Morrissette, Rachael Yamagata, Erin McCarley, Mindy Smith and Martina McBride.[215][216] Swift also performed many acoustic cover versions during her North American tour. In each city, she paid tribute to a homegrown artist.[217] She has said the cover versions allowed her to be "spontaneous" in an otherwise well-rehearsed show: "You'll have a lot of people who will come to more than one show, and I want them to get a different experience every time."[218] Artists covered include Justin Timberlake, Tori Amos, TLC, Pink, Fall Out Boy, Dave Matthews Band, Michelle Branch, Jordin Sparks, Maroon 5, Train, John Mellencamp, Kim Carnes, Avril Lavigne, The Jackson 5, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Gwen Stefani, All American Rejects, Britney Spears and Eminem.[219]
At the 54th Grammy Awards in February 2012, Swift's song "Mean" won Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance.[220] She also performed "Mean" during the ceremony. The song is believed to be a rebuttal to Bob Lefsetz, one of the most vocal critics of her 2010 Grammy performance.[174] Lefsetz had previously been a supporter of the singer's career,[221] and Swift and Lefsetz had corresponded occasionally by email and telephone.[174] Time felt she "delivered her comeback on-key and with a vengeance"[222] while USA Today remarked that the criticism in 2010 seemed to have "made her a better songwriter and live performer".[223]
Swift was named Songwriter/Artist of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters Association in both 2010 and 2011. During the 2011 ceremony, she played an acoustic version of "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" in honor of Alan Jackson, a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee,[224] who later thanked Swift in his speech for "the prettiest version I've ever heard".[225] Swift won various other awards for Speak Now. She was named Entertainer of the Year by the Academy of Country Music in both 2011 and 2012[226] and was named Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association in 2011.[227] Swift was the American Music Awards's Artist of the Year in 2011, and Speak Now was named Favorite Country Album.[228] She was also the recipient of two BMI Awards.[229] Billboard named Swift 2011's Woman of the Year.[230] Also that year, Billboard ranked her at number 15 in a list of the Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters 2000–2011; she was the second highest ranking woman.[231] Swift was ranked second on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 16 "Queen Of Pops" of the decade.[232]
Swift contributed two original songs to The Hunger Games soundtrack album in March 2012. "Safe & Sound" was co-written and recorded with The Civil Wars and T-Bone Burnett.[233] John Paul White has said working with Swift was "a revelation. She had some great ideas. We had complete freedom. It truly was a collaboration. We brought the melancholy and the darker angle. Taylor was bringing the melody and the chords."[234] Rolling Stone described the song as "Swift's prettiest ballad" and wondered whether the alt-country folk song was "a one-off novelty, a trial balloon cred-move, or the stirrings of a "grown-up" style".[235] Swift and The Civil Wars debuted a live version of the song at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville in January 2012.[236] It was released as the album's lead single and, as of April 2012, has sold 970,000 copies in the United States.[237] Swift's second contribution to the album, "Eyes Open", was written solely by the singer and produced by Nathan Chapman.[238] In May 2012, Swift contributed vocals to "Both of Us", a Dr. Luke-produced song on B.o.B's second album Strange Clouds.[239][240][241][242]
2012–present: Untitled fourth studio album[link]
Swift is currently working on her fourth album with producer Nathan Chapman.[243][244] It is scheduled for release in the fall of 2012.[245] Swift intends to keep writing and recording throughout 2012 "because I'm having so much fun".[246] After writing her third album alone, Swift is now collaborating with people "from all different places in music",[246] including songwriters Lori McKenna,[247][248] Butch Walker,[249][250] Ed Sheeran,[251] and Dan Wilson.[252] The album will detail "the rise and fall of a relationship",[253] as well as the resulting "absolute crash-and-burn heartbreak".[254] She has described the album's mood as "sad, if I'm being honest."[255]
Artistry[link]
Songwriting style[link]
Swift has said she writes songs as an "open letter".[256] She has said songwriting is "is a way of verbalizing those things that I feel that I can’t say".[47] Swift has said she is "very interested in any writing from a child's perspective" and has cited To Kill a Mockingbird as one of her favorite books.[257] Neil Young has described Swift as "a great writer" and follows her career.[258][259] Kris Kristofferson has said that "she blows me away. It's amazing to me that someone so young is writing such great songs. She's got a great career ahead of her".[260][261] Dolly Parton has said her songs are "great" and that she has "the qualities that could last a long time".[262] Stevie Nicks has said Swift writes "songs that make the whole world sing, like Neil Diamond or Elton John".[166]
Vocal abilities[link]
In studio recordings, the Los Angeles Times identifies Swift's "defining" vocal gesture as "the line that slides down like a contented sigh or up like a raised eyebrow, giving her beloved girl-time hits their air of easy intimacy".[182] In a review of Speak Now, The Village Voice noted that her phrasing was previously "bland and muddled, but that's changed. She can still sound strained and thin, and often strays into a pitch that drives some people crazy; but she's learned how to make words sound like what they mean".[185] Slate, reviewing Speak Now, described Swift as "a technically poor singer": "Though she does vary her phrasing in ways that attempt to mask her limited voice (the way she sneers, "She looks at me like I'm a trend/And she's so over it," on "Better Than Revenge" is especially effective), Swift is still noticeably off-pitch at least once on every song on the album".[263]
In an interview with The New Yorker, Swift characterized herself primarily as a songwriter: “I write songs, and my voice is just a way to get those lyrics across”.[1] "I'm not trying to go out there and do vocal acrobatics. I'm just trying to write good songs".[264] However, her vocal presence is something that concerns her and she has "put a lot of work" into improving it.[265] She has said that she only feels nervous performing "if I'm not sure what the audience thinks of me, like at award shows".[266]
Public image[link]
Swift has been described as "America's sweetheart" and "a role model".[267][268] The singer considers it her "responsibility" to be conscious of her influence on young fans.[269] However, she insists that "I don't live by all these rigid, weird rules that make me feel all fenced in. I just like the way that I feel like, and that makes me feel very free".[270] Swift does not drink alcohol because she worries that "I might come off in a way that I can't control. Maybe I should just lighten up!" "It's not like I judge people who [drink] or that I don't hang out with people who drink".[270] She refuses to take part in overly sexualised photo-shoots.[9] The lyrical content of her songs is regarded as appropriate for young audiences. A New Yorker journalist who attended a Swift concert recounted watching "sixteen-year-old girls holding hands and swaying, and a girl in a hijab sobbing as she sang the words. It was hard not to be a little moved, and not to feel relieved that the words being sung were, more or less, safe ... One can attend a concert by Katy Perry and listen to a stadium full of thirteen-year-olds chant along with the song “Peacock” which goes, “I want to see your peacock-cock-cock! Your peacock-cock!"[1]
A Rolling Stone journalist who profiled Swift in 2009 remarked upon her polite manners: "If this is Swift's game face, it must be tattooed on because it never drops".[271] A 2012 Vogue cover story described Swift as "clever and funny and occasionally downright bawdy" in person, but noted that she "asks if her cursing can be off the record".[272] Grantland.com describes Swift as "talkative and openly neurotic in a way you'd never see from a blonde country princess like Faith Hill or Carrie Underwood. She is more like Diane Keaton in Annie Hall: overly gracious and eager to please but full of a nonstop, nervous, fluttering energy".[273]
There has been much media commentary about Swift's reactions when she is recognized at award ceremonies.[274] In 2011, The Hollywood Reporter remarked that she "seems to be consistently shocked and wonderstruck by each awards win, despite racking up an ever-growing collection of Grammys, CMAs, MTV Moonmen and AMAs".[275] Kristen Wiig parodied Swift's surprised facial expressions during a Saturday Night Live sketch in February 2012.[276] Swift later said she had seen the sketch: “I was laughing the entire time and then I realized that, as I was watching it, I was making the face she was making”.[277] At the Academy of Country Music Awards in April 2012, the ceremony's host Blake Shelton joked in his opening monologue that Swift should release a perfume called "I can't believe I smell this good". When Swift later presented Shelton with the Academy's Best Male Vocalist award, "the two faced off, showing each other their ultra-surprised looks".[278][279]
Feminist discussion[link]
The merits of Swift as a feminist have been widely discussed.[280] She has been described by Jezebel as "a feminist's nightmare": "Her image of being good and pure plays right into how much the patriarchy fetishizes virginity, loves purity, and celebrates women who know their place as delicate flowers".[281] However, a Village Voice music critic dismissed this criticism as "shallow and gross, in that special way that things get gross when you cram shaded and living work through an ideological sieve like you're mechanically separating chicken".[282] He continued: "Criticisms include: She's a conformist stooge of the patriarchy (she's now had two hits about defying fathers); she idolizes chastity (she's coy about sex, but only the willful could miss the fucking in the new "Sparks Fly," which includes the line "Gimme something that'll haunt me when you're not around"); and she sells girls corrupt and shallow fairy-tale notions of romance (one of the two fairy-tale songs on Fearless mocked a guy for trying to white-knight her, and the only mention of such things on Speak Now is "I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you"—note the tense)."[282]
The song Fifteen has been the subject of particular scrutiny. It has been said that the song contains a "feminist message" in the lyrics "Back then I swore I was gonna marry him some day, but I realized some bigger dreams of mine” and "In your life you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team".[283] Feminist critics claim the use of the word "everything" in the lyric "Abigail gave everything she had to a boy, who changed his mind, and we both cried" is a reference to virginity: "Songs like "Fifteen" dig up the ancient Puritan ideal that girls can only access power by confidently and heterosexually denying access to their pants."[284] However, others interpret "everything" as trust: "Abigail trusted and opened up to a boy for the first time, only to be let down. Maybe that includes sex, maybe it doesn’t."[283]
When asked by The New York Times in 2010 whether she considered herself a feminist, Swift replied, "I have never really thought about that".[285] In December 2011, Billboard's Tom Roland asked Swift whether the marginalization of women in country music, prevalent in the 1950s, was still an issue: "I was fortunate enough to come about in a time when I didn't feel that kind of energy at all, and it was always my theory that if you want to play in the same ballgame as the boys, you've got to work as hard as them. I was always playing just as many shows as they were and playing on the same shows as they were. I was willing to pay my dues as an opening act, playing in clubs and bars and playing in tiny venues. The new male artists were doing the same thing, so I never saw an issue there."[286]
Philanthropy[link]
Arts education[link]
In September 2010, Swift donated $75,000 to Nashville's Hendersonville High School to help refurbish the school auditorium's sound and lighting systems.[287] In May 2012, she pledged $4 million to fund a new education center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. The two-storey, 7,500-square foot space will have its own exterior entrance and museum officials have decided to name it The Taylor Swift Education Center.[288] It will feature three classrooms and a children's exhibit gallery, and will house interactive activities such as a musical petting zoo and a “wet” classroom space to make concert posters and other art projects. New programs and workshops for teenagers and senior citizens will also be accommodated within the space. The Center is scheduled to open in early 2014 and Swift will be involved in an advisory capacity.[289]
Children's literacy[link]
In December 2009, Swift donated $250,000 to various schools around the country that she had either attended or had other associations with. The money was used to buy books, fund educational programs and pay teachers' salaries.[290] In October 2010, she took part in a live webcast, Read Now! with Taylor Swift, broadcast exclusively in US schools to celebrate Scholastic's Read Every Day campaign.[291][292] In October 2011, Swift donated 6,000 Scholastic books to Reading Public Library, Pennsylvania[293] and, in February 2012, she donated 14,000 books to Nashville Public Library, Tennessee.[294] Most of the books were placed in circulation; the rest were gifted to children from low-income families, preschools and daycare centers.[294] In March 2012, she co-chaired the National Education Association's Read Across America campaign and recorded a PSA encouraging children to read.[295][296]
Natural disaster funds[link]
In June 2008, Swift donated all the proceeds from her merchandise sales at the 2008 Country Music Festival to the Red Cross's disaster relief fund.[297] Swift donated $100,000 to the Red Cross in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to help the victims of the Iowa flood of 2008.[298] Swift lent her support to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal by joining the lineup at Sydney's Sound Relief concert,[299] reportedly making the biggest contribution of any artist playing at Sound Relief to the Australian Red Cross.[300]
In response to the May 2010 Tennessee floods, Swift donated $500,000 during a flood relief telethon hosted by WSMV, a Nashville television station.[301] In August 2010, she donated $100,000 to help rebuild a playground in Hendersonville, Tennessee, which was damaged by floodwater.[302] In May 2011, Swift transformed what was to have been the final dress rehearsal for the North American leg of her Speak Now tour into a benefit concert for victims of recent tornadoes in the United States southeast region, raising more than $750,000 from proceeds from ticket sales, merchandise and other facets of the show.[303] The benefit concert for tornado relief was subsequently honored at the 2011 Do Something Awards.[304] In July 2011, Swift further aided the cause by donating $250,000 to Alabama football coach Nick Saban's charity Nick's Kids to aid in the tornado relief efforts of West Alabama.[305] In April 2012, Swift donated $1,500 to a fund to help a man left permanently paralyzed by the tornado to make his house wheelchair-accessible.[306]
Other charitable endeavors[link]
In September 2007, Swift helped launch a campaign to protect children from online predators, in partnership with the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police.[307] In January 2008, Swift donated a pink Chevy pick-up truck given to her by her record label to the Victory Junction Gang Camp.[308] Swift has teamed up with Sound Matters to make listeners aware of listening "responsibly".[309] Swift supports @15, a teen-led social change platform underwritten by Best Buy to give teens opportunities to direct the company's philanthropy through the newly-created @15 Fund.[310] She appeared in a Got Milk campaign in July 2010.[311]
Swift donated her prom dress, which raised $1,200 for charity, to DonateMyDress.org.[312] In November 2009, after a live performance on BBC's Children in Need night, she donated $20,000 to the cause.[313] Swift donated a pair of her shoes to the Wish Upon a Hero Foundation's Hero in Heels fundraiser for auction to raise money to benefit women with cancer. In June 2011, as the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year, Swift donated $25,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Tennessee. This figure was matched by the Academy.[314]
Other work[link]
Acting[link]
Swift made her acting debut in a 2009 episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.[315] The New York Times noted that the character allowed Swift to be "a little bit naughty, and credibly so".[316] Rolling Stone felt she "held her own" and "does a good job with the script"[317] while the Chicago Tribune said she "acquits herself well".[318] Later that year, Swift both hosted and performed as the musical guest for an episode of Saturday Night Live.[319] Entertainment Weekly described her as "this season’s best Saturday Night Live host so far", noting that she "was always up for the challenge, seemed to be having fun, and helped the rest of the cast nail the punchlines". Proving "admirably resilient in a wide variety of sketch roles", "Swift inspired more of a female, girly-in-the-best-sense sensibility in SNL than it’s shown since the Tina Fey-Amy Poehler days".[320]
In 2010, Swift made her feature film acting debut in the romantic comedy Valentine's Day and won the Teen Choice Award for Movie Female Breakout.[321] In 2012, she voiced the character of Audrey in the animated film The Lorax.[322] Swift is in talks to star as Joni Mitchell in the film adaptation of Sheila Weller's Girls Like Us, which follows the careers of Mitchell, Carly Simon and Carole King.[323]
Product endorsements[link]
Jakks Pacific released a celebrity doll of Swift in late 2008.[324] Swift was the face of L.E.I. jeans in 2008.[325] In 2007, Swift launched a line of sundresses at Wal-Mart.[326][327] In 2009, Swift became the National Hockey League's newest celebrity spokesperson and appears in commercials for the Nashville Predators.[328] In 2011, Swift partnered with Elizabeth Arden to launch a fragrance, "Wonderstruck".[329] Swift works with American Greetings, Inc.[330] She also has endorsement deals with companies including Target, CoverGirl and Sony.[331]
In May 2009, Swift filed a lawsuit (kept sealed until August 2010) against numerous sellers of unauthorized counterfeit merchandise bearing her name, likeness, and trademarks, where she demanded a trial by jury, sought a judgement for compensatory damages, punitive damages, three times the actual damages sustained, and statutory damages, and sought for recovery of her attorney's fees and prejudgement interest.[332] Nashville's U.S. District Court granted an injunction and judgment against the sellers, who had been identified at Swift's concerts in several states. The court ordered merchandise seized from the defendants to be destroyed.[333][334][335]
Personal life[link]
Swift's main residence is a duplex penthouse in Midtown Nashville, Tennessee.[336][1] She also owns a house in Beverly Hills, California.[337][338] According to Forbes, Swift earned $18 million in 2009,[339] $45 million in 2010,[340] $45 million in 2011[341] and $57 million so far in 2012.[342]
Relationships[link]
Swift writes autobiographical songs and has said that, "I've never been shy or secretive with the fact that if you walk into my life, you may be walking onto a record".[343] Listening to music as a child, Swift felt confused "when I knew something was going on in someone’s personal life and they didn’t address it in their music".[344]
Swift dated singer Joe Jonas from July to October 2008.[345][346] She dated actor Taylor Lautner from October to December 2009.[347][348] She was romantically linked to musician John Mayer from late 2009 until June 2010.[349][350] They first met in 2008 and recorded a duet, "Half of My Heart", in late 2009.[351][352] Swift dated actor Jake Gyllenhaal from October 2010 to December 2010.[353][354][355][356][357] On December 9, 2011, Gyllenhaal called the LAPD for assistance, after a large number of photographers followed the couple's car in Los Angeles.[358] Following their break-up, they were seen together in January and February 2011.[359][360]
Politics[link]
On her eighteenth birthday, "the first thing" Swift did was register to vote.[361][362] After casting her vote in the 2008 US presidential election, Swift declined to inform journalists which candidate she had supported.[363] However, following Barack Obama's inauguration, she told Rolling Stone: "I've never seen this country so happy about a political decision in my entire time of being alive. I'm so glad this was my first election."[364] In 2009, after Swift's MTV VMA acceptance speech was interrupted by Kanye West, President Obama described West's behaviour as "really inappropriate. The young lady seems like a perfectly nice person. She’s getting her award. What is he doing up there? He’s a jackass."[365] Former US President Jimmy Carter said West's interruption was "completely uncalled for".[366]
In 2010, former U.S. President George H. W. Bush attended the taping of a Swift television special in Kennebunkport, Maine,[367] and later described Swift as "unspoiled" and "very nice".[368] In 2012, Swift was presented with a Kids' Choice Award in recognition of her charitable work by Michelle Obama, who praised her as someone who "has rocketed to the top of the music industry but still keeps her feet on the ground, someone who has shattered every expectation of what a 22-year old can accomplish".[369] Swift later described the First Lady as "a role model".[370]
Swift is an admirer of the Kennedy family and has spent time with Rory, Caroline and, particularly, Ethel Kennedy.[371] When asked about her friendship with Swift, Ethel replied, "Oh, she is amazing! Such good company."[372] Rory has said, "There is a mutual admiration society between my mother and Taylor Swift and I just love it! I think it says so much about Taylor – she has that ability to connect and cross generations ... She's terrific and such a great role model for young girls, as well as for all women, really. ... She's just so curious and interested".[372] In January 2012, Swift travelled to Utah to attend the Sundance premiere of the HBO documentary Ethel.[373]
In a 2012 interview, Swift remarked that she was "very cautious" about using her public profile to address political issues, adding that she hoped to "gradually" become more outspoken: "I don't feel that I am in a place to sing about politics or anything like that. I don't know enough at this point".[374]
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | Herself | Cameo |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Haley Jones | Episode: "Turn, Turn, Turn" |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Herself | Cameo |
| 2009 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Also appeared as the Musical Guest |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Felicia | Movie acting debut |
| 2012 | Lorax, TheThe Lorax | Audrey | Voice only |
Discography[link]
Main article: Taylor Swift discography
- Taylor Swift (2006)
- Fearless (2008)
- Speak Now (2010)
- Untitled Fourth Studio Album (Fall 2012)
Tours[link]
- Fearless Tour (2009–10)
- Speak Now World Tour (2011–12)
Awards and nominations[link]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Taylor Swift
Swift has won 109 awards from a total of 162 nominations. She has been the recipient of ten American Music Awards, six Grammy Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, six Academy of Country Music Awards and 13 BMI Awards.
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Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance 2010 |
Succeeded by Miranda Lambert |
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Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance 2012 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Miranda Lambert |
Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Female Vocalist 2008 |
Succeeded by Julianne Hough |
| Preceded by Carrie Underwood |
Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year 2011–2012 |
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| Preceded by Carrie Underwood |
Country Music Association Award for Horizon Award 2007 |
Succeeded by N/A |
| Preceded by Carrie Underwood |
Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year 2009 |
Succeeded by Miranda Lambert |
| Preceded by Kenny Chesney |
Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year 2009 |
Succeeded by Brad Paisley |
| Preceded by Brad Paisley |
Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year 2011 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Rihanna |
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist 2009 |
Succeeded by Lady GaGa |
| Preceded by Carrie Underwood |
American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist 2008–2011 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Chris Brown |
American Music Award for Artist of the Year 2009 |
Succeeded by Justin Bieber |
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American Music Award for Artist of the Year 2011 |
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| Name | Swift, Taylor |
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| Short description | Singer and songwriter |
| Date of birth | December 13, 1989 |
| Place of birth | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Cullen Darome Jenkins (born January 20, 1981) is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Central Michigan.
He is the younger brother of former Carolina Panthers and New York Jets defensive tackle Kris Jenkins.
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Early years[link]
Both he and his brother Kris Jenkins played at Belleville High School under Bob LaPointe.
College career[link]
Jenkins played college football at Central Michigan University, where he recorded 40 tackles, seven tackles for a loss, 4½ sacks, and two passes defensed during his senior year.
Professional career[link]
Green Bay Packers[link]
2004–2006[link]
Cullen Jenkins was originally signed by Green Bay as a rookie free agent after the '03 draft. One year later, after an impressive NFL Europe season and strong training camp, landed a spot on the Packers' roster. From 2004 to November 2006, Jenkins was the backup for Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, and took over the starting role the final month of the 2006 season. As the starter for the last month of games, he recorded a career-high 6½ sacks that year, including his first three-sack game vs. Detroit on December 17, 2006.
2007–2008[link]
On February 26, 2007, Jenkins signed a four year, $16 million contract extension.[1] Jenkins batted down nine passes in 2007, the most by a Packers defensive lineman since the team began recording the statistic in 1980.
In the 2008 season, the Packers decided to start Jenkins instead of Gbaja-Biamila for the second season in a row. He could only play four games though, before he suffered a torn pectoral muscle against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 28, 2008. Two days later, he was placed on injured reserve.
2009–2010[link]
In the 2009 season Jenkins returned as a starting defensive end because the Packers had switched from a 4-3 to a 3-4 defense. Jenkins had two productive seasons with effective play against both the pass and the run. In the 2010 season Jenkins missed 5 games with a calf injury, but returned by the end of the season to win Super Bowl XLV with the Packers.
Philadelphia Eagles[link]
The Philadelphia Eagles signed Jenkins to a five-year, $25 million contract on July 30, 2011.[2] In 2011, he recorded 5.5 sacks, 24 hurries, and seven tackles-for-loss.[3] He agreed to a restructured contract on February 21, 2012,[3] with the new contract running through the 2014 season instead of the 2015 season.[4]
References[link]
- ^ "Defensive lineman Jenkins extended by Packers", Associated Press, February 26, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
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- ^ a b Kapadia, Sheil (February 21, 2012). "How Jenkins' return affects the DT picture". philly.com. http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/moving_the_chains/How-Jenkins-return-affects-the-DT-picture.html. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (February 22, 2012). "Cullen Jenkins takes pay cut, will earn $5.8 million". profootballtalk.com. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/22/cullen-jenkins-takes-pay-cut-will-earn-5-8-million/. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
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Asante T. Samuel (born January 6, 1981) is an American football cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Central Florida. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft.
An All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in 2007 and Pro Bowl selections in 2008, 2009 and 2010, Samuel won two Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots and has reached the postseason eight of his first nine seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles for four seasons.
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Early years[link]
Samuel attended Boyd H. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. As a junior quarterback, he threw for 1,800 yards, and rushed for 500 yards. As a senior, Samuel concentrated on defense, and earned All-State honors, and finished his senior year with 4 interceptions and 75 tackles. Samuel also handled kicking and punting duties.[1] Ten minutes before kickoff of Samuel's final high school game, he replaced his team's injured starting quarterback. He threw two touchdown passes, intercepted two more, rushed for 80 yards, and even worked on special teams returning kicks and punts.[1] Samuel's top receiver in high school, Todd Devoe, later played for the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos,[1] and was a friend & teammate of future NFL defensive back Benny Sapp.[1] Samuel decreased his 40 yard dash time from 5.4 seconds during his sophomore year of high school to 4.49 seconds entering the NFL.[1]
College career[link]
Majoring in business, Samuel attended the University of Central Florida, and finished his career with 127 tackles (102 solo, 25 assisted), 8 interceptions, and a school-record 38 passes deflected (the previous record was 34 deflections). Samuel also returned 63 punts for 673 yards, for an average of 10.7 yards per return.[2]
Professional career[link]
New England Patriots[link]
In the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft, with the 120th overall pick, Samuel was drafted by the Patriots along with Ty Warren, Bethel Johnson, Eugene Wilson, and Dan Koppen.
At the start of the 2004 season, the Patriots' starting corners were Tyrone Poole and Ty Law. After both were sidelined by injuries, Samuel became a starter, and actually started for the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX. He would start at corner the following season.
In 2006, the Patriots began the season with Samuel and Ellis Hobbs at cornerback. By the end of the regular season, Samuel had intercepted a career-high 10 passes, which put him in a tie for first in the 2006 season (with Champ Bailey of the Broncos); the mark is the second-best ever for a Patriot (in 1964 Ron Hall had 11). Samuel tied the Patriots' mark for most interceptions in a game when he picked off three passes in a week 12 game against the Chicago Bears.
He intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown twice in the 2006 NFL Playoffs: first against the New York Jets to clinch their 1st round victory and then in the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts to extend the lead to 21–3.
On February 16, 2007, the Patriots placed the franchise tag on him. After holding out for most of the preseason, Samuel signed the one-year $7.79 million tender on August 27, 2007 to fulfill his obligation under the franchise tag.[3] He was eligible for free agency again at the end of the 2007 season. According to the Boston Globe, if Samuel participated in 60% of the defensive snaps or the Patriots win 12 games, his contract stipulated that the team would not place the franchise tag on him for the following season.[4] Samuel finished the 2007 regular season with six interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. During his franchised season, he was named to the 2008 Pro Bowl and helped lead the Patriots to Super Bowl XLII. However with the Patriots leading 14-10 with under 2 minutes to go, Samuel dropped what would have been the game clinching interception and an unprecedented 19-0 season. On the next play, Eli Manning completed The Helmet Catch to David Tyree to help win the game for the Giants.
Philadelphia Eagles[link]
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2008 season[link]
Samuel was thought to be one of the most sought-after free agents of the 2008 NFL offseason. Within minutes of the start of free agency on February 29, 2008, Samuel was reportedly already setting up a meeting with the Philadelphia Eagles.[5] Later that day, he signed a six-year, $56 million contract with the Eagles. Upon being signed, Samuel was quoted as saying, “I just want to be able to win and get back to the Super Bowl.” On August 22, 2008 he made his return to New England during the third week of the preseason. Asante Samuel made his regular season Eagles debut on September 7, 2008 against the St. Louis Rams. He was a Pro Bowl Reserve for his stellar play with 4 interceptions and one touchdown. It was Samuel's 2nd appearance in the Pro Bowl, his 1st with the Philadelphia Eagles. On January 4, 2009, Samuel returned an interception for a 44 yard touchdown, his fourth interception returned for a touchdown in the postseason which set a NFL record.[6] The following week, Samuel picked off Eli Manning, returning the ball to the Giants' two-yard line.[7] This marked his seventh career postseason interception, which after Rodney Harrison's retirement is the most career postseason interceptions among active players. Samuel and Harrison are now tied at fifth in NFL history for career postseason interceptions.[8]
2009 season[link]
On December 20, 2009 against the San Francisco 49ers, Samuel made his eighth interception of the year to break Troy Vincent's record of seven interceptions in a season under head coach Andy Reid. Vincent set the record during the 1999 season.
With nine interceptions, Samuel is now tied for second in Eagles history for interceptions in a season, with Don Burroughs (1960) and Ed "Bibbles" Bawel (1955).
Samuel was selected to the 2010 Pro Bowl as a starter.
Atlanta Falcons[link]
The Atlanta Falcons acquired Samuel from the Eagles on April 25, 2012, in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick in 2012.[9]
Personal[link]
Samuel has a tattoo on his left arm that says "Get Rich To This." It was widely reported during Samuel's post-2006 season contract situation that the tattoo said "Get Paid". Samuel's tattoo is the name of a Goodie Mob song that Samuel liked in college.[10]
References[link]
- ^ a b c d e MacMullan, Jackie (2007-01-07). "Payment due". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/01/07/payment_due/.
- ^ "College" Asante Samuel, Official New England Patriots Biography
- ^ "Pats, cornerback Samuel agree on deal". USA Today. 2007-08-28. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/patriots/2007-08-28-moves_N.htm.
- ^ Gasper, Christopher L.; Reiss, Mike (2007-11-27). "Did Eagles' plan vs. Patriots warm up the copy machine?". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/11/27/warming_up_copy_machine/?page=2.
- ^ Source: Porter, Samuel set for visits • Everybody Loves a Smart Alex - FOX Sports Blogs
- ^ "Eagles CB Samuel sets NFL playoff record". Sporting News. 2009-01-04. http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=503482.
- ^ Jensen, Mike (January 12, 2009), "Eli Manning's anything but Super against Eagles", Philadelphia Inquirer, http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jan/12/eli-mannings-anything-but-super-against-eagles/
- ^ Carpano, Frank (January 13, 2008), "Pats-Jags Postgame notes", turnto10.com, http://www.turnto10blogs.com/index.php/extra_point/pats_jags_postgame_notes/
- ^ Sources: Asante Samuel to Falcons
- ^ Guregian, Karen (2007-10-11). "Tattoo’s message lost in translation". Boston Herald. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1037410. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
External links[link]
- Asante Samuel on Twitter
- Philadelphia Eagles bio
- New England Patriots bio
- Asante Samuel's Music Company Deepside Digital and professional Bio
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| Place of birth | Calistoga, California |
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| College | San Jose State |
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| Awards | 2003 Maxwell Football Club NFL COY 1999 AP Coach of the Year 1999 Sporting News COY 1999 Pro Football Weekly COY 1999 Maxwell Football Club NFL COY 1979 Sporting News COY 1979 Pro Football Weekly COY 1978 UPI NFL COY (NFC) |
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| Super Bowl wins | 1999 Super Bowl XXXIV |
| Championships won | 1999 NFC Championship 1980 NFC Championship 1976 Rose Bowl (1975 season) |
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Richard Albert "Dick" Vermeil (pronounced /vərˈmiːl/; born October 30, 1936) is a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles (1976–1982), St. Louis Rams (1997–1999) and Kansas City Chiefs (2001–2005). He is in the Sid Gillman coaching tree and has coached at every level; Vermeil owns the distinction of being named “Coach of the Year” on four levels: High School, Junior College, NCAA Division I and Professional Football.
In all three of his stops as an NFL head coach, Vermeil has taken every team—Philadelphia, St. Louis and Kansas City, each of which had a losing record before he arrived—and brought them to the playoffs by his third season at the helm.
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Early coaching years[link]
Vermeil graduated in 1959 with an M.A. from San Jose State University, where he was the backup quarterback. After serving as assistant coach for San Jose’s Del Mar High School football team for one season and for Hillsdale High School in nearby San Mateo, he then went to Foothill College with coach Bill Walker. During the 1964-1965 school year he was weightlifting coach at College of San Mateo with his brother as an assistant. The following year he was at Diablo Valley College as a football coach. In 1965-1966, he coached Stanford University's freshman football team. Vermeil was hired as the NFL's first ever Special Teams coach by George Allen's Los Angeles Rams in 1969. Except for 1970, when he was an assistant coach with UCLA, he would remain with the Rams until 1974 when he was named as head coach by UCLA. Vermeil compiled a 15–5–3 record in two seasons (1974–1975) as head coach at UCLA, including a 9–2–1 record in 1975 when Vermeil led the Bruins to their first conference championship in 10 years, and a win in the Rose Bowl over an undefeated and number 1 ranked Ohio State team.
Philadelphia Eagles[link]
Vermeil began his NFL head coaching career in 1976 with the Philadelphia Eagles. Due to bad trades by past Eagles coaches, Vermeil did not have a 1st round draft pick until 1978.
By 1978, the Eagles made the playoffs for the first time in 18 seasons. That 1978 season featured breakthrough years by NFL stars Ron Jaworski, Wilbert Montgomery, and one of the greatest games in Eagles history — the seminal Miracle at the Meadowlands. The Eagles were losing to the New York Giants with seconds to play and when the Giants fumbled the ball, Herman Edwards recovered the ball and ran it back for a touchdown for a miraculous 19–17 victory.
In the 1980 NFC Championship Game, the Eagles beat the Dallas Cowboys to put the Eagles into the first Super Bowl in franchise history. The Eagles lost the Super Bowl that season to Oakland, 27–10.
Vermeil was named the NFL's Coach of the Year in 1980, and led the Eagles into Super Bowl XV after defeating the Dallas Cowboys for the NFC championship. He retired for the first time after the 1982 season citing burnout.
After Philly[link]
For the next 15 years, Vermeil spent time working as a sports announcer for the likes of CBS and ABC. Vermeil's time with the Eagles is featured in the 2006 movie Invincible in which the movie depicts open-tryouts as how 30-year old Vince Papale made the team. In actuality, Vermeil had seen tape of Papale playing semi-pro ball in Philadelphia and invited him to a workout and a subsequent tryout.
Following the 1994 season, the Eagles fired Rich Kotite and owner Jeffrey Lurie inquired about bringing back Vermeil as coach. However, the Eagles and Vermeil could not come to a contractual agreement. The Eagles would eventually hire Ray Rhodes to be their head coach. Vermeil issued a statement saying, "I'm not going to beg Jeffrey Lurie to coach this football team."
St. Louis Rams[link]
Vermeil returned to coaching with the St. Louis Rams in 1997. His first two years with the Rams were abysmal: the Rams won 5 and lost 11 games in 1997, and the following season they went 4–12. The 1999 season looked to start just as badly, when new starting quarterback Trent Green was injured in the pre-season. However, Green's injury allowed the unknown Kurt Warner to start. Under Warner, the Rams offense exploded, and they finished the 1999 season with a record of 13-3. It was one of the biggest single-year turnarounds in NFL history. Vermeil led the Rams to their first ever Super Bowl victory in Super Bowl XXXIV later that season with a 23-16 win over the Tennessee Titans. He was also named NFL Coach of the Year for the second time for the 1999 season. He walked away from coaching again after the Rams' Super Bowl victory.
Kansas City Chiefs[link]
Soon after retiring in 2000, Vermeil signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on January 12, 2001 despite his retirement following the Super Bowl win with the Rams. His first season with the Chiefs, the 2001 season, was anything but spectacular. The Chiefs finished a 6–10 record, their worst record since 1988. Vermeil and the Chiefs made some major changes for the 2002 season, where the Chiefs would improve to 8–8. The Chiefs had the NFL's best offense in 2002, led by Priest Holmes, Trent Green, Tony Gonzalez, Dante Hall, and offensive linemen Willie Roaf and Will Shields. In 2003 the Chiefs started the season 9–0 and finished with a 13–3 record, making the playoffs and winning the AFC West. They also had the NFL's top ranked offense for the second straight year. The Chiefs went 7–9 in 2004, even though they had the NFL's top ranked offense for the third consecutive year. The Chiefs performed poorly due to their soft defense, which was ranked 31st out of 32 teams in the league.
Vermeil returned with the Chiefs for the 2005 season with one of the NFL's best offenses, and an improved defense. Vermeil's play calling in 2005 uncharacteristically included more high risk calls. Pro Bowl running back and team leader Priest Holmes suffered a season-ending injury against the San Diego Chargers in the eighth week of the season. However, his injury allowed the emerging Larry Johnson to start in his place. Under Johnson, the Chiefs' offense continued at its usual explosive pace. On December 31, Vermeil announced that he would retire at the conclusion of the 2005 season, and the next day he led the Chiefs to a 37–3 rout over the Cincinnati Bengals. However, the Chiefs failed to make the playoffs, despite their 10–6 record.
Post-coaching career/legacy[link]
Vermeil is remembered for his frequent emotional breakdowns during press conferences, including crying when getting emotional. This display of emotion has helped make him a popular coach among fans. Vermeil lives in the historic Country Club Plaza district of Kansas City. When not in Kansas City, the entire Vermeil family enjoys spending time and working on “The Ranch,” a 114-acre (0.46 km2) homestead located outside Philadelphia in rural Chester County, Pennsylvania. He is also a huge supporter of the Chester County Council Boy Scouts of America and is a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award, which was coincidentally awarded at the same time he was named head coach of the Chiefs in 2001. His annual golf invitational has brought in over $1 million to the Council's operational fund.
True to his Napa Valley roots, Vermeil partnered with OnTheEdge Winery and produced his own self-proclaimed “Garage Cabernet” wine, named in honor of his father, Jean Louis Vermeil. After football, wine is Vermeil's biggest passion. Vermeil was actually once reprimanded by the NFL when during a game he promised kicker (and fellow wine connoisseur) Morten Andersen a bottle of Bryant Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon if he could kick the game-winning field goal versus Oakland. Andersen made the kick, but upon hearing about the offer, the NFL reminded Vermeil and the Chiefs that the $500 bottle of wine was considered a performance-based incentive bonus not written into Andersen's contract, and the gift was disallowed. Villa di Roma, an Italian restaurant in Philadelphia, named one of its signature dishes “Steak Vermeil” in Vermeil’s honor.
Vermeil and former Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs are close friends. It was under his recommendation that Gibbs hired his former offensive coordinator, Al Saunders as a top assistant coach.
Vermeil was portrayed in the 2006 film Invincible by Greg Kinnear. The film showed Vermeil when he was head coach of Philadelphia and gave Vince Papale an opportunity to play for the Eagles.
During his first retirement, Vermeil worked as a game analyst for ABC Sports college football and NFL playoff broadcasts, most of the time paired with Brent Musburger. Currently, Vermeil works as a game analyst on broadcasts of college football and NFL games on NFL Network, with recent work during the 2006 Insight Bowl.
A Coors Light commercial featuring manipulated archival footage of Vermeil at a press conference debuted in 2006.
On November 2, 2008, Vermeil was honored by the St. Louis Rams organization with the placing of his name on the "Ring of Honor" around the inside of the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.
Vermeil had a short cameo in the 2011 film The Greening of Whitney Brown, set in Chester County, in which he plays a football coach for the local middle school.
The 2001 book autobiography Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story (ISBN 9781582612706) includes a quote in a forward[1] from Vermeil: "He could very well be the Will Rogers of the coaching profession."[2] In 2011 former Penn State defensive coach Sandusky was arrested on 40 counts of child sexual abuse. A 2011 account about the book said "Sandusky paints a picture of himself as someone who would consistently take risks in pursuit of what he often refers to as 'mischief'" and there are many other citations and quotes which look "different in light of the horrendous allegations".[3] After the indictment and the firing of Joe Paterno (Sandusky's long-time immediate boss) and PSU president Graham B. Spanier, it was reported that Vermeil on November 8, 2011, "told [Philadelphia] Action News, 'I don’t think there’s anything that could discolor the quality of Joe Paterno’s legacy.'"[4] Vermeil also served on the Honorary Board of Sandusky's Second Mile children's foundation, along with Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, Matt Millen from ESPN, actor Mark Wahlberg and football player Franco Harris, among others.[5] It was reported on November 11, 2011, that Vermeil hadn't "spoken to [Sandusky] since the scandal broke. 'It's a blindside,' Vermeil said. 'That's all I can say.' 'If it's true, he's a sick man. He had an illness none of us knew about. That's all.'"[1]
Vermeil and his wife, Carol have three children and 11 grandchildren, their son Rick and his wife Colleen are parents of grandchildren Kelly, Rick, Billy and Megan. Their son Dave and his wife Janet are parents of grandchildren Jack, Amy and Andy. Their daughter Nancy and her husband Steve Barnett are parents of grandchildren James, Tommy, Stevie and Christopher.
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College[link]
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| PHI | 1976 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 4th in NFC East | - | - | - | - |
| PHI | 1977 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 4th in NFC East | - | - | - | - |
| PHI | 1978 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd in NFC East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Atlanta Falcons in NFC Wild-Card Game. |
| PHI | 1979 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2nd in NFC East | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Tampa Bay Buccaneers in NFC Divisional Game. |
| PHI | 1980 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 1st in NFC East | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost to Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XV. |
| PHI | 1981 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2nd in NFC East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to New York Giants in NFC Wild-Card Game. |
| PHI | 1982 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | |||||
| PHI Total | 54 | 47 | 0 | .535 | 3 | 4 | .429 | |||
| STL | 1997 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 5th in NFC West | - | - | - | - |
| STL | 1998 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 5th in NFC West | - | - | - | - |
| STL | 1999 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 1st in NFC West | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Super Bowl XXXIV Champions. |
| STL Total | 22 | 26 | 0 | .458 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| KAN | 2001 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4th in AFC West | - | - | - | - |
| KAN | 2002 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4th in AFC West | - | - | - | - |
| KAN | 2003 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 1st in AFC West | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Indianapolis Colts in AFC Divisional Game. |
| KAN | 2004 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3rd in AFC West | - | - | - | - |
| KAN | 2005 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2nd in AFC West | - | - | - | - |
| KAN Total | 44 | 36 | 0 | .550 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| Total[6] | 120 | 109 | 0 | .524 | 6 | 5 | .545 | |||
See also[link]
References[link]
- ^ a b Merrill, Elizabeth, "No one, it seems, knows Jerry Sandusky", ESPN.com, November 11, 2011 4:17 pm ET. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ Jerry Sandusky's book titled 'Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story', Los Angeles Times, November 7, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ "Jerry Sandusky's autobiography 'Touched' contains passages that now make the reader cringe", Harrisburg PA Patriot-News, November 12, 2011, 4 pm/10:27 pm. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ Rys, Richard, "Ditka, Vermeil Sound Off On PSU Scandal: Apparently, the media’s to blame for JoePa’s ruined rep", The Philly Post, 11/09/2011. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ Shorr-Parks, Eliot, "Andy Reid, Dick Vermeil on Honorary Board for Sandusky Organization", Yard Barker blog; "with FoxSports.com on MSN" upper right in page logo; 11/10/2011. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ Dick Vermeil Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks - Pro-Football-Reference.com
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