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AdvoCare
Coordinates: 33°00′38″N 96°40′37″W / 33.01053°N 96.676928°W / 33.01053; -96.676928
AdvoCare International, L.P. is a nutrition, weight-loss, energy and sports performance products company. The company was founded in 1993 by Charles Ragus and employs around 247 people in the United States. In a statement, AdvoCare claims net sales of USD under 100 million in 2009 and its corporate headquarters are in Plano, TX, USA.
The company distributes its products in the United States through a network of approximately 100,000 independent distributors, some of whom earn profit on product sales and additional commission from a multi-level marketing (MLM) compensation structure. The company slogan is, "We Build Champions."
In 1993, Charles Ragus founded AdvoCare as a multi-level marketing company that distributes health and wellness products. Ragus was a Herbalife distributor from 1983 to 1989. Charles Ragus died on June 1, 2001 at the age 58.
In May 2007, Richard H. Wright joined AdvoCare as President and CEO.
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New Orleans
New Orleans (
/nuː ˈɔrliənz/ or /ˈnuː ɔrˈliːnz/, locally /nuː ˈɔrlənz/ or /ˈnɔrlənz/; French: La Nouvelle-Orléans [la nuvɛlɔʁleɑ̃] (
listen)) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The population of the city proper was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States. The New Orleans–Metairie–Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,214,932.
The city is named after Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France, and is well known for its distinct French Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz), and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The city is often referred to as the "most unique" in America.
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NOLA
New Orleans ( /nuː ˈɔrliənz/ or /ˈnuː ɔrˈliːnz/, locally /nuː ˈɔrlənz/ or /ˈnɔrlənz/; French: La Nouvelle-Orléans [la nuvɛlɔʁleɑ̃] ( listen)) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The population of the city proper was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States. The New Orleans–Metairie–Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,214,932.
The city is named after Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France, and is well known for its distinct French Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz), and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The city is often referred to as the "most unique" in America.
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Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and money from Lafayette businessman John Purdue to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture in his name. The first classes were held on September 16, 1874, with six instructors and 39 students. Today, Purdue enrolls the second largest student body of any university in Indiana as well as the second largest international student population of any public university in the United States.
Purdue offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in over 210 major areas of study, and is well known for its competitive engineering curricula. The university has also been highly influential in America's history of aviation, having established the first college credit offered in flight training, the first four-year bachelor's degree in aviation, and the first university airport (Purdue University Airport). In the mid-20th century, Purdue's aviation program expanded to encompass advanced spaceflight technology giving rise to Purdue's nickname, Cradle of Astronauts. Twenty-two Purdue graduates have gone on to become astronauts, including Gus Grissom (one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts), Neil Armstrong (the first person to walk on the moon), and Eugene Cernan (the most recent person to walk on the moon).
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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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Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round (24th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Packers. Rodgers played college football at the University of California, Berkeley, where he set several California Golden Bears records, including lowest interception rate at 1.43%.
Professionally, Rodgers is the NFL's all-time career leader in passer rating during both the regular season with a rating of 104.1, and the post-season with a rating of 105.5 – among passers with at least 1,500 and 150 pass attempts respectively. He also holds the league's lowest career pass interception percentage for quarterbacks during the regular season with a percentage of 1.80%, and the single season passer rating record of 122.5. Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers to win Super Bowl XLV and was named Super Bowl MVP. As a result, he was named Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 2011.
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Adalius Thomas
Adalius Donquail Thomas ( /əˈdeɪləs/; born July 18, 1977) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern Mississippi.
Thomas attended Central Coosa High School in Rockford, Alabama and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he was named as a Class 4A All-State selection by the Birmingham News and as an Honorable Mention Class 4A All-State selection by the Montgomery Advertiser. In basketball, as a senior, he led his team to the State Title and was named the Alabama Class 4A Player of the Year.
Thomas attended the University of Southern Mississippi, where he was a star defensive end for head coach Jeff Bower. Thomas led one of the top defenses in college football, notching Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year honors his junior and senior years. The Golden Eagles won three Conference USA championships (1996, 1997, and 1999) in his four years in Hattiesburg, losing only two conference games and winning two Liberty Bowls.
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Adrian Arrington
Adrian Jarrard Arrington (born November 7, 1985) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a wide receiver of the New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the Saints in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft and called up from the team's practice squad before Week 17 of the 2010 NFL season. He played college football at Michigan.
Arrington went to high school at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In his high school career Arrington made 100 receptions for 1,547 yards and 23 touchdowns; returned 24 kickoffs for 642 yards and a touchdown and 38 punt returns for 442 yards and a touchdown; and also had 11 career interceptions and 95 career tackles on defense. Arrington played in the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, and was named the Gatorade player of the year for Iowa as a senior.
In 2004, Arrington's freshman season, he caught two passes for 12 yards in eight games. In 2005, Arrington's sophomore season, he played in one game, then was injured and played in no further games, allowing him to redshirt for the season and gain an additional year of college football eligibility in 2008. As a junior in 2006, Arrington played in all 13 games and started five at wide receiver. He finished second on the team in receptions with 40, second in touchdowns with eight, and third in receiving yards with 544. He also made four catches for 34 yards against USC in the 2007 Rose Bowl, one of them for a touchdown.
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Adrian Peterson
Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985), nicknamed "A. D." (for "All Day"), "A. P." and "Purple Jesus", is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Peterson was selected by the Vikings with the seventh overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma.
While at Oklahoma, Peterson set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a true freshman during the 2004 season. As a First-team All-American, he became the first freshman to finish as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting behind USC quarterback Matt Leinart. Peterson finished his college football career as the Sooners' third all-time leading rusher.
Following his stellar first pro season in which he set an NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game (296), Peterson was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was then awarded the MVP award for his performance in the Pro Bowl and became only the fifth player in NFL history to have more than 3,000 yards through his first two seasons. In 2010, he became the fifth fastest player to run for 5,000 yards, doing so in his 51st game. Currently, Peterson has the fourth highest average rushing yards per game total in NFL history (min. 50 games) with an average of 92.5, trailing Jim Brown (104.3), Barry Sanders (99.8) and Terrell Davis (97.5).
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Aeneas Williams
Aeneas Demetrius Williams (pronounced /əˈniːəs/; born January 29, 1968 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football cornerback and free safety, who played with the Arizona Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams. Williams attended Fortier High School, where he played football on a team with three future NFL players. Williams attended Southern University, the same school his brother Achilles attended. At Southern, Williams concentrated on his academics, not playing football until his senior year, as a graduate student. That year, he tied the NCAA Division I-AA record for most interceptions.
Despite playing only one year in college, Williams' numbers impressed the then-Phoenix Cardinals enough that they selected him in the third round of the 1991 NFL Draft, Williams quickly established himself with an exceptional rookie season, tying the NFL lead for interceptions. By 1997, Williams had already notched four Pro Bowl appearances and had established himself as the Cardinals' top cornerback, routinely covering the opponents' lead receivers. In the 1998 season, Williams helped the Cardinals win their first playoff game since 1947 by intercepting two passes from Troy Aikman in a 20-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys, and added another interception in the Cardinals 41-21 loss in the divisional round. Despite playing mostly for bad teams for most of his 10 years with the Cardinals (1998 was the only time he played on a winning team during his stay in Arizona), Williams was recognized as one of the best cornerbacks in the league, making six Pro Bowls in all as a Cardinal. He is regarded as one of the best defenders and players in Cardinals history, as well as one of the greatest shutdown corners of all time. In 2000, he tied an NFL record by returning a fumble (caused by Mark Maddox) 104 yards for a touchdown in a game against the Washington Redskins.
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Akiem Hicks
Akiem Jamar Hicks (born November 16, 1989) is an American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He played college football at Sacramento City College and at the University of Regina. He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2012 NFL Draft, 89th overall, by the New Orleans Saints.
A native of the Sacramento metropolitan area in the US state of California, Hicks was born in Elk Grove, attended Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, and began his college career at Sacramento City College. After the 2008 season, he was rated as a top junior college player and signed to play at LSU. However, recruiting violations by LSU made him ineligible for the 2009 season; unable to transfer to another American football program, he went to work at a DirecTV call center in Colorado Springs, Colorado while he considered his next move. Hicks had an offer to play for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, but decided instead to continue his education and college football career with the Regina Rams of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association. After his first season at Regina, he was drafted by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League, but again decided to stay in college. In his second year at Regina, he made 42 tackles and 6 1/2 sacks and was named the CWUAA's top lineman. A strong performance in the East-West Shrine Game increased his profile with NFL scouts.
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Alan Ameche
Lino Dante "Alan" Ameche (March 1, 1933 – August 8, 1988), nicknamed "The Horse", was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League after winning the Heisman Trophy in college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons in the league. He is famous for scoring the winning touchdown in the 1958 NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants, labeled "The Greatest Game Ever Played."
After emigrating to the United States in the late 1930s, his family returned for a year to Italy. The family then returned to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where Alan attended Mary D. Bradford High School. Alan was a cousin of noted actors Don Ameche and Jim Ameche. With colleague (and former Colts teammate) Gino Marchetti, Alan Ameche founded the Gino's Hamburgers chain. The Baltimore-based Ameche's Drive-in restaurants were named for him. Ameche died in Houston, Texas.
Ameche earned All-America honors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he played linebacker as well as fullback in single-platoon days. In four years as a Badger, he gained 3,212 yards, then the NCAA record, scored 25 touchdowns, and averaged 4.8 yards a carry. Ameche won the Heisman in 1954.
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Alan Faneca
Alan Joseph Faneca, Jr. (pronounced /ˈfænɨkə/; born December 7, 1976) is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for Louisiana State University, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in first round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Steelers, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. A nine-time All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Faneca won a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL.
Faneca attended Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg, Texas, lettering in football and track. He was an All-Greater Houston, Orlando Sentinel All-South, and Touchdown Club of Houston player of the year. Faneca began having seizures, which were later diagnosed as epilepsy, at age 15. He started on medication to control it and was able to continue playing football.
Faneca attended Louisiana State University, and played for the LSU Tigers football from 1994 to 1997. As a freshman in 1994, he was redshirted. He was voted the Southeastern Conference freshman of the year by the Knoxville News Sentinel in 1995. In 1996 he was selected as a second-team All-American. As a junior in 1997, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and was also one of three finalists for 1997 Outland Trophy. He started his last 36 games at LSU and allowed only one sack in his final season. He had 210 pancake blocks in his college career. He returned to school in 1999 and earned a degree in management entrepreneurship.
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Alex Agase
Alexander Arrasi Agase (March 27, 1922 – May 3, 2007) was an American football player and coach.
Agase was born in Evanston, Illinois to an Assyrian father and an Armenian mother. He graduated from Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois.
Agase played college football at the University of Illinois and Purdue University. Agase starred as a guard for Illinois in 1941 and 1942. In a 1942 game against the University of Minnesota, Agase scored two touchdowns for the Fighting Illini, becoming only the second guard in college football to score two touchdowns in a single game. That year, Agase was named All-American for the first time. In 1943, Agase played at Purdue while a Marine trainee, and was again named All-American. In 1944 and 1945, Agase served on active duty in World War II, including participating in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa where he received a Purple Heart for being wounded in action. He returned to Illinois in 1946 and was again named All-American, and also received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference.
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Alex Smith
Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984) is a professional American football player and starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Smith was drafted with the 1st-overall pick in the 1st round of the 2005 NFL Draft by San Francisco from the University of Utah. He started his first game during Week 5 of his rookie season, replacing former starter Tim Rattay. Though he started a total of seven games that season, he did not play well, throwing only one touchdown to eleven interceptions. In 2006, he was named the starting quarterback before the season and started all 16 games for the team, as well as seven games of the 2007 season. Nagging shoulder injuries would keep him out of eight games in 2007, and following shoulder surgery, he missed all of 2008. He returned in 2009 and alternated as starting quarterback with Shaun Hill. He went into the 2010 season as the team's primary starting quarterback, but shoulder injuries again kept him on the sideline for several games. He was named the team's starter for 2011 and started every game of the 2011 season. He helped lead the 49ers to a 13-3 regular season record in 2011. On March 20, 2012 he signed a new 3-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers worth a reported $24 million.
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Alge Crumpler
Algernon Darius "Alge" Crumpler (pronounced /ˈældʒiː/; born December 23, 1977) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina.
Crumpler has also played for the Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots. He is a one-time All-Pro selection and four-time Pro Bowl selection.
Crumpler attended New Hanover High School in Wilmington, North Carolina and was a letterman in football and track and field. In football, he started as a tight end and as a linebacker, and as a senior, he was an All-Midwest 4-A Conference selection. In track & field, he was a three-time State Champion on the discus, and won a State Championship on the shot put in 1996. He graduated from high school in 1996.
After graduating from high school, Crumpler attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During his last three seasons with the Tar Heels, Crumpler was named to the All-ACC first team. As a sophomore, Crumpler caught 24 passes for a total of 278 yards, with four of those catches being touchdowns. In his junior season, Crumpler had 20 catches for 191 yards. His senior season concluded with him amassing 23 catches for 287 yards and one touchdown and he finished second in All-American voting.
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Andre Gurode
Andre Bernard Gurode (pronounced /dʒəˈrɒd/; born March 6, 1978) is an American football center and guard who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Colorado, and earned All-American recognition. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys with the fifth pick of the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and has played professionally for the Cowboys and Ravens.
Gurode was born in Houston, Texas. He played high school football at North Shore High School in Houston. As a senior, USA Today, PrepStar and SuperPrep selected him as an honorable mention high school All-America. He was also named to the Houston Chronicle Top 100 List and made the Austin American-Statesman "Fab 55" team. He earned all-area honors as a senior (second team honors as a junior), and was all-district and all-Greater Houston as a junior and senior (when he also was his team's most outstanding offensive lineman).
Gurode lettered three times in basketball and four times in track with personal bests of 186' 0" in the discus and 54' 1" in the shot put.
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Andrew Luck
Andrew Austen Luck (born September 12, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Stanford University, won the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award as college football's player of the year, and was recognized as an All-American. He was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in both 2010 and 2011. He was named the Offensive Player of the Year in the Pac-12 (Pac-10) Conference in both 2010 and 2011. CBS Sports draft analyst Rob Rang called Luck the best prospect he has ever scouted, while the Kansas City Star puts him in line with LeBron James and Bryce Harper as "the most hyped amateurs in recent sports memory". Although widely projected as the No. 1 selection in the 2011 NFL Draft, Luck decided to return to Stanford for his redshirt junior season.
Luck was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Oliver Luck, current athletic director and a former quarterback at West Virginia University and former NFL quarterback for the Houston Oilers, and Kathy Wilson Luck. Andrew Luck spent his early childhood in London, England and Frankfurt, Germany, where his father was general manager of two World League of American Football teams prior to becoming president of the league. He is the oldest of four children, Mary Ellen, Emily, and Addison, who currently reside in Houston. In London, he attended The American School in London.
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Andrew Tiller
Andrew J. Tiller (born March 13, 1989 in Brentwood, NY) is an American football guard for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was selected in the sixth round, 179th overall, by the Saints in the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse. He also played guard at Central Islip Senior High School, where he graduated. In 2006 he won Newsday's Zellner Award for being the best lineman in Suffolk County.
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Andy Robustelli
Andrew Richard "Andy" Robustelli (December 6, 1925 – May 31, 2011) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants. He played college football at Arnold College and was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft. Robustelli was a seven-time First-team All-pro selection and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
Robustelli was born on December 6, 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut, to Lucien Robustelli, an Italian-American and his wife Catherine Robustelli. He attended Stamford High School, where he excelled in football and baseball. At age 18, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served on the USS William C. Cole in the Pacific Theater. After the war, he attended Arnold College, in Milford, Connecticut, where he played both football and baseball. After college, he was drafted in the NFL by the Los Angeles Rams in the nineteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft. In June, 1951, he was offered a tryout with the New York Giants baseball club. The Giants offered Robustelli a $400 contract to play with their minor league affiliate Knoxville Smokies.
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Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the third highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish and John Isner.
He became a Grand Slam singles champion when he won the title at the 2003 US Open, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the finals, which currently makes him the last North American male player to win a grand slam singles event. Roddick has reached four other Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005 and 2009, and the US Open in 2006), losing to Roger Federer each time. He is married to Brooklyn Decker, a Sports Illustrated swimwear model and actress.
Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Jerry and Blanche Roddick. Roddick's father was a businessman and his mother was a school teacher. She now directs the Andy Roddick Foundation. Roddick has two older brothers, Lawrence and John (All-American tennis player at University of Georgia (1996–98) and head tennis coach at the University of Oklahoma), who were both promising tennis players at a young age.
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Andy Tanner
Andy Tanner (born May 16, 1988 in Rockwall, Texas) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent in the National Football League. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2010 and spent time time on their practice squad until being cut on December 3, 2011 to make room for quarterback Sean Canfield. He played college football at Midwestern State.
Tanner was signed by the Saints and re-signed on January 18,2012.
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Anthony Hargrove
Anthony La'Ron Hargrove (born July 20, 1983) is an American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech.
Hargrove has also played for the Buffalo Bills as well as winning Super Bowl XLIV with the New Orleans Saints. He was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks in 2011.
Hargrove played high school football at Port Charlotte High School in Florida. He played quarterback and free safety for the Pirates, before moving to defensive line in college.
Hargrove started 13 of 24 games for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, with 70 tackles (36 solo) with six sacks, 19 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and three passes defensed. He was academically ineligible for the season as a junior in 2003, but started every game at weakside defensive end as a sophomore.
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Anthony Muñoz
Michael Anthony Muñoz (born August 19, 1958), is a Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle who played most of his career for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals. After missing much of the 1992 season battling knee and shoulder injuries, Muñoz attempted to play a 14th season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he was released before the season started and decided to retire shortly after.
Anthony Muñoz went to Chaffey High School. Muñoz played college football at the University of Southern California. He also played baseball there, pitching for USC’s national championship team in 1978.
Muñoz was the third overall pick in the 1980 National Football League draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. His selection was viewed as a major risk by many pundits since knee problems limited the 6 ft. 6 in., 280-pound Muñoz to just a combined eight games in his junior and senior seasons, though he did return for USC's 17-16 Rose Bowl win over Ohio State on New Year's Day 1980. However, Muñoz became a starter in his rookie season and remained a fixture at left tackle for the Bengals for 13 seasons and is considered one of, if not the greatest offensive linemen in NFL history. Despite his history of injuries, Muñoz missed just three games during his first 12 seasons. His rigorous workout routine included working out in the weight room he had installed in his home and running three to four miles every day. In addition to his talents as a blocker, Anthony Muñoz was also a capable receiver, notching 7 receptions for 18 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns on tackle-eligible plays, including one in 1984 from left-handed rookie quarterback Boomer Esiason against their upstate rival, the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland.
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Anthony Waters
Anthony D. Waters (born July 25, 1985 in Lake View, South Carolina) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson.
Waters attended Clemson University for college. Waters' senior season ended early as he tore his ACL in his left knee September 3, 2006 in the opening game of the season against Florida Atlantic.
Waters was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round (95th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. After missing his entire rookie season in 2007, Waters appeared in seven games for the Chargers in 2008 and recorded three tackles. He was waived by the team on February 26, 2009.
Waters signed with the New Orleans Saints on April 15, 2009. He was part of the Saints' final cuts in early September.
Waters signed as a practice squad member of the Buffalo Bills on October 14, 2009.
After spending eight weeks on the Bills' practice squad, Waters returned to the Saints when they signed him to their active roster on December 9, 2009. He was not re-signed following the 2010 season and became a free agent.
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Antonio Gates
Antonio D. Gates (born June 18, 1980) is an American football tight end for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after playing college basketball at Kent State University. He attended college at Kent State University his junior and senior years after brief stints at Michigan State University and Eastern Michigan University. He starred at Central High School (Detroit, Michigan) playing both basketball and football.
After his senior season of high school basketball, Gates was named runner-up for the Mr. Basketball of Michigan award to Dane Fife. Originally, Gates enrolled at Michigan State University wanting to play football under then-coach Nick Saban as well as basketball under coach Tom Izzo but upon enrolling Saban wanted him to play only football. Gates then chose to pursue playing basketball by transferring to Eastern Michigan University to play basketball. He played there part of a season, subsequently played at two junior colleges and eventually played two seasons at Kent State University in northeastern Ohio.
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Antwaan Randle El
Antwaan Randle El (pronounced /ˈæntwɑːn ˌrændəlˈɛl/; born August 17, 1979) is an NFL free agent. He attended Indiana University. At Indiana, he primarily played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers, as well as basketball and baseball.
Following four years at Indiana, Randle El was drafted in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft, by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Playing with the Steelers for four seasons, he was active in all 64 regular season games with 23 starts, finding success as a wide receiver, kick returner and punt returner. He was also instrumental in a number of trick plays, including throwing a touchdown pass as a wide receiver for the Steelers in Super Bowl XL, the only wide receiver in history to do so. After the 2005 NFL season, Randle El was signed as a free agent to the Washington Redskins. As a receiver for the Redskins, he scored ten touchdowns, catching eight and throwing two. In 2007, Randle El was sidelined for a game against the Buffalo Bills with a hamstring injury, to date being his only inactive game.
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Archie Griffin
Archie Mason Griffin (born August 21, 1954) is a former American football running back. Griffin played seven seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. He is college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner. Griffin won four Big Ten Conference titles with the Ohio State Buckeyes and was the first player ever to start in four Rose Bowls.
Griffin rushed for 1,787 yards and scored over 170 points in 11 games, including 29 touchdowns, as a senior fullback at Eastmoor High School (now Eastmoor Academy) in Columbus, Ohio. That year he led Eastmoor to the Columbus City League championship, rushing for 267 yards on 31 carries in the title game against Linden-McKinley High School. In his junior year, Griffin had also rushed for over 1,000 yards.
Griffin played for the Ohio State University Buckeyes from 1972-75. Among Ohio State University college football fans, Griffin holds a status akin to a living folk hero. His freshman year was the first year Freshman could play on the varsity team, so when he got the starting position a lot of Sophomores were disappointed because Griffin took their spots. Former Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes said of Griffin, "He's a better young man than he is a football player, and he's the best football player I've ever seen."
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Archie Manning
Elisha Archibald "Archie" Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League, playing for the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1982, then for the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings. He is the father of current Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, current New York Giants starting quarterback Eli Manning, and former Ole Miss receiver Cooper Manning.
Archie Manning was born in Drew, Mississippi, the son of Jane Elizabeth (née Nelson) and Elisha Archie Manning, Jr. He grew up heavily involved in football, basketball, baseball, and track. His father, known as "Buddy," was interested in Archie's sports activities, but the nature of his job left him little time for attending games. Instead, Archie (III) drew his inspiration from a local high school sports star, James Hobson. His mother was "a ubiquitous presence at all of his games, no matter what the sport or level." Manning attended Drew High School. His father committed suicide when Archie was 19. The movie star Taryn Manning is the daughter of Archie Manning's late cousin, Bill Manning.
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Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer (born September 10, 1929) is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955. Nicknamed "The King," he is one of golf's most popular stars and its most important trailblazer, because he was the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s. He is part of "The Big Three" in golf, along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, who are widely credited with popularizing and commercialising the sport around the world.
Palmer won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, and in 1974 was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Palmer was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He learned golf from his father, Deacon Palmer, who was head professional and greenskeeper at Latrobe Country Club, allowing young Arnold to accompany his father as he maintained the course. He attended Wake Forest University, on a golf scholarship. He left upon the death of close friend Bud Worsham and enlisted in the United States Coast Guard, where he served for three years and had some time to continue to hone his golf skills. Palmer returned to college and competitive golf. His win in the 1954 U.S. Amateur made him decide to try the pro tour for a while, and he and new bride Winifred Walzer (whom he had met at a Pennsylvania tournament) traveled the circuit for 1955.
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Art Murakowski
Arthur Raymond "Art" Murakowski (March 15, 1925 – September 13, 1985) was an American football player. He played fullback for the Northwestern University football team from 1946 to 1949. He was selected as a first-team All-American and won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy in 1948 as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference. He played professional football for the Detroit Lions in 1951 and served as an Indiana state legislator and civil servant from 1954 to 1985.
Murakowski was born in East Chicago, Indiana, in 1925. He attended East Chicago's Washington High School where he won four varsity letters in football and was selected as an Indiana all-state fullback. He also won a letter in track and field as a shot putter. Murakowski played on a Washington High School team that also featured future Northwestern teammates Alex Sarkisian and Ed Nemeth. The Los Angeles Times described Murakowski's high school play as follows: "Virtually as big then as now Murakowski was one of those battering-ram, interference-follow me fullbacks in high school. It must have been some fearsome!"
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Art Schlichter
Arthur Ernest Schlichter (born April 25, 1960) is a retired college and professional American football quarterback, sometimes known for his compulsive gambling and the legal problems that arose from it. His surname is pronounced "Sh-LEES-tuhr".
A native of Bloomingburg, Ohio, Schlichter was a star at Miami Trace High School, when his gambling habit began with a visit to Scioto Downs, a harness racing track near Columbus, Ohio. It remained his favorite track over the years.
Schlichter was a four-year starter at The Ohio State University. He was the last starting quarterback for legendary Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes. In fact, Schlichter threw the interception that lost the game and led to Hayes' assault on Clemson linebacker Charlie Bauman in the 1978 Gator Bowl--an act that led to his firing the next day. Schlichter finished in the top six of Heisman Trophy balloting during his last three years—fourth in his sophomore year, sixth as a junior and fifth in his senior year. He nearly led the Buckeyes to the national championship in 1979, and left the school as its career leader in total offense.
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Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was a former World No. 1 professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States. Ashe, an African American, was the first black player ever selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man to ever win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, or Australian Open. He is also remembered for his efforts to further social causes.
Born in Gum Spring, Virginia, to parents Arthur Ashe Sr. and Mattie Cordell Cunningham Ashe, Arthur and his younger brother, Johnnie, suffered a tragic loss when their mother died suddenly from heart related complications during routine surgery. Arthur Ashe first attended Maggie L. Walker High School, being coached by Ronald Charity, and later coached by Robert Walter Johnson. Tired of having to travel great distances to play Caucasian youths in segregated Richmond, Ashe accepted an offer from a St. Louis tennis official to move there and attend Sumner High School. Young Ashe was recognized by Sports Illustrated for his playing.
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Asante Samuel
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.
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. 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. Samuel's top receiver in high school, Todd Devoe, later played for the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos, and was a friend & teammate of future NFL defensive back Benny Sapp. 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.
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Babe Laufenberg
Brandon Hugh 'Babe' Laufenberg (born December 5, 1959 in Burbank, California) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and the Kansas City Chiefs. He also played for the Ohio Glory in the World League of American Football.
Laufenberg is also credited with giving Daryl Johnston the nickname "Moose". In the offensive meetings, Johnston towered over the other fullbacks and Laufenberg said that Johnston looked like, "A moose in a herd of deer.".[citation needed] Laufenberg is currently the lead sports anchor and Sports Director for KTVT television in Dallas, Texas, and also serves as a color analyst on the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. His co-host, Brad Sham, has called him the best color analyst in the business.
While most of Laufenberg's career NFL games were with the San Diego Chargers in 1988, he is best remembered for replacing an injured Troy Aikman for the Dallas Cowboys during the 1990 season, Emmitt Smith's first season with the team, when the Cowboys finished fourth in the NFC East. NFC East rivals New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins all made the playoffs that year.
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Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds. He debuted in the Major Leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1986 and joined the San Francisco Giants in 1993, where he stayed through 2007.
Bonds' accomplishments during his baseball career place him among the greatest baseball players of all-time. He has a record-setting seven Most Valuable Player awards, including a record-setting four consecutive MVPs. He is a 14-time All-Star and 8-time Gold Glove-winner. He holds numerous Major League Baseball records, including the all-time Major League Baseball home run record with 762 and the single-season Major League record for home runs with 73 (set in 2001), and is also the all-time career leader in both walks (2,558) and intentional walks (688).
Bonds has led a controversial career, notably as a central figure in baseball's steroids scandal. In 2007, he was indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying to the grand jury during the government's investigation of BALCO, by testifying that he never knowingly took any illegal steroids. The trial began March 21, 2011; he was convicted on April 13, 2011 on the obstruction of justice charge.
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Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is a former American football running back who spent all of his professional career with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. Sanders left the game just short of the all-time rushing record. Sanders is a member of the college and professional football halls of fame. He is considered one of the greatest and most elusive running backs of all time.
A Wichita, Kansas native, Sanders attended Wichita North High School. Barry started at tailback his sophomore year, but took a back seat to his brother Byron the following year. Sanders did not become the starting running back until the fourth game of his senior year.He rushed for 1,417 in the final seven games of the season, which earned him all-state honors. During that seven game span Sanders averaged 10.2 yards per carry. He was, however, overlooked by most college recruiters because of his 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) size. Although he was a stellar athlete, Barry only had scholarships from Emporia State, Iowa State, Tulsa, and Oklahoma State.
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Bart Starr
Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr (born January 9, 1934) is a former professional American football player and coach. Wearing #15, he was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971, during which time he led the Packers to multiple NFL championships. He was less successful as the Packer's head coach, compiling a record of 52–76–3 from 1975-1983.
He was named the Most Valuable Player of the first two Super Bowls and earned four Pro Bowl selections. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1977. He won the league MVP award in 1966.
Starr has the second-highest playoff passer rating (104.80, behind current Packer Aaron Rodgers' 112.6) of any quarterback in NFL history and a playoff record of 9–1. Starr's career completion percentage of 57.4 was an NFL best when he retired in 1972. Starr also held the Packers' franchise record for games-played (196) for 32 years, through the 2003 season.
Starr played at the University of Alabama from 1952 to 1956 and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 17th round of the 1956 draft (199th overall).
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Ben Grubbs
Benjamin Richard Grubbs (born March 10, 1984) is an American football guard for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn.
Grubbs was born in Eclectic, Alabama and attended Elmore County High School where he was a standout on the gridiron as the team's star linebacker. Grubbs registered 150 tackles, six sacks, and an interception as a senior. A two-way star, Grubbs also played fullback, rushing for 130 yards on 28 carries, with two touchdowns. He also caught seven passes for 50 yards. As a junior, Ben managed 110 total tackles, and an interception. Grubbs also lettered as a four-year starter on the basketball team.
As a senior, he was rated one of the top 10 players in Alabama by SuperPrep Magazine. Grubbs was a SuperPrep All-American and an Alabama Sports Writer's Class 4A All-State selection as a linebacker. At 6-4, 250 as a high school senior, he was recruited as a defensive end, though. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Grubbs was listed as the No. 23 strongside defensive end prospect in the nation. He verbally committed to Auburn on January 23, 2002, picking the Tigers over LSU and Alabama.
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Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game. Born within six months of two other acknowledged golf greats of the twentieth century, Sam Snead and Byron Nelson, Hogan is notable for his profound influence on the golf swing theory and his legendary ball-striking ability, for which he remains renowned among players and fans.
His nine career professional major championships tie him (with Gary Player) for fourth all-time, trailing only Jack Nicklaus (18), Tiger Woods (14) and Walter Hagen (11). Furthermore, he is one of only five golfers to have won all four major championships currently open to professionals (the Masters Tournament, the British Open, the U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship), the other four being Gene Sarazen, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
Born in Stephenville, Texas, he was the third and youngest child of Chester and Clara (Williams) Hogan. His father was a blacksmith and the family lived ten miles southwest in Dublin until 1921, when they moved 70 miles (112 km) northeast to Fort Worth. In 1922, when Hogan was nine, his father Chester committed suicide at the family home via a self-inflicted gunshot to the chest. By some accounts Chester committed suicide in front of him, which some (including Hogan biographer James Dodson) have cited as the cause of his introverted personality in later years.
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Ben Roethlisberger
Benjamin Todd "Ben" Roethlisberger (pronounced /ˈrɒθlɨsbɜrɡər/; born March 2, 1982), nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round (11th overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami University.
Roethlisberger earned the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2004 and his first Pro Bowl selection in 2007. He became the youngest Super Bowl-winning quarterback in NFL history, helping lead the Steelers, in his second professional season, to a 21–10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL at the age of 23. Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a second Super Bowl title in four seasons as they defeated the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, 27–23, after completing a game-winning touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes in the final 35 seconds.
Roethlisberger has been one of the most efficient passers in NFL history. He currently ranks 10th all-time in NFL passer rating (92.9), 5th in yards per attempt (8.06), and 11th in completion percentage (63.24%) among quarterbacks with a minimum of 1,500 career attempts. He has the fourth highest career winning percentage (.710) as a starter in the regular season among quarterbacks with a minimum of 100 starts.
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Benny Friedman
Benjamin "Benny" Friedman (March 18, 1905 – November 24, 1982) was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan (1924–1926), Cleveland Bulldogs (1927), Detroit Wolverines (1928), New York Giants (1929–1931), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1932–1934).
He is generally considered the first great passer in professional football. In 2005, Friedman was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Friedman became the starting quarterback and placekicker midway through his sophomore year at Michigan (On defense, he played in the backfield). In 1925 and 1926, he led the Wolverines to consecutive 7–1 seasons and first place finishes in the Big Ten Conference. Against Indiana in 1925, Friedman accounted for 44 points, throwing for five touchdowns and kicking two field goals and eight extra points. The following year, he was a consensus first-team All-American and most valuable player of the Big Ten.
In 1927, Friedman joined his hometown Cleveland Bulldogs in the National Football League. After a successful rookie season in Cleveland, he had a spectacular second year playing for the Detroit Wolverines. In 1928, Friedman led the NFL in passing touchdowns, rushing touchdowns and scoring as well as extra points (He may have led in other categories, too, but the NFL did not record yardage stats in those days.)
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Bert Jones
Bertram Hays "Bert" Jones (born September 7, 1951) is a former LSU and NFL quarterback who played for the then Baltimore Colts and, briefly, the Los Angeles Rams. At Ruston High School, he was given the nickname, "The Ruston Rifle". He is the son of former NFL running back, Dub Jones of the Cleveland Browns.
Jones went to the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he played for LSU's football team. He was also a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity (Gamma chapter). While at LSU, Jones only started two games prior to the end of his junior year, but he started every game after that, leading LSU to a 12-2-1 record. During his senior year (1972), LSU went 9-2-1. Except for one week, LSU spent that entire season ranked in the AP Top 10. That year, Jones became the first quarterback in LSU history to be awarded consensus All-American honors. Jones also finished 4th in the vote for the Heisman Trophy and was voted the National Collegiate Player of the Year by the Cleveland Touchdown Club.
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Bill Burrell
William Burrell (died 1998) is a former American football player at the University of Illinois.
A linebacker and guard, in 1959 Burrell won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the MVP of the Big Ten Conference. Burrell also finished fourth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy that year, and was a consensus All-American.
Burrell was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1960 American Football League Draft, and by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 1960 NFL Draft.
He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, and was that team's nominee for the Schenley Award as Outstanding Lineman in 1960.
Burrell attended Central High School in Clifton, Illinois.
Bill Burrell is a member of The Pigskin Club Of Washington, D.C. National Intercollegiate All-American Football Players Honor Roll.
Bill Burrell died on March 22, 1998.
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Bill Dudley
William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley (December 24, 1921 – February 4, 2010) was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.
Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and attended Graham High School. He made the football team his junior year, and in 1938 he kicked a 35-yard field goal in the season's finale and helped Graham beat favored Princeton High School, 10–7.
At the age of 16, Dudley was awarded an athletic scholarship by the University of Virginia football team by coach Frank Murray. As a result, He received a $500 grant, out of which he paid for room, board, and books. Although he was originally slated as a punter and placekicker, Dudley eventually came to play the halfback position. In his sophomore year, he began as the fifth back on the depth chart but, due to a teammate's injury, played several games.
By his third year, Dudley started every game and was the Southern Conference's leader in total offensive yards. He was also successful in his senior year, particularly during a game against the University of North Carolina. In that game, Dudley scored all three touchdowns for Virginia and kicked four extra points. That season, he became the first Virginia player to earn All-America honors and was awarded the Maxwell Award for best college football player of the year. He was also named the best college player of the year by the Washington D.C. Touchdown Club. Dudley also led the nation in four categories: touchdowns with 18; points scored with 134; rushing average with 6.2 yards a play; and touchdowns responsible for with 29. After the season, he played in the East-West Shrine Game, where he intercepted four passes and threw for his team's touchdown in a 6–6 tie. He also played in the College All-Star Game in Chicago.
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Bill Munson
William Alan Munson (August 11, 1941 - July 10, 2000) was a professional American football quarterback who played in 16 NFL seasons from 1964 through 1979 for five different teams. He was 6'2" and weighed 203 lbs. He was best known for his years as a starter for the Detroit Lions in the mid-1970s. On July 10, 2000, Munson was found drowned in his swimming pool.
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Bill Reichardt
William John Reichardt (June 24, 1930 – June 1, 2004) was a fullback and placekicker in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Reichardt played collegiate ball for the University of Iowa before being drafted by Green Bay Packers in the 7th round of the 1952 NFL Draft. He played professionally for one season, in 1952.
Reichardt subsequently opened a men's clothing store in Des Moines, Ia., and became a prominent businessman and community leader. An engaging speaker with homespun charm, Reichardt's business motto was that no sale was ever final and that if there was ever a problem with one of his suits, he would make sure to make things right. He died of cancer on June 1, 2004.
Born to Herb Reichardt on June 24, 1930, William “Bill” Reichardt attended Iowa City public schools until his graduation in 1948. In recognition for his high school football exploits, Reichardt received a place on the All-State football team in 1946 and 1947. Continuing to play football, he received All-American honors while at the University of Iowa in addition to a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics (1952).
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Bill Russell
William Felton "Bill" Russell (born February 12, 1934) is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star, Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell's thirteen-year career. Along with Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league. Before his professional career, Russell led the University of San Francisco to two consecutive NCAA championships (1955, 1956). He also won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics as captain of the U.S. national basketball team.
Russell is widely considered one of the best players in NBA history. Listed as between 6'9" (2.06 m) and 6'10" (2.08 m), Russell's shot-blocking and man-to-man defense were major reasons for the Celtics' success. He also inspired his teammates to elevate their own defensive play. Russell was equally notable for his rebounding abilities. He led the NBA in rebounds four times, and remains second all-time in both total rebounds and rebounds per game. He is one of just two NBA players (the other being prominent rival Wilt Chamberlain) to have grabbed more than fifty rebounds in a game. Though never the focal point of the Celtics' offense, Russell also scored 14,522 career points and provided effective passing.
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Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society. She won "The Battle of the Sexes" in 1973, in which she defeated Bobby Riggs, a former Wimbledon men's singles champion, for $100,000, winner take all. She completed a career tour all surfaces win-loss performance of 81.76% (696-165). Her win-loss performance in all Grand Slam singles tournaments was 82.00% (190-39), at the French Open 77.77% (21-6), at Wimbledon 86.36% (95-15), at the US Open 80.55% (58–14), and at the Australian Open 80.00% (16-4).
King is the founder of the Women's Tennis Association, the Women's Sports Foundation, and owner of World Team Tennis, which was founded by her former husband, Larry King, Dennis Murphy, Frank Barman, and Jordan Kaiser.
Billie Jean Moffit was born in Long Beach, California, into a conservative Methodist family, the daughter of a fireman father and housewife mother. Her younger brother Randy Moffitt grew up to become a professional baseball player, pitching for 12 years in the major leagues for the San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, and Toronto Blue Jays.
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Billy Joe Hobert
Billy Joe Hobert (born January 8, 1971 in Puyallup, Washington) is a former professional American football quarterback. While at the University of Washington, he led the Huskies to a national championship in 1991, during his redshirt sophomore season. He was elevated to the starting position after junior Mark Brunell suffered a season-ending injury during spring drills.
After the success of the 1991 season, Hobert became implicated in a major NCAA scandal when it was revealed he had received a series of loans totaling $50,000 made by friends and family while Hobert himself had no assets and no specific payment schedule. This would cost Hobert his college eligibility, and was a mitigating factor in the University receiving NCAA sanctions for lack of institutional control, in turn leading to head coach Don James resigning in protest. Although several other Huskies players were implicated in improprieties, Hobert became the most well-known face of the sanctions, leading to him receiving death threats.
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Billy Joe Tolliver
Billy Joe Tolliver (born February 7, 1966) is a former American football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) for twelve seasons. During this time, he played for the San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Oilers, Shreveport Pirates, Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints. Over the course of his career, he played in 79 games, completed 891 of 1,707 passes for 10,760 yards, threw 59 touchdowns and 64 interceptions, and finished his career with a passer rating of 67.7.
A graduate of Boyd High School and Texas Tech University, Tolliver was selected 51st in the 1989 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He started 19 games in two seasons at San Diego before being traded to Atlanta, where he saw playing time as a backup for three seasons. In 1994, he became one of three starting quarterbacks for Houston, then became the quarterback of the Shreveport Pirates during their final season of activity. After not seeing playing time in 1996, Tolliver played for both Atlanta and Kansas City in 1997. He then started 11 games for New Orleans in two seasons, but did not take the field in 2000. A stint with Green Bay in the 2001 offseason was the last stop in his professional career.
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Billy Kilmer
William Orland Kilmer, Jr. (born September 5, 1939 in Topeka, Kansas) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers, the New Orleans Saints and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.
A native of Azusa, California, Kilmer played baseball, football and basketball during his athletic career at Citrus High School in California, scoring more than 1,500 points in the latter sport while earning All-American honors. His baseball exploits saw him win All-Conference accolades, while the poor fortunes of his football squad saw him relegated to Third Team All-Conference recognition.
Kilmer then competed in football for one year at Citrus Junior College where he scored six touchdowns and threw for 15 more, with a broken foot limiting his playing time for the Citrus basketball team. He then went on to play three seasons at UCLA, closing out his career with an outstanding season in 1960 that helped him finish fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy. During that stellar campaign, he threw for over 1,000 yards, ran for over 800, scored eight touchdowns and served as the team's punter. Kilmer was also awarded the 1960 W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast.
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Billy Miller
Billy RoShawn Miller (born April 24, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American football tight end won a Super Bowl with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California and wore #3 which was retired with Carson Palmer.
Miller has also played for the Houston Texans where he scored the 1st touchdown in Texan's history and Cleveland Browns in his career.
Billy attended Westlake High School in Westlake Village, California from 1991-95. He was the consensus prep All-America selection at Westlake High School. Miller hauled in 69 passes for 1,087 yards and 14 TDs as a senior, also two-year starter on Westlake’s basketball team, earning all-Marmonte league and all-Ventura County honors.
He was the national Top 100 pick by the Dallas Morning News, posting 187 career receptions for 3,017 yards and 34 scores.
After playing for the Denver Broncos with no starts and no playing time in 2001, Billy Miller was moved to the Houston Texans in 2002. Miller became a relatively integral part of the Texans' offense, starting in 21 games in 3 years, and playing in every game. In his first year, he obtained over 600 receiving yards, while scoring 3 touchdowns. He scored the first touchdown and the first points in history for the Houston Texans.
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Blaine Gabbert
Blaine Gabbert (born October 15, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Missouri Tigers before leaving early for the 2011 NFL draft after his junior year. Jacksonville selected him in the first round with the 10th pick overall.
Gabbert was born in Ballwin, Missouri and attended Parkway West High School, where he played high school football. He recorded 623 passing yards and five touchdowns as a senior, despite an injured foot that limited him to four games.[citation needed] As a junior, he posted 1,523 yards and 20 touchdowns (on 119-of-231 passing) and also added another 458 yards rushing and 8 TDs.[citation needed] In his sophomore season, he threw for approximately 1,100 yards and 11 touchdowns as a first-year starter.[citation needed]
Coming out of high school in 2008, Gabbert was considered a major college recruitment prospect. Rated as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Gabbert was listed as the number 1 pro-style quarterback in the nation. He initially gave a verbal commitment to the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, but rethought his decision after head coach Bill Callahan was fired. He eventually committed to the University of Missouri.
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Blake Lively
Blake Christina Lively (born August 25, 1987) is an American actress and model who stars as Serena van der Woodsen in the television teen drama series Gossip Girl. She has also starred in movies, including Accepted, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The Town and Green Lantern.
Lively was born in Tarzana, Los Angeles to actors Ernie and Elaine Lively. She was raised as a Southern Baptist. The youngest of five siblings, Lively has an older brother, Eric, two half-sisters, Lori and Robyn, and a half-brother, Jason. Both of her parents and all of her siblings are, or have been, in the entertainment industry. During Lively's childhood, her parents would take her with them to acting classes that they taught because they did not want to leave her with a babysitter. Lively said that watching her parents teach acting classes helped her learn the "drills" of acting and gain confidence as she got older.
Lively was initially not particularly interested in acting, however during the summer between her junior and senior years of high school, her brother, Eric, asked his agent to send her out on a few auditions over a period of a few months. From these few auditions, she got the role of Bridget for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Lively filmed her scenes in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants between her junior and senior years at Burbank High.
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Bob Bourne
Robert Glen Bourne (born June 21, 1954) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played for the New York Islanders and the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL between 1974 and 1988.
Bourne was drafted 38th overall by the Kansas City Scouts in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft, though he would never play for the organization. On September 13, 1974, he was traded to the Islanders for Bart Crashley and the rights to Larry Hornung.
Bourne spent the entire 1974–75 season with the Islanders but found himself in the minor leagues the following year. He returned to the Islanders for the 1976–77 season, and spent the next ten seasons on Long Island, recording at least thirty goals three times and between twenty and thirty goals three others. He won the Stanley Cup 4 times — 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983. He led the Islanders in playoff scoring en route to their fourth Stanley Cup in 1983.
Bourne's career ended on a high note. He was claimed by the Los Angeles Kings on waivers in October 1986 and played 2 seasons with the Kings. In his final year in the NHL he was awarded the Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance. He was also honored by Sports Illustrated as one of several Sportsmen of the Year in 1987, as one of eight "Athletes Who Care" for their work in humanitarian causes. Bourne was singled out for his work with a school for disabled children.
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Bob Gagliano
Robert Frank "Bob" "The Goose" Gagliano (born September 5, 1958 in Los Angeles, California), is a former professional American football player. He began his career playing quarterback for Glendale Community College. He then played for United States International University (now Alliant International University) in San Diego, and Utah State University. He was drafted into the National Football League by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1981. His playing career ended in 1995. He played for eight NFL teams, including the Detroit Lions, where in 1989 he led the team to 5 consecutive victories to conclude the season. This is where he was first pegged with the nickname "The Goose". He also played for the United States Football League’s Denver Gold.
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Bob Griese
Robert Allen "Bob" Griese (/ˈɡriːsi/; born February 3, 1945) is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins. Griese led the Dolphins to three consecutive Super Bowl appearances, including two Super Bowl victories (VII and VIII) (he is the only Miami Dolphin quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl). Griese's talents eventually resulted in his induction to the College Football Hall of Fame and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. He is a retired television commentator for college football on ESPN on ABC, teaming with Chris Spielman and Dave Pasch.
Griese was born in Evansville, Indiana to Ida (Ulrich) and Sylverious "Slick" Griese. Slick owned a plumbing company in Evansville and died in 1955 when Bob was ten years old. Bob played baseball primarily, and excelled as a pitcher. He also enjoyed basketball and football. After being recruited by several colleges for football, Bob chose Purdue, where he majored in business management and became a three-sport star. In 1984, Bob was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
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Bob Mathias
Robert Bruce "Bob" Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist, actor and United States Congressman representing the state of California.
Mathias was born in Tulare, California. He attended Tulare Union High School, where he was classmates and long time friends with Sim Iness, 1952 Olympic discus gold medalist. While at Tulare Union, Mathias took up the decathlon in early 1948, at the suggestion of his track coach, Virgil Jackson. During the summer after his high school graduation, he qualified for the United States Olympic team for the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London.
In the Olympics, Mathias's naïveté about the decathlon was exposed [1]. He was unaware of the rules in the shot put and nearly fouled out of the event. He almost failed in the high jump but was able to recover. Mathias overcame his difficulties and won the Olympic gold medal easily. He was the youngest gold medalist to win a track and field event.
Mathias continued to fare well in decathlons in the four years between the London games and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. In 1948, Mathias won the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete, but because his scholastic record in high school did not match his athletic achievement, he spent a year at The Kiski School, a well-respected all boys boarding school in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania. He then entered Stanford University in 1949, played college football for two years and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Mathias set his first decathlon world record in 1950 and led Stanford to a Rose Bowl appearance in 1952.
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Bob Reifsnyder
Robert Harland Reifsnyder (born 1937) is a retired professional American football player. An All-American at the United States Naval Academy, he was the 1957 recipient of the Maxwell Award for College Player of the Year.
He went on to play for the American Football League's New York Titans (1960–1961).
Reifsnyder was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Bob Spoo
Bob Spoo (November 2, 1937) is a college football coach, formerly the head coach for Eastern Illinois University. He held that position from the 1987 season until the 2011 season. His career coaching record at Eastern Illinois 144-126-1. As of completion of the 2009 season, this ranks him first at Eastern Illinois in total wins and seventh at Eastern Illinois in winning percentage.
Spoo is an alumnus of Purdue University and a former quarterback on the Boilermaker's football team. Prior to receiving the head coach position at Eastern Illinois, Spoo served as an assistant at Purdue and Wisconsin, as well as a high school coach.
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Bobby Douglass
Robert Gilchrist Douglass (born June 22, 1947 in Manhattan, Kansas) is a former American football quarterback in the NFL, who played most of his career with the Chicago Bears, who drafted him in the second round of the 1969 NFL Draft. During his career, he also played for the San Diego Chargers, the New Orleans Saints, the Oakland Raiders, and Green Bay Packers. Douglass retired after the 1978 season, after playing 10 seasons in the NFL.
Bobby attended the University of Kansas. Douglass was a two-time All-Big Eight Conference (1967–68) selection and an All-American in 1968. During his senior season, Douglass directed the Jayhawks to a 9-2 record, a share of the Big Eight Conference title and a spot in the 1969 Orange Bowl. He passed for 1,316 yards and 12 touchdowns during his final year as a Jayhawk and finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting that season.
In 1972, playing for the Chicago Bears, Douglass set the record for most rushing yards by a QB in one season. The record stood for 34 years. In a 14-game 1972 season, he ran for 968 yards and 8 touchdowns on 141 carries. Four QBs (three in the CFL, one in the NFL) have since run for over 1,000 yards. With Douglass starting, the Chicago Bears had only a 13-31-1 record.
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Bobby Hebert
Bobby Joseph Hebert Jr., (surname pronounced A-bear); born August 19, 1960) is an American sportscaster who is best known as a retired Pro bowl American football quarterback of the New Orleans Saints. He played professionally in the USFL and NFL from 1983 to 1996 for the Michigan Panthers, Oakland Invaders, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons. Nicknamed the "Cajun Cannon", Hebert led the Panthers to the USFL championship in the league's inaugural season. Later he helped bring the Saints their first playoff appearance in franchise history. Hebert was inducted to the Saints Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
Hebert was among the best quarterbacks in the USFL's short history. In 1983, he won the USFL championship with the Michigan Panthers, defeating the Philadelphia Stars, 24-22. The team struggled a bit with injuries in 1984 and a weakened squad was knocked out of the playoffs by Steve Young's Los Angeles Express 27-21 in triple OT. In 1985, the Panthers were merged with the Oakland Invaders and Hebert again lead his team to the finals against the Stars. This time Hebert's team fell short and the Stars won 28-24. In three years in the USFL, Hebert completed 773 of 1,407 passes for 13,137 passing yards. He is the USFL's all-time leader in passing yardage.
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Bobby McCray
Bobby L. McCray, Jr. (born August 8, 1981) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Florida. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and also played for the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.
McCray was born in Miami, Florida in 1981. He attended Homestead High School in Homestead, Florida, and he played for the Homestead Broncos high school football team. As a senior, McCray was named to Prep Star's All-America team despite missing half of the season with an injury. He had thirty-two tackles with seven quarterback sacks.
McCray accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier and coach Ron Zook's Florida Gators football teams from 2000 to 2003. As a true freshman in 1999, he was redshirted by the Gators coaching staff. During the Gators' 2000, he played in three games. As a redshirt sophomore in 2001, he saw action in eight of eleven regular season games with two starts, and registered twelve tackles and seven "big plays" (2.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles-for-loss and two forced fumbles).
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Bobby Morrow
Bobby Joe Morrow (born October 15, 1935) is a former American athlete, winner of three Olympic gold medals in 1956. Morrow has been called "the dominant sprinter of the 1950s" and "the most relaxed sprinter of all time, even more so than his hero Jesse Owens".
Bobby Joe Morrow was born in Harlingen, Texas, and raised on a farm in San Benito, Texas. Before becoming a sprinter, Morrow played football for San Benito High School. Morrow also was a sprinter at Abilene Christian University and a member of the men's club Frater Sodalis.
Morrow won the 1955 AAU 100 yard title. His most successful season was in 1956, when he was chosen by Sports Illustrated as "Sportsman of the Year". Morrow won the sprint double in the national college championships and defended his AAU title. Morrow then went to the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where he won three gold medals and was the leader of the American sprint team.
In all, Morrow won three gold medals. First, he was victorious in the 100 meter dash. He then led an American sweep of the medals in the 200 meter dash, while equaling the World Record at that distance. He won his third gold by anchoring the 4×100 meter relay team to a World Record time. The three performances are encapsulated in this youtube video.
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Bobby Orr
Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, OC (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Orr played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for his entire career, the first ten seasons with the Boston Bruins, joining the Chicago Black Hawks for two more. Orr is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time. A defenceman, Orr used his ice skating speed and scoring and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position. As of 2011[update], Orr remains the only defenceman to have won the league scoring title with two Art Ross Trophies and holds the record for most points and assists in a single season by a defenceman. Orr won a record eight consecutive Norris Trophies as the NHL's best defenceman and three consecutive Hart Trophies as the league's most valuable player (MVP). Orr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979 at age 31, the youngest to that day to be inducted into the Hall.
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Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Kathleen Blair (born March 18, 1964 in Cornwall, New York) is a retired American speedskater. She is one of the top skaters of her time, and one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. Blair competed for the United States in four Olympics, and in her Olympic career won five gold medals and one bronze medal.
Blair was raised in Champaign, Illinois. She attended Jefferson Middle School. After graduation from Centennial High School in Champaign, she moved to the Milwaukee area to train with the United States national speed skating team.
Blair appeared at her first Olympic games in Sarajevo in 1984. She failed to medal but finished eighth in the 500 meters. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Blair won gold in the 500 meters and bronze in the 1000 meters. In the 500 meters race, Blair set a world record by completing the event in 39.10 seconds. She won both the 500 and 1000 meters (1:21.90) again at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
Blair took advantage of a change of Olympic rules. In 1986, the International Olympic Committee voted to stage the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics in alternating four year cycles. Thus, the next Winter Games would be held in February 1994 rather than in February 1996. The 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, were a coronation of sorts for Blair: She again won gold in the 500 meters (39.25) and 1000 (1:18.74) meters races, in dominating fashion. Blair finished 0.36 seconds ahead of the second best time in the 500 meters, and her 1.38 second margin in the 1000 meters race is the largest margin of victory in the history of the event. In the process she became the first American woman to win five gold medals. She also was the only American to have 6 medals at any Winter olympics, which record stood until Apolo Ohno tied it and then surpassed it at the 2010 Winter Olympics when he won a silver and two bronze medals in short track speed skating for eight career medals.
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Boomer Esiason
Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason (pronounced /əˈsaɪ.əsən/; born April 17, 1961) is a retired American football quarterback and current network color commentator. He played for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, and Arizona Cardinals before working as an analyst for ABC and HBO. He is currently an analyst for CBS Sports primarily on The NFL Today, as well as morning co-host on New York radio station WFAN and Monday Night Football analyst for Westwood One.
Esiason was born in West Islip, New York, and grew up in East Islip, New York, both on Long Island. He attended Timber Point Elementary and East Islip High School, where he graduated in 1979. In high school he was a three-sport varsity player in football, basketball, and baseball. Esiason got the "Boomer" nickname before he was born. His mother, reacting to his constant kicking in the womb, called him "Boomer," and he has kept the name since.
Esiason played college football at the University of Maryland for head coaches Jerry Claiborne and Bobby Ross and offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen. At Maryland, he set 17 school records. Esiason completed 461 of 850 passes (54.2 percent) for 6,169 yards and 42 touchdowns with 27 interceptions. He was a two-time honorable mention All-American in 1982 and 1983. In his final home game he threw two third-quarter touchdown passes to lead a comeback victory over No. 3 North Carolina and seal the ACC title. Esiason graduated with a B.A. in 1984 and received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1999. He is today the best-known former Terrapin football players.
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Brad Banks
Brad Banks (born April 22, 1980) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Iowa where he was a Heisman Trophy finalist.
Banks has also played for the Ottawa Renegades, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes.
Banks attended Glades Central High School where he was a First-team All-Conference and All-State selection as a junior and senior. He was also a team captain all three years. He helped Belle Glade Glades Central win the state high school championship as a senior. He was a three-time football letterman and lettered twice in track.
Banks originally attended the University of Central Florida but transferred after his red-shirt freshman year.
Banks transferred to Hinds Community College where he played Wide receiver as a JUCO freshman. He played quarterback as a sophomore and helped lead the team to an 11-1 record. Hinds was ranked as high as #4 nationally. Hinds won the State Junior College title his sophomore season as he passed for 2,192 yards (third in school history for passing yards in a single season) and rushed for 343 yards while recording 13 rushing touchdowns. He also passed for 16 touchdowns as a sophomore. After two seasons at Hinds, he transferred to the University of Iowa.
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Brad Van Pelt
Brad Alan Van Pelt (April 5, 1951 – February 17, 2009) was an American football linebacker who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League.
A two-time All-American (1971, 1972) and the 1972 Maxwell Award winner as college football's best player, he was drafted by the New York Giants, earning five Pro Bowl selections at linebacker between 1976 to 1980 during his ten years with the team. He rounded out his career with the Los Angeles Raiders from 1984 to 1985, and the Cleveland Browns in 1986.
Van Pelt is the father of former Denver Broncos and Houston Texans quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt.
Van Pelt attended Owosso High School which was a member of the Big Nine Conference in Flint, Michigan. Dean Howe covered high school sports for the Flint Journal and recalled an incident involving Van Pelt:
"He was like a man among boys. He was about 6-5, 220. One night, his coach from Owosso called in and said he got 32 rebounds in a game. I didn't put that in the paper. I didn't believe that. So, the next game I went out when they played Davison and I just counted his rebounds and he got (42). He was just so dominant."
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Brady Quinn
Brayden Tyler "Brady" Quinn (born October 27, 1984) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame. Quinn has also played for the Denver Broncos.
Brayden Tyler "Brady" Quinn was born on October 27, 1984 in Columbus, Ohio, the middle child of Tyrone J. Quinn and Robin D. (née Slates) Quinn. He has an older sister, Laura Quinn, and a younger sister, Kelly Katherine Quinn. Laura Quinn is married to Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk, who played college football at the Ohio State University.
Quinn attended Dublin Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio, and ranked sixth on the Detroit Free Press "Best of the Midwest" team and was listed at number 20 on ESPN's list of the nation's top 100 prospects.
As a junior in 2001, Quinn threw for 2,200 yards and 21 touchdowns to go along with 15 interceptions, posting a 9–4 record and helped lead Coffman to the Division I state semi-finals. As a senior in 2002, he threw for 2,149 yards, threw 25 touchdowns with four interceptions, and completed 143 of 258 pass attempts, and rushed for 108 yards and six touchdowns. Quinn helped his team post an 8–3 record and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Quinn was named the Columbus Dispatch and Ohio Capital Conference Offensive Player of the Year and was an All-State choice. Quinn was named an All-Conference player in baseball as a junior and lettered three times. He was a member of Young Life, the Rock Solid Club, and Who's Who Among America High School Students.
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Brandon Gorin
Brandon Michael Gorin (born July 17, 1978 in Muncie, Indiana) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
Gorin has also played for the New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams and Denver Broncos. He earned two Super Bowl rings with the Patriots.
Gorin attended school at St. Lawrence Catholic School. Gorin earned first team all-state honors as a defensive tackle at Muncie Southside High School in Muncie, Indiana, where he was coached by Mike Paul. He played on the school’s nationally-ranked basketball team, competed in track and field as discus thrower, and earned academic all-state honors. Gorin was named Muncie-Delaware County’s 1996 Scholar Athlete of the Year and ranked second in his high school graduating class with 3.8 GPA. He coached a youth basketball league team in Muncie and would like to pursue a career as a college basketball coach when his playing days are over.
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Brandon Graham
Brandon Lee Graham (born April 3, 1988) is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft with the thirteenth selection in the draft and the first from the Big Ten Conference. He played college football at Michigan.
Graham was the 2009 Big Ten Conference Co-MVP as recognized by the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award. He was the 2009 FBS tackles (TFLs) for a loss (per game) champion after finishing second in 2008 by .01 TFL per game. He was the 2008 & 2009 Big Ten Conference TFL (total) champion.
After completing his career as defensive end for the 2009 Michigan Wolverines football team, he had a total of 29.5 career sacks and 56 career TFLs for the Michigan Wolverines football team. In 2008, he led the Big Ten Conference in TFLs (20 in 11 games). In 2009, he posted 26 TFLs and 10.5 sacks in 12 games. As a member of the 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team he earned Second-team 2008 Big Ten All-conference recognition from both the coaches and the media. He was a finalist for the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football Hendricks Award. He was a First-team 2009 All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media. He was named to several First-team and Second-team 2009 All-America lists by various publications. Graham was also named MVP of the 2010 Senior Bowl.
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Brandon Kirsch
Brandon Michael Kirsch (born October 13, 1983) is a currently a free agent quarterback.
Brandon Kirsch, attended Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, where he was first team all-state, first team all-county and league Most Valuable Player as senior after completing 115 of 198 passes (58.0 percent) for 1,950 yards and 26 touchdowns. He also rushed for 515 yards on 88 carries (5.9 average) and two touchdowns. Brandon was named second team all-county both his sophomore and junior seasons and was honorable mention all-state as junior. He completed 104 of 186 passes (55.9 percent) for 1,595 yards and 20 touchdowns as junior and 78 of 162 passes (48.1 percent) for 1,178 yards and 14 touchdowns as sophomore. Career totals were 300 of 552 passing (54.3 percent) for 4,808 yards and 61 touchdowns with 241 rushes for 1,142 yards (4.7 average) and 10 touchdowns. His high school football coach was Gene Fuhrman. He also played baseball and basketball. On September 24, 2001 he signed a letter of intent to play quarterback at Purdue University. He was ranked a 4-star prospect according to Rivals.com.
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Braylon Edwards
Braylon Jamel Edwards (born February 21, 1983) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns third overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. He has also played for the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers.
He played college football at Michigan, where he won the Fred Biletnikoff Award, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as Big Ten Conference MVP, and became a consensus All-American. Along the way, he became the first receiver in Big Ten history to have three consecutive 1000-yard seasons and the third in NCAA Division I-A. He set most of the current Michigan Wolverines football receiving records.
He played four plus seasons with the Browns where he earned a Pro Bowl selection following the 2007 NFL season. Outside of football, in Cleveland, he was notable for both his legal troubles and his philanthropy. He was arrested for numerous speeding violations, but has upheld his commitment to sponsor 100 Cleveland area youths' educations.
During his three active high school years at Bishop Gallagher HS, Edwards played a variety of positions and made 63 receptions for 740 yards and eight touchdowns. Edwards followed in his father Stan Edwards's footsteps to Michigan where he played 2001–2004. During his senior year Edwards set Michigan season records for receptions (97) and yards (1,330) and career records for 252 receptions, 3,541 yards, and 39 touchdowns, a Big Ten record.
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Brendon Ayanbadejo
Oladele Brendon Ayanbadejo ( /ˈbrɛndən ˌaɪ.ənbəˈdeɪʒoʊ/; born September 6, 1976) is an American football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.
Ayanbadejo has been selected to the Pro Bowl three times as a special teams player. He also was named to the All-Pro team two times as special teams player by Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association. He has also been a member of the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins in the NFL, the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is the younger brother of fullback and former teammate Obafemi Ayanbadejo.
Ayanbadejo was born in Chicago to a Nigerian father and an American mother of Irish descent. He has one older brother, Obafemi Ayanbadejo, also a professional football player. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Nigeria, but after his parents separated he returned to the United States with his mother, settling in Chicago and then Santa Cruz, California. He attended Santa Cruz High School.
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Brent Jones
Brent Michael Jones (born February 12, 1963 in Santa Clara, California) is a former American Football tight end who played almost his entire career with the San Francisco 49ers from 1987 to 1997. He was selected in the 5th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1986 NFL Draft. Jones won 3 Super Bowl rings with the 49ers and was three times named All-Pro (1992–1994) and is a four-time Pro Bowler (1992–95). He finished his 11 NFL seasons with 417 receptions for 5,195 yards and 33 touchdowns.
Shortly after his playing career ended, Jones became an analyst for The NFL Today. Jones worked for the NFL on CBS from 1998–2004. Jones decided to leave CBS Sports prior to the 2005 season in order to focus on his business in California, Northgate Capital [1], which he founded with former teammates Mark Harris and Tommy Vardell. Jones is a former member of the board of directors for San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises, which owns the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.
Jones attended Leland High School in San Jose, California, where he played baseball and football. In baseball, he was a first team All-League selection. Jones also attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California.
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Brent Moss
Brent Moss (born January 30, 1972) is a former American football running back for the Wisconsin Badgers from 1991–1994. Moss also spent some time in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins and St. Louis Rams.
Brent Moss was a 3 year (1986–1989) letter winner in football as tailback at Racine Park High School in Racine, Wisconsin where he wore number 31 and rushed for over 5,000 yards. During the November 12, 1988 Division I Wisconsin WIAA State Football Championship Game, as a junior Moss rushed for 202 yards and 3 touchdowns on the turf of Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. This led the Racine Park Panthers to a victory over the Superior Spartans 34-14 and the State Football Championship for Wisconsin's highest division. Moss was named the games MVP and was later named 1st team All-State (WIAA). During the 1989 season at Racine Park, Moss would also be named 1st team All-State (WIAA) and lead the Panthers to the state semi-final game.
In the 1993 season the 5'9", 205 pound tailback led the Badgers to a Big Ten Conference title and their first Rose Bowl berth since 1963. The Badgers defeated the #13 UCLA Bruins 21-16 to claim their first ever Rose Bowl victory. Moss was a big part of the win, rushing for 158 yards and two touchdowns en route to being honored the game's MVP. He was also voted the Big Ten's most valuable player that year and was the recipient of the Silver Football, awarded by the Chicago Tribune as the Big Ten's player of the year for 1993.
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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 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 de la Puente
Brian Loomis de la Puente (born May 13, 1985) is an American football Center for the New Orleans Saints. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. De la Puente has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks.
De la Puente is Jewish on his mother's side, and was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended San Clemente Highschool . He played college football at California.
After going undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft, De La Puente was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent on May 1. He was waived during final cuts on August 30.
De la Puente was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on August 31, 2008. He was inactive for the team's first seven games before being released on October 29. The Chiefs re-signed him to the practice squad the following day.
De la Puente was re-signed to a future contract by the Chiefs on December 30, 2008. He was waived on August 24, 2009 when the team acquired offensive linemen Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe from the Miami Dolphins.
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Brian Moorman
Brian Donald Moorman (born February 5, 1976) is an American football punter who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played collegiately at Pittsburg State.
Moorman is a two-time Pro Bowl selection for the Bills. He also possesses rare athleticism for his position and participated in the 2006 Pro Bowl Skills Competition, usually reserved for wide receivers, cornerbacks and the like. Moorman was voted into the Bills's 50th Anniversary Team.
At Sedgwick High School in Sedgwick, Kansas, Moorman lettered in football, track, and basketball. In track, he was a 3× state hurdle champion and received all-state honors in Football and Basketball.
Moorman became the first four-time All-American football player in Pittsburg State University history. He earned first-team NCAA Division II All-America honors as a punter in each of his final two collegiate seasons (1997–98) after earning honorable mention All-America honors his first two years (1995–96). Moorman still holds the school's career punting record (43.97 ypp) and he was named to PSU's prestigious 100th Anniversary Football Team in 2003.
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Brian Sipe
Brian Winfield Sipe (born August 8, 1949) is a former professional American football quarterback who played in the National Football League from 1974 to 1983 and the United States Football League from 1984 to 1985.
Sipe was a college football star at San Diego State University, where he studied architecture. He also competed in the 1961 Little League World Series for El Cajon, California and prepped at Grossmont High School.
Although mostly sidelined for the first several years of his NFL career, Sipe was eventually recognized as one of the better quarterbacks in the Browns' history, winning the league's MVP Award in 1980. He is now the quarterback coach for the San Diego State Aztecs football program.
Drafted in the 13th round of the 1972 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, Sipe spent the first two years of his career as a member of the team's reserve squad, seeing no action on the field.
In 1974, Sipe started four games after helping the Browns come back from a 12-point deficit against the Denver Broncos on October 27. However, after winning just one of the four contests (a 21-14 victory against the New England Patriots on November 11), he was replaced by Mike Phipps.
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Brian Urlacher
Brian Keith Urlacher ( /ˈɜrlækər/; born May 25, 1978) is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of New Mexico, where he was recognized as an All-American and one of the school's most decorated athletes. He started his professional career with the Bears as the ninth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, and has played his entire professional career for the Bears.
Urlacher has since established himself as one of the league's most productive defensive players. After winning the NFL Rookie of the Year Award in 2000, he has been elected to eight Pro Bowls, and won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in 2005. His playing style, accomplishments and reputation have made him one of the team's most popular players. Urlacher has also been spokesperson for several companies.Sega Sports selected Urlacher to appear on the cover of NFL 2K3, while other companies, such as Nike, McDonald's, Old Spice, and Vitamin Water, have featured him in several television advertisements and promotions.
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Brian Waters
Brian Demond Waters (born February 18, 1977) is an American football guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 1999 out of the University of North Texas. He was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs from 2000 to 2010, in which he earned five Pro Bowl selections. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in his first year with the Patriots in 2011.
Waters attended Waxahachie High School in Waxahachie, Texas, and lettered in football. As a senior, he was an All-District honoree as both a tight end and defensive end. He made 16 receptions for 380 yards on offense, and made five sacks and 66 tackles on defense.
Waters attended the University of North Texas where he started his first three years at tight end, while recording 86 receptions for 975 yards and nine touchdowns. As a senior he was moved to defensive end, but also played as a backup fullback and tight end. On defense he had 45 tackles (32 solo) and 5 sacks.
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Brodrick Bunkley
Brodrick Bunkley (born November 23, 1983) is an American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.
Bunkley has also played for the Denver Broncos.
Bunkley registered 18.5 sacks as a senior at George D. Chamberlain High School, leading his team to the state finals.
Bunkley attended college at Florida State University. He finished his Seminoles career with 129 tackles, 11.5 sacks, and 37 TFLs (5th in school history) in 44 games (22 starts). Took over the starting nose guard duties as a senior and went on to earn numerous First-team All-America in 2005 as well as Second-team All-ACC accolades. His 25 TFLs ranked 2nd in the nation and set a single-season school record. Also registered 66 tackles, 9 sacks, 15 hurries, 2 FRs and 1 FF. He registered 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 8 TFLs and 5 hurries as a sophomore and appeared in 8 games as a true freshman in 2002.
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Bruce Jenner
William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949) is a former U.S. track and field athlete, motivational speaker, socialite and television personality. He won the gold medal for decathlon in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics.
Following his Olympic victory and the related recognition, his professional career evolved into being a television celebrity. By 1981 he had starred in several made-for-TV movies and was Erik Estrada's replacement on the top rated TV series CHiPs. Since the 2007 debut of Keeping Up with the Kardashians he has appeared as the step-father to the Kardashian sisters.
Bruce Jenner is originally from Mount Kisco, New York. He attended Newtown High School in Newtown, Connecticut, after spending a year at Sleepy Hollow High School in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Jenner earned a football scholarship and attended Graceland College (now Graceland University) in Iowa, but a knee injury forced him to stop playing football and he switched to the decathlon. He was mentored by Graceland's track coach L. D. Weldon, who was the first to recognize Jenner's potential and encouraged him to pursue the decathlon. Jenner debuted in the decathlon at the Drake Relays in 1970, placing fifth.
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Bryant McKinnie
Bryant Douglas McKinnie (born September 23, 1979) is an American football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Miami, and was twice recognized as an All-American. He was picked by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and has played professionally for the Vikings and Ravens.
McKinnie was born in Woodbury, New Jersey. He attended Woodbury High School in Woodbury, New Jersey, and played high school football for the Woodbury Thundering Herd.
McKinnie played for two years at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pennsylvania. There, he gained 70 pounds and converted from his high school position as defensive lineman to offensive tackle. After junior college, he received a scholarship to transfer to the University of Miami and play for the Miami Hurricanes football team.
After redshirting in 1999, McKinnie started his junior and senior years at left tackle for Miami. During his college career he was an extraordinary blocking tackle, not allowing a sack on a quarterback against opposition such as future NFL star Dwight Freeney from Syracuse. McKinnie was however penalized for holding Freeney on one play, a rare blemish on his memorable season. McKinnie received first-team All-American honors in 2000, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 2001. Also in 2001, McKinnie was the winner of the Outland Trophy, finished 8th overall in voting for the Heisman Trophy, was the CNN Sports Illustrated "Player of the Year" and a key part of the Hurricanes' 2001 National Championship. Also at UM, he was roommates with NFL tight end Jeremy Shockey.
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Bump Elliott
Chalmers W. "Bump" Elliott (born January 30, 1925) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played halfback at Purdue University (1943–1944) and the University of Michigan (1946–1947). Elliott grew up in Bloomington, Illinois, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as a senior in high school and was assigned to the V-12 Navy College Training Program at Purdue University. He received varsity letters in football, baseball, and basketball at Purdue, before being called into active duty in late 1944, serving with the Marines in China.
After being discharged from the military, he enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1946 and joined the football team for whom his brother Pete Elliott played quarterback. In 1947, he played for an undefeated and untied Michigan football team known as the "Mad Magicians", led the Big Nine Conference in scoring, won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the Most Valuable Player in the Conference, and was selected as an All-American by the American Football Coaches Association.
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Byron Nelson
John Byron Nelson, Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.
Nelson and two other well-known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912. Although he won many tournaments in the course of his relatively brief career, he is mostly remembered today for having won 11 consecutive tournaments and 18 total tournaments in 1945. He retired officially at the age of 34 to be a rancher, later becoming a commentator and lending his name to the HP Byron Nelson Championship, the first PGA Tour event to be named for a professional golfer. In 1974, Byron Nelson received the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.
Nelson became the second recipient of the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. He received the 1994 Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, GCSAA's highest honor. Nelson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2006.
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Caleb TerBush
Caleb Stephen TerBush (born January 5, 1990) is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers, and is in his 4th season with the program.
TerBush attended Metamora Township High School, in Metamora, Illinois, where he was a three sport athlete. He played two years as a wide receiver before moving to quarterback his final two years. As a senior on the football team, he led the Redbirds to a perfect 2007 14-0 season, capped off with a Class 5A State Championship under the guidance of head coach Pat Ryan. After his senior season, he moved on to Purdue University where he redshirted in 2008.
In 2009 TerBush was the back up to Joey Elliott and played in just one game. In his first collegiate appearance, he completed four passes against Wisconsin. He missed all of the 2010 season for the Boilermakers with academic problems, but he returned to the program to start every game of the 2011 season. TerBush was named the starter in 2011 after injuries to Rob Henry and Robert Marve. He went on to lead the 2011 team to a 6-6 record, which made the Boilermakers bowl eligible for the first time since 2007.
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Calvin Johnson
Calvin Enley Johnson, Jr. (born September 29, 1985), nicknamed Megatron, is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech. On March 14, 2012, Johnson signed a seven-year, $132 million contract extension with the Lions, one of the largest sports contracts ever.
Johnson has a rare combination of size, hands, speed, strength, leaping ability, body control and hand-eye coordination. His nickname "Megatron" was given to him by former Lions wide receiver Roy Williams and the name caught on with fans.
Johnson was born to Calvin Sr. and Arica Johnson on September 29, 1985 in Newnan, Georgia. Johnson was 6 feet tall in middle school, and 6 feet 4 inches in 10th grade. He attended Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Georgia and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, he was a three year starter as a wide receiver. As a sophomore, he made 34 receptions for 646 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a junior, Johnson caught 40 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns. His number, 81, was retired on October 22, 2010.
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Cam Newton
Cameron Jerrell Newton (born May 11, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was drafted as the first overall pick by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft. He is the third player to be awarded the Heisman Trophy, win a national championship, and be the first overall pick in the NFL draft all in the same one-year span, joining Leon Hart (1950), and Angelo Bertelli (1944).
Newton is the son of Cecil Newton, Sr., who was cut as a safety from the pre-season rosters of the 1983Dallas Cowboys and 1984Buffalo Bills, and he is the younger brother of Cecil Newton, Jr., a center who currently plays for the Baltimore Ravens.
Newton was initially a member of the Florida Gators before transferring to Blinn College, where his team won a national junior college football championship. Newton was then recruited by head coach Gene Chizik of Auburn University and transferred once more. He became just the third player in major college football history to both rush and pass for 20 or more touchdowns in a single season. His performance earned him the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding college football player, and he led Auburn to their second national championship in school history, despite controversy concerning his eligibility. In his NFL debut, Newton became the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw for 400 yards in his NFL regular-season opener, breaking Peyton Manning's rookie record.
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Cameron Jordan
Cameron Tyler Jordan (born July 10, 1989) is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was selected by the Saints with the 24th pick in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Jordan was considered one of the top defensive lineman prospects for the 2011 Draft. The son of former Minnesota Vikings tight end Steve Jordan, he played college football at California.
Jordan attended Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona, where earned All-State honors his senior year after registering 85 tackles and 17.5 quarterback sacks. Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Jordan was listed as the #37 strongside defensive end of the class of 2007.
Jordan was selected as the 24th overall pick in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.
On August 2, 2011, Jordan signed a four year, $7.7 million deal with the Saints.
Jordan's father, Steve, played his entire 12-year NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings.
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Carl Hubbell
Carl Owen Hubbell (June 22, 1903 – November 21, 1988) was an American baseball player. He was a member of the New York Giants in the National League from 1928 to 1943, and remained on the Giants' payroll for the rest of his life, long after their move to San Francisco.
Twice voted the National League's Most Valuable Player, Hubbell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947. From 1936 to 1937 Hubbell set the major league record of consecutive wins by a pitcher with 24. He is perhaps best remembered for his performance in the 1934 All-Star game, when he struck out in succession five of the game's great hitters. Hubbell's primary pitch was the screwball.
Hubbell was born in Carthage, Missouri and raised in Meeker, Oklahoma. He was originally signed by the Detroit Tigers and was invited to spring training in 1926. However, pitching coach George McBride and player-manager Ty Cobb weren't impressed with him. Additionally, they were concerned about his reliance on a screwball. Hubbell was sent to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the International League before the start of the season. He went 7–7 on a championship team. In 1927 he was invited to spring training again with Detroit, but McBride and Cobb still weren't impressed and sent him two steps down the minor-league ladder, to the Decatur Commodores of the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League. Despite going 14–7, the Tigers didn't invite him back for 1928, and he was sent to the Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League.
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Carl Lewis
Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and subsequently retired. Lewis became an actor and has appeared in a number of films.
Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper who topped the world rankings in the 100 m, 200 m and long jump events frequently from 1981 to the early 1990s, was named Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News in 1982, 1983 and 1984, and set world records in the 100 m, 4 x 100 m and 4 x 200 m relays. His world record in the indoor long jump has stood since 1984 and his 65 consecutive victories in the long jump achieved over a span of 10 years is one of the sport’s longest undefeated streaks.
Over the course of his long athletics career, Lewis broke ten seconds for the 100 metres 15 times and twenty seconds for the 200 metres 10 times.
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Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Michael Yastrzemski ( /jəˈstrɛmski/; nicknamed "Yaz"; born August 22, 1939) is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox (1961–1983). He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career played at first base and as a designated hitter. Yastrzemski is an 18-time All-Star, the possessor of seven Gold Gloves, a member of the 3000 hit club, and the first American League player in that club to also accumulate over 400 home runs. He is second on the all-time list for games played, and third for total at-bats. He is the Red Sox' all-time leader in career RBIs, runs, hits, singles, doubles, total bases, and games played, and is second on the team's list for home runs behind another Red Sox great, Ted Williams, his predecessor in left field. In 1967, Yastrzemski achieved a peak in his career, leading the Red Sox to the American League pennant for the first time in over two decades, in that season being voted the American League MVP, and being the most recent winner of the triple crown for batters in the major leagues.
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Carlos Polk
Carlos Devonn Polk (born February 22, 1977 In Memphis, Tennessee) is a retired American football linebacker. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska. He has also played for the Dallas Cowboys. Polk is now working for the San Diego Chargers, assisting in linebackers drills and special teams.
Polk attended Guilford High School (Illinois) in Rockford, Illinois, where he was a standout for the Vikings.
Polk attended and played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Polk was selected by the Chargers with the 112th overall pick in the 4th round of the 2001 NFL Draft.
(* represents NFL Combine)
Prior to his eighth NFL season, Polk had played in 64 games at linebacker and special teams. He has made 112 tackles, 18 assists and 4 sacks.
Polk was released by the Chargers prior to the 2008-2009 NFL Season.
On October 16, 2008, Carlos Polk was signed by the Dallas Cowboys.
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Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer (born December 27, 1979) is an American professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Southern California and won the Heisman Trophy in 2002. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals first overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He has been selected to two Pro Bowls.
Palmer was born in Fresno, California. He attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
By the time he was in seventh grade, Palmer had remarkable size and arm strength for his age. His father, Bill Palmer, enrolled him in private classes in Orange County taught by quarterback guru Bob Johnson.
Palmer's father was working on the East Coast when Palmer was scheduled to enroll in Santa Margarita Catholic High School as a freshman. Initially, the plan was to move the family to the East Coast but after careful consideration, Bill Palmer realized that the level of competition in California was best for Palmer. Palmer enrolled at Santa Margarita and Bill Palmer commuted home on weekends via airplane.
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Chad Pennington
James Chadwick "Chad" Pennington (born June 26, 1976) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for ten years. He is currently a color analyst for NFL telecasts on Fox. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round, as the eighteenth overall selection in the 2000 NFL Draft.
He played college football at Marshall University. Pennington has won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award twice, in 2006 and 2008. In 2008, he finished second in MVP voting to Peyton Manning. Pennington is the NFL's all-time leader in career completion percentage at 66.0%, among quarterbacks with at least 1,500 pass attempts.
Pennington's father, Elwood, was a physical education teacher and football coach at Halls High School, and his mother, Denise, a teacher at the Webb School of Knoxville. Pennington's first sport was basketball, which he began playing in the third grade. Both of Pennington's parents are of English descent. He began playing football in his freshman year in high school. His parents decided to have him repeat the eighth grade when he was enrolled at the Webb School of Knoxville due to the school's intense academic program. Pennington played baseball, basketball and football at Webb but knew he had a better chance at getting into college via football.
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Champ Bailey
Roland "Champ" Bailey (born June 22, 1978) is an American football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Georgia and earned All-American honors. Bailey was drafted in the first round (seventh overall pick) of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, and he has played professionally for the Redskins and Denver Broncos of the NFL.
Bailey ranks first among Broncos in all-time career interceptions. He has appeared in 11 Pro Bowls (the most for any cornerback in NFL history), and is widely regarded as one of the best pass defenders in NFL history.
Bailey was born in Folkston, Georgia. He attended Charlton County High School in Folkston, and played high school football for the Charlton County Indians.
He was one of the most reliable shutdown corners in his high school years and was widely recruited by colleges across the nation.
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Charles Woodson
Charles C. Woodson (born October 7, 1976) is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Michigan for the Michigan Wolverines. In 1997, Woodson led the Wolverines to a national championship. He is the only player in the history of NCAA Division I-A football to win the Heisman Trophy as a primarily defensive player, edging out then University of Tennessee and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.
Woodson was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the fourth pick in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft. In his first season with Oakland, Woodson was selected as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press. He was named to the Pro Bowl and earned All-Pro recognition three consecutive times (1999–2001). In a memorable 2002 AFC playoff match against the New England Patriots, Woodson seemed to have clinched the game by laying a hit on quarterback Tom Brady and forcing a fumble, but the ruling was controversially overturned. Woodson later battled several nagging injuries in consecutive seasons in Oakland, leading to his departure and becoming a free agent after the 2005 NFL season.
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Charley Trippi
Charles Louis Trippi (born December 14, 1921) is a former professional American football player for the Chicago Cardinals. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.
Trippi currently resides in Athens, Georgia. The football stadium at Pittston Area High School (Pittston, Pennsylvania) is named "Charley Trippi Stadium" in his honor.
Trippi attended the University of Georgia and was a two-time All-America selection. He played for Georgia in 1942 along side Heisman winner Frank Sinkwich. Georgia finished the season 11-1 and were named consensus national champions. He was named Most Valuable Player in the 1943 Rose Bowl in Georgia's 9-0 victory over UCLA. After his college career was interrupted by World War II, he completed his career at Georgia by playing in 1945 and 1946. He won the Maxwell Award in the 1946 season. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Trippi lives in Athens, Georgia with his second wife, Margaret. He had three children, Charles Jr., Brenda, and Jo Ann with his first wife, Virginia, who died in 1971. Charley Trippi's grandson, Nick Trippi, also resides in Athens, GA. He is a decorated military policeman in the United States Marine Corps having served two tours in Iraq where he received the Purple Heart, and one tour in Afghanistan. He is currently the head of security and surveillance at the Cloud, one of Athens largest night clubs.
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Charlie Ward
Charlie Ward, Jr. (born October 12, 1970) is a retired American professional NBA basketball player, college football Heisman Trophy winner, Davey O'Brien Award winner and a Major League Baseball draftee. Ward is considered one of the best all-around athletes in the last quarter century. He was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame with Emmitt Smith and Bobby Bowden in 2006.
Ward won the 1993 Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and Davey O'Brien Award as a quarterback for Florida State University, and subsequently led the Seminoles to their first-ever National Championship when FSU defeated Nebraska 18–16 in the 1993 Orange Bowl. The Seminoles had suffered their only defeat of the season to a second-ranked Notre Dame team, but their path to the National Championship was cleared a week later when the Irish were upset at home by Boston College. Ward holds the second-largest margin of victory in the history of Heisman trophy balloting, with a 1,622 point difference, second only to O.J. Simpson's 1,750 point win in 1968. He was also the only Heisman winner to play in the NBA. In 1993, Charlie Ward won the James E. Sullivan Award from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Chase Daniel
William Chase Daniel (born October 7, 1986) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Missouri.
Daniel prepped under head coach Todd Dodge at Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, where the team won the 5A Division II state title in 2002 and 2004 as well as a state runner up in 2003. After playing his sophomore year at wide receiver, Daniel was a two-year starter at QB, leading his team to a 31-1 record in those years. Daniel completed 65.2% of his passes for 8,298 yards and 91 touchdowns and added 2,954 rushing yards and 39 scores. Southlake earned a No. 1 national ranking in 2004 after winning the 5A state championship, while Daniel won the 5A state Player of the Year. He was also named the EA Sports National Player of the Year.
As a Junior, Daniel threw for 3,681 yards with 42 TD vs 9 INT and ran for 1,529 yards with 18 TD
Despite his high numbers, he was not recruited heavily by his preferred school, Texas. This presented an opportunity for Missouri to recruit him, and give him a chance to be part of a resurgent program. Ironically, it was only after he had committed to Mizzou that Longhorn coach Mack Brown began to seriously look at Daniel but Daniel stuck to his verbal commitment with Missouri. He was also offered scholarships from Maryland, Oklahoma State, Stanford, and Texas A&M.
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Chip Vaughn
Clarence B. "Chip" Vaughn (born October 26, 1985) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wake Forest.
Vaughn has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts.
Vaughn played high school football at Rampart high school in Colorado Springs, CO for a year then moved to Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, Virginia.
On April 26, 2009, Vaughn was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 4th round (116th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He was placed on injured reserve and missed the entire 2009 season. He was waived on September 4, 2010.
Vaughn was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad on September 6, 2010. He was released on September 21.
Vaughn was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on October 25, 2010. He was waived on November 13, but re-signed on November 16. He was placed on injured reserve on November 23. Vaughn was called for two personal fouls in the last two minutes of a preseason game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Green Bay Packers on August 26, 2011. He was waived on August 28.
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Chris Chamberlain
Chris Chamberlain (born September 30, 1985) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa.
Chamberlain was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter at Bethany High School in Bethany, OK. He started at quarterback and free safety his final three years and led his team to a 13-2 record and the Class 2A state championship as a senior. He was named the District 2A-1 Player of the Year was First-team All-State. He rushed for 2,096 yards and 27 touchdowns his senior season and threw for 1,020 yards and 11 touchdowns from his quarterback position. On defense he had 147 tackles and 10 interceptions. Chamberlain had career totals of 399 tackles and 20 interceptions and rushed for 2,777 yards and 37 touchdowns, while completing 148-of-324 passes for 2,433 yards and 29 TDs in his career. His junior season totals were 108 tackles and eight interceptions, while rushing for 518 yards and 11 TDs, and passing for 1,006 yards and eight touchdowns. The Bronchos were 32-9 with Chamberlain at quarterback. He is considered the best football player to have ever played for the Bronchos.
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Chris Chandler
Christopher Mark Chandler (born October 12, 1965) is a retired American football player, who played as a quarterback in the National Football League for 17 seasons. He is known for leading the Atlanta Falcons to a 14-2 season in 1998, followed up with an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIII.
Chris Chandler was born on October 12, 1965, in Everett, Washington. In high school, he was active in basketball, football, track and golf. As a high school quarterback, Chandler threw for 2,000 yards and 49 touchdowns.
In college, Chandler played for the University of Washington from 1984 to 1987. He finished third in the school's history in total offense with 4,442 yards and 32 touchdown passes, and ended his college career as the Offensive Player of the Game at the 1988 Senior Bowl. He graduated with an economics degree.
Chandler played in the NFL for 17 seasons, from 1988-2004. He played for eight teams, a record shared with Mark Royals, Karl Wilson, and Jeff Brady (although Chandler is the only player to have started for eight different teams). He threw for 28,484 yards, and had a career passer rating of 79.1. He has thrown at least one touchdown pass for seven different franchises, an NFL record. At the time of his retirement, he was ranked 30th in all-time pass completions, with 2328. He was continually bothered by injuries, which earned him the unflattering moniker of "Crystal Chandelier" amongst his detractors. Chandler holds the record for the oldest player to score a 2 pt. conversion (37 years, 358 days).[citation needed]
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Chris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert (born December 21, 1954) is a former world #1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No. 1 singles player in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, and 1981.
Evert's career win–loss record in singles matches of 1,309–145 (90.05%) is the best of any professional player, man or woman, in the Open Era. On clay courts her career match win loss rate of 94.05% (316/20) remains a WTA record. In tennis writer Steve Flink's book The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century, he named Evert as the third best female player of the 20th century, after Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova. Evert never lost in the first or second rounds of a Grand Slam singles tournament. She won 157 singles championships. In women's doubles, Evert won three Grand Slam titles and 29 regular tour championships.
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Chris Ivory
Christopher Ivory (born March 22, 1988) is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed as a free agent by the Saints after the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington State and Tiffin.
Ivory earned letters in both football and track and field in high school at Longview High School in Longview, Texas, playing on a team that also included future NFL players Trent Williams, Malcolm Kelly, and Robert Henson. He was listed as a two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com.
Ivory played three years for Washington State. Limited by injuries, in 22 games he had 91 rushes for 534 yards and 4 touchdowns, as well as 23 kickoff returns averaging 22.8 yards. When the coaches who had recruited him were replaced by a new coaching staff, Ivory found himself far down on the Cougars' depth chart. In August 2009, Ivory was dismissed from the Washington State team for violating team rules.
Ivory then transferred to Tiffin, a Division II school in Tiffin, Ohio, whose team was coached by Dave Walkosky, a former Washington State assistant coach. In Ivory's final year of college football, he had 39 rushes for 223 yards in five games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Walkosky attempted to obtain a medical redshirt exemption to allow Ivory to play another year, but this was unsuccessful. Despite his brief stint at Tiffin, Ivory's performance and speed attracted attention from NFL scouts, and he was thought to have a chance of becoming the first Tiffin player to be drafted by the NFL The Saints became interested in Ivory, despite his injuries, after one of their scouts was impressed by Walkosky's enthusiastic recommendations.
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Chris Reis
Chris Reis (born September 19, 1983 in Roswell, Georgia played as an American football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Georgia Tech and played high school football for Roswell High School. In 2007, he also played in the NFL Europe as Safety for the Cologne Centurions.
Reis played a central role in a crucial play during Super Bowl XLIV. With the Saints trailing the Indianapolis Colts 10-6 at the beginning of the second half, Saints head coach Sean Payton unexpectedly called for an onside kick by rookie punter and kickoff specialist Thomas Morstead. The kick bounced off the Colts' Hank Baskett, and a fierce battle for the ball ensued. The officials eventually ruled that the Saints had recovered the ball: although Jonathan Casillas was officially credited with the recovery, Casillas and other Saints players said it was actually Reis who did so. The play was considered a key turning point in the Saints' eventual 31-17 win.
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Christian Ponder
Christian Ponder (born February 25, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Vikings with the twelfth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, and signed with them on July 31, 2011, shortly after the 2011 NFL lockout ended. He played college football as the starting quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles at Florida State University. He won the starting job from Drew Weatherford prior to the 2008 season.
Ponder was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Grapevine, Texas. His father, David Ponder, played college football for Florida State as a defensive lineman from 1980 to 1983, and thus Christian Ponder is one of several father-son duos who have both played for Bobby Bowden, who coached the Seminoles until the end of the 2009 season. Christian Ponder attended Colleyville Heritage High School, where he played football. In 2004, he was the starting quarterback and threw for 1,500 yards and seven touchdowns. As a senior, he recorded 2,214 passing yards and 20 touchdowns and 911 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns.
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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 Bennett
Charles Henry "Chuck" Bennett (August 9, 1907 – June 9, 1973) was an American football player and coach. He played halfback for the Indiana University football team from 1926 to 1928 and won the 1928 Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference. He also played professional football for the Portsmouth Spartans from 1929 to 1931 and for the Chicago Cardinals in 1933. After retiring as a football player, Bennett was a high school coach and athletic director from 1934 to 1966.
Bennett was born in Linton, Indiana and attended Linton High School. He led the school to two consecutive state football championships and was unanimously selected as an all-state halfback both years. He reportedly "built up his strong physique by hard work in the coal mines."
After graduating from Linton High School, Bennett enrolled at Indiana University where he played halfback for the Indiana Hoosiers football team from 1926 to 1928. During this time, he was five feet, nine inches tall and one hundred and ninety three pounds.
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Chuck Fusina
Charles Anthony Fusina (born May 31, 1957) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL) for seven seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He played college football for Penn State University, and was recognized as an All-American. Fusina played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers of the NFL, and the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars of the USFL.
Fusina was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He played quarterback for the Pittsburgh area Sto-Rox High School in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, where his old football jersey is on display outside of the gymnasium.
Fusina capped an outstanding career at Penn State by winning the 1978 Maxwell Award, All-America honors and finishing runner-up in the 1978 Heisman Trophy balloting. He led the Nittany Lions to a 29-3 mark as a starter, including an 11-0 regular season in 1978. He passed for 1,859 yards and 11 touchdowns.
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Chuck Howley
Charles Louis "Chuck" Howley (born June 28, 1936, in Wheeling, West Virginia) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He spent his career with the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys.
While attending West Virginia University, Howley played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, where he was a three-time All-Southern Conference selection and the Southern Conference Player of the Year in 1957. Howley not only lettered in football, but also in track, diving, gymnastics, and wrestling.
He won a Southern Conference one-meter diving championship.
Although he was a incredible athlete who could play any position on the football field, Howley played guard and center during his three years at varsity, in which the Mountaineers compiled a 21-8-1 mark during his tenure, including a 21-7 victory over Penn State which would be the last until 1984.
He played in three college all-star games—the East-West Shrine Game, the College Football All-Star Game and the Senior Bowl, which helped him get noticed by the Chicago Bears.
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Chuck Long
Charles Franklin "Chuck" Long, Jr. (born February 18, 1963) is an American football coach. He played quarterback in college at Iowa for Hayden Fry and professionally with the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. He is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame. In the January 2008 issue of San Diego Magazine he was chosen as one of the "50 People to Watch in 2008". He was fired by San Diego State University as its head football coach on November 23, 2008. Long was the offensive coordinator for the Kansas Jayhawks under head coach Turner Gill. before Gill was fired in 2011.
Born in Norman, Oklahoma, and raised in Wheaton, Illinois, Long attended Wheaton North High School and played football, basketball and baseball. He led his team to the 1979 state title in football as the starting quarterback and was named to the all-state championship squad. Long also gathered all-state honors in 1980.
Still, Long was not heavily recruited out of high school, as Long averaged only five to six pass attempts per game. As a result, he did not receive his first recruiting call until Thanksgiving of his senior year. Just three schools looked into offering him a scholarship: Northern Illinois, Northwestern, and Iowa. Long eventually accepted a scholarship to play at Iowa for future Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry.
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Clarence Munn
Clarence Lester "Biggie" Munn (September 11, 1908 – March 18, 1975) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He was the head football coach at Albright College (1935–1936), Syracuse University (1946), and most notably Michigan State College (1947–1953), where his 1952 squad won a national championship. Munn retired from coaching in 1953 to assume duties as Michigan State's athletic director, a position he held until 1971. Each year, the Michigan State Spartans football team hands out the "Biggie Munn Award" to the team's most motivational player. MSU's Munn Ice Arena, built in 1974, is named in his honor. Munn was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1959, and, in 1961, he became Michigan State's first inductee into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. He authored the coaching textbook Michigan State Multiple Offense in 1953.
Munn was born in the former Grow Township, now known as Andover, Minnesota. A 1932 graduate of the University of Minnesota, he played guard and fullback for the Golden Gophers under head coach Fritz Crisler. Munn was a two-time first-team All-Big Ten Conference selection and during his senior year in 1931, he served football team captain, was a consensus All-American, and was awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's best player. Many considered Munn as the top collegiate punter in the nation. He stood just under six feet and weighed 215 pounds, but was recorded running 100 yards in 10 seconds. Munn also served as captain of Minnesota's track and field team.
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Clint Frank
Clinton E. Frank (September 13, 1915 – July 7, 1992) was an American football player. He played halfback for Yale University.
Frank attended Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones, and graduated with a degree in economics. In football, he was a two-time team captain and All-American, and as a senior in 1937, he won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award.
Frank attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Air Corps, serving as an aide to General Jimmy Doolittle during World War II. Following the war he resumed his career in advertising. In 1954 Frank established Clinton E. Frank Inc., a Chicago based advertising agency which was sold to Campbell-Ewald Co. of Detroit in 1976.
Frank died in Evanston, Illinois.
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Clint Longley
Howard Clinton "Clint" Longley, Jr. (born July 28, 1952) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He played two seasons for the Dallas Cowboys (1974–1975) and one for the San Diego Chargers (1976). Longley earned his nickname the "Mad Bomber" for bouncing passes off of Coach Tom Landry's coaching tower in the Cowboys' training camp. He played college football at Abilene Christian University.
Longley is probably best remembered for his performance in a Thanksgiving Day game in 1974 for the Cowboys against the Washington Redskins. Longley, then a rookie, came into the game for an injured Roger Staubach with the Cowboys trailing 16-3 in the third quarter. He hit Billy Joe Dupree for a 35-yard touchdown pass. He led the Cowboys on a 70-yard drive capped by a 1-yard Walt Garrison touchdown run. And then, with the Cowboys behind 23-17 and with only 28 seconds left with no time outs, Longley hit Drew Pearson down the middle for a 50-yard touchdown pass which gave the Cowboys a dramatic 24-23 victory. The game was named the second-best in the history of Texas Stadium by ESPN in 2008. Because Longley had no expectation of playing in that game and was completely unprepared, Cowboys lineman Blaine Nye sarcastically called his winning effort "the triumph of the uncluttered mind."
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Colt McCoy
Daniel Colt McCoy (born September 5, 1986) is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Browns in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Texas at Austin.
McCoy was the starting quarterback for the Longhorns from 2006–2009 and won the 2008 Walter Camp Award and was the 2008 Heisman Trophy runner-up. McCoy is second to Boise's State's Kellen Moore in games won by a NCAA Division I quarter back. In his senior year, he won 13 of the top 15 major college player awards including quarterback of the year, offensive player of the year and outstanding football player of the year.
After sitting out the 2005 Longhorn season as a redshirt, McCoy was the starting quarterback for the 2006 Longhorn team. On November 4, 2006, McCoy threw his 27th touchdown pass in a win against Oklahoma State, to take sole possession of the Texas school record for most touchdowns ever thrown by a quarterback in a single season. Subsequently, in the 2006 Alamo Bowl on December 30, McCoy threw two touchdowns against University of Iowa to tie Nevada's David Neill for second place for freshman touchdowns in a single season. Also during the 2006 season, McCoy was named College Football News Big 12 Player of the Year and was named the quarterback to their "All Freshman Team". Injuries caused him to miss portions of the final two regular season games, but was able to play for the entire duration of the Longhorns' bowl game.
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Corbett Davis
Richard Corbett "Corby" Davis (December 8, 1914 in Lowell, Indiana – May 28, 1968 in Houlton, Maine) was an American football fullback. He was the first overall pick in the 1938 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams.
He spent four seasons with the Cleveland Rams, leaving pro football to enlist in the service in 1942. Corbett served as a rifleman with the Second Infantry Division in France during World War II. He was wounded in action in 1944, and continued his service in England after recovering from his injuries.
After returning to the States, Corbett worked as an official for games in the Big Ten Conference. From 1952 until his death, he worked for the Scott Foresman publishing company. He died while on a fishing trip in Maine in May 1968. He lost his footing while stepping out of a boat, fell on a tree branch, and ruptured his spleen.
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Cord Parks
Cordelius "Cord" Parks (born November 12, 1986 in Decatur, Georgia) is an American football cornerback and wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was picked up on waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on June 16, 2010. He was signed by the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Northeastern.
Parks played four years of football at Stone Mountain High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where he was the team captain as a junior and senior. He earned Second-team All-County honors as a senior. In addition to being a running back and defensive back, he also ran track for three years, finishing third in both the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles at the county championship.
Parks, in 2008, started all 12 games at cornerback for Northeastern and made 54 tackles, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and defensed four passes. In 2007, he started in 11 games at cornerback and was third on the team in tackles (63), first in interceptions (2) and defelcted four passes. He also returned 20 kickoffs for a 21.0 yard average. As a sophomore in 2006, he totaled 40 tackles with four deflections and had a 22.0-yard average on 21 kickoff returns. In 2005, he played in 11 games, making 14 tackles.
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Cornelius Greene
Cornelius Greene (born January 21, 1954) is a former American football quarterback who played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and professionally in the Canadian Football League. He played under legendary coach Woody Hayes. He was the first African American quarterback to start at Ohio State.
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Courtney Roby
Courtney Eugene Roby (born January 10, 1983) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana.
Roby has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts.
Roby attended Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, Indiana as a freshman and sophomore and played for the Wildcats. As a senior at North Central High School in Indianapolis, Roby was an All-State selection, after rushing for 539 yards and six touchdowns and catching 12 passes for 296 yards and three touchdowns. He was also an All-State selection in track.
Roby attended Indiana University. He finished his career as the most productive receiver in Hoosier football history, breaking the all-time record for career receptions and yards with 170 catches and 2,524 yards. He was also the third receiver in Hoosier history to gain over 1,000 yards in a season and 23 punt returns.His 59 receptions during the 2002 season ranked second in school history. Roby also showed his versatility by returning 28 kickoffs for 567 yards. Played for coaches Cam Cameron and Gerry DiNardo.
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Craig Erickson
Craig Neil Erickson (born May 17, 1969 in Boynton Beach, Florida) is a former professional quarterback who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th round of the 1991 NFL Draft and also by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 4th round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He is one of the few NFL players to be drafted twice, another famous example being Bo Jackson. Coincidentally, each was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A 6'2", 200 lb (91 kg). quarterback from the University of Miami who was the starting QB on Miami's 1989 National Championship squad, he ranked third on the Hurricanes all-time career passing-yardage list with 6,056 yards. Erickson played in 34 games over four-year career, taking over starting role as a junior. He won the Johnny Unitas Award in 1990. Went to Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach.
Erickson played in seven NFL seasons from 1992–1997 and 1999. His best year as a pro came during the 1993 season for the Buccaneers when he threw for over 3,000 yards and 18 touchdowns.
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Craig Krenzel
Craig Krenzel (born July 1, 1981) is a former college and professional American football quarterback. He is currently a radio commentator for WBNS 97.1 The FAN in Columbus, which broadcasts the Ohio State Buckeyes football games.
Krenzel attended Henry Ford II High School (Sterling Heights, Mich.), and was an excellent student and a letterman in football (3 yrs), basketball (2 yrs), and baseball (1 yr). In football, as a senior, Krenzel completed 60 percent of his passes and threw for 1,760 yards and 25 touchdowns, and won USA Today honorable mention All-America accolades that year.
Krenzel played in college for the Ohio State Buckeyes. After quarterback Steve Bellisari was suspended from play due to an alcohol-related police charge late in the 2001 season, Krenzel earned the starting position against Michigan and led the Buckeyes to their first win in Ann Arbor since 1987. His most successful years were 2002, when he led Ohio State to the national championship, and 2003. Krenzel's overall record with Ohio State is 24-3 as a starter.
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Craig Morton
Larry Craig Morton (born February 5, 1943 in Flint, Michigan) is a former professional football player. He played quarterback in the National Football League for 18 seasons, 1965-82. Morton played for the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and the Denver Broncos; he played college football at the University of California.
Morton was the first quarterback in NFL history to start the Super Bowl for two different teams (Dallas in Super Bowl V and Denver in Super Bowl XII), a feat that has only been equaled by Kurt Warner.
Following his playing career, Morton served as head coach of the USFL's Denver Gold.
Morton was a downfield passer not known for his mobility, and is one of the all time leaders in yards per completion. He also briefly held the record for the most passes completed in a row.
Morton's best statistical season came in his 17th season (1981) when he threw for over 3,000 yards and 20 touchdowns, compiling an excellent 90.5 passer rating. Craig was selected All-AFC after the 1977 season by The Sporting News.
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Craig Whelihan
Craig Dominic Whelihan (born April 15, 1971 in San Jose, California), was an arena football quarterback with the San Jose SaberCats in the Arena Football League. He attended the University of the Pacific.
Whelilhan attended Santa Teresa High School and was a letterman in football, baseball and basketball. In football, as a senior, he passed for 1,314 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Whelihan originally attended Oregon State University, sitting out freshman season as a redshirt. He transferred to the University of the Pacific playing both his sophomore and junior years. He ended his college career ranked third on the school's list for completions (300), attempts (591) and TDs (27).
Whelihan was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 1995 in the sixth round and played for the team for four seasons, mostly as a backup quarterback. He threw 3,160 yards, scoring 14 touchdowns and threw 29 interceptions for a QB rating of 52.4, according to NFL.com. He signed with the Oakland Raiders and attended training camp in 2000. Whelihan played in the XFL in 2001 with the Memphis Maniax and the Chicago Enforcers.
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Cris Carter
Cristopher D. Carter (born November 25, 1965) is a former American football player in the National Football League. He played wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles (1987–89), the Minnesota Vikings (1990–2001) and the Miami Dolphins (2002).
After starting for the Ohio State University Buckeyes, Carter was drafted by the Eagles in the 4th round of the 1987 NFL supplemental draft. While in Philadelphia, head coach Buddy Ryan helped to coin one of ESPN's Chris Berman's famous quotes about Carter: "All he does is catch touchdowns." He was let go by Ryan in 1989, however, due to off-the-field issues. Carter was signed by the Vikings and turned his life and career around, becoming a two-time First-team, one-time Second-team All-Pro and playing in 8 straight Pro Bowls. When he left the Vikings after 2001, he held most of the team career receiving records. He briefly played for the Dolphins in 2002 before retiring.
Since retiring from the NFL, Carter has worked as an analyst on HBO's Inside the NFL, ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown, and online at Yahoo Sports. He also works as an assistant coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School, where his son played wide receiver. Carter resides in Boca Raton, Florida. He is the brother of former NBA player and coach Butch Carter.
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Curt Schilling
Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14, 1966) is a former American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series in 1993 and won World Series championships in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in 2004 and 2007 with the Boston Red Sox. Schilling retired with a career postseason record of 11–2. His .846 postseason winning percentage is a major-league record among pitchers with at least 10 decisions.
After retiring, he founded Green Monster Games which was renamed 38 Studios. The company released Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning in February 2012, but just three months later, Schilling laid off his entire staff amid severe financial troubles that resulted in the company missing payroll the previous week.
Schilling graduated from Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1985, before attending Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona.
Schilling began his professional career in the Red Sox farm system as a second-round pick in what would be the final January draft in MLB. He began his professional career with the Elmira Pioneers, a then Red Sox affiliate. After two and a half years in the minor leagues, he and Brady Anderson were traded to the Baltimore Orioles in 1988 for Mike Boddicker. His major league debut was with the Orioles (1988–1990), and he then spent one year with the Houston Astros (1991).
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Curtis Lofton
Curtis Tremayne Lofton (born June 2, 1986) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.
Lofton was born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. A three-year letterman and starter, he also played fullback. He led team in tackles with 168 his senior year and 505 over his career, his team won the 3A state championship in 2003 and advanced to semifinals in 2004 . He rushed for 12 touchdowns as a senior. Was ranked No. 8 inside LB in the nation (ESPN.com), No. 2 in the Midlands (SuperPrep and Scout.com), No. 9 linebacker in the nation (Scout.com), No. 2 player in Oklahoma (Scout.com), No. 4 inside LB in the nation (Rivals.com) and No. 62 player in the nation (Rivals.com).
Lofton was a Parade first team All-American (2004), The Oklahoman All-State (2004), first team Coaches All-State 2004 and also nominated for the March of Dimes Oklahoma Headliners Banquet as one of the top scholar-athletes in the state of Oklahoma competed on the basketball and track teams. He was an honors student and was coached during his final season by Jeff Myers.
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Curtis Martin
Curtis James Martin, Jr. (born May 1, 1973) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots and New York Jets over the course of ten years. Martin began his professional career with the Patriots, who selected him in the third round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He joined the Jets in 1998 where he finished his career in 2005 after he was forced into retirement due to injury. He retired having amassed the fourth highest total of rushing yards in NFL history. He was selected as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012.
Curtis Jr. was born to Rochella Dixon and Curtis Sr. on May 1, 1973. Curtis Sr. left the family in 1978 after turning to drugs and alcohol leaving Curtis' mother to support the family by working two jobs. Curtis often moved around the different neighborhoods in Pittsburgh during his youth and was consistently surrounded by violence. He and his mother settled in Point Breeze prior to his sophomore year of high school. He began to attend Taylor Allderdice High School which, was known for its highly regarded academic reputation in the Pittsburgh area. He played basketball as a sophomore but did not participate in any sports during his junior year. At the pleas of his mother, who wanted him to participate in a sport to keep him away from the violence, Curtis began to play football during his senior year despite having never cared much for the sport.
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Curtis Painter
Curtis Jeffrey Painter (born June 24, 1985) is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.
Curtis Painter was born in Watseka, Illinois. During his freshman year, Painter moved to Vincennes, Indiana, where he attended Lincoln High School and was a PrepStar All-American. During his high school football career, Painter had a three-year record of 28–7 with 4,946 passing yards, 49 passing touchdowns, and 17 rushing touchdowns. He ended his high school career a finalist on the Mr. Football ballot and led his team to an 11–2 record and a conference championship and a sectional championship.
Painter was a 3-star rated Pro-Style Quarterback ranked by rivals.com before committing to play for Purdue University. He also played baseball and basketball.
Painter committed to Purdue University on October 8, 2003. Painter wasn't heavily recruited as he only received FBS scholarship offers from Purdue, Ball State and Indiana
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Dale Murphy
Dale Bryan Murphy (born March 12, 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. During an 18-year baseball career, 1976–1993, he played for three different teams, but is noted for his time with the Atlanta Braves. Murphy won consecutive National League Most Valuable Player Awards (1982–1983), the National League's Silver Slugger Award four straight years (1982–1985), and the National League's Gold Glove award five straight years (1982–1986).
In 1976 Murphy began his major league career with a nineteen game stint catching with the Atlanta Braves. He appeared in only eighteen games the following season. In 1978, Murphy played first base mostly. At the plate, he slumped to a .226 batting average, though he also showed hints of his future power by hitting 23 home runs.
Murphy switched to the outfield in 1980, a move that would help initiate a decade of highly productive play in the National League. Beginning in left field, he soon switched to center field, the position at which he would find his greatest success. By 1982, the most decorated year of Murphy's career, the former bench-riding catcher had transformed himself into an All-Star MVP outfielder who appeared in each of Atlanta's 162 games. His turnaround as a fielder was equally stark. In 1978, as a first baseman, Murphy had led all National League first-baggers in errors; in 1982, spending time at each of the three outfield positions, he won his first of five consecutive Gold Gloves.
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Dan Campbell
Daniel Allen Campbell (born April 13, 1976) is a former American football tight end and currently a tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins. He played tight end for four teams in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M.
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Dan Fouts
Daniel Francis Fouts (born June 10, 1951) is a retired Hall of Fame American football quarterback in the National Football League. Fouts played his entire professional career with the San Diego Chargers from 1973 through 1987. He was one of the most prolific passing quarterbacks during the 1970s and 1980s, but the Chargers were unable to make it to the Super Bowl during his fifteen-year career. He is currently a color commentator for NFL games on CBS. Dan is the son of Bay Area Radio Hall of Famer Bob Fouts.
Fouts went to Marin Catholic High School, which is located just north of San Francisco in Kentfield, California for his two first years of High School, and was starting for the varsity team by his sophomore year. He decided to transfer to St. Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco, CA) for his final two years of high school.
Fouts was somewhat of an unknown when he accepted the scholarship offer from the University of Oregon. Things were quite different after the All-Pac 8 quarterback's career where he set 19 school records, including those for career passing yardage (5,995) and total offense (5,871). He was inducted into the University of Oregon Hall of Fame in 1992.
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Dan Marino
Daniel Constantine "Dan" Marino, Jr. (born September 15, 1961) is a retired American football quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League. The last quarterback of the Quarterback Class of 1983 to be taken in the first round, Marino became one of the most prolific quarterbacks in league history, holding or having held almost every major NFL passing record. Despite never being on a Super Bowl-winning team, he is recognized as one of the greatest quarterbacks in American football history. Best remembered for his quick release and powerful arm, Marino led the Dolphins to the playoffs ten times in his seventeen-season career. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.
Marino was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, of Italian and Polish ancestry. He is the oldest child of Daniel and Veronica (Kolczynski) Marino, and has two younger sisters, Cindi and Debbie. His father delivered newspapers for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Marino grew up on Parkview Avenue in the South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and attended St. Regis Catholic Elementary School. He attended Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, where he started in baseball, and won Parade All-American honors in football. He was drafted in the 4th round by the Kansas City Royals baseball team in the 1979 amateur draft, but decided to play college football instead.
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Dan Orlovsky
Daniel John "Dan" Orlovsky (born August 18, 1983) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. The Detroit Lions drafted Orlovsky in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Connecticut.
Orlovsky has also played for the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts.
Born in Shelton, Connecticut, Orlovsky played high school football. "When I was younger, I would have garbage cans set up all around the yard," Orlovsky recalled. "And I would have like 20 balls and just fire them into the cans. I really had nothing else to do back then."
Orlovsky attended Shelton High School and became the starting quarterback during his sophomore year. As a senior, he threw for 2,489 yards and 58 touchdowns as the Gaels went 12-0, winning the state championship. His overall record as a high school quarterback was 28-4. He earned All-American honors from Prep Football Report, SuperPrep and Prep Star, and was also named Connecticut all-state, Class LL MVP, the New Haven Register's Connecticut Player of the Year and winner of the McHugh Award.[citation needed]
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Danny Wuerffel
Daniel Carl Wuerffel (born May 27, 1974) is a former American college and professional football quarterback who won the 1996 Heisman Trophy and the 1996 national football championship while playing college football for the University of Florida. After graduating from Florida, he played for four National Football League (NFL) teams, and retired from professional football in 2002. Since then, Wuerffel has led a non-profit organization engaged in Christian mission and charitable work in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Louisiana.
Danny Wuerffel was born in Pensacola, Florida in 1974, the son of a Lutheran minister who was a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force. While he was growing up, he and his family lived in South Carolina, Spain, Nebraska and Colorado before he attended Fort Walton Beach High School in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Wuerffel was a standout high school football and basketball player for the Fort Walton Beach Vikings. In football, he led the Vikings to an undefeated season as a senior quarterback, while winning the Florida Class 4A state football championship in 1991 and earning the No. 2 national ranking in USA Today. Wuerffel was widely considered the top high school football recruit in the state of Florida, and USA Today's high school player of the year in Florida during his senior year. He graduated from high school as his class valedictorian.
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Darnell Dinkins
Darnell Joseph Dinkins (born January 20, 1977 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent in 2001. He played college football at Pittsburgh.
Dinkins has also played for the New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns.
A standout quarterback and linebacker at Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, Dinkins was named City League MVP by both the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and the Pittsburgh Courier and a member of the 1995 Big 33 Team. As a senior he rushed for 435 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries and threw 113 passes for 1,256 yards and ten touchdowns. On defense, he had 86 tackles, three knockdowns, four sacks and four fumble recoveries (one for a touchdown).
Dinkins attended the University of Pittsburgh as an undergraduate. He started at free safety for three years while at Pittsburgh also saw time at wide receiver and linebacker in college. He started all 11 games at free safety, finishing second on the team with 78 tackles (49 solo) in 1998 also posted six pass deflections, 2 quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. Dinkins came to the Panthers as a quarterback before shifting to the defensive backfield.
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Darnell Dockett
Darnell Maurice Dockett (born May 27, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American football defensive end who currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. Arizona picked him in the 3rd round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played defensive tackle for the first five seasons of his career until the Cardinals switched to a 3-4 defense, leading him to switch to defensive end.
Controversy ensued after the 2010 NFC Championship Game, where Dockett was one of the critics of Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, tweeting on Twitter: "If I'm on chicago team jay cutler has to wait till me and the team shower get dressed and leave before he comes in the locker room!"
His mother was murdered in her home when Dockett was thirteen; no one was ever arrested for the crime. After his father died of cancer four months later, Dockett was raised by his uncle, Kevin Dockett.
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Darrell Green
Darrell Ray Green (born February 15, 1960) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League who played for the Washington Redskins from 1983 to 2002. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest cornerbacks to ever play football. Green was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
The self-proclaimed "itty bitty guy," Green was nicknamed the "Ageless Wonder" by his peers and the general media for his remarkable ability to maintain a high level of play well into the twilight of his career. Green was also known for his speed and was one of the fastest players in the history of the NFL.
Green was born in Houston, Texas and attended Jesse H. Jones High School. While there, he was an All-State selection in track and an All-City pick in football, in which he was a walk-on. Green made the junior varsity football team his junior year, and then made the varsity team as a senior.
Green attended and played college football and track at Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M-Kingsville). He finished his Bachelor of Science degree in general studies at St. Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia.
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Darren Sharper
Darren Mallory Sharper (born November 3, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is a retired American football safety of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at William & Mary.
Sharper is a five-time Pro Bowl selection, and was named to the NFL's 2000s All-Decade Team. He has also played for the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints. He is the younger brother of former NFL linebacker Jamie Sharper.
Sharper attended Hermitage High School in Richmond, Virginia, graduating in 1993.
Sharper played college football at William & Mary, where he was a teammate of current Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and former Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator and current Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott. In high school Sharper had primarily played quarterback, and he wanted to be a quarterback at William & Mary as well, until his college coach, Jimmye Laycock, told Sharper that he had the potential to make the NFL as a defensive back. During his career he earned All-America honors twice and was named first-Team All-Yankee Conference three times. As a senior he was the Yankee Conference Defensive Player of the Year after intercepting 10 passes. He finished his college career with a school record 24 career interceptions and a I-AA record 468 career interception return yards. He also set the school record with 1,037 career punt return yards.
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Darren Sproles
Darren Lee Sproles (born June 20, 1983 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American football running back of the NFL who plays for the New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas State.
Sproles was named as kick returner for the San Diego Chargers' '50 Greatest Chargers' team. He joined the Saints in free agency before the 2011 season, and broke the NFL record for most single-season all-purpose yardage the same year, with 2,696 yards.
Sproles attended Rolling Ridge Elementary, then Oregon Trail Junior High, followed by Olathe North High School, all in Olathe, Kansas. He has been conquering a speech impediment he has had since childhood. Sproles was a star in football, earning the name "Tank," after being born at 10 lb (4.5 kg). For two consecutive years, he was an All-Sunflower League honoree, All-Metro honoree, and an All-State selection. Additionally, he was twice named The Kansas City Star Player of the Year. As a senior, he was named the Kansas Hall of Fame Player of the Year and the USA Today Kansas Player of the Year. Throughout his high school career, Sproles rushed for 5,230 yards, averaging nearly 8.4 yards per carry and 79 touchdowns.
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Darren Woodson
Darren Ray Woodson (born April 25, 1969) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He played his entire career for the Dallas Cowboys from 1992 to 2004. He was drafted by the Cowboys in the second round (37th overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft out of Arizona State University.
Woodson was raised by his mother, Freddie Luke, in Maryvale, a West Phoenix neighborhood plagued by violent crime and gang activity. A running back and linebacker at Maryvale High School, he earned All-Metro Division AAA and All-City honors as a senior, once scoring six touchdowns in a single game. He was a teammate of Phillippi Sparks, who would go on to play nine seasons in the NFL.
In August 2009, ESPNRISE.com named Woodson as one of the best high school players to ever come out of Arizona.
According to a January 23, 1996, article in the New York Times, because Woodson failed to meet NCAA academic qualifications for a scholarship, he walked on at Arizona State University. According to the article, "Woodson built a reputation as a ferocious hitter with a keen eye for football ."
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Daryle Lamonica
Daryle Pat Lamonica (born July 17, 1941 in Fresno, California) is a former American collegiate and professional football quarterback who played in the American Football League, and later in the NFL.
Lamonica lettered in four sports and was an All-State Quarterback at Clovis High School in Clovis, California. Clovis High School renamed its football stadium Lamonica Stadium in 1970. After high school, he turned down a professional baseball contract with the Chicago Cubs. Lamonica spent his collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame, and was the team's starting quarterback for three seasons.
After a 20-for-28, 349-yard performance in the 1962 East-West Shrine Game at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, Lamonica was named the game's Most Valuable Player. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 24th round of the 1963 AFL draft. He was also drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 12th round of the 1963 NFL draft. Lamonica played with Buffalo for four seasons, backing up Jack Kemp on a team that won back-to-back AFL championships in 1964 and 1965. He was known as "the Fireman", coming into games if Kemp was hurt or ineffective, and pulling out victories.
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Daryll Clark
Daryll Lawrence Clark (born February 5, 1986) is a football quarterback who is currently a member of the Chicago Rush. He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League as a free agent in 2010. He played collegiately for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He is the Nittany Lions' all-time leader in touchdowns. Clark was recruited to Penn State out of Ursuline High School in Youngstown by way of The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.
Clark has also been a member of the Omaha Nighthawks.
As a redshirt freshman, Clark appeared in five games during the 2006 season for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He completed 14 passes in 27 attempts for 116 yards and ran for 48 yards with 3 touchdowns as a backup to Anthony Morelli. He made his college football debut in a loss to Notre Dame, scoring on a five yard run near the end of the game.
Clark saw more playing time as a sophomore in 2007, again as a back-up to Anthony Morelli. He completed 6 passes out of 9 attempts for 131 yards and ran for 78 yards and two touchdowns. Clark saw significant playing time in the 2007 Alamo Bowl versus the Texas A&M Aggies. Penn State trailed the Aggies 14-0 in the second quarter when Paterno sent him in the game in place of Morelli to provide an offensive spark. Clark responded by running for 50 yards on six carries and one touchdown. The game marked with debut of Penn State's new spread offense which replaced the traditional pocket passing- and tailback- oriented offense used by Penn State that season.
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Daunte Culpepper
Daunte Rachard Culpepper (born January 28, 1977) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He last played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League (UFL). Prior to joining the UFL, Culpepper enjoyed a successful National Football League (NFL) career after being drafted 11th overall in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at the University of Central Florida.
A three-time Pro Bowl selection with the Vikings, Culpepper had a historic 2004 season in which he set a single-season record, since broken, for the most total yardage produced by a quarterback in NFL history (5,123). However, Culpepper suffered a serious knee injury the following season that ended his Vikings career. Since then, he has played sparingly in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, and Detroit Lions. Currently, Culpepper ranks 14th all-time in NFL career passer rating (87.8) and holds the seventh best single-season passer rating from his 2004 season (110.9).
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Dave Duerson
David Russell Duerson (November 28, 1960 – February 17, 2011) was an American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Chicago Bears (1983–1989), the New York Giants (1990), and the Phoenix Cardinals (1991–1993). He earned significant honors during his career, including selection to four consecutive Pro Bowls for NFL seasons 1985 through 1988.
Duerson played football, basketball, and baseball at Muncie (Indiana) Northside High School. He was given an opportunity to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a pitcher and outfielder in 1979, but declined. Duerson received many honors during his high school years, including the 1979 Indiana Mr. Football, and was part of the National Honor Society and The Musical Ambassadors All-American Band.
Duerson played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1979 to 1982. He graduated with honors, with a BA in Economics. He started all four years, and earned recognition as an All-American in 1981 and 1982. He was named as his team's MVP in 1982, and a Captain. He was the winner of the Edward "Moose" Krause Distinguished Service Award in 1990 by the Notre Dame Monogram Club, of which he was a past president. He was also a member of the University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees from 2001-2005.
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Dave Krieg
David Michael Krieg ( /ˈkreɪɡ/ KRAYG; born October 20, 1958) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He attended Milton College and made the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. In his 19-year NFL career, Krieg played for the Seahawks (1980–1991), the Kansas City Chiefs (1992–1993), the Detroit Lions (1994), the Arizona Cardinals (1995), the Chicago Bears (1996) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998).
At Milton, an obscure and now-defunct small private college in Milton, Wisconsin, Krieg began as the 7th-string quarterback for his school's NAIA team. Given the opportunity to play in the fourth game of his freshman season, he completed four passes—three of them for touchdowns--and continued to play well enough to start for the rest of his college career.
Krieg is one of the most prolific passers in NFL history, ranking among the all-time top 15 in most passing categories.
In 19 seasons, Krieg played in 213 games, completed 58.5 percent of his passes (3,105 for 5,311) for 38,147 passing yards, 261 touchdowns, 199 interceptions and an 81.5 rating. He also had 417 rushing attempts for 1,261 yards and 13 touchdowns and 3 pass receptions for 10 yards.
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Dave Schreiner
David Nathan "Dave" Schreiner (March 5, 1921 – June 21, 1945) was an American football player. He was a two-time All-American end at Wisconsin and a 1943 draft choice of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was killed in action as a Marine during the Battle of Okinawa. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. His life and death are detailed in the book Third Down and a War to Go, written by Terry Frei, the son of Jerry Frei, one of Schreiner's 1942 Wisconsin teammates.
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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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David Hawthorne
David Hawthorne (born May 14, 1985) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at TCU.
Hawthorne received his first start ever in Week 3 of the 2009 season in place of the injured Lofa Tatupu. Hawthorne recorded a combined 16 tackles and 1 interception. Tatupu then returned from injury but was shortly fallen again, this time being sidelined for the season. Hawthorne started from Week 8 for the rest of the 2009 season and recorded 117 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 3 interceptions.
On December 1, 2011 he returned an interception 77 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles in the 4th quarter.
Hawthorne signed a five year contract with the New Orleans Saints on April 3, 2012.
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Dean Smith
Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28, 1931) is a retired American head coach of men's college basketball. Originally from Emporia, Kansas, Smith has been called a “coaching legend” by the Basketball Hall of Fame. Smith is best known for his successful 36-year coaching tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Smith coached from 1961 to 1997 and retired with 879 victories, which was the NCAA Division I men's basketball record at that time. Smith has the 9th highest winning percentage of any men’s college basketball coach (77.6%). During his tenure as head coach of North Carolina, the team won two national titles and appeared in 11 Final Fours.
Smith is also known for running a clean program and having a high graduation rate for his players, with 96.6% of his athletes receiving their degrees. While at North Carolina, Smith helped promote desegregation by recruiting the University’s first African American scholarship basketball player, Charlie Scott, and pushing for equal treatment for African Americans by local businesses. Smith coached and worked with numerous individuals at North Carolina who went on to achieve notable success in basketball, as either players or coaches or both. Smith retired as head coach from North Carolina in 1997, saying that he was not able to give the team the same level of enthusiasm that he had given it for years. Since retirement, Smith has used his influence to help out in various charitable ventures and political activities.
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DeAngelo Hall
DeAngelo Eugene Hall (born November 19, 1983 in Chesapeake, Virginia) is an American football cornerback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons eighth overall in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech.
A three-time Pro Bowl selection with the Falcons and Redskins, Hall also played a portion of one season for the Oakland Raiders before being cut.
Hall attended Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he lettered in high school football, basketball and in track and field. At Deep Creek, he was a teammate of Carolina Panthers' linebacker James Anderson (American football) and defensive end Darryl Tapp. Hall, Tapp and Anderson also played together collegiately at Virginia Tech.
As a junior at Deep Creek, Hall averaged 9.8 yards a carry as a running back and had seven interceptions as a cornerback. He was chosen as the district offensive and defensive player of the year and was a first-team pick as a defensive back on the All-Tidewater team.
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Deion Branch
Anthony Deion Branch, Jr. (born July 18, 1979) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville.
Branch has also played for the Seattle Seahawks. Branch was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXIX on February 6, 2005, after tying former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice and former Cincinnati Bengals tight end Dan Ross for the Super Bowl reception record with 11 catches for 133 yards. He was the first receiver to win the award since 1989 when Jerry Rice had his 11 catch game.
Branch was born in Albany, Georgia. He attended Monroe Comprehensive High School in Albany, where he lettered in both football and track and field.
After graduating from high school, Branch attended Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi, where he played football for two seasons. As a freshman in 1997, Branch caught 37 passes for 639 yards and five touchdowns, and also returned 14 kickoffs for a 23.6 yard average. In 1998, Branch had 70 receptions for 1,012 yards and nine touchdowns, while also returning 15 punts for a 12.8 yard average and 17 kickoffs for a 19.6 yard average. His sophomore performance earned him second-team All-American honors.
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DeMarcus Ware
DeMarcus Ware (born July 31, 1982) is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was drafted with the 11th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft out of Troy University. In 2009, Ware was listed as the best 3-4 outside linebacker by Sporting News and has been described as "the most dynamic defender in the league right now" by ESPN. Pete Prisco ranked Ware as the best defensive player going into the 2012 season and 3rd best player overall behind Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady.
Ware played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track as a youth. In football, as a senior, he won every game, was named the team Most Valuable Wide Receiver, team Most Valuable Linebacker, and the was awarded the team's Top Leadership honors. He finished his senior season with seven sacks and 55 total tackles (40 solo tackles, 15 assisted tackles).
Ware and current New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora attended Auburn High School, as well as former Washington Redskins linebacker Marcus Washington. Ware, along with fellow pro-mates, annually attends a celebrity basketball game held at his high school. The event was started by Marcus Washington.
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DeMario Pressley
DeMario Pressley (born November 3, 1985) is an American football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State.
Pressley has also been a member of the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, and Carolina Panthers.
On February 22, 2011 Pressley was acquired by the Colts after being waived by Houston, but was waived on August 16. He was claimed by Denver the next day but later released. Pressley was promoted to the active roster of the Carolina Panthers on December 30, 2011, played in the final game of the season, then was waived on March 16, 2012.
On April 11, 2012, Pressley signed with the Bears.
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Denard Robinson
Denard Xavier Robinson (born September 22, 1990), nicknamed Shoelace, is an American football player who has completed his junior season for the 2011 Michigan Wolverines football team. He started at quarterback in all 13 games for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 2010. In the same year, he set the single-season Division I FBS record for rushing yards by a quarterback and became the only player in NCAA history to both pass and rush for 1,500 yards. Robinson also broke the Big Ten Conference season record with 4,272 yards of total offense (2,570 yards passing and 1,702 yards rushing) and led the conference in rushing. He was awarded the 2010 Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten Conference and was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team All-American. He also set the Big Ten single-game record for rushing yards by a quarterback and is the only player in NCAA Division I FBS history to both pass for 200 yards and rush for 200 yards in a regular season game twice in his career, accomplishing that feat in his first full season as a starter.
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Denny McLain
Dennis Dale "Denny" McLain (born March 29, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a pitcher in Major League Baseball for ten seasons, most notably for the Detroit Tigers. In 1968, McLain became the last pitcher in Major League Baseball to win 30 or more games during a season (31–6)— a feat accomplished by only thirteen players in the 20th century.
McLain was brash and outspoken, sometimes creating controversy by criticizing teammates and fans with little provocation. His stellar performance at the beginning of his professional baseball career was a marked contrast to his personal life, where he became associated with organized crime and was eventually convicted on charges of embezzlement and served time in prison.
McLain was born in Markham, Illinois and attended Mt. Carmel High School in Chicago, where he played on the baseball team as a shortstop and pitcher. As a teenager, he met his future wife, Sharyn Boudreau, the daughter of former major league player, Lou Boudreau. McLain was also musically talented, learning to play the organ from his father.
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Derek Jeter
Derek Sanderson Jeter ( /ˈdʒiːtər/; born June 26, 1974) is an American baseball shortstop who has played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. A five-time World Series champion, Jeter has been a central figure of the Yankees during their success of the 1990s and 2000s due to his clubhouse presence, on-field leadership, hitting ability, and baserunning. He is the Yankees' all-time career leader in hits (3,155), games played (2,472), stolen bases (342), and at bats (10,066). His accolades include twelve All-Star selections, five Gold Glove Awards, four Silver Slugger Awards, two Hank Aaron Awards, and the Roberto Clemente Award. Jeter is the all-time MLB leader in hits by a shortstop, and the 28th player to reach 3,000 hits.
The Yankees drafted Jeter out of high school in 1992, and he debuted in the major leagues in 1995. The following year, he became the Yankees' starting shortstop, won the Rookie of the Year Award, and helped the team win the 1996 World Series. Jeter continued to contribute during the team's championship seasons of 1998–2000; he finished third in voting for the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 1998, recorded multiple career-high numbers in 1999, and won both the All-Star Game MVP and World Series MVP Awards in 2000. He has consistently placed among the AL leaders in hits and runs scored for the past ten years, and since 2003 has served as the Yankees' team captain.
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Derrick Brooks
Derrick Dewan Brooks (born April 18, 1973) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons. He played college football for Florida State University, and was twice recognized as a consensus All-American. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft, and he played his entire professional career for the Buccaneers. An eleven-time Pro Bowl selection and nine-time All-Pro, Brooks was named AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2002, and earned a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Brooks attended Washington High School in Pensacola. In his senior season in 1991, Brooks carried Pensacola to the state playoff semifinals, where they lost to the eventual champion Bradenton Manatees. 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 high school football in the state of Florida's history.
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Derrick Thomas
Derrick Vincent Thomas (January 1, 1967 – February 8, 2000), nicknamed D.T., was an American football linebacker and defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire 11-year career for the Chiefs after being drafted fourth overall in the 1989 NFL Draft. Thomas, part of the class of 2009 entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was a premier football player throughout the 1990s and is considered one of the best pass rushers of all-time. In 1990 against the Seattle Seahawks, he set an NFL record with seven sacks in a single game. On February 8, 2000, Thomas died from a massive blood clot that developed in his paralyzed lower extremities and traveled to his lungs. His paralysis was the result of severe injuries sustained in a car accident weeks earlier.
Born in Miami, Florida, Thomas was raised by his mother. His father, Air Force Captain and B-52 pilot Robert James Thomas, died during a mission in the Vietnam War. Thomas started playing football when he was three years old. He played high school football at South Miami Senior High School.
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DeSean Jackson
DeSean William Jackson (born December 1, 1986) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley.
Jackson is the first player to be selected to the Pro Bowl at two different positions at once when he was named to the 2010 Pro Bowl as a wide receiver and return specialist. He was also named to the 2011 Pro Bowl.
Jackson was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School, the same high school as future Eagles teammate Winston Justice and many other current NFL players. He became one of the top wide receiver recruits in the nation, with many collegiate football programs pursuing his services. He was named the 2004 Glenn Davis Award winner by the Los Angeles Times as Southern California's player of the year. He also played baseball and was scouted by both the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies in his senior year.
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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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Deuce McAllister
Dulymus Jenod "Deuce" McAllister (born December 27, 1978) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ole Miss.
McAllister was selected to two Pro Bowls in his career.
McAllister played college football for the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). He had a record-breaking career for the Rebels. McAllister is the only player in the history of Ole Miss to record three seasons with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards. He finished his college career with Ole Miss records for carries (616), yards (3,060), rushing TDs (36), total touchdowns (41) points (246) and 100-yard games (13).
McAllister was drafted by the Saints in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. He became the starting running back after Ricky Williams was traded. He went on to rush for over 1,000 yards in three straight seasons (a first in Saints' history). As of 2005, he ranks first in team record books with 5,586 rushing yards and 44 touchdowns and is first with 22 100-yard games, including a franchise-record nine straight contests in 2003. The Saints were 14-8 when he rushed for 100 yards in a single game, and McAllister has added 212 receptions for 1,577 yards and four touchdowns.
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Devery Henderson
Devery Vaughn Henderson, Jr. (born March 26, 1982 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Saints in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University.
He grew up in Opelousas, LA & attended Opelousas High School where he was a star for their highly rated track team. He attended LSU on a track scholarship & had to try out for the football team.
The highlight of his career at LSU came on November 9, 2002. Henderson caught the famed "Bluegrass Miracle" pass from Marcus Randall to help defeat the Kentucky Wildcats, 33-30. The "Bluegrass Miracle" also won an ESPY award the following year for "Best Play." Henderson accepted the award on behalf of the LSU Tigers . Henderson started for LSU's 2003 BCS National Championship team.
On November 5, 2006, Devery had his best day as a professional in a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he caught 3 passes for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns. Henderson had 158 receiving yards on 5 catches, including a 76 yard touchdown, against the Atlanta Falcons on November 26, 2006. On December 10, 2006, Henderson caught two passes from Drew Brees for 92 yards and one touchdown, as the Saints defeated the favored Dallas Cowboys 42-17 on NBC Sunday Night Football.
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Devin Hester
Devin Hester (born November 4, 1982) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s recent history to play in all three phases of American football (offense, defense, special teams). Hester was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He quickly made an impact as a kick returner, and later became one of the team's starting wide receivers. Hester holds the NFL record for most all-time kick and punt return touchdowns.
Devin Hester was born to Juanita Brown and Lenorris Hester, Sr. in Riviera Beach, Florida. His parents separated when he was a toddler. Before he became a teenager, his mother was severely injured in a car accident, while his father died of cancer two years later. His step-father, Derrick Brown, and brother, Lenorris, Jr., helped Hester escape his depression and rebuild his life by introducing him to football. He soon returned to his normal life and began to excel in sports and academics.
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Dick Butkus
Richard Marvin "Dick" Butkus (born December 9, 1942) is a former American football player for the Chicago Bears. He was drafted in 1965 and he is also widely regarded as one of the best and most durable linebackers of all time. Butkus started as a football player for the University of Illinois and the Chicago Bears. He became a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. He played nine seasons in the NFL for the Chicago Bears. Billed at 6 ft 3 in, 245 lbs., he was one of the most feared and intimidating linebackers of his time.
The youngest of eight children, Lithuanian American Richard Marvin "Dick" Butkus grew up in the Roseland area of Chicago's south side. He played high school football for coach Bernie O'Brien at Chicago Vocational High School.
Despite growing up in Chicago, Butkus was not a Bears fan, preferring to attend Chicago Cardinals games at Comiskey Park and watch Thanksgiving games between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers.
Butkus played center and linebacker from 1962 through 1964 at the University of Illinois. He was twice a unanimous All-American, in 1963 and 1964. He won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football in 1963 as the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player, and was named the American Football Coaches Association Player of the Year in 1964. Butkus finished sixth in Heisman Trophy balloting in 1963 and third in 1964, a rare accomplishment for both linemen and defensive players.
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Dick Kazmaier
Richard Kazmaier (born November 23, 1930) was an American football player for Princeton University from 1949 through 1951 and winner of the 1951 Heisman Trophy. As a halfback, kicker and quarterback, he ended his career third all time in Princeton history with over 4000 yards of offense and 55 touchdowns. His career was capped in 1951 as he was named an All American as well as winning the Maxwell Award and the Heisman Trophy. The Chicago Bears drafted him in the 1952 draft, but he declined to play pro football, instead going to Harvard Business School. After spending several years in the Navy he founded Kazmaier Associated Inc, an investment firm.
Kazmaier graduated from Maumee High School in Ohio in 1948. He played football (four years), basketball (four years), track and field (four years), baseball (four years) and golf (one year) earning a letter each year in each sport.
In 2007, during a Maumee football game versus Perrysburg, Richard Kazmaier was honored by having his jersey number (#21) retired. He also donated his Heisman Trophy to Maumee High School, where it sits inside a glass case in the main hallway. The stadium at Maumee High School is named in his honor. His daughter, the late Patty Kazmaier-Sandt, was an All-Ivy member of the Princeton women's ice hockey team who died in 1990 at the age of 28 from a rare blood disease. The Patty Kazmaier Award, which was established by Dick Kazmaier to memorialize his daughter, is given to the top woman college ice hockey player in the United States at the annual Women's Frozen Four NCAA championship.
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Dick Shiner
Richard Earl "Dick" Shiner (born July 18, 1942 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football quarterback who played in eleven National Football League seasons from 1964-1974 for six different teams. He played college football at the University of Maryland. In his first collegiate start, Shiner led Maryland to the school's lone victory against Penn State in the 37-game series.
Shiner was drafted in the seventh round of the 1964 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. Shiner was also selected in the 20th round of the 1964 AFL Draft by the New York Jets.
On September 16, 1973, while playing for the Atlanta Falcons in a game against the New Orleans Saints, Shiner became the first person to post a perfect passer rating, during what was the first season in which the statistic was officially kept. However, multiple other quarterbacks are recognized retroactively to have accomplished this feat prior to the 1973 season. Shiner completed 13 of 15 pass attempts for 227 yards and 3 touchdowns, with no interceptions.
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Dick Wood
Malcom Richard "Dick" Wood (born February 29, 1936 in Lanett, Alabama) is a former American football quarterback who played at Auburn before being drafted by the NFL Baltimore Colts in 1959. He never played for the Colts, and signed with the American Football League's Denver Broncos as a free agent in 1962.
Dick played for five different AFL teams during his football career, the only player to do so.
Dick Wood was the first quarterback to throw for a touchdown at Shea Stadium
He completed 522 career passes for 51 touchdowns and 71 interceptions.
In 1966, his only season with the Miami Dolphins, Wood posted the then-worst all-time completion percentage for a season (minimum 200 attempts), surpassed only by Gary Marangi of the 1976 Buffalo Bills.
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Dizzy Dean
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Browns. A brash and colorful personality, Dean was the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season. After his playing career, he became a popular television sports commentator. Dean was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.
Dean was best known for leading the 1934 "Gashouse Gang" St. Louis team. He had a 30–7 record with a 2.66 ERA during the regular season. His brother, Paul, was also on the roster, and was nicknamed "Daffy", although this was usually only done for press consumption. Though "Diz" sometimes called his brother "Daf", he typically referred to himself and his brother as "Me an' Paul".
The Gashouse Gang was the southernmost and westernmost team in the major leagues at the time, and became a de-facto "America's Team." Team members, particularly Southerners such as the Dean brothers and Pepper Martin, became folk heroes in Depression-ravaged America. Americans saw in these players, dirty and hustling rather than handsome and graceful, a spirit of hard work and perseverance, as opposed to the haughty, highly-paid New York Giants, whom the Cardinals chased for the National League pennant.
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Doak Walker
Ewell Doak Walker, Jr. (January 1, 1927 – September 27, 1998) was an American football player who is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a teammate of Bobby Layne in high school and the NFL.
Walker was born in Dallas, Texas and attended Highland Park High School in Dallas where he was a multi-sport athlete. He and future college and National Football League star Bobby Layne played together on the Highland Park football team.
Walker attended Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he played running back, defensive back, and place kicker. He also threw and caught passes, punted, and returned kicks. He was a three time All-America, 1947, 1948 and 1949. In 1947, he won the Maxwell Award and in 1948 won the Heisman Trophy as the best college football player in the nation, as a junior. Walker's impact on SMU and football in the Dallas area led to the Cotton Bowl being referred to as "The House That Doak Built." Walker was also a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and lettered on the SMU basketball and baseball teams. In 2007, he was ranked #4 on ESPN's list of the top 25 players In college football history.
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Doc Blanchard
Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (December 11, 1924 – April 19, 2009) is best known as the college football player who became the first ever junior to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and was the first ever football player to win the James E. Sullivan Award, all in 1945. He played football for the United States Military Academy at West Point. Because his father was a doctor, Felix Blanchard was nicknamed "Little Doc" as a boy. After football, he served in the United States Air Force from 1947 until 1971 when he retired with the rank of Colonel.
Blanchard was born on December 11, 1924 in McColl, South Carolina His father was a doctor and had played college football at Tulane University and Wake Forest University. The Blanchards moved from McColl, South Carolina to Dexter, Iowa in 1929. The Blanchards then moved to Bishopville, South Carolina two years later. Blanchard, nicknamed "Little Doc" due to his father's occupation, attended high school at Saint Stanislaus College in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. He led the school's football team, the Rockachaws, to an undefeated season during his senior year in 1941. Blanchard was recruited to play college football by Army, Fordham University and the University of Notre Dame, among others. Blanchard said in 1985 that he had been contacted about going to West Point when he was in high school. He said, "At that point in time, I really wasn’t interested. Academically, I never was too hot, so I never had any idea I would pass the entrance examination and go to West Point."
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Dominique Dawes
Dominique Margaux Dawes (born November 20, 1976, in Silver Spring, Maryland) is a retired United States artistic gymnast. She was 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, the 1994 U.S. all-around senior National Champion, a three-time Olympian, a World Championships silver medalist and a member of the gold-medal winning "Magnificent Seven" at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Dawes is also notable as being the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics, and the first black person of any nationality or gender to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. She is also one of only three female American gymnasts, along with Muriel Grossfeld and Linda Metheny-Mulvihill, to compete in three Olympics and was part of three Olympic medal-winning teams: Barcelona 1992 (bronze), Atlanta 1996 (gold), and Sydney 2000 (bronze). Dawes is the first female gymnast to be a part of three Olympic medal winning teams since Lyudmila Turischeva won gold in Mexico City (1968), Munich (1972), and Montreal (1976), Polina Astakhova and Larisa Latynina won gold in Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964), Věra Čáslavská won silver in Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964) and Mexico City (1968). Since Dawes, Svetlana Khorkina is the only gymnast to accomplish this feat, winning silver in Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000), and bronze in Athens (2004).
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Don Budge
John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie") Budge (June 13, 1915 – January 26, 2000) was an American tennis champion who was a World No. 1 player for five years, first as an amateur and then as a professional. He is most famous as the first player, male or female, and only American male to win in a single year the four tournaments that comprise the Grand Slam of tennis and second male player to win all 4 Grand Slams in his career after Fred Perry. He won 10 Majors of which six Grand Slams and four Pro Slams, the latter achieved on three different surfaces. Budge was considered to have the best backhand in the history of tennis, at least until the emergence of Ken Rosewall in the 1950s and 1960s.
Born in Oakland, California, Budge was the son of a Scottish immigrant and former football player - his father had played several matches for the Rangers reserve team before emigrating to the United States. Growing up, he played a variety of sports before taking up tennis. He was tall and slim and his height would later help what is still considered one of the most powerful serves of all time.[citation needed] Budge studied at the University of California, Berkeley in late 1933 but left to play tennis with the U.S. Davis Cup auxiliary team.
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Don McPherson
Donald G. McPherson (born April 2, 1965) is a former National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback who was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988 after a college career at Syracuse University during which he won the Maxwell Award, the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and finished second in the 1987 Heisman Trophy voting. He also played for the Houston Oilers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Rough-Riders. His accomplishments during his tenure at Syracuse propelled him to be inducted into the NCAA College Football Hall of Fame announced on May 1, 2008.
After retiring from football in 1994, McPherson joined the staff of Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society, before becoming the first executive director of the Sports Leadership Institute at Adelphi University. As a social activist he has founded several outreach and mentoring programs, and regularly speaks at college campuses as a critic of gender roles, stating that the standard constructions of masculinity and femininity both limit men's emotions and overall well-being as well as contribute to gendered violence such as domestic violence, stalking, and rape. In this capacity he has testified before hearings of the United States House of Representatives.
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Don Meredith
Joseph Don "Dandy Don" Meredith (April 10, 1938–December 5, 2010) was an American football quarterback, sports commentator and actor. He spent all nine seasons of his professional playing career (1960–;1968) with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his last three years as a player. He subsequently became a color analyst for NFL telecasts from 1970–1984. As an original member of the Monday Night Football broadcast team on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), he famously played the role of Howard Cosell's comic foil.
Meredith was born on April 10, 1938 in Mount Vernon, Texas, located approximately 100 miles east of Dallas. He attended Mount Vernon High School in his hometown, where he starred in football and basketball, performed in school plays and graduated second in his class.
Even though he was heavily recruited by then-Texas A&M head coach Bear Bryant, Meredith decided to play college football at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He led the Southwest Conference in passing completion percentage in each of his three years as the starting quarterback, and was an All-America selection in 1958 and 1959. His fellow students jokingly referred to the school as "Southern Meredith University" due to his popularity on campus. He completed 8 of 20 passes for 156 yards in the College All-Stars' 32–7 loss to the Baltimore Colts in the Chicago College All-Star Game on August 12, 1960.
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Don Schollander
Donald ("Don") Arthur Schollander (born April 30, 1946) is a former Olympic swimmer for the United States. He won total of five gold medals and one silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. With four gold medals, he was the most successful athlete at that Summer Olympics.
Schollander was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and learned competitive swimming from his uncle, Newt Perry, who ran a swim school in Florida. As a boy, Schollander moved with his family to Lake Oswego, Oregon. Though his first sporting passion was football, he was too small to compete in high school football. Instead, he joined Lake Oswego High School's swim team, and in 1960, helped lead the team to an Oregon state swimming championship as a freshman.
As a teenager in 1962, Schollander moved to Santa Clara, California to train under swim coach George Haines of the budding Santa Clara Swim Club. Two years later at the age of 18, he won three freestyle events at the AAU national championships. He made the U.S. Olympic team in two individual events and two relays. Months later, he won four gold medals and set three world records at the 1964 Summer Olympics, at the time the most medals won by an American since Jesse Owens in 1936. His success helped earn him the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States, and the AP Athlete of the Year, defeating runner-up Johnny Unitas by a wide margin. He was also named ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year.
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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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Don Thorp
Donald Kevin Thorp (born July 10, 1962 in Buffalo Grove, Illinois) is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints, the Indianapolis Colts, and the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at the University of Illinois, where he won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference in 1983. He attended Buffalo Grove High School in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
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Donnie Edwards
Donnie Edwards (born April 6, 1973 in San Diego, California) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Edwards, who is of Mexican-American descent and Native American played college football at UCLA.
Edwards has also played for the San Diego Chargers.
At UCLA, Donnie Edwards left school ranked third in tackles for losses in school history with 38, and fifth in sacks in the school's history, with 22.5 sacks. He also tied the school record for sacks in a game with 4.5 sacks versus Southern Methodist University, and ranks second in school history for sacks in a single season, with 12.5 sacks. Following his junior year, he won third team All-America honors. He also played baseball as a junior at first base and third base.
Donnie is also a member of the Alpha Rho chapter of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at UCLA.
Edwards was drafted in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.
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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 Flutie
Douglas Richard "Doug" Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a former American and Canadian football quarterback. Flutie played college football at Boston College, and played professionally in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, and United States Football League. He first rose to prominence during his career at Boston College, where he received the prestigious Heisman Trophy and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award in 1984. His Hail Mary touchdown pass in a game against Miami on November 23, 1984 (dubbed "Hail Flutie") is considered among the greatest moments in college football and American sports history. Selected as the 285th pick in the 11th round by the Los Angeles Rams making him the lowest drafted Heisman Award winner among those who were drafted. Flutie played that year for the New Jersey Generals of the upstart United States Football League. In 1986 he signed with the NFL's Chicago Bears, and later played for the New England Patriots, becoming their starting quarterback in 1988.
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Doug Nussmeier
Douglas Keith "Doug" Nussmeier (born December 11, 1970) is a college football coach, currently the offensive coordinator at Alabama under head coach Nick Saban.
Nussmeier was born in Portland, Oregon, and is a 1989 graduate of Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, a suburb south of Portland.
Nussmeier played college football at Idaho under John L. Smith, and won the 1993 Walter Payton Award, presented annually to the Division I-AA player of the year. That year, he threw a school-record 33 touchdown passes, leading the Vandals to an 11-3 record and the national semi-finals. During his final two seasons at Idaho (1992–93), the offensive coordinator was Scott Linehan, later an NFL offensive coordinator and head coach. Linehan was the Vandals' starting quarterback for three seasons (1984–86) under head coaches Dennis Erickson and Keith Gilbertson. A four-year starter at quarterback, Nussmeier succeeded John Friesz, another Walter Payton Award winner (1989).
As a senior in 1993, he had a QB rating of 172.2 - completing 185-of-304 throws (.609) for 2,960 yards and a school-record 33 touchdowns. Nussmeier still ranks among the NCAA I-AA all-time leaders in passing (No. 9 with 10,824 career yards) and total offense (No. 10 at 309.1 yards per game). He is one of only three quarterbacks in NCAA history to throw for at least 10,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards (1,230), joining Alcorn State's Steve McNair (1991–94) and Central Florida's Daunte Culpepper (1996–98). Nussmeier set Vandal career records for passing yards, TD passes (91), passing efficiency (175.2), completion percentage (.609, 746-1,225) and total offense (12,054 yards; 308.4 yards per game).
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Drew Bledsoe
Drew McQueen Bledsoe (born February 14, 1972) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League, best known as the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots from 1993-2001. During the 1990s, he was considered the face of the Patriots franchise. Bledsoe, a Pro Bowler, All-American for the Washington State Cougars and #1 overall draft pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, announced his retirement from the sport on April 11, 2007.
Bledsoe attended Walla Walla High School and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was named a first team All-State selection by the Tacoma News Tribune.
Bledsoe only stayed at Washington State for 3 years but still managed to put together a record-setting career. After gaining the starting job in the end of the 1990 season as a true freshman, he quickly became the face of the Cougars offense. In 1992 Bledsoe led his team to a 9-3 record (ranking #17 in the coaches poll and #15 in the AP) and a 31-28 win against the Utah Utes in the Copper Bowl, Bledsoe completed 30-46 passes for 476 yards and 2 TDs in the game. He also established WSU records in single-game passing yards (476), single-season pass completions (241), and single-season passing yards (3,246). He was named the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year.
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Drew Brees
Andrew Christopher "Drew" Brees (pronounced /ˈbriːs/; born January 15, 1979) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
Brees has been selected to the Pro Bowl six times in his career – with the Chargers in 2004 and the Saints in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. He was named the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year in 2004, the Offensive Player of the Year in 2008, and the MVP of Super Bowl XLIV. He was also selected by voters to appear on the cover of EA Sports' Madden NFL 11.Sports Illustrated named him as its 2010 Sportsman of the Year.
Brees holds the single-season record for most passing yards in a single season, with 5,476 yards passing during the 2011 season.
Brees was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Mina (née Akins), an attorney, and Eugene Wilson Brees II, a medical malpractice attorney. He was named after Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson. His uncle, Marty Akins, was an All-American starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns college football team from 1975 to 1977. Chip Brees played basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team, and his grandfather, Ray Akins, had the third-most victories as a Texas high school football coach.
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Dwight Gooden
Dwight Eugene Gooden (born November 16, 1964), nicknamed "Doc Gooden" or "Dr. K", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was one of the most dominant and feared pitchers in the National League in the middle and late 1980s.
A native of Tampa, Florida, Dwight Gooden was drafted in the first round in 1982, the fifth player taken overall. He spent one season in the minors, in which he led the Class-A Carolina League in wins, strikeouts and ERA while playing for the Lynchburg Mets. Gooden had 300 strikeouts in 191 innings, a performance which convinced Triple-A Tidewater Tides manager, future Mets skipper Davey Johnson, that he was capable of making the unusual leap to the major league.
Gooden made his major-league debut on April 7, 1984 with the New York Mets at the age of 19. He quickly developed a reputation with his 98 MPH fastball and sweeping curveball, which was given the superlative nickname of "Lord Charles," in contrast with "Uncle Charlie," a common nickname for a curveball. He was dubbed "Dr. K," (by analogy with basketball's "Dr. J", Julius Erving, and also in reference to the letter "K" being the standard abbreviation for strikeout), which soon became shortened to "Doc". Gooden soon attracted a rooting section at Shea Stadium that called itself "The K Korner," and would hang up cards with a red "K" after each of his strikeouts.
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Dwight Stephenson
Dwight Eugene Stephenson (born November 20, 1957, in Murfreesboro, North Carolina) is a former American football offensive lineman and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 1998. He played for the Miami Dolphins from 1980 until 1987, when his left knee sustained an injury in a play involving New York Jets Marty Lyons and Joe Klecko.
Stephenson was an All-American at the University of Alabama, under coach Bear Bryant. Bryant called Stephenson the best player he ever coached, regardless of position. He was drafted by Don Shula and the Dolphins in the second round of the 1980 draft. The 6'2", 255 pound center would eventually become regarded by many as the best center of all time, but was used on special teams only until late in the 1981 season, when Mark Dennard was injured.
With the exceptionally explosive Stephenson as offensive captain, the Dolphins offensive line gave up the least sacks in the National Football League for a record 6 straight seasons, from 1982–1987, which doubled the length of the previous record. After he left, the Dolphins' line would continue to protect the pocket superbly, extending the record to 9 straight seasons.
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Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. (born January 17, 1982), nicknamed Flash or D-Wade, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat. Awarded 2006 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, Wade has established himself as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league. He had the top selling jersey in the NBA for nearly two years, as he led the NBA in jersey sales from the 2005 NBA Playoffs, until the mid-point of the 2006–07 season.
After entering the league as the fifth pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, Wade was named to the All-Rookie team and the All-Star team the following eight seasons. In his third season, Wade helped lead the Miami Heat to their first NBA Championship in franchise history. He was named the 2006 NBA Finals MVP as he helped lead the Heat to a 4–2 series win over the Dallas Mavericks. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wade led the United States Men's Basketball team, commonly known as the "Redeem Team", in scoring, as they captured gold medal honors in Beijing, China. In the 2008–09 season, Wade led the league in scoring and earned his first NBA scoring title.
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Earl Campbell
Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29, 1955), nicknamed The Tyler Rose, is a former professional American Football running back. He, Paul Hornung, and O.J Simpson are the only Heisman Trophy winners to have also been first overall National Football League draft picks and members of both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame.
He was born in Tyler, Texas, the sixth of eleven children. His father died when he was 11 years old. He began playing football in fifth grade as a kicker, but moved to linebacker and then to running back in sixth grade. In 1973, he led the Corky Nelson-coached John Tyler High School to the Texas 4A State Championship (4A then was the largest classification in the state). Then-Oklahoma Sooners head coach Barry Switzer, who unsuccessfully recruited Campbell, said in his 1989 book that Campbell was the only player he ever saw who could have gone straight from high school to the NFL and immediately been a star.
After his retirement, Campbell has suffered from debilitating injuries that resulted from his NFL career; he had surgery to remove three of his vertebrae, and he suffers from drop foot and persistent knee pain.
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Earl Heyman
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Ed Luther
Joseph Edward Luther (born January 2, 1957 in Gardena, California) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 1980 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Jose State.
Luther was a backup quarterback behind Dan Fouts with the Chargers. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Bulls in 1985 of the USFL.
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Ed Marinaro
Ed Marinaro (born March 31, 1950) is an American former football player turned actor.
Marinaro played high school football in New Milford, New Jersey, for the New Milford High School Knights.
Marinaro played college football at Cornell University where he set over 16 NCAA records. He was the first running back in NCAA history to run for 4,000 career rushing yards and led the nation in rushing in both 1970 and 1971.
Marinaro was runner-up to Pat Sullivan for the Heisman Trophy in 1971, the highest finish for an Ivy League player since the league de-emphasized football in the mid-1950s. Princeton's Dick Kazmaier won the award in 1951 when the Ivy was still considered a major football conference. Marinaro won the 1971 Maxwell Award and the UPI College Football Player of the Year as the top player in college football. He holds two NCAA records: most rushes per game in a season (39.6 in 1971) and career average carries per game (34.0, 1969-71).
While at Cornell, Marinaro was a member of Psi Upsilon and was selected for membership in the Sphinx Head Society. He went on to play professional football for six seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks, appearing in Super Bowl VIII and Super Bowl IX with the Vikings. He scored 13 touchdowns over his career.
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Ed Reed
Edward Earl Reed, Jr. (born September 11, 1978) is an American football free safety for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Miami, and was a two-time All-American. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens 24th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft, and has played his entire professional career for the Ravens.
In his career, Reed has been selected to eight Pro Bowls, was the 2004 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award winner, and has the NFL record for the two longest interception returns (106 yards in 2004 and 108 yards in 2008 ). He is considered one of the most dominant safeties currently playing in the NFL and is often referred to as a "ball hawk." Since entering the league, Reed has been known for studying film to memorize opposing teams' tendencies, as well as his ability to bait quarterbacks into throwing interceptions, which has earned him recognition throughout the league as being the most able defensive player to do so.
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Edd Hargett
Edward Eugene Hargett (born June 26, 1947 in Marietta, Texas) is a former American football quarterback for Texas A&M University who went on to play professionally for the NFL's New Orleans Saints and Houston Oilers. He later played for the Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League.
Edd passed for 5379 yards in his 3 year career (1966–68) at Texas A&M. This was a Texas A&M passing record at the time, eclipsed first by Kevin Murray in 1986. He still holds the all-time record for most total yards in one game (418 against SMU in 1968). He directed the Aggies to the Southwest Conference championships in 1967 and a win in the Cotton Bowl over Alabama and former Texas A&M coach Bear Bryant.
Hargett was an honor student in electrical engineering at Texas A&M and later served as the manager of the Houston County Electric Co-op in Crockett, Texas.
In 1985, Hargett ran unsuccessfully as a Republican in a special election for the United States House of Representatives, having secured the support of such party leaders as former state Republican chairman Chet Upham. Hargett lost the race to the Democrat Jim Chapman of Sulphur Springs. The vacancy occurred when U.S. Representative Sam B. Hall, Jr., of Marshall resigned to accept a federal judicial appointment from U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan.
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Eddie George
Edward Nathan George, Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for Ohio State University and won the Heisman Trophy in 1995. He was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Tennessee Titans (both in Tennessee and in Houston when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers). George was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
George was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Abington Senior High School until the tenth grade, and then transferred to Fork Union Military Academy. George made the decision to stay at Fork Union Military Academy for a fifth prep school year. Such choices are commonly made by high school football players hoping to improve their recruitment status with colleges, but for George it meant another year of the vigorous military lifestyle. George went on to rush for 1,372 yards in his fifth season at FUMA, attracting the attention of several major colleges.
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Edwin Moses
Edwin Corley Moses (born August 31, 1955) is a former American track and field athlete, who won gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and set the world record in his event four times. In addition to his running, Moses was also an innovative reformer in the areas of Olympic eligibility and drug testing. In 2000, he was elected the first Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, an international service organization of world-class athletes.
Moses was born in Dayton, Ohio. Having accepted an academic scholarship to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, he majored in physics and industrial engineering, while competing for the school track team. Morehouse did not have its own track, so he used public high school facilities around the city to train. Initially, Moses competed mostly in the 120-yard hurdles and 440-yard dash. Before March 1976, he ran only one 400 m hurdles race, but once he began focusing on the event he made remarkable progress. His trademark technique was to take a constant 13 steps between each of the hurdles, pulling away in the second half of the race as his rivals changed their stride pattern. That summer, he qualified for the US team for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In his first international meet, Moses won the gold medal and set a world record of 47.63 seconds.
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Eli Manning
Elisha Nelson "Eli" Manning (born January 3, 1981) is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He is the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and the younger brother of Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. Manning played college football at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) after attending prep school at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. He was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers and immediately traded to the New York Giants, who in return gave up a package highlighted by fourth overall selection Philip Rivers.
Manning won the Most Valuable Player award in Super Bowl XLII in 2008 after leading the Giants to victory over the previously undefeated New England Patriots. On February 5, 2012 he again led his team to victory in Super Bowl XLVI, a rematch with the Patriots, in which Manning again won MVP honors and also set a new Super Bowl record with nine consecutive completions to start the game. Manning is one of five quarterbacks who have won multiple Super Bowl MVP awards.
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Emeril Lagasse
Emeril John Lagasse (pronounced /ˈɛmərəl ləˈɡɑːsi/ EM-ər-əl lə-GAH-see; born October 15, 1959) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author. A regional James Beard Award winner, he is perhaps most notable for his Food Network shows Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril as well as catchphrases such as “Kick it up a notch!” and “Bam!” The "Emeril Empire" of media, products and restaurants generates an estimated US$150 million annually in revenue.
Lagasse was born on October 15, 1959, in Fall River, Massachusetts to a Canadian Québécois father, John, and Portuguese mother, Hilda. He worked in a Portuguese bakery as a teenager where he discovered his talent for cooking and subsequently enrolled in a culinary arts program at Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School. His talents as a percussionist earned him a scholarship to the New England Conservatory of Music but he chose instead to attend Johnson & Wales University in hopes of becoming a chef. He met his first wife, Elizabeth Kief, while working at a restaurant called "Venus De Milo" to pay his way through school. He graduated from Johnson and Wales in 1978 and the school later awarded him a honorary doctorate.
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Emmitt Smith
Emmitt James Smith, III (born May 15, 1969) is a retired American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Smith played college football for the University of Florida, where he was an All-American. A first-round pick in the 1990 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL.
During his long professional career, he became the NFL's all-time rushing leader, breaking the record formerly held by Walter Payton, and played for three Super Bowl-winning Dallas Cowboys teams. Smith is the only running back to ever win a Super Bowl championship, the NFL Most Valuable Player award, the NFL rushing crown, and the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award all in the same season (1993). He is also one of only four running backs to lead the NFL in rushing three or more consecutive seasons, joining Steve Van Buren, Jim Brown and Earl Campbell. Smith led the league in rushing and won the Super Bowl in the same year three times (1992, 1993, and 1995) when to that point it had never been done. Smith is also one of only two non-kickers in NFL history to score more than 1,000 career points (the other being Jerry Rice). Smith was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010, and is the first player from the 1990 NFL Draft to be inducted.
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Eric Dickerson
Eric Demetric Dickerson (born September 2, 1960) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Dickerson played college football for Southern Methodist University, and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. During his NFL career, he rushed for over 13,000 yards.
Dickerson committed to Texas A&M before reconsidering and decided amongst Oklahoma, Southern California and SMU before his grandmother talked him into staying in the state of Texas to attend Southern Methodist University because she liked SMU coach Ron Meyer. Dickerson was the subject of recruiting controversy when he started driving a new Pontiac Trans-Am during his senior year. At the time he said his grandmother from Mexico bought it for him.
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Erik Kramer
William Erik Kramer (born November 6, 1964 in Encino, California), is a former American football quarterback. He attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, CA. After attending Los Angeles Pierce College and playing as their quarterback, Kramer transferred to North Carolina State University where he finished a successful college football career. He was not drafted by an NFL team, but did see action in 1987, when he played for the Atlanta Falcons as a replacement player during the NFL players strike. He would then spend some time in the CFL with the Calgary Stampeders. Kramer would return to the NFL in 1991, when he became a surprise starter for the Detroit Lions after injuries sidelined Rodney Peete. Kramer played in 13 games, led the Lions to a 12-4 record, their first playoff victory since the 1950s, and a trip to the NFC Championship Game.
Kramer's nickname in Detroit was "Brass", a media-friendly redaction of "Brass Balls". The moniker apparently originated after Kramer called an audible on his first series as Lions' quarterback, having just replaced the injured Rodney Peete. One Lions' offensive lineman turned to another and said, "This guy's got brass balls." Kramer proved to be quite successful as a signal-caller in 1991 and the nickname stuck. His other nickname was "Cosmo", which was due to him having the same last name as the character Cosmo Kramer from the popular TV show, Seinfeld.
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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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Fenuki Tupou
Fenuki Tupou (born May 2, 1985) is an American football guard who is currently a member of the New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon.
Tupou was raised in Antelope, California, where he attended Center High School as a two-way lineman. He went on to attend Sierra College for two years, earning a Junior College All-American honorable mention in 2005. Recruited by Oregon, he redshirted in 2006, before starting 23 games at offensive tackle for the Ducks over the course of his junior and senior year, earning All-Pacific-10 honors both seasons.
Tupou was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He signed a 4-year contract with the team on June 6, 2009. He was placed on the injured reserve list on September 5, 2009. He was waived on September 4, 2010, and re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 13. His practice squad contract expired at the conclusion of the season, and was re-signed to a future contract on January 13, 2011.
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Fran Tarkenton
Francis Asbury "Fran" Tarkenton (born February 3, 1940) is a former professional football player, TV personality, and computer software executive.
He is best known for playing with the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants, as well as serving as a commentator on Monday Night Football and a co-host of That's Incredible!. At the time of his retirement he owned every major quarterback record.
Tarkenton also founded Tarkenton Software, a computer-program generator company, and he toured the U.S. promoting CASE (computer-aided software engineering) with Albert F. Case, Jr. of Nastec Corporation. Tarkenton Software later merged with KnowledgeWare (with Tarkenton as president), until selling the company to Sterling Software in 1994.
Fran Tarkenton was born in Richmond, Virginia. His father, Dallas Tarkenton, Sr., was a Pentecostal minister. Fran Tarkenton went to Athens High School in Athens, Georgia, and later attended the University of Georgia, where he was the quarterback on the Bulldog football team. He led Georgia to the 1959 Southeastern Conference championship under Coach Wally Butts. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
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Franco Harris
Franco Harris (born March 7, 1950) is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.
In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall. His selection by the team was considered controversial at the time, as many thought the team would select his Penn State teammate, Lydell Mitchell. (Mitchell was later selected by the Baltimore Colts in the draft.) He played his first 12 years in the NFL with the Steelers; his 13th and final year (1984) was spent with the Seattle Seahawks. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. He was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2011.
Harris was born in Fort Dix, New Jersey. His African-American father served in World War II; his mother was a "war bride" from Italy. Harris graduated from Rancocas Valley Regional High School in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey and then attended Penn State University. While playing for Penn State's Nittany Lions, Harris served primarily as a blocker for the All-American running back Lydell Mitchell, though he amassed 2,048 yards rushing (17th in PSU history) with 24 touchdowns and averaged over 5 yards per carry, while also catching 29 passes for 358 yards and another touchdown. He led the team in scoring in 1970.
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Frank Gore
Franklin John Michael Gore (born May 14, 1983) is an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the 49ers in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Throughout his 7 year NFL career, Gore has been ranked among the best running backs to be playing the game, having been selected to three Pro Bowls and having had four straight season with 1,000 rushing yards and a total of 5. After failing for most of his career on having a winning season and reaching the playoffs, he and the 49ers finally did in the 2011 season under new head coach Jim Harbaugh, reaching the NFC championship game, despite losing the game for a late fumble in overtime.
Gore was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in Coconut Grove, Florida. He attended Coral Gables High School, where he excelled as a running back. He had two notable record-breaking games. Against Miami Northwestern High School, he had a then career high 293 yards and two touchdowns. In the next game, he broke that record with 319 yards and six touchdowns. During his senior year in 2000, Gore broke several Dade County single-season records, including rushing yards (2,953) and touchdowns (34). Heavily recruited, he was named the No. 3 prospect in Dade County by The Miami Herald, as well as No. 4 in Florida and No. 18 nationally.
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Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He played from 1956 to 1976, most notably for the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles. He is the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues. He won the Triple crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series (the 1966 and 1970 Baltimore Orioles), and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement (he is currently ninth). Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
Robinson was the first African-American hired to serve as manager in Major League history. He managed the Cleveland Indians during the last two years of his playing career, compiling a 186–189 record. He went on to manage the San Francisco Giants, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals.
Robinson attended McClymonds High School in Oakland, California, where he was a basketball teammate of Bill Russell. During the off-season while playing for the Reds in the late 1950s, he attended Xavier University in Cincinnati.
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Frank Sinkwich
Frank Francis Sinkwich, Sr. (October 10, 1920 – October 22, 1990) won the 1942 Heisman Trophy as a player for the University of Georgia, making him the first recipient from the Southeastern Conference. In the course of a brief but celebrated career in professional football, Sinkwich was selected for the National Football League Most Valuable Player Award. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
He's of Croat origin. Sinkwich was born in Croatia to his mother who had traveled back to Croatia to visit family and give birth to him. They relocated to Youngstown, Ohio when he was two years old.
According to an article Sinkwich wrote in 1988, he grew to appreciate the value of competitiveness on the streets of Youngstown's west side. "I learned early in neighborhood pickup games that I had the desire to compete", he wrote. "When people ask why I succeeded in athletics, I always tell them that I didn't want to get beat".
Sinkwich gained early recognition as a star athlete at Youngstown's Chaney High School. He went on to the University of Georgia and played under coach Wally Butts. In 1941 he led the nation in rushing yards with 209 carries for 1,103 yards. He was a two-time All-America selection and led the Bulldogs to an 11-1 season in 1942, capturing the Southeastern Conference Championship and a victory over UCLA in the 1943 Rose Bowl At the Rose Bowl in the team picture he was placed in number 52 instead of 21 because they did not want the press to be all over him. That same year, the Washington D.C. Touchdown Club honored Sinkwich as "back of the year", and he was overwhelmingly voted the Number 1 athlete for 1942 in the annual poll by the Associated Press over second-place finisher Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, a year in which Williams was American League Batting Champion, American League Home Run Champion and hit for baseball's triple crown.
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Fred Biletnikoff
Frederick S. "Fred" Biletnikoff (born February 23, 1943) is a former American football wide receiver and coach. He spent the majority of his professional playing and coaching days with the Oakland Raiders. Biletnikoff retired as an NFL player after the 1978 season, and played one additional season in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes.
Biletnikoff was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, by Russian parents who emigrated to the US during the Russian Civil War. In Erie, he attended what was then Technical Memorial High School and is now Central Tech. The Central Tech field is now named Fred Biletnikoff athletic field.
Turning down other notable offers Biletnikoff chose Florida State University, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.
Biletnikoff was the first consensus All-American to play for Florida State University. After graduating from Florida State he was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the American Football League draft and Detroit Lions in the third round. Biletnikoff signed with the Raiders where he played until retiring at the end of the 1978 season. He also played one season (1980) with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
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Fred Lynn
Fredric Michael "Fred" Lynn (born February 3, 1952) is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1974–1980), California Angels (1981–1984), Baltimore Orioles (1985–1988), Detroit Tigers (1988–1989) and San Diego Padres (1990).
Fred Lynn was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002 and to the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
After graduation from USC, Lynn started his career for the Red Sox with a phenomenal 1975 season in which he won the Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year awards, the first player ever to win both in the same season. (The feat has since been duplicated by Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki in 2001.) Lynn and fellow rookie outfielder Jim Rice were dubbed as the “Gold Dust Twins” because of their combined baseball talents. In 1975, Lynn led the American League in doubles, runs scored and slugging percentage, finished second in the batting race with a .331 average, and won a Gold Glove Award for his defensive play. On June 18 he bombed the Tigers with 3 HR, 10 RBI, and 16 total bases in one game.
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Gale Gilbert
Gale Reed Gilbert (born December 20, 1961) is a former American football quarterback who played eight seasons in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, and the San Diego Chargers.
Gilbert was the catcher for a baseball team from Red Bluff, California, which played in the 1974 Little League World Series. That team lost the nationally televised championship game to a team from Taiwan.
In college, Gale Gilbert played for the California Golden Bears. He was the starting quarterback for the Golden Bears in the famous 1982 Big Game where The Play occurred, resulting in California winning with a series of laterals that scored a touchdown.
Gilbert is the only player in NFL history to be a member of five straight Super Bowl teams. He was a member of the Bills, who played in four straight Super Bowls (XXV- XXVIII) and of the Chargers, who played in Super Bowl XXIX. All five teams lost their respective nationally-televised championship game.
Gilbert's son, Garrett Gilbert, is a former quarterback for the Texas Longhorns college football team. In the 2009 nationally-televised championship game against the University of Alabama, Texas lost with the freshman Gilbert at the helm.
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Garrett Hartley
Garrett Hartley (born May 16, 1986 in Southlake, Texas) is an American football placekicker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Oklahoma.
Hartley prepped at Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, where he was coached by former North Texas coach Todd Dodge. He set a state record with 90 PAT's in 2002 (surpassed by Carroll Dragon, Kevin Ortega, in 2004 and then another Carroll Dragon, Cade Foster, in 2009). Coming out of Carroll, Hartley was rated as the 2nd best placekicker in the country, by Rivals.com.
Hartley began his college career at Oklahoma in 2004. He spent most of his first season redshirted, but after inconsistent play from the current placekicker, head coach Bob Stoops decided to pull Hartley's redshirt and start him. He only played in three games during his abbreviated first season and finished 1-for-1 on field goals and 12-for-12 on extra points with his only field goal coming in the 2005 BCS National Championship Game. Hartley struggled during his sophomore year, missing eight of his 22 field goal attempts despite making two field goals from beyond the 50-yard line. Although he was more consistent with extra points, missing only one in 38 attempts.
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Garrison Hearst
Gerard Garrison Hearst (born January 4, 1971) is a former running back in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Georgia, and was recognized as an All-American. A first-round pick by the Phoenix Cardinals, he also played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos of the NFL. He ran for 1,000 yards or more in four different seasons and is one of only two NFL players to have won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award twice.
Hearst was born in Lincolnton, Georgia. He attended Lincoln County High School in Lincolnton, where he was an all-state running back and broke several records.
Hearst attended the University of Georgia, and played for the Georgia Bulldogs football team from 1990 to 1992, leading the nation in touchdowns (21) and in scoring (11.5 points per game) in his junior year. During his career, he established new school and Southeastern Conference (SEC) records for points scored in a season (126), total touchdowns (21), rushing touchdowns (19), and average yards per carry (6.8)*. Hearst was a consensus All-America selection, the Doak Walker Award recipient, ESPN's ESPY Winner for Outstanding Collegiate Athlete and SEC Player of the year in 1992. He finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting.
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Gary Beban
Gary Joseph Beban (born August 5, 1946) is a former American football player. Son of an Italian-born mother and a first generation Croatian-American father, Beban won the 1967 Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious award in college football, and the Maxwell Award, while playing quarterback for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins.
Beban, known as "The Great One", excelled in both academics and athletics, majoring in European history while quarterbacking the Bruins across three straight victorious seasons. As UCLA quarterback, he was named to the all-conference team three times, and led the Bruins to a 24-5-2 record. His school record for total offense lasted 15 years. As a sophomore, he threw two touchdown passes in the last four minutes to rally the Bruins over crosstown arch-rival, USC, 20-16. In the 1966 Rose Bowl, Beban scored both UCLA's touchdowns in the Bruin's 14-12 victory over #1 ranked Michigan State.
In his senior year, Beban played in the 1967 USC vs. UCLA football game, widely regarded as one of the best college football games of all time. The game pitted #4 AP/#2 UPI ranked USC and their Heisman Trophy-candidate running back O.J. Simpson, against the #1 ranked Bruins and Beban—also a Heisman Trophy candidate—with both the AAWU and National championships, to say nothing of hometown bragging rights, on the line. Badly injured with torn rib cartilage and in great pain, Beban still threw for over 300 yards and two touchdown passes to lead the Bruins in scoring. Though USC eventually won the game, 21-20, by the margin of a blocked PAT, and went on to the Rose Bowl, Gary Beban would go on to win the Heisman Trophy. Both Beban and Simpson were featured on the cover of the November 20 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine. Commenting on Beban's heroic effort playing through injury, famed L.A. Times columnist Jim Murray wrote that if "Gary Beban wins the Heisman Trophy, they ought to fill it with aspirin"
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Gary Cuozzo
Gary Samuel Cuozzo (born April 26, 1941) is a former professional American football player. An undrafted quarterback from the University of Virginia, Cuozzo played in 10 NFL seasons from 1963 to 1972. He began his NFL career on the Baltimore Colts as a backup to Johnny Unitas. When Unitas was injured in 1965, Cuozzo replaced him until getting sidelined by injury as well. He was traded to the expansion team New Orleans Saints in 1967, where he was the first starting quarterback in the franchise's history. The following year he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings. After four years in Minnesota, Cuozzo was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1972, retiring the following year. He moved to Middletown, New Jersey to start an orthodontics practice.
In 1990 his oldest son Gary Jr., a/k/a Chip, was murdered in Miami during a drug deal, and Cuozzo gave talks to teens about avoiding drugs. He served as national chairman of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes from 1995 to 1998.
Cuozzo played high school football at Glen Ridge High School in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
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Gary Danielson
Gary Danielson (born September 10, 1951) is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Detroit Lions from 1976 to 1984 and for the Cleveland Browns in 1985, 1987, and 1988. He is currently working for CBS Sports as a commentator for its college football coverage and previously held the same position for ABC Sports.
Danielson played high school football at Divine Child High School under Tony Versaci in Dearborn, Michigan, and graduated in 1969. He played college football at Purdue University and graduated in 1973. He succeeded Mike Phipps as the Boilermakers' starting quarterback in 1971, and had 30 touchdown passes and 14 interceptions with a 46 percent completion rate in 2 years as a starter.
Danielson spent two years in the short-lived World Football League as a non-starter, with the New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets in 1974 and the Chicago Winds in 1975. The Winds franchise folded a month before the league's collapse in October, and Danielson signed with the Lions for the 1976 season.
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Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen (/ˈsɑrəzɛn/; February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s. He is one of five golfers (along with Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods) to win all the current major championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam: U.S. Open in 1922, 1932, PGA Championship in 1922, 1923, 1933, British Open in 1932, and The Masters in 1935.
Sarazen was born in Harrison, New York as Eugenio Saraceni. Sarazen began caddying at age ten at local golf clubs, took up golf himself, and gradually developed his skills; he was essentially self-taught. He used the somewhat unusual, at the time, interlocking grip to hold the club.
Sarazen took a series of club professional jobs in the New York area from his mid-teens, and worked hard on his game. Sarazen won his first major championships – the 1922 U.S. Open and PGA Championship – at age 20. He was a contemporary and great rival of Bobby Jones, who was born in the same year; Sarazen also had many great battles with Walter Hagen, who was about ten years older. Sarazen, Jones, and Hagen were the world's dominant players during the 1920s. Rivalries among the three great champions significantly expanded interest in golf around the world during this period, and made the United States the world's dominant golf power for the first time, taking over this position from Great Britain.
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George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda ("The Grand Old Man") (September 17, 1927 – September 27, 2010) was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker. The son of a Slovak-born Pittsburgh-area coal miner, Blanda has the distinction of having played 26 seasons of Professional Football, the most in the sport's history, and had scored more points than anyone in history at the time of his retirement. Blanda retired from pro football in 1976. He was one of only three players to play in four different decades, and he holds the record for most extra points kicked. He was married to Betty Harris from December 17, 1949 until his death on September 27, 2010. He had two children.
Blanda was a quarterback and kicker at the University of Kentucky. Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, who later won fame and set countless records at conference rivals Alabama, arrived in his sophomore year, following a 1–9 season. The Wildcats lost three games in each of the next three years.
When, years later on a return to the University of Kentucky, recalling the time he met Bryant, Blanda said: "I thought this must be what God looks like."
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George Foreman
George Edward Foreman (nicknamed "Big George") (born January 10, 1949) is a retired American professional boxer, former two-time World Heavyweight Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained Baptist minister, author and successful entrepreneur.
A gold medalist at the 1968 Olympics, Foreman won the World Heavyweight title with a second round knockout of then-undefeated Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica in 1973. He made two successful title defenses before losing to Muhammad Ali in "The Rumble in the Jungle" in 1974. He fought on but was unable to secure another title shot and retired following a loss to Jimmy Young in 1977 and became an ordained Christian minister. Ten years later Foreman announced a comeback, and in November 1994, at age 45, he regained the Heavyweight Championship by knocking out Michael Moorer. He remains the oldest Heavyweight Champion in history. He retired in 1997 at the age of 48, with a final record of 76–5, including 68 knockouts.
Foreman has been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) currently rates Foreman as the eighth greatest heavyweight of all-time. In 2002, he was named one of the 25 greatest fighters of the past eighty years by The Ring magazine.The Ring also ranked him as the 9th greatest puncher of all-time. He was a ringside analyst for HBO's boxing coverage for twelve years, leaving in 2004. Outside of boxing, he is a successful entrepreneur and is known for his promotion of the George Foreman Grill, which has sold over 100 million units worldwide. In 1999 he sold the naming rights to the grill for $138 million.
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Gerard Warren
Gerard Thurston Warren (born July 25, 1978) is an American football defensive tackle and defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns third overall in the 2001 NFL Draft, and has also played professionally for the Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots of the NFL.
Warren was born in Lake City, Florida. He attended Union County High School in Lake Butler, Florida, where he played for the Union County Tigers high school football team. Warren finished his high school career with 36 sacks, and was ranked among the top ten defensive linemen nationally. During his four years in high school, the Union County Tigers had an overall win-loss record of 49–4 and won three consecutive Florida Class 3A state championships in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Warren was named to the Prep Stars and USA Today high school All-America teams. In 2007, ten years after he graduated from high school, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) recognized Warren as one of the "100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years" of Florida high school football.
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Gill Byrd
Gill Arnette Byrd, (born February 20, 1961 in San Francisco, California) is a former professional American football player. He was a two time Pro Bowl cornerback in 1991 and 1992 for the San Diego Chargers after graduating from San Jose State University. He was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame in 1998. He was an All-City running back and defensive back at Lowell High School (San Francisco), helping to lead the Cardinals to the city championship in his senior season of 1978.
Byrd began his coaching career in 2003 as a volunteer with the St. Louis Rams. He was promoted to assistant secondary coach in 2005. Byrd is now in his fifth season with the Chicago Bears, being hired on February 20, 2006. He's currently working as the Bears assistant defensive backs/safeties coach. In 2007, he served as the assistant defensive backs coach after holding the position of defensive quality control coach in his first year with the team. He was promoted to his current role on January 16, 2008.
His sons, Gill Byrd, Jr. and Jairus Byrd, played college football at New Mexico State University and the University of Oregon, respectively. Jairus was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 42nd pick in the 2009 NFL Draft as a cornerback, but has since been moved to the free safety position, at which he enjoyed a Pro Bowl season in 2009.
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Gino Torretta
Gino Louis Torretta (born August 10, 1970) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons. He played college football for the University of Miami, won the Heisman Trophy in 1992, and was a member of the Miami Hurricanes' national championship teams of 1989 and 1991. A seventh-round pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, he was a member of several NFL teams, but never became a regular starter as a pro. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
Torretta was born in Pinole, California. He graduated from Pinole Valley High School, where he was a standout high school football quarterback for the Pinole Spartans.
Torretta accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Miami, where he played for the Miami Hurricanes football team from 1989 to 1992.
As a quarterback for the Hurricanes, Torretta spent his first two seasons mostly on the bench behind then starting quarterback Craig Erickson, with his only significant playing time coming with three starts in 1989 after Erickson injured his throwing hand. During that span, however, the then-unknown Torretta lit up San Diego State for 485 yards, setting a school record for most passing yards in a game that has not since been broken.
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Glenn Ressler
Glenn Emanuel Ressler (born May 21, 1943) was a National Football League offensive lineman from 1965 through 1974. During that span he appeared in Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V for the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at Penn State University. In 2001 he was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Glenn Sharpe
Glenn Sharpe (born February 27, 1984) is a free agent American football cornerback who last played for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Sharpe has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints.
Sharpe played college football for the Miami Hurricanes. He is widely known as the player involved in the delayed pass interference penalty in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl that prevented the Hurricanes from completing back-to-back National Championships and undefeated seasons.
Sharpe won a Super Bowl ring with the New Orleans Saints as a practice squad member when the Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV, 31-17. He was waived on June 21, 2010.
Sharpe was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on August 23, 2010. He was released on September 4, 2010.
On February 22, 2012, Sharpe was arrested and charged with murder in Dekalb County, Georgia. He is being held in the Dekalb County jail without bail.
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Greg Fassitt
Greg Fassitt (born April 4, 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a free agent American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Grambling.
Fassitt has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida Tuskers.
Fassitt played collegiately at Grambling State. He played in 32 games, recording 110 tackles, 7 interceptions, and 31 passes defensed.
After going undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft, Fassitt signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 7. He was waived on September 1 and re-signed to the team's practice squad the following day.
Fassitt signed a future contract with the New Orleans Saints on January 19, 2008. He was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury on August 30, and eventually released with an injury settlement on September 11.
Fassitt signed a future contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 31, 2008. He was waived by the team on May 4, 2009.
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Greg LeMond
Gregory James LeMond (born June 26, 1961 in Lakewood, California) is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States and a three-time winner of the Tour de France. He was born in Lakewood, California and raised in Reno, Nevada.
In 1986, LeMond became the first American and the first non-European cyclist to win the Tour de France. The following year he was shot and seriously injured in a hunting accident. He was able to return to the Tour in 1989, winning it dramatically in its final stage. He won again for the third time the following year in 1990. He is one of only nine cyclists to have won the Tour three or more times.
Greg LeMond was a standout junior rider who quickly established himself as one of the most talented cyclists in the professional circuit. After his initial success on the junior circuit he began competing against older, more seasoned competitors. He gained the attention of the US Cycling Federation's national team, riding for them at the 1979 Junior World Championships held in Argentina. There he won gold, silver and bronze medals, the highlight being his spectacular victory in the road race. He was selected for the 1980 U.S. Olympic cycling team, the youngest ever, at 18, to make the U.S. team; however, the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow prevented him from competing there.
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Greg McElroy
Gregory McElroy, Jr. (born May 10, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jets in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama.
He was the starting quarterback for the Crimson Tide football team. As a junior, he led the Crimson Tide to an undefeated 14–0 season, which included the 2009 SEC Championship and BCS National Championship. During his high school career, he won several awards including being named an EA Sports All-American and winning a Texas 5A state championship for Southlake Carroll.
McElroy was born in Los Angeles, California to Greg (Senior) and Jami McElroy. In 1998, when he was 10 years old, his father was hired by the Dallas Cowboys to oversee sales and marketing for the franchise, and the family moved to Southlake, Texas. As a former football player at the University of Hawaii, Greg Sr. helped coach his son's Pee Wee football team.
McElroy later attended high school at Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, playing under head coach Todd Dodge. During his sophomore and junior seasons, McElroy played behind Chase Daniel, who later was in contention for the Heisman Trophy while playing for the Missouri Tigers.
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Greg McMahon
Greg McMahon is the current special teams coordinator for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.
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Greg Romeus
Greg Romeus is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He played as a defensive end for the Pittsburgh Panthers at the University of Pittsburgh. Romeus played football for just one year before entering college. During high school, he was considered a top college prospect in basketball.
Romeus was born on April 29, 1988 in Coral Springs, Florida to parents Sadrac and Fanie Romeus. He attended Coral Glades High School. He played basketball there and was considered a top college prospect. He played his only season of high school football during his senior year as a defensive end and wide receiver He recorded five receptions for 54 yards and one touchdown. Romeus was named the team's most valuable player and selected for the Broward County All-Star Game.
Romeus enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh where he is studying sociology. He sat out the 2006 season as on redshirt status. In 2007, he saw action in all 12 games and recorded 41 tackles. He ranked second on the team in tackles for loss with 11.5 and tied for second with four quarterback sacks. In an upset win in the Backyard Brawl rivalry game against West Virginia, he compiled four tackles and recovered one fumble. Romeus also recorded a sack against Pat White for a seven-yard loss on third down, which prevented a West Virginia comeback bid. That season, he was named a College Football News, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), The Sporting News, Rivals.com, and Scout.com freshman All-American.
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Gregg Williams
Gregg Williams (born July 15, 1958) is an American football coach, and former head coach of the Buffalo Bills. Williams is known for running aggressive, attacking 4-3 schemes that put heavy pressure on opposing quarterbacks.
On March 21, 2012, Williams was suspended from the NFL indefinitely as a result of his (admitted) involvement in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, under which bounties were paid for causing injuries that would take targeted players on opponent teams out of games.
Gregg Williams was a head coach for the Class 5 Belton High School Pirate football team in Belton, Missouri. He attended Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) in Kirksville, Missouri. Williams was an assistant coach for the University of Houston under former Redskins head coach, Jack Pardee.
In 1990 Williams became the Special Teams coach of the Houston Oilers under then defensive coordinator, Buddy Ryan. From 1994-1996, Williams was the linebackers coach for the Oilers. From 1997-2000, Williams was promoted to Defensive Coordinator of the now Tennessee Titans after the Oilers moved out of Houston. As the Defensive Coordinator, the Titans led the league in total defense and only gave up 191 points, the third fewest in the NFL since the league adopted the 16-game schedule in 1978. The defense also helped lead the Titans to Super Bowl XXXIV where they lost to the St. Louis Rams.
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Guido Merkens
Guido Albert Merkens, Jr. (born August 14, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former professional American football player who played quarterback, running back, wide receiver, punter and Defensive Back for ten seasons for the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. In his first two seasons in the NFL, he was primarily a punt return specialist. During his tenure with the Saints, he served as the third-string quarterback, holder for field goals and special teams player; with occasional time as a wide receiver or safety.
In Houston during the 1970s, playing primarily on special teams, his penchant for being the emergency backup for all of the aforementioned positions earned him the popular aphorism "Jack of all trades."
During the second season of the TV show "Chuck" on NBC, the episode "Chuck versus the DeLorean" first broadcast on December 8, 2008 mentioned Merkens when John Casey (Adam Baldwin) states that Sarah's dad (played by Gary Cole) has checked into a hotel under the alias "Guido Merkens."
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Gunder Hägg
Gunder Hägg (December 31, 1918, Albacken – November 27, 2004) was a Swedish runner and multiple world record breaker of the 1940s. Gunder Hägg set over a dozen middle distance world records at events ranging from 1500 to 5000 meters, including three at both the 1500 meters and the mile, one at 3000 meters and one at 5000 meters.
Hägg and fellow Swede, Arne Andersson, lowered the record for the mile to just over four minutes (4:01.4) - accelerating the progression of the world record in the mile run. Both athletes set three world records for the mile. Hägg first set the record in July 1942 at 4:06.2, a time which was equalled by Anderson later the same month. This record was broken by Hägg (4:04.6) in September the same year. Andersson recaptured the world record in July 1943 (4:02.6), and improved it further in July 1944 (4:01.6). However, Hägg had the last word when he ran 4:01.4 in Malmö in 1945 (Hägg's record was not broken until Roger Bannister ran the first sub-4 mile in Oxford in 1954).
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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 Newman
Harry Lawrence Newman (September 5, 1909 – May 2, 2000) was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines (1930–32), the New York Giants (1933–35), and the Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers (1936–37).
In Newman's three years at Michigan, the Wolverines lost only one game, won three Big Ten Conference championship, and had a combined record of 24–1–2. As a senior in 1932, Newman led the team to an undefeated season and national championship, as he played 437 out of 480 minutes of game time in Michigan's eight games. In 1932, Newman was a unanimous first-team All-American, and the recipient of the Douglas Fairbanks Trophy as Outstanding College Player of the Year (predecessor of the Heisman Trophy), and the Helms Athletic Foundation Player of the Year Award, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten Conference.
As a rookie with the New York Giants in 1933, Newman was an All-Pro and led the NFL in passes completed (53), passing yards (973), touchdown passes (11), and longest pass completion (78 yards). Newman's 973 passing yards stood as the NFL single-season record until 1937 when Arnie Herber threw for 1,239 yards. He also led the Giants, and was sixth in the NFL, with 437 yards rushing in 1933. With 1,547 yards of total offense (973 passing, 437 rushing and 137 receiving), Newman personally accounted for more than half of the Giants' total offense in 1933. He was named to the All-Pro team, and led the Giants to the 1933 NFL championship game.
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Harvey Martin
Harvey Banks Martin (November 16, 1950 – December 24, 2001) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys from 1973 until 1983. He started playing football in high school, only because he overheard his father tell his mother that he was ashamed that his son did not play like his friends' children. He eventually starred at South Oak Cliff High School and East Texas State University before being drafted in the third round of the 1973 NFL Draft.
In 1967, Martin's junior year in high school, he transferred to South Oak Cliff High School, which had become the first integrated high school in Dallas. That year, Martin suited up for a football team for the first time in his life. The team went 9-1 that year, though Martin was a backup offensive tackle and only played whenever they had a sizable lead. That would change by his senior year, when in the spring game he got a chance to fill in on defense, which eventually convinced the coaches to move him to defensive tackle. By the third game of his senior year he was a starter and by the end of the season he was the best lineman on a 12-1 team that won the Dallas City championship and went on to the state quarterfinals. Still, he was so skinny and so late-blooming that the only college that offered him a scholarship was East Texas State in Commerce (now named Texas A&M University–Commerce).
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Heath Evans
Bryan Heath Evans (born December 30, 1978 in West Palm Beach, Florida) is a former American football fullback. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn.
Evans has also played for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and New Orleans Saints.
While attending the King's Academy in West Palm Beach, Evans lettered in football and basketball. In football, he was a two-time All-State selection as a tailback.
Evans attended Auburn University. In football, he finished his three-year career with 149 rushing attempts for 626 yards (4.2 yards per rush) and six touchdowns, and 30 receptions for 354 yards (11.8 yards per reception) and a touchdown.
Evans was the first fullback taken in the 2001 NFL Draft, with the Seahawks selecting him in the third round (82nd overall). Evans spent four years in Seattle blocking for running back Shaun Alexander.
Evans signed with the Miami Dolphins in the spring of 2005. While in Miami, Evans was re-united with former Auburn tailback Ronnie Brown (with whom he was a team-mate in 2000), but was cut six weeks into the season.
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Heath Farwell
Heath Charles Farwell (born December 31, 1981 in Fontana, California) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at San Diego State.
Farwell attended Corona High School in Corona, California, and was a letterman in football, baseball, and track&field. As a junior, he had 96 tackles and 12 sacks en route to all-league honors. He recorded 129 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior, earning first-team all-Mountain View League as well as all-Riverside Press-Enterprise county all-star. Heath has a wife named Julie and a son born in August, 2011 named Brock.
In 2002, he was ranked 5th on the team with 59 tackles, and his three quarterback sacks were 4th in the Mountain West Conference among linebackers. During the season, he also recorded 10 tackles for loss, while having a season best eight tackles versus UCLA. His four forced fumbles were tops in Mountain West. The following year he started six games at outside linebacker and finished the season with 52 tackles and 3.5 quarterback sacks. He also recovered two fumbles on the season versus Air Force and UCLA, and had a season high eight tackles versus Utah. As a senior, he started all 11 games for the Aztecs and was third on the team with 69 total tackles. He also added a team best seven sacks, two interceptions and forced four fumbles. He finished his career with 180 tackles, 13.5 sacks and nine forced fumbles in 3 seasons at San Diego State.
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Heath Shuler
Joseph Heath Shuler (born December 31, 1971) is a businessman, a former NFL quarterback, and the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district, serving since 2007. Shuler's district covers the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina; the largest city in the district is Asheville. He is a member of the Democratic Party and of the Blue Dog Coalition.
During his years in Congress Shuler has made a name for himself by challenging the leadership of his party, which he believes has moved too far to the left. In 2010 he ran against Nancy Pelosi for the post of minority leader. He knew he would lose, but also knew he would gain prominence as a leader of conservative and moderate Democrats. He is now one of the leaders of the Blue Dog Democrats, whose numbers were severely diminished in the 2010 election, and has had a higher profile in the national media than he had previously enjoyed.
The district covers the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina and the largest city in the district is Asheville. On February 2, 2012, after a new district map removed Asheville from the district, making it considerably more Republican, Shuler announced his retirement from the House, and will not be seeking re-election to a fourth term.
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Herb Elliott
Herbert James "Herb" Elliott AC MBE (born 25 February 1938) is a former Australian athlete, one of the world's greatest middle distance runners. In August 1958 he set the world record in the mile, clocking 3:54.5, 2.7 seconds under the record held by Derek Ibbotson; later in the month he set the 1500 metres world record, running 3.36.0, 2.1 seconds under the record held by Stanislav Jungwirth. In the 1500 metres at the 1960 Rome Olympics, he won the gold medal and bettered his own world record with a time of 3:35.6.
Few people have ever exercised such absolute authority in any branch of sport as Elliott did in middle distance running from 1957 to 1961. During that span he never lost a 1500 metres or 1-mile race. During his career, he broke four minutes for the mile on 17 occasions.
Elliott is the chairman of one of the world´s largest iron ore mining companies, and of the Global Corporate Challenge health initiative.
Elliott, a native of Perth, Western Australia, attended Aquinas College, in Perth. Aquinas College is renowned for its sport culture, and it was this culture that helped Elliott achieve such heights in athletics. He also attended Cambridge University.
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Herschel Walker
Herschel Junior Walker (born March 3, 1962) is a former American college and professional football player and a mixed martial artist. He played college football for the University of Georgia, was a three-time All-American, and won the 1982 Heisman Trophy. Walker began his professional football career with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL), before joining the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). In the NFL, he also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
Walker was born in Wrightsville, Georgia to Willis and Christine Walker. He was raised as one of the 7 children in a blue collar family. Walker said that as a child he was overweight and had a speech impediment. Walker's mother taught him not to use these problems as excuses in life.
Walker played for the Johnson County High School Trojans in Wrightsville, Georgia from 1975–1979. In 1979, he rushed for 3,167 yards, helping the Trojans to their first state championship. He was awarded the first Dial Award for the national high school scholar-athlete of the year in 1979.
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Hines Ward
Hines Edward Ward, Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers for fourteen seasons after being drafted in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft, becoming the team's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yardage and touchdown receptions. Ward was voted MVP of Super Bowl XL, and upon retirement was one of only eight NFL players to have 1,000 or more career receptions. He played college football at the University of Georgia.
Born in Seoul, South Korea to a Korean mother and an African American father, Ward grew up in the Atlanta area. He has become an advocate for the social acceptance of foreigners in Korea, especially mixed-race youth.
Ward was born in Seoul, South Korea, to an African American father, Hines Ward Sr., and Korean mother, Kim Young He (김영희). His family moved to Atlanta and East Point, Georgia when Hines Jr. was one, and Hines Sr. went to Germany to serve a tour of duty. The next year Ward's parents divorced leaving Ward to live with his mother and then with his paternal grandmother after Hines Sr. convinced a family court that Kim could not raise Hines Jr. independently, because she did not speak English. Ward would later be reunited with his mother at the age of 7. During this time, Hines Ward Sr. did not support Ward with child support or visit Ward regularly with Ward stating that he talks with his father about once every two years. Ward has stated that he has never reconciled with his father who abandoned him when he was 2 years old. Under the guidance of coach Mike Parris at Forest Park High School in Forest Park, Georgia, Ward showcased his athletic skills as a quarterback, and was two-time Clayton County Offensive Player of the Year.
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Howard Cassady
Howard Albert "Hopalong" Cassady (born March 2, 1934) is a former college and professional American football running back. He was the Heisman Trophy winner of 1955 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.
Cassady was born in Columbus, Ohio and attended the now closed Central High School.
Cassady played for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1952-55. During his college career, he scored 37 touchdowns in 36 games. He also played defensive back; a pass was never completed on him in his four years at the university. He was twice selected as a consensus All-American, in 1954 and 1955. In 1954 the Buckeyes finished the season 10-0 and won a consensus national championship. That year Cassady finished third in the vote for the Heisman Trophy behind Alan Ameche of Wisconsin. In 1955, Cassady won the Heisman Trophy (by the largest margin at the time), the Maxwell Award, and was named the Associated Press Athlete of the Year.
Cassady earned the nickname "Hopalong" during his first game as a freshman for Ohio State. Columbus sportswriters who saw him play said he "hopped all over the field like the performing cowboy," a reference to the fictional character Hopalong Cassidy. In that game Cassady came off the bench to score three touchdowns in a win over Indiana University.
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Howard Weiss
Howard "Howie" Weiss (October 12, 1917 – November 12, 1997) was an American football fullback. He was drafted in the third round of the 1939 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and played two seasons with the team. Later he played with the Milwaukee Chiefs of the American Football League.
A three-sport letter winner in high school, he led the football team to its first conference championship while outscoring its opponents 208-12 during the year. He won the state junior golf championship in 1934. In 1935 Weiss enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and joined the Wisconsin Badger football team as a running back. He was named Wisconsin's Most Valuable Player in 1937 and again in 1938 when he also was awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, given to the Big Ten Conference's Most Valuable Player. He was the first Badger to win the award. In the 1938 Heisman Trophy balloting Weiss came in sixth. He was elected class president for the 1938-39 school year. Weiss graduated in June 1939 with a degree in economics.
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Ingemar Johansson
Jens Ingemar Johansson (September 22, 1932 – January 30, 2009) was a Swedish boxer and former heavyweight champion of the world. Johansson was the fifth heavyweight champion born outside the United States. In 1959 he defeated Floyd Patterson by TKO in the third round, after flooring Patterson seven times in that round, to win the World Heavyweight Championship. As a result, Johansson won the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year and was named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year".
Johansson enjoyed a successful career as a heavyweight. When he retired in 1963 he had a record of 26 wins, 17 by KO, and only 2 losses. He called his right fist "toonder and lightning" for its concussive power (it was also called "Ingo's Bingo" and the "Hammer of Thor"), and in 2003 he was ranked at #99 on The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. He reputedly had bone trouble in his right hand on and off throughout his career as a result.
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Irving Fryar
Irving Dale Fryar (born September 28, 1962) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for seventeen seasons. Fryar played college football for the University of Nebraska, and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected with the first overall pick of the 1984 NFL Draft, becoming the first wide receiver to be taken number one overall, and played professionally for the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Redskins of the NFL.
Fryar grew up in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey and played high school football at Rancocas Valley Regional High School.
An All-American for the University of Nebraska in 1983, Fryar played alongside Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier (running back) and Heisman finalist Turner Gill (quarterback).
Fryar was the first wide receiver to be drafted first overall in the NFL Draft when the New England Patriots made him the top selection of the 1984 NFL Draft.
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Jabari Greer
Jabari Amin Greer (born February 11, 1982) is an American football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Tennessee.
Greer was born in Milwaukee and moved to Texas at age seven. He attended South Side High School in Jackson, Tennessee. At South Side, Greer was an all state selection in both football and track. He won seven individual state track championships.
During his college career at Tennessee, Greer participated in track and field as well as football. He broke the 110m hurdles school record that had previously been held by Collin Henderson. Greer was a three-year starter at cornerback and broke a school record by playing in 51 games. Greer graduated from Tennessee in 2004 with a degree in psychology.
The Buffalo Bills signed Greer on April 26, 2004 as an undrafted free agent. Since then, he has mostly played as a nickelback or dimeback and on special teams. In 2008, he started the first 10 games of the season, before suffering an injury.
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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 Graf
Jack Graf (April 19, 1919 - September 14, 2009) is a former two-sport athlete at the Ohio State University. In football he was named Big Ten MVP in 1941 and in basketball he served as team captain in 1942.
In 1938 Graf enrolled at Ohio State, where his father Campbell "Honus" Graf had been a three-sport athlete and the 1914 football captain. After college Honus had been a graduate assistant on the 1915 team and played professional football with Peggy Parratt's Cleveland Indians football club. He later served on the Ohio State Athletic Council.
Jack Graf joined the Ohio State football team as quarterback and served as a backup to All American Don Scott for two years. In 1941, before Graf's senior year, Paul Brown replaced Francis Schmidt as an Ohio State head coach and Brown moved Graf to fullback. As the featured back on the Ohio State offense, Graf led the Buckeyes to a 6-1-1 record. He won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award, the Most Valuable Player award in the Big Ten. His senior year he ran for 10 touchdowns while passing for 2 more. Meanwhile, Graf was also a guard on the Ohio State basketball team and was named team captain as a senior.
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Jack Kemp
Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st congressional district from 1971 to 1989. He was the Republican Party's nominee for Vice President in the 1996 election, where he was the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole. Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.
Before entering politics, Kemp was a professional quarterback for 13 years. He played briefly in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL), but became a star in the American Football League (AFL). He served as captain of both the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills and earned the AFL Most Valuable Player award in 1965 after leading the Bills to a second consecutive championship. He played in the AFL for all 10 years of its existence, appeared in its All-Star game seven times, played in its championship game five times, and set many of the league's career passing records. Kemp also co-founded the AFL Players Association, for which he served five terms as president. During the early part of his football career, he served in the United States Army Reserve.
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Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. By winning a total of 18 career major championships while producing 19 second place and 9 third place finishes in major events on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years, he is widely regarded as the most accomplished professional golfer of all time. Nicklaus did not play that many tournaments because he wanted to focus on the Majors, but is still second on the PGA-tournament winning list, with 73 victories.
After winning two U.S. Amateurs in 1959 and 1961, and challenging for the 1960 U.S. Open, Nicklaus turned professional toward the end of 1961. The 1962 U.S. Open was both Nicklaus' first major championship victory and his first professional win. This win over Arnold Palmer began the on-course rivalry between the two. In 1966, Nicklaus won the Masters Tournament for the second year in a row, becoming the first golfer to achieve this, and also won The Open Championship, completing his career slam of major championships. At age 26, he became the youngest to do so at the time. In 1968 and 1969, Nicklaus did not win a major tournament. He then won another Open Championship in 1970.
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Jackie Slater
Jackie Ray Slater (born May 27, 1954, in Jackson, Mississippi) is a retired NFL offensive tackle who played his entire 20-year career with the Rams organization, playing 19 seasons for the Rams in Los Angeles (1976–1994) and one season for the Rams in St. Louis in 1995.
Slater attended Jackson State University same as Walter Payton, Vernon Perry and Actress De De Tillman. Slater was a letterman in football and was selected to the Southwestern Athletic Conference All-Star Game three times, and as a senior, he was a First-team All–Black America selection, and was named an All-American selection by the Pittsburgh Courier. After his senior season, he was invited to participate in the College All-Star Game.
Slater played in 259 games from 1976 to 1995, a then-record for offensive lineman (broken by Bruce Matthews in the 1999 season). He was the first player to play 20 seasons for one team, and former Washington Redskins cornerback Darrell Green is the only other one to accomplish the feat. Much like Ed "Too Tall" Jones was with the Dallas Cowboys, Slater was unique in "bridging gaps" with different eras in the franchise. Slater was teammates with Merlin Olsen and Jack Youngblood earlier in his career and Jerome Bettis and Isaac Bruce at the end of his career, although Bettis would be traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers (where he had more success) right after Slater retired.
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Jackie Stewart
Sir John Young 'Jackie' Stewart, OBE (born 11 June 1939) is a Scottish former racing driver. Nicknamed the 'Flying Scot', he competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships. He also competed in Can-Am. He is well known in the United States as a color commentator (pundit) of racing television broadcasts, and as a spokesman for Ford, where his Scottish accent has made him a distinctive presence. Between 1997 and 1999, in partnership with his son, Paul, he was team principal of the Stewart Grand Prix Formula One racing team. In 2009 he was ranked fifth of the fifty greatest Formula One drivers of all time by journalist Kevin Eason who wrote: "He has not only emerged as a great driver, but one of the greatest figures of motor racing."
Stewart's family were Austin, later Jaguar, car dealers and had built up a successful business, Dumbuck Garage, in Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland where Stewart was born and was educated at Dumbarton Academy. His father had been an amateurmotorcycle racer, and his brother Jimmy was a racing driver with a growing local reputation who drove for Ecurie Ecosse and competed in the 1953 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, until he went off at Copse Corner in the wet.
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Jahri Evans
Jahri Evans (born August 22, 1983) is an American football offensive guard, who currently plays for the NFL's New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Although only a fourth round draft pick from a small school, Evans established a reputation as one of the best guards in the NFL, and in May 2010 the Saints signed him to a seven-year, $56.7 million contract that reportedly made him the highest paid guard in NFL history.
Unusual for an NFL player, Evans did not play football before high school. He attended Frankford High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was an All-Public League selection as a junior. However, Evans fractured his leg playing a game of pickup basketball at a church event prior to his senior year and missed the entire football season. Evans stayed focused on academics, ended up graduating 10th in his class, and with the help of his high school coach, Tom Mullineaux, was admitted to Bloomsburg. In fact, Evans did not attend Bloomsburg on an athletic scholarship, but rather an academic scholarship.
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Jake Delhomme
Jake Christopher Delhomme ( /dəˈloʊm/; born January 10, 1975) is an American football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Delhomme played college football at Louisiana-Lafayette before being signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 1997. After playing for the Saints and spending time in NFL Europe, Delhomme played as the Carolina Panthers starting Quarterback from 2003–2009. Delhomme holds most of Carolina's quarterback records, and has led the team to two NFC Championships and a Super Bowl.
Since his departure from Carolina, Delhomme has also played for the Cleveland Browns in 2010 and Houston Texans in 2011
Delhomme was born to Jerry and Marcia Delhomme, both Cajuns; the last name Delhomme translates into "of the man". Jake's grandfather bred horses, and Jake's father was a jockey who began racing at eight years old. Jake has called horses his "first love", and today he, his father, and his brother own and train thoroughbreds. Delhomme played both quarterback and defensive back for Teurlings Catholic; he made the all-state team in high school not as quarterback, but on defense.
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Jake Plummer
Jason Steven "Jake" Plummer (born on December 19, 1974) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State.
His nickname, Jake "the Snake", was given to him as a tribute to professional wrestler, Jake "the Snake" Roberts. Coincidentally, Roberts adopted that nickname as a tribute to his favorite NFL player, former Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, who was nicknamed "the Snake".
After a 2007 offseason trade from the Denver Broncos to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Plummer failed to report to the team and announced his intention to retire.
Plummer was born in, and grew up in, Boise, Idaho, went to Pierce Park Elementary, Hillside Junior High, and graduated from Capital High School in 1993. He was a three-sport star in high school, playing baseball and basketball in addition to football. He was selected as an all-state quarterback as well as punter twice, and passed for 6,097 yards and 68 touchdowns in his junior and senior years.
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Jake Scott
Jacob E. Scott, III (born July 20, 1945) is a former American football free safety and punt returner who played from 1970 to 1978 for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Scott went to the Pro Bowl five consecutive times between 1971, and 1975. He recorded 35 interceptions in his six seasons as a Dolphin, and another 14 in his three years with the Redskins. He was also a five-time All-Pro.
Scott wore number 13 throughout his career (a number not worn by NFL safeties today), which was later made famous in Miami by Dan Marino, and has since been retired in Marino's honor.
After growing up in Athens, Georgia, Scott played college football at the University of Georgia, where he led Georgia in interceptions in 1967 with six interceptions and 1968 with ten interceptions. In 1967, Scott was named first-team All-SEC defensive back by the Associated Press, and in 1968 again in both the AP and the UPI. The ten interceptions in a season is now second-most in Georgia history behind Terry Hoage’s 12 in 1982. Scott’s 175 return yards on interceptions in 1968 is also second all-time for Georgia.
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Jamal Lewis
Jamal Lafitte Lewis (born August 26, 1979) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens fifth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.
After spending his first seven seasons with the Ravens, Lewis signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns prior to the 2007 season.
Lewis attended Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Lewis was rated the top RB prospect in the nation by Super Prep. Prep Star rated him as the No. 2 southern RB. Lewis rushed for 1,716 yards and 25 TD as a senior and earned AAAA All-State and All-City honors. He was named MVP of the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game with 137 yards on 11 carries (12.4 avg.) and 2 TDs. Jamal gained 1,923 yards and scored 28 TDs as a junior and 1,240 yards and 15 TDs as a sophomore. In his 3 years as a starter, he rushed for a school-record 4,879 yards and 68 TDs, plus had a 9.7-yard average per carry.[citation needed] While at Douglass, Lewis went from a fullback to starting at running back, and also participated in track and field.
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Jamal Williams
Jamal Williams (born April 28, 1976) is an American football nose tackle who is currently a free agent of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 1998 Supplemental Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma State.
With his massive 6′3″, 350-pound frame, Williams has been described as a "textbook block-of-granite noseman" by SI.com′s Peter King.
Williams is the second oldest of seven boys, was raised in Washington, D.C. by his mother, Harriet, a single parent. A two-time All-Met selection at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, Williams played linebacker at 6′3″, 255 pounds. He was named a Super Prep All-American in 1994.
Williams played at Oklahoma State University in 1995. In 1996, he transferred to Kemper Military School and Junior College in Boonville, Missouri, where he was a standout in the junior college ranks. In 1997, Williams returned to Oklahoma State and was named 1st Team All-Big 12. He finished his career with 117 tackles and 9.5 sacks. He majored in sociology at OSU.
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Jamar Nesbit
Jamar Kendric Nesbit (born December 17, 1976) is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at South Carolina. Nesbit has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints.
He was suspended for four games during the 2008-2009 season for using a performance-enhancing drug. While serving his suspension, he lost his starting job to Carl Nicks. He had been using StarCaps, which contained the illegal loop diuretic Bumetanide, which is used to mask steroids/PED's. In 2010, Nesbit is suing the NFL, claiming that they knew that Bumetanide was in StarCaps, but they did not notify any of the players.
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James Carville
Chester James Carville, Jr. (born October 25, 1944) is an American political consultant, commentator, educator, actor, attorney, media personality, and prominent liberal pundit. Carville gained national attention for his work as the lead strategist of the successful presidential campaign of then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton. Carville was a co-host of CNN's Crossfire until its final broadcast in June 2005. Since its cancellation, he has appeared on CNN's news program The Situation Room. As of 2009, he hosts a weekly program on XM Radio titled 60/20 Sports with Luke Russert, son of Tim Russert who hosted NBC's Meet The Press. He is married to Republican political consultant Mary Matalin. In 2009, he began teaching political science at Tulane University.
Carville, the oldest of eight children, was born in Carville, Louisiana, the son of Lucille (née Normand), a former school teacher who sold World Book Encyclopedias door-to-door, and Chester James Carville, a postmaster as well as owner of a general store. Carville, LA was named after his paternal grandfather, Louis Arthur Carville, the postmaster. He is of mostly Cajun (French) descent, with more distant Irish (from his patrilineal great-grandfather), Danish, and German ancestry. Carville attended Ascension Catholic High School in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.
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Jammal Brown
Jammal Filbert Brown (born March 30, 1981) is an American football right tackle for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.
Brown was born in Waxahachie, Texas. Brown attended MacArthur High School in Lawton, Oklahoma and was a letterman in football in the defensive lineman position. As a senior, he won All-State honors as a defensive lineman. Brown graduated from MacArthur High School in 2000.
Jammal Brown was recruited by the Oklahoma Sooners as a defensive tackle. He was switched to offensive tackle in his sophomore year, and quickly blossomed, securing a starting spot as a sophomore, and winning the Outland Trophy as a senior in 2004 as the nation's most outstanding lineman. He was the anchor of an offensive line that paved the way for Adrian Peterson to set the record for most rushing yardage by a freshman in 2004. His contributions were invaluable in the Sooners winning the 2004 Big 12 Championship and he was a consensus All-America choice that season.
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Jared Allen
Jared Scot Allen (born April 4, 1982) is an American football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Allen played college football at Idaho State, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. A four-time Pro Bowl selection and All-Pro, Allen has tallied 105 sacks for his career, the most since he joined the league in 2004.
Allen was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in San Jose, California. His father, Ron, was once on the training camp roster of the Minnesota Vikings.
Allen was a one-year letter winner at Los Gatos High School, under coach Butch Cattolico; his other two seasons were at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, California. As a senior, he was named First-Team All-League and Defensive Player of the Year. He was also a First-Team All-Central Coast Section selection, and member of Who’s Who in Sport. Allen was selected by the North squad for the North vs. South San Jose Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star football game, after a senior season where he racked up 96 tackles, 12 sacks, five forced fumbles, and five fumble recoveries.
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Jason Kyle
Jason Campbell Kyle (born May 12, 1972 in Tempe, Arizona) is an American football long snapper who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State.
Kyle has also played for the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers, and New Orleans Saints.
Kyle was the long snapper for the Saints during their Super Bowl winning 2009 season and for the first nine games of 2010, but due to a shoulder injury he was then placed on the injured reserve list, ending his season.
He's currently the CEO of Pro Player Connect a unique pro athlete networking site, which allows verified players to build communities and connect to businesses, fans and other players.</ref>
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Jason Peters
Jason Raynard Peters (born January 22, 1982) is an American football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004, originally as a tight end. He played college football at Arkansas.
Peters was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2007 through 2011.
Originally recruited as a defensive tackle, Peters spent his freshman campaign as a reserve defensive lineman. He was then moved to the tight end spot, where he caught four passes for 37 yards as a sophomore. In his junior year, Peters registered 21 catches for 218 yards and four touchdowns, which earned him a second-team All-SEC selection.
A fairly athletic tight end at more than 320 pounds, Peters was seen as "a clone of former Denver Broncos giant Orson Mobley." Since he registered far more knockdown blocks (61) than catches (21) in his last year in college, Peters spent much time prior to the 2004 NFL Draft working O-line drills, commending himself as an offensive tackle for the NFL. He was projected as an early fourth round pick by Sports Illustrated, but eventually went undrafted.
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Jay Berwanger
John Jacob "Jay" Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American football halfback born in Dubuque, Iowa. He was the first winner of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy in 1935 (the following year the award was renamed the Heisman Trophy); the trophy is awarded annually to the nation's most outstanding college football player. Berwanger had been a star at the University of Chicago, where he was known as the "one man football team".
In a 1934 game against the University of Michigan, Berwanger left his mark on Michigan center Gerald Ford in the form of a distinctive scar beneath the future President's left eye. Berwanger also competed in track & field for the University of Chicago, setting a school decathlon record in 1936 that stood until 2007.
In 1936, Berwanger became the first player to be drafted by the National Football League (NFL) in its inaugural draft. The Philadelphia Eagles selected him but did not think they would be able to meet his reported salary demands of $1,000 per game. They traded his negotiating rights to the Chicago Bears for tackle Art Buss. Berwanger initially chose not to sign with the Bears in part to preserve his amateur status so that he could compete for a spot on the U.S. team for the 1936 Summer Olympics in the decathlon.
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Jed Collins
Jedidiah Gabriel "Jed" Collins (born March 3, 1986) is an American football fullback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Washington State.
Collins has also been a member of the Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans.
Collins was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2008 NFL Draft. He was waived during final cuts, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 3, 2008. He was released from the practice squad on October 21. Collins was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad on October 28, 2008, but was released on November 24. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns on November 26, 2008, and was a member of the active roster for two games before he was waived and re-signed to the team's practice squad on December 11. He was not re-signed by the Browns following the 2008 season.
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Jeff Blake
Jeff Bertrand Coleman Blake (born December 4, 1970) is a retired American football quarterback who played in the National Football League. Although he finished his career with the Chicago Bears, he was formerly a quarterback for the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Jets out of East Carolina University. His only Pro Bowl appearance came with the Bengals, when he was selected for the AFC team. In that contest, Blake threw a Pro Bowl record-long 92-yard touchdown pass to Yancey Thigpen.
Blake finished seventh in the 1991 Heisman Trophy voting, while leading East Carolina to an 11–1 record and the #9 ranking at season's end. He was inducted into the East Carolina Hall of Fame in 2007.
Blake's best seasons came with Cincinnati in the mid-to-late 1990s (when he was often referred to as "Shake-N-Blake" by local media and fans); he established great rapport with Bengal receivers Carl Pickens and Darnay Scott, helping the former vie for the receiving title in 1995.
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Jeff Charleston
Jeffrey David Charleston (born January 19, 1983 in Oregon City, Oregon) is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Idaho State.
Charleston has also played for the Indianapolis Colts.
Charleston attended Central High School in Independence, Oregon. He lettered three years in football and basketball and was first-team all-Oregon pick at tight end and second-team all-state at linebacker.
Charleston played for three seasons at Division II Western Oregon. He was a two-time All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference pick; as a sophomore, he led the team in sacks (4.5), tackles for losses (10.5) and FR (4) and ranked 3rd on team with 69 tackles. He then decided to transfer to Idaho State University for both athletic and academic reasons. He sat out the 2004 season per NCAA transfer regulations, then played one season for Idaho State. As a senior, he registered 12 sacks, and had 56 tackles, five passed defensed, two FF and 19 tackles for losses. He was voted Defensive and Newcomer Player-of-the-Year in the Big Sky Conference.
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Jeff George
Jeffrey Scott George (born December 8, 1967) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons during the 1990s and early 2000s. He played college football for the University of Illinois. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the first overall pick of the 1990 NFL Draft, and also played for the Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL.
George was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Warren Central High School, where he was awarded the Dial Award for the national high-school scholar-athlete of the year in 1985 and was the first Gatorade National Player of the Year. Collegiately, he attended Purdue University and the University of Illinois.
George transferred after a year at Purdue University because the coach who recruited him, Leon Burtnett, was fired. Burtnett's replacement was Fred Akers, who had been known for his teams that used a run-heavy option type offense that required a more mobile quarterback. He subsequently committed to the University of Miami, but he backed out when coach Jimmy Johnson would not guarantee him a starting job at the passer-rich school. The schoolboy legend from Indianapolis ended up leaving the home-state school and became a Fighting Illini. He stayed at Illinois for two years, leaving with a year of eligibility remaining after being assured he would be drafted in the first five picks of the NFL draft (he was picked No. 1 overall).
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Jeremy Shockey
Jeremy Charles Shockey ( /ˈʃɒki/; born August 18, 1980) is an American football player who is an unrestricted free agent for the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants 14th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
The winner of the first-ever Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award in 2002, Shockey has earned four Pro Bowl selections in his career and received a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII and with the Saints in Super Bowl XLIV.
Jeremy Shockey was born August 18, 1980 in Ada, Oklahoma, US. A 1999 graduate of Ada High School in Ada, Oklahoma, Shockey lettered all four seasons, playing mostly at wide receiver and outside linebacker. As a senior he caught 50 passes for 1,108 yards and five touchdowns. He also returned four punts for touchdowns and was named to Oklahoma's All-District, All-County, and All-State teams. Playing in the State Semi-final game of his senior year, he caught eight passes for 206 yards, but his team lost in an upset to Chickasha High School.[citation needed] He also played basketball and was an honor roll student.
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Jermey Parnell
Jermey Parnell (born June 20, 1986) is an American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.He was signed as a free agent by the New Orleans Saints. He attended Gosnell High School in Gosnell, Arkansas, then played four years of college basketball and one year of football (as a defensive end) at the University of Mississippi.
Parnell spent the 2009 season on the Saints' practice squad. Released by the Saints before the 2010 season, he was claimed by the Miami Dolphins, then released on September 25, 2010. He returned to the Saints' practice squad, then was signed to the Cowboys' active roster on October 14.
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Jermon Bushrod
Jermon "Mr. Tackle" Bushrod (born August 19, 1984 in King George, Virginia) is an American football offensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL). He was the Saints' starting left tackle in the team's successful run to the Super Bowl XLIV Championship. He played college football at Towson University.
Bushrod attended King George High School in King George, Virginia, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. He was an All-State honorable mention at offensive tackle and in baseball, and won a district championship in basketball.
Bushrod played college football for the Towson University Tigers, where he was a four-year starter. After redshirting in 2002, Bushrod was named third-team All-Atlantic 10 in his sophomore and junior years. In 2006, he was an All-Atlantic 10 selection at left tackle, and helped the Tigers to a 7-4 record. He finished his collegiate career with a streak of 38 consecutive starts.
The Saints' fourth-round draft pick in 2007, Bushrod played in only three games prior to the 2009 season. However, after an injury to Saints' starting left tackle Jammal Brown, Bushrod became a starter for the Saints in 2009, helping the Saints to their first Super Bowl Championship ever. Bushrod led the whole NFL in snaps played in the 2011 season with 1,177.
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Jerome Bettis
Jerome Abram "The Bus" Bettis (born February 16, 1972) is a retired American football halfback who played for the NFL's Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. Bettis is considered one of the best big backs ever because of his footwork and power, and is currently sixth on the National Football League's all-time rushing list. He retired in 2006 after a Super Bowl victory at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, his city of birth.
Bettis was born February 16, 1972, in Detroit, Michigan. He is the youngest of three children of Gladys Elizabeth (née Bougard) and Johnnie E. Bettis. Bettis did not start playing football until high school, as his primary passion as a youth had been bowling. He attended Mackenzie High School in Detroit, where he was a standout running back and linebacker. As a senior, he was rated the top player in the state by the Detroit Free Press, and was the Gatorade Circle of Champions Player of the Year award winner.[citation needed]
At the University of Notre Dame, Bettis finished his career with 337 rushing attempts for 1912 yards (5.7 yards per rushing attempt avg.), and made 32 receptions for 429 yards (13.4 yards per reception). In his last game as a junior, a 28-3 win by Notre Dame over Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl, he rushed 20 times for 75 yards.
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Jerry Lucas
Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) is a former basketball player who played from the 1950s to the 1970s. He is now a memory education expert. In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in National Basketball Association history. He was named to Sports Illustrated's five-man College All-Century Team in 1999.
Lucas was born in Middletown, Ohio, then a community of 30,000+ halfway between Dayton and Cincinnati, that in the 1940s and 1950s boasted one of the most respected high school basketball programs in the United States. Greatly encouraged, Lucas began pouring hours each day into the town's game during his early teens.
Lucas had become a local playground legend by age 15, in Sunset Park. Sunset Park was then a regional summer hotbed for high school, college and even some pro players. Future Cincinnati Royals teammates Wayne Embry and Oscar Robertson were visitors there. Lucas was already at almost his full-grown height of 6 ft 8 in (2.06 m) by age 15, out-playing college players with his advanced game.
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Jerry Rice
Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is a retired American football wide receiver. He is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver of all time and is considered by many to be the best NFL player to ever play football. On November 4, 2010, Rice was chosen by NFL Network's NFL Films production The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players as the greatest player in NFL history.
The all-time leader in most major statistical categories for wide receivers and the all-time NFL leader in touchdowns scored with 208, Rice was selected to the Pro Bowl 13 times (1986–1996, 1998, 2002) and named All-Pro 12 times in his 20 NFL seasons. He won three Super Bowl rings playing for the San Francisco 49ers and an AFC Championship with the Oakland Raiders.
Jerry Rice was born and raised in Starkville, Mississippi, as the son of a brick mason. He developed his hands while working for his father. His speed also helped him excel in football in high school. He enjoyed watching football on television.
According to his book "Rice" (written with Michael Silver), the school's principal tracked him down for skipping class, but when he called his name the startled Rice sprinted off running. After seeing him run, the principal decided to let him join the football team or be punished. Jerry decided upon football and the principal told the school's football coach about his speed. The truthfulness of this story has been questioned.
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Jesse Owens
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the sprints and the long jump. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals: one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team. He was the most successful athlete at the 1936 Summer Olympics, a victory more poignant and often noted because Adolf Hitler had intended the 1936 games to showcase his Aryan ideals and prowess.
The Jesse Owens Award, USA Track and Field's highest accolade for the year's best track and field athlete, is named after him, in honor of his significant career.
James Cleveland Owens was born the seventh of eleven children of Henry Cleveland Owens and Mary Emma Fitzgerald in Oakville, Alabama on September 12, 1913. J.C., as he was called, was nine years old when the family moved to Cleveland, Ohio for better opportunities, as part of the Great Migration, when 1.5 million African Americans left the segregated South. When his new teacher asked his name (to enter in her roll book), he said "J.C.", but because of his strong Southern accent, she thought he said "Jesse". The name took, and he was known as Jesse Owens for the rest of his life.
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Jim Brown
James Nathaniel "Jim" Brown (born February 17, 1936) is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back for the NFL Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. In 2002, he was named by Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever. He is considered to be one of the greatest professional athletes the U.S. has ever produced.
James Nathaniel Brown was born to Theresa (a housekeeper) and Swinton Brown (a professional boxer).
At Manhasset Secondary School, Brown earned 13 letters playing football, lacrosse, baseball, basketball and running track. According to the New York Times:
Mr. Brown credits his self-reliance to having grown up on St. Simons's island, an all-black community off the coast of Georgia where he was raised by his grandmother and where racism did not affect him directly. At the age of 8 he moved to Manhasset, N.Y., where his mother worked as a domestic. It was at Manhasset High School that he became a football star and athletic legend.
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Jim Everett
James Samuel Everett III (born January 3, 1963 in Emporia, Kansas) is a retired professional American football quarterback who played for twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Everett attended Purdue University and was selected in the first round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He was selected as the third pick in the first round by the Houston Oilers, and was the first quarterback taken that year. Unable to work out a contract agreement with Everett, the Oilers traded his rights to the Los Angeles Rams, with whom Everett played from 1986 to 1993. He then played with the New Orleans Saints from 1994 to 1996 and ended his career with a stint with the San Diego Chargers in 1997.
Everett was recruited out of Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico to play either safety or quarterback for Purdue University. He was soon slotted into the quarterback role where he narrowly missed out on being a four-year starter at Purdue, as a game day decision before his first game as a freshman led to Scott Campbell getting the nod over Everett. Campbell held off Everett for three years, one of which Everett was able to redshirt to gain an extra year of eligibility. Upon Campbell's graduation to a seven-year career in the NFL, Everett took over the reins of the pass-oriented Boilermaker offense.
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Jim Flanigan
James Michael Flanigan, Jr. (born August 27, 1971 in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is a former American football defensive tackle that played in the National Football League from 1994–2003. Most of his success came when he was with the Chicago Bears from 1994–2000. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame. His father, Jim Flanigan, Sr., also played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers. Flanigan also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers during his NFL career.
Jim has a lifelong love of reading. He has used his celebrity and success to create a literacy charity. The James Flanigan Foundation (www.flaniganfoundation.org) is non-profit organization that encourages literacy.[citation needed]
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Jim Grabowski
James S.(Wolf)Grabowski (born September 9, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football player and broadcaster. Grabowski played collegiately at the University of Illinois and professionally for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears, and served as an analyst on University of Illinois football radio broadcasts for nearly 30 years, retiring after the 2006-2007 season.
Grabowski attended the University of Illinois out of Taft High School in Chicago. At Illinois, Grabowski was a star running back, and was named Associated Press All-American in both 1964 and 1965. As a sophomore, Grabowski was named Most Valuable Player of the 1964 Rose Bowl, having led the Fighting Illini to 17-7 victory over the University of Washington. Grabowski received many awards and recognitions after his senior season in 1965, including finishing third in the Heisman Trophy voting, being named The Sporting News co-player of the year and Back of the Year by the Washington Touchdown Club, and receiving the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten Most Valuable Player. Grabowski finished as the all-time leader in rushing yards in Big Ten history. Grabowski was also an outstanding student at the University of Illinois, having been named GTE Academic All-American in 1964 and 1965, and graduated with a degree in finance in 1966
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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 Konstanty
Casimir James "Jim" Konstanty (March 2, 1917 – June 11, 1976) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and National League Most Valuable Player of 1950. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1944), Boston Braves (1946), Philadelphia Phillies (1948–1954), New York Yankees (1954–1956) and St. Louis Cardinals (1956). Konstanty batted and threw right-handed.
Konstanty started as a physical education teacher in St. Regis Falls, NY. The son of a farmer, Konstanty starred in sports in high school and also at Syracuse University, where he earned a bachelor of science degree. Jim was a member of the university basketball team from 1936-39.
Konstanty pitched briefly with the Cincinnati Reds in 1944 and Boston Braves in 1946, and spent three seasons in the minors until 1948, when the Phillies called him up. He became a relief specialist who employed a slider and a change-up with great effectiveness.
In 1950, when the Phils "Whiz Kids" won the National League pennant, Konstanty was named the Most Valuable Player; to date, he is the only National League relief pitcher to achieve such an honor. He appeared in 74 games (then a major league record), winning 16 games with a National League leading 22 saves. He made the NL All-Star team and received the AP Athlete of the Year and the TSN Pitcher of the Year awards. In a surprise move, he was named to start Game One of the 1950 World Series against the New York Yankees. Konstanty gave up only four hits in eight innings but lost 1-0, his efforts outdone by Vic Raschi's two-hit shutout.
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Jim Lynch
James Robert Lynch (born August 28, 1945 in Lima, Ohio) is a former American football linebacker who spent his entire eleven-year professional career (1967–1977) with the American Football League and National Football League Kansas City Chiefs.
Lynch attended Lima Central Catholic High School in Lima, Ohio and the University of Notre Dame. He led Notre Dame in tackles in 1965 with 108 and in 1966 with 106. He was the defensive captain of the 1966 National Champion Fighting Irish team. Lynch also won the Maxwell Award as the nation's best college football player in 1966. His aunt is named Geneva Jerwers. He is the grandson of George Washington Hahn. His first cousin twice removed is named Lucas Selvidge. He has over 30 first cousins once removed, the grandchildren of his aunt Geneva Jerwers.
From 1967 to 1977, Lynch was a very fine right outside linebacker who could stop the run and defend the pass well, playing alongside middle linebacker Willie Lanier throughout that same 1967-77 span and left outside linebacker Bobby Bell from 1967 to 1974, both "pro football" Hall of Famers. These linebackers were important elements to lead the Chiefs' defense in their 1969 championship season, en route to winning their first and only AFL-NFL World Championship (Super Bowl IV).
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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 Pace
James Edward Pace (January 1, 1936 – March 4, 1983) was an American running back in the National Football League. He was also an All-American halfback who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines teams from 1955 to 1957.
Although he was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Pace was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He played sandlot football with Terry Barr. In high school, Pace was a football and track star from 1950 to 1954. In track he ran a time of a 9.6 seconds in the 100 yard dash at Dunbar High School.
Pace was named the Most Valuable Player on the Michigan Wolverines in 1957, and he was awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten Conference. He also ran track at Michigan and won the Big Ten 60-yard indoor dash title. In 1957, he scored ten touchdowns: seven rushing, two receiving, and one punt return. He accumulated almost 800 yards of total offense in 1957 (664 rushing, 122 receiving and 98 on punt returns) and averaged 5.4 yards per carry rushing. In the 1957 Michigan-Ohio State game, Pace rushed for 164 yards and caught a 14-yard pass, which was at that time the Michigan record for rushing yards against Ohio State. Pace played in the 1957 East–West Shrine Game. Pace was one of the first African American football stars at the University of Michigan.
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Jim Plunkett
James William "Jim" Plunkett (born December 5, 1947) is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He led the Raiders to two Super Bowl victories (XV and XVIII). He is the only eligible quarterback to start (and win) two Super Bowls without being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
Plunkett was born to Mexican American parents with an Irish-German great-grandfather on his paternal side. Plunkett's father was a news vendor afflicted with progressive blindness, who had to support his blind wife along with their three children. In an effort to aid the family's financial situation, Plunkett worked a series of odd jobs while growing up, including serving as a gas station attendant, grocery store clerk and as a laborer on construction sites. In an acknowledgement of his Mexican roots, Plunkett chose the fictional character of Zorro as his hero.[citation needed]
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Jim Ryun
James Ronald ("Jim") Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former track athlete and politician, who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 to 2007, representing the 2nd District in Kansas. In the 2006 election, Ryun was defeated by Democratic challenger Nancy Boyda. In the Kansas Republican primary on August 5, 2008, he was defeated by Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins.
Years prior to his political career, Ryun had an athletic career that saw him become a world-class runner and the last American to hold the world record in the mile run. His career was highlighted by many world record times and a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
In 1966, at age nineteen, Ryun set world records in the mile and the half-mile runs, and received Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" award, as well as the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete, the ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year, and was voted Track & Field News' Athlete of the Year as the world’s best track & field athlete. Ironically, Ryun did all of this before he was permitted to run for the school he attended, University of Kansas, since NCAA rules at the time did not allow freshmen to compete in NCAA competition. In 1967 Ryun ran a world record in the indoor half mile (1:48.3) and outdoors lowered his world-record time in the mile from 3:51.3 to 3:51.1, a record that stood for almost eight years. That same year he set the world record for the 1500 meters in 3:33.1, running his last lap in a blazing 53.3 seconds and his final 1,200 meters in an amazing 2:46.6.
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Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.
Johnson was born in El Cajon, California, and began racing motorcycles at the age of five. After graduating from Granite Hills High School he competed in off-road series. He raced in Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group (MTEG), Short-course Off-road Drivers Association (SODA) and SCORE International, winning rookie of the year in each series. In 1998, Johnson and his team began stock car racing. He moved to the national American Speed Association (ASA) series for late model touring cars, and won another rookie of the year title. In 2000, he switched to the NASCAR Busch Series (now Nationwide Series).
He moved to Hendrick Motorsports in the Sprint Cup Series in 2002. After finishing fifth in the points in his first full season, he was second in 2003 and 2004 and fifth in 2005. Johnson won his first Cup series championship in 2006 and with further wins in 2007, 2008, 2009 and in 2010 became the only driver in NASCAR history to win five consecutive championships. During the 2011 season, Johnson finished sixth in points. Between 2002 and 2012, Johnson has recorded 56 wins, 232 top-tens, and 25 pole positions.
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Jimmy Graham
Jimmy Graham (born November 24, 1986) is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Saints in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Graham had a difficult upbringing; at age 11 he was placed in a group home where he was physically beaten by older children. In high school, with help from a church youth counselor who took him into her home, he improved his grades, became a basketball star as a senior at Community Christian in Wilson, North Carolina and at Charis Prep in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and earned a basketball scholarship to the University of Miami.
Graham played basketball for the Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team from 2005 to 2009. Graham graduated from Miami in May 2009 with a double major in marketing and management, then stayed at Miami to take graduate classes while playing a season of football. He played tight end and finished the season with 17 receptions for 213 yards and five touchdowns.
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Joe Bellino
Joseph Michael Bellino (born March 13, 1938) is a former American football halfback in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1960.
Bellino was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, attended the town's public schools, and was a three-sport star at Winchester High School. In baseball he batted well over .400 and was courted by major league teams. The basketball team on which he starred won the state championship his sophomore and junior years. They moved up to the Class A (largest schools) tournament his senior year, where the team's 55 game winning streak came to an end at the hands of much larger B.M.C. Durfee High School of Fall River. He was a dominant halfback on Winchester's outstanding football team, although his senior season was shortened by the 1955 polio epidemic.
During his 1956-57 year at Columbian Academy in Washington D.C., Bellino starred in both football and basketball. On November 25, Bellino scored three touchdowns in Columbian's upset win over the Navy Plebes, 34-33. In the fall of 1957, Bellino entered the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland along with his former high-school teammate, Frank Dattilo. During his freshman year, the Plebes matched up against the Penn State freshmen and their star player Lew Luce. Penn State won the game 23-13 but Bellino took a lateral from his Columbian teammate Harry Dietz, and scored on an 85 yard kickoff return.
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Joe DiMaggio
Giuseppe Paulo "Joe" DiMaggio (/dɨˈmɑːʒioʊ/ or /dɨˈmædʒioʊ/; November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak (May 15 – July 16, 1941), a record that still stands. DiMaggio was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
A three-time MVP winner and 13-time All-Star, DiMaggio is the only player to be selected for the All-Star Game in every season he played. During his thirteen years with the Yankees, the club won ten American League pennants and nine World Series championships.
At the time of his retirement, he ranked fifth in career home runs (361) and sixth in career slugging percentage (.579). He was voted the sport's greatest living player in a poll taken in the baseball centennial year of 1969.
His brothers Vince and Dom also became major league center fielders.
DiMaggio was born in Martinez, California, the eighth of nine children born to immigrants from Italy, Giuseppe (1872–1949) and Rosalia (Mercurio) DiMaggio (1878–1951). He was delivered by a midwife identified on his birth certificate as Mrs. J. Pico. He was named after his father; "Paolo" was in honor of Giuseppe's favorite saint, Saint Paul. The family moved to San Francisco, California, when Joe was a year old.
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Joe Flacco
Joseph Vincent "Joe" Flacco (born January 16, 1985) is an American football starting quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Delaware. He was the 18th overall pick by the Ravens in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
In his rookie year, he threw for 2,971 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions while starting all 16 regular season games to become only the eighth rookie quarterback in NFL history to start a playoff game. By leading the Ravens to two road wins in the 2008-09 NFL Playoffs, he became the first rookie quarterback in league history to win two playoff games. In his second season, Flacco improved to 3,613 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions, and set single season franchise records for completion percentage (63.1) and quarterback rating (88.9). In his third year in the NFL, Flacco is ranked first all time in Ravens history for passing yards (10,081) and passing touchdowns (60). By starting in two playoff games in 2009, Flacco earned the record for most starts by a quarterback in the first two seasons in NFL history (37). Flacco became just the fourth quarterback to bring his team to the playoffs in his first four seasons, and is the first to win a game in each.
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Joe Germaine
Joseph Berton Germaine (born November 16, 1975 in Denver, Colorado) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent of the Arena Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State.
Germaine earned a Super Bowl ring with the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV. He has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers and Utah Blaze.
Germaine attended Mountain View High School in Mesa, Arizona and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. He became a starter midway through his junior year and set school records with 3,782 passing yards, a 59% completion percentage, and 39 touchdown passes. As a senior, he connected on 123 of 209 passes for 2,081 yards and 23 touchdowns. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies as a high school baseball prospect.
Germaine was recruited by Northern Arizona University out of high school, but NAU was wary of his intention to serve a two-year Mormon mission, and thus did not offer him a scholarship. After concluding his service as a missionary for his church, Germaine played one season (1995) at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona before transferring to Ohio State. In 1996 and 1997, he was the backup to quarterback Stanley Jackson, but saw significant playing time as the two shared QB duties. Germaine’s most memorable moment in his years as a backup came at the 1997 Rose Bowl. He led the Buckeyes on a 65-yard drive in 12 plays in the final 1:40 for the winning touchdown, a five-yard pass to David Boston with 19 seconds left. Germaine passed for 131 yards in the game and was named the game’s MVP.
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Joe Laws
Joe Laws (June 16, 1911 - August 1979) was an American football player. He played his entire career with the Green Bay Packers, winning three World Championships, and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1972. Prior to joining the Packers, Laws attended the University of Iowa where he was a member of the Sigma Pi.
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Joe Louis
Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), better known as Joe Louis, was an American professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from 1937 to 1949. He is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis helped elevate boxing from a nadir in popularity in the post-Jack Dempsey era by establishing a reputation as an honest, hardworking fighter at a time when the sport was dominated by gambling interests. Louis' championship reign lasted 140 consecutive months, during which he participated in 27 championship fights, 26 championship fights during his reign; the 27th, against Ezzard Charles, was a challenge to Charles' Heavyweight title and so is not included in Louis' reign. All in all, Joe was victorious in 25 successful title defenses, a record for the heavyweight division. In 2005, Louis was ranked as the #1 heavyweight of all-time by the International Boxing Research Organization, and was ranked #1 on The Ring's list of the 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time.
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Joe Montana
Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr. (born June 11, 1956), nicknamed Joe Cool, Golden Joe, The Golden Great and Comeback Joe, is a retired professional football player, a hall of fame quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons. Traded before the 1993 season, he spent his final two years in the league with Kansas City. While a member of the 49ers, Montana started in four Super Bowl games and won all of them. Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000, his first year of eligibility.
In 1989, and again in 1990, the Associated Press named Montana the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP), and Sports Illustrated magazine named Montana the 1990 "Sportsman of the Year". Four years earlier, in 1986, Montana won the AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award. Montana was elected to eight Pro Bowls, as well as being voted 1st team All-Pro by the AP in 1987, 1989, and 1990. Montana had the highest passer rating in the National Football Conference (NFC) five times (1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1989); and, in both 1987 and 1989, Montana had the highest passer rating in the entire NFL.
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Joe Namath
Joseph William "Joe" Namath (/ˈneɪmɨθ/; born May 31, 1943), nicknamed "Broadway Joe" or "Joe Willie", is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and professional football in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) during the 1960s and 1970s. Namath was an American Football League icon and played for that league's New York Jets for most of his professional career but finished his career with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985.
Namath retired after playing in 143 career games (including play off games) with 68 wins, 71 losses and 4 ties, in his 132 career starts he was 64-64-4, and he was 4-7 coming off the bench in relief. In his career he threw 173 touchdowns, 220 interceptions, and completed 1,886 passes for 27,663 yards. During his thirteen years in the AFL and NFL he played for three division champions (the 1968 and 1969 AFL East Champion Jets and the 1977 NFC West Champion Rams), earned one league championship (1968 AFL Championship), and one Super Bowl victory (Super Bowl III).
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Joe Paterno
Joseph Vincent "Joe" Paterno (pronounced /pəˈtɜrnoʊ/; December 21, 1926 – January 22, 2012), often referred to as "JoePa", was an American college football coach who was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions for nearly 46 years, from 1966 through 2011. At the time of his death he held the record for the most victories by an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football coach with 409 and was the only FBS coach to reach 400 victories. He coached five undefeated teams that won major bowl games and, in 2007, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach. Despite his achievements as a coach, Paterno's career ended abruptly in 2011 after he was fired for his "failure of leadership" in the child sex abuse scandal surrounding his former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
Paterno was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended Brown University, where he played football both as the quarterback and a cornerback. Originally planning to be a lawyer, he instead signed on as an assistant football coach at Penn State in 1950, persuaded by his college coach Rip Engle who had taken over as Penn State's head coach. Sixteen years later, in 1966, Paterno was named as Engle's successor. Before long, he had coached the team to two undefeated regular seasons in 1968 and 1969. He went on to win two national championships—in 1982 and again in 1986. In all, he led the Nittany Lions to 37 bowl appearances with 24 wins all while turning down offers to coach NFL teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots. Paterno became the winningest coach in Division I history on October 29, 2011.
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Joe Theismann
Joseph Robert "Joe" Theismann (born September 9, 1949) is a former quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He achieved his most enduring fame in his 12 seasons playing for the Washington Redskins, where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and quarterback of the winning team in Super Bowl XVII. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
Following his retirement from football, Theismann began a career as a sportscaster. He now works for the NFL Network, as a color analyst on Thursday Night Football, joining play-by-play voice Bob Papa and Matt Millen. He also co-hosts the network's weekly show Playbook.
Theismann was born to Austrian Joseph John Theismann who "ran a gas station and worked in his brother’s liquor store." His Hungarian mother, Olga Tobias, worked for Johnson & Johnson until her retirement. Theismann was raised in South River, New Jersey, and attended South River High School, where he lettered in baseball, basketball, and football.
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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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Joey Elliott
Joseph Preston Elliott (born August 2, 1986) is an American football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Purdue.
Elliott committed to Purdue University on July 2, 2004. Elliott also received FBS scholarship offers from Indiana and Washington State.
Elliott played college football at Purdue. He was named co-captain for the 2009 season.
Elliott was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2010. He was waived on June 10.
Elliott was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on July 20, 2010. On October 23, 2010, Elliott saw his first game action after both the starting and second string quarterbacks were knocked out the game due to injury. He started the last two games of the season for the Blue Bombers, both losses.
He began the 2011 season as the second string quarterback, but suffered a season-ending injury in the third game of the season.
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Johann Olav Koss
Johann Olav Koss (born 29 October 1968) is a former speed skater from Norway, considered to be one of the best in history, and current assistant coach of Norway's speed skating team.
Johann Olav Koss was born in Drammen, Buskerud County, Norway. Johann Olav Koss became the Norwegian Junior Champion in 1987, but he could not compete with the world top skaters in the 1986 and 1987 World Junior Championships. In 1988, he debuted with the seniors at the World Championships in Alma-Ata, but failed to qualify for the final distance. The following year, he finished eighth in the same tournament (after a fifteenth place in the European Allround Championships), placing second on the 1,500 m. His breakthrough came in 1990, winning the World Allround Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. The following four years, he would win two more world titles (1991 and 1994), while finishing second in 1993 and third in 1992. He won the European Allround Championships in 1991 and finished second in the next three editions. Koss had a total of twenty-three World Cup wins, while winning four overall World Cup titles (the 1,500 m in 1990 and 1991, and the combined 5,000/10,000 m in 1991 and 1994).
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John Cappelletti
John Cappelletti (born August 9, 1952) is a former professional American football running back for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and the San Diego Chargers. Prior to his professional career, he attended the Pennsylvania State University, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1973. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993. Penn State football coach Joe Paterno said that Cappelletti was "the best football player I ever coached".
Cappelletti attended Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. As a senior tailback at Penn State, he gained 1,522 yards on 286 carries scoring 17 touchdowns as the Nittany Lions rolled to an undefeated season. He was awarded the 1973 Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, the UPI College Football Player of the Year, the Walter Camp Award, the Chic Harley Award, as well as receiving All-America honors. In his two-year running career, he gained 100 yards in thirteen games and had a career total of 2,639 yards and twenty-nine touchdowns for an average of 120 yards per game and 5.1 yards per carry. Cappelletti's Heisman acceptance speech, where he dedicated his award to his dying brother Joey, is one of the most memorable in the history of college sports.
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John Elway
John Albert Elway, Jr. (born June 28, 1960) is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos. Elway recorded the most victories by a starting quarterback at the time of his retirement. He retired in 1999 and statistically was the second most prolific passer in NFL history. Elway led his teams to six AFC Championship Games and five Super Bowls, winning his last two.
Elway set several career records for passing attempts and completions while at Stanford. He also received All-American honors. Elway was drafted #1 overall in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts before being traded to the Denver Broncos. In 1987, he embarked on what is considered to be one of the most clutch and iconic performances in sports and in NFL history, helping engineer the Broncos on a 98-yard, game-tying touchdown drive in the AFC Championship Game against the Cleveland Browns. The moment is known in National Football League lore as "The Drive". Following the AFC Championship Game, Elway and the Broncos lost in Super Bowl XXI to the New York Giants. It would be the first of a record five Super Bowl starts at quarterback in Elway's career, a record that he solely held until 2012 when Tom Brady earned his fifth Super Bowl start.
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John Fourcade
John Charles Fourcade, Jr. (born October 11, 1960 in Gretna, Louisiana) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the current head coach of the Rio Grande Valley Magic of the Southern Indoor Football League. Fourcade was the most valuable player of the 1982 Senior Bowl after passing for 115 yards and running for 33 yards and two touchdowns. He had gained 6,713 yards at Ole Miss from 1978–1981, breaking the career record of Archie Manning.
Fourcade played as an undrafted free agent in 4 games as a backup to Joe Paopao for the British Columbia Lions in 1983. As a career journeyman quarterback, he played for the 1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) and the 1985 Memphis Showboats (USFL) before being signed as a free agent by the New York Giants in May 1986. He then played for the 1987 Denver Dynamite in the Arena Football League. In 1987, he led the Saints to a 2-1 replacement game record and made the regular roster. Over his career, Fourcade passed for 2,312 yards in 24 games for the Saints, with a passer rating of 70.1. He was waived by the Saints in Jul. 1991. In 1993 he played for the Miami Hooters of the AFL. In 2001, he was the general manager, head coach and played in the National Indoor Football League for the Mississippi Fire Dogs.
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John Friesz
John Melvin "Deep" Friesz (pronounced "Freeze") (born May 19, 1967) is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League for four teams. Selected in the 1990 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers, he later played for the Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks, and New England Patriots.
Born in Missoula, Montana, Friesz grew up in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and attended Coeur d'Alene High School, graduating in 1985. He was a year behind Scott Wellman, a two-time all-state quarterback who led the Vikings to the A-1 state finals in 1982 and 1983, winning the first. Friesz spent those seasons as a back-up and became the starter in his senior season in the fall of 1984. His first game was against perennial state power Borah in Boise, who had beaten the Vikings 27-23 at Coeur d'Alene in 1983.The #2 ranked CDA Vikings returned the favor and beat the Lions 19-14 on the then-green AstroTurf of Bronco Stadium. Friesz completed 21 of 40 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns in his starting debut. The Vikings took over the top spot in the state poll and beat Rogers of Spokane 46-0 the following week. They won their first ten games, but lost in the state semifinals 25-20 to Capital, who also had handed them their last loss, at the finals in 1983. The game was played at a neutral site, the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Friesz's future home field. He finished the season with over 1,900 yards passing and 19 touchdowns in eleven games.
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John Goodman
John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Conner on the television series Roseanne (1988–1997) for which he won a Best Actor Golden Globe Award in 1993.
Goodman was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His mother, Virginia Roos (née Loosmore), was a store clerk and waitress who worked at Jack and Phil's Bar-B-Que, and his father, Leslie F. Goodman, was a postal worker who died of a heart attack in 1954. He has a sister, Elisabeth Horvath, and a brother, Leslie.
Goodman went to Affton High School, where he played football and dabbled in theater. He then won a football scholarship to Southwest Missouri State University, now called Missouri State University. He pledged the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, but was not formally initiated until several years later. Later he discovered Southwest Missouri's drama program. He studied there with actors Kathleen Turner and Tess Harper. After a college injury ended his football career, he decided to become a professional actor, leaving Missouri for New York in 1975.
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John Hadl
John Willard Hadl (born February 15, 1940) is a former collegiate and professional football player.
Hadl was born in Lawrence, Kansas. After playing halfback on both offense and defense at the University of Kansas as a sophomore, Hadl played quarterback for his last two years at Kansas, and was selected as the school's Player of the Century. He was an All American at running back in 1960 and at quarterback in 1961. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
Hadl was the first KU player to be picked twice for All-America (1960 and 1961) honors for his skills as a quarterback and half back. Hadl also excelled as a defensive back, and punt returner and punter; he led the country with a 45.6-yard average in 1959. Hadl's No. 21 jersey is one of only three KU has retired. Hadl, who was picked for the all-conference team for three seasons, wound up with 1,281 yards passing and 1,016 yard rushing. Hadl still holds two KU records: Longest interception return, a 98-yard run against TCU; and longest punt, 94 yards vs. Oklahoma.
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John Kasay
John David Kasay (born October 27, 1969) is an American football kicker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. He played for the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers before signing with the New Orleans Saints in 2011. As of 2011, he is the longest playing active player in the NFL.
Kasay attended Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia, where he was a soccer stand-out and football kicker/punter He was an all-state selection with 37 career field goals, including a 54-yarder.
Kasay graduated from the University of Georgia in 1991, and was drafted in the 4th round in 1991 by the Seattle Seahawks. During his tenure, he led the Seahawks in scoring all four years, and left the team with the highest field goal percentage in team history. The Panthers signed him as a free agent prior to the team's debut in the 1995 NFL season.
Super Bowl XXXVIII was bittersweet for Kasay. Although he converted a 50-yard field goal and made both extra points, his final kickoff went out of bounds, incurring an illegal procedure penalty that placed the ball on the 40. This assisted the New England Patriots on their drive for the winning field goal.
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John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles (three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open), nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title. McEnroe also won a record eight season ending championships, comprising five WCT Finals titles and three Masters Grand Prix titles from twelve final appearances at these two events, a record he shares with Ivan Lendl. He posted the best single season win-loss record in the Open Era in 1984 at 96.47% (82/3). In addition he won 19 Championship Series top tier events of the Grand Prix Tour that were the precursors to the current Masters 1000.
He is best remembered for his shot-making artistry and superb volleying; for his famous rivalries with Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl; for his confrontational on-court behavior which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities; and for the catchphrase "You cannot be serious!" directed toward an umpire during a match at Wimbledon in 1981. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999, and is regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
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John Riggins
Robert John Riggins, nicknamed "The Diesel", (born August 4, 1949) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. Riggins was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
Riggins was born in Seneca, Kansas and attended Centralia High School in Centralia, Kansas. While there, he was a three-sport athlete, earning high school All-American recognition in football, all-state honors in basketball and twice winning the Class B 100-yard dash state title.
Riggins' high school is now located on John Riggins Avenue, which runs through a main part of Centralia.
Riggins attended and played college football at the University of Kansas for the Jayhawks, where he was an All-American and two-time All-Big Eight Conference first-team selection. Riggins led the Jayhawks to a Big Eight Conference championship win in 1968. The team then went to the 1969 Orange Bowl, which they lost to Pennsylvania State University, 15-14.
During his senior season in 1970, Riggins rushed for 1,131 yards and scored a then school-record 14 touchdowns. He finished his career with 2,659 rushing yards, which broke Gale Sayers's career rushing record for the school (now ranked fifth for Kansas' all-time rushing leaders and 14th for total yards).
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John Wooden
John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period—seven in a row—as head coach at UCLA, an unprecedented feat. Within this period, his teams won a record 88 consecutive games. He was named national coach of the year six times.
As a player, Wooden was the first to be named basketball All-American three times and he won a national championship at Purdue. Wooden was named a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player (inducted in 1961) and as a coach (in 1973), the first person ever enshrined in both categories. Only Lenny Wilkens and Bill Sharman have since had the same honor.
He was one of the most revered coaches and was beloved by his former players, among them Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton. Wooden was renowned for his short, simple inspirational messages to his players, including his "Pyramid of Success". These often were directed at how to be a success in life as well as in basketball.
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Johnny Lattner
John Joseph "Johnny" Lattner (born October 24, 1932) is a former American football player in the United States. He was a halfback for the University of Notre Dame where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and won the Maxwell Award twice, in 1952 and 1953.
In 1954, Lattner and was drafted in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but played with them for only one season before entering the United States Air Force. There, during a football game, he suffered a severe knee injury that prevented him from ever playing professional football again.
Lattner attended Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois. An Oak Park resident for most of his life, he currently lives in Melrose Park and resides in Anna Maria Island, Florida during the winter months.
Lattner is a routine participant in the Chicago Saint Patrick's Day Parade.
At halftime during Fenwick's 2007 Game vs. Hubbard at Soldier Field, Lattner's #34 Jersey was retired.
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Johnny Lujack
John Christopher Lujack, Jr. (pronounced Lu' jack; born January 4, 1925) is a former American football quarterback and 1947 Heisman Trophy winner.
He played college football for the University of Notre Dame, and professionally for the Chicago Bears. Lujack was the first of several successful quarterbacks who hailed from Western Pennsylvania. Others include Pro Football Hall of Fame members Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly, Joe Montana and George Blanda.
Lujack was born to Alice and John, Sr., in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, the youngest of four sons and fifth child in a family of six children. The family, which included older siblings Valentine ("Val"), Stanley ("Stan"), Victoria, Aloysius ("Allie"), and younger sister Dolorous, is of Polish descent. His father, John, Sr., worked for the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad for thirty years as a boiler-maker.
He was on the Connellsville High School football team from 1939 to 1941, and was also senior class president and valedictorian. He lettered in four sports; baseball, football, basketball, and track, in high school.
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Johnny Patrick
Johnny Patrick (born August 17, 1988) is an American football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Saints in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville.
Patrick played college football for the Louisville Cardinals from 2007–2010. He was the starting cornerback from 2008–2010. In 2009 Patrick recorded 53 tackles and two interceptions. In the 2010 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, Patrick forced a fumble and blocked a field goal to help the Cardinals win against Southern Miss.
Patrick is projected to be a second-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Patrick was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round (88th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
From DeLand, Floirda and attended DeLand High School. Patrick was arrested for a misdemeanor assault charge on June 27, 2010. He pled guilty on July 28 to a reduced charge of harassment with physical contact.
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Johnny Podres
John Joseph Podres (September 30, 1932 – January 13, 2008) was an American left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He is perhaps best remembered for being named the Most Valuable Player of the 1955 World Series, pitching a shutout in Game 7 against the New York Yankees to help bring the Dodgers their first World Series title. He later led the National League in earned run average and shutouts in 1957, and in winning percentage in 1961.
Podres helped the Dodgers win World Series championships in 1955, 1959, 1963 and 1965, although he did not pitch in the 1965 World Series itself. After the Dodgers lost the first two games to the New York Yankees, Podres pitched a complete game, seven-hit victory on his 23rd birthday in Game 3. In the climactic Game 7, Podres pitched a 2–0 shutout to bring Brooklyn its only World Series championship. Podres was given the first-ever World Series MVP Award by Sport magazine and presented with a red two-seater Corvette. Later he was honored as the Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine.
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Johnny Unitas
John Constantine Unitas ( /juːˈnaɪtɨs/; May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002), known as Johnny Unitas or "Johnny U", and nicknamed "The Golden Arm", was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s, spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Colts. He was a record-setting quarterback, and the National Football League's most valuable player in 1959, 1964 and 1967. His record of throwing a touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games (between 1956–1960) remains unsurpassed as of 2011. He was the prototype of the modern era marquee quarterback with a strong passing game, media fanfare and widespread popularity. He has been consistently listed as one of the greatest NFL players of all time.
John Constantine Unitas was born to Lithuanian immigrant parents in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1933, and grew up in the Brookline neighborhood. His father died when Johnny was four years old, and he was raised by his mother, who worked two jobs to support the family. His unusual surname was a result of a phonetic transliteration of a common Lithuanian last name Jonaitis. Attending St Justin's High School in Pittsburgh, Unitas played halfback and quarterback. After high school, Unitas looked for an opportunity to play college football. He was passed over by Notre Dame and Indiana.
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Jon Dorenbos
Jonathan Paul "Jon" Dorenbos (pronounced /ˈdɔrnbəs/; born July 21, 1980) is an American football long snapper for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at UTEP.
Dorenbos has also played for the Tennessee Titans.
Dorenbos grew up in Woodinville, Washington, and on August 2, 1992, when Dorenbos was 12, his mother, Kathy, was killed by his father, Alan, a software specialist. His father was charged with and convicted of second-degree murder, and sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison. Dorenbos was sent to a foster home. After an intense legal battle, Dorenbos was adopted by his aunt and uncle, Susan and Steve Hindman. To ease his mind, Dorenbos turned to magic. Dorenbos's sister, Kristina, works in the neurological department at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. His brother, Randy, is an independent contractor. Randy also owns "RAD Remodeling" in Southern California and Cleveland, Ohio. Dorenbos married Julie Lesicki on April 9, 2010.
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Jon Kitna
Jon K. Kitna (born September 21, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played for fifteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Central Washington University, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 1996 and was allocated to the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe in 1997. He led the Dragons to a World Bowl championship, and became the starting quarterback for the Seahawks in 1998 after spending the 1997 and most of the 1998 seasons as the backup to Warren Moon. Following a four-year stint with Seattle, Kitna signed with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2001. He played for the Bengals from 2001 to 2005 as their starting quarterback, and, later, the mentor to Carson Palmer. He was a member of the Detroit Lions from 2006 to 2008, and the Dallas Cowboys from 2009 to 2011.
Kitna attended Central Washington University and was a quarterback for the Wildcats from 1992-1995. In 1995 the Wildcats won the NAIA National Football Championship with Kitna as their quarterback.
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Jon Stinchcomb
Jon Stinchcomb (born August 27, 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a former American football offensive tackle who played eight seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Georgia.
After spending his first two years with the Saints as a backup, Stinchcomb missed the entire 2005 season with a knee injury, then took over the starting right tackle position for the Saints in 2006. He started 80 consecutive games for the Saints over five seasons, was named the team's Man of the Year in 2008, and went to the Pro Bowl in the Saints' Super Bowl-winning 2009 season. In 2010, however, he played through injury and was deemed to be less effective. He was released on August 15, 2011, after the Saints' first exhibition game of the 2011 season. On September 22, 2011, he told a New Orleans radio interviewer that he had decided to retire, with plans to pursue a career in physical therapy.
He is the younger brother of Matt Stinchcomb, a former offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia, where he was a USA Today and Parade All-American.
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Jonathan Casillas
Jonathan Casillas (born June 3, 1987) is a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League. He went undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, but was later signed as a free agent. He played high school football at New Brunswick High School and college football at Wisconsin.
In Super Bowl XLIV, he was officially credited with recovering a third-quarter onside kick for the Saints en route to their 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
Casillas was expected to take over as the Saints' starting weakside linebacker for the 2010 season. However, he suffered a foot injury during the last game of the preseason, and he was placed on the injured reserve list, ending his 2010 season.
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Jonathan Vilma
Jonathan Polynice Vilma (born April 16, 1982 in Coral Gables, Florida) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the New York Jets 12th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Vilma was born in Coral Gables, Florida to Haitian immigrant parents. attended Coral Gables High School where he was a teammate of Pro Bowl running back Frank Gore and received scholarship offers from the University of Miami, Florida State, Florida, Pittsburgh and Iowa. He eventually chose the University of Miami.
In 2000, Vilma played in all 11 games as a reserve middle linebacker and compiled 38 tackles (29 solo) and a pass deflection.
After the graduation of Dan Morgan, Vilma stepped into the starting middle linebacker role and played an integral role on the Hurricanes' National Championship team. He led the team in tackles with 79 (54 solo) and compiled two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery for a 36-yard touchdown, three pass deflections and an interception. He started 11 of 12 games during the regular season and was selected on the First-Team All-Big East team.
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Jonathon Amaya
Jonathon Daniel Amaya (born November 25, 1988 in Glendora, California) is an American football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Nevada.
He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dolphins on April 30, 2010, but was cut during training camp and added to the practice squad. On October 30, he was signed to the active roster. He made 10 appearances, recording 15 tackles on special teams.
On July 28, 2011, he was traded to the New Orleans Saints in the Reggie Bush trade.
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Josh Freeman
Joshua Tyler "Josh" Freeman (born January 13, 1988) is the starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was selected 17th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas State.
Freeman passed for over 7,000 yards at Grandview High School where he was a four-star rated prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com. As a sophomore, he threw for 1,946 yards and 24 passing touchdowns, leading Grandview to a 9–3 record and a spot in the quarterfinals of the Class 4 playoffs. In addition, he set 10 school records during his career at Grandview, including career passing yards (7,175), passing touchdowns (78), attempts (809), completions (385), yards passing in a game (404) and touchdowns in a game (6). As a junior, he topped 2,400 yards through the air with 23 touchdowns. As a senior, he was the #4 pro-style rated quarterback in the country by Rivals.com as well as being ranked as the #92 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals and the top player in the state of Missouri. He was the #9 quarterback nationally. He led Grandview to a 7–4 record, a district title and a berth in the sectional round of the Missouri state playoffs. He also completed 151-of-286 passes (53%) for 2,622 yards and 33 touchdowns in 2005. He also earned first team Class 4 all-state honors from the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Freeman was selected to the Kansas City Star All-Metro team and was the 2005 Thomas A. Simone Award winner as the top player in the Kansas City metro area.
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Josh McCown
Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979) is an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Sam Houston State.
McCown has played for the Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, Hartford Colonials and Chicago Bears. He is the older brother of free agent quarterback Luke McCown and younger brother of former Texas A&M quarterback Randy McCown.
McCown attended Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Texas. As a senior, he was the East Texas Player of the Year, District 17-4A offensive player of the Year, and an all-state honorable mention. He completed 153 out of 231 passes (66.23 completion percentage) for 30 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. He also played basketball, and won an All-District second team honors as a senior.
McCown played three collegiate seasons at Southern Methodist University, passing for 4,022 yards and 24 touchdowns, but also threw 34 interceptions. McCown left the SMU program to prove that he could lead an aerial attack and did so, surpassing his three-year SMU TD total in just one season at Sam Houston State, passing for 3,481 yards and 32 touchdowns (and 12 interceptions) as a senior. His passing yardage total was the best in Sam Houston history and ranks him eighth all-time in career passing yards. Following his senior season, he was one of 16 players considered for the Walter Payton Award, given to the top performer in NCAA Division 1-AA football.
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Judi Brown
Judith ("Judi") Lynne Brown-King (born July 14, 1961) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.
She competed for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she won the silver medal in the women's 400 metre hurdles event.
Brown was a two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Games (1983, 1987), and was a twelve-time Big Ten champion in track and field events. In 1987, she was selected Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine for her community involvement.
Brown holds two degrees from Michigan State University, a Bachelors degree in Audiology and Speech Science, and a Masters degree in Education. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Public Policy from Western Michigan University, from which she graduated with honors. She also is a member of the Michigan Even Start Statewide Family Literacy Consortium.
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Julius Peppers
Julius Frazier Peppers (born January 18, 1980) is an American football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed The Freak Of Nature he played college football for the University of North Carolina, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers second overall in the 2002 NFL Draft, and has played professionally for the Panthers and Chicago Bears.
The youngest of three siblings, Peppers was born in Wilson, North Carolina, and raised in nearby Bailey. By the time he was a freshman at Bailey's Southern Nash Senior High School, Peppers had grown to 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), 225 lb (102 kg). Ray Davis, the football coach at Southern Nash, felt that Peppers would be an asset on the gridiron for the Firebirds, despite the fact that Peppers had never played football before. Davis' gamble would pay off. During his high school career, Peppers played running back and defensive lineman, finished his career with 3,501 rushing yards and 46 touchdowns, and was one of the most dangerous defensive linemen in the state. He also lettered in basketball and was voted All-Conference as a power forward for four consecutive years. In 1998, Southern Nash won the state championship in track for the first time in the school's history. Peppers contributed as a sprinter, winning the state championship in the 4×200 meter team relay and as a triple jumper. During his senior year (1997–98), he was named to the Parade magazine high school All-America team in football as an all-purpose talent and was also named Male Athlete of the Year by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. In 2005, Peppers was named by the Rocky Mount Telegram newspaper as one of the 50 Greatest Athletes from the Twin County (Nash and Edgecombe) area.
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Junior Galette
Junior Galette (born March 27, 1988) is an American football defensive end and linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Saints in 2010. He played college football at Temple University and Stillman College.
Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Galette graduated from Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey in 2006, then attended Temple University, where he played for three seasons. He received honorable mention on the 2006 Sporting News Freshman All-American team as a linebacker. He switched to defensive end for his next two years. After being suspended from the team during his junior year, he transferred to Division II Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for his final season, where he was named to the all-SIAC first team.
Galette was not drafted in the 2010 draft. He signed with the Saints as a free agent. His energetic play made him a fan favorite during the preseason, and after he blocked a punt and registered a sack in the Saints' final preseason game, Galette was selected for the Saints' 53-man regular season roster.
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Junior Seau
Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau Jr. ( /ˈseɪ.aʊ/; January 19, 1969 – May 2, 2012) was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) who became a San Diego sports icon. Known for his passionate playing style, he was a 10-time All-Pro, 12-time Pro Bowl selection, and named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team.
Of Samoan descent, Seau played college football at the University of Southern California. He was taken by the San Diego Chargers as the fifth overall pick of the 1990 NFL Draft. Seau starred for 13 seasons for the Chargers before being traded to the Miami Dolphins, where he spent three years before four final ones with the New England Patriots.
Seau retired from pro football in 2010. A standout on San Diego's only Super Bowl team, he was later inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame and the team retired his number 55. Seau committed suicide with a gun shot wound to the chest in 2012 at the age of 43.
Tiaina Baul Seau Jr. was born January 19, 1969, in San Diego, California, the fifth child of Tiaina Seau, Sr., and Luisa Mauga Seau of Aunu'u, American Samoa. Tiaina Sr.'s grandfather was a village chief in Pago Pago. Tiaina Sr. worked at a rubber factory and was a school custodian, and Luisa worked at the commissary of Camp Pendleton in Southern California and a laundromat. After Seau was born, the family moved back to American Samoa for several years before returning to San Diego; Seau spoke English only from age seven. At home, Seau and his three brothers had to sleep in the family's one-car garage.
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Justin Drescher
Justin Drescher (born January 1, 1988) is an American football long snapper for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Colorado.
Drescher was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft on April 26, 2010. He was waived prior to the start of training camp on June 15.
Drescher was signed by the New Orleans Saints on November 22, 2010, after long snapper Jake Ingram was waived by the team following a botched snap. Drescher played in six games for the Saints in 2010.
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Karl Sweetan
Karl Robert Sweetan (October 2, 1942 in Dallas, Texas – July 2, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a professional NFL quarterback who played in five NFL seasons from 1966 to 1970 for 3 different teams. He is tied with several other players for the record longest pass completion (99 yards to Pat Studstill on October 16, 1966). It is notable that he was the first non-Redskins quarterback to accomplish this feat. He was the Lions starting quarterback during the filming of the movie Paper Lion. He also saw playing time in the Canadian Football League with the 1964 Toronto Argonauts. Sweetan also gained notoriety of sorts later when it was alleged he tried to sell an NFL football playbook to another team; however, that was not proven.
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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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Kellen Clemens
Kellen Clemens (born June 6, 1983) is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round (49th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Oregon.
He has also been a member of the Washington Redskins and Houston Texans.
Clemens played high school football for the Burns Hilanders and led them to the Oregon state 3A championship game in 1999. In his high school career he threw for a state-record 8,646 yards (610-of-1,112) and 102 TD. He also received USA Today All-American honors and Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year while in high school, where he completed 218 of 395 passes for 3,464 yards (3,167 m) and 37 TD with 325 rushing yards and 15 TD in his senior season. He was coached by Terry Graham using the run and shoot offense.
Clemens played college football at the University of Oregon. He assumed the role of starting QB in all 13 games in 2003 and responded by throwing for more TD passes and yards than any sophomore in school history, surpassing Dan Fouts--who had 16 TDs and 2390 yards, in 1970. He posted three rushing TD, three passing TD and a career-best 437 passing yards in a road victory over Washington State as a junior. As a senior during the 2005 season he broke his ankle while playing against Arizona. Despite missing remaining three games of the season, he finished 2005 with 2,406 passing yards, 19 TDs, 4 interceptions, and a 152.87 passer efficiency rating. He finished his Oregon career with 7,555 passing yards.
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Ken Dorsey
Kenneth Simon "Ken" Dorsey (born April 22, 1981) is a former football quarterback. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami. A two-time Heisman Trophy finalist at Miami, Dorsey played for the Cleveland Browns from 2006–2008. He is currently a pro scout for the Carolina Panthers.
Dorsey attended Miramonte High School in Orinda, California, and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was a USA Today Honorable Mention All-USA selection. In basketball, he was a two year letterman and as a senior, averaged 10.0 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals per game.
While at the University of Miami, Dorsey was known as a consummate winner, leading the Hurricanes to the 2001 national championship and posting a record of 38–2 as the team's starting quarterback. Dorsey also effectively rewrote the school record book, setting career records for total offense (9,486 yards), passing yards (9,565), passing touchdowns (86), pass completions (668), pass attempts (1,153), victories as a starting quarterback (38), winning percentage by a starting quarterback (.974), 200-yard passing performances (31), consecutive passes without an interception (193), consecutive games with a touchdown pass (31), and touchdown passes in a game (5).
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Ken Ploen
Kenneth "Ken" Ploen [PLAYN], OM (born June 3, 1935, in Lost Nation, Iowa) was a star quarterback in American college football and for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
In 1956, Ploen became the University of Iowa Hawkeyes starting quarterback. That year, he led his team to its first Big Ten Conference title in 35 years and a victory in the 1957 Rose Bowl Game. He was named an All-American and the Big Ten player of the year. He was voted the 1957 Rose Bowl's Most Valuable Player.
After leaving Iowa, head coach Bud Grant brought Kenny Ploen to Canada to play quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1957 to 1967. He also filled in at halfback and safety. Ploen led his team to six Grey Cup appearances (1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965), including four victories: 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 and two losses: 1957, 1965. In the 49th Grey Cup game (1961), he scored one of the most memorable touchdowns in professional football history, eluding numerous defenders on an eighteen yard run into the endzone during overtime to win it (see video below). He was voted the 1961 Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, was selected as a divisional All-Star three times.
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Ken Rouse
Kenneth Rouse (August 22, 1906 – August 6, 1958) was an American football player. He played center for Amos Alonzo Stagg's University of Chicago football team from 1925 to 1927. He was captain of the 1927 team and won the 1927 Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference.
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Ken Stabler
Kenneth "Kenny" "Ken" Michael Stabler (born December 25, 1945 in Foley, Alabama), (a.k.a. "The Snake") is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders (1970–1979), the Houston Oilers (1980–1981), and the New Orleans Saints (1982–1984). He played college football for the University of Alabama.
Stabler became a highly touted football player at Foley High School. He led Foley to a won-loss record of 29–1 over his high school career—the only loss coming against rival Fairhope High School. He was an all-around athlete in high school, averaging 29 points a game in basketball and excelling enough as a left-handed pitcher in baseball to receive minor-league contract offers from the Houston Astros and New York Yankees. During his high school career, he earned his nickname "the Snake" from his coach following a long, winding touchdown run.
Stabler was recruited by legendary head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant at the University of Alabama, joining the team in 1964. Due to NCAA regulations at the time, freshmen were ineligible to play; therefore, Stabler would sit out during the 1964 season. In that season, the Crimson Tide won the National Championship with quarterback Joe Namath.
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Ken Venturi
Kenneth Venturi (born May 15, 1931) is an American former professional golfer and golf broadcaster.
Venturi was born in San Francisco, California. He learned golf from an early age, and developed his game at Harding Park Golf Course and other public courses in the area. In the early 1950s, Venturi had been a pupil of the great Byron Nelson, and was also influenced by playing partner Ben Hogan. He won the California State Amateur Championship in 1951 and 1956, serving in the Army in Korea in the interim. Venturi first gained national attention in 1956 while still an amateur; he finished second in that year's Masters, by one shot to Jack Burke, Jr., after leading from the first round. Venturi shot a final-round 80 in very windy conditions, and relinquished a four-shot lead, which prevented him from winning outright and thus becoming the first amateur to do so in the history of The Masters. Years later it would be compared to Greg Norman's back nine collapse in 1996.
Venturi was a regular winner during his early years on the PGA Tour after turning pro at the end of 1956. He again come close to winning the Masters in 1958 and 1960, both times being edged out by Arnold Palmer.
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Kendrick Clancy
Lakendrick Tridel Clancy (born September 17, 1978) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2000 and has also played for the New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Mississippi.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Clancy attended Holt High School before playing college football at East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi, and then at Ole Miss. As a senior in 1999, he was a third-team All-American selection by The Sporting News and The Football News and a team captain.[citation needed] He majored in criminal justice.[citation needed]
Clancy was drafted by the Steelers in the third round in 2000 and played for them for four years. He then signed with the Giants, where he played for one year, followed by a year with the Cardinals. He then signed with the Saints in 2007. In 2009, he began the season as a projected starter, but injured his knee in the opening game, played in only 2 games, and ended up on the injured reserve list while the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV. He was an unrestricted free agent after the 2009 season, but the Saints re-signed him on August 30, 2010. He was released 5 days later.
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Kerry Collins
Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who most recently played for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the fifth overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft, the first choice in the franchise's history. He also played for the New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, and Indianapolis Colts in his 16-year career. He played college football at Penn State. Collins is not officially retired but has no plans to return to the NFL in 2012.
Collins was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He attended Wilson High School in West Lawn, Pennsylvania, and played high school football for the Wilson Bulldogs.
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Kipchoge Keino
Kipchoge ("Kip") Keino (born 17 January 1940), chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee (KOC), is a retired Kenyan track and field athlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist. Kip Keino was among the first in a long line of successful middle and long distance runners to come from the country and has helped and inspired many of his fellow countrymen and women to become the athletics force that they are today.
Keino was born in Kipsamo, Nandi District, Kenya. Both of his parents died while he was young. He was then brought up by his aunt. After finishing school, he joined Kenya Police. Before taking athletics, he played rugby
He began his international career at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia where he came eleventh in the three miles. At the 1964 Summer Olympics he finished fifth in 5000 m and barely missed the 1500 m final.
On 27 August 1965, Keino lowered the 3000 m world record by over 6 seconds to 7:39.6 at his first attempt at the distance. He won two gold medals (1500 & 5000 metres) at the inaugural All-Africa Games. Later in that year he broke the 5000 m world record held by Ron Clarke clocking 13:24.2. At the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica he won both the mile run and three mile run. In the next Commonwealth Games, Keino won the 1500 metres and was third in the 5000 metres.
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Kliff Kingsbury
Klifford Kingsbury (born August 9, 1979) is an American football coach and former quarterback in the NFL and NFL Europe, having won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in a back-up role, and played for the New York Jets. He is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas A&M University, a position he assumed in January 2012 after getting his start in coaching at the University of Houston. Kiff Klingsbury's was named the Offensive Coordinator of the year in College Football after directing the Houston Cougar offense to a record breaking offensive season in 2010. Prior to coaching, Klingsbury, who earned his college degree in Business was pursuing a career in Real Estate until Coach Dana Holgerson, Klingsbury's offensive coordinator at Texas Tech, called and asked Klingsbury to try coaching. In 2008, Klingsbury accepted an entry level coaching position at Houston where he helped implement a new variation of the "Air Raid" offense that was adapted from what Klingsbury learned while a quarterback at Texas Tech under head coach Mike Leach.
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Korey Hall
Korey Dean Hall (born August 5, 1983 in Glenns Ferry, Idaho) is an American Football fullback for the New Orleans Saints. He was drafted in the sixth round (191st overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played linebacker at Boise State.
Hall played high school football at Glenns Ferry H.S. in Idaho. Korey played both linebacker and running back and he was named the Class 2A Player of the Year in 2001.
Hall played at Boise State University where he was a three-time 1st team all-WAC linebacker and two-time WAC Special Teams player of the year. He majored in Construction Management while at Boise State.
Hall was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round, pick 191 of the 2007 NFL Draft. As a smaller middle linebacker the Packers converted him to a fullback with hopes that he could become an impact special teams player. Hall has stated that he is okay with the change in his position and that he will do whatever it takes to get on the field. Hall scored his first NFL touchdown when he caught a one-yard pass from quarterback Aaron Rodgers on September 8, 2008, in a Monday night game against the Minnesota Vikings. It was Rodgers' first career touchdown as a starter in the NFL.
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Kurt Warner
Kurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warner (born June 22, 1971) is a former American football player. He played quarterback for three National Football League (NFL) teams: the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 1994 after playing college football at Northern Iowa. Warner would go on to be considered one of the best undrafted players of all time, following a 12-year career regarded as one of the greatest stories in NFL history.
Warner first attained stardom while playing for the St. Louis Rams from 1998–2003, where he won two NFL MVP awards in 1999 and 2001 as well as the Super Bowl MVP award in Super Bowl XXXIV. He led the 2008 Arizona Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII (the franchise's first-ever Super Bowl berth), and owns the three highest single-game passing yardage totals in Super Bowl history. Warner currently holds the seventh-highest career passer rating of all-time (93.7), and the third-highest career completion percentage in NFL history with 65.5%.
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Kyle Eckel
Kyle Eckel (born December 30, 1981) is an American football fullback in the National Football League, who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005 and won Super Bowl XLIV with the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Navy.
Eckel has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles.
Eckel attended Holy Spirit School in South Philadelphia throughout his elementary school life where he played baseball and basketball. He played football for St. Monica's School since Holy Spirit didn't have a program. Changing parishes in his 8th grade year, Eckel was able to attend and graduate Holy Spriit while playing football for The Saint Denis Bulldogs of Havertown, PA. He then attended Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a student and a letterman in football (3 years), baseball (3 years), and ice hockey (1 year). In football, he was a two-time first team All-Area and All-League selection and as a senior, while captaining his team, also garnered first team All-City honors and All-Area as a middle linebacker. Eckel amassed nearly 3,000 rushing yards in his high school career and 40 touchdowns. While playing baseball for the Churchmen of Episcopal Academy, Eckel recorded a .460 batting average during his junior season earning all city honors as well as All League/Area selections. He helped the Churchmen win their first league title in 50 years. As a senior Eckel earned similar accolades, helped the Churchmen win another league title, and was selected to the All-League and All-Area teams.
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Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton (born November 14, 1982) is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football for Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. After an injury to Bears starter Rex Grossman, Orton was pressed into service as the starting quarterback during his rookie year, starting the first 14 games of the 2005 season, but was replaced by Grossman for the playoffs that year. Orton didn't play at all in 2006, and sparingly in 2007. Orton regained his starting job from Grossman in 2008, but the team finished a disappointing 9-7 and out of the playoffs. In the offseason of that year, he was traded to the Denver Broncos.
Kyle Orton started his Broncos career well, winning his first six games in the 2009 season, but injuries hobbled him in the second half of the season. Though Orton played well when healthy, throwing 21 touchdowns to only 12 interceptions, the team finished 8-8 and out of the playoffs. Orton started 2010 season as the starting quarterback, though the team was not competitive most of the season, finishing 4-12. Orton was injured again, and replaced by Tim Tebow for the final three games of the 2010 season. In 2011 he again began the season as a starter, but he was replaced by Tebow again after a disappointing start to the season. Following several weeks on the bench, in which he did not take a snap for the Broncos, he was released by the Broncos on November 22, and claimed off of waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs the next day. His contract expired and the Dallas Cowboys signed him on March 13 off of free agency.
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LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tramayne Tomlinson (born June 23, 1979) is a free agent American football running back who last played for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Texas Christian University (TCU). He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers fifth overall in the 2001 NFL Draft and spent nine seasons with that team before moving to the Jets as a free agent.
Tomlinson, often referred to by his initials, L. T., has been selected to five Pro Bowls and has been an All-Pro six times. Tomlinson won two rushing titles, in 2006 and 2007, and ranks fifth in career rushing yards. During the 2006 NFL season, he set several records and received numerous honors and awards including the NFL’s Most Valuable Player Award and Associated Press’ Offensive Player of the Year Award.
Tomlinson was born to Loreane Chappelle and Oliver Tomlinson in Rosebud, Texas. His father left the family when Tomlinson was seven years old. Tomlinson did not see his father very often afterwards. His mother worked as a preacher. At age nine, Tomlinson joined the Pop Warner Little Scholars football program and scored a touchdown the first time he touched the ball.
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Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support. He last rode for UCI ProTeam Team RadioShack, a team he helped found.
In October 1996 he was diagnosed as having testicular cancer with a tumor that had metastasized to his brain and lungs. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy, and his prognosis was originally poor. He went on to win the Tour de France each year from 1999 to 2005, and is the only person to win seven times having broken the previous record of five wins shared by Miguel Indurain, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx, and Jacques Anquetil.
In 1999, he was named the ABC Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year. In 2000 he won the Prince of Asturias Award in Sports. In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine named him Sportsman of the Year. He was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the years 2002–2005. He received ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, and won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 2003. Armstrong announced his retirement from racing on July 24, 2005, at the end of the 2005 Tour de France but returned to competitive cycling in January 2009 and finished third in the 2009 Tour de France. He confirmed he had retired from competitive cycling for good on February 16, 2011.
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Lance Briggs
Lance Marell Briggs (born November 12, 1980 in Sacramento, California) is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona.
A Sacramento native, Briggs attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California. He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 Conference selection as a linebacker at the University of Arizona. Briggs finished his college career with 308 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 36 tackles for losses, three interceptions, 10 passes deflected, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in 33 games at strong side linebacker.
Briggs was a third round draft pick (68th overall) by the Chicago Bears in the 2003 NFL Draft. In 2004, he made 126 tackles and was elected as a second alternate to the Pro Bowl. In 2005, Briggs was selected to represent the National Football Conference in the 2006 Pro Bowl. However, Briggs drew controversy when he refused to attended the Bears' summer camp, resulting in a temporary demotion.
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Lance Moore
Lance Andrew Moore (born August 31, 1983 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Toledo.
Attended Westerville South High School (Ohio) and set state high school records for receptions (103) and touchdown catches (24) during his senior year.
As a receiver for the University of Toledo, Lance Moore compiled 2,776 yards and 25 touchdowns on 222 receptions in 50 career games from 2001 to 2004. He also had 902 kick return yards and 399 punt return yards with two punt returns for touchdown.
In the 2004 Mid-American Conference championship, he caught three of Bruce Gradkowski's four touchdown throws in a victory against Miami University.
Moore was also the only person in Toledo school history to gain over 1,000 yards twice and set a school single season mark with 14 touchdown receptions as a senior. Moore was twice elected as a first-team All-Mid American Conference player.
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Larry Bethea
Larry Bethea (July 21, 1956 – April 24, 1987) was an American football defensive lineman who played six years in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He later played for the Michigan Panthers, Oakland Invaders and Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League. He played college football at Michigan State University.
He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound within hours of being identified as a suspect in two armed robberies.
Bethea was a standout for Ferguson High School (Newport News, Virginia), playing both offensive end and defensive end. He was a Parade All-American and a Group AAA all-state in 1973.
He went on to play for Michigan State University, where he started at tight end as a freshman. During his sophomore season he was moved to defensive end where he excelled.
In 1976 he earned second-team Big Ten All-conference recognition.
In 1977 he was the first defensive player named Big Ten Conference MVP since Dick Butkus. He also earned first-team Big Ten All-conference honors and played in the East–West Shrine Game.
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Larry Bird
Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to chronic back problems, he retired as a player in 1992. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of president of basketball operations for the Pacers, which he currently holds. He is the only person in NBA history to be named Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
Larry Bird was born in West Baden, Indiana, the son of Georgia (née Kerns) and Claude Joseph "Joe" Bird. He grew up in both West Baden and the adjacent town French Lick, which earned him the nickname "the Hick from French Lick" in his professional basketball career. Bird recalled how his mother would make do on the family's meager earnings: "If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first." According to Bird, his being poor as a child "motivates me to this day". He sometimes was sent to live with his grandmother due to the family's struggles. The Bird family's struggle with poverty was compounded by the alcoholism and personal difficulties of Joe Bird, who likely suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from serving in the Korean War. Joe Bird committed suicide on February 3, 1975, when Larry was 18 years old.
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Larry Cipa
Larry Cipa (born October 5, 1951, in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American football player. He played at the quarterback position for the University of Michigan from 1971 to 1973. He played professional football for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League from 1974 to 1975. In July 1976, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Less than a week later, the Buccaneers placed him on waivers after he failed a physical due to arthritis of the knee.
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Larry Csonka
Larry Richard Csonka (born December 25, 1946) is a former collegiate and professional American football fullback and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
One of six children, Csonka was born in Stow, Ohio where he was raised on a farm by his Hungarian family. He weighed almost ten pounds at birth, 150 pounds at the age of 12, and 220 pounds at the age of 16.
Larry began his football career at Stow High School as the starting tailback on the 1963 Stow Bulldogs squad that won the Metropolitan League of the Akron, Ohio, area championship under coach Dick Fortner. He played for Stow from 1960–1963.
Csonka became a running back by accident. Because of his size, he played defensive end on the varsity team as a sophomore. In the last game that year, he was sent in as a substitute on the kickoff return team. The ball just happened to go to him and he took off running with it. Wrote Csonka,
Even so, the next year Csonka had a tough time before the start of the season convincing his teammates and coaches that he could play running back. They said he was too big and too slow. But he did well in the first game of the season, and from then on no one doubted him.
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Larry Fitzgerald
Larry Sean Fitzgerald, Jr. (born August 31, 1983) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL), and currently ranks fourth all-time in league history in receiving yards per game for a career (76.0 yds/game), behind Andre Johnson, Torry Holt, and Marvin Harrison. He agreed to an eight year, $120 million contract extension on August 20, 2011. Fitzgerald was drafted third overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Cardinals. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.
Fitzgerald attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he played for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team. He was widely considered one of the best wide receivers in college football. After his sophomore season, Fitzgerald was recognized as the best player in the NCAA with the 2003 Walter Camp Award and the Touchdown Club of Columbus's Chic Harley Award, and as the best wide receiver in college football with the 2003 Biletnikoff Award and the Touchdown Club's Paul Warfield Award. He was also a unanimous 2003 All-America selection and a runner-up for the prestigious Heisman Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in college football; Oklahoma's Jason White won that award by a relatively slim margin.
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Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959), nicknamed "L.T.", is a Hall of Fame former American football player. Taylor played his entire professional career as a linebacker for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL). He is considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of football, and has been ranked as the top defensive player in league history by former players, coaches, media members, and news outlets such as the NFL Network, and Sporting News.
After an All-American career at the University of North Carolina (UNC) (1978–1981), Taylor was drafted by the Giants as the second overall selection in the 1981 NFL Draft. Although controversy surrounded the selection due to Taylor's contract demands, the two sides quickly resolved the issue. Taylor won several defensive awards after his rookie season. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Taylor was a disruptive force at outside linebacker, and is credited with changing the pass rushing schemes, offensive line play, and offensive formations used in the NFL. Taylor produced double-digit sacks each season from 1984 through 1990, including a career high of 20.5 in 1986. He also won a record three Defensive Player of the Year awards and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his performance during the 1986 season. He was named First-team All-Pro in each of his first nine seasons and was a key member of the Giants' defense, nicknamed "The Big Blue Wrecking Crew", that led New York to victories in Super Bowls XXI and XXV. During the 1980s Taylor, fellow linebackers Carl Banks, Gary Reasons, and Hall of Famer Harry Carson gave the Giants linebacking corps a reputation as one of the best in the NFL.
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Lee Trevino
Lee Buck Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is a Mexican American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". He won six major championships over the course of his career.
Trevino was born in Dallas, Texas into a family of Mexican ancestry. He was raised by his mother, Juanita Trevino, and his grandfather, Joe Trevino, a gravedigger. Trevino never knew his father, Joseph Trevino, who left when his son was small. Trevino's childhood consisted of attending school occasionally and working to earn money for the family. At age five, he started working in the cotton fields.
Trevino was introduced to golf when his uncle gave him a few golf balls and an old golf club. He then spent his free time sneaking into nearby country clubs to practice, and began as a caddy at the Dallas Athletic Club. He soon began caddying full-time. Trevino had to leave school at 14 to go to work. He earned $30 a week as a caddy and a shoeshiner. He was also able to practice golf, since the caddies had three short holes behind their shack. After work, he would hit at least 300 balls. Trevino has claimed to have earned extra money by challenging competitors to rounds of golf where he used only a shovel and taped-up 32-ounce glass Dr. Pepper bottle.
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Leigh Torrence
Leigh Torrence (born January 4, 1982 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American football cornerback for the Washington Redskins. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Stanford.
He has also played for the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints. Torrence is currently in his second stint with the Redskins.
Torrence attended Marist School near Atlanta, where he played football, ran track, and won two state tennis titles. At Stanford he won two letters in track and four in football, and was named to the Academic All-Pac 10 team.
The Green Bay Packers signed Torrence April 29, 2005. The Packers released September 3, 2005.
The Atlanta Falcons claimed Torrence off waivers on September 4, 2005 and signed him to the practice squad. He was activated from the squad and promoted to the 53-man roster on October 12, 2005.
Torrence was waived on September 2, 2006.
The Washington Redskins signed Torrence on December 27, 2006. The team released him on November 8, 2008. During his first stint with the Redskins, Torrence played in 25 games and recorded 42 tackles, one sack, and two pass breakups.
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Len Dawson
Leonard Ray "Len" "Lenny" Dawson (born June 20, 1935) is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who attended Purdue University and went on to play for three professional teams, most notably the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs. Dawson led the Chiefs to three American Football League Championships, and a victory in the fourth and final AFL-NFL World Championship Game, for which he won the game's MVP award. Dawson retired from professional football in 1975 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987. He is sports director at KMBC-TV in Kansas City and color analyst for the Chiefs Radio Network.
Dawson attended Alliance High School, in Alliance, Ohio.
During the recruiting process, Dawson had to choose between Ohio State University and Purdue. While he was reluctant to take over Woody Hayes' split-T offense with the Buckeyes, the true reason for his selection of Purdue stemmed from the chemistry he had established with a Boilermaker assistant coach, Hank Stram, beginning a friendship that would last for more than a half century. During three seasons with the Boilermakers, Dawson threw for over 3,000 yards, leading the Big Ten Conference in that category during each campaign. During his college career, Dawson became a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.
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Leon Hart
Leon Joseph Hart (November 2, 1928 – September 24, 2002) was an American football tight end and defensive end. He was raised in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
He won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award while at the University of Notre Dame in 1949 and played in the National Football League for eight seasons, all with the Detroit Lions.
He holds the distinction of being the only lineman to win three National Titles in both college and the pros. He was the last and one of only two lineman ever to win the Heisman Trophy. Also, he was the only player to win the Heisman Trophy, a national championship, and be the first overall pick in the NFL draft all in the same one-year span, until Cam Newton did this in 2011.
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Leonard Weaver
Leonard T. Weaver III (born September 23, 1982) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Carson-Newman.
Weaver has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Born to Jennifer Gilmore and Leonard T. Weaver Jr., Weaver attended Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Florida and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. Weaver played running back and quarterback at Satellite.
Leonard "The Dream" Weaver began his college football career in 2001 at Carson-Newman College as a linebacker, making nine tackles in two starts as a redshirt freshman. The next year he moved to tight end. In 2003, Weaver hauled in 16 receptions for 410 yards and six TDs. In the Division II Playoffs that year, he made a 67 yard touchdown reception.
In his final year, still a tight end, Weaver earned Division II All-American honors from the AP, American Football Coaches Association and others. He led the 9-3 Carson-Newman Eagles to a conference championship and the second round of the Division II playoffs with 27 catches for 571 yards and 8 touchdowns, leading all Eagles receivers.
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Leroy Kelly
Leroy Kelly (born May 20, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former American football player. A Pro Football Hall of Fame running back, he played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League from 1964-73.
During his 10-year NFL career, the 6-foot, 202-pound running back rushed for 7,274 yards and 74 touchdowns, on 1,727 carries. He also caught 190 passes for 2,281 yards and 13 touchdowns. On special teams, he returned 94 punts for 990 yards and 3 touchdowns, and 76 kickoffs for 1,784 yards. Overall, he gained 12,330 all-purpose yards and scored 90 touchdowns. He was named All-NFL five times and to six Pro Bowls.
Kelly led the NFL in rushing in 1967 and '68, also leading the league in rushing touchdowns for three consecutive years from 1966-68. He also was a talented punt and kick returner, who averaged 10.5 yards per punt return and 23.5 yards per kick return during his career.
Noted as an exceptionally fine runner on the muddy playing fields then in use, the 6-0, 202-pound Kelly favored the famed Browns trap play up the middle for his major yardage ventures but he was equally devastating on sweeps or as a receiver. His quick-starting ability, along with a sense of balance and knack of evading direct hits by tacklers, kept him relatively injury-free, missing only four games in 10 years and never more than one game per season.
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Leroy Keyes
Marvin Leroy Keyes (born February 18, 1947) is a former American football running back and safety who played five seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. He was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue. He was an All-American as a halfback on offense and played corner on defense and returned kicks and punts. He also played both ways for Philadelphia before settling in as a solid strong safety.
Keyes played college football at Purdue University, where he was an All-American in 1967 and 1968, and finished second on the 1968 Heisman Trophy voting. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990. In his very first collegiate game, played on national television against eventual national champion Notre Dame, Keyes made his presence known by returning a fumble 94 yards for a touchdown.
Keyes is a member of The Pigskin Club Of Washington, D.C. National Intercollegiate All-American Football Players Honor Roll.
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Les Horvath
Leslie "Les" Horvath (October 12, 1921 – November 14, 1995) was the 1944 Heisman Trophy winner, who played quarterback and halfback for the Ohio State University.
He was born in South Bend, Indiana, and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area.
Horvath graduated from James Ford Rhodes High School in Cleveland.
Horvath played for the Buckeyes in 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1944. While at The Ohio State University he was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. He had already graduated with a bachelor's degree after the 1942 season, and moved on to graduate school. While studying dentistry in graduate school, head coach Carroll Widdoes asked Horvath to come back to the team for the 1944 season because of the manpower shortage caused by World War II. The college football rules at the time permitted the fourth year of eligibility beyond graduation because of wartime.
After graduating from the dental school in 1945, Horvath joined the United States Navy as an Ensign, and he served in that role until he was discharged in July 1947. He played professional football for three seasons from 1947 to 1949 for the Los Angeles Rams and the Cleveland Browns. He then became a practicing dentist in the Los Angeles area of southern California.
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London Fletcher
London Levi Fletcher-Baker (born May 19, 1975) is an American football inside linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). Undrafted in 1998, he was signed by the St. Louis Rams as a rookie free agent, where he spent four seasons. In 2002, he was signed to the Buffalo Bills roster, where he stayed for five seasons.
He is also well known for never missing a game in his career, playing in 224 consecutive games over 14 seasons.
Fletcher attended St. Joeseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio, and won varsity letters in football and basketball. He played on two state championship basketball teams.[citation needed]
While attending John Carroll University (Blue Streaks), Fletcher played both basketball and football. As a senior, he had 202 tackles (a school-record) and was named the Division III National Linebacker of the Year. Fletcher also attended St. Francis University of Pennsylvania prior to transferring to John Carroll University. He was on the Men's Basketball Team at St. Francis.
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Lorenzo Neal
Lorenzo LaVonne Neal (born December 27, 1970 in Hanford, California) is an American football fullback who played in the NFL from 1993–2009. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
A four-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro selection, Neal has also been a member of the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens and Oakland Raiders.
Considered one of the best blocking fullbacks in NFL history, Neal blocked for a 1,000+ yard running back in eleven straight seasons from 1997–2007.
Neal attended Lemoore High School in Lemoore, California and was a letterman in football and wrestling. He set many rushing records with over 2,000 yards in rushing in a season, which would later be broken by Nick Sula.[citation needed] In wrestling, he won a state championship as a senior.
Neal attended Fresno State University from 1989–1992, where he rushed for 2,405 yards. He was an All-Big West selection his junior and senior seasons. He also placed seventh at the 1992 NCAA wrestling tournament in the 275 lb (125 kg). heavyweight class. Neal finished career as school’s second-leading rusher with 2,405 yards and played in the Japan Bowl All-Star Game. He defeated a sumo wrestler in an exhibition match in Japan during the Japan Bowl. He graduated with a degree in criminal justice.
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Lorenzo White
Lorenzo Maurice White (born April 12, 1966 in Hollywood, Florida), is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Houston Oilers in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft. He attended Dillard High School in Ft. Lauderdale in Florida. A 5 ft 11 in running back from Michigan State University, White played in 8 NFL seasons from 1988 to 1995. His best year as a pro came during the 1992 season with the Oilers, rushing for 1,226 yards and 7 touchdowns. He was also selected to play in the Pro Bowl that year. White was nationally known as the "Great White Hope from the Green and White". At Michigan State, White became the first Big Ten Conference running back to compile a 2000-yard season when he had 2,066 yards rushing on 419 attempts during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.
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Lou Boudreau
Louis "Lou" Boudreau (July 17, 1917 – August 10, 2001) was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970. He was also a radio announcer for the Chicago Cubs of the National League.
In 1948, he won the American League Most Valuable Player Award and managed the Cleveland Indians to the World Series title.
Boudreau was an eight-time All Star Game selection, starting three times. He won the 1944 AL batting title (.327), and led the league in doubles in 1941, 1944, and 1947. He led AL shortstops in fielding eight times. Boudreau still holds the record for hitting the most consecutive doubles in a game (four), set on July 14, 1946.
Boudreau was born in Harvey, Illinois, to a father of French ancestry and a Jewish mother. He was raised Catholic. Boudreau graduated from Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois. While at Thornton, Boudreau guided the "Flying Clouds" to three straight Illinois high school championship games, finishing first in 1933 and second in 1934 and 1935.
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Lynell Hamilton
Lynell Hamilton (born August 5, 1985 in Stockton, California) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at San Diego State.
Hamilton attended Edison High School in Stockton, where he was ranked as one of the country's top running back prospects.
In 2003, Hamilton had an outstanding freshman year at San Diego State, rushing for 1,087 yards in 10 games. He was named Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year. He suffered a severe ankle and leg injury in the tenth game of the season, and sat out the following year. As a redshirt sophomore in 2005, he led the Aztecs in rushing with 819 yards and 9 touchdowns. The rest of his career was hampered by knee injuries, and he had only 56 carries for 146 yards during his last two years. For his college career, Hamilton had 480 carries for 2,052 yards and 14 rushing touchdowns, and 57 passes caught for 360 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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Lynn Swann
Lynn Curtis Swann (born March 7, 1952) is an American former professional football player, sportscaster, and current politician. In 2006, he was the Republican nominee to run against the incumbent Ed Rendell for Pennsylvania Governor.
Swann was born in Alcoa, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains near Knoxville.
The Swann family moved to San Mateo, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area when Lynn was 2. As a youth, Swann was raised in neighboring Foster City and attended Junípero Serra High School, where in addition to playing football he was a track star, leaping 24' 10" in the long jump.
On June 10, 1979, during the summer after winning Super Bowl XIII, Swann married Bernadette Robi, the daughter of singer Paul Robi of The Platters. The pair divorced in 1983, and she is currently married to boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard.
On June 23, 1991, Swann married Charena (née Shaffer), a psychologist, and they have two sons, Braxton and Shafer. Shafer is attending Central Catholic High School, and Braxton is attending Sewickley Academy.
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Mack Strong
Mack Carlington Strong (born September 11, 1971) is a former professional American football fullback and running back coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He currently is a football sportscaster for Root Sports Northwest. He was originally signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1993 after playing college football at the University of Georgia.
Strong was selected the Pro Bowl twice in his career, in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, he announced his intention to retire due to a neck injury and was placed on season-ending injured reserve. Mack and his family currently reside in Newcastle, Washington.
Mack Strong was born in Fort Benning, Georgia. He attended Brookstone School in Columbus, Georgia, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he had 4,414 rushing yards and 83 touchdowns during his career.
Originally signed as free agent out of Georgia, Strong played his entire 15-year career with the Seahawks. He has blocked for three 1,000-yard rushers: Chris Warren, Ricky Watters, and Shaun Alexander. He held the Seahawks team record for longest rush in a playoff game with a 32-yard run during the 2005 divisional playoff game against the Washington Redskins until Marshawn Lynch's 67-yard rush against the Saints on January 8, 2011.
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Madieu Williams
Madieu Mohammed Williams (born October 18, 1981) is an American football safety for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maryland.
Williams has also played for the Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, and Texas Wranglers of the IFL.
He moved to Lanham, Maryland at age nine, went to DuVal High School in Lanham, Maryland, attended Towson University and the University of Maryland.
After being drafted in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, Williams contributed early by playing in all 16 games. He finished the season with 103 tackles, 11 pass delfections, two sacks, and three interceptions. He returned one of the interceptions for a touchdown.
In 2005, Williams only played in 4 games, missing the other 12 due to injury. He did, however, record 23 tackles and an interception.
In 2006, Williams returned to play all 16 games of the season. He finished the season with 90 tackles, 13 pass break-ups, two forced fumbles, and three interceptions.
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Malcolm Jenkins
Malcolm Jenkins (born December 20, 1987) is an American football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Saints 14th overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State.
Jenkins played high school football at Piscataway Township High School in Piscataway Township, New Jersey, where he helped lead his team to three consecutive state championships. He played both wide receiver and defensive back. He also excelled at track, winning the state title in the 400 metres as a junior.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Jenkins was listed as No. 61 cornerback prospect in the nation in 2005.
During his freshman season at Ohio State Jenkins spent most of his time at nickelback. He finished the season with 37 tackles in 10 games. In 2006 he started all 13 games at corner and was a consensus first-team All-Big Ten. He finished '06 with 55 tackles and four interceptions. As a junior in 2007 Jenkins recorded 47 tackles and four interceptions and was named a first team All-American by Pro Football Weekly and a first team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive year. As a senior in 2008 he won the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given to the nation's best defensive back, after recording 57 tackles and three interceptions.
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Marcel Jones
Marcel Jones (born September 4, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints. He was selected in the seventh round, 234th overall, by the Saints in the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska.
Jones attended Trevor G. Browne High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he played basketball and was an academic standout. Due to injuries, he played only one year of varsity high school football.
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Marcus Allen
Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is a former American football running back and football analyst for CBS. As a professional, Allen ran for 12,243 yards and caught 587 passes for 5,412 yards during his career for both the Los Angeles Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1982 to 1997. He scored 145 touchdowns, including a then league record 123 rushing touchdowns, and was elected to six Pro Bowls over the course of his career. He was also a fairly good passer for a running back, completing 12 of 27 passes for 285 yards and six touchdowns, with only one interception. Allen was the first player ever to gain more than 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards during his career.
Allen is considered as one of the greatest goal line and short-yard runners in National Football League (NFL) history. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003. His younger brother, Damon Allen, played quarterback for 23 seasons in the Canadian Football League and was professional football's all-time leader in passing yards.
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Marcus Mailei
Marcus Anthony Mailei (born October 30, 1986) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Weber State.
Mailei has also played for the New Orleans Saints.
Mailei attended Highland High School in Salt Lake City, Utah and was a letterman in football and rugby, playing for the famous Highland Rugby Team coached by Larry Gelwix. He was rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com. He also appeared as an extra in the film Forever Strong.
Marcus is an Eagle Scout.
Mailei saw playing time in his freshman year in 2005, but was limited by a knee injury. In 2006 Mailei started all 11 games for the Wildcats and was Weber State's third-leading receiver with 241 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for 72 yards and two scores, and earned Honorable Mention All-Big Sky honors. As a junior in 2007, Mailei saw a decrease in numbers, but established himself as the lead blocker for 4-time First Team All-Big Sky rusher Trevyn Smith, netting himself a First Team All-Big Sky selection. In 2008, Mailei entered the year with NFL potential, which brought him attention from NFL scouts. He took part in arguably Weber State's most successful season in program history, in which the Wildcats won their first Big Sky Championship in 40 years and advanced to the second round of the FCS playoffs. Mailei garnered another First Team All Big Sky Selection in 2008, in addition to a TSN Honorable Mention selection to the All-America Team.
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Mark Brunell
Mark Allen Brunell (born September 17, 1970) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington.
Brunell was a three-time Pro Bowl selection with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has also played for the Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets. In 2009 he earned a Super Bowl ring as the backup quarterback and holder for the Saints' Super Bowl XLIV winning team.
Brunell was the starting quarterback for the St. Joseph High School Knights of Santa Maria, California in the 1985, 1986, and 1987 seasons. Brunell led his team to two league championships and one appearance in the CIF finals, California's version of the state championship series.
Brunell signed with the University of Washington out of high school in a highly touted recruiting class that included future NFL players Lincoln Kennedy and Steve Emtman. Brunell saw his first action in his Redshirt Freshman year, and took over the starting duties in his sophomore season. Brunell's abilities as a run-pass combo quarterback flashed potential from his first start. In his third start, Brunell led the Huskies in a 31-0 romp over a highly ranked USC team which established the Huskies of the early 1990s as a potential force in Pac-10 football. While Brunell continued to develop throughout his first season as a starter the Huskies climbed in the rankings. An early season loss to the eventual national champion University of Colorado and late season 22-25 loss to UCLA were the only losses for what, by seasons end, was a dominant Husky team. With the Huskies crowned Pac-10 champions, Brunell played his best game yet in the Rose Bowl and was named the game's MVP as Washington coasted to a 46-34 win over Big Ten Conference Champion Iowa.
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Mark Herrmann
Mark Donald Herrmann (born January 8, 1959) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Herrmann played college football for Purdue University, and was recognized as an All-American. He subsequently played professionally for five different NFL teams. After retiring as a player, he became the Associate Director of Educational Programs for the NCAA, and currently works as a broadcaster for local football after serving on the Indianapolis Colts broadcast crew for nearly a decade.
Herrmann was born and raised in Carmel, Indiana, where he played high school football for Carmel High School. He also played on Carmel's state championship basketball team in 1977.
Herrmann attended Purdue University, where he played for coach Jim Young's Purdue Boilermakers football team from 1977 to 1980. Herrmann had an impressive college career; in 1980 he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, he was selected as the Big Ten Conference's Most Valuable Player, and he finished fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy. His 9,946 career passing yards set an NCAA record (which has since been broken). He is one of only three Purdue quarterbacks to start in three consecutive bowl games (Drew Brees did the same, and Kyle Orton started four straight). Herrmann won all three of his bowl games, and was selected Most Valuable Player in each of them: the 1978 Peach Bowl, the 1979 Bluebonnet Bowl, and the 1980 Liberty Bowl. He also holds the Liberty Bowl record for passing touchdowns.
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Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone (born November 22, 1958 in El Cajon, California) is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.
Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California. He also was recruited by the USOC as a possible decathlete for the 1980 Olympics.
He was a three-year starter at Arizona State University, was named the 1980 Senior Bowl MVP, and was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 28th pick in the 1980 NFL draft.
He played eight seasons (1980–1987) with the Steelers, becoming the fourth-ranked quarterback in franchise history with 8,582 yards. His highlights with the Steelers included giving the eventual Super Bowl Champion 49ers its only loss in 1984, and guiding the Steelers to the 1984 AFC Championship Game against the Miami Dolphins. He was traded on April 12, 1988, to the San Diego Chargers for his last, full NFL season. He would play one more game in 1989 with the New York Jets. For his career Malone passed for 10,175 yards and 60 TDs, and rushed 159 times for 628 yards and 18 TDs. Malone also had one career reception for a 90-yard TD, a Steelers team record until Mike Wallace broke it with a 95-yard TD reception vs. Arizona in 2011. Malone's career, however, was plagued with several severe injuries.
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Mark McGwire
Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963), nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball player who played his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is currently the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals.
For his career, McGwire averaged a home run once every 10.61 at bats, the lowest at bats per home run ratio in baseball history (Babe Ruth is second at 11.76). In 1987, he broke the single-season home run record for rookies, with 49. In 1998, McGwire and Sammy Sosa achieved national fame for their home run-hitting prowess in pursuit of Roger Maris' single season home run record; McGwire broke the record and hit 70 home runs that year.Barry Bonds now holds the record, after hitting 73 home runs during the 2001 season.
After three years at Southern California and a stint on the 1984 U.S. Olympic team, McGwire was drafted 10th overall by the Oakland Athletics in the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft.
McGwire made the major leagues in August. As a rookie in 1987 he hit 33 homers before the All-Star break and was a unanimous choice for AL Rookie of the Year after finishing with 49 homers, 118 RBI and a .289 average. His 49 longballs smashed the old rookie record of 38, jointly held by Frank Robinson and Wally Berger. He sat out the season's final two games and gave up a chance at 50 home runs to be present at the birth of his first child.
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Mark Rypien
Mark Robert Rypien (born October 2, 1962, Calgary, Alberta) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He is the first Canadian-born quarterback to start in the NFL.
After attending Shadle Park high school in Spokane, Washington, Rypien played college football at Washington State University. He is a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. He then left college early and was selected in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He spent the next two years on the Washington Redskins injured reserved list. He watched from the sidelines as the Redskins won Super Bowl XXII under coach Joe Gibbs in January 1988. With Doug Williams aging and the trading of Jay Schroeder to the Los Angeles Raiders, Rypien emerged.
In his first full year as a starter, he threw for 3,768 yards with 22 touchdowns. He gained his first Pro Bowl berth, albeit as an injury replacement. He was best known for his accuracy as a deep passer,developing an incredible sense of timing with receivers downfield.
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Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez (born November 11, 1986) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall. He played college football at the University of Southern California (USC).
Sanchez grew up in a well-disciplined and athletic family. In the eighth grade, he began to play football and learn the intricacies of the quarterback position, training with his father, Nick. A well-regarded prospect, Sanchez committed to Southern California following his successful high school career in which he led his team to a championship title during his final season. At USC, Sanchez was relegated as the backup quarterback during his first three years though he rose to prominence due to his brief appearances on the field in 2007 due to injuries suffered by starting quarterback John David Booty. Sanchez also became popular within the community due to his Mexican-American heritage. Named the starter in 2008, Sanchez led USC to a 12–1 record and won the Rose Bowl against Penn State for which Sanchez was awarded the Most Valuable Player award for his performance on offense.
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Mark Simoneau
Mark Lee Simoneau (born January 16, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for Kansas State University and was recognized as an All-American. He was picked by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft, and played for the Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL.
Simoneau was born in Phillipsburg, Kansas. He played high school football at Smith Center High School in Smith Center, Kansas. He was a top 11 all-state (all classifications) selection at running back and linebacker for the Smith Center Redmen. He was also the 1995 Class 3A state shot put champion, and a former record holder, throwing over 60 feet as a senior.
Simoneau attended Kansas State University, where he played for the Kansas State Wildcats football team from 1996 to 1999. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year after the 1999 season. He registered 400 tackles during his college career at Kansas State.
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Mark Spitz
Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is a retired American swimmer. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, an achievement only surpassed by Michael Phelps who won eight golds at the 2008 Olympics.
Between 1968 and 1972, Spitz won nine Olympic golds plus a silver and a bronze, five Pan American golds, 31 US Amateur Athletic Union titles and eight US National Collegiate Athletic Association titles. During those years, he set 33 world records. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was named World Swimmer of the Year in 1969, 1971 and 1972.
Spitz was born to a Jewish family in Modesto, California, the first of three children of Arnold and Lenore Smith Spitz. When he was two years old, Spitz's family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he swam at Waikiki Beach every day. "You should have seen that little boy dash into the ocean. He'd run like he was trying to commit suicide." Lenore Spitz told a reporter for Time (April 12, 1968). At age six his family returned to Sacramento, California, and he began to compete at his local swim club. At age nine, he was training at Arden Hills Swim Club in Sacramento with Sherm Chavoor, the swimming coach who mentored him and six other Olympic medal winners. Before he was 10, Spitz held 17 national age-group records, and one world record. At 14 his family moved to Santa Clara so Spitz could train with George F. Haines of the Santa Clara Swim Club. From 1964 to 1968 Mark trained with Haines at SCSC and Santa Clara High School. During his four years there, Mark held national high school records in every stroke and in every distance[citation needed]. It was a remarkable and unprecedented achievement. In 1966 at age 16 he won the 100 meter butterfly at the National AAU Championships, the first of his 24 AAU titles. The following year Mark set his first world record at a small California meet in the 400 meter freestyle with a time of 4:10.60, and emerged on the world swimming stage.
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Mark Vlasic
Mark Richard Vlasic (born October 25, 1963) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. During this time, he played for the San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Over the course of his career, he played in 15 games, completed 75 of 142 passes for 762 yards, threw four touchdowns and five interceptions, and finished his career with a passer rating of 63.2.
A graduate of Center High School and the University of Iowa, Vlasic was selected 88th in the 1987 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He was a backup for Dan Fouts during his first season, then started two games the following year. After not seeing playing time in 1989, Vlasic started the season opener in 1990, his last year with San Diego. He played for two seasons with Kansas City and one with Tampa Bay, but was released in 1994, having not had actual playing time since 1991.
Vlasic was born in Rochester, Pennsylvania. He attended high school at Center High School in Center Township, Pennsylvania, and was a standout in football and basketball during his time there. He was the starting quarterback for Center in his junior year, throwing for 777 yards in the first eight games of the season. In his junior year of basketball, Vlasic was a starter, in one game scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds with a bad back. He continued to play football and basketball during his senior year, with performances that included a 36-point effort against Las Vegas Western High School, making 18 of 20 shots. As a result of his high school career, Vlasic was inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Marlin Briscoe
Marlin Oliver (Marlin the Magician) Briscoe (born September 10, 1945 in Oakland, California) is a former American collegiate and Professional Football wide receiver/quarterback who played professionally for nine years. Before being drafted by the American Football League's Denver Broncos in the 1968 Common Draft, Briscoe played high school football at Omaha South High School and college football at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Briscoe was 5-foot-10 and 177 pounds when the AFL's Broncos took him in the 14th-round of the 1968 draft. He was eighth on the Broncos' QB depth chart in training camp.
On September 29, 1968, starter Steve Tensi suffered a broken collarbone, and backup Joe DiVito was spotty. Head coach Lou Saban summoned Briscoe from the sidelines in the fourth quarter against the Boston Patriots. Briscoe's first play was a 22-yard completion. On his second series he orchestrated an 80-yard touchdown drive. He completed a 21-yard pass and ran for 38 more himself, carrying it the last 12 yards for the score.
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Marlon Favorite
Marlon Dominique Favorite (born June 22, 1986) is an American football defensive tackle who currently plays for the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Louisiana State.
Favorite has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Hartford Colonials, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, and St. Louis Rams.
Favorite attended both Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, Louisiana and West Jefferson High School in Harvey, Louisiana, where he played football as a defensive tackle. In 2002, he had 105 tackles (35 for a loss) and 20 sacks. In 2003, as a senior, Favorite was a first-team Division 5A all-state selection after recording 115 tackles and nine sacks, and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. The USA Today named him a first-team All-American, and ESPN.com rated him as their top defensive tackle prospect.
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Marques Colston
Marques Colston ( /ˈmɑrkɨs ˈkoʊlstən/ MAR-kis KOHL-stən; born June 5, 1983) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He was drafted by the Saints in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hofstra.
Colston's father, James, played briefly in the Canadian Football League: Marques began playing football at a very young age. James Colston died when Marques was 14. Colston attended Susquehanna Township High School, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and was a letterman in football and track. In football, he won All-Conference honors as a wide receiver/defensive end. In track, he qualified for the 2001 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the javelin with a throw of 187 feet (57 m), 10 inches.[citation needed] Colston graduated from Susquehanna Township High School soon after in June 2001.
Colston received a scholarship to the Division I-A Missouri but turned the offer down in favor of Division I-AA Hofstra.
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Marshall Faulk
Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. He played college football for San Diego State University, and was a three-time All-American. He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts as the second overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the NFL's St. Louis Rams. Faulk is one of only three NFL players (Marcus Allen and Tiki Barber being the others) to reach at least 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards; he is the only one to amass 12,000 yards rushing and 6,000 yards receiving. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
He is currently a pro football analyst for NFL Total Access, Thursday Night Football, and NFL GameDay Morning on the NFL Network.
Faulk was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended George Washington Carver High School in Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, where he played for the Carver Rams high school football team.
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Martez Wilson
Martez Jerome Wilson (born September 21, 1988) is an American football linebacker currently on the roster of the New Orleans Saints.
Wilson attended Simeon Career Academy in Chicago, Illinois, where he recorded 240 tackles, seven sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery in his senior season. He was an All-American selection by USA Today, Parade, SuperPrep, PrepStar and also played in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Wilson was listed as the No. 2 weakside defensive end in the class of 2007.
Arriving at Illinois as a highly touted recruit, Wilson not live up to the expectations in his first two years. In the season opener of his junior year, he suffered a herniated disc in his neck, which forced him to miss the remainder of the 2009 season. He was granted a medical hardship waiver and retained a year of eligibility. By 2010, he evolved into one of the best linebackers in the Big Ten Conference, ranking second in the conference in tackles (9.1 tackles per game) midway through the season.
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Marty Domres
Martin Francis Domres (born April 17, 1947 in Ithaca, New York) is a former American collegiate and professional football player. From Columbia University, he was drafted in the first round of the Common Draft as a quarterback by the American Football League's San Diego Chargers. Domres played in nine professional football seasons from 1969–1977 for four different teams. He is perhaps best known for replacing Johnny Unitas as the Baltimore Colts starting quarterback during the 1972 season.
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Marty Lyons
Martin Anthony Lyons (born January 15, 1957) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League for eleven seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. Lyons played college football for the University of Alabama, and earned All-American honors. Selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft, he played his entire professional career for the NFL's New York Jets. He was a member of the Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange," the team's dominant front four in 1981 and 1982 that also featured Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam and Joe Klecko.
Lyons grew up in Pinellas Park, Florida and attended St. Petersburg Catholic High School.
Lyons attended the University of Alabama, where he played for coach Bear Bryant's Alabama Crimson Tide football team from 1975 to 1978. At Alabama, he had 202 tackles, 6 fumbles forced and 4 recovered. As a senior in 1978, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and helped lead the Crimson Tide to a National Championship in 1978. He was a key player in the set of fourth quarter plays known as "The Goal Line Stand" in the 1979 Sugar Bowl. It was Lyons that delivered what would become a famous line amongst Alabama fans just before the fourth-down play of the sequence. When asked by Penn State quarterback Chuck Fusina how far the ball was from the goal line, Lyons replied, "'Bout a foot. You better pass." Alabama was 31-5 during his years as a player.
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Marvin Harrison
Marvin Daniel Harrison (born August 25, 1972) is a former American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse. He spent his entire 13-year career with the Colts, and is widely considered as one of the greatest and most productive wide receivers in NFL history.
Harrison was a three-year starter at Syracuse University, playing with Donovan McNabb in his final year. Harrison set a school record with 2,718 career receiving yards and ranked second in school history with 20 receiving touchdowns to Rob Moore. Harrison graduated with a degree in retailing.
Harrison was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 19th selection in the 1996 NFL Draft, a selection which was obtained in a trade that sent Jeff George to the Atlanta Falcons. Harrison has gone on to become one of the most productive receivers from that draft class, which included Keyshawn Johnson, Eric Moulds, Bobby Engram, Muhsin Muhammad, Eddie Kennison, Terry Glenn, Amani Toomer, Joe Horn, and Terrell Owens among others.
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Marvin Mitchell
Marvin Mitchell (born October 21, 1984) is an American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.
Mitchell has also played for the Miami Dolphins.
Mitchell attended Lake Taylor High School in Norfolk, Virginia, where he was an all-district selection on both sides of the ball, playing tight end on offense. He also played basketball, ran track and put the shot.
Mitchell attended the University of Tennessee, where he played on the school's football team. Though scheduled to redshirt his freshman year, Mitchell played due to injuries to other players. Mitchell missed the 2004 season stemming from an injury suffered while practicing for the Peach Bowl the previous year.
On May 1, 2006, Mitchell was arrested in Knoxville, Tennessee, and charged with disorderly conduct. He was suspended indefinitely from the team, but allowed to return after reaching an agreement with prosecutors.
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Mary Decker
Mary Slaney (born Mary Teresa Decker August 4, 1958, Bunnvale, Hunterdon County, New Jersey) is an American former track athlete. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships, and set 17 official and unofficial world records and 36 US national records.
Mary Decker was born in Bunnvale, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. A decade later her family moved to Southern California, where Decker started running. A year later, aged 11, she won her first local competition.
She joined her school athletics club and a local track club, and completely immersed herself in running, for which she would pay an injury-laden price later in her career. Aged 12, in one week she completed a marathon and four middle- and long-distance races, ending the week with an appendectomy operation.
In her early teens, Decker was already recognized as a world-class runner. Unable to attend the 1972 Olympics as she was too young, the pigtailed 89 pounds (40 kg) 14 year old nicknamed "Little Mary Decker," won international acclaim in 1973 with a win in the 800 meters at a US-Soviet meet in Minsk, beating the later Olympic silver medallist.
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Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968) is an American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. She was the first female gymnast from outside Eastern Europe to win the Olympic all-around title.
Retton was born in Fairmont, West Virginia, of Italian heritage (her family's original surname was "Rotunda"). Her father, Ronnie, operated a coal-industry transportation equipment business. She attended Fairmont Senior High School, but did not graduate. She competed in the Olympic games during her sophomore year.
Retton lived in Houston, Texas until 2009, when her family returned to West Virginia. She is married to former Houston real estate developer Shannon Kelley, who now works for the Fairmont State University athletic department. Together they have four daughters: Shayla Rae Kelley (born 1995), McKenna Lane Kelley (born 1997), Skyla Brae Kelley (born 2000), and Emma Jean Kelley (born 2002).
Inspired by watching Nadia Comăneci on television, Retton took up gymnastics in her hometown of Fairmont. She was coached by Gary Rafaloski. She then decided to move to Houston, Texas, to train under Romanians Béla and Márta Károlyi, who had coached Nadia Comăneci before their defection to the United States. Under the Károlyis, Retton soon began to make a name for herself in the United States, winning the American Cup in 1983 and placing second to Dianne Durham (another Károlyi student) at the US Nationals that same year. Retton missed the World Championships in 1983 due to a wrist injury. Nevertheless, Retton won the American Classic in 1983 and 1984, as well as Japan's Chunichi Cup in 1983.
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Mat McBriar
Mat McBriar (born 8 July 1979) is an Australian American football punter in the National Football League who is currently a free agent
McBriar began as an Australian rules football player, playing Australian rules for Brighton Grammar School and Deakin University (attended three semesters). At one stage, he entered a junior superkick competition, finishing 3rd overall.
He later moved to Hawaii, where he recorded the Warriors' all-time, single-game record with a 53.8 yards/attempt average against Tulane University on 25 December 2002. After 3 years, he had the second-best career punting average for the Warriors with 42.22 yards per punt behind Jason Elam. As a junior he made the second team All-WAC after averaging 43.4 yards per punt, and earned All-WAC honors as a senior, after averaging 44.8 yards per punt.
In January 2003, McBriar was the first-ever Australian player to be selected to play in the Hula Bowl Maui, as Punter for the Kai (North) team.
On 28 April 2003, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Denver Broncos and had six punts for a 41.5-yard average in the preseason.
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Matt Birk
Matthew Robert Birk (born July 23, 1976) is an American football center for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Harvard.
Birk is a two-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowl selection.
Birk attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was an excellent student-athlete, letterman and a standout in football, basketball, and track & field. He was an All-St. Paul Conference honoree, an Academic All-State honoree, and an All-State honoree in both football and basketball. Matt Birk graduated from Cretin-Derham High School in 1994. He recorded a 3.8 GPA and scored a 34 on his ACT, enabling him to attend Harvard.
Birk graduated from Harvard University in 1998 with a degree in Economics. While playing for the Harvard Crimson, he attained All-Ivy League, All-New England and Division I-AA All-ECAC first team football honors.
Birk was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 6th round (173rd overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. During his first two seasons with the Vikings, he appeared in 22 games as a back-up offensive lineman. In 2000, he took over the starting center position for the Vikings, starting all 16 games and was named to his first Pro Bowl team. Birk started every game for the Vikings at center from 2000-2003.
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Matt Flynn
Matthew Clayton Flynn (born June 20, 1985) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU.
Matt Flynn attended Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, Texas, where he was coached by Mike Owens, and was teammates with Justin Warren, Brandon Pettigrew, and Ciron Black. Flynn was one of the top-rated quarterbacks in the state of Texas, alongside Drew Tate of Baytown, Texas. As a junior in 2001, Flynn guided his team to a 5A playoff appearance but lost to the eventual state champion Mesquite High School. Flynn completed 101 of 199 passes for 1,650 yards, 13 touchdowns and 9 interceptions for the season. As a senior, he completed 124 of 206 passes for 1,679 yards and 9 touchdowns. He also displayed his ability on the ground with 305 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns. Flynn displayed toughness by leading Robert E. Lee High School to a semifinal appearance in one of the toughest classifications in Texas despite playing his last four games with a broken foot. His team lost to Midland High School 24-14.
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Matt Hasselbeck
Matthew Michael Hasselbeck (born September 25, 1975) is a National Football League quarterback for the Tennessee Titans. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and traded to Seattle in 2001. After becoming the starter in 2003, Hasselbeck led Seattle to six playoff appearances and a Super Bowl appearance while being selected to three Pro Bowls. He was also first-team All-Pro following the 2005 season.
Hasselbeck is the son of Betsy and Don Hasselbeck, a former New England Patriots tight end. Matt and younger brothers Tim and Nathanael grew up in Norfolk, Massachusetts, attending Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood. He was selected as an honorable mention All-American by USA Today as a high school senior.
Hasselbeck spent one semester at the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo, California before transferring to Boston College near his family's hometown. He played for the Boston College Eagles football team from 1994 through 1997, including two years with his younger brother Tim. Hasselbeck finished his college career as the team's starting quarterback (a position his brother Tim would later hold with the Eagles). He graduated with a degree in marketing and finance .
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Matt Ryan
Matthew Thomas "Matt" Ryan (born May 17, 1985), nicknamed "Matty Ice," is the starting American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round as the third overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft after playing college football at Boston College.
He was Boston College's starter from 2005 to 2007, leading them to three bowl victories and a 25-7 record in 32 starts. He threw for 200 or more yards 15 times and is fifth all-time in school history in passing yards and in pass completions. He earned MVP honors at the 2005 MPC Computers Bowl.
In 2007, Ryan led his team to an ACC Atlantic Division championship and was named ACC Player of the Year. During his rookie year, Ryan started all 16 games for the Falcons and led them to the playoffs with an 11-5 season record. He has also earned honors as the 2008 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Ryan comes from an Irish Catholic family on both sides, and is the third of Bernice and Michael Ryan's four children. Ryan's uncle, John Loughery, played quarterback at Boston College from 1979-82. Ryan launched a website during his senior year at BC called Mattyice.com (a nickname derived from the beer Natty Ice), where fans and media have 24-hour access to video highlights, updated biographical information, statistics and other information about Ryan. He also created an activity named "Folleyball" for NFL Play 60 at NFL Rush.com. Ryan is also an avid golfer and has participated in such tournaments as the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, including Augusta National Golf Club. Ryan also is part of the Falcons online reading program “Read with a Falcon”.
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Matt Stinchcomb
Matthew Douglass Stinchcomb (born June 3, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons. He played college football for the University of Georgia, and earned All-American honors. He was a first-round pick in the 1999 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.
Stinchcomb was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia, and played for the Parkview Panthers high school football team.
Stinchcomb attended the University of Georgia, where he played for the Georgia Bulldogs football team from 1995 to 1998. He was a first-team All-American selection at tackle in 1997, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American following the 1998 season.
Stinchcomb was selected as the 18th pick of the first round in the 1999 NFL Draft to the Oakland Raiders. He was, however, largely unable to unseat Barry Sims, the player he was drafted to replace, at left tackle for the Raiders. This led to his move inside the offensive line, to both guard and center. He started at left guard during his only healthy season with Tampa Bay in 2004.
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Matt Tennant
Matthew H. Tennant (born March 19, 1987) is an American football center for the New Orleans Saints. He attended Boston College. Tennant was considered one of the best centers available for the 2010 NFL Draft. He was selected by the Saints in the 5th round with the 158th overall selection.
Tennant attended Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was a three-year starter on the offensive line and senior team captain. He gained Associated Press All-State second-team honors and was named a 2004 All-American by SuperPrep.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Tennant was listed as the No. 55 offensive guard prospect in the nation in 2005. He chose Boston College over offers from Indiana, Kentucky, Penn State, and Purdue.
After redshirting his initial year at Boston College, Tennant saw action in five games in the 2006 season. In his sophomore season, Tennant succeeded Kevin Sheridan as the Eagles' center. He started all 14 games for the Eagles in 2007 and helped the team to finish with 5,924 yards of total offense, while quarterback Matt Ryan passed for 4,507 yards.
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Matthew Stafford
John Matthew Stafford (born February 7, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Lions first overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Georgia. He is the 4th quarterback in NFL history to throw over 5,000 yards in a single season.
Stafford was born in Tampa, Florida to John and Margaret Stafford. He lived in Dunwoody, Georgia while his father attended graduate school at the University of Georgia. His family then moved to Dallas, Texas, and Stafford attended Highland Park High School. He was coached by Randy Allen and was widely considered to be one of the best high school quarterbacks in the United States in the Class of 2006, ranked ahead of Tim Tebow.
Stafford made his varsity debut in the 2002 playoffs against Sulphur Springs High School. He lettered in baseball as a power hitting first baseman where he was teammates with future Major League Baseball pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Jordan Walden. However, after a disappointing junior football season in which he threw for only 1,748 yards, 18 TDs and 11 INTs, Stafford quit baseball to concentrate on football.
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Maury Wills
Maurice Morning "Maury" Wills (born October 2, 1932) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and switch-hitting batter who played most prominently with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1959–66, 1969–72), and also with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1967–68) and Montreal Expos (1969). He was an essential component of the Dodgers' championship teams in the mid-1960s, and is credited for reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy.
In a career of 14 seasons, Wills batted .281 with 20 home runs, 458 runs batted in, 2,134 hits, 1,067 runs, 177 doubles, 71 triples, and 586 stolen bases in 1,942 games.
As of 2009, Wills is a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization serving as a representative of the Dodgers Legend Bureau.
Maurice, or Sonny as he was called at Cardozo Senior High School, first showed up as an All City Pitcher in the local Washington Daily News. He played on Sal Hall's '48 Cardozo football team that went unbeaten and unscored on. In the '49–'50 school year, 3 sport standout Sonny Wills, was named All City QB in football, basketball and Pitcher in baseball. On May 8, 1950 in a game against Phelps, P Wills threw a 1-hitter and struck out 17.
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Merlin Olsen
Merlin Jay Olsen (September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) was an American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor. He played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was elected to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons, a current record shared with Bruce Matthews. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. As an actor he portrayed the farmer Jonathan Garvey on Little House on the Prairie. After leaving that series, he starred in his own NBC drama, Father Murphy, playing the title role of a foster dad posing as a traveling priest.
Born to Lynn Jay and Merle Barrus Olsen in Logan, Utah, the second of nine siblings and the first-born son, Merlin Olsen had three brothers and five sisters: Colleen, Clark, Lorraine, Gwen, Phil, Winona, Ramona, and Orrin.
Olsen attended Utah State University where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, and was a three-year letterman in football as a defensive tackle. He graduated from the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at USU with a bachelor's degree in Finance in 1962 and a master's degree in Economics in 1971. He later received an honorary doctorate degree in business from the Huntsman School. In football, as a senior, he was a consensus All-American selection (making the vast majority of All-America teams) and was the winner of the Outland Trophy. After Olsen's junior year of 1960 he was also named All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and Newspaper Enterprise Association. He was also All-Conference in both 1960 and 1961. Olsen and Utah State were in the 1960 Sun Bowl, losing to New Mexico State, 20–13. Led by Olsen, the Aggie defense held the New Mexico State Aggies to just 44 rushing yards on 32 carries.
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Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
After a three-season career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards.
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Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30, 1985) is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions. In doing so he has twice equaled the record eight medals of any type at a single Olympics achieved by Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games. His five gold medals in individual events tied the single Games record set by compatriot Eric Heiden in the 1980 Winter Olympics and equaled by Vitaly Scherbo at the 1992 Summer Games. Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics; his eight at the 2008 Beijing Games surpassed American swimmer Mark Spitz's seven-gold performance at Munich in 1972. Phelps' Olympic medal total is second only to the 18 Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina won over three Olympics, including nine gold. Phelps also holds the all-time record for most gold Olympic medals, at 14.
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Michael Terrizzi
Michael "Mike" Terrizzi is a retired football player who played quarterback for the Purdue University football team and was later signed by the San Francisco 49ers before his playing career was cut short by injury. He is a current attorney with the law firm of Plastiras & Terrizzi located in San Rafael, California. As quarterback for Purdue during the 1974 football season, he led the Boilermakers to a 31-20 victory over arch rival Notre Dame at Notre Dame's stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Following this victory, Purdue did not defeat Notre Dame at Notre Dame for 30 years until 2004, when Kyle Orten led the Boilermakers to a 41-16 victory in South Bend. Nicknamed "Dorothy," he is regarded as one of Purdue football's best quarterbacks with Bob Griese, Drew Brees and Kyle Orton.[citation needed] After graduation, he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers although his professional football career was cut short not long thereafter by an injury.
He is a board member of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame, Northern California Chapter.
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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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Mickey Mantle
Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995) was an American baseball center fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968. Mantle is regarded by many to be the greatest switch hitter of all time, and one of the greatest players in baseball history. Mantle was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999.
Mantle was noted for his hitting ability, both for average and for power.[citation needed] He won the Triple Crown in 1956, leading MLB in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in (RBI). He received three American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards and played in twenty All-Star games. Mantle appeared in 12 World Series, winning 7 of them. He holds the records for most World Series home runs (18), RBIs (40), runs (42), walks (43), extra-base hits (26), and total bases (123). He is also the career leader in walk-off home runs, with a combined thirteen, twelve in the regular season and one in the postseason.
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Mike Adamle
Michael David "Mike" Adamle (born October 4, 1949) is a sports personality and former National Football League player. He is best known as the co-host of American Gladiators series for seven years.
Adamle is currently a sports anchor and reporter at WMAQ-TV in Chicago, Illinois. In addition, he has previously been an anchor at other Chicago television stations, including WLS-TV from 1983-1989 before hosting American Gladiators, a first stint at WMAQ from 1998–2001, and then at WBBM-TV from 2001-2004 before returning to Channel 5. For much of 2008, Adamle worked for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in a variety of roles, including interviewer, play-by-play commentator, and General Manager of Raw.
Mike Adamle grew up in Kent, Ohio and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1967. His father, Tony Adamle, also found some success with the Cleveland Browns in the 1940s and 1950s.
Adamle played collegiate football for Northwestern University as part of their team the Wildcats. As a Wildcat, Adamle was team captain, an All-American fullback, and the Big Ten MVP in 1970. Adamle's 316 rushing yards against the Wisconsin Badgers in 1969 still stands as a school record for the most rushing yards in a game. He graduated in 1971. Afterward, he joined the National Football League, where he played for seven years. He joined the Kansas City Chiefs as a fourth round draft pick. He also played for the New York Jets and Chicago Bears.
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Mike Krzyzewski
Michael William "Mike" Krzyzewski ( /ʃəˈʃɛvski/ shə-SHEV-ski; Polish: Krzyżewski [kʂɨˈʐɛ(f)ski]; nicknamed "Coach K"; born February 13, 1947) is an American basketball coach and former player. Since 1980, he has served as the head men's basketball coach at Duke University. At Duke, Krzyzewski has led the Blue Devils to four NCAA Championships, 11 Final Fours, 12 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular season titles, and 13 ACC Tournament championships. Krzyzewski is also the coach of the United States men's national basketball team, whom he led to a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 FIBA World Championship. He was an assistant coach on the 1992 "Dream Team".
From 1975 to 1980, Krzyzewski was the head basketball coach at the United States Military Academy, where he played from 1966 to 1969 under Bob Knight. Krzyzewski has amassed a record 79 NCAA tournament victories, while averaging 25 wins per season. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame following the 2001 season. On November 15, 2011, Krzyzewski led Duke to a 74–69 victory over Michigan State at Madison Square Garden to become the winningest coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball history. Krzyzewski's 903rd victory surpassed the previous record of 902, held by his former coach, Bob Knight.
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Mike Mallory
Mike Mallory is a former American football linebacker who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1982 to 1985. He was the Most Valuable Player for the 1984 Wolverines team and was a finalist for the Butkus Award in 1985. Since 1986, he has been a college football coach, including two years as the defensive coordinator at the University of Illinois.
Mallory was an all-state football player at Illinois' DeKalb High School in 1980.
Mallory played for the Michigan Wolverines from 1982 to 1985. He was voted the Most Valuable Player of the 1984 team and was named a team co-captain and an All-Big Ten Conference player in 1984 and 1985. He was one of five finalists for the Butkus Award in its inaugural year in 1985, losing out to Brian Bosworth; the Butkus Award has been given annually since 1985 to the top linebacker in college football. As a senior in 1985, Mallory helped lead the Wolverines to a 10–1–1 record and a #2 ranking in the final AP Poll after beating Nebraska, 27–23, in the Fiesta Bowl. At the end of the 1985 season, he was selected as an All-Big Ten linebacker.
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Mike Phipps
Michael Elston Phipps (born January 19, 1947) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football league (NFL) for twelve seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. Phipps played college football for Purdue University, and was recognized as an All-American. He was the third overall pick in the 1970 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears of the NFL.
Phipps was born in Shelbyville, Indiana. He attended Columbus High School in Columbus, Indiana, and played for the Columbus Bulldogs high school football team.
Phipps attended Purdue University, where he played for the Purdue Boilermakers football team. He began his college career in the difficult role of replacing All-American Boilermakers quarterback Bob Griese. The rifle-armed thrower first made his mark by helping lead a 28-21 upset of the defending national champion Notre Dame Fighting Irish on September 30, 1967. Combining strong passing skills with excellent mobility helped Phipps establish a new school single-season record for total offense and earn the Boilermakers a share of the Big Ten Conference title.
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Mike Rozier
Michael M. Rozier (born March 1, 1961) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s. Rozier played college football for the University of Nebraska, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1983. Afterward, he played professionally for the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Rozier was born in Camden, New Jersey. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, where he was a standout high school football player. Today, the football field bears his name.
Rozier went largely unnoticed by most of the major college programs. His recruitment to Nebraska was a complete accident. Former Nebraska head coach Frank Solich, at the time an assistant to head coach Tom Osborne, had been a keen observer of high school game films. While watching film of Pennsauken's game against nearby Woodrow Wilson High School, one player on the opposing team (Rozier) continually caught Solich's eye.
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Mike Singletary
Michael "Mike" Singletary (born October 9, 1958) is an American football coach and former professional football player. He is currently the linebacker coach and assistant head coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL.
After playing college football for the Baylor Bears, Singletary was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2nd round of the 1981 NFL Draft and was known as "The Heart of the Defense" for the Chicago Bears' Monsters of the Midway in the mid-1980s. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998. Singletary later pursued a career as a coach, first as a linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens, then as the linebackers coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He was the team's interim head coach in 2008, and coached the 49ers until he was fired in 2010.
Singletary was born in Houston, Texas. He attended high school at Evan E. Worthing High School in Houston, and he was a star football player there.
Singletary attended college at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. At Baylor, Singletary earned All-America honors in both junior (1979) and senior (1980) years, where he averaged 15 tackles per game and established a team record with 232 tackles in 1978, including 35 in a game against the University of Houston. During Singletary's senior season of 1980, Baylor won 10 games, marking the first time in school history that had been accomplished.
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Mitch King
Mitch King (born May 5, 1986) is an American football defensive tackle who plays for the New Orleans Saints . He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Iowa.
King attended Burlington Community High School in Burlington, Iowa. He was a Class 4A first team All-State selection from as a senior and a member of SuperPrep all-Region team . He was also First-team All-Conference as both a linebacker and running back as a senior and Second-team All-Conference linebacker as a junior. For his career he career with 1,400 rushing yards including, 850 yards as a senior. He was a two-year letterman in football, swimming and he was also a letterman in baseball and track.
King was selected to play in 2009 Senior Bowl after becoming the 60th player in Iowa football to record over 200 career tackles. He ranks 41st in career tackles with 228 career stops. In 2008 he was Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year, First-team All-American by ESPN.com and Second-team All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press and SI.Com as well as Third-team All-American by Rivals.com. He was a consensus First-team All-Big Ten In his year of honors he Started all 13 games at defensive tackle, recording 27 solo tackles and 27 assists, including 15.5 tackles for loss and four QB sacks. In 2007 he was named First-team All-Big Ten and named First-team All-Big Ten by Rivals.com. His stats were as follows: He made 58 (25 solo) tackles (14.5 for losses) and 4.5 sacks and 7 passed deflected and forced a fumble. 2006 King made 56 (21 solo) and as four of them went for losses. He also made 7 sacks and deflected 4 passes and forced three fumbles. 2005 he was First-team Freshman All-America 2005 after he totaled 60 tackles (36 solo) 60 11 tackles for a loss and two sacks, 3 passes deflected, 3 forced fumbles. In 2004 he redshirted.
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Montee Ball
Montee Ball, Jr. (born December 5, 1990) is an American football running back for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Ball was born in Wentzville, Missouri. He attended Timberland High School in Wentzville, and played high school football for the Timberland Wolves. He was ranked as the number 33 running back in the nation and fourth-best player in Missouri by Rivals.com. He was named first-team all-state, all-metro, all-district and all-conference as a senior. As a senior, Ball carried the ball 213 times for 2,187 yards and 41 touchdowns. As a junior, Ball was named player of the year (St. Louis American), first-team all-state, all-metro, all-district and all-conference after putting up 358 carries for 3,077 yards and 32 touchdowns. Appeared in the Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd". As a sophomore, Ball was named first-team all-district and all-conference after carrying the ball 297 times for 1,845 yards and 15 touchdowns. As a freshman, Ball had 1,113 yards on 127 carries with 19 touchdowns. Ball was a team captain and team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior. He holds the Wentzville school district rushing records with career totals of 995 carries, 8,222 yards, 107 touchdowns and an average of 8.26 yards per carry. Ball was also named to the all-academic list three times and was a two-time letterwinner in basketball.
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Moses Moreno
Moses Moreno (born September 5, 1975) was an American football quarterback. His brother, Zeke Moreno, also played in the National Football League as a middle linebacker.
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Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942) is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist. Considered a cultural icon, Ali was both idolized and vilified.
Originally known as Cassius Clay, Ali changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964, subsequently converting to Sunni Islam in 1975, and more recently practicing Sufism.[clarification needed] In 1967, three years after Ali had won the World Heavyweight Championship, he was publicly vilified for his refusal to be conscripted into the U.S. military, based on his religious beliefs and opposition to the Vietnam War. Ali stated, "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong... No Viet Cong ever called me nigger" – one of the more telling remarks of the era.
Widespread protests against the Vietnam War had not yet begun, but with that one phrase, Ali articulated the reason to oppose the war for a generation of young Americans, and his words served as a touchstone for the racial and antiwar upheavals that would rock the 1960s. Ali's example inspired Martin Luther King Jr. – who had been reluctant to alienate the Johnson Administration and its support of the civil rights agenda – to voice his own opposition to the war for the first time.
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Nate Bussey
Nathan Lee Bussey (born February 20, 1989 in Washington, D.C.) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Saints in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Illinois.
Bussey was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He signed a 4-year contract with the team on July 28, 2011. He was waived on September 3, 2011, and re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 4.
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Nick Howell
Nick Howell (born October 10, 1986) is an American football offensive tackle for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at University of Southern California.
He has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers.
Howell played at the University of Southern California.
Howell signed as a free agent with the Tennessee Titans after the 2010 NFL Draft. He later went on to sign with the San Francisco 49ers. He was later waived by the 49ers on August 30, 2011.
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Nick Leckey
Nicholas Nathan Leckey (born March 12, 1982 in Dallas, Texas) is a free agent American football center in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas State University.
Leckey has played for the New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams and the Arizona Cardinals.
Leckey attended Grapevine High School in Grapevine, Texas and was a letterwinner in football and wrestling. In football, he was a three-year starter. In wrestling, he won the State Championship as a senior. Leckey graduated from Grapevine High School in 2000.
Leckey played college football at Kansas State University where during his career, he did not allow a sack. He majored in hotel/restaurant management. He began his career at guard before switching to center. He started 41 consecutive games. He earned first-team All-America honors from ESPN and Sports Illustrated as a senior. Also earned consensus All-Big 12 first-team choice and named Kansas State's Offensive Lineman of the Year.
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Nick Toon
Nick Toon (born November 4, 1988) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints. He is the son of former New York Jets and Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Al Toon. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 4th round of the 2012 draft.
Toon took part in the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Toon was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round (122nd pick overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft.
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Nile Kinnick
Nile Clarke Kinnick, Jr. (July 9, 1918 – June 2, 1943) was a student and a college football player at the University of Iowa. He won the 1939 Heisman Trophy and was a consensus All-American. He died during a training flight while serving as a U.S Navy aviator in World War II. Kinnick was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951, and the University of Iowa renamed its football stadium "Kinnick Stadium" in his honor in 1972.
Nile Clarke Kinnick, Jr., was the son of Nile Clark Kinnick, Sr., and Francis Clarke. He had two younger brothers, Ben and George. His maternal grandfather, George W. Clarke, graduated from the University of Iowa in 1878 and served two two-year terms as the Governor of Iowa from 1912 to 1916.
Nile's parents were devoted to the teachings of Christian Science and helped Nile develop values of discipline, hard work, and strong morals. Nile was reportedly constantly thinking about self-improvement and working on turning personal weaknesses into strengths.
Kinnick began showing athletic aptitude at a young age as well. As a youth, he played on a Junior Legion baseball team with the future major leaguer Bob Feller.
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Olin Kreutz
Olin George Kreutz ( /ˈkruːts/; born June 9, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons. He played college football for University of Washington, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Bears and New Orleans Saints of the NFL.
Kreutz was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the youngest of four sons born to Henry Kreutz, Jr., of ʻAina Haina. He attended football powerhouse Saint Louis School in Honolulu, where he lettered in high school football. He also excelled in wrestling and track and field. He received All-State and SuperPrep All-America honors while serving as football team captain during his senior year, and would additionally go on to win the Hawaii state wrestling heavyweight championship.
Kreutz attended the University of Washington, where he played for the Washington Huskies football team under coach Jim Lambright. Olin was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and earned Pac-10 honors during his junior year, after which he elected to turn pro.
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Ollie Cline
Oliver M. "Ollie" Cline (December 31, 1925 - May 12, 2001) was a college and professional American football player in the 1940s and '50s. He was nicknamed the Blond Bomber.
Cline was a fullback and linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, lettering in 1944, 1945 and 1947. In 1944, his blocking helped Les Horvath become the school's first Heisman Trophy winner and the Buckeyes won the 1944 Big Ten Championship with an undefeated, 9-0 record. The following year he became the Buckeyes primary running back, setting school records in rushing. His collegiate career was interrupted by military service in 1946, but he returned to lead the Buckeyes in rushing again in 1947.
In 1945, Cline rushed for 936 yards, which was at the time a school record, surpassing Horvath's total from the previous year by a dozen yards. He was named the Big Ten Conference's Most Valuable Player and was a FWAA All-America selection.
Cline rushed for 229 yards on November 10, 1945 against the University of Pittsburgh. This performance set n Ohio State single-game rushing record that stood for 27 years before being broken by Archie Griffin in 1972.
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Orel Hershiser
Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958) is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is currently an analyst for Baseball Tonight and Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN and a professional poker player for PokerStars. In 1988, he won the Gold Glove, Cy Young Award, the NLCS MVP and the World Series MVP with the Dodgers.
Known for his slight frame and fierce competitive spirit, Hershiser was nicknamed "Bulldog" by team manager Tommy Lasorda.
Hershiser was born in Buffalo, New York to Mildred I. Gillman and Orel Leonard Hershiser III. From 1973 to 1975, he participated in ice hockey with the Don Mills Flyers of the Greater Toronto Hockey League. He attended Cherry Hill High School East in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, where he was the star pitcher on the school's baseball team. He first caught the attention of pro scouts as a pitcher at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
Hershiser was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1979 amateur draft and was assigned to their Class A farm team, Clinton Dodgers. He spent four more seasons in the minor leagues with AA San Antonio Dodgers and AAA Albuquerque Dukes before being called up to the major leagues.
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Orlando Pace
Orlando Lamar Pace (born November 4, 1975) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for Ohio State University, and was twice recognized as an All-American. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams first overall in the 1997 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Rams for twelve years. Pace started all 16 regular season games eight times in his pro career, and blocked for three straight NFL MVPs (Kurt Warner in 1999, 2001; and Marshall Faulk in 2000). He was the cornerstone of a Rams offensive line that blocked for an offense that compiled more gross yards than any other team during his 12 years in St. Louis (50,770 in 12 seasons), finished second in completion percentage (61.8 percent) and fifth in touchdown passes (289) over that time. Under Pace's protection, the Rams' passing offense compiled more than 3,000 yards in all 12 of his NFL seasons, seven different quarterbacks eclipsed the 3,000-yard mark in a season, including three times surpassing the 4,000-yard mark, and also blocked for seven 1,000-yard rushers. Pace started 154 consecutive games.
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Otis Armstrong
Otis Armstrong (born November 15, 1950) was a running back in the NFL. He was selected in the 1st round (9th overall) in the 1973 NFL draft. He played for the Denver Broncos for his entire career from 1973-1980.
Armstrong attended Farragut High School in Chicago, and was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
Before his NFL career, Armstrong played for Purdue University becoming the school's all-time leading rusher and leader in all-purpose yards. Armstrong was selected to Purdue's All-Time team in 1987 as part of a celebration of 100 years of football at Purdue. He was inducted into the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997.
Armstrong finished his 3 college seasons with 4,601 All-purpose yards (3,315 rushing yards, 897 yards from kickoff returns and 389 passing yards). He also scored 24 touchdowns (17 rushing and 7 on returns). He was selected the Big Ten MVP in 1972, leading the league in rushing and total offense, while being selected 1st team All-Conference. He participated in 4 All-Star games; the Hula Bowl, the East-West Shrine Game, the Coaches' All-American Game and the Chicago College All-Star game.
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Ottis Anderson
Ottis Jerome "O.J." Anderson (born January 19, 1957) is a former American football running back. He was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press (AP) with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1979, and the MVP of Super Bowl XXV in 1991 when playing with the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Anderson was born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was a football and track star at Forest Hill High School in West Palm Beach, Florida before graduating in 1975. He went on to attend the University of Miami on a full athletic scholarship and earned a degree in Physical Education. During his college career, Anderson broke Chuck Foreman’s career rushing records at the University of Miami, becoming the first player to rush for more than 1,000 yards in the school’s history his senior year with 1,266 yards. He was named The Sporting News and the American Football Coaches First Team All-American and received All-American honorable mentions by both AP and UPI and graduated in 1979 as the team's all-time leading rusher with 3,331 yards.
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Otto Graham
Otto Everett Graham, Jr. (December 6, 1921 – December 17, 2003) was a professional American football and basketball player who played for the Cleveland Browns in both the All-America Football Conference and National Football League, as well as the Rochester Royals in the National Basketball League.
Born in Waukegan, Illinois, USA, Graham grew up with a strong connection to music, with his father serving as Waukegan High School's band director. However, it would be on a variety of athletic fields where Graham's talents would manifest, making him the most famous native of Waukegan since comedian Jack Benny.
Graham graduated from Northwestern University, attending the school on a basketball scholarship. He was an active member of the Alpha Delta Phi social fraternity. In 1944, he was named an All-American in basketball. He was talked into playing football by Northwestern's head football coach, Lynn Waldorf, who saw him throwing a football on campus. By the time he was finished, he had played four years of basketball, three of football, two of baseball and also played the cornet in the Wildcats' school band. Graham's time on the football field would be spent at tailback. He finished third in the 1943 Heisman Trophy voting. Graham left Northwestern with the school record for total offensive yards (2,938), a record which would stand until 1964.
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Pat Summitt
Patricia "Pat" Head Summitt (born on June 14, 1952 in Clarksville, Tennessee) is a former women's college basketball head coach. She now serves as the head coach emeritus of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team. She is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history of either a men's or women's team in any division. She coached from 1974 to 2012, all with the Lady Vols, winning eight NCAA national championships, second only to the record 10 titles won by UCLA men's coach John Wooden. Summitt is the only coach in NCAA history, and one of three college coaches overall, with 1,000 victories. She was named the Naismith Basketball Coach of the Century in April 2000. In 2009, the Sporting News placed her number 11 on its list of the 50 Greatest Coaches of All Time in all sports; she was the only woman on the list. In 38 years as a coach, she never had a losing season. On April 20, 2012, the White House announced that Pat Summitt would be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
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Patrick Willis
Patrick L. Willis (born January 25, 1985) is an American football player who plays inside linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers 11th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Mississippi.
During Willis's senior season at Ole Miss, he received the Butkus Award and the Jack Lambert Award as the nation’s top linebacker. A year later as a member of the 49ers, Willis led the NFL in tackles, earned first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors while being named the 2007 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Willis has earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors in all five years he has played in the NFL. He is the only player to receive the Butkus Award for best linebacker in more than one category. He won the college Butkus Award in 2006 while at Ole Miss and in 2009, he won the professional Butkus Award while with the San Francisco 49ers.
Patrick Willis is regarded by many as the best inside linebacker in professional football.
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Patty Sheehan
Patty Sheehan (born October 27, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Sheehan also hosts the Patty Sheehan & Friends, which is a tournament on the Legends Tour. Patty Sheehan & Friends helps aid women and children's charities all across Northern Nevada.
Sheehan was born in Middlebury, Vermont. She attended Earl Wooster High School in Reno, Nevada. She won three straight Nevada high school championships (1972–74), three straight Nevada State Amateurs (1975–78) and two straight California Women's Amateurs (1977–78). She was the runner-up at the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur, then was the 1980 AIAW (predecessor of the NCAA) national collegiate champion. She went 4-0 as a member of the 1980 U.S. Curtis Cup team. She attended University of Nevada and San Jose State University.
Sheehan turned professional and joined the LPGA Tour in 1980. She won LPGA Rookie of the Year honors in 1981 with her first professional victory coming at the Mazda Japan Classic. She was strong throughout the 1980s, winning four times in both 1983 and 1984, and winning the LPGA Championship in both seasons. She won LPGA Tour Player of the Year in 1983 and was one of several athletes named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 1987.
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Paul Giel
Paul Robert Giel (February 29, 1932 – May 22, 2002) was a football and baseball player from Winona, Minnesota.
Giel attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a star quarterback for the Gophers. His career totals were 2,188 yards rushing, 1,922 yards passing. Giel received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player twice, in 1952 and 1953, was named All-American twice, and was the runner-up to Johnny Lattner of Notre Dame for the Heisman Trophy in 1953. Giel was United Press International Player of the Year, Associated Press Back of the Year, and captain of his team in 1953. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.
Giel was also a baseball pitcher. After his collegiate days he pitched in the major leagues for the New York and San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, and Kansas City Athletics. After his retirement from baseball, Giel was a color commentator on Minnesota Vikings radio broadcasts from 1962 to 1969, and served as the University of Minnesota's Director of Athletics from 1971 to 1989.
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Paul Governali
Paul Vincent "Pitchin' Paul" Governali (January 5, 1921 – February 14, 1978) was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. An All-American at Columbia University, he was the 1942 recipient of the Maxwell Award for College Player of the Year and the first runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. At quarterback, he passed for 1,442 yards in nine games that season, threw 19 passes for touchdowns, and completed 52 percent of his passes, all new collegiate records. He was also among the leading punters in the nation. He still holds the Columbia record for touchdown passes in one game (five).
After graduating in 1943, he passed up offers from both professional baseball and football teams to enlist in the US Marines, where he served for three years.
He went on to play for the National Football League's Boston Yanks and New York Giants (1946-1948).
After a lackluster 1948 season, Governali retired from professional football and returned to Columbia, where he worked as an assistant coach while pursuing his doctorate in education, which he received in 1951.
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Paul Hornung
Paul Vernon Hornung (born December 23, 1935) is a retired Hall of Fame professional football player who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1957-66. He, O.J Simpson,Earl Campbell are the only people to have won the Heisman Trophy, been selected as first overall National Football League draft picks, and been inducted into both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame.
A versatile player, he was a halfback, quarterback, and placekicker. Hornung was an excellent all-around athlete who also played college basketball.
Hornung was an outstanding athlete at Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget High School in Louisville (now closed), having lettered four years each in football, basketball, and baseball. He was recruited by Bear Bryant at Kentucky, but chose to attend Notre Dame instead.
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Paul Posluszny
Paul Michael Posluszny (born October 10, 1984), commonly known as "Poz", is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round (34th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State.
Posluszny was a star halfback and linebacker at Hopewell High School in Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. In 2002, his senior year, he helped lead the Vikings to the WPIAL championship with an 8-1 record, followed by the AAA State Championship.
Posluszny debuted at Penn State in the fifth game of his 2003 freshman season, and in the last game of the season made his first career start at Michigan State. During the season he recorded 36 tackles, an interception (which he returned for a touchdown against Indiana), a fumble recovery, and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team by The Sporting News.
In 2004 he was named as a second-team All-Big Ten player as well as earning academic All-Big Ten honors. Prior to that season he changed to jersey #31, in honor of former Penn State players who had worn the number including All-Americans Shane Conlan and Andre Collins. He started in all 11 games and led his team with 104 tackles, and his 9.5 tackles per game average put him in a tie for fifth in the Big Ten. He also recorded 12 tackles for loss and three sacks, helping Penn State reach the national top 10 in scoring and total defense. In fact, the defense did not allow an opponent to reach over 21 points in a game all season. He also caught an interception, broke up three passes and forced a fumble on the season. He won the Big Ten Defensive Player-of-the-Week for his performance against Indiana, making 13 tackles and playing a key role in Penn State's goal-line stand to ensure the win.
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Paul Spicer
Paul Spicer (born August 18, 1975) is a former defensive end who spent the majority of his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1998. He played college football at Saginaw Valley State.
Spicer has also been a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints.
Spicer attended Northwest High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. Also went to inverell public school
Spicer attended the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois for two years, where he played for legendary coach Bob McDougal. As a sophomore, he was a JUCO All-American linebacker and led the Chaparrals to 24 straight wins.
Paul was a two-year starter at Saginaw Valley State University where he played for current University of Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill. He missed most of his junior year with a broken fibula.
Spicer was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 1998 but was waived before the start of the season.
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Pepper Martin
Johnny Leonard Roosevelt "Pepper" Martin (February 29, 1904 – March 5, 1965) was an American professional baseball player and minor league manager. He was known as the Wild Horse of the Osage because of his daring, aggressive baserunning abilities. Martin played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman and an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1930s and early 1940s. He was best known for his heroics during the 1931 World Series, in which he was the catalyst in a Cardinals' upset victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.
Martin was an integral member of the Cardinals' teams of the 1930s that became known as the Gashouse Gang for their roguish behavior and practical jokes. Early in his career, he was labeled by some contemporary press reports as the next Ty Cobb because of his spirited, hustling style of play. However, because his headlong attitude on the playing field took a physical toll on his body, he never lived up to those initial expectations. After the end of his playing career, he continued his career in baseball as a successful minor league baseball manager.
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Pete Dawkins
Peter Miller Dawkins (born March 8, 1938) is a Heisman Trophy winner, Rhodes Scholar, U.S. Army Brigadier General, and Republican candidate for Senate. He is the former vice chairman of Citigroup Private Bank.
At age 11, he was successfully treated for polio with aggressive physical therapy. After earning a scholarship, Dawkins entered Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. There he was an all-league quarterback, and captain of the baseball team. He graduated from Cranbrook in the class of 1955 and was accepted for admission by two major institutions of higher learning.
Accepted by Yale University, Dawkins chose instead to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point. He won high honors, serving as Brigade Commander, President of his Class, Captain of the football team, and a "Star Man" in the top five percent of his class academically. A cadet is considered outstanding if he attains one of these positions. Dawkins was the only cadet in history to hold all four at once. He was featured in Life Magazine and Reader's Digest. Even before his graduation, many predicted the bright young man would make General and perhaps even be Army Chief of Staff. Dawkins was selected for the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award as a halfback for Army in 1958, and an All American under coach Earl Blaik. He was also an Assistant Captain for the hockey team. At Oxford, he won three Blues in rugby and is credited with popularizing the overarm throw (originally called the "Yankee torpedo pass") into the lineout.
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Pete Retzlaff
Palmer Edward "Pete" Retzlaff, nicknamed "Pistol Pete" and "The Baron", (born August 21, 1931 in Ellendale, North Dakota) is a former professional American football player and general manager.
Retzlaff played football at Ellendale High School in Ellendale, North Dakota and starred in track and field and football at South Dakota State College. In 1952, he rushed for 1,016 yards.
He was selected in the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League but did not make the team. After two years in the army, he was sold to the Philadelphia Eagles, where he played at running back, wide receiver, and tight end for eleven seasons. In 1958, despite never having caught a pass in college, he led the NFL with 56 pass receptions. He went to the Pro Bowl five times, and won the Bert Bell Award for NFL player of the year in 1965, when he caught 66 passes including ten touchdowns. He also served as president of the NFL Players Association.
From 1969 to 1972, he served as the Eagles' vice president and general manager. In 1973 and 1974, he worked as a color analyst for NFL coverage on CBS television.
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Pete Rose
Peter Edward Rose (born April 14, 1941), nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989.
Rose, a switch hitter, is the all-time Major League leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053) and outs (10,328). He won three World Series rings, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Gloves, the Rookie of the Year Award, and made 17 All-Star appearances at an unequaled five different positions (2B, LF, RF, 3B & 1B).
In August 1989, three years after he retired as an active player, Rose agreed to permanent ineligibility from baseball amidst accusations that he gambled on baseball games while playing for and managing the Reds, including claims that he bet on his own team. In 1991, the Baseball Hall of Fame formally voted to ban those on the "permanently ineligible" list from induction, after previously excluding such players by informal agreement among voters. In 2004, after years of public denial, Rose admitted to betting on baseball and on, but not against, the Reds. The issue of Rose's possible re-instatement, and election, to the Hall of Fame remains a contentious one throughout baseball.
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Pete Rozelle
Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle (/rɵˈzɛl/; March 1, 1926 – December 6, 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) from January 1960 to November 1989, when he retired from office. Rozelle is credited with making the NFL into one of the most successful sports leagues in the world.
Rozelle was born in South Gate, California and grew up in neighboring Lynwood, California during the Great Depression. He graduated from Compton High School in 1944, lettering in baseball and basketball. He was drafted into the Navy in 1944 and served 18 months in the Pacific on an oil tanker. Rozelle began his career at the University of San Francisco, working as a student publicist for the school's football team. He had already worked in public relations for the Los Angeles Rams front office and while in the athletic office at USF he marketed the Don's National Invitation Tournament championship basketball season of 1949 into a national media event. He graduated from USF in 1950.
He held a series of public relations jobs in Southern California, marketing the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia for a Los Angeles based company. He joined the Los Angeles Rams as its public relations specialist. By 1957, Rozelle was offered the GM job with the Rams. He turned a disorganized, unprofitable team, lost in the growing LA market, into a business success.
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Peyton Hillis
Peyton Hillis (born January 21, 1986) is an American professional football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Hillis attended Conway High School in Conway, Arkansas and was a highly touted recruit. Hillis chose to attend the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas where he was primarily used as a fullback. After being drafted in the 7th round of the 2008 NFL Draft, Hillis rose to the top of the depth chart as the starting fullback for the Broncos before being ushered to the starting running back position due to injuries to the running back corps. After spending two years in Denver, Hillis was traded to the Cleveland Browns in 2010. In 2011 Hillis won a nationwide vote which put him on the cover of EA Sports' Madden NFL 12.
He has also played for the Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns.
Hillis attended college at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville from 2004–2008, majoring in Sociology. As a true freshman, Hillis gained 240 yards rushing, 97 yards receiving, and scored 8 touchdowns, ranking 4th in the SEC in total touchdowns and tying Georgia's Thomas Brown for most touchdowns scored by a SEC freshman that year.
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Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Indianapolis Colts for 14 seasons from 1998–2011. He is the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and an elder brother of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
Manning played college football at the University of Tennessee, leading the Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship in his senior season. He was chosen by the Indianapolis Colts with the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. From 1998 to 2010, he led the Colts to seven AFC South division championships, two AFC championships, and to a Super Bowl championship (Super Bowl XLI). He has won a record four league most valuable player awards, was the most valuable player of Super Bowl XLI, has been named to eleven Pro Bowls, has eleven 4,000-yard passing seasons (including a record six straight), and is the Indianapolis Colts' all-time leader in passing yards (54,828) and touchdown passes (399). In 2009, he was named the best player in the NFL and Fox Sports along with Sports Illustrated named him the NFL player of the decade of the 2000s.
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Phil Simms
Phillip Martin "Phil" Simms (born November 3, 1954) is a former American football quarterback, and currently a television sportscaster for the CBS network. After a standout career at Morehead State University, Simms was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) with the number seven selection overall in the 1979 NFL Draft. Simms played his entire professional career with the Giants and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl XXI, after he led the Giants to a 39–20 victory over the Denver Broncos and set the record for highest completion percentage in a super bowl, going 22 for 25. He also was named to the Pro Bowl for his performances in the 1985 and 1993 seasons.
He finished his career with 33,462 passing yards and has since gone on to a career broadcaster of NFL games—first as an analyst for ESPN, then as a in-game color commentator with NBC, and currently with CBS. He is the father of former NFL quarterback and current New England Patriots assistant coach Chris Simms and New York Jets quarterback Matt Simms.
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Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers (born December 8, 1981) is an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was one half of the Manning-Rivers draft trade which sent him to San Diego and the 1st overall pick, Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning, to the New York Giants. Rivers played college football at North Carolina State University. Rivers' career passer rating of 95.9 is third-best all-time among NFL quarterbacks with at least 1,500 passing attempts, behind Aaron Rodgers and Steve Young.
After starting Chargers quarterback Drew Brees went to the New Orleans Saints following the 2005 season, Rivers came off the bench to lead the Chargers to a 14-2 record in his first season as a starter. In 2007, he helped the Chargers win their first playoff game since 1994 after beating the Tennessee Titans in the wildcard round of the 2007 playoffs and eventually leading them to the AFC Championship game. He has a career total of 13 fourth quarter comebacks, his most recent being on September 11, 2011, when he led the Chargers to a 24-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
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Pierson Prioleau
Pierson Olin Prioleau [PEER-sun PRAY-low] (born August 6, 1977 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech. He received a degree from Virginia Tech in interdisciplinary studies, graduating on May 14, 2011.
Prioleau has also played for the Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Prioleau played college football at Virginia Tech. As a freshman, he appeared in 11 games on special teams and as a reserve cornerback and finished that season with 24 tackles (15 solo). As a sophomore, he started every game at rover position, appeared in 809 total plays and finished with 71 tackles (41 solo). As a junior, he was named first-team All-Big East and third-team All-America by Sporting News. He posted 81 tackles (41 solo) and two sacks that year. As a senior, he started every game for the defense that led the Big East with only 12.9 points per game allowed. He finished with 61 tackles (41 solo) and two interceptions.
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Priest Holmes
Priest Anthony Holmes (born October 7, 1973 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is a former American football running back of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played college football at Texas.
Holmes earned a Super Bowl ring with the Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV. After rushing for just over 2,000 yards in four seasons in Baltimore, Holmes experienced breakout success after signing with the Kansas City Chiefs as a free agent in 2001. During his seven-year stint with the Chiefs, Holmes was a three-time All-Pro, three-time Pro Bowl selection and was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2002. Holmes sat out the 2006 season with a neck injury, and after a brief comeback attempt in 2007 retired from the NFL. Holmes was also inducted into the University of Texas Hall of Honor, and the Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
Priest Anthony Holmes was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Although he carries the last name of his biological father, he never met the man, only seeing him for the first time at his funeral. He was raised in San Antonio, Texas by his mother Norma, and stepfather Herman Morris. When he was thirteen years old, Holmes spent a summer in Detroit, Michigan, working for his grandfather's lawn care service. Working with much older men for twelve hours a day, six days a week, Holmes learned the work ethic that later shaped him as a football player.
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Pug Lund
Pug Lund (April 18, 1913 – May 26, 1994) was an American football player. Francis L. "Pug" Lund was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin and attended Rice Lake High School. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1958.
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Rafer Johnson
Rafer Lewis Johnson (born August 18, 1935) is an American former decathlete and film actor.
Johnson was born in Hillsboro, Texas, but the family moved to Kingsburg, California, when he was nine. For a while, they were the only black family in the town. A versatile athlete, he played on Kingsburg High School's football, baseball and basketball teams. He was also elected class president in both junior high and high school. At 16, he became attracted to the decathlon after seeing double Olympic champion Bob Mathias compete and told his coach, "I could have beaten most of those guys."
He competed in his first meet in 1954 as a freshman at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His progress in the event was impressive; he broke the world record in his fourth competition. He pledged Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, America's first nondiscriminatory fraternity, and was class president at UCLA. In 1955, in Mexico City, he won the title at the Pan American Games.
Johnson qualified for both the decathlon and the long jump events for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. However, he was hampered by an injury and forfeited his place in the long jump. Despite this handicap, he managed to take second place in the decathlon behind compatriot Milt Campbell. It would turn out to be his last defeat in the event.
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Randall Cunningham
Randall W. Cunningham (born March 27, 1963) is a former American football quarterback.
After playing college football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he was selected in the second round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, with whom he remained through the 1995 season. He announced his retirement from football following the end of that season, taking a job as an analyst for TNT in 1996. The following year, however, he resumed his playing career. He played for the Minnesota Vikings (1997–1999), the Dallas Cowboys (2000), and the Baltimore Ravens (2001). Cunningham then re-signed with the Philadelphia Eagles and retired for good in 2002.[citation needed] He won the Bert Bell Award in 1990, the height of the 'Ultimate Weapon' stories. He is the younger brother of former college and professional football player Sam Cunningham who played for the New England Patriots.
Cunningham attended Santa Barbara High School in Santa Barbara, California, and was a graduate of the class of 1981. As a senior, he led his team to a League title and the CIF Finals. He then went on to attend the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. He was a 1983 and 1984 College Football All-America Team selection as a punter. In 1984, his junior year, he led the Rebels to an 11-2 season—still the school's only 10-win season ever. Cunningham opted to turn pro after that season, but returned to graduate with a bachelors degree in leisure studies in 2004.
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Randall Gay
Randall "Blue" Jerome Gay, Jr. (born May 5, 1982 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an Retired American football cornerback of the National Football League. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Louisiana State. Randall has won a championship at both the college and pro level for teams of his home state.
He has also played for the New Orleans Saints.
At Brusly High School in Brusly, Louisiana, Randall Gay was a four-year letterman in football. He also lettered in weight lifting (three years) and track (one year). He was a first team All-Metro selection, and a first team All-District selection in football during his last two years of high school. As a senior, in only eight games, he rushed for 1,067 yards and 13 touchdowns, caught three touchdown passes, and returned two punts for touchdowns.
He played college football at LSU. He won a BCS National Championship in 2003 with LSU as a nickel back.
On April 29, 2004, he was signed by the Patriots shortly after the NFL draft as an undrafted free agent. His rookie year, Gay beat out cornerback Christian Morton, the Patriots' 7th-round draft pick, for a place on the roster. Later in the season, Gay was placed into the starting lineup because of injuries to veterans Ty Law and Tyrone Poole. Gay's rookie season concluded with a victory in Super Bowl XXXIX, in which he started opposite Asante Samuel where he was the leading tackler with 11 solo tackles. Gay was involved in several low level controversies as a Patriot: He failed to make a full contribution in 2005 and 2006, due to injuries that landed him on injured reserve. This led to some long running criticisms from the tough vocal New England fans and repeated questions about him on the region's talk shows and in the papers. Hence, after failing to deliver up to expectations of New England Patriots fans in both the 2005 and 2006 seasons, before the 2007 training camp, Gay was quoted as saying:
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Randy Duncan
Hearst Randolph "Randy" Duncan, Jr. (born March 15, 1937 in Osage, Iowa) is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Iowa. He played in two Rose Bowls (1957, 1959) and has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Duncan played professionally for Canadian Football League's BC Lions and the American Football League's Dallas Texans.
Randy Duncan was born to Hearst and Louise Duncan in 1937. Randy moved from Osage to Mason City before finally attending Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa. Duncan was a highly regarded prospect in both football and basketball. He was a first team all-state guard on the Roosevelt basketball team that lost in the 1954 state championship game. Duncan was a first team all-state quarterback for Roosevelt, leading his high school to an undefeated season and a state title in 1954. His high school football teams only lost two games during Duncan's three years there.
Duncan graduated from high school after the 1954 fall semester, and he was heavily recruited after choosing to play football. He nearly went to Colorado but instead decided to attend the University of Iowa. Duncan has said that the only reason he went to Iowa was because of his friendship with Iowa assistant coach Bump Elliott.
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Randy Johnson
Randall David "Randy" Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "The Big Unit", is a former American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 22-year career, he pitched for six different teams.
The 6-foot-10-inch (2.08 m) Johnson was celebrated for having one of the most dominant fastballs in the game. He regularly approached, and occasionally exceeded, 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) during his prime. He also threw a hard, biting slider. Johnson won the Cy Young Award five times, second only to Roger Clemens' seven.
Johnson finished his career first in strikeouts per nine innings pitched among starting pitchers (10.67), second all-time in total strikeouts (4,875; first among left-handed pitchers), third in hit batsmen (188), tenth in fewest hits allowed per nine innings pitched (7.24), 22nd in wins (303), and 57th in shutouts (37). He pitched two no-hitters, the second of which was the 17th perfect game in baseball history.
Johnson was born in Walnut Creek, California, to Carol Hannah and Rollen Charles “Bud” Johnson. By the time he entered Livermore High School, he was a star in baseball and basketball. In 1982, as a senior, he struck out 121 batters in 66 innings, and threw a perfect game in his last high school start. He also played on a Bercovich team that assembled top players from throughout California. After high school he was drafted in 1982 by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round and offered $50,000 to sign. Instead, Johnson accepted a full athletic scholarship to USC, also playing 2 years of basketball. He continued to start at the University of Southern California under coach Rod Dedeaux, but often exhibited control problems.
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Rashard Mendenhall
Rashard Jamal Mendenhall (born June 19, 1987) is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers 23rd overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Illinois.
Mendenhall attended Niles West High School and Lincoln Jr. High School in Skokie, Illinois. As a five-star prospect, he was also rated the No. 1 recruit in the state of Illinois by Scout.com. He recorded 1,300 yards and 21 touchdowns as a sophomore. As a junior, he rushed for 1,832 yards and 19 touchdowns, while averaging 11.6 yards per carry. In his last year, he averaged 9.1 yards per carry, rushing for 1,453 yards on 160 attempts and 14 touchdowns. Following his high school career, Mendenhall played in the 2005 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Mendenhall played for the University of Illinois football team. His first season was in 2005, during which he rushed for 218 yards on 48 carries, adding 82 yards receiving and two touchdowns. In 2006, Mendenhall nearly tripled his rushing total, gaining 640 yards and scoring five touchdowns. He added 164 yards receiving and a touchdown, with 12 receptions. Throughout his final season with the Illini, Mendenhall rushed for a then school record 1,681 yards and 17 touchdowns. Throughout the 13 game season, he also had 318 yards receiving and two touchdowns on 34 receptions. He majored in Community Recreation.
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Rashean Mathis
Rashean Jamil Mathis (pronounced /rəˈʃiːn/; born August 27, 1980) is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jaguars in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Bethune-Cookman.
Mathis attended Englewood High School in Jacksonville at the same time as Brett Myers of the Houston Astros, and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, he was a second team All-State, All-Conference, and an All-City honoree. Also, claims being recruited out of high school for baseball was highlight of his athletic career.[citation needed] Central Florida Community College and Indian River Community Colleges offered him scholarships to play center field.
Mathis played college football at Bethune-Cookman University. He was unable to receive any scholarships from larger schools because he broke his leg during high school.[citation needed]
He currently holds the record for the most interceptions in a single season and in a career in collegiate football history.(2011) In 2002, he won the Buck Buchanan Award for Division 1-AA (now FCS) defensive player of the year.[not in citation given]
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Ray Lewis
Ray Anthony Lewis (born May 15, 1975) is an American football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Drafted by the Ravens in 1996, he has played his entire career for the team, and is the last player remaining from the Ravens' inaugural season. He has been selected to thirteen Pro Bowls and been named an Associated Press All-Pro ten times. He won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 and 2003; he was the sixth player to win the award multiple times. He was also the second linebacker to win the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award and the first linebacker to win the award on the winning Super Bowl team. Widely considered to be one of the best linebackers of all time, he played college football at the University of Miami.
Lewis was born in Bartow, Florida. He is the older brother of former University of Maryland running back Keon Lattimore. Lewis was an All-American linebacker and wrestling star at Kathleen High School in Lakeland.
As a freshman at the University of Miami, Ray Lewis was an immediate contributor and became a starter for the Hurricanes' final five games. He compiled 81 tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss, and four pass deflections en route to being named to the freshman All-American team.
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Ray Mallouf
Raymond Lucian Mallouf (July 11, 1918 – June 6, 2008) was an American football quarterback and punter. He was a part of the Chicago Cardinals NFL championship team in 1947.
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Red Grange
Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", (June 13, 1903 – January 28, 1991) was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League. He was a charter member of both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2008, he was named the best college football player of all time by ESPN, and in 2011, he was named the Greatest Big Ten Icon by the Big Ten Network.
Grange was born in Forksville, Pennsylvania as the third child of Sadie and Lyle Grange. His father was the foreman of three lumber camps. When he was five, his mother died and his father moved the family to Wheaton, Illinois, where four brothers had settled. When they arrived, Grange’s father worked hard and became the chief of police. At Wheaton High School, Grange earned 16 varsity letters in four sports (football, baseball, basketball, and track) during the four years he attended, notably scoring 75 touchdowns and 532 points for the football team. As a high school junior, Grange scored 36 touchdowns and led Wheaton High School to an undefeated season. In his senior year, his team won every game but one in which they lost 39-0 to Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio. Knocked out in this game, Grange remained unconscious for two days, having difficulty speaking when he awoke. In addition to his success in football, Grange was an all-state track and field runner. In 1920 Grange was a state champion in the high jump, while placing 3rd and 4th in the 100 yard dash and the 220 yard dash respectively. In 1921 he won the state title in both the long jump and the 100 yard dash, and finally in 1922 he placed 3rd in the 100 yard dash and won the 220 yard dash.
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Red Wilson
Robert James "Red" Wilson (born March 7, 1929) was a college football player and Major League Baseball catcher who played 10 seasons in the Major Leagues for the Chicago White Sox (1951–1954), Detroit Tigers (1954–1960), and Cleveland Indians (1960).
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wilson attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he was a star football player for the Badgers. Wilson won Most Valuable Player honor as the center for the Badgers in 1947 and 1948. He was also an all-conference center in 1947. In his senior year, 1949, Wilson was the team captain and won the Big Ten Most Valuable Player award as an end. Wilson also led the Badgers baseball team in batting with batting averages of .342 and .426 in 1948 and 1949. He led the Badgers to a 17–7 record and a spot in the 1950 College World Series. Wilson graduated from Wisconsin in 1951 as an insurance major.
Wilson was drafted in the 4th round of the 1950 NFL draft (52nd pick overall) by the Cleveland Browns under Paul Brown, but opted for a baseball career after leaving Wisconsin. He was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free ageint in 1950, playing 85 games for the White Sox from 1951 to 1953. In May 1954, Wilson was traded by the White Sox to the Tigers for Matt Batts. Wilson played for the Tigers for 7 years from 1954 to 1960. Wilson ended his career with the Cleveland Indians in 1960.
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Reds Bagnell
Francis "Reds" Bagnell (September 15, 1928 – July 10, 1995) was an American football halfback in college. He was an All-American tailback for the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1951. He won the Maxwell Award, was runner-up for Heisman Trophy, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Reggie Bush
Reginald Alfred "Reggie" Bush, II (born March 2, 1985) is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Southern California from 2003 to 2005. Bush also went to the same High School as San Francisco 49ers QB Alex Smith
Bush won multiple collegiate awards, including the 2005 Heisman Trophy, but allegations that he received improper benefits were central to a controversy surrounding the USC program that led to severe NCAA sanctions against USC, including a two-year postseason ban, the loss of football scholarships and the vacating of wins in the 2004–05 championship season. On September 14, 2010, Bush voluntarily gave up his Heisman Trophy.
With the Saints, Bush won a Super Bowl title in 2010.
Bush was born March 2, 1985, in Spring Valley, California in the county of San Diego. He was a running back at Helix High School in La Mesa, California.
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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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Remi Ayodele
Remilekun "Remi" Ayodele (born April 22, 1983) is an American football defensive tackle who currently plays for the New Orleans Saints. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Oklahoma.
Ayodele has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, and Minnesota Vikings. He is the younger brother of NFL linebacker Akin Ayodele.
Ayodele attended South Grand Prairie High School in Grand Prairie, Texas and was a letterman in football. He is of Nigerian descent.
Ayodele went undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft, but signed as a free agent, first to the New England Patriots, then the Baltimore Ravens, and then to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad before being released in November 2006. After being released he was then re-signed by the Dallas Cowboys to a two year deal.
After being cut by the Dallas Cowboys in the Summer of 2007, he signed with Atlanta Falcons.
After being cut by Atlanta in September 2007, he was immediately re-signed and re-sessioned by the Dallas Cowboys to serve as a backup to Jay Ratliff, who was changing positions to starting nose tackle after Jason Ferguson suffered a season ending injury. Ayodele was cut on December 11, 2007.
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Rex Grossman
Rex Daniel Grossman III (born August 23, 1980) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). Grossman played college football for the University of Florida. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft, and has also played professionally for the NFL's Houston Texans.
As a college quarterback, Grossman led the Florida Gators to the 2000 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship, the 2001 Sugar Bowl, the 2002 Orange Bowl and the 2003 Outback Bowl. He was a consensus first-team All-American and was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 2001.
Grossman spent most of his first three NFL seasons with the Chicago Bears sidelined with injuries. He completed his first full NFL season in 2006, leading the Bears to a National Football Conference Championship and a Super Bowl berth. He lost his starting job three weeks into the 2007 season, and primarily served as the team's backup quarterback afterward. He spent a year as a back-up quarterback for the Houston Texans in 2009, before becoming the Washington Redskins' starting quarterback in the final three games of the 2010 season.
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Rich Gannon
Richard Joseph Gannon (born December 20, 1965) is a former football quarterback, who achieved most of his success late in his career with the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League. He was the quarterback of the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Gannon attended Saint Joseph's Preparatory School and won three varsity letters each in football and crew, and twice in basketball. Gannon exploded in his senior season, winning first team All-City as a punter and quarterback. He threw for 1,567 yards his senior season.
Gannon attended the University of Delaware, was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, and played under Tubby Raymond and ran Raymond's Wing-T offense. When he led the Raiders to Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003, he was the second of three players from the University of Delaware to go to the Super Bowl.
He was selected in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots, who envisioned converting him to a defensive back.[citation needed] Gannon balked at the idea, and he was quickly traded to the Minnesota Vikings. After two years of playing sparingly, in 1990 Gannon became the Vikings' starting quarterback, displacing incumbent Wade Wilson. Gannon was passed over for Sean Salisbury at the start of the postseason, after having led the team to an 11-5 record.
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Richard Dent
Richard Lamar Dent (born December 13, 1960) is a former American football defensive end, who played primarily for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was the MVP of Super Bowl XX. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
After playing 4 years at Tennessee State University, Dent was drafted in the eighth round by the Bears, with 203rd overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft. At 6'5, 265 lb (120 kg)., Dent was a great pass rusher who beat offensive tackles with his speed. He was part of the core of great players who made the Bears' defenses of the 1980s legendary. Between 1984 and 1985, Dent recorded 34.5 sacks.
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Richie Lucas
Richard John "Riverboat Richie" Lucas (born April 15, 1938) is an American former collegiate and Professional Football quarterback, noteworthy as a College Football Hall of Fame quarterback, and best known for his All-American career at Pennsylvania State University (1957–1959).
Lucas was born in Glassport, Pennsylvania. He was a first round pick in both the NFL and AFL drafts in 1960. Like many college stars of the era, and possibly because of the conservative style of play in the old NFL, Lucas signed with a team in the wide-open new American Football League, namely the Buffalo Bills, making him officially the franchise's first player.[1] There he played quarterback, halfback, defensive back and kick returner for two seasons before he was obtained by the AFL's Denver Broncos following the AFL's 1962 equalization draft, but he never played for the Broncos.[2]
Nicknamed "Riverboat Richie" due to his gambling instincts when calling plays,[3] Lucas won the 1959 Maxwell Trophy and was runner-up to LSU's Billy Cannon for the 1959 Heisman Trophy. He returned to Penn State following his pro football career, serving as assistant athletic director until 1998. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Rick Neuheisel
Richard Gerald "Rick" Neuheisel, Jr. ( /ˈnuːhaɪzəl/; German: [ˈnɔʏhaɪzəl]; born February 7, 1961), is a TV football analyst, former American football coach, former player, and attorney. He was most recently the head coach at UCLA, his alma mater, from 2008 to 2011. Prior to UCLA, Neuheisel was the head coach at Colorado from 1995 to 1998 and Washington from 1999 to 2002. From 2005 to 2007, he was an assistant coach with the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, as quarterbacks coach for two seasons and offensive coordinator for one.
Before coaching, Neuheisel played quarterback at UCLA from 1980 to 1983, then spent two seasons with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League before splitting the 1987 NFL season between the San Diego Chargers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Neuheisel was born in Madison, Wisconsin, one of four children and the only son of Dick and Jane (Jackson) Neuheisel, with sisters Nancy, Katie, and Deborah. Dick is an attorney and Rick grew up in Tempe, Arizona, and graduated from McClintock High School in 1979. He lettered in three sports (football, basketball, baseball) and was named its outstanding athlete during his senior year.
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Ricky Williams
Errick Lynne "Ricky" Williams, Jr. (born May 21, 1977) is a former American football running back who played for eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Texas, where he was a two-time All-American and won the Heisman Trophy. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft and spent three seasons with the team before he was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2002. He played for the Dolphins for three seasons, and retired for the first time from football in 2004. Due to his suspension from the NFL in 2006, he played for the Toronto Argonauts in 2006. He re-joined the Dolphins in 2007 and played with them until 2010, and spent the 2011 season with the Baltimore Ravens.
Williams was born (with his twin sister Cassandra) in San Diego, California, to 19-year old Sandy Williams and her husband, 18-year old Errick Williams. Growing up middle-class, his parents divorced in 1983 and Williams, at the age of 5, was taking care of his sisters by putting them to bed and even cooking for them. Perhaps due to his broken home and the fact that his father was gone at such an early age, Williams suffered from anger issues that eventually led his mother to send him to counseling. He also struggled academically, despite a test he took as a six-year old which revealed that he had the intelligence of someone twice his age. Williams himself once said, "I was always very bright, but not necessarily a hard worker. I think I was in eighth grade when I became really focused as a student and started getting good grades." By high school Williams was an honor roll student and was named to the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic team.
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Rob Lytle
Rob Lytle (November 12, 1954 – November 20, 2010) was an American football running back who played for the Denver Broncos of NFL. He attended the University of Michigan (1973–1976). Lytle was drafted in the second round of the 1977 NFL Draft by Denver with the 45th overall pick.
Lytle was born in Fremont, Ohio. He was a consensus All-American as a senior at Michigan in 1976, setting a then school record with 1,469 rushing yards and finishing third in the Heisman Trophy balloting behind Tony Dorsett and Ricky Bell. Lytle also broke the Michigan career rushing record with 3,307 yards. His record was broken five years later by Jamie Morris, and he now ranks seventh in rushing yards by a Michigan player. Lytle was involved in both of the games in which Michigan had three rushers accumulate 100 yards.
After his college career, Lytle spent seven seasons in the NFL with the Broncos. During that time, he rushed for 1,451 yards, caught 61 passes for 562 yards, returned six kickoffs for 99 yards, and scored 14 touchdowns (12 rushing and two receiving). He also scored the only touchdown of the game for the Broncos in Super Bowl XII. Lytle holds the distinction of being the first player to score a touchdown in both the Rose Bowl and the Super Bowl.
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Rob Zatechka
Robert Brett Zatechka (born December 1, 1971 in Lansing, Michigan) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska. In college, he won both the Draddy Trophy and a Walter Byers Scholarship. He was the first Giant draft pick to sign after the 1995 draft.
After his playing days ended, he slimmed down from 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) 320 pounds (150 kg; 23 st) to just 260 pounds (120 kg; 19 st) before returning to school at Omaha, Nebraska's University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Dr. Zatechka finished medical school at University of Nebraska Medical Center, completed a residency in Anesthesia at UNMC at well, and is currently practicing in Omaha, NE.
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Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III ( /ˈɡoʊld/; born December 30, 1981) is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State. He is currently the second most accurate kicker in NFL history.
Gould was born to Cheryl and Robert Gould in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. His father was a three-time All-American soccer player who led Lock Haven University to a Division III national championship in 1977. and was drafted by the St. Louis Steamers in the early 80s. His brother, Christopher, was formerly a kicker and punter for the University of Virginia. (Chris now plays for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League) He attended Central Mountain High School in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, where he won letters in football, soccer, basketball, and track. During the 2000 Boys' Soccer District Championship, Gould scored the game winning goal with seconds left. Although originally interested in becoming a professional soccer player, he eventually chose to pursue a career in football, asking his high school principal to send a letter of recommendation to Penn State head football coach, Joe Paterno, who invited Gould to try out as a freshman walk-on.
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Robert Marve
Robert Edward Marve is a quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was previously a member of the Miami Hurricanes football team from 2007 to 2008. As a high school player, Marve was named Florida's Mr. Football and member of Parade All-American team as senior at Plant High School in Tampa, Florida after breaking three state season records. Those records included, passing yards (4,380), which topped 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow's marks, touchdowns (48) and completions (280). He also led the Panthers to Class 4A state championship by completing 30 of 46 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns in title game.
Marve choose Miami to continue his football career, and sat out his true freshman season after suffering a broken arm in a car accident over the summer. He became the starter for the 2008 Hurricanes squad, leading them to a 6-5 record before being replaced by Jacory Harris for the final regular season game, and the bowl game. Three days after the bowl game, Marve announced that he would be transferring from Miami, citing that he had decided he, "...couldn't play for coach Shannon". After a dispute about where Marve would be able to transfer to, he decided on Purdue on May 20, 2009.
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Robert Meachem
Robert Spencer Meachem (born September 28, 1984) is an American football wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints 27th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.
In elementary school, Meachem played football for The Salvation Army North Mabee Boys & Girls Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Joining the legacy of "Mabee Babies," coaches saw star potential in Meachem at an early age. He later attended Booker T. Washington High School, where he was a teammate of Felix Jones of and Mark Anderson, both active players during the 2010 NFL season, and was named a high school All-American by Parade and SuperPrep reporting services. Meachem was also a point guard on his high school basketball team, which won back to back state titles in 2001 and 2002. Once with his AAU team, the Tulsa Jammers,
Meachem attended the University of Tennessee, where he garnered rave reviews upon arriving in 2003. He was part of a heralded recruiting class with receivers Jayson Swain and Bret Smith. Meachem, however, redshirted the 2003 season after suffering a knee injury in preseason practice.
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Roberto Garza
Roberto Garza (born March 26, 1979 in Rio Hondo, Texas) is an American football center and guard for the Chicago Bears of the NFL.
Garza attended Rio Hondo High School in Rio Hondo, Texas and was a Letterman in football and track and field. He was also a member the school's National Honor Society.
The son of immigrants from Mexico, Garza was encouraged to join the Marines after high school. A Marine recruiter interested in Garza ridiculed his desire to play professional football, allegedly stating that, "Mexicans do not play in the NFL". Roberto was not discouraged, and worked toward his goal by playing for the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelinas as a "walk-on". In addition to playing football, Roberto worked to pay for school. Garza's hometown of Rio Hondo, Texas established December 2 as "Roberto Garza, Jr. Day", and subsequently named a street after him. He is fluent in Spanish
He was originally selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the 99th overall pick of 2001 NFL Draft from Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Garza played with the Falcons up until the 2004 season when his contract was up. He signed a one year contract with the Chicago Bears in 2005 and a six year contract extension in 2006. Garza was chosen to be the cover athlete of the Spanish version of Madden 09 En Español.
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Rod Harper
Rod Harper (born March 26, 1985 in Bradenton, Florida) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers in 2008. He played college football at Murray State.
Harper has also been a member of the Arkansas Twisters, New Orleans Saints, and Philadelphia Eagles.
Harper attended Murray State, where he led the team with 57 receptions for 779 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2007 and earned Second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference. He ranks third in school history in both career receiving yards (1,653) and touchdowns (20).
Harper went unselected in the 2008 NFL Draft and signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent.
Harper joined the af2 following his release from the Packers, and was assigned to the Arkansas Twisters, where he debuted in 2009. On June 4, 2009 he signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints and was placed on the Twisters' "Other League Exempt" list. When he signed with the Saints, Harper was leading the league in multiple categories, including scoring (228 points), total touchdowns (38) and receiving touchdowns (38). He was also tied for the league lead in receptions (107) and ranked second in receiving yards (1,375).
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Rodney Leisle
Rodney Allen Leisle (born February 5, 1981 in Fresno, California) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He attended Ridgeview High School in Bakersfield, California and played college football at UCLA. Rodney is currently expecting his first child with his wife Heather Jean Leisle (born October 6, 1983 in Anaheim, California).
Leisle has also been a member of the New York Giants, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Arizona Cardinals.
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Roger Bannister
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE (born 23 March 1929) is an English former athlete best known for running the first mile in less than 4 minutes. Bannister became a distinguished neurologist and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, before retiring in 2001.
Sir Roger was the inaugural recipient of the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award in January 1955 (1954 Sportsman of the Year).
Roger Bannister was born in Harrow, England. He went to Vaughan Primary school in Harrow before going on to be educated at Beechen Cliff School Bath, University College School, London, Exeter College and Merton College, Oxford, and at St Mary's Hospital Medical School (now part of Imperial College London).
Bannister was inspired by miler Sydney Wooderson's remarkable comeback in 1945. Eight years after setting the mile record and seeing it surpassed during the war years by the great Swedish runners Arne Andersson and Gunder Hägg, Wooderson regained his old form and challenged Andersson over the distance in several races. Wooderson lost to Andersson but set a British record of 4:04.2 in Göteborg on 9 September.
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Roger Maris
Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American baseball right fielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) on four teams, from 1957 through 1968. Maris hit a record 61 home runs during the 1961 season for the New York Yankees, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs in 1927. Maris' record stood for the next 37 years.
Maris appeared in seven World Series games. He was a two-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) (1960–1961), seven-time All-Star (1959–62), and an AL Gold Glove winner in 1960. His accomplishment of 61 home runs in a season, which was greatly debated in its own time, came back to the forefront in 1998, when the record was broken by both Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. On September 24, 2011, the 50th anniversary of Maris' home run record was celebrated in Yankee Stadium.
Roger Maris was the son of Croatian immigrants. He was born Roger Eugene Maras(he later changed his last name to Maris) in Hibbing, Minnesota. He grew up in Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota, where he attended Shanley High School. Maris, a gifted athlete, participated in many sports while in Fargo, and excelled at football and still holds the official high school record for most kickoff return touchdowns in a game, with four.
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Roger Staubach
Roger Thomas Staubach (born February 5, 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979. Staubach was instrumental in developing the Cowboys into becoming one of the best teams of the 1970s and led the team to nine of the Cowboys' record-setting twenty consecutive winning seasons. Staubach led the Cowboys to their first Super Bowl victory and as a result he was named MVP in Super Bowl VI. Staubach was described by legendary Cowboys head coach Tom Landry as "possibly the best combination of a passer, an athlete and a leader to ever play in the NFL."
Staubach first achieved national attention when he was named the starting quarterback of the Navy football team in 1962. He was hailed by Navy coach Wayne Hardin as "the greatest quarterback Navy ever had." He helmed the team for three seasons, leading the Midshipmen to two victories in the Army–Navy Game and an appearance in the 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic. In addition to earning the Heisman trophy by the seventh largest point margin, Staubach was elected to the College Hall of Fame in 1981.
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Rolf Benirschke
Rolf Joachim Benirschke (born February 7, 1955) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers from 1978 to 1987, and was the host of the NBC daytime Wheel Of Fortune in 1989.
Benirschke attended La Jolla High School in San Diego where his father Kurt Benirschke, a German immigrant, was pathologist at UCSD medical school.
He attended college at the University of California at Davis, playing under coach Jim Sochor. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 12th round of the 1977 NFL Draft, and was then traded to the San Diego Chargers for his rookie year in the National Football League.
In the off-season before the 1978 season, his second season, he developed chronic fever, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. He learned that he had ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease.
His health problems worsened in the 1979 season, when, on the team plane coming home from a road trip, Benirschke collapsed. He underwent two surgeries to remove his large intestine and he was in the intensive care unit for weeks. When released from the hospital, he weighed only 123 pounds and had to adjust to life with two ostomy appliances. His ileostomy was eventually reversed in a Koch pouch procedure.
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Roman Gabriel
Roman Ildonzo Gabriel, Jr. (born August 5, 1940 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is a former American football player. The son of a Filipino immigrant, he was the first Asian-American to start as an NFL quarterback and is considered by many to have been one of the best players at that position during the late 1960s and early 70s.
Gabriel attended and played high school football at New Hanover High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. He went on to star for the North Carolina State football team, and played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles.
A two-time All-American and two-time ACC Player of the Year (1960–61), Gabriel starred at quarterback for North Carolina State University in the early 1960s and finished his career holding virtually every Wolfpack passing record. An academic All-American, Gabriel saw his jersey retired and presented to him by North Carolina governor Terry Sanford on Jan. 20, 1962, at half-time of an NC State-Maryland basketball game in Reynolds Coliseum. As captain of his team, Gabriel set 22 school and nine conference football records. He threw for 2,961 yards and 19 touchdowns.
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Roman Harper
Roman Harper (born December 11, 1982 in Prattville, Alabama) is an American football safety with the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Alabama. After he was drafted, Harper earned the starting strong safety job and held it until week 5 of his rookie season when he suffered a season-ending knee injury. Harper was able to come back strong after his injury-riddled rookie season and has not missed a game since. In 2009, Harper earned his first Pro Bowl berth and helped lead the New Orleans Saints to the Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, FL.
Harper went to high school in Prattville, Alabama where he was a quarterback, safety, and returner for Prattville High School. He led the Lions to a 9-2 record his senior season. One of those losses came from rival Sidney Lanier High School in the regional championship game. Harper was a first Team All State performer and was also selected to the Alabama-Mississippi All Star Game.
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Ron Dayne
Ronald Dayne (born March 14, 1978) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. Dayne played college football for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, set the major college record for career rushing yards, and won the 1999 Heisman Trophy. He was a first round pick of the New York Giants in the 2000 NFL Draft, and also played professionally for the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans of the NFL.
Dayne was born in Berlin Township, New Jersey. His athleticism and speed made him a star running back at Overbrook High School in Pine Hill, New Jersey, and he was heavily recruited by many colleges. He also excelled at track and field. In 1995 he won the New Jersey Meet of Champions, setting a new meet record in the discus throw. In 1996 he won state titles in both the shot put and discus, breaking both meet records won the Meet of Champions in both events and breaking his own meet record in the discus. He has the fifth-best distance ever thrown in the discus by a U.S. high school athlete at 216' 11" (66.12m).
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Ron Guidry
Ronald Ames Guidry ( /ˈɡɪdri/; born August 28, 1950), nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played his entire 14-year baseball career for the New York Yankees (1975–1988). Guidry was also the pitching coach of the New York Yankees from 2006 to 2007.
Guidry was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and began his career pitching briefly in the 1975 and 1976 seasons. In 1977, he began as a relief pitcher but was moved into the starting rotation. He helped lead the New York Yankees to a World Series championship in 1977 and 1978. In those two years combined, Guidry went 4-0 in the postseason with 3 complete games in 5 starts, allowing only nine earned runs in 371⁄3 innings pitched.
In 1978, Guidry posted a career year, one of the best in the modern era. Against the California Angels on June 17, he struck out a Yankee-record 18 batters. Guidry's 18-strikeout performance is usually cited as the launching pad of the Yankee Stadium tradition of fans standing and clapping for a strikeout with two strikes on the opposing batter.
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Ron Jaworski
Ronald Vincent "Ron" Jaworski (born March 23, 1951, in Lackawanna, New York) is a former American football quarterback and currently an NFL analyst on ESPN. He is also CEO of Ron Jaworski Golf Management, Inc., based out of Blackwood, New Jersey, and manages golf courses in southern New Jersey, northeast Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. He also owns part interest in the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. Jaworski was nicknamed "Jaws" by Philadelphia 76ers player (and now coach) Doug Collins prior to the 1981 Super Bowl.
Jaworski was raised in the steel town of Lackawanna, New York. A three-sport star in high school, Jaworski turned down a professional baseball offer from the St Louis Cardinals to attend college at Youngstown State. Nicknamed "The Polish Rifle", or the "Polish Cannon", Jaworski was able to showcase his skills as a quarterback for the pass-oriented offense of the Penguins, earning a selection in the Senior Bowl.
Drafted in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams, Jaworski was originally an overlooked 3rd string quarterback. Thanks to injuries to John Hadl and James Harris, Jaworski saw considerable playing time in 1975, leading the Rams to a playoff win. In 1976, he lost the starting quarterback job to Pat Haden.
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Ron Vander Kelen
Ronald Vander Kelen (born November 6, 1939) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is best-known for his MVP performance in the 1963 Rose Bowl, where he broke numerous Rose Bowl records (some of which still stand). In that game, he orchestrated a legendary fourth quarter comeback attempt against the USC Trojans in the first #1 (USC) versus #2 (Wisconsin) bowl game in college football history. Vander Kelen was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1991.
In August 1963, he was named the starter in the Chicago College All-Star Game (a game which pitted college all-stars selected from the graduating class from the previous season against the NFL champion) over a group of quarterbacks which included 1962 Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker. The college all-stars defeated the Green Bay Packers 20-17, with a 74-yard touchdown completion to his former Badger #1 target, Pat Richter, providing the winning touchdown. Vander Kelen was named the game MVP. 1963 would be the last time the college all-stars defeated the NFL champion in this series.
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Ronde Barber
Jamael Orondé "Rondé" Barber (born April 7, 1975) is an American football cornerback/safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia.
Barber attended Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and was a standout in football, wrestling, and track. In football, he was a three time All-District selection. In track, he won the national title in the 55-meter hurdles as a senior.
Drafted in the third round pick of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of the University of Virginia. His brother Tiki was also drafted the same year, but went a round earlier than Ronde to the New York Giants. In his first season with the Bucs, Barber was unable to force his way into the lineup and played little, making a rare appearance in one game in the 1997 season (he did earn the nickel back job in the playoffs). However, Barber had clearly made an impression on the then Bucs Head Coach Tony Dungy, and in his second season Barber started nine games, recording 81 tackles, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions. On November 25, 2007, he took the record from Donnie Abraham for the most interceptions in Buccaneers team history by catching his 32nd against the Washington Redskins. He is the longest-tenured member of the team. He is the active leader in consecutive starts for a non-kicker, and is tied with London Fletcher for consecutive games played for a non-kicker.
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Rory Sparrow
Rory Darnell Sparrow (born June 12, 1958, in Suffolk, Virginia) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.
Sparrow played at Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, and was an inaugual inductee into the school's Hall of Fame.
He played collegiately at Villanova University, where he scored 1183 career points, and made 495 assists. In college, Sparrow made game-winning shots in the last ten seconds of the game on five occasions.
Sparrow, a 6'2" guard, was selected 75th overall (round 4, pick 6) of the 1980 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Including the Nets, he played with the Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers over a 12-year career, retiring after the 1991-92 season. He scored the first field goal in Miami Heat history, when the franchise was created in 1988.
Throughout his 12-year career Rory Sparrow was known as one of the steadiest guards in the NBA. He had his best years with the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks in the early 1980s, then went on to become a charter member of the expansion Miami Heat. In addition to his on-court success, Sparrow earned equal recognition for his tireless efforts in the community. In 1987 he was one of eight charitable athletes honored by Sports Illustrated as co-Sportsman of the Year.
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Ross Browner
Ross Browner (born March 22, 1954) is a former American football defensive end who played ten seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Cincinnati Bengals. He is the father of current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Max Starks, and brother of Joey Browner and Keith Browner. Ross Browner was named to the Cincinnati Bengals 40th Anniversary Team in 2007.
Ross Browner was one of the most decorated defensive players in the history of College Football. At the University of Notre Dame he was a four-year starter at defensive end in 1973 and 1975-77. He was a unanimous All-America his junior and senior seasons of 1976 and 1977. In 1976 he won the Outland trophy as the nation's best interior or defensive lineman also in 1976 United Press International named him Lineman of the Year. He won the Lombardi Trophy as the nation's best lineman and the Maxwell Award as the nation's best player and again won the UPI Lineman of the Year Award, the only player ever to win it twice. In the decade of the 1970s, Browner was the only lineman who won the Maxwell. In 1977 he also placed fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy. During his senior year in college, he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the subheading of "Notre Dame's Peerless Ross Browner."
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Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Joseph Fitzpatrick (born November 24, 1982) is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Harvard.
Fitzpatrick was a three-sport (football, basketball and track) athlete at Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona. Fitzpatrick was a Second-team Class 5A All-state selection, adding Arizona High School All-Star team, Fiesta Region first team and Fiesta Region MVP honors as a senior. He set 12 school records as a Highland Hawk and one state mark (throwing a 99-yard touchdown pass) while leading the team to the state playoffs from 1998–2000 and to the 1999 Fiesta Region title.[citation needed]
At Harvard, Fitzpatrick had five starts during the 2001 and 2002 seasons. In 2001, he completed 25 of 37 passes (67.6 percent) for 323 yards and a pair of touchdowns and followed that in 2002 by completing 94 of 150 attempts (62.7 percent) for 1,155 yards, eight touchdowns and no interceptions. He also ran for five scores and 523 yards on 115 carries (4.5 avg.) that year.
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Ryan Leaf
Ryan David Leaf (born May 15, 1976) is a former American football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played for the San Diego Chargers and the Dallas Cowboys between 1998 and 2001, and also spent time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks.
Leaf had a successful college career at Washington State University, where he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy after his junior year. He was selected as the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, but his career was short and interrupted by injuries. An episode of NFL Top 10 ranked him as the No. 1 "draft bust" in NFL history.
After having led his high school, Charles M. Russell High School, to the 1992 Montana state title, Leaf played college football at Washington State University. He played in 32 games for the Cougars, starting 24 of them. In his junior year, he averaged 330.6 yards passing per game and threw for a then Pac-10 conference record 33 touchdowns. He also helped the Cougars defeat the Washington Huskies 41-35 for the first time in Husky Stadium since 1985. Leaf ended the school's 67-year Rose Bowl drought and helped bring the Cougars their first Pac-10 championship in school history. Despite a strong early showing by Leaf in the Rose Bowl, the Cougars were defeated 21-16 by the eventual national champion Michigan Wolverines. In 2011, Leaf published a memoir of this season, entitled 596 Switch.[citation needed]
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Sammy Baugh
Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh (March 17, 1914 – December 17, 2008) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the 17-member charter class of 1963.
Baugh was born on a farm near Temple, Texas, the second son of James, a worker on the Santa Fe Railroad, and Lucy Baugh. His parents later divorced and his mother raised the three children. When he was 16, the family then moved to Sweetwater, Texas, and he attended Sweetwater High School. As the quarterback of his high school football team (Sweetwater Mustangs), he would practice for hours throwing a football through a swinging automobile tire, often on the run. But apparently, Baugh would practice punting more than throwing.
Baugh, however, really wanted to become a professional baseball player and almost received a scholarship to play at Washington State University. About a month before he started at Washington State, however, Baugh hurt his knee while sliding into second base during a game, and the scholarship fell through.
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Sammy Sosa
Samuel Peralta "Sammy" Sosa (born November 12, 1968) is a Dominican former professional baseball right fielder. Sosa played with four Major League Baseball teams over his career which spanned from 1989-2007.
Sosa's Major League career began with the Texas Rangers in 1989. After three seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Sosa became a member of the Chicago Cubs in 1992 and subsequently became one of the league's best hitters. In 1998, Sosa and Mark McGwire achieved national fame for their home run-hitting prowess in pursuit of Roger Maris' home run record. Sosa finished his career with brief stints with the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers. With the Rangers, Sosa hit his 600th career home run to become the fifth player in MLB history to reach the milestone. He is also the all-time home run leader among foreign-born MLB players. Furthermore, Sosa is one of only two National League Players to ever reach 160 RBI in a season, a milestone he reached in 2001. The other was Cubs player and RBI Champion Hack Wilson during his record setting 1930 season in which he recorded 191 RBI. Sosa is the only player to have hit 60 or more home runs in a single season three times.
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Sandra Bullock
Sandra Annette Bullock ( /ˈbʊlək/; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and producer who rose to fame in the 1990s after roles in successful films such as Demolition Man, Speed, The Net, A Time to Kill, and While You Were Sleeping. In the new millennium she appeared in such films as Miss Congeniality, The Lake House, and Crash, the third of which received critical acclaim. In 2007, she was ranked as the 14th richest female celebrity with an estimated fortune of US$85 million. In 2009, Bullock starred in two of the more financially successful films of her career, The Proposal and The Blind Side. Bullock was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, and the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side. She is listed in the 2012 edition of the Guinness Book Of World Records as the highest-paid actress, with $56 million.
Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Her father, John W. Bullock (born 1925), was a United States Army employee and part-time voice coach from Birmingham, Alabama, and her mother, Helga D. Meyer (1942–2000), was a German opera singer and voice teacher. Bullock's maternal grandfather was a rocket scientist from Nuremberg, Germany. John Bullock, then in charge of the Army's Military Postal Service in Europe, was stationed in Nuremberg when he met his wife. They married in Germany, soon moving to Arlington, where John Bullock worked with the Army Materiel Command, before becoming a contractor for The Pentagon.
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Sandy Koufax
Sanford "Sandy" Koufax ( /ˈkoʊfæks/; born Sanford Braun, December 30, 1935) is an American former left-handed baseball pitcher who played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1955–1966). Retiring at the peak of his career, in 1972 he became, at age 36 and 20 days, the youngest player ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame .
Koufax's career peaked with a run of six outstanding seasons from 1961 to 1966, before arthritis in his left elbow ended his career prematurely at age 30. He was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1963. He also won the 1963, 1965, and 1966 Cy Young Awards by unanimous votes, making him the first 3-time Cy Young winner in baseball history and the only one to win 3 times when the award was for all of baseball, not just one league. In each of his Cy Young seasons, Koufax won the pitcher's triple crown by leading the NL in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average. Koufax's totals would also have led the American League in those seasons.
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Sandy Stephens
Sanford Emory Stephens II (September 21, 1940 - June 6, 2000) was an African-American football player and civic leader. Stephens was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area city of Uniontown, Pennsylvania and is best known for his career as a college football quarterback at the University of Minnesota. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Stephens was the first black man to play quarterback at the University of Minnesota and remains the only quarterback to take the Gophers to the Rose Bowl (1961 and 1962). In 1960, along with Uniontown (PA) High School teammate Bill Munsey, he led the University of Minnesota to an 8-1 regular season record and the national championship. Stephens became the first African-American major-college All-American quarterback and finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting. In 1961, Stephens received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference.
Sandy Stephens is a member of The Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C. National Intercollegiate All-American Football Players Honor Roll.
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Santonio Holmes
Santonio Holmes Jr. (born March 3, 1984) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft after playing college football at Ohio State. In 2009, Holmes was named MVP of Super Bowl XLIII.
Holmes attended Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, Florida. He was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he helped lead his team to two state titles and a 12-1 record as a senior. In basketball, he helped lead his team to a state runner-up finish as a senior. In track, his team won the state title during his junior year, and he was the member of a 4x400 meter relay team that won two state titles. Santonio graduated from Glades Central High School in 2002 with a 3.4 GPA.
Holmes attended Ohio State University where he was red shirted when Ohio State University won the 2002 National Championship.
Holmes caught 245 passes for 2,295 yards and 25 touchdowns, while gaining 3,123 all-purpose yards. His 245 career receptions and 3,496 yards were ranked the fifth highest totals in school history at the time. His 25 touchdown catches ranked him 3rd in the NCAA.
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Scott Fujita
Scott Anthony Fujita ( /fuːˈdʒiːtə/; born April 28, 1979) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.
Fujita has also played for the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints.
Although Fujita's last name is Japanese, he is Caucasian, and he is the adopted son of Rodney Fujita, who is Japanese-American, and his wife Helen, who is Caucasian. His father was one of the Japanese-Americans interned during World War II; his father's family was held at the Gila River War Relocation Center.
Fujita grew up in a traditional Japanese household, celebrating Japanese festivals and holidays, and eating with chopsticks. His grandparents have several bonsai trees on their property.
He attended Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California.
Fujita was drafted in the 5th round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. He played 3 seasons with them.
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Scott Shanle
Scott Allen Shanle (born November 23, 1979 in Genoa, Nebraska) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was originally selected with the 37th pick of the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft from the University of Nebraska by the St. Louis Rams.
Shanle attended St. Edward High School in St. Edward, Nebraska, where he played eight-man football as a running back and defensive back. While there, this team went 29-3 over final three seasons and Shanle earned All-State and Player of the Year honors.
Shanle also earned varsity letters in track and basketball.
A walk-on at the University of Nebraska, he played in every game over the past four seasons before missing the 2002 Independence Bowl because of the flu. He was Nebraska’s starter at the Sam linebacker position for each of his last three seasons and finished fourth on the team in tackles in 2002 with 71 stops and earned honorable-mention All-Big 12 honors as well. In addition to his 71 tackles he added five tackles for loss and two sacks and hurried opposing quarterbacks six times.
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Sean Canfield
Sean Canfield (born November 12, 1986) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. He was selected by the Saints in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft; he played college football at Oregon State.
Canfield attended Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, California. As a senior he completed 119 of 214 passes for 1,691 yards and 13 touchdowns.
After being redshirted as a freshman in 2005, Canfield played in eight games as a backup quarterback in 2006, completing 28 of 45 passes for 355 yards two touchdowns and three interceptions. As a sophomore in 2007 Canfield started the first nine games for the Beavers before suffering an injury against the USC Trojans. He finished the season completing 165 of 286 passes for 1,661 yards, nine touchdowns and 15 interceptions. As a junior in 2008 he missed most of the teams practice in August and the first few weeks of the season while rehabilitating from his left shoulder injury that he suffered the previous season. He ended up starting only two games. He finished the season completing 56 of 84 attempts for 703 yards with six touchdowns and two interceptions.
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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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Sean Salisbury
Richard Sean Salisbury (born March 9, 1963) is an American football analyst, former NFL and CFL quarterback, and actor.
Salisbury attended Orange Glen High School in Escondido, California. During Sean's senior year at Orange Glen High School, he was a highly recruited quarterback, choosing USC over UCLA, BYU, Stanford, Notre Dame, Cal, Arizona, and Arizona State.
Salisbury averaged 26.5 points per game his senior year and was a high school All-American basketball player. UCLA and USC both offered Salisbury basketball scholarships. Sean has three children, Dylan, Dodge, and Shea.
Sean's younger brother is Brett Salisbury
During his ten-year career, Salisbury was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers and Houston Oilers as well as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. In 1988, Salisbury led the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a Grey Cup championship over Matt Dunigan and the BC Lions.
After getting his start on the Comedy Central show BattleBots, Salisbury went on to become an NFL analyst on ESPN, appearing on SportsCenter and NFL Live. He was well known for his dislike of fellow analyst John Clayton. Clayton once famously got back at Salisbury, when, during an argument, Salisbury attempted to prove his point by telling Clayton, "You never played in the NFL." Clayton, noting that Salisbury spent most of his career as a backup quarterback on the sidelines (he received about a year's worth of NFL snaps in an eight-year career), fired back, "Neither did you!"
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Sedrick Ellis
Sedrick Dwayne Ellis (born July 9, 1985) is an American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Saints seventh overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.
Ellis was born in Chino, California. Ellis prepped at Chino High School. He was involved with teams that went to back to back CIF title games 2000, 2001. Ellis along with teammate Chris McFoy, who was on these Chino teams, are currently both in the NFL. While in high school Ellis played DT and FB on goaline situations.
As an underclassman, Ellis learned under first team All-American Mike Patterson Ellis finished his redshirt junior season at the University of Southern California during the 2006 season. He was first team coaches and rivals.com All-Pac-10 conference, First-team College Football News All-America team and won the Morris Trophy. Ellis had been considering making the jump to the National Football League in the 2007 NFL Draft but decided to come back for his senior season and would go pro in 2008; part of his decision to stay was tied to classmate and highly touted defensive lineman Lawrence Jackson.
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Seneca Wallace
Seneca Isayha Wallace (born August 6, 1980) is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa State.
Wallace attended Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova, California, and was a letterman in football and basketball. In basketball, he won All-Sierra Conference honors and All-Sacramento honorable mention honors.
Wallace attended Sacramento City College in order to stay close to home at his mother's request. He transferred to Iowa State University for his junior and senior year.
Wallace received widespread notice in 2002 while with the Iowa State Cyclones in a play known affectionately to some as "The Run," in which he ran for a 12-yard touchdown versus Texas Tech. However, his actual amount of running in this play was estimated at over 120 yards (some sources claim it was actually 130 or more), as he dodged tackles and ran parallel to the end zone while receiving numerous blocks from his offense. While quarterbacking the Iowa State Cyclones in 2001 and 2002, he threw 26 touchdowns and 27 interceptions.
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Shaun Alexander
Shaun Edward Alexander (born August 30, 1977) is a former American football running back who played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins. He was drafted by the Seahawks 19th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Alabama.
Alexander was born and raised in Florence, Kentucky. His father, Curtis Alexander Jr., works for Morton Salt and his mother Carol works in the truancy department of the Boone County School District. He has an older brother Durran, and four older half-sisters and three older half-brothers. His parents divorced when he was 11, and he and Durran were raised by their mother in a two-bedroom apartment in a government housing project.
He attended Florence Elementary School. In 1991, he entered Boone County High School. As a freshman, he played football for the junior varsity team and was voted Class President—as he was every year in high school. As well as football, Alexander excelled in basketball and baseball.
In his sophomore season, he made the varsity team as the second-string running back. By mid-season, he was the team's featured running back as he rushed for 1,095 yards and fourteen touchdowns. During his junior season in 1994, Alexander ran for 2,396 yards and 42 touchdowns as Boone County made it to the state semifinals. In a game versus Campbell County, Alexander rushed for seven touchdowns. He was listed in "Faces in the Crowd" section of Sports Illustrated in January 1994.
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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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Shawne Merriman
Shawne DeAndre Merriman (born May 25, 1984 in Washington, D.C.) (nicknamed Lights Out) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted 12th overall by the San Diego Chargers in the 2005 NFL Draft. On November 2, 2010, the Chargers waived Merriman. He was acquired through waivers by the Bills on November 3, 2010.
Shawne Merriman was drafted in the 1st round (12th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Maryland by the San Diego Chargers. He was selected using a pick acquired from the New York Giants as part of the Rivers-Manning trade during the 2004 NFL Draft.
The New York Giants traded Philip Rivers (selected 4th overall in the 2004 Draft), and their 1st round selection for the following year (amongst others) for the rights to sign Eli Manning, who had been selected by the San Diego Chargers with the 1st overall pick that year. Manning had made it clear he was not interested in playing for the Chargers, in a similar fashion to John Elway in 1983 when selected by the Baltimore Colts.
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Shonn Greene
Shonn Greene (born August 21, 1985) is an American football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Iowa, and was recognized as an All-American. He was chosen by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Greene was born in Sicklerville, New Jersey. He attended Winslow Township High School in Atco, New Jersey, and played for the Winslow Eagles high school football team. He was starting running back and linebacker for the Eagles during his junior and senior years. In his junior year, Greene rushed for 1,267 yards and 18 touchdowns in 221 attempts earning first team all-conference, all-South Jersey, and all-state honors. He followed that with 1,378 yards and 16 touchdowns on 172 attempts as a senior earning first team all-conference and second team all-state. Greene also recorded 191 career tackles and one interception on defense.
Greene attended the University of Iowa, where he played for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team. He missed the entire 2007 season when he left the University due to academic deficiencies. He enrolled at Kirkwood Community College, improved his grades, and returned to the university in 2008. Greene had a breakout season that year, winning the 2008 Doak Walker Award given to the nation's outstanding collegiate running back, and becoming the first Iowa player to win the honor as well as the first player to win it despite not having been on the team the previous season. He finished the season with 1850 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns; after the Hawkeyes won the 2009 Outback Bowl on January 1, 2009, Greene announced he would enter the 2009 NFL Draft. Greene was the only player that year to rush for over 100 yards in every game. On October 23, 2010, Greene was named honorary captain for Iowa's game against Wisconsin.
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Sonny Jurgensen
Christian Adolph "Sonny" Jurgensen III (born August 23, 1934) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
Jurgensen was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. He became active in sports as early as elementary school, when he led his school to the city grammar school titles in baseball and basketball. He later captured the boys tennis championship of Wilmington and pitched for his local Civitan club, who won the city baseball title.
Jurgensen attended and played high school football at New Hanover High School. He played a number of positions for the team and as a junior was a backup quarterback on the state championship team. After a senior year where he scored three touchdowns and kicked nine extra points, he was chosen to start at quarterback for the North Carolina team in the annual North Carolina vs. South Carolina Shrine Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Stan Humphries
William Stanley "Stan" Humphries (born April 14, 1965) is a former professional American football quarterback. He played for the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He played college football at Northeast Louisiana (now named the University of Louisiana at Monroe). He was selected by the Redskins in the sixth round of the 1988 NFL Draft.
At Northeast Louisiana University (now Louisiana–Monroe), Humphries was quarterback on a team that won the I-AA National Championship in 1987. In two seasons, Humphries passed for 4,395 yards and 29 touchdowns. He still holds the record for 300-yard passing games with eight.
Humphries was selected by the Redskins in the sixth round of the 1988 NFL Draft. He made his first pro start in 1990 in Phoenix against the Cardinals with regular starter Mark Rypien sidelined with an injury. Humphries went on to pass for 1,015 yards and three touchdowns in seven games in 1990. He was traded to the San Diego Chargers before the start of the 1992 season following a preseason injury to starting Chargers QB John Friesz. The two teams ran the same offense, allowing Humphries to quickly make an impact. He passed for 3,356 yards, which ranked fifth in the league in 1992, leading the Chargers, who were 4-12 in 1991 and stumbled out to an 0-4 start in 1992, to finish with an 11-5 record, winning the AFC West and ending the Chargers' decade-long playoff drought. To this day, the 1992 San Diego Chargers are the only NFL team to make the playoffs after an 0-4 start.
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Stan Musial
Stanley Frank "Stan" Musial ( /ˈmjuːziəl/ or /ˈmjuːʒəl/; born November 21, 1920) is a retired professional baseball player who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1941–1963). Nicknamed "Stan the Man", Musial was a record 24-time All-Star selection (tied with Willie Mays), and is widely considered to be one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. He compiled 3,630 hits (ranking fourth all-time and most in a career spent with only one team). With 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 on the road, he is also considered to be the most consistent hitter of his era. He also compiled 475 home runs during his career, was named the National League's (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times, and won three World Series championship titles. Musial was a first-ballot inductee to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969 and is currently the longest tenured living Hall of Famer.
Musial was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, where he frequently played baseball in both informal and organized settings, eventually playing on the baseball team at Donora High School. Signed to a professional contract by the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher in 1938, Musial was converted into an outfielder prior to his major league debut in 1941. Noted for his unique batting stance, he quickly established himself as a consistent and productive hitter. In his first full season, 1942, the Cardinals won the World Series. The following year, he led the National League in six different offensive categories and earned his first MVP award. He was also named an All-Star for the first time; he would be selected to every All-Star Game in every subsequent season he played. Musial won his second World Series ring in 1944, then missed the entire 1945 season while serving with the United States Navy.
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Stanley Arnoux
Stanley Arnoux (born September 9, 1986 in Sunrise, Florida) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wake Forest.
At the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine, Arnoux ran the second fastest 40 yard dash time at the linebacker position. His official 40 yard dash time was 4.61 seconds.
Arnoux was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. In the first practice of Saints rookie minicap, Arnoux tore his left Achilles tendon. He missed the entire 2009 season due to the severity of the injury. He was signed to a four-year contract on September 7, 2009 and immediately placed on injured reserve due to his injury. In 2010, he was on the active roster for the Saints' first 10 games, but suffered another Achilles tendon injury in a game against Seattle, and was placed on the injured reserve list on November 23, 2010.
He was released by New Orleans on July 29, 2011.
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Steve Bartkowski
Steven Joseph "Steve" Bartkowski (born November 12, 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons (1975–1985) and the Los Angeles Rams (1986). Bartkowski was a consensus All-American his senior season in 1974 at the University of California, Berkeley.
Bartkowski was chosen with the first overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft, ahead of Walter Payton, by the Atlanta Falcons and was the NFL Rookie of the Year as well as The Sporting News NFC Rookie of the Year in 1975. He was the first client of sports agent Leigh Steinberg.
Bartkowski is one of only nine quarterbacks in NFL history who have achieved consecutive 30-touchdown passing seasons (1980 & 1981) at least one time in their career. The others are Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Dan Fouts, Jeff Garcia, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino and Y.A. Tittle. Bartkowski was selected to the Pro Bowl after both the 1980 and 1981 seasons and was selected 2nd Team All-NFC following the 1980 campaign. Bartkowski led the NFL in passing in 1983 with a passer rating of 97.6.
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Steve Cauthen
Steve Cauthen (born May 1, 1960) is a retired American jockey.
Cauthen, the son of a trainer and a farrier, grew up in Walton, Kentucky around horses, which (along with his small size) made race-riding a logical career choice. He rode his first race on May 12, 1976 at Churchill Downs; he finished last, riding King of Swat. He rode his first winner (Red Pipe) less than a week later, at River Downs. His rise to prominence was meteoric; he was the nation's leader in race wins in 1977 with 487. In only his second year of riding, he became the first jockey to win $6 million in a single season, passing that mark in December 1977 on a three-year-old filly called Little Happiness in the sixth race at Aqueduct Racetrack. After that, he was called "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "Stevie Wonder."
In 1977, he won numerous awards, including Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, Sporting News Sportsman of the Year, Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year. In the same year, he won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey and the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in the United States.
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Steve Grogan
Steve James Grogan (Born July 24, 1953) is a former American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Grogan played for the Patriots for his entire NFL career, from 1975 to 1990.
Grogan had a standout prep career in Kansas at Ottawa High School where he led his team to state titles in track in 1970, basketball in 1971, and a state runner-up finish in football.[citation needed]
Grogan spent his collegiate career at Kansas State University, where he started as a quarterback for his junior and senior years. He threw for 2,214 yards, completing 166 of 371 pass attempts, with 12 TDs and 26 interceptions. He ran for 585 yards and six touchdowns on 339 attempts, punted 7 times for 279 yards (a 39.9 yard average) and as a senior caught one touchdown pass of 22 yards. Against Memphis in 1973, he had a 100 yard rushing game.
Grogan was selected in the fifth round (116th overall) in the 1975 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Although he would start every game for four consecutive seasons early in his career, his career was also marked by injuries and quarterback controversies, with Grogan competing with other quarterbacks for the starting job. His second through his fifth season were the only times he would start every game in a season. Besides taking the starting job from former Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett as a rookie, Grogan would later face competition from Matt Cavanaugh, Tony Eason, Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie, and Marc Wilson. (By the time Wilson came to the Patriots, he had spent several years battling the displaced Plunkett for the starting job of the Raiders.)
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Steve Joachim
Steve Joachim (born March 27, 1952) was an American football player. He won the 1974 Maxwell Award and would play professionally with the New York Jets. He grew up in Havertown, PA and played high school football at Haverford High School.
Joachim currently works at Highmark Inc.
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Steve Largent
Steven Michael "Steve" Largent (born September 28, 1954) is a retired American football player, enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a former U.S. Congressman, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma from 1994 until 2002. He was defeated in his run for Governor of Oklahoma in 2002 in a three-way race in which he had been considered the frontrunner.
Despite an All-American career at the University of Tulsa, Largent was not selected until the fourth round of the 1976 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers (117th pick). After four preseason games, he was slated to be cut, but was instead traded to the expansion Seattle Seahawks for a 1977 eighth-round pick.
Largent spent thirteen years with the Seahawks, and, while not particularly fast, was extremely sure-handed. He was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl seven times, and was the first Seahawk to earn that honor. In 1982, Largent, along with teammate Jim Zorn, ended his participation in the NFL strike, after the third and final week of the strike, citing religious principles, specifically based on Matthew 5:36–37, stating that "your word is your bond" and that all contracts shall be honored as with God.
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Steve Tensi
Stephen Michael "Steve" Tensi (born December 8, 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former professional American football quarterback in the American Football League and the National Football League. He played for the San Diego Chargers (1965–1966) and the Denver Broncos (1967–1970).
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Steve Young
Jon Steven "Steve" Young (born October 11, 1961) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Young played college football for Brigham Young University, and played professionally for the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League, and the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Francisco 49ers. Young was named the Most Valuable Player of the NFL in 1992 and 1994, and the MVP of Super Bowl XXIX. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. At the time of his retirement, he had the highest passer rating among NFL quarterbacks who have thrown at least 1,500 passing attempts (96.8), and is currently ranked third. Young also won a record six NFL passing titles.
Young was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut. He earned 1978 All-FCIAC West Division First Team honors in his junior year, his first year starting at quarterback for the Cardinals. In 1979, he once again earned All-FCIAC West Division First Team honors, along with CIAC All-State honors, rushing for 13 touchdowns. In two seasons, he ran the ball 267 times for 1,928 yards. In the option offense run by Greenwich, passing was always the second option; he completed only 41 percent of his throws for 1,220 yards. During his senior year he was co-captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams. In basketball, he averaged 15 points a game. In baseball, he hit .384 and played center field when he wasn't pitching. He was 5-1 and threw a 3-0 no-hitter against New Canaan High School.
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Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard (born May 17, 1956) is an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor. He was named Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles. Leonard was the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in purses, won world titles in five weight divisions and defeated future fellow International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees Wilfred Benítez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Durán and Marvin Hagler. Leonard was named "Boxer of the Decade" for the 1980s.
Leonard, the fifth of seven children, was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina to Cicero and Getha Leonard. He grew up in Wilmington, N.C. When he was three, the family moved to Washington, D.C. When he was ten, they settled permanently in Palmer Park, Maryland. His father worked as a supermarket night manager, his mother was a nurse.
Leonard was a shy child, and aside from the time he nearly drowned in a creek during a Seat Pleasant flood, his childhood was uneventful. He stayed home a lot, reading comic books and playing with his dog. "He never did talk too much," his mother said. "We never could tell what he was thinking. But I never had any problems with him. I never had to go to school once because of him."
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Tarvaris Jackson
Tarvaris DeAndre Jackson (born April 21, 1983 in Montgomery, Alabama) is an American football quarterback who is currently a member of the Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama State.
The Vikings scouting and personnel had reportedly been watching him closely in secret over his senior season, particularly liking his performance in the East-West Shrine Game. They were also impressed by his workout at the scouting combine (among the top-5 quarterbacks in ball speed and 40 yard dash). Several NFL teams including the Vikings had arranged secret workouts with him too. Jackson was selected with the last pick in the 2nd round (64th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft, while he was projected to go much later in the 4th-7th rounds. The Vikings traded two 3rd round picks to get the 2nd round pick with which they drafted Jackson, fearing he may get picked sooner than anticipated. Jackson's early selection caused some surprise as he was the 5th quarterback taken and the 1st Division I-AA player selected (the last I-AA quarterback drafted was Spergon Wynn in 2000). He was also the first quarterback from Alabama State to be drafted into the NFL since Ricky Jones in 1992. Even Jackson was surprised by the pick saying, "I was more focused on [getting drafted in] the third round and even that was stretching it". Most pre-draft publications did not even have him listed as one of the top 10 eligible quarterbacks, while he was the 5th selected. On 26 July 2006, Jackson signed a four year deal with Minnesota, including a $1 million signing bonus.
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Tay Cody
Coronta "Tay" Cody (born October 6, 1977) is a former American college and professional football who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Florida State University, and was an All-American. He was picked by the San Diego Chargers in the 2001 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the Edmonton Eskimos and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL.
Cody was born in Colquitt, Georgia. He attended Early County High School in Blakely, Georgia, and he played for the Early County high school football team. He was listed among the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Super Southern 100" as a senior defensive back. He was regarded as one of Georgia's top 50 prospects and received one of the higher grades from Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football. He was considered the 12th-best defensive back in the country by Super Prep. He recorded 10 interceptions over his final two seasons. He totaled 70 tackles as a senior.
Cody attended Florida State University, and played for coach Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles football team from 1997 to 2000. He was a member of the Seminoles' BCS National Championship team in 1999. As a senior in 2000 he was selected as a consensus first-team All-American as a defensive back.
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Ted Williams
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox (1939–1942 and 1946–1960). Williams was a two-time American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) winner, led the league in batting six times, and won the Triple Crown twice. A nineteen-time All-Star, he had a career batting average of .344, with 521 home runs, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. Williams recorded a hit 34 percent of the time; he reached base an astounding 48 percent of the time.
Williams was the last player in Major League Baseball to bat over .400 in a single season (.406 in 1941). Williams holds the highest career batting average of anyone with 500 or more home runs. His career year was 1941, when he hit .406 with 37 HR, 120 RBI, and 135 runs scored. His .551 on base percentage set a record that stood for 61 years. Nicknamed "The Kid", "The Splendid Splinter", "Teddy Ballgame", "The Thumper" and, because of his hitting prowess, "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived", Williams's career was twice interrupted by service as a U.S. Marine Corps fighter-bomber pilot. An avid sport fisherman, he hosted a television program about fishing, and he was inducted into the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame.
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Tedy Bruschi
Tedy Lacap Bruschi (pronounced /ˈbruːski/) (born June 9, 1973) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for the University of Arizona, and was a two-time consensus All-American. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and played his entire professional career with the Patriots. Bruschi won three Super Bowl rings and was a two-time All-Pro selection.
Bruschi was born in San Francisco, California. He attended Roseville High School in Roseville, California, where he lettered in high school football, wrestling and track and field (shot put). He was an all-conference selection as a defensive tackle for the Roseville Tigers.
Bruschi attended the University of Arizona, where he played for the at Arizona Wildcats football team from 1991 to 1995. In his four-year college career, he compiled 185 total tackles (137 solos), with 74 tackles for losses, forced six fumbles and recovered five others, and tied the NCAA Division I-A sack record with 52 sacks. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 1994 and 1995, and won the 1995 Morris Trophy as the Pacific-10 Conference's best defensive lineman.
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Terrell Davis
Terrell Lamar Davis (born October 28, 1972) is a former American football running back who played for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League from 1995 to 2001. Davis was drafted by the Broncos in the sixth round (196th pick overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft. Davis is the Denver Broncos all-time leading rusher, with 7,607 rushing yards. As a player, he was given the nickname "T. D." by players, fans and the media; this denoted both the initials of his first and last name as well as being an abbreviation for touchdown.
Born to nurse Kateree Davis who was the mother of eight children. In his senior year at Lincoln High School, the coaches gave him a chance at fullback, in a three back formation. He was given playing time in other positions, including kicker, and helped lead his team to a 12-2 record. Davis set the Lincoln Prep record in the discus throw as a member of the track team. After graduation, Davis went on to play football at Long Beach State University. His brother Reggie Webb was a tailback there before him, and he persuaded the school to grant Davis a scholarship.
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Terry Baker
For the Canadian football player of the same name see Terry Baker (Canadian football).
Terry Wayne Baker (born May 5, 1941) is a former quarterback for the Oregon State University football team. He played for them through the 1960-1962 seasons. He is most notable for winning the 1962 Heisman Trophy and playing the Final Four in the NCAA Basketball Tournament in the same school year. To date, he is the only person to have both won a Heisman Trophy and played in the Final Four.
Baker was born May 5, 1941 in Pine River, Minnesota. He attended Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon and was a standout three-sport athlete for the Democrats.
Baker was a three-year letterwinner in basketball, and led the Democrats to the Portland Interscholastic League city championship his senior year.
Baker was also a great baseball player. He earned a letter all four years of high school in baseball and led his team to the 1959 Oregon School Activities Association state championship.
Football, however, was Baker's most dominant sport. Baker played quarterback and tailback for the Democrats. In his junior and senior seasons, the Democrats were 23-0 and won two Oregon State Athletic Association state championships. As a senior, he threw for 1,261 yards and ran for 438 yards.
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Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948) is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently a TV analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday. He played 14 seasons with Pittsburgh, won four Super Bowl titles in a six-year period (1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979), becoming the first quarterback to win three and four Super Bowls, and led the Steelers to eight AFC Central championships. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989, his first year of eligibility.
A tough competitor, Bradshaw had a powerful – albeit at times erratic – arm and called his own plays throughout his football career. His physical skills and on-the-field leadership played a major role in Pittsburgh Steelers history. During his career, he passed for more than 300 yards in a game only seven times, but three of those performances came in the post-season, and two of those in Super Bowls. In four career Super Bowl appearances he passed for 932 yards and 9 touchdowns, both Super Bowl records at the time of his retirement. In 19 postseason games he completed 261 passes for 3,833 yards.
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Terry Malone
Terry Malone is the current tight ends coach for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. Prior to the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Malone had been the offensive coordinator for the Michigan Wolverines football team. Malone was hired by the Saints in 2006.
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Thomas Morstead
Thomas Morstead is an American football punter and kickoff specialist for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Saints 164th overall (fifth-round) in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at SMU.
Morstead attended Pearland High School and was an excellent student-athlete. He won varsity letters in football and soccer. In football, as a senior, Morstead received second-team All-District honors and was named the Brazoria County Special Teams MVP. He was also a member of the National Honor Society, adding Academic All-State honors.
Morstead decided to enroll at Southern Methodist in 2004, turning down scholarship offers from Texas Christian, Rice, Texas and Missouri, but spent the season as a redshirt. He was a member of the Conference USA's Academic Honor Roll in 2005, but never appeared in a game.
Morstead took over place-kicking and punting chores in 2006, earning All-Conference USA third-team honors. He led the league and ranked 15th in the nation in punting, averaging 43.82 yards on 50 attempts, the best average by an SMU punter since Craig James averaged 44.9 yards in 1982. He made 13 of 18 field goals and 34 of 35 extra points for a total of 73 points, as he also recorded one solo tackle.
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Thurman Thomas
Thurman Lee Thomas (born May 16, 1966) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back who spent most of his National Football League (NFL) career with the Buffalo Bills. Thomas was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 and into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
Thomas was born in Houston, Texas. He grew up playing football on the Missouri City Junior High School (now Missouri City Middle School) and Willowridge High School.
Thomas attended college at Oklahoma State University where he was a teammate of running back Barry Sanders. At Oklahoma State, Thomas had 897 rushes for 4,595 yards, 43 touchdowns, 5,146 total yards, and 21 100-yard rushing games. He was also a Heisman Trophy candidate in his senior year, finishing seventh in voting. He was a first team selection on the College Football All-America Team in 1985 and 1987.
In the 1987 Sun Bowl, Thomas ran for 157 yards and four touchdowns in the 35-33 victory over West Virginia, keeping Barry Sanders on the sidelines for the majority of the game. Thomas left OSU as the school's all-time leading rusher and his number 34 is one of only three jerseys retired at Oklahoma State.
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Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No. 1, he is the highest-paid professional athlete in the world, having earned an estimated US$90.5 million from winnings and endorsements in 2010.
Woods turned professional in 1996, and by April 1997 he had already won his first major, the 1997 Masters. He first reached the number one position in the world rankings in June 1997. Through the 2000s, Woods was the dominant force in golf, spending 264 weeks from August 1999 to September 2004 and 281 weeks from June 2005 to October 2010 as world number one. From December 2009 to early April 2010, Woods took leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage after he admitted infidelity. His multiple infidelities were revealed by several different women, through many worldwide media sources. This was followed by a loss of form, and his ranking gradually fell to a low of #58 in November 2011. He snapped a career-long winless streak of 107 weeks when he captured the Chevron World Challenge in December 2011. As of April 8, 2012, he is ranked #8.
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Tim Duckworth
Tim Duckworth (born September 14, 1982 in Taylorsville, Mississippi) is an American football guard who is currently a Free Agent in the National Football League. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Auburn.
Duckworth has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
Duckworth was a member of the Saints practice squad during their 2007 and 2008 seasons, and then after a 2008 post-season stint on the Eagles practice squad, he rejoined the Saints practice squad for their Super Bowl-winning 2009 season. Duckworth was released by the Saints on August 24, 2010. He signed with Carolina on August 30, 2010. On October 10, 2010, Duckworth was released by the Panthers.
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Tim Duncan
Timothy Theodore "Tim" Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6-foot 11-inch (2.11 m), 255-pound (116 kg)power forward/center is a four-time NBA champion, two-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and NBA Rookie of the Year. The Spurs' team captain, he is a 13 time NBA All-Star and the only player in NBA history to be selected to both All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams during each of his first 13 seasons.
Duncan started out as a swimmer and only began playing basketball in ninth grade after Hurricane Hugo destroyed the only Olympic-sized pool on his home of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. He soon became a standout for St. Dunstan's Episcopal High School, and had an illustrious college career with the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, winning the Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA College Player of the Year and John Wooden awards in his final year. Duncan graduated from college before entering the 1997 NBA Draft as the number one pick. His list of accomplishments, remarkable consistency, and leadership in the Spurs' NBA championship runs in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007 have led basketball experts to consider him to be one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history.
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Tim Lowry
Timothy G. Lowry (August 4, 1905 – February 27, 1983) was an American football player and lawyer. He played center for the Northwestern University football team from 1923 to 1925. At the conclusion of the 1925 football season, he became the second person to receive the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference. Red Grange was the first recipient of the trophy in 1924. After graduating from Northwestern, Lowry became a lawyer. He was also the secretary and treasurer of the Illinois Center Corporation at the time the Illinois Center. He was also an alderman in Evanston, Illinois. Lowry died in 1983 at age 77. He was survived by his wife, Virginia Lowry, a son and two daughters.
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Tim Ruddy
Tim Ruddy (born April 27, 1972 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) but lived in Dunmore, Pennsylvania from his childhood all the way through high school. Tim Ruddy was a center for the Miami Dolphins from 1994–2003.
Ruddy attended The University of Notre Dame from 1990–1993. He was a four year letterman and two year starter during this time. He was selected as a second-team All-America and first-team All-Independent by The Football News and the Associated Press. Ruddy also posted a perfect 4.0 GPA his junior and senior years at Notre Dame. He graduated with 3.86 GPA. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He also earned post-graduate scholarships from the NCAA and the National Football Foundation. He is also a member of Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society).
Ruddy was the second-round draft choice (65th overall) of Miami in 1994. Ruddy started 140 games of his 156 games played in which 16 of those non starts were his rookie year but he saw time in all of them. During most of his career he was the center for Dan Marino who has held almost every meaningful NFL passing record and is widely recognized as one of the greatest quarterbacks in football history.
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Tim Tebow
Timothy Richard Tebow ( /ˈtiːboʊ/; born August 14, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Florida, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007 and appearing on BCS National Championship-winning teams in the 2006 and 2008 seasons. After graduating, he was drafted by the Denver Broncos as the 25th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Tebow is known as a dual threat quarterback, adept at both rushing and passing the football. With his unorthodox NFL quarterback skills, frequent demonstrations of his religious devotion, and his team's success, Tebow has attracted unprecedented praise, criticism, and attention from the sporting media and beyond. Commenting on Tebow's play and the attention he has garnered, many football players and observers have said that they "have never seen anything like it."
Tebow played quarterback for Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and was ranked among the top quarterback prospects in the nation as a high school senior. He ultimately chose to attend the University of Florida. As a backup and situational quarterback, Tebow helped the Gators win the national championship during the 2006 college football season. Tebow was the Gators' starting quarterback during the 2007 season when he became the first college sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. In 2008, Tebow led Florida to a 13-1 record and its second national championship in three years, and was named the offensive MVP of the national championship game. The Gators again went 13–1 in 2009, Tebow's senior year. At the conclusion of his college career, he held the Southeastern Conference's all-time records in both career passing efficiency and total rushing touchdowns, appearing second and tenth (respectively) in the NCAA record book in these categories.
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Tobin Rote
Tobin Cornelius Rote (January 18, 1928 – June 27, 2000) was an American college and Professional Football player who played quarterback for the NFL's Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions, the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts, and the American Football League's San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos.
Rote attended Harlandale High School in San Antonio, Texas, graduating in 1946. He was named "Most Athletic Boy" by his classmates.
Rote attended Rice University from 1946–49, quarterbacking the Owls under the leadership of head coach Jess Neely. As a senior in 1949, Rote led the Owls to a 10–1 season, capped by a 27–13 win over North Carolina in the Cotton Bowl. During the fourth game of the season against rival Southern Methodist that featured cousin Kyle Rote, he led the Owls back from a 14–0 deficit to a 41–27 win. The next week saw Rote lead a comeback against Texas, turning a 9–0 halftime deficit into a 17–15 win. With a flawless conference record, the Owls were named outright Southwest Conference champions for the third time.
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Todd Bouman
Todd Bouman ( /ˈbaʊmən/; born August 1, 1972) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played college football at St. Cloud State.
Bouman has also played for the New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, St. Louis Rams and Baltimore Ravens.
Bouman was born in Ruthton, Minnesota, and attended Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High School (class of 1991) and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field. He won All-State honors in football and basketball, and in track & field, he qualified for the State Meet in both the long jump and the high jump.
Bouman initially attended South Dakota State University and transferred to St. Cloud State University in 1992. At St. Cloud State, Bouman lettered in football from 1993 to 1996. In his three years, he passed for 4,354 yards and completed 326 passes (including for 30 touchdowns). In his senior year, Bouman was an honorable mention All-North Central Conference selection. He earned his degree in sports sociology from St. Cloud State in 1997.
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Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady, Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
In Brady's ten seasons as a starter, the Patriots have earned trips to the Super Bowl in half of them (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, and XLVI), winning three of them (XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX). He has also won two Super Bowl MVP awards (XXXVI and XXXVIII), has been selected to seven Pro Bowls (and invited to eight, although he declined the 2006 invitation), and holds the NFL record for most touchdown passes in a single regular season. His career postseason record is 16–5. He also helped set the record for the longest consecutive win streak in NFL history with 21 straight wins over two seasons (2003–04), and in 2007 he led the Patriots to the first undefeated regular season since the institution of the 16-game schedule. Brady has the fourth-highest career passer rating of all time (96.4) among quarterbacks with at least 1,500 career passing attempts.
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Tom Flick
Thomas Lyle Flick (born August 30, 1958 in Patuxent River, Maryland) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 4th round of the 1981 NFL Draft. A 6'3", 190 lbs. quarterback from the University of Washington, Flick played in seven NFL seasons from 1981-1987 mostly as a backup. He played college football at the University of Washington. He stayed with Cleveland Browns teammate George Lilja in the spring of 1985 when both guys were playing in Cleveland according to The 1985 Cleveland Browns media guide.
Flick is in the long line of quarterbacks to come of the University of Washington. He was preceded by Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Moon. Other QBs to follow him were Steve Pelluer, Hugh Millen, Billy Joe Hobert, Mark Brunell, Damon and Brock Huard. He was coached in his 4 years by Don James. He was the Washington QB in the 23-6 loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the 1981 Rose Bowl. He spent his career playing with the Redskins, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers and the New York Jets.
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Tom Harmon
Thomas Dudley Harmon (September 28, 1919 – March 15, 1990) was a star player in American college football, a sports broadcaster, and patriarch of a family of American actors. As a player, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1940 and is considered by some to be the greatest football player in Michigan Wolverines history.
Harmon was born in the Harmon's family home at 118 South Weston Street in Rensselaer, Indiana, in Jasper County. This house stood one block East of the Jasper County Courthouse, and was torn down in 1965. He was the youngest child of Louis A. and Rose Marie (Quinn) Harmon, who first moved to Rensselaer, Indiana from Livingston County, Illinois around 1900. In 1924, when Harmon was about 5 years old, his family moved to Gary, Indiana, but he still kept up connections with friends in Rensselaer, Indiana for many years.
Harmon attended Horace Mann High School in Gary, Indiana, graduating in 1937. While at Horace Mann High School, Harmon was already an outstanding athlete. In addition to 14 varsity letters, he was twice named All-State quarterback, Captain of the basketball team, and as a senior, won the 100 yard dash and the 200 yard low hurdles at the State Finals in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Tom Seaver
George Thomas "Tom" Seaver (born November 17, 1944), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "The Franchise", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1967-1986 for four different teams in his career, but is noted primarily for his time with the New York Mets. During a 20-year career, Seaver compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts and a 2.86 earned run average. In 1992, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the highest percentage ever recorded (98.84%), and has the only plaque at Cooperstown wearing a New York Mets hat. As of 2010, Tom Seaver and Gil Hodges (played for the Mets in 1962-63) are the only Met players to have their jersey numbers retired by the team (Gil Hodges' number was retired as a manager even though he also played for the Mets).
He won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and three NL Cy Young Awards as the league's best pitcher. Seaver is the Mets' all-time leader in wins, and is considered by many baseball experts as one of the best starting pitchers in the history of baseball.
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Tommie Harris
Tommie Harris, Jr. (born April 29, 1983) is an American football Free Agent of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.
Harris has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts. He is a one-time All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowl selection.
Harris was born and raised in Killeen, Texas, and attended Ellison High School. As a member of the Ellison Eagles, Harris became one of the nation's top defensive high school prospects, including being ranked as the 35th best high school prospect in the nation by recruiting analyst Tom Lemming. In the 1998 football season he was a starting defensive tackle in his freshman year for the Eagles who were ranked 1st in the state of Texas and 13th in the nation. He also participated on Ellison's track and field team, where he participated in the shotput.
As one of the nation's top defensive prospects, Harris was pursued by many elite schools, but finally decided to attend the University of Oklahoma and play for the Oklahoma Sooners football team. He was a leader on and off the field, choosing to lead by example. He is one of the very few players in OU history to start every game of his true freshman season. In his junior and final season as a Sooner, Harris won the Lombardi Award as the nation's best lineman in 2003. He was named to the Sports Illustrated All-Decade Team in 2009.
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Tommy Nobis
Thomas Henry Nobis, Jr. (born September 20, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former American football player. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School (San Antonio, TX) where he was an all-state offensive end and middle linebacker. He played college football for the University of Texas at Austin and professionally, in the National Football League, for the Atlanta Falcons.
Tommy Nobis is one of college football’s all-time greatest linebackers. In his tenure with the Texas Longhorns (1963–1965) he averaged nearly 20 tackles a game and, as the only sophomore starter, was an important participant on the Longhorns’ 1963 National College Football Championship team, which defeated Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach in the Cotton Bowl Classic. Nobis was a two time All-American and made the All-Southwest Conference team three times. In the 1965 Orange Bowl, Nobis made one of the most famous tackles in the game’s history. On fourth-and-inches, and clinging to a 21-17 lead, he led his teammates to a game saving halt of top ranked Alabama’s QB Joe Namath. Tommy Nobis was an iron man, playing (and starting) on both defense and offense for his entire college career. Aside from being an All-American linebacker, he also played guard on the offensive side of the ball and was often the primary blocker on touchdown runs. Famed Texas coach Darrell K. Royal called him "the finest two-way player I have ever seen." A knee injury slowed him during the latter part of his senior season, but he still was able to perform at a high level and won a number of major individual awards including the Knute Rockne Award, best lineman, the Outland Trophy, best interior lineman, and the Maxwell Award for college football’s best player. Nobis also finished seventh in the Heisman voting to USC’s Mike Garrett. He appeared on the covers of LIFE, Sports Illustrated and TIME magazines.
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Tommy Vardell
Thomas "Tommy" Arthur Vardell (born February 20, 1969, in El Cajon, California) is a former professional American football fullback in the National Football League.
Tommy Vardell was a star running back for the Stanford Cardinal. In 1990, Vardell was given the nickname "Touchdown Tommy" by then Stanford head coach Denny Green after scoring four touchdowns (all from the one yard line) against Notre Dame. For the Cardinal, Vardell rushed for 1,843 yards with 37 touchdowns in his college career. He never fumbled once for Stanford, and ranks second in Stanford football history for most touchdowns and third for most rushing yards. Until his record was broken by Toby Gerhart in 2008, Vardell held the record for most rushing yards in a season by a Cardinal running back, with 1084 yards in 1991.
Vardell's stellar performance for Stanford in 1991 resulted in him being one of the top draft picks in 1992 NFL draft. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns under then head coach Bill Belichick in the first round (9th overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft.
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Tony Dorsett
Anthony "Tony" Drew Dorsett (born April 7, 1954) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.
The son of Wes and Myrtle, Dorsett grew up in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
He attended Hopewell High School, where he played football and basketball.
As a high school sophomore in 1970, Dorsett started at cornerback, as his coaches did not believe the 147-pound Dorsett was big enough to play running back, the position he played in junior high school. In 1971, a competition between Dorsett and sophomore Michael Kimbrough for the starting running back position ended after Dorsett took a screen pass 75 yards for a touchdown against Ambridge during the season opener.
Dorsett ended the year as an All-State selection after rushing for 1,034 yards and scoring 19 touchdowns, while leading the Vikings to a 9-1 season. He also remained a starting cornerback on the defensive side. In basketball Dorsett helped his team reach the WPIAL quarterfinals.
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Tony Oden
Anthony Earl Oden (born June 30, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the secondary coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL), a position he assumed in January 2012. Oden played collegiately as a linebacker at Baldwin–Wallace College in the early 1990s.
Oden was born in Cleveland, Ohio and is a native of Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
In 2006, Oden was hired as assistant secondary coach by the New Orleans Saints, spending five seasons in that capacity. Head coach Sean Payton promoted him to the role of secondary coach following the 2010 season.
On January 19, 2012, the Jacksonville Jaguars hired Oden as their defensive backs coach.
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Tony Romo
Antonio Ramiro "Tony" Romo (born April 21, 1980) is a professional American football quarterback in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys. Romo's career passer rating - at 96.9 - ranks second-best all time. Tony Romo didn't play in the regular season in 2003, 2004, or 2005. He replaced the Cowboys' previous starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe during a game against the New York Giants in the 2006 season.
Romo was born in San Diego, California, while his father was serving in the United States Navy. His family returned to its home in Burlington, Wisconsin. Romo's athletic ability was evident even at an early age when he was selected for the Little League All-Star team.
Romo started as quarterback for the Burlington Demons beginning as a junior (1996 season). During his junior season, he led the Demons to a SLC Conference record of 7–2 and the WIAA playoffs. In the 1996 playoffs, Romo and the Demons defeated Greenfield 17-6 before trouncing Badger 41–16. Romo came within one game of the state championship game but fell short in a last-minute 16-15 loss to Cudahy. After the 1996 season, he received Honorable Mention in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-State Team.
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Torry Holt
Torrance "Torry" Jabar Holt (born June 5, 1976) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He was named to the Pro Bowl seven times and retired with the 10th most receiving yards in NFL history, including a record six consecutive seasons with 1,300 yards. He played college football at North Carolina State University, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and spent the next ten years with the Rams and is remembered as one of the members of the "Greatest Show on Turf." He currently works as an analyst for the NFL Network.
Holt was born in Gibsonville, North Carolina. He was Prep Football Report All-America selection, adding all-state honors at Eastern Guilford High School in Gibsonville. While there he caught 129 passes during his career, gaining 2,573 yards and scoring 42 touchdowns including 56 receptions for 983 yards and 17 touchdowns as senior. He also returned three punts and three kickoffs for touchdowns during his career. Additionally, Holt was a standout defensive back who posted 62 tackles and four interceptions as senior. He was named one of the Top 25 players in the state by the Charlotte Observer. After High School Holt attended Hargrave Military Academy in 1994. There he caught 21 passes for 524 yards and six touchdowns. Torry also made an appearance with at the time St. Louis Rams teammate Marshall Faulk in Nelly's Air Force Ones Music Video.
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Tory Humphrey
Tory Terrell Humphrey (born January 20, 1983 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Central Michigan.
Humphrey has also played for the Green Bay Packers.
After going undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft, Humphrey signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on April 29. He was waived by the team on June 9.
Humphrey signed his one-year tender offer as an exclusive-rights free agent on March 19, 2008. As a restricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, he re-signed with the Packers on April 6.
Humphrey suffered a broken arm during training camp on August 7, 2009 after being hit by safety Aaron Rouse. Humphrey underwent successful surgery following the injury, but was ruled out by head coach Mike McCarthy for the rest of the 2009 season. He was waived/injured on August 13 and subsequently reverted to injured reserve. He was released with an injury settlement on August 20.
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Tracy Porter
Tracy O'Neil Porter (born August 11, 1986) is an American football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana.
Porter attended Port Allen High School, where he played quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and cornerback. He earned first team All-District 3A honors in his first year of organized football as a junior and second-team as a senior after recording 93 tackles and 11 interceptions.
Porter played college football for the Indiana University Hoosiers from 2004-2007. During his senior year he earned All-Big Ten Conference first-team. He finished his career second in Indiana Hoosiers history with 16 career interceptions and first in interception yards with 413. He also became the first player in school history to return a punt, interception and fumble for touchdowns in his career. He finished his career with 212 tackles and 16 interceptions.
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Travis Jones
Travis Jones is the current assistant defensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. In 2010, Jones was suspended by the team for 30 days without pay for his role in a real estate scam, where he allegedly made false statements on loan and real estate documents in order to obtain mortgage loans.
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Trent Dilfer
Trent Farris Dilfer (born March 13, 1972) is a former football quarterback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sixth overall in the 1994 NFL Draft and went on to play for the Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Fresno State University. Dilfer was a Pro Bowl selection with the Buccaneers in 1997 and earned a Super Bowl ring with the Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV. He currently serves as an NFL analyst for ESPN.
Dilfer attended Aptos High School in California.
Dilfer attended Fresno State University, starting at quarterback for 2 1⁄2 seasons. Dilfer helped Fresno State win or share the conference title for three straight seasons and started in two bowl games. In his junior season, Dilfer led the nation in pass efficiency en route to being named the WAC Offensive Player of the Year. He also set the NCAA record for consecutive pass attempts without an interception (271) that stood until 2007, when Kentucky quarterback Andre' Woodson broke it. He then declared himself eligible for the 1994 NFL Draft, forgoing his senior season.
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Trent Green
Trent Jason Green (born July 9, 1970) is a retired professional American football quarterback. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana University.
Green played for the BC Lions, Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Rams and was selected to two Pro Bowls with the Chiefs.
He is currently a color commentator for NFL on Fox, as well as an analyst on NFL Network's signature show, NFL Total Access.
Green grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended St. John Vianney High School in Kirkwood, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.
Green played college football for the Indiana University Hoosiers. In 1991 Indiana played in the Copper Bowl and dominated a highly-regarded Baylor team 24-0. Led by Green, it was one of the most impressive performances by any team during the 1991 bowl season. Indiana finished the 1993 season with an 8-4 record, with two of its three regular season losses by seven points or less. The team went on to play in the 1993 Independence Bowl. During Green's four year career he threw for 5,400 yards with 23 touchdowns and 32 interceptions. He graduated with a degree in business.
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Troy Aikman
Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21, 1966) is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. The number one overall draft pick in 1989, Aikman played twelve consecutive seasons as quarterback with the Cowboys. During his career he was a six-time Pro Bowl selection, led the team to three Super Bowl victories, and was the Super Bowl XXVII MVP. Aikman was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and to the College Football Hall of Fame on December 9, 2008 in New York City.
Currently he works as a television sportscaster for the Fox network. He is a former joint owner of the NASCAR Sprint Cup racing team, Hall of Fame Racing, along with fellow former Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, and is a part-owner of the San Diego Padres.
The New York Mets offered Aikman a contract out of high school, but instead of playing baseball he chose to pursue football and attended the University of Oklahoma under head coach Barry Switzer.
In 1985, his first season as a collegiate starter, Aikman led the Sooners to wins over Minnesota, Kansas State, and #17 Texas in the Red River Shootout before hosting the Miami Hurricanes and his future head coach Jimmy Johnson.
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Troy Evans
Troy Evans (born December 3, 1977) is an American football linebacker and special teams player who is currently a free agent. Evans previously played for the St. Louis Rams, Houston Texans, and New Orleans Saints, winning a Super Bowl ring with the Saints in 2009.
Born in Bay City, Michigan, Evans moved to Cincinnati, Ohio when he was 11, and attended Lakota High School (West Chester, Ohio), where he won All-State honors in both football and basketball.
Evans was a four-year letterman and two-year starter at outside linebacker for the University of Cincinnati. As a senior, he was a second-team All-Conference USA selection and posted 4.5 sacks and 107 tackles. As a junior, he made 96 tackles. He graduated from Cincinnati in 2000 with a business finance degree.
Signed as an undrafted free agent, Evans played on the practice squad of the 2001-2002 St. Louis Rams, who lost Super Bowl XXXVI to the New England Patriots.
The following year, Evans was signed as free agent by the Texans. He remained with the team until the 2007 season, when he signed a two-year deal with the New Orleans Saints. He has been used as a special teams player during his career. Evans was selected as Saints special teams captain in 2008 and 2009. As one of the Saints' team captains, Evans was the player who called the pregame coin toss before the Saints' victory in Super Bowl XLIV.
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Troy Polamalu
Troy Aumua Polamalu ( /ˌpoʊləˈmɑːluː/; born April 19, 1981), born Troy Aumua, is an American football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the first round (sixteenth overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Steelers. He played college football for the University of Southern California.
Polamalu was born in Garden Grove, California. He graduated from Douglas High School in Winston, Oregon. Though playing in only four games (injuries) during his senior season, he was named to the 1998 Super Prep All-Northwest team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, and the All-Far West League second team. A two-way player, Polamalu rushed for 671 yards with nine touchdowns and grabbed three interceptions.
Following his junior season, Polamalu was named to the All-State first team and was the All-Far West League Offensive Most Valuable Player for 9-1 Douglas. He rushed for 1,040 yards with 22 touchdowns and had 310 receiving yards. On defense, he made 65 tackles and had eight interceptions.
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Troy Smith
Troy James Smith (born July 20, 1984) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL) in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Smith has also played for the San Francisco 49ers. He has also played for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for Ohio State University, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 2006, his senior year with the Buckeyes. He took 86.7% of the first place votes in balloting for the Heisman, the most in the history of the award.
Smith's mother raised him and two siblings in Columbus, Ohio, then moved to the Glenville neighborhood of Cleveland.
Smith first brought out an interest in playing football in Cleveland, where he played for the Glenville A's, initially as running back and tight end. Irvin White, his coach, moved Smith to quarterback after a few games and Smith stayed in the position.
In 1993, Smith was placed in foster care with Diane and Irvin White while his mother dealt with personal issues.
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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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Turk McBride
Claude Maurice "Turk" McBride (born May 30, 1985 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.
He has also played for the Detroit Lions.
McBride attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, New Jersey, where he played for his uncle, Mike McBride and graduated in 2003. He was a four year starter at wide receiver and a 2 year starter at defensive end. Following his senior season, McBride was named an All American by Parade and SuperPrep. McBride also was named All-State, All-Area, All-Group 3, All-Conference and All-South for his respective areas. He set the school record for sacks in his senior year at Woodrow Wilson.
McBride divided his time between the defensive tackle and defensive end position at Tennessee. He started four games his sophomore season and the entire season his senior year. He was named the SEC defensive lineman of the week once in 2004 and once in 2006. Following the 2006 season, McBride was named to the Sporting News All SEC team.
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Ty Detmer
Ty Hubert Detmer (born October 30, 1967) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. He played college football for Brigham Young University (BYU), where he won the Heisman Trophy and several other national awards. A late-round pick in the 1992 NFL Draft, he played for five NFL teams, mostly in a back-up role.
Detmer was born in San Marcos, Texas. He attended Hobby Middle School, Mount Sacred Heart Middle School, and United Middle School in Laredo, Texas, and Southwest High School in San Antonio, Texas. He earned letters in golf, football, basketball, baseball, and track. As a senior, Detmer won high school All-American honors in football and was the Texas Player of the Year. He also won all-state honors in baseball and all-district accolades in basketball.
Detmer attended Brigham Young University, where he played for the BYU Cougars football team from 1987 to 1991. In deciding which college to attend, he was in part attracted by BYU's alcohol-free environment. He redshirted for the Cougars during the 1987 season, and shared quarterback duties with Sean Covey as a redshirt freshman in 1988. Detmer started only one game that year, but he made the most of the opportunity, passing for 333 yards and five touchdowns in a 65-0 victory over New Mexico. Later, he was named Most Valuable Player of the 1988 Freedom Bowl, after entering the game as a substitute and leading BYU to a come-from-behind 20–17 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes.
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Tyler Lorenzen
Tyler John Lorenzen (Born December 24, 1985 in Fremont, Iowa) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He also played for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football for the University of Connecticut.
Lorenzen attended Eddyville-Blakesburg High School, where he led the football team to two state playoff appearances.
Previous to playing at the University of Connecticut, Lorenzen played a season at Palomar College in San Marcos, California. Following his season at Palomar, he was rated the No. 2 junior college quarterback prospect in the nation for the class of 2007 by JCGridiron.com.[citation needed]
Lorenzen played college football at Connecticut, where he was a quarterback and started 21 games in two seasons for the Huskies.
Although he played quarterback in college, Lorenzen has converted to tight end as a pro. After first signing with Jacksonville in April 2009, he moved to the Saints practice squad in September and was with the team for its Super Bowl winning 2009 season. Cut by the Saints in September 2010, he spent several months working in his family's soybean genetics business before the Saints re-signed him in December.
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Usama Young
Usama Young (born May 8, 1985) is an American football free safety in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Kent State University.
Usama was born in the North East section of Washington D.C. to Dr. Khaula Muratdha and Leroi A. Young. Usama is the youngest son of their four boys. Usama Young attended Largo High School in Largo, Maryland and was a letterman in football, baseball, and track. He started to play football at the age of 8. As the youngest, Usama was given the opportunity to learn from his older brothers who pushed him to never cry, complain or make excuses. When Usama was 12 he was playing football in a local pee-wee football game. During the middle of the game a rabid dog ran onto the field and terrorized the young players, coaches and family members who were on the sidelines watching. To everyone's surprise the twelve year old Usama was able to tackle the dog, tie the dog up using the chains from the down markers and successfully restore order to the pee-wee football game.[citation needed]
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Vernon Davis
Vernon Leonard Davis (born January 31, 1984) is a professional American football tight end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the 49ers. Upon entering the league, Davis signed to a 5-year, $23 million deal that made him the highest paid tight end at the time. He joined current Seattle Seahawks tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. as the fourth highest tight end ever drafted after Ron Kramer, (Green Bay, No. 4 in 1957) Mike Ditka (Chicago, No. 5 in 1961) and Riley Odoms (Denver, No. 5 in 1972). After three mediocre, injury-riddled seasons Davis finally broke out in 2009, co-leading the NFL in touchdown receptions. In the 2011 playoffs, Davis caught the game winning touchdown pass from Alex Smith against the New Orleans Saints, now referred to as "The Grab," or "The Catch III" and is considered one of the best catches in 49ers history.
Davis attended Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Davis was listed as the No. 4 tight end prospect of the class of 2003. In track & field, he was the DCIAA champion in the high jump with a jump of 6 ft 5 in (196 cm). While attending at Dunbar, he was teammates with future Cleveland Browns kick return specialist and wide receiver, Joshua Cribbs.
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Vic Janowicz
Victor Felix "Vic" Janowicz (February 26, 1930 – February 27, 1996) was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Ohio State University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1952 NFL Draft. Janowicz was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976.
Janowicz was born and raised in Elyria, Ohio as son of Polish immigrants. He went to Holy Cross Elementary School and graduated from Elyria High School. The stretch of Sixth Street which runs along the south side of Elyria High is named Vic Janowicz Drive in his honor, and the school's official address is 311 Vic Janowicz Drive. In addition, a life-size painting of Janowicz hangs in the lobby of the school. Janowicz has a relative, Jake Augustyniak, now playing football in Chicago for the St. Rita of Cascia High School Mustangs (2010–2014).
Janowicz played college football at Ohio State University. A tailback in the single wing, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1950 as a junior. Woody Hayes, who coached Janowicz's senior year, said of him, "He was not only a great runner, but also passed, was a placekicker and punter, played safety on defense and was an outstanding blocker. Janowicz epitomized the 'triple-threat' football player."[citation needed]
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Vince Evans
Vincent Tobias Evans (born June 14, 1955, in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a former professional American football quarterback who was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (140th overall pick) of the 1977 NFL Draft. Evans, who played collegiately at USC, played for the Bears, the USFL's Chicago Blitz and Denver Gold, and for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders in a career that nearly spanned 20 years from 1977 to 1995. Evans is the only player of the Chicago Bears to score a perfect quarterback rating in a game. Vince Evans' son attended Winston Churchill and played football there. Vince Jr. currently plays football at Whittier and is a member of the class of 2012. Vince has a daughter named Krista Evans. She currently goes to Whittier Christian Junior High in Whittier California.
In 1976 he threw for 1,440 yards with 10 TD vs 6 INT. He also completed 53.7% of his passes.
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Vince Young
Vincent Paul Young, Jr. (born May 18, 1983), nicknamed "VY", is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He played college football at The University of Texas. Young was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the third overall draft pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. He spent the first five seasons of his career with the Titans. In his rookie season, Young was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and earned a roster spot on the AFC Pro Bowl team. In 2009, Young earned his second Pro Bowl Selection and was named Sporting News NFL Comeback Player of the Year. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011.
As a junior in college, Young finished second behind Reggie Bush in the voting for the Heisman Trophy (though Bush later vacated the award). He won the Davey O'Brien Award which is given annually to the best collegiate quarterback in the nation. Following the Heisman voting, Young led his team to a BCS National Championship against the defending BCS national champion, University of Southern California, in the 2006 Rose Bowl. The game was called one of the most-anticipated games in the history of college football. Texas retired Young's jersey on August 30, 2008.
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Vinny Sutherland
Vincent Joseph Sutherland (born April 22, 1978) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for two seasons in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears. He was a standout receiver and kick returner for Purdue University from 1997-2000. He also played for the Arena Football League's New York Dragons. At the time of his graduation in 2001, his 13 receiving touchdowns were a school record for one season. That record was tied in 2002 by John Standeford, and broken in 2004 by Taylor Stubblefield. He also still holds school records for punt return average in a season, punt returns for touchdowns in a season/career, and the longest reception in Purdue history.
Sutherland attended Palm Beach Lakes High School in West Palm Beach, Florida. There he participated in both football and track and field. As a senior, he averaged better than 34 yards per touch of the ball and finished with 500 yards rushing on 53 carries and 600 yards on 29 receptions. He also played as a defensive back. He scored a total of 14 touchdowns as the Rams finished 9-3, winning a district championship and advanced to quarterfinals of state playoffs. After the season, he was named to the Class 6A second team all-state, first team all-area and made Florida’s Super 11 Team. For Track & Field, Sutherland was all-state and all-county in both junior and senior years. He ran a high school career best 10.4 100m dash in senior season.
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Vinny Testaverde
Vincent Frank Testaverde (pronounced /tɛstəˈvɜrdi/; born November 13, 1963) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for twenty-one seasons during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Testaverde played college football for the University of Miami, where he was an All-American and won the Heisman Trophy in 1986. He was the first overall pick in the 1987 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers of the NFL.
Testaverde was born in Brooklyn, New York. While living in Elmont, New York, on Long Island, Testaverde went to school at Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, and graduated in 1981. He then went to Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia for a post-graduate year of college preparatory work.
He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Miami, where he played for the Miami Hurricanes football team from 1983 to 1986. As a senior in 1986, he was a consensus first-team All-American and won the Heisman Trophy, on his way to becoming the Hurricanes' all-time leader in career touchdown passes with 48. He played in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl against Penn State for the 1986 national championship, a game in which the Miami Hurricanes were heavily favored, but went on to lose 14–10 after Testaverde threw five interceptions. Testaverde played an important part in the University of Miami's history as one of the top collegiate football programs of the 1980s and 1990s. Along with Jim Kelly and Bernie Kosar, Testaverde is considered part of the University of Miami's quarterback dynasty. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Virgil Carter
Virgil R. Carter (born November 9, 1945, in Annabella, Utah) is a former professional American football quarterback who played in the National Football League and the World Football League from 1967 through 1976. He was the first great quarterback from Brigham Young University.While at BYU Carter set six national, 19 conference, and 24 school records and was an academic All-American. He led BYU to its first-ever football conference championship in 1965.
Carter was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1968 and was traded to the Cincinnati Bengals after the 1969 season. He led the NFL in pass completion percentage in 1971 and was third in overall passing. His best game of that season was the opener, in which the Bengals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 37-14. Carter completed 22 of 30 attempts for 273 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. The following year he split time with Ken Anderson before Anderson took sole possession of the starting job. The Bengals chose to go with Anderson in 1973 and Carter left the Bengals for the Chicago Fire of the World Football League, where he played in 1974.
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Walter Payton
Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1954 – November 1, 1999) was an American football running back who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. Walter Payton was known around the NFL as "Sweetness". He is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of American football. Payton, a nine-time Pro Bowl selectee, once held the league's record for most career rushing yards, touchdowns, carries, yards from scrimmage, all-purpose yards, and many other categories. He was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993. Hall of Fame NFL player and coach Mike Ditka described Payton as the greatest football player he had ever seen—but even greater as a human being.
Payton began his football career in Mississippi, and went on to have an outstanding collegiate football career at Jackson State University where he was an All-American. He started his professional career with the Bears in 1975, who selected him as the 1975 Draft's fourth overall pick. Payton proceeded to win two NFL Most Valuable Player Awards and won Super Bowl XX with the 1985 Chicago Bears. After struggling with the rare liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis for several months, Payton died on November 1, 1999, aged 45, from cholangiocarcinoma. His legacy includes the Walter Payton Award, the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, and a heightened awareness of the need for organ donations.
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Warren Moon
Harold Warren Moon (born November 18, 1956) is a former American professional gridiron football quarterback who played for the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and the National Football League's Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs. He is currently a broadcaster for the Seattle Seahawks.
Moon is one of only two people to be enshrined in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the United States and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (former coach Bud Grant, who coached the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to four Grey Cup titles and the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances, is the other). Moon is also the first modern African-American quarterback to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Moon held the record for most passing yardage in professional football (CFL + NFL career) until surpassed by Damon Allen on September 4, 2006, held the record for most passing touchdowns in professional football until surpassed by Brett Favre on November 22, 2007, held the record for most pass completions in professional football until surpassed by Brett Favre on December 23, 2007, and held the record for most pass attempts in professional football history until surpassed by Brett Favre on December 14, 2008.
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Warrick Dunn
Warrick De'Mon Dunn (born January 5, 1975 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a former American football running back, and current minority owner of the Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12th overall in the 1997 NFL Draft, after playing college football at Florida State. Dunn was named AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1997 and earned three Pro Bowl selections in his career. He played for the Atlanta Falcons from 2002 to 2007 between stints in Tampa Bay. After his career, Dunn took a stake in the Falcons' ownership group led by Arthur Blank.
At Catholic High in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Dunn played quarterback, cornerback, and running back. During his sophomore year he helped lead Catholic High to the state 4A championship game for the first time in its history. He was an All-America honorable mention selection by USA Today as a senior.
On January 7, 1993, Dunn's mother Betty Smothers, an off-duty police officer escorting a businesswoman to a bank to make a night deposit, was ambushed and killed by armed robbers. Three men were sent to prison for the murder, and 2 remain on death row. Dunn, two days after his 18th birthday, became the head of his family and raised his siblings. In 2007, Dunn met with one of the convicted men at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
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Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC (/ˈɡrɛtski/; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "The Great One", he has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself. He is the leading point-scorer in NHL history, with more assists than any other player has points, and is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season – a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 40 regular-season records, 15 playoff records, and six All-Star records. In addition to being its greatest scorer, Gretzky was the most gentlemanly superstar in the modern history of the NHL. He won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship and performance five times, and he often spoke out against fighting in hockey.
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Wes Fesler
Wesley Eugene "Wes" Fesler (June 29, 1908 – July 30, 1989) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football and basketball. He was three-sport athlete at Ohio State University and a consensus first-team selection to the College Football All-America Team three straight years (1928–1930). Fesler was later the head football coach at Wesleyan University (1941–1942), the University of Pittsburgh (1946), Ohio State (1947–1950), and the University of Minnesota (1951–1953), compiling a career record of 41–40–8. He was also the head basketball coach at Harvard University (1933–1941) and Princeton University (1945–1946), tallying a mark of 67–108. Fesler was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1954.
Fesler came to Ohio State from Youngstown, Ohio. At Ohio State, Fesler was a member of both Pi Kappa Alpha and Phi Beta Kappa, earning a total of nine varsity letters in baseball, basketball, and football. He was a charter inductee in the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1977.
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Will Herring
William Ronald Herring (born August 28, 1983) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn.
At Auburn, Herring played safety before moving to outside linebacker his senior season. He held the school career record with 49 consecutive starts, which was broken by Offensive Left Tackle Lee Ziemba in 2010. He also led the team in tackles his junior and senior seasons.
Herring was among the inaugural class of 345 inductees into the National Football Foundation National Honor Society, a recognition program for players who excel both on the field and in the classroom.
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Will Shields
Will Herthie Shields (born September 15, 1971) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons. He played college football for the University of Nebraska and earned All-American honors. He played his entire professional career with the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, and never missed a game in fourteen seasons.
Shields was born in Fort Riley, Kansas. He graduated from Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he played for the Lawton Wolverines high school football team.
While attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Shields played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1989 through 1992. Shields was a consensus first-team All-American and Outland Trophy winner during his final year at Nebraska. He is one of eight Cornhuskers players to win the Outland Trophy. In 1999 he was selected to the Nebraska All-Century Football Team via fan poll and to the All-Century Nebraska football team by Gannett News Service. In 2002 he was named to the Athlon Sports Nebraska All-Time Team. He is one of only sixteen Cornhuskers to have his jersey retired by the team. In 1999 Shields was selected as an offensive guard to the Walter Camp Football Foundation College Football All Century Team. The other offensive guards selected were John Hannah of Alabama, Aaron Taylor of Nebraska, Brad Budde of USC, Dean Steinkuhler of Nebraska and Jim Parker of Ohio State. Shields was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers selected to this team; the others being Johnny Rodgers, Dave Rimington, Steinkuhler, Tommie Frazier and Taylor.
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Willie Lanier
Willie Edward Lanier (born August 21, 1945, in Clover, Virginia) is a former American football middle-linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 through 1977. He won postseason honors for eight consecutive years, making the American Football League All-Star team in 1968 and 1969 before being selected to the Pro Bowl from 1970 through 1975. He was inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
Lanier was born in Clover and attended Maggie L. Walker High School in Richmond, Virginia.
Lanier played college football at Morgan State University under head coach Earl Banks where he was twice selected to the small-college College Football All-America Team and was also chosen MVP of the Tangerine Bowl.
Willie Lanier is a member of The Pigskin Club Of Washington, D.C. National Intercollegiate All-American Football Players Honor Roll.
On January 15, 1967, the Chiefs lost Super Bowl I to Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers by a 35-10 score, forcing head coach Hank Stram to look for defensive players in the upcoming draft. Stram picked Lanier in the second round, after the team had selected another linebacker, Jim Lynch of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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Willie Mays
Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (born May 6, 1931) is a retired American professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. Nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. Most baseball fans and historians agree that Mays was the greatest all-around baseball player to have played in the Major Leagues.
Mays won two MVP awards and tied Stan Musial's record with 24 appearances in the All-Star Game. Mays ended his career with 660 home runs, third at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-time. An outstanding center fielder, he won a record-tying twelve Gold Gloves starting the year the award was introduced six seasons into his career.
In 1999, Mays placed second on The Sporting News' List of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, making him the highest-ranking living player. Later that year, he was also elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Mays is one of five NL players to have eight consecutive 100-RBI seasons, along with Mel Ott, Sammy Sosa, Chipper Jones and Albert Pujols. Mays hit 50 or more home runs in both 1955 and 1965. This time span represents the longest stretch between 50 plus home run seasons for any player in Major League Baseball history.
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Willie Stargell
Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder and first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1962-1982). Over his 21-year career with the Pirates, he batted .282, with 2,232 hits, 423 doubles, 475 home runs and 1540 runs batted in, helping his team capture six National League East division titles, two National League pennants and two World Series (1971, 1979). Stargell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.
Stargell was born in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, but later moved to Alameda, California where he attended Encinal High School. He was signed by the Pirates at age 22, and made his Major League debut at the end of the 1962 season. He soon became a standout player, making his first of 7 trips to the All-Star Game in 1964.
Beloved in Pittsburgh for his style of play and affable manner, Stargell was known for hitting monstrous home runs, including 7 of the 16 balls ever hit completely out of Forbes Field and several of the upper-tier home runs at its successor, Three Rivers Stadium. At one time, Stargell held the record for the longest homer in nearly half of the National League parks. Standing 6 feet 2 inches, Stargell seemed larger, with his long arms and unique bat-handling practice of holding only the knob of the bat with his lower hand combining to provide extra bat extension, Stargell's swings seemed designed to hit home runs of the Ruthian variety. When most batters would use a simple lead-weighted bat in the on-deck circle, Stargell took to warming up with a sledgehammer, adding another layer of intimidation. While standing in the batter's box, he would windmill his bat until the pitcher started his windup.
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Willis Glassgow
Willis Allen "Bill" Glasgow (April 21, 1907 – November 1, 1959) was an American football player and attorney. He played halfback for the University of Iowa from 1927 to 1929, was selected as a first-team All-American in 1929, and received the 1929 Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the best football player in the Big Ten Conference. He played two seasons of professional football in the National Football League for the Portsmouth Spartans in 1930 and the Chicago Cardinals in 1931. He practiced law in Iowa from 1933 to 1959, including two terms as the Page County Attorney (1935–1939) and three terms as the Linn County Attorney (1951–1957).
Glasgow was born in Wheeling, Missouri, in 1907. He was the son of Franklin and Nellie (Williams) Glasgow and lived on a farm west of Wheeling for the first ten years of his life. He moved with his family to Shenandoah, Iowa, in 1916 and attended Shenandoah High School where he was selected as Iowa's all-state quarterback as a sophomore in 1922. He was the captain of Shenandoah's 1923 football team.
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Zach Strief
Zachary David Strief (born September 22, 1983 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Saints in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He lived in Milford, Ohio where he played for his varsity football team, the Milford Eagles. He played college football at Northwestern.
In 2009 Strief produced a cookbook for charity entitled "When You're the Biggest Guy on the Team!
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Zach Thomas
Zachary Michael Thomas (born September 1, 1973) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for Texas Tech University, and was recognized as an All-American. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and played for the Dolphins his first twelve seasons in the NFL. He was selected to the Pro Bowl eight times and recorded over 1,700 tackles.
Thomas was born in Pampa, Texas. He attended White Deer Schools in White Deer, Texas until he was a sophomore then transferred to Pampa High School in his junior year. He was a standout high school football player and was named a first-team all-state selection as a senior. Thomas and his older brother, Bart, were high school teammates at White Deer High School in White Deer, Texas; in 1988, Thomas' freshman year, the White Deer team went 16–0 and won the Class 1A state championship.
Thomas attended Texas Tech University, where he was a three-year starter at linebacker for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team. As a junior in 1994, he was a first-team All-American. As a senior in 1995, he was a consensus first-team All-American, the Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and a finalist for the Butkus Award. He recorded 390 tackles, including a career-high 131 tackles and a school-record 20 tackles against Missouri in his senior season. During the 1995 game against Texas A&M, Thomas returned an interception to gain a 14–7 win for Tech.
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Zeke Moreno
Ezekiel Aaron Moreno (Born October 8, 1978) is a professional American football linebacker.
Moreno attended Castle Park High School in Chula Vista and was a letterman in football and baseball. In football, as a senior, he led his team to a state championship in 1996. It was actually a "mythical" state championship, because the state of California does not have a state championship.
Moreno played college football for the University of Southern California's defense from 1998-2000. Known as "Zeke And Destroy" by many USC-faithful, Moreno was a force in the middle of the USC defense.
Moreno was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round (139th pick overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played for the Chargers for five years (2001–2004). Moreno was released by the Chargers following the 2004 season and was hampered by injuries while trying to find a home with another team in 2005. He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in 2007. He was selected as a CFL All-Star in 2007 and 2008.
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Brees, Drew Filmography
- Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards (2011)
- Inside the Rings (2011)
- Super Bowl XLIV (2010)
- 18th Annual American Century Championship (2007)
- 17th Annual American Century Championship (2006)
- Strike Zone (2005)
- 2005 EA Sports NFL Quarterback Challenge (2005)
- 16th Annual American Century Championship (2005)
- 2001 NFL Draft (2001)
- 2001 Rose Bowl (2001)
- 2000 Outback Bowl (2000)
- 1998 Builders Square Alamo Bowl (1998)
- 1997 Builders Square Alamo Bowl (1997)
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Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees was voted the 9th-best player of 2011 by his peers. He was presented by Jonathan Vilma and Sean Payton. Property of NFL Network
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Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees was voted the 9th-best player of 2011 by his peers. He was presented by Jonathan Vilma and Sean Payton. Property of NFL Network
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2012 SoundFX: Drew Brees
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''Sound FX: Drew Brees'' - On-field sights and sounds of Drew Brees' memorable NFL career.
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''Sound FX: Drew Brees'' - On-field sights and sounds of Drew Brees' memorable NFL career.
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After throwing for over 5000 yards and being selected to his sixth career Pro Bowl last season, Saints QB Drew Brees comes in at No. 2 on "The Top 100: Players of 2012." Property of NFL Network
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After throwing for over 5000 yards and being selected to his sixth career Pro Bowl last season, Saints QB Drew Brees comes in at No. 2 on "The Top 100: Players of 2012." Property of NFL Network
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Drew Brees highlights 2011 2012 season Best of passes of Drew Brees 2011 2012 season Musique: _Kevin Cossom I Can't Help It 2011 (by any means mixtape) _Heart of the city (WHO DAT) ft X Man, Bigshott, Big Rec, Kuniqua New Orleans Saints HL Official Logiciel: VEGAS PRO 11
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"My Wish" series (2007): Devan's wish to meet Drew Brees
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- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
Devan tosses the pigskin with Drew Brees.
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Devan tosses the pigskin with Drew Brees.
- published: 09 Jul 2011
- views: 127204
- author: MakeAWishFoundation
Phil McConkey Rips Drew Brees
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- Duration: 9:19
- Updated: 20 Feb 2013
Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless react to Phil McConkey's saying Drew Brees has shown a lack of respect for former players who have struggled after retirement.
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Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless react to Phil McConkey's saying Drew Brees has shown a lack of respect for former players who have struggled after retirement.
- published: 16 Jan 2013
- views: 7026
- author: ESPN
Drew Brees - Story New Orleans
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- Duration: 8:59
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
This trailer covers the special bond the New Orleans Saints have with their city and how they meant so much in a time of need. www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rodgers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin www.youtube.com - Tom Brady youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - Hard Knocks www.youtube.com - Tim Tebow www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski
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This trailer covers the special bond the New Orleans Saints have with their city and how they meant so much in a time of need. www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rodgers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin www.youtube.com - Tom Brady youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - Hard Knocks www.youtube.com - Tim Tebow www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski
- published: 19 Jul 2012
- views: 36755
- author: vinniemack84
One Direction Pepsi Commercial with Drew Brees [HD]
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- Duration: 0:31
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
One Direction's Pepsi commercial with (amercian) football player Drew Brees I do not claim to own this video. All rights/ credits go to Pepsi, etc. Like and subscribe for more One Direction! Follow me on: Tumblr at britihsinvasion-invademe.tumblr.com Twitter (I follow back when asked) at http Instagram (I follow back when asked) @samegan If you have a request for a video to be uploaded/ linked message me on this channel or on Tumblr and I'll be happy to help you out! And most of all thanks for watching :)
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One Direction's Pepsi commercial with (amercian) football player Drew Brees I do not claim to own this video. All rights/ credits go to Pepsi, etc. Like and subscribe for more One Direction! Follow me on: Tumblr at britihsinvasion-invademe.tumblr.com Twitter (I follow back when asked) at http Instagram (I follow back when asked) @samegan If you have a request for a video to be uploaded/ linked message me on this channel or on Tumblr and I'll be happy to help you out! And most of all thanks for watching :)
- published: 10 Oct 2012
- views: 1285123
- author: britinvasion00
Drew Brees Concussion Trivia: Who Dat Cabbie?!
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- Duration: 4:13
- Updated: 11 Feb 2013
Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints quarterback, asks concussion trivia on behalf of the Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation PACE program - bit.ly - Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education. Join Drew and sign up your team for a baseline test! bit.ly
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Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints quarterback, asks concussion trivia on behalf of the Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation PACE program - bit.ly - Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education. Join Drew and sign up your team for a baseline test! bit.ly
- published: 27 Jun 2012
- views: 64397
- author: DicksSportingGoods
Drew Brees in the Raw (NFL Films)
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- Duration: 5:17
- Updated: 01 Mar 2013
NFL Films captured history when Drew Brees broke Dan Marino's single-season passing record. Follow Brees along the sideline after his record-breaking pass and listen to his entire locker room speech. I DON'T OWN THIS VIDEO. OWNED BY NFL FILMS.
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NFL Films captured history when Drew Brees broke Dan Marino's single-season passing record. Follow Brees along the sideline after his record-breaking pass and listen to his entire locker room speech. I DON'T OWN THIS VIDEO. OWNED BY NFL FILMS.
- published: 30 Dec 2011
- views: 59749
- author: branDONEson
Offseason Needs: Saints
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- Duration: 2:11
- Updated: 26 Feb 2013
Brian Billick, Charles Davis and Laura Okmin on the Saints offseason needs. Can the defense help Drew Brees out?
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Brian Billick, Charles Davis and Laura Okmin on the Saints offseason needs. Can the defense help Drew Brees out?
- published: 26 Feb 2013
- views: 42
- author: FoxSports
![One Direction & Drew Brees with Pepsi. (Behind the Scenes) [Official Video]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130302212037im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mcsAO0UZh1Q/default.jpg "One Direction & Drew Brees with Pepsi. (Behind the Scenes) [Official Video]")
One Direction & Drew Brees with Pepsi. (Behind the Scenes) [Official Video]
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- Duration: 2:46
- Updated: 25 Feb 2013
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Real Workouts: Drew Brees
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- Duration: 31:23
- Updated: 28 Feb 2013
In the first of STACK's Real Workouts series, watch All-Pro quarterback Drew Brees' full, uncut workout led by premiere trainer Todd Durkin. During the workout, Brees is joined by future Hall of Famers Aaron Rodgers and Ladainian Tomlinson.
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In the first of STACK's Real Workouts series, watch All-Pro quarterback Drew Brees' full, uncut workout led by premiere trainer Todd Durkin. During the workout, Brees is joined by future Hall of Famers Aaron Rodgers and Ladainian Tomlinson.
- published: 08 Oct 2012
- views: 27802
- author: STACKVids
Drew Brees Record-Breaking Interview | LIVE 10-7-12
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- Duration: 6:20
- Updated: 04 Feb 2013
New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton is back in New Orleans to support his Super Bowl winning quarterback Drew Brees breaking Johnny Unitas' record. (48 Consecutive Games with TD Pass) This game originally aired back on Sunday October 7, 2012. The videos and song are used for entertainmen...
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New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton is back in New Orleans to support his Super Bowl winning quarterback Drew Brees breaking Johnny Unitas' record. (48 Consecutive Games with TD Pass) This game originally aired back on Sunday October 7, 2012. The videos and song are used for entertainmen...
- published: 08 Oct 2012
- views: 2401
- author: BreesUnitasOct7
Does Flacco Deserve Drew Brees-Type Money?
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- Duration: 8:03
- Updated: 24 Feb 2013
Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith and Steelers DE Brett Keisel discuss Joe Flacco's contract status with the Ravens.
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Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith and Steelers DE Brett Keisel discuss Joe Flacco's contract status with the Ravens.
- published: 29 Jan 2013
- views: 5470
- author: ESPN
@katiecouric: Drew Brees
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- Duration: 15:44
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees speaks with Katie Couric about his thoughts going into the Super Bowl, what the city of New Orleans has meant to him and his family, the possibility of a political future, and explains "who dat?"
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees speaks with Katie Couric about his thoughts going into the Super Bowl, what the city of New Orleans has meant to him and his family, the possibility of a political future, and explains "who dat?"
- published: 07 Feb 2010
- views: 39184
- author: CBS
One Direction & Drew Brees Form 1DB Supergroup
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- Duration: 2:05
- Updated: 19 Feb 2013
One Direction and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees team up for Pepsi as one of the most successful fake sports/pop supergroups ever. Subscribe to the Fuse YouTube channel: bit.ly For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: fuse.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com
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One Direction and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees team up for Pepsi as one of the most successful fake sports/pop supergroups ever. Subscribe to the Fuse YouTube channel: bit.ly For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: fuse.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com
- published: 25 Oct 2012
- views: 7273
- author: fuse
Craig Ferguson 2/3/13C Late Late Show Superbowl Special Drew Brees XD
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- Duration: 8:13
- Updated: 28 Feb 2013
Advert, tweetEmail and Craig chats with Drew Brees, NFL Saints Quarterback... twitter.com
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Advert, tweetEmail and Craig chats with Drew Brees, NFL Saints Quarterback... twitter.com
- published: 04 Feb 2013
- views: 7015
- author: TVsCraigFerguson2
Madden 13 - Drew Brees Field General Time To Collect Assets! Madden - Online Ranked Match - SAINTS
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- Duration: 12:27
- Updated: 24 Feb 2013
Madden 13 - Drew Brees Field General Time To Collect Assets Crazy! Madden - Online Ranked Match - SAINTS - Gameplay www.youtube.com ^^^MY NEW WALKTROUGH CHANNEL "SUBSCRIBE", THANK YOU^^^ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - How to run in Madden 13 Madden...
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Madden 13 - Drew Brees Field General Time To Collect Assets Crazy! Madden - Online Ranked Match - SAINTS - Gameplay www.youtube.com ^^^MY NEW WALKTROUGH CHANNEL "SUBSCRIBE", THANK YOU^^^ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - How to run in Madden 13 Madden...
- published: 29 Oct 2012
- views: 7024
- author: 318super
One Direction Pepsi Ad with Drew Brees
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- Duration: 1:39
- Updated: 01 Mar 2013
One Direction stars in a new commercial for Pepsi in which they perform "Live While We're Young" with New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Subscribe to the Fuse YouTube channel: bit.ly Check out the full 30-second ad www.youtube.com For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: fuse.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com
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One Direction stars in a new commercial for Pepsi in which they perform "Live While We're Young" with New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Subscribe to the Fuse YouTube channel: bit.ly Check out the full 30-second ad www.youtube.com For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: fuse.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com
- published: 11 Oct 2012
- views: 23181
- author: fuse
Drew Brees or Tom Brady: Who is the better NFL QB?
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- Duration: 5:21
- Updated: 01 Mar 2013
Visit PFW's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com Add Pro Football Weekly to your circles on Google+ Maybe Aaron Rodgers is the best QB in the NFL, but he hasn't been around as long as these guys. They're two sure-fire Hall of Fame, record-breaking QBs. But who is better: Drew Brees or Tom Brady?
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Visit PFW's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com Add Pro Football Weekly to your circles on Google+ Maybe Aaron Rodgers is the best QB in the NFL, but he hasn't been around as long as these guys. They're two sure-fire Hall of Fame, record-breaking QBs. But who is better: Drew Brees or Tom Brady?
- published: 31 Jul 2012
- views: 6290
- author: ProFootballWeekly
Brees Gets Fired Up! (HD)
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- Duration: 0:23
- Updated: 01 Feb 2013
All rights towards the NFL And Drew Brees For His Chant
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All rights towards the NFL And Drew Brees For His Chant
- published: 30 Jul 2011
- views: 139130
- author: DaFlyGage
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Drew Brees Highlights at Purdue
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- Duration: 4:36
- Updated: 24 Feb 2013
Highlights of Drew Brees' college career at Purdue
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Highlights of Drew Brees' college career at Purdue
- published: 02 Sep 2012
- views: 4292
- author: Coopdg23
Drew Brees clips at Purdue
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- Duration: 5:39
- Updated: 24 Feb 2013
Highlights of the Saints quarterback Drew Brees when he was playing at Purdue
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Highlights of the Saints quarterback Drew Brees when he was playing at Purdue
- published: 02 Jul 2006
- views: 76076
- author: purdue123
#4 Kansas State Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers - 1998 Alamo Bowl
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- Duration: 187:12
- Updated: 25 Feb 2013
Current New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and the Boilermakers take on Michael Bishop and the Wildcats coached by Bill Snyder in the 1998 Builder's Square Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamo Dome. ESPN.
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Current New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and the Boilermakers take on Michael Bishop and the Wildcats coached by Bill Snyder in the 1998 Builder's Square Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamo Dome. ESPN.
- published: 14 Jul 2011
- views: 11313
- author: arenateam
Drew Brees in College Running the Football!
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- Duration: 1:22
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
He can pass, but in college Drew Brees was a runner too...
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He can pass, but in college Drew Brees was a runner too...
- published: 24 Aug 2008
- views: 26876
- author: chopmankins
Tim Tebow Movie Trailer (Extended)
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- Duration: 8:26
- Updated: 25 Feb 2013
www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rogers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Drew Brees www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods Trailer www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin Trailer www.youtube.com - Tom Brady Trailer youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - NFL rule changes Trailer www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski Trailer This is the extended version of the Tim Tebow Movie Trailer. This version included the last several weeks.
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www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rogers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Drew Brees www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods Trailer www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin Trailer www.youtube.com - Tom Brady Trailer youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - NFL rule changes Trailer www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski Trailer This is the extended version of the Tim Tebow Movie Trailer. This version included the last several weeks.
- published: 10 Jan 2012
- views: 82861
- author: vinniemack84
2011 Quarterback highlight film Kolston Brewster 6th grade, Perry, OH, Drew Brees
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- Duration: 8:46
- Updated: 18 Feb 2013
Youth football quarterback throws for 1400 yards and 15 touchdowns this season. Perry High School, Perry, Ohio
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Youth football quarterback throws for 1400 yards and 15 touchdowns this season. Perry High School, Perry, Ohio
- published: 10 Nov 2011
- views: 685
- author: dbrewster11
Drew Brees highlights pt. 2
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- Duration: 4:11
- Updated: 22 Feb 2013
Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints highlights part 2 *NOTE I Do not own the NFL or any part of it. I used all the clips from it. Go to nfl.com if u want to see more clips and info. Add &fmt;=18 for high quality
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Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints highlights part 2 *NOTE I Do not own the NFL or any part of it. I used all the clips from it. Go to nfl.com if u want to see more clips and info. Add &fmt;=18 for high quality
- published: 22 Apr 2008
- views: 47273
- author: mvs8o8
Drew Brees Record Breaking Season Highlights 2011-12
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- Duration: 2:09
- Updated: 06 Oct 2012
Some highlights from Drew Brees during his record breaking season 2011/12. (All rights go to the NFL. I do not own the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. I do not gain any profit from my videos. For entertainment purposes only)
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Some highlights from Drew Brees during his record breaking season 2011/12. (All rights go to the NFL. I do not own the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. I do not gain any profit from my videos. For entertainment purposes only)
- published: 22 Jan 2012
- views: 929
- author: stev09
Elmira College Women's Hockey 2009-2010
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- Duration: 5:14
- Updated: 01 Mar 2013
Highlight video/slideshow of Elmira College Women's Hockey and their season thus far. Speeches by Brian Dawkins, Drew Brees, and a High School Football Coach. Music is Lux Aeterna by Clint Mansell from the Requiem for a Dream OST.
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Highlight video/slideshow of Elmira College Women's Hockey and their season thus far. Speeches by Brian Dawkins, Drew Brees, and a High School Football Coach. Music is Lux Aeterna by Clint Mansell from the Requiem for a Dream OST.
- published: 06 Mar 2010
- views: 2379
- author: Speshhh
Kirk Herbstreit and Drew Brees pick for LSU UF at College Gameday
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- Duration: 1:44
- Updated: 14 Apr 2012
Drew brees and kirk herbstreit make their picks at College Gameday on the parade grounds Oct. 10 2009 at LSU in baton rouge, la. You can hear the boos of Herbstreit's pick and the cheers for Brees' pick. Geaux tigers!!!
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Drew brees and kirk herbstreit make their picks at College Gameday on the parade grounds Oct. 10 2009 at LSU in baton rouge, la. You can hear the boos of Herbstreit's pick and the cheers for Brees' pick. Geaux tigers!!!
- published: 10 Oct 2009
- views: 3013
- author: Roonylicious
NFL Pro Bowl Drew Brees NFC-AFC KauAIcr07 #199
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- Duration: 1:45
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
1 February 2015 NFL Super Bowl XLIX 49th University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 2 February 2014 Super Bowl XLVIII 48th MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 3 February 2013 NFL Super Bowl XLVII 47th Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 1 February 2013 Ten Year Memorial Columbia Space Shuttle STS-107 Final Mission 28 Rick Husband Commander, William McCool Pilot, Michael Anderson Payload Commander, Ilan Ramon Payload Specialist and Mission Specialists David Brown MS1, Kalpana Chawla MS2, Laurel Clark MS3, Seven Crew Members died during re-entry dedicated NASA Heroes of the Universe. 27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny Unitas "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game ...
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1 February 2015 NFL Super Bowl XLIX 49th University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 2 February 2014 Super Bowl XLVIII 48th MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 3 February 2013 NFL Super Bowl XLVII 47th Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 1 February 2013 Ten Year Memorial Columbia Space Shuttle STS-107 Final Mission 28 Rick Husband Commander, William McCool Pilot, Michael Anderson Payload Commander, Ilan Ramon Payload Specialist and Mission Specialists David Brown MS1, Kalpana Chawla MS2, Laurel Clark MS3, Seven Crew Members died during re-entry dedicated NASA Heroes of the Universe. 27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny Unitas "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game ...
- published: 03 Feb 2011
- views: 5371
- author: kauaicr07
NFL Pro Bowl Drew Brees KauAIcr07 #212
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- Duration: 3:07
- Updated: 01 Mar 2013
27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny Unitas "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game minimum one touchdown tied Johnny Unitas 52 year record. 30 January 2011 NFL Pro Bowl Champions NFC 55 Record Score to AFC 31 MVP DeAngelo Hall CB 23 Washington Redskins hails from Virginia Tech three years Pro Bowl wins Cadillac. Drew Brees 6' QB 9 New Orleans Saints five years Pro Bowl hails from Texas Purdue University. Roman Harper 6' 1" SS 41 New Orleans Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Alabama College. Jahri Evans 6' 4" G 73 Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Bloomsburg College. Deri' Andra Tucker is Saints Pro Bowl Cheerleader. Saints Mascot is Gumbo. Matt McBriar 6' P 1 Dallas Cowboys ...
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27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny Unitas "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game minimum one touchdown tied Johnny Unitas 52 year record. 30 January 2011 NFL Pro Bowl Champions NFC 55 Record Score to AFC 31 MVP DeAngelo Hall CB 23 Washington Redskins hails from Virginia Tech three years Pro Bowl wins Cadillac. Drew Brees 6' QB 9 New Orleans Saints five years Pro Bowl hails from Texas Purdue University. Roman Harper 6' 1" SS 41 New Orleans Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Alabama College. Jahri Evans 6' 4" G 73 Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Bloomsburg College. Deri' Andra Tucker is Saints Pro Bowl Cheerleader. Saints Mascot is Gumbo. Matt McBriar 6' P 1 Dallas Cowboys ...
- published: 08 Feb 2011
- views: 2684
- author: kauaicr07
Drew Brees Super Bowl Run
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- Duration: 5:09
- Updated: 27 Feb 2013
A short feature and highlight reel of Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints overcoming Hurricane Katrina to win the Super Bowl in 2010.
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A short feature and highlight reel of Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints overcoming Hurricane Katrina to win the Super Bowl in 2010.
- published: 03 Jun 2010
- views: 5511
- author: dabud5000
Alamo Bowl Alum Drew Brees Accepts Award at 2012 ESPYS
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- Duration: 2:55
- Updated: 24 Dec 2012
Alamo Bowl alum Drew Brees accepts the award for Best Record Breaking Performance at the 2012 ESPY Awards on July 11. Brees was the MVP of the 1998 Alamo Bowl after leading Purdue to a 37-34 upset over #4 Kansas State
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Alamo Bowl alum Drew Brees accepts the award for Best Record Breaking Performance at the 2012 ESPY Awards on July 11. Brees was the MVP of the 1998 Alamo Bowl after leading Purdue to a 37-34 upset over #4 Kansas State
- published: 12 Jul 2012
- views: 2285
- author: Alamo Bowl
NFL Pro Bowl Drew Brees NFC Wins KauAIcr07 #206
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- Duration: 3:00
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game minimum one touchdown tied Johnny Unitas 52 year record. 30 January 2011 NFL Pro Bowl Champions NFC 55 Record Score to AFC 31 MVP DeAngelo Hall CB 23 Washington Redskins hails from Virginia Tech three years Pro Bowl wins Cadillac. Drew Brees 6' QB 9 New Orleans Saints five years Pro Bowl hails from Texas Purdue University. Roman Harper 6' 1" SS 41 New Orleans Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Alabama College. Jahri Evans 6' 4" G 73 Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Bloomsburg College. Deri' Andra Tucker is Saints Pro Bowl Cheerleader. Saints Mascot is Gumbo. Philip Rivers QB 17 6' 5" San Diego Chargers ...
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27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game minimum one touchdown tied Johnny Unitas 52 year record. 30 January 2011 NFL Pro Bowl Champions NFC 55 Record Score to AFC 31 MVP DeAngelo Hall CB 23 Washington Redskins hails from Virginia Tech three years Pro Bowl wins Cadillac. Drew Brees 6' QB 9 New Orleans Saints five years Pro Bowl hails from Texas Purdue University. Roman Harper 6' 1" SS 41 New Orleans Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Alabama College. Jahri Evans 6' 4" G 73 Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Bloomsburg College. Deri' Andra Tucker is Saints Pro Bowl Cheerleader. Saints Mascot is Gumbo. Philip Rivers QB 17 6' 5" San Diego Chargers ...
- published: 06 Feb 2011
- views: 8875
- author: kauaicr07
Tim Tebow Movie Trailer
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- Duration: 4:26
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rogers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Drew Brees www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods Trailer www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin Trailer www.youtube.com - Tom Brady Trailer youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - NFL rule changes Trailer www.youtube.com - Tim Tebow Trailer EXTENDED www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski Trailer I DO NOT OWN THE FOOTAGE USED IN THIS VIDEO NOR IS IT INTENDED FOR USE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ENJOYMENT.
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www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rogers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Drew Brees www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods Trailer www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin Trailer www.youtube.com - Tom Brady Trailer youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - NFL rule changes Trailer www.youtube.com - Tim Tebow Trailer EXTENDED www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski Trailer I DO NOT OWN THE FOOTAGE USED IN THIS VIDEO NOR IS IT INTENDED FOR USE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ENJOYMENT.
- published: 06 Dec 2011
- views: 328591
- author: vinniemack84
Patrick Willis Greatest Highlights (HD)
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- Duration: 1:44
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
Career highlights of San Francisco 49ers Middle Linebacker Patrick Willis. I do not own any of the following footage or music. Song: Heart of Courage- Two Steps From Hell Patrick Willis Story: www.youtube.com For soccer highlights and videos: www.youtube.com
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Career highlights of San Francisco 49ers Middle Linebacker Patrick Willis. I do not own any of the following footage or music. Song: Heart of Courage- Two Steps From Hell Patrick Willis Story: www.youtube.com For soccer highlights and videos: www.youtube.com
- published: 31 Dec 2011
- views: 77343
- author: thompsondeez
Drew Brees, NFL injuries, MLB Schtuffs, College B-Ball, San
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- Duration: 5:50
- Updated: 24 Sep 2012
This weeks episode we talked of NFL, MLB, NBA NCAA Basketball, Sandusky, and the death of Johnny Pesky.
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This weeks episode we talked of NFL, MLB, NBA NCAA Basketball, Sandusky, and the death of Johnny Pesky.
- published: 17 Aug 2012
- views: 50
- author: TehSportNews
30 Second Highlight: 2000 Ohio State @ Purdue
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- Duration: 0:31
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
The Boilermakers defeat the Buckeyes 31-27 in a crucial game for the Big Ten title race of 2000. Purdue QB Drew Brees made up for his 4 picks with one beautifully thrown clutch pass to win the game. Should of won the Heisman but Weinke won instead (Florida State QB). Sorry for the bad quality, it was taken from my phone. I'll try to get a better version. First Play: Drew Brees throws a back-breaking interception to Mike Doss who returns it 33 yards to the 2. Second Play: The Doss pick sets up a two yard touchdown run by OSU. But, Brees comes back and nails Seth Moreles on a 64 yard TD pass. Third Play: The game is sealed when Steve Bellisari muffs the handoff to the running back for the Buckeyes and Purdue recovers. Boiler up! "Holy Toledo!"
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The Boilermakers defeat the Buckeyes 31-27 in a crucial game for the Big Ten title race of 2000. Purdue QB Drew Brees made up for his 4 picks with one beautifully thrown clutch pass to win the game. Should of won the Heisman but Weinke won instead (Florida State QB). Sorry for the bad quality, it was taken from my phone. I'll try to get a better version. First Play: Drew Brees throws a back-breaking interception to Mike Doss who returns it 33 yards to the 2. Second Play: The Doss pick sets up a two yard touchdown run by OSU. But, Brees comes back and nails Seth Moreles on a 64 yard TD pass. Third Play: The game is sealed when Steve Bellisari muffs the handoff to the running back for the Buckeyes and Purdue recovers. Boiler up! "Holy Toledo!"
- published: 28 Sep 2008
- views: 3455
- author: cfbfanatic
Hoosier Hipsteria 09 - A Second Drew Brees That Can't Run
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- Duration: 78:50
- Updated: 01 Jul 2012
Today we bring forth our thoughts on Christian Watford and Cody Zeller staying at IU, the Pacers' whirlwind of a season, my personal baseball woes, calamity in college football, and the inferiority complex shared by the "Boise States" all across college football nation. Special guest Nathan "Boise" Benham.
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Today we bring forth our thoughts on Christian Watford and Cody Zeller staying at IU, the Pacers' whirlwind of a season, my personal baseball woes, calamity in college football, and the inferiority complex shared by the "Boise States" all across college football nation. Special guest Nathan "Boise" Benham.
- published: 12 Apr 2012
- views: 81
- author: nbreith
Purdue Against Notre Dame 2007 highlights
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- Duration: 1:39
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
www.advocare.com Hey Boilermakers! SO our very own Drew Brees endorses an amazing product called AdvoCare which is a product that he uses as well as many other professional athletes such as Brian Urlacher, Sam Bradford, Jason Whitten etc.. I make some good money selling this stuff if you are interested in becoming a distributor, THIS IS NOT A SCAM. I dont think Drew Brees would endorse a company that sells crap. Check out my site and shop around. The products work, and are truly amazing. If you have any questions just message me.
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www.advocare.com Hey Boilermakers! SO our very own Drew Brees endorses an amazing product called AdvoCare which is a product that he uses as well as many other professional athletes such as Brian Urlacher, Sam Bradford, Jason Whitten etc.. I make some good money selling this stuff if you are interested in becoming a distributor, THIS IS NOT A SCAM. I dont think Drew Brees would endorse a company that sells crap. Check out my site and shop around. The products work, and are truly amazing. If you have any questions just message me.
- published: 03 Oct 2007
- views: 2057
- author: BLOOD3MON
CJ Spiller 2012 Season Highlights HD
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- Duration: 1:48
- Updated: 26 Feb 2013
CJ Spiller 2012 Season Highlights HD
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CJ Spiller 2012 Season Highlights HD
- published: 11 Jan 2013
- views: 6335
- author: NFLIndiColtsFootball
NFL Pro Bowl Drew Brees KauAIcr07 #215
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- Duration: 3:12
- Updated: 24 Feb 2013
27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny Unitas "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game minimum one touchdown tied Johnny Unitas 52 year record. 30 January 2011 NFL Pro Bowl Champions NFC 55 Record Score to AFC 31 MVP DeAngelo Hall CB 23 Washington Redskins hails from Virginia Tech three years Pro Bowl wins Cadillac. Drew Brees 6' QB 9 New Orleans Saints five years Pro Bowl hails from Texas Purdue University. Roman Harper 6' 1" SS 41 New Orleans Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Alabama College. Jahri Evans 6' 4" G 73 Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Bloomsburg College. Deri' Andra Tucker is Saints Pro Bowl Cheerleader. Saints Mascot is Gumbo. Philip Rivers QB 17 6' 5" San Diego ...
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27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny Unitas "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game minimum one touchdown tied Johnny Unitas 52 year record. 30 January 2011 NFL Pro Bowl Champions NFC 55 Record Score to AFC 31 MVP DeAngelo Hall CB 23 Washington Redskins hails from Virginia Tech three years Pro Bowl wins Cadillac. Drew Brees 6' QB 9 New Orleans Saints five years Pro Bowl hails from Texas Purdue University. Roman Harper 6' 1" SS 41 New Orleans Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Alabama College. Jahri Evans 6' 4" G 73 Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Bloomsburg College. Deri' Andra Tucker is Saints Pro Bowl Cheerleader. Saints Mascot is Gumbo. Philip Rivers QB 17 6' 5" San Diego ...
- published: 14 Feb 2011
- views: 2676
- author: kauaicr07
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Drew Brees - Story New Orleans
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- Duration: 8:59
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
This trailer covers the special bond the New Orleans Saints have with their city and how they meant so much in a time of need. www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rodgers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin www.youtube.com - Tom Brady youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - Hard Knocks www.youtube.com - Tim Tebow www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski
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This trailer covers the special bond the New Orleans Saints have with their city and how they meant so much in a time of need. www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rodgers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin www.youtube.com - Tom Brady youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - Hard Knocks www.youtube.com - Tim Tebow www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski
- published: 19 Jul 2012
- views: 36755
- author: vinniemack84
Drew Brees "Heart Of The City (Who Dat)"
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- Duration: 4:09
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
a remake of a my old brees video i dont not own any content used in this video
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a remake of a my old brees video i dont not own any content used in this video
- published: 16 Jul 2011
- views: 398035
- author: HomelessStokes
New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees Football Trick & 2012 NFL Season
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- Duration: 1:56
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
BR5 caught up with Drew Brees and had him show us a football trick. We got him talking about new Saints rookies and what he expects for the 2012 NFL Season. Subscribe for more exclusive sports coverage: goo.gl Follow us on Twitter: https:/twitter.com/bleacher5 Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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BR5 caught up with Drew Brees and had him show us a football trick. We got him talking about new Saints rookies and what he expects for the 2012 NFL Season. Subscribe for more exclusive sports coverage: goo.gl Follow us on Twitter: https:/twitter.com/bleacher5 Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com
- published: 19 Jul 2012
- views: 14614
- author: BleacherReport
New Orleans Saints Drew Brees pregame chant
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- Duration: 1:01
- Updated: 27 Feb 2013
For more Saints videos, go to www.nola.com New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees leads his team in his weekly pregame chant before the Saints put a 62-7 shellacking on the Indianapolis Colts.
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For more Saints videos, go to www.nola.com New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees leads his team in his weekly pregame chant before the Saints put a 62-7 shellacking on the Indianapolis Colts.
- published: 04 Nov 2011
- views: 209238
- author: Boudreaux Thibodeaux
New Orleans Saints - Drew Brees Pregame Who Dat Chant
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- Duration: 1:16
- Updated: 25 Feb 2013
Sorry for the shaky camera. Drew Brees' new tradition of saying "Who Dat" before the start of each game
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Sorry for the shaky camera. Drew Brees' new tradition of saying "Who Dat" before the start of each game
- published: 10 Sep 2010
- views: 123322
- author: ForTheWhitt
Drew Brees: "New Orleans Saved Me"
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- Duration: 2:00
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
About winning the Super Bowl, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees thinks there's "no other city or community or people that deserve it more than New Orleans."
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About winning the Super Bowl, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees thinks there's "no other city or community or people that deserve it more than New Orleans."
- published: 07 Feb 2010
- views: 18268
- author: CBS
New Orleans Saints, GET CRUNK!
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- Duration: 2:00
- Updated: 24 Feb 2013
Drew Brees pumps up the New Orleans Saints, Bobby Hebert gets CRUNK to the Ying Yang Twins, Darren Sharper intercepts a Kolb pass and takes it for a touchdown
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Drew Brees pumps up the New Orleans Saints, Bobby Hebert gets CRUNK to the Ying Yang Twins, Darren Sharper intercepts a Kolb pass and takes it for a touchdown
- published: 06 Oct 2009
- views: 386186
- author: caissyroger
Drew Brees New Orleans Saints MVP (Most Valuable Person)
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- Duration: 13:01
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Drew Brees, more than a football player, a Most Valuable Person, an individual who is active in the New Orleans community trying to make life better for others. Jim Henderson of WWL recently wrote a commentary following Brees breaking the Dan Marino passing yardage season record entitled "You Gotta See the Special Man" which is a catchphrase that older generations relate to a local business. Henderson described that Drew Brees means more to New Orleans and the people of Louisiana as a person than as a quarterback. This compilation looks at some of Drew Brees's accomplishments and shows another example in positive attitude from former Saint Steve Gleason who is fighting ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease. Like Brees, Gleason gave back to others such as participating in Locks of Love. Gleason is probably most remembered by non Saints fans as the player blocking the punt against the Atlanta Falcons in the first Super Dome game following Hurricane Katrina. Drew Brees = NFL, Professional athlete, and positive role model, hero, for both adults and children. Thank you Drew and the New Orleans Saints. NFL footage cuts credit ESPN. Drew Brees healthy eating footage cut credit President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. "My Wish: Devan" footage cuts credit ESPN Sportscenter 2007. Drew Brees "Talking about Jesus" video cuts from Jill Ewart interview credit "Sharing the Victory." Jim Henderson "You Gotta See the Special Man" commentary audio self recorded from WWL-TV New Orleans ...
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Drew Brees, more than a football player, a Most Valuable Person, an individual who is active in the New Orleans community trying to make life better for others. Jim Henderson of WWL recently wrote a commentary following Brees breaking the Dan Marino passing yardage season record entitled "You Gotta See the Special Man" which is a catchphrase that older generations relate to a local business. Henderson described that Drew Brees means more to New Orleans and the people of Louisiana as a person than as a quarterback. This compilation looks at some of Drew Brees's accomplishments and shows another example in positive attitude from former Saint Steve Gleason who is fighting ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease. Like Brees, Gleason gave back to others such as participating in Locks of Love. Gleason is probably most remembered by non Saints fans as the player blocking the punt against the Atlanta Falcons in the first Super Dome game following Hurricane Katrina. Drew Brees = NFL, Professional athlete, and positive role model, hero, for both adults and children. Thank you Drew and the New Orleans Saints. NFL footage cuts credit ESPN. Drew Brees healthy eating footage cut credit President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. "My Wish: Devan" footage cuts credit ESPN Sportscenter 2007. Drew Brees "Talking about Jesus" video cuts from Jill Ewart interview credit "Sharing the Victory." Jim Henderson "You Gotta See the Special Man" commentary audio self recorded from WWL-TV New Orleans ...
- published: 03 Jan 2012
- views: 3045
- author: LABLouisianaBoy
Drew Brees Concussion Trivia: Who Dat Cabbie?!
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- Duration: 4:13
- Updated: 11 Feb 2013
Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints quarterback, asks concussion trivia on behalf of the Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation PACE program - bit.ly - Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education. Join Drew and sign up your team for a baseline test! bit.ly
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Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints quarterback, asks concussion trivia on behalf of the Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation PACE program - bit.ly - Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education. Join Drew and sign up your team for a baseline test! bit.ly
- published: 27 Jun 2012
- views: 64397
- author: DicksSportingGoods
Drew Brees, New Orleans Quarterback
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- Duration: 0:55
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
AdvoCare National Spokesperson Drew Brees has used AdvoCare products since 2002. Today he is the AdvoCare National Spokesperson. Listen as he shares why he chooses to represent AdvoCare. More info at www.advocare.com
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AdvoCare National Spokesperson Drew Brees has used AdvoCare products since 2002. Today he is the AdvoCare National Spokesperson. Listen as he shares why he chooses to represent AdvoCare. More info at www.advocare.com
- published: 04 Mar 2011
- views: 28011
- author: AdvoCareVideo
New Orleans Saints Highlights & Drew Brees Interview!
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- Duration: 12:10
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints in the dome! These are highlights from the week 3 pre-season game. August 25, 2012. I'm the biggest #1 Saints fan ever! Who Dat!
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Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints in the dome! These are highlights from the week 3 pre-season game. August 25, 2012. I'm the biggest #1 Saints fan ever! Who Dat!
- published: 29 Aug 2012
- views: 555
- author: SaintsGirlXOXO
Ellen Throws a Football with Drew Brees
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- Duration: 3:11
- Updated: 27 Feb 2013
New Orleans Saints quarterback and last year's Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees stopped by to chat with Ellen. They threw around a football, and Drew brought out his family to meet Ellen.
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New Orleans Saints quarterback and last year's Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees stopped by to chat with Ellen. They threw around a football, and Drew brought out his family to meet Ellen.
- published: 25 Jan 2011
- views: 100917
- author: TheEllenShow
New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees' Interview with Entrepreneur Magazine
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- Duration: 3:33
- Updated: 27 Aug 2012
Watch more videos at: www.entrepreneur.com Read the full interview: www.entrepreneur.com Drew Brees led the New Orleans Saints to their first-ever Super Bowl title. Here is how he became an entrepreneur and how he is backing the New Orleans' economic revival and local entrepreneurship by franchising, offering help in finding people jobs and hosting a business plan competition. Follow Us On Twitter: entm.ag Like Us On Facebook: entm.ag Follow Us On LinkedIn: entm.ag Add Us To Your Circle on Google Plus: entm.ag Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel: entm.ag
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Watch more videos at: www.entrepreneur.com Read the full interview: www.entrepreneur.com Drew Brees led the New Orleans Saints to their first-ever Super Bowl title. Here is how he became an entrepreneur and how he is backing the New Orleans' economic revival and local entrepreneurship by franchising, offering help in finding people jobs and hosting a business plan competition. Follow Us On Twitter: entm.ag Like Us On Facebook: entm.ag Follow Us On LinkedIn: entm.ag Add Us To Your Circle on Google Plus: entm.ag Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel: entm.ag
- published: 24 Feb 2011
- views: 1426
- author: EntrepreneurOnline
@katiecouric: Drew Brees
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- Duration: 15:44
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees speaks with Katie Couric about his thoughts going into the Super Bowl, what the city of New Orleans has meant to him and his family, the possibility of a political future, and explains "who dat?"
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees speaks with Katie Couric about his thoughts going into the Super Bowl, what the city of New Orleans has meant to him and his family, the possibility of a political future, and explains "who dat?"
- published: 07 Feb 2010
- views: 39184
- author: CBS
Drew Brees Morning Meeting - AdvoCare Spark
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- Duration: 0:28
- Updated: 23 Feb 2013
bit.ly - Click on the link to order or call Ryan at 727-744-3377 today for help! New Orleans Quarterback, Drew Brees, drinks AdvoCare Spark® for long-lasting energy and to stay sharp on the field. It all starts with a Spark, watch this commercial and go to link above to order Spark today! AdvoCare Spark® Energy Drink mix is a unique multi-nutrient system that's designed to provide nutritionally advanced, long-lasting energy and enhanced mental focus.* Its 21 vitamins, minerals and nutrients work synergistically to give you healthy, balanced energy without making you jittery like other caffeinated beverages.* Spark's unique combination of ingredients gives you fast-acting energy and B-vitamins enhance your body's natural energy-sustaining processes.* For mental focus and clarity, the neuroactive amino acids in Spark help sharpen your mental focus and alertness by supporting your brain's ability to efficiently transmit messages within the nervous system.* With five refreshing flavors and only 45 calories per serving, Spark gives you a lift that lasts for hours.* Is this you? Someone who has trouble waking up or feels "energy slumps" throughout the day Someone who can't work up enough energy to live life the way you want Someone who is looking for a more nutritious alternative to coffee, soda or other energy drinks DIRECTIONS For ages 12 and older. Blend, shake or stir contents of one pouch or slightly rounded scoop into 8 fluid ounces of water or the beverage of your choice ...
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bit.ly - Click on the link to order or call Ryan at 727-744-3377 today for help! New Orleans Quarterback, Drew Brees, drinks AdvoCare Spark® for long-lasting energy and to stay sharp on the field. It all starts with a Spark, watch this commercial and go to link above to order Spark today! AdvoCare Spark® Energy Drink mix is a unique multi-nutrient system that's designed to provide nutritionally advanced, long-lasting energy and enhanced mental focus.* Its 21 vitamins, minerals and nutrients work synergistically to give you healthy, balanced energy without making you jittery like other caffeinated beverages.* Spark's unique combination of ingredients gives you fast-acting energy and B-vitamins enhance your body's natural energy-sustaining processes.* For mental focus and clarity, the neuroactive amino acids in Spark help sharpen your mental focus and alertness by supporting your brain's ability to efficiently transmit messages within the nervous system.* With five refreshing flavors and only 45 calories per serving, Spark gives you a lift that lasts for hours.* Is this you? Someone who has trouble waking up or feels "energy slumps" throughout the day Someone who can't work up enough energy to live life the way you want Someone who is looking for a more nutritious alternative to coffee, soda or other energy drinks DIRECTIONS For ages 12 and older. Blend, shake or stir contents of one pouch or slightly rounded scoop into 8 fluid ounces of water or the beverage of your choice ...
- published: 16 Oct 2011
- views: 6426
- author: LearnAdvocare
DREW BREES and his PREGAME CHANT! NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
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- Duration: 0:42
- Updated: 25 Feb 2013
Drew Brees gives his motivation pre-game chant. Can anyone figure it out word for word?
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Drew Brees gives his motivation pre-game chant. Can anyone figure it out word for word?
- published: 18 Jan 2010
- views: 434987
- author: LostNawlinsNative
New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees talks with Visa about the importance of financial literacy
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- Duration: 3:40
- Updated: 21 Oct 2011
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees talks about the importance of financial literacy with Visa's Jason Alderman. Brees helped Visa launch Financial Football, a fast-paced, interactive NFL-themed game on September 13, 2010 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The Super Bowl XLIV champion and MVP later went on to play the game with students at Bay High School in Bay St. Louis, MS.
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees talks about the importance of financial literacy with Visa's Jason Alderman. Brees helped Visa launch Financial Football, a fast-paced, interactive NFL-themed game on September 13, 2010 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The Super Bowl XLIV champion and MVP later went on to play the game with students at Bay High School in Bay St. Louis, MS.
- published: 01 Oct 2010
- views: 1276
- author: PMSFL
2012 New Orleans saints drew Brees' Pregame chant
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- Duration: 0:20
- Updated: 28 Feb 2013
Drew brees firing up the troops
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Drew Brees Pre-Game Huddle 2009
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- Updated: 31 Dec 2012
If you haven't realized yet that this man is the #1 QB and best overall leader in the NFL, you soon will.
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If you haven't realized yet that this man is the #1 QB and best overall leader in the NFL, you soon will.
- published: 07 Oct 2009
- views: 544877
- author: benjoefoe
New Orleans Saints Drew Brees Chant 2011
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- Duration: 0:22
- Updated: 19 Feb 2013
New Orleans Saints Drew Brees Chant 2011
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4th & Long Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Tribute
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- Duration: 6:49
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
Song is "4th and Long" by Michael Lewis
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NFL Pro Bowl Drew Brees NFC-AFC KauAIcr07 #199
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- Duration: 1:45
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
1 February 2015 NFL Super Bowl XLIX 49th University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 2 February 2014 Super Bowl XLVIII 48th MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 3 February 2013 NFL Super Bowl XLVII 47th Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 1 February 2013 Ten Year Memorial Columbia Space Shuttle STS-107 Final Mission 28 Rick Husband Commander, William McCool Pilot, Michael Anderson Payload Commander, Ilan Ramon Payload Specialist and Mission Specialists David Brown MS1, Kalpana Chawla MS2, Laurel Clark MS3, Seven Crew Members died during re-entry dedicated NASA Heroes of the Universe. 27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny Unitas "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game ...
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1 February 2015 NFL Super Bowl XLIX 49th University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 2 February 2014 Super Bowl XLVIII 48th MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 3 February 2013 NFL Super Bowl XLVII 47th Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 1 February 2013 Ten Year Memorial Columbia Space Shuttle STS-107 Final Mission 28 Rick Husband Commander, William McCool Pilot, Michael Anderson Payload Commander, Ilan Ramon Payload Specialist and Mission Specialists David Brown MS1, Kalpana Chawla MS2, Laurel Clark MS3, Seven Crew Members died during re-entry dedicated NASA Heroes of the Universe. 27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny Unitas "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game ...
- published: 03 Feb 2011
- views: 5371
- author: kauaicr07
Drew Brees Signs 5 Year $100 Million Contract with New Orleans Saints
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- Duration: 2:24
- Updated: 18 Feb 2013
Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints have finally come to a deal for the elite NFL QB to sign with the Saints again. The Saints had used the exclusive franchise tag on Brees but Drew contested saying he refused to play under the tag again. Finally this deal is done and the Saints have their star QB back after a forgetful offseason.
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Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints have finally come to a deal for the elite NFL QB to sign with the Saints again. The Saints had used the exclusive franchise tag on Brees but Drew contested saying he refused to play under the tag again. Finally this deal is done and the Saints have their star QB back after a forgetful offseason.
- published: 13 Jul 2012
- views: 5810
- author: MrHurriicane
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NFL Top 100: Drew Brees #9
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- Duration: 7:23
- Updated: 28 Feb 2013
Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees was voted the 9th-best player of 2011 by his peers. He was presented by Jonathan Vilma and Sean Payton. Property of NFL Network
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Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees was voted the 9th-best player of 2011 by his peers. He was presented by Jonathan Vilma and Sean Payton. Property of NFL Network
- published: 06 Jul 2011
- views: 225651
- author: smokeyman1
Valero Alamo Bowl Top 20 Plays - Drew Brees (1998)
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- Duration: 2:09
- Updated: 28 Nov 2012
Final Draft
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Best Drew Brees Highlights - "Reach For The Top"
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- Duration: 3:16
- Updated: 25 Aug 2012
The song playing in this video is called "Reach For The Top." It was written, produced and performed by Jeff Durand. "Reach For The Top" is available for purchase at itunes.apple.com
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The song playing in this video is called "Reach For The Top." It was written, produced and performed by Jeff Durand. "Reach For The Top" is available for purchase at itunes.apple.com
- published: 25 Aug 2012
- views: 455
- author: SportsAnthems
Saints Top 10 Plays of 2009-10
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- Duration: 3:43
- Updated: 21 Feb 2013
Here are my top 10 plays of the 2009-10 season. I do not own the rights to any of these clips. This video is for entertainment purposes only.
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Here are my top 10 plays of the 2009-10 season. I do not own the rights to any of these clips. This video is for entertainment purposes only.
- published: 17 Feb 2010
- views: 10201
- author: tc70592
Drew Brees Breaks Dan Marino's record
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- Duration: 5:57
- Updated: 25 Feb 2013
The moment where Drew Brees, best quarterback, ever. Broke Dan Marinos single season passing record, followed up by Heart of the city with highlights from the 2011 season.
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The moment where Drew Brees, best quarterback, ever. Broke Dan Marinos single season passing record, followed up by Heart of the city with highlights from the 2011 season.
- published: 29 Dec 2011
- views: 11433
- author: Rasmuslj94
Drew Brees 2011 highlights MIX HD Top Plays
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- Duration: 7:18
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
Drew Brees highlights 2011 2012 season Best of passes of Drew Brees 2011 2012 season Musique: _Kevin Cossom I Can't Help It 2011 (by any means mixtape) _Heart of the city (WHO DAT) ft X Man, Bigshott, Big Rec, Kuniqua New Orleans Saints HL Official Logiciel: VEGAS PRO 11
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Drew Brees highlights 2011 2012 season Best of passes of Drew Brees 2011 2012 season Musique: _Kevin Cossom I Can't Help It 2011 (by any means mixtape) _Heart of the city (WHO DAT) ft X Man, Bigshott, Big Rec, Kuniqua New Orleans Saints HL Official Logiciel: VEGAS PRO 11
- published: 08 Jan 2012
- views: 129484
- author: Shady7341
Drew Brees Highlight Film - Drew Brees Top NFL 100
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- Duration: 7:23
- Updated: 26 Feb 2013
Get Faster In 14 Days Guarenteed: combinetips.com Drew Brees Highlight Film - Drew Brees Top NFL 100 Drew Brees is currently one of the most successful and popular quarterbacks in the National Football League. It hasn't been an easy road to get there though for Brees. He began his career in San Diego, where questionable play and injuries led many there to lose confidence in him. When it was time for him to test the market, the only team that showed the interest in him that he deserved was the New Orleans Saints. After coming to a team that had been experiencing little success and had just been devastated right alongside its city by Hurricane Katrina, he, head coach Sean Payton, and the rest of the team worked on building the Saints into one of the best teams in the league. That goal was reached following the 2009 season when the team won the Super Bowl by defeating the Indianapolis Colts. With that victory, Brees had really come a long way. Here are five interesting facts about the Saints quarterback, Drew Brees. #1 - Through the 2009 NFL season, Drew Brees had accumulated significantly more touchdown passes in the second quarter during his career than in any other quarter. He had thrown 38 first quarter, 47 third quarter, and 49 fourth quarter touchdown passes. During the same period, the total number of TD passes he had thrown in the second quarter was 68. #2 - The first touchdown pass Drew Brees ever threw in the National Football League came in week eight of the 2001 ...
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Get Faster In 14 Days Guarenteed: combinetips.com Drew Brees Highlight Film - Drew Brees Top NFL 100 Drew Brees is currently one of the most successful and popular quarterbacks in the National Football League. It hasn't been an easy road to get there though for Brees. He began his career in San Diego, where questionable play and injuries led many there to lose confidence in him. When it was time for him to test the market, the only team that showed the interest in him that he deserved was the New Orleans Saints. After coming to a team that had been experiencing little success and had just been devastated right alongside its city by Hurricane Katrina, he, head coach Sean Payton, and the rest of the team worked on building the Saints into one of the best teams in the league. That goal was reached following the 2009 season when the team won the Super Bowl by defeating the Indianapolis Colts. With that victory, Brees had really come a long way. Here are five interesting facts about the Saints quarterback, Drew Brees. #1 - Through the 2009 NFL season, Drew Brees had accumulated significantly more touchdown passes in the second quarter during his career than in any other quarter. He had thrown 38 first quarter, 47 third quarter, and 49 fourth quarter touchdown passes. During the same period, the total number of TD passes he had thrown in the second quarter was 68. #2 - The first touchdown pass Drew Brees ever threw in the National Football League came in week eight of the 2001 ...
- published: 09 Jan 2013
- views: 471
- author: Gary Belt
Top 20 Plays -- Drew Brees
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- Duration: 2:09
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
I edited this interview as part of a web series that highlights key plays from the 20 year history of the Valero Alamo Bowl (VAB). Former Purdue quarterback, Drew Brees, now quarterback for the New Orleans' Saints in the NFL, recounts the drive leading up to his game-winning pass to Isaac Jones in the 1998 Builders Square Alamo Bowl.
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I edited this interview as part of a web series that highlights key plays from the 20 year history of the Valero Alamo Bowl (VAB). Former Purdue quarterback, Drew Brees, now quarterback for the New Orleans' Saints in the NFL, recounts the drive leading up to his game-winning pass to Isaac Jones in the 1998 Builders Square Alamo Bowl.
- published: 04 Nov 2012
- views: 157
- author: Aaron Garcia
Drew Brees & Undefeated Saints Destroy Brady & Patriots MNF (38-17)
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- Duration: 0:25
- Updated: 06 Jan 2013
Drew Brees and the Saints make it look easy by destroying the Patriots on Monday Night Football, and moving to 11-0. This video highlights some of the best plays from Brees. Drew Brees was 18 of 23 for 371 yards and 5 touch downs. Reggie Bush did not play
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Drew Brees and the Saints make it look easy by destroying the Patriots on Monday Night Football, and moving to 11-0. This video highlights some of the best plays from Brees. Drew Brees was 18 of 23 for 371 yards and 5 touch downs. Reggie Bush did not play
- published: 01 Dec 2009
- views: 4030
- author: saintsrockit
NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 : Drew Brees #2
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- Duration: 6:59
- Updated: 01 Mar 2013
After throwing for over 5000 yards and being selected to his sixth career Pro Bowl last season, Saints QB Drew Brees comes in at No. 2 on "The Top 100: Players of 2012." Property of NFL Network
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After throwing for over 5000 yards and being selected to his sixth career Pro Bowl last season, Saints QB Drew Brees comes in at No. 2 on "The Top 100: Players of 2012." Property of NFL Network
- published: 28 Jun 2012
- views: 139736
- author: smokeyman1
JJ Center's Bye Randy Moss Top Plays Montage Ep 27 ft Tom Brady & Brett Favre (Madden NFL 11) Sports
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- Duration: 3:27
- Updated: 25 Nov 2012
www.youtube.com Click this to watch JJ Center Rematch Respawn vs Sports ft UrBrownEyedGirl Sark Onlyusemeblade Kayvon (Madden 11) Sports! JJ Center's Bye Randy Moss Top Plays Montage Ep 27 ft Tom Brady & Brett Favre (Madden NFL 11) Sports This week we talk about the second greatest wide receiver in the league. My opinion. Randy Moss. My Favorite team is the ne patriots and I have a ton of top plays with Randy Moss. So I am uploading to you a randy moss montage as a farwell to him for being a part of my favorite team. I hope you enjoy. Rate comment subscribe DIRECTOR'S CHANNEL: www.youtube.com Director's Twitter:twitter.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow Machinima on Twitter! Machinima twitter.com Inside Gaming twitter.com Machinima Respawn twitter.com Machinima Entertainment, Technology, Culture twitter.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 TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com Tags: video hd jj center terceirafire madden 10 ea john madden football superbowl cowboys bears steelers packers jets giants raiders superbowl payton manning drew brees machinima sports yt:quality=high Madden NFL 10 EA Tiburon Sports Xbox Xbox360 360 Playstation 2 PS2 3 PS3 Portable PSP Wii Nintendo DS jj center ps3 xbox ps ps2 360 madden 11 gameplan gameflow online gamester Created team Randy ...
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www.youtube.com Click this to watch JJ Center Rematch Respawn vs Sports ft UrBrownEyedGirl Sark Onlyusemeblade Kayvon (Madden 11) Sports! JJ Center's Bye Randy Moss Top Plays Montage Ep 27 ft Tom Brady & Brett Favre (Madden NFL 11) Sports This week we talk about the second greatest wide receiver in the league. My opinion. Randy Moss. My Favorite team is the ne patriots and I have a ton of top plays with Randy Moss. So I am uploading to you a randy moss montage as a farwell to him for being a part of my favorite team. I hope you enjoy. Rate comment subscribe DIRECTOR'S CHANNEL: www.youtube.com Director's Twitter:twitter.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow Machinima on Twitter! Machinima twitter.com Inside Gaming twitter.com Machinima Respawn twitter.com Machinima Entertainment, Technology, Culture twitter.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 TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com Tags: video hd jj center terceirafire madden 10 ea john madden football superbowl cowboys bears steelers packers jets giants raiders superbowl payton manning drew brees machinima sports yt:quality=high Madden NFL 10 EA Tiburon Sports Xbox Xbox360 360 Playstation 2 PS2 3 PS3 Portable PSP Wii Nintendo DS jj center ps3 xbox ps ps2 360 madden 11 gameplan gameflow online gamester Created team Randy ...
- published: 16 Oct 2010
- views: 4289
- author: MachinimaSports
Top Plays (Week 14) *HD*
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- Duration: 2:34
- Updated: 17 Jul 2011
Top plays for week 14 of '10-'11 season.
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Top 20 Plays in Valero Alamo Bowl History
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- Duration: 1:31
- Updated: 28 Dec 2012
The Valero Alamo Bowl is celebrating it's 20th Anniversary by highlighting the top plays in its history. From Drew Brees to RG3 the Valero Alamo Bowl has provided unforgettable memories for fans, players and coaches alike. What unforgettable moment will this year bring?
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The Valero Alamo Bowl is celebrating it's 20th Anniversary by highlighting the top plays in its history. From Drew Brees to RG3 the Valero Alamo Bowl has provided unforgettable memories for fans, players and coaches alike. What unforgettable moment will this year bring?
- published: 28 Dec 2012
- views: 128
- author: Alamo Bowl
Top 5 Plays Of The Week #1 - Gameplay- Online Ranked Match- Montage- Brees- Madden NBA Live 2k13 13
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- Duration: 4:17
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
Thought I'd try something new.... madden 12 highlights nfl packers saints bills gameplay chris johnson jamaal charles football "top 5" "top 10" sports bowl cowboys live montage eagles giants plays of the week glitches money block field goals punts funny vikings cam newton peterson romo dallas superbowl steelers touchdown commentary colts tim tebow ray lewis revis island patriots pittsburgh brady ea sports playbook create superstar picks brett bears jets dez bryant best ever funniest custom sliders pro nba 2k12 my mode
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Thought I'd try something new.... madden 12 highlights nfl packers saints bills gameplay chris johnson jamaal charles football "top 5" "top 10" sports bowl cowboys live montage eagles giants plays of the week glitches money block field goals punts funny vikings cam newton peterson romo dallas superbowl steelers touchdown commentary colts tim tebow ray lewis revis island patriots pittsburgh brady ea sports playbook create superstar picks brett bears jets dez bryant best ever funniest custom sliders pro nba 2k12 my mode
- published: 28 Sep 2011
- views: 152013
- author: dukethakilla
Madden 13 All Madden Connected Careers Redskins Coach Ep. 2 | RGIII vs Brees
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- Duration: 12:46
- Updated: 27 Feb 2013
Hey guys moonlightswami here and today I am bringing you guys the first regular season game in the Connected Careers Coach Mode for the Redskins. I hope you guys enjoy this matchup between Drew Brees and the Saints vs RGIII and the Redskins. Lets hope Josh Morgan is back soon, I will be talking to you guys later, peace Im out!!!! Extra Tags: madden 13 clips top plays of the week funny best ever catch how to passes randy moss touchdown super bowl celebration gameplay fail franchise online superstar mode connected careers create creation qjb ksioladjebt goal nba 2k13 dunk live my player crew team up ipodkingcarter girlgonegamer beast fifa 13 top plays of the week ksiolidjebt Yeousch Machinima Madden Ultimate Team MUT Connected Careers Etc Madden NFL 13 Connected Careers Redskins Coach Ep 1 | The Beginning "EA Season Ticket"
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Hey guys moonlightswami here and today I am bringing you guys the first regular season game in the Connected Careers Coach Mode for the Redskins. I hope you guys enjoy this matchup between Drew Brees and the Saints vs RGIII and the Redskins. Lets hope Josh Morgan is back soon, I will be talking to you guys later, peace Im out!!!! Extra Tags: madden 13 clips top plays of the week funny best ever catch how to passes randy moss touchdown super bowl celebration gameplay fail franchise online superstar mode connected careers create creation qjb ksioladjebt goal nba 2k13 dunk live my player crew team up ipodkingcarter girlgonegamer beast fifa 13 top plays of the week ksiolidjebt Yeousch Machinima Madden Ultimate Team MUT Connected Careers Etc Madden NFL 13 Connected Careers Redskins Coach Ep 1 | The Beginning "EA Season Ticket"
- published: 27 Aug 2012
- views: 20218
- author: MoonlightSwami
Madden 11 Greatest Created Teams Ever Fire vs Heros (Jesus?)
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- Duration: 11:15
- Updated: 24 Feb 2013
New Ideas for Created Teams in Madden 11. i created a team called the bible heros with new testament on offense and old testament on defense. also my best freinds on playstation on my other created team the Terceirafire. How to create a awesome team in madden 11. Click Here:www.youtube.com For the most recent video THis is for fun for all my subscribers and online franchise players, enjoy. Follow me on twitter Twitter.com/terceirafire Also the person who donated a brand new Drew Brees, and OchoCinco on feild jersey has his own top plays giveaway check out the video here. www.youtube.com
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New Ideas for Created Teams in Madden 11. i created a team called the bible heros with new testament on offense and old testament on defense. also my best freinds on playstation on my other created team the Terceirafire. How to create a awesome team in madden 11. Click Here:www.youtube.com For the most recent video THis is for fun for all my subscribers and online franchise players, enjoy. Follow me on twitter Twitter.com/terceirafire Also the person who donated a brand new Drew Brees, and OchoCinco on feild jersey has his own top plays giveaway check out the video here. www.youtube.com
- published: 02 Nov 2010
- views: 35756
- author: terceirafire
Top 5 Plays Of The Week #6 - Saints 49ers Steelers - Madden 12 Online Gameplay Highlights
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- Duration: 3:41
- Updated: 28 Feb 2013
I should open a restaurant in Pittsburg called Casey Hampton's "Hamburger Island" and sell Hampton Burgers! madden 12 13 online gameplay highlights top 5 10 plays of the week preview review presentation cover trailer teaser first look vikings colts andrew luck cam newton tim tebow ray lewis calvin johnson lions saints ravens eagles vick falcons browns peyton hillis cover vote athlete steelers polumalu ed reed troy eli manning giants tom brady drew brees saints round 1 dukethakilla mw3 chris smoove chris smoove Pickle9000 gameplay commentary Dolphin Dive dolphin dive snow winer storm fun playing diving whiteboy7thst stuipd stunt cold FIFA Street Compilation Level up COD MW3 - Don't Choke DOLPHIN DIVE RETURNS! FIFA Street | "Level Up" (Compilation) FIFA Street Compilation Level up
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I should open a restaurant in Pittsburg called Casey Hampton's "Hamburger Island" and sell Hampton Burgers! madden 12 13 online gameplay highlights top 5 10 plays of the week preview review presentation cover trailer teaser first look vikings colts andrew luck cam newton tim tebow ray lewis calvin johnson lions saints ravens eagles vick falcons browns peyton hillis cover vote athlete steelers polumalu ed reed troy eli manning giants tom brady drew brees saints round 1 dukethakilla mw3 chris smoove chris smoove Pickle9000 gameplay commentary Dolphin Dive dolphin dive snow winer storm fun playing diving whiteboy7thst stuipd stunt cold FIFA Street Compilation Level up COD MW3 - Don't Choke DOLPHIN DIVE RETURNS! FIFA Street | "Level Up" (Compilation) FIFA Street Compilation Level up
- published: 26 Feb 2012
- views: 52574
- author: dukethakilla
Drew Brees - Story New Orleans
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- Duration: 8:59
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
This trailer covers the special bond the New Orleans Saints have with their city and how they meant so much in a time of need. www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rodgers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin www.youtube.com - Tom Brady youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - Hard Knocks www.youtube.com - Tim Tebow www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski
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This trailer covers the special bond the New Orleans Saints have with their city and how they meant so much in a time of need. www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rodgers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin www.youtube.com - Tom Brady youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - Hard Knocks www.youtube.com - Tim Tebow www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski
- published: 19 Jul 2012
- views: 36755
- author: vinniemack84
Drew Brees Morning Meeting - AdvoCare Spark
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- Duration: 0:28
- Updated: 23 Feb 2013
bit.ly - Click on the link to order or call Ryan at 727-744-3377 today for help! New Orleans Quarterback, Drew Brees, drinks AdvoCare Spark® for long-lasting energy and to stay sharp on the field. It all starts with a Spark, watch this commercial and go to link above to order Spark today! AdvoCare Spark® Energy Drink mix is a unique multi-nutrient system that's designed to provide nutritionally advanced, long-lasting energy and enhanced mental focus.* Its 21 vitamins, minerals and nutrients work synergistically to give you healthy, balanced energy without making you jittery like other caffeinated beverages.* Spark's unique combination of ingredients gives you fast-acting energy and B-vitamins enhance your body's natural energy-sustaining processes.* For mental focus and clarity, the neuroactive amino acids in Spark help sharpen your mental focus and alertness by supporting your brain's ability to efficiently transmit messages within the nervous system.* With five refreshing flavors and only 45 calories per serving, Spark gives you a lift that lasts for hours.* Is this you? Someone who has trouble waking up or feels "energy slumps" throughout the day Someone who can't work up enough energy to live life the way you want Someone who is looking for a more nutritious alternative to coffee, soda or other energy drinks DIRECTIONS For ages 12 and older. Blend, shake or stir contents of one pouch or slightly rounded scoop into 8 fluid ounces of water or the beverage of your choice ...
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bit.ly - Click on the link to order or call Ryan at 727-744-3377 today for help! New Orleans Quarterback, Drew Brees, drinks AdvoCare Spark® for long-lasting energy and to stay sharp on the field. It all starts with a Spark, watch this commercial and go to link above to order Spark today! AdvoCare Spark® Energy Drink mix is a unique multi-nutrient system that's designed to provide nutritionally advanced, long-lasting energy and enhanced mental focus.* Its 21 vitamins, minerals and nutrients work synergistically to give you healthy, balanced energy without making you jittery like other caffeinated beverages.* Spark's unique combination of ingredients gives you fast-acting energy and B-vitamins enhance your body's natural energy-sustaining processes.* For mental focus and clarity, the neuroactive amino acids in Spark help sharpen your mental focus and alertness by supporting your brain's ability to efficiently transmit messages within the nervous system.* With five refreshing flavors and only 45 calories per serving, Spark gives you a lift that lasts for hours.* Is this you? Someone who has trouble waking up or feels "energy slumps" throughout the day Someone who can't work up enough energy to live life the way you want Someone who is looking for a more nutritious alternative to coffee, soda or other energy drinks DIRECTIONS For ages 12 and older. Blend, shake or stir contents of one pouch or slightly rounded scoop into 8 fluid ounces of water or the beverage of your choice ...
- published: 16 Oct 2011
- views: 6426
- author: LearnAdvocare
Madden 11 Online Franchise Gus Johnson Funny Commentary, Prize Raiders Best Team? (Ep 5)
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- Duration: 15:00
- Updated: 30 Jan 2013
wow are the raiders the best madden 11 team.is sproles fastest running back can the patriots stop the wildcat .Currently the prize is just for the first. jj center online franchise. jj center 2 does not have a prize yet.. i am sure that someone will come through for us. thouhg Hey folks its time again.. just to let yall know. the new online franchise highlight show will be available for you to view every Saturday now. with a click out link to my jj center show with machinima sports. check them both out in the same day. Last weeks errors were i said sophiescrew was a girl and He is not..lol Check out his channel for you entertainment needs here. www.youtube.com Also the person who donated a brand new Drew Brees on feild jersey has his own top plays giveaway check out the video here. www.youtube.com Follow me on twitter: Twitter.com/terceirafire
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wow are the raiders the best madden 11 team.is sproles fastest running back can the patriots stop the wildcat .Currently the prize is just for the first. jj center online franchise. jj center 2 does not have a prize yet.. i am sure that someone will come through for us. thouhg Hey folks its time again.. just to let yall know. the new online franchise highlight show will be available for you to view every Saturday now. with a click out link to my jj center show with machinima sports. check them both out in the same day. Last weeks errors were i said sophiescrew was a girl and He is not..lol Check out his channel for you entertainment needs here. www.youtube.com Also the person who donated a brand new Drew Brees on feild jersey has his own top plays giveaway check out the video here. www.youtube.com Follow me on twitter: Twitter.com/terceirafire
- published: 25 Sep 2010
- views: 6117
- author: terceirafire
Top Five Plays of The Week - #1 - Madden NFL 12 Online Gameplay
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- Duration: 2:19
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
What up guys this is your favorites, favorite Kouppa doing a video on Top Five Plays of The Week - #1 - Madden NFL 12 Online Gameplay , Enjoy.... Yesochhhh Dammit !!! Beatmaker: www.youtube.com Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com Madden 12 NFL 13 highlights montage sports giants packers saints colts ravens steelers broncos panthers draft cowboys eagles viking falcons vick manning eli peyton justin tuck peire-paul ray lewis aaron rodgers drew brees release date info The Best Football Player In FIFA Heskey Goals Skills Gameplay Online Ultimate Team calvin johnson andre dukethakilla adrian peterson rookie superstar mode franchise online gameplay release date E3 funny A favourite for the best player in the world!! 100 videos YAY! ksi KSIOlajidebt chris smoove nba2k12 super bowl celebration my player
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What up guys this is your favorites, favorite Kouppa doing a video on Top Five Plays of The Week - #1 - Madden NFL 12 Online Gameplay , Enjoy.... Yesochhhh Dammit !!! Beatmaker: www.youtube.com Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com Madden 12 NFL 13 highlights montage sports giants packers saints colts ravens steelers broncos panthers draft cowboys eagles viking falcons vick manning eli peyton justin tuck peire-paul ray lewis aaron rodgers drew brees release date info The Best Football Player In FIFA Heskey Goals Skills Gameplay Online Ultimate Team calvin johnson andre dukethakilla adrian peterson rookie superstar mode franchise online gameplay release date E3 funny A favourite for the best player in the world!! 100 videos YAY! ksi KSIOlajidebt chris smoove nba2k12 super bowl celebration my player
- published: 27 Mar 2012
- views: 6588
- author: 318super
Madden 13 - Top 10 QuarterBack Ratings
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- Duration: 2:07
- Updated: 21 Feb 2013
Madden 13 - Top 10 QuarterBack Ratings in The Game Gameplay/Trailer The list includes Michael Vick, Tony Romo, Matthew Stafford, Philip Rivers, Peyton manning, Ben Roethlisberger, eli manning, drew brees, tom brady, aaron rodgers! Comment below and tell me what you think! Follow AntoDaBoss on Twitter twitter.com Like AntoDaBoss on Facebook Facebook.com Extra Tags: top 10 plays MLB 12 Road To The Show Creation of My Player AntoDaBoss Episode 2k12 nba commentary career mode live sports machinima madden 13 supertar mode franchise quick match first look gameplay trailer "How To" "Tips & Tricks" Noob Glitch Rage" XBOX 360" PS3 Commentary Gameplay how to antodaboss chris smoove jeremy lin vs miami heat lebron
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Madden 13 - Top 10 QuarterBack Ratings in The Game Gameplay/Trailer The list includes Michael Vick, Tony Romo, Matthew Stafford, Philip Rivers, Peyton manning, Ben Roethlisberger, eli manning, drew brees, tom brady, aaron rodgers! Comment below and tell me what you think! Follow AntoDaBoss on Twitter twitter.com Like AntoDaBoss on Facebook Facebook.com Extra Tags: top 10 plays MLB 12 Road To The Show Creation of My Player AntoDaBoss Episode 2k12 nba commentary career mode live sports machinima madden 13 supertar mode franchise quick match first look gameplay trailer "How To" "Tips & Tricks" Noob Glitch Rage" XBOX 360" PS3 Commentary Gameplay how to antodaboss chris smoove jeremy lin vs miami heat lebron
- published: 01 Aug 2012
- views: 31839
- author: AntoDaboss
Madden 11 Online Franchise Greatest Show On Turf, w/ Peyton Manning
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:19
- Updated: 29 Jun 2012
Freezing Weather in Florida, fumble recoverd for a touchdown. how to play good defense agains peyton manning. also the greatest online franchise ever shows power rankings, highlights and the box scores for the week. Check out the previous show.. JJ Center OF highlight show Episode 8 Lets Have A Talk . www.youtube.com Follow me on twitter Twitter.com/terceirafire this week is the first of the power rankings for jjcenter 2. Also the person who donated a brand new Drew Brees, and OchoCinco on feild jersey has his own top plays giveaway check out the video here. www.youtube.com
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Freezing Weather in Florida, fumble recoverd for a touchdown. how to play good defense agains peyton manning. also the greatest online franchise ever shows power rankings, highlights and the box scores for the week. Check out the previous show.. JJ Center OF highlight show Episode 8 Lets Have A Talk . www.youtube.com Follow me on twitter Twitter.com/terceirafire this week is the first of the power rankings for jjcenter 2. Also the person who donated a brand new Drew Brees, and OchoCinco on feild jersey has his own top plays giveaway check out the video here. www.youtube.com
- published: 06 Nov 2010
- views: 1435
- author: terceirafire
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Drew Brees Interview with Katie Couric
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- Duration: 4:18
- Updated: 04 Feb 2013
Katie Couric interviews Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints on the Early Show before Super Bowl XLIV
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Katie Couric interviews Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints on the Early Show before Super Bowl XLIV
- published: 17 May 2010
- views: 8457
- author: BreesDream
NFL Top 100: Drew Brees #9
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- Duration: 7:23
- Updated: 28 Feb 2013
Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees was voted the 9th-best player of 2011 by his peers. He was presented by Jonathan Vilma and Sean Payton. Property of NFL Network
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Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees was voted the 9th-best player of 2011 by his peers. He was presented by Jonathan Vilma and Sean Payton. Property of NFL Network
- published: 06 Jul 2011
- views: 225651
- author: smokeyman1
DrewBrees Sport Science
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:22
- Updated: 01 Mar 2013
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STV Interview with Drew Brees
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- Duration: 9:52
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Sharing the Victory Magazine sits down with New Orleans' Saints QB Drew Brees. Find other great resources at FCAResources.com
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Sharing the Victory Magazine sits down with New Orleans' Saints QB Drew Brees. Find other great resources at FCAResources.com
- published: 11 Jan 2010
- views: 288476
- author: fcavideo
2012 SoundFX: Drew Brees
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- Duration: 22:46
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
''Sound FX: Drew Brees'' - On-field sights and sounds of Drew Brees' memorable NFL career.
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''Sound FX: Drew Brees'' - On-field sights and sounds of Drew Brees' memorable NFL career.
- published: 10 Dec 2012
- views: 10678
- author: Felipe Morais
Chase Daniel Interviews Drew Bree 'no its Brees'
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- Duration: 3:56
- Updated: 24 Feb 2013
Chase Daniel was bombarded with questions about Drew Brees this offseason. Now Daniel gets a chance to ask the questions. **We don't own this content or claim any rights to this video.**
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Chase Daniel was bombarded with questions about Drew Brees this offseason. Now Daniel gets a chance to ask the questions. **We don't own this content or claim any rights to this video.**
- published: 07 Aug 2012
- views: 3094
- author: HellhoundSportsBar
NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 : Drew Brees #2
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- Duration: 6:59
- Updated: 01 Mar 2013
After throwing for over 5000 yards and being selected to his sixth career Pro Bowl last season, Saints QB Drew Brees comes in at No. 2 on "The Top 100: Players of 2012." Property of NFL Network
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After throwing for over 5000 yards and being selected to his sixth career Pro Bowl last season, Saints QB Drew Brees comes in at No. 2 on "The Top 100: Players of 2012." Property of NFL Network
- published: 28 Jun 2012
- views: 139736
- author: smokeyman1
Drew Brees Record-Breaking Interview | LIVE 10-7-12
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- Duration: 6:20
- Updated: 04 Feb 2013
New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton is back in New Orleans to support his Super Bowl winning quarterback Drew Brees breaking Johnny Unitas' record. (48 Consecutive Games with TD Pass) This game originally aired back on Sunday October 7, 2012. The videos and song are used for entertainmen...
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New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton is back in New Orleans to support his Super Bowl winning quarterback Drew Brees breaking Johnny Unitas' record. (48 Consecutive Games with TD Pass) This game originally aired back on Sunday October 7, 2012. The videos and song are used for entertainmen...
- published: 08 Oct 2012
- views: 2401
- author: BreesUnitasOct7
Drew Brees 2011 highlights MIX HD Top Plays
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- Duration: 7:18
- Updated: 01 Mar 2013
Drew Brees highlights 2011 2012 season Best of passes of Drew Brees 2011 2012 season Musique: _Kevin Cossom I Can't Help It 2011 (by any means mixtape) _Heart of the city (WHO DAT) ft X Man, Bigshott, Big Rec, Kuniqua New Orleans Saints HL Official Logiciel: VEGAS PRO 11
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Drew Brees highlights 2011 2012 season Best of passes of Drew Brees 2011 2012 season Musique: _Kevin Cossom I Can't Help It 2011 (by any means mixtape) _Heart of the city (WHO DAT) ft X Man, Bigshott, Big Rec, Kuniqua New Orleans Saints HL Official Logiciel: VEGAS PRO 11
- published: 08 Jan 2012
- views: 129484
- author: Shady7341
"My Wish" series (2007): Devan's wish to meet Drew Brees
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- Duration: 8:51
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
Devan tosses the pigskin with Drew Brees.
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Devan tosses the pigskin with Drew Brees.
- published: 09 Jul 2011
- views: 127204
- author: MakeAWishFoundation
Madden NFL 11: Drew Brees Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:23
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
We chat with this year's cover athlete and show off the first gameplay footage.
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We chat with this year's cover athlete and show off the first gameplay footage.
- published: 23 Apr 2010
- views: 79020
- author: IGN
Peyton Manning/Drew Brees Interview w/Chis Berman During Pro Bowl Pt 1.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:21
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
Chris Berman interviews two great qb's and gets their thoughts on the super bowl, and each other.
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Chris Berman interviews two great qb's and gets their thoughts on the super bowl, and each other.
- published: 01 Feb 2010
- views: 21814
- author: wolfen69a
Drew Brees Interview After Breaking Dan Marino's Single Season Record for Passing Yards
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:13
- Updated: 02 May 2012
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Drew Brees in the Raw (NFL Films)
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- Duration: 5:17
- Updated: 01 Mar 2013
NFL Films captured history when Drew Brees broke Dan Marino's single-season passing record. Follow Brees along the sideline after his record-breaking pass and listen to his entire locker room speech. I DON'T OWN THIS VIDEO. OWNED BY NFL FILMS.
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NFL Films captured history when Drew Brees broke Dan Marino's single-season passing record. Follow Brees along the sideline after his record-breaking pass and listen to his entire locker room speech. I DON'T OWN THIS VIDEO. OWNED BY NFL FILMS.
- published: 30 Dec 2011
- views: 59749
- author: branDONEson
Drew Brees - Story New Orleans
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- Duration: 8:59
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
This trailer covers the special bond the New Orleans Saints have with their city and how they meant so much in a time of need. www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rodgers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin www.youtube.com - Tom Brady youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - Hard Knocks www.youtube.com - Tim Tebow www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski
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This trailer covers the special bond the New Orleans Saints have with their city and how they meant so much in a time of need. www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rodgers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin www.youtube.com - Tom Brady youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - Hard Knocks www.youtube.com - Tim Tebow www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski
- published: 19 Jul 2012
- views: 36755
- author: vinniemack84
Barack Obama 'GMA' Interview: Parenting Advice to D-Wade, Drew Brees (06.16.11)
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- Duration: 8:31
- Updated: 17 Nov 2012
The president answers "GMA" viewers' questions about the importance of fathers. More: abcn.ws Watch the FULL 'GMA' Episode: abcn.ws
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The president answers "GMA" viewers' questions about the importance of fathers. More: abcn.ws Watch the FULL 'GMA' Episode: abcn.ws
- published: 17 Jun 2011
- views: 10539
- author: ABCNews
@katiecouric: Drew Brees
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- Duration: 15:44
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees speaks with Katie Couric about his thoughts going into the Super Bowl, what the city of New Orleans has meant to him and his family, the possibility of a political future, and explains "who dat?"
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees speaks with Katie Couric about his thoughts going into the Super Bowl, what the city of New Orleans has meant to him and his family, the possibility of a political future, and explains "who dat?"
- published: 07 Feb 2010
- views: 39184
- author: CBS
Drew Brees Concussion Trivia: Who Dat Cabbie?!
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- Duration: 4:13
- Updated: 11 Feb 2013
Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints quarterback, asks concussion trivia on behalf of the Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation PACE program - bit.ly - Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education. Join Drew and sign up your team for a baseline test! bit.ly
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Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints quarterback, asks concussion trivia on behalf of the Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation PACE program - bit.ly - Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education. Join Drew and sign up your team for a baseline test! bit.ly
- published: 27 Jun 2012
- views: 64397
- author: DicksSportingGoods
Peyton Manning/Drew Brees Interview w/Chis Berman During Pro Bowl Pt 2.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:12
- Updated: 30 Sep 2012
Chris Berman interviews two great qb's and gets their thoughts on the super bowl, and each other.
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Chris Berman interviews two great qb's and gets their thoughts on the super bowl, and each other.
- published: 01 Feb 2010
- views: 21648
- author: wolfen69a
Phil McConkey Rips Drew Brees
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- Duration: 9:19
- Updated: 20 Feb 2013
Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless react to Phil McConkey's saying Drew Brees has shown a lack of respect for former players who have struggled after retirement.
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Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless react to Phil McConkey's saying Drew Brees has shown a lack of respect for former players who have struggled after retirement.
- published: 16 Jan 2013
- views: 7026
- author: ESPN
Madden NFL 11 Gameplay, Saints Pregame Chant and Drew Brees Interview
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- Duration: 4:44
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
A gamespot interview with Madden NFL 11 cover athlete Drew Brees, as well as the New Orleans Saints pregame chant and a few snippets of gameplay. If you listen carefully you can also hear potential new commentator Gus Johnson. Out August 10th.
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A gamespot interview with Madden NFL 11 cover athlete Drew Brees, as well as the New Orleans Saints pregame chant and a few snippets of gameplay. If you listen carefully you can also hear potential new commentator Gus Johnson. Out August 10th.
- published: 23 Apr 2010
- views: 66261
- author: George Gabriel
Drew Brees Interview After Saints Loss To Packers
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:23
- Updated: 12 Apr 2012
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Drew Brees "Heart Of The City (Who Dat)"
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- Duration: 4:09
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
a remake of a my old brees video i dont not own any content used in this video
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a remake of a my old brees video i dont not own any content used in this video
- published: 16 Jul 2011
- views: 398035
- author: HomelessStokes
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Drew Brees clips at Purdue
Highlights of the Saints quarterback Drew Brees when he was playing at Purdue...
published: 02 Jul 2006
author: purdue123
Drew Brees clips at Purdue
Highlights of the Saints quarterback Drew Brees when he was playing at Purdue
- published: 02 Jul 2006
- views: 76076
- author: purdue123
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#4 Kansas State Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers - 1998 Alamo Bowl
Current New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and the Boilermakers take on Michael Bis...
published: 14 Jul 2011
author: arenateam
#4 Kansas State Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers - 1998 Alamo Bowl
Current New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and the Boilermakers take on Michael Bishop and the Wildcats coached by Bill Snyder in the 1998 Builder's Square Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamo Dome. ESPN.
- published: 14 Jul 2011
- views: 11313
- author: arenateam
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Drew Brees in College Running the Football!
He can pass, but in college Drew Brees was a runner too......
published: 24 Aug 2008
author: chopmankins
Drew Brees in College Running the Football!
He can pass, but in college Drew Brees was a runner too...
- published: 24 Aug 2008
- views: 26876
- author: chopmankins
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Tim Tebow Movie Trailer (Extended)
www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.yo...
published: 10 Jan 2012
author: vinniemack84
Tim Tebow Movie Trailer (Extended)
www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rogers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Drew Brees www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods Trailer www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin Trailer www.youtube.com - Tom Brady Trailer youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - NFL rule changes Trailer www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski Trailer This is the extended version of the Tim Tebow Movie Trailer. This version included the last several weeks.
- published: 10 Jan 2012
- views: 82861
- author: vinniemack84
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2011 Quarterback highlight film Kolston Brewster 6th grade, Perry, OH, Drew Brees
Youth football quarterback throws for 1400 yards and 15 touchdowns this season. Perry High...
published: 10 Nov 2011
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2011 Quarterback highlight film Kolston Brewster 6th grade, Perry, OH, Drew Brees
Youth football quarterback throws for 1400 yards and 15 touchdowns this season. Perry High School, Perry, Ohio
- published: 10 Nov 2011
- views: 685
- author: dbrewster11
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Drew Brees highlights pt. 2
Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints highlights part 2 *NOTE I Do not own the NFL or any ...
published: 22 Apr 2008
author: mvs8o8
Drew Brees highlights pt. 2
Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints highlights part 2 *NOTE I Do not own the NFL or any part of it. I used all the clips from it. Go to nfl.com if u want to see more clips and info. Add &fmt;=18 for high quality
- published: 22 Apr 2008
- views: 47273
- author: mvs8o8
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Drew Brees Record Breaking Season Highlights 2011-12
Some highlights from Drew Brees during his record breaking season 2011/12. (All rights go ...
published: 22 Jan 2012
author: stev09
Drew Brees Record Breaking Season Highlights 2011-12
Some highlights from Drew Brees during his record breaking season 2011/12. (All rights go to the NFL. I do not own the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. I do not gain any profit from my videos. For entertainment purposes only)
- published: 22 Jan 2012
- views: 929
- author: stev09
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Elmira College Women's Hockey 2009-2010
Highlight video/slideshow of Elmira College Women's Hockey and their season thus far. Spee...
published: 06 Mar 2010
author: Speshhh
Elmira College Women's Hockey 2009-2010
Highlight video/slideshow of Elmira College Women's Hockey and their season thus far. Speeches by Brian Dawkins, Drew Brees, and a High School Football Coach. Music is Lux Aeterna by Clint Mansell from the Requiem for a Dream OST.
- published: 06 Mar 2010
- views: 2379
- author: Speshhh
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Kirk Herbstreit and Drew Brees pick for LSU UF at College Gameday
Drew brees and kirk herbstreit make their picks at College Gameday on the parade grounds O...
published: 10 Oct 2009
author: Roonylicious
Kirk Herbstreit and Drew Brees pick for LSU UF at College Gameday
Drew brees and kirk herbstreit make their picks at College Gameday on the parade grounds Oct. 10 2009 at LSU in baton rouge, la. You can hear the boos of Herbstreit's pick and the cheers for Brees' pick. Geaux tigers!!!
- published: 10 Oct 2009
- views: 3013
- author: Roonylicious
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NFL Pro Bowl Drew Brees NFC-AFC KauAIcr07 #199
1 February 2015 NFL Super Bowl XLIX 49th University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 2...
published: 03 Feb 2011
author: kauaicr07
NFL Pro Bowl Drew Brees NFC-AFC KauAIcr07 #199
1 February 2015 NFL Super Bowl XLIX 49th University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 2 February 2014 Super Bowl XLVIII 48th MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 3 February 2013 NFL Super Bowl XLVII 47th Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 1 February 2013 Ten Year Memorial Columbia Space Shuttle STS-107 Final Mission 28 Rick Husband Commander, William McCool Pilot, Michael Anderson Payload Commander, Ilan Ramon Payload Specialist and Mission Specialists David Brown MS1, Kalpana Chawla MS2, Laurel Clark MS3, Seven Crew Members died during re-entry dedicated NASA Heroes of the Universe. 27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny Unitas "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game ...
- published: 03 Feb 2011
- views: 5371
- author: kauaicr07
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NFL Pro Bowl Drew Brees KauAIcr07 #212
27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl ...
published: 08 Feb 2011
author: kauaicr07
NFL Pro Bowl Drew Brees KauAIcr07 #212
27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny Unitas "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game minimum one touchdown tied Johnny Unitas 52 year record. 30 January 2011 NFL Pro Bowl Champions NFC 55 Record Score to AFC 31 MVP DeAngelo Hall CB 23 Washington Redskins hails from Virginia Tech three years Pro Bowl wins Cadillac. Drew Brees 6' QB 9 New Orleans Saints five years Pro Bowl hails from Texas Purdue University. Roman Harper 6' 1" SS 41 New Orleans Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Alabama College. Jahri Evans 6' 4" G 73 Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Bloomsburg College. Deri' Andra Tucker is Saints Pro Bowl Cheerleader. Saints Mascot is Gumbo. Matt McBriar 6' P 1 Dallas Cowboys ...
- published: 08 Feb 2011
- views: 2684
- author: kauaicr07
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Drew Brees Super Bowl Run
A short feature and highlight reel of Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints overcoming Hur...
published: 03 Jun 2010
author: dabud5000
Drew Brees Super Bowl Run
A short feature and highlight reel of Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints overcoming Hurricane Katrina to win the Super Bowl in 2010.
- published: 03 Jun 2010
- views: 5511
- author: dabud5000
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Alamo Bowl Alum Drew Brees Accepts Award at 2012 ESPYS
Alamo Bowl alum Drew Brees accepts the award for Best Record Breaking Performance at the 2...
published: 12 Jul 2012
author: Alamo Bowl
Alamo Bowl Alum Drew Brees Accepts Award at 2012 ESPYS
Alamo Bowl alum Drew Brees accepts the award for Best Record Breaking Performance at the 2012 ESPY Awards on July 11. Brees was the MVP of the 1998 Alamo Bowl after leading Purdue to a 37-34 upset over #4 Kansas State
- published: 12 Jul 2012
- views: 2285
- author: Alamo Bowl
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Drew Brees - Part 1
Part 1 of 4.
STV sits down with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees....
published: 15 Jan 2010
author: FCA
Drew Brees - Part 1
Part 1 of 4.
STV sits down with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees.
0:56
Portis and Drew Brees
www.thecooleyzone.com...
published: 07 Feb 2009
author: Tanner Cooley
Portis and Drew Brees
www.thecooleyzone.com
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Drew Brees - Part II
Part 2 of 4.
STV sits down with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees....
published: 15 Jan 2010
author: FCA
Drew Brees - Part II
Part 2 of 4.
STV sits down with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees.
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NFL Pro Bowl Drew Brees NFC Wins KauAIcr07 #206
27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl ...
published: 06 Feb 2011
author: kauaicr07
NFL Pro Bowl Drew Brees NFC Wins KauAIcr07 #206
27 January 2013 Pro Bowl NFC 62 to AFC 35 MVP Kyle Rudolph Vikings TE 82 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl 1971-2013 43rd Pro Bowl NFC 22 Wins AFC 21 Wins, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz NY Giants, Drew Brees New Orleans, Peyton Manning Denver, Aloha Stadium Hawaii, NBC Network, Announcers Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth, Michelle Tafoya and Doug Flutie, Chris Snee, Jason Pierre-Paul NY Giants, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh Minnesota, Vincent Jackson Tampa Bay, Larry Fitzgerald Arizona, Russell Wilson Seattle, Matt Schaub Houston, Andrew Luck Indianapolis, AJ Green Cincinnati, Phil Dawson Cleveland, Head Coaches Mike McCarthy, John Fox, Referee Ed Hochuli thank you. 7 October 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Team effort new record 48 consecutive touchdown passes Joe Unitas present quoting Johnny "Records are made to be broken." 30 September 2012 Drew Brees QB 47th consecutive game minimum one touchdown tied Johnny Unitas 52 year record. 30 January 2011 NFL Pro Bowl Champions NFC 55 Record Score to AFC 31 MVP DeAngelo Hall CB 23 Washington Redskins hails from Virginia Tech three years Pro Bowl wins Cadillac. Drew Brees 6' QB 9 New Orleans Saints five years Pro Bowl hails from Texas Purdue University. Roman Harper 6' 1" SS 41 New Orleans Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Alabama College. Jahri Evans 6' 4" G 73 Saints two years Pro Bowl Player is from Bloomsburg College. Deri' Andra Tucker is Saints Pro Bowl Cheerleader. Saints Mascot is Gumbo. Philip Rivers QB 17 6' 5" San Diego Chargers ...
- published: 06 Feb 2011
- views: 8875
- author: kauaicr07
4:26
Tim Tebow Movie Trailer
www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.yo...
published: 06 Dec 2011
author: vinniemack84
Tim Tebow Movie Trailer
www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rogers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Drew Brees www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods Trailer www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin Trailer www.youtube.com - Tom Brady Trailer youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - NFL rule changes Trailer www.youtube.com - Tim Tebow Trailer EXTENDED www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski Trailer I DO NOT OWN THE FOOTAGE USED IN THIS VIDEO NOR IS IT INTENDED FOR USE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ENJOYMENT.
- published: 06 Dec 2011
- views: 328591
- author: vinniemack84
1:44
Patrick Willis Greatest Highlights (HD)
Career highlights of San Francisco 49ers Middle Linebacker Patrick Willis. I do not own an...
published: 31 Dec 2011
author: thompsondeez
Patrick Willis Greatest Highlights (HD)
Career highlights of San Francisco 49ers Middle Linebacker Patrick Willis. I do not own any of the following footage or music. Song: Heart of Courage- Two Steps From Hell Patrick Willis Story: www.youtube.com For soccer highlights and videos: www.youtube.com
- published: 31 Dec 2011
- views: 77343
- author: thompsondeez
5:50
Drew Brees, NFL injuries, MLB Schtuffs, College B-Ball, San
This weeks episode we talked of NFL, MLB, NBA NCAA Basketball, Sandusky, and the death of ...
published: 17 Aug 2012
author: TehSportNews
Drew Brees, NFL injuries, MLB Schtuffs, College B-Ball, San
This weeks episode we talked of NFL, MLB, NBA NCAA Basketball, Sandusky, and the death of Johnny Pesky.
- published: 17 Aug 2012
- views: 50
- author: TehSportNews
8:59
Drew Brees - Story New Orleans
This trailer covers the special bond the New Orleans Saints have with their city and how t...
published: 19 Jul 2012
author: vinniemack84
Drew Brees - Story New Orleans
This trailer covers the special bond the New Orleans Saints have with their city and how they meant so much in a time of need. www.youtube.com - Lebron Teaser www.youtube.com - Brady www.youtube.com - Ray Lewis www.youtube.com - Adrian Peterson youtu.be - Aaron Rodgers www.youtube.com - Peyton Manning www.youtube.com - Michael Jordan www.youtube.com - Tiger Woods www.youtube.com - Jeremy Lin www.youtube.com - Tom Brady youtu.be - Lebron James Movie www.youtube.com - Hard Knocks www.youtube.com - Tim Tebow www.youtube.com - Rob Gronkowski
- published: 19 Jul 2012
- views: 36755
- author: vinniemack84
4:09
Drew Brees "Heart Of The City (Who Dat)"
a remake of a my old brees video i dont not own any content used in this video...
published: 16 Jul 2011
author: HomelessStokes
Drew Brees "Heart Of The City (Who Dat)"
a remake of a my old brees video i dont not own any content used in this video
- published: 16 Jul 2011
- views: 398035
- author: HomelessStokes
1:56
New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees Football Trick & 2012 NFL Season
BR5 caught up with Drew Brees and had him show us a football trick. We got him talking abo...
published: 19 Jul 2012
author: BleacherReport
New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees Football Trick & 2012 NFL Season
BR5 caught up with Drew Brees and had him show us a football trick. We got him talking about new Saints rookies and what he expects for the 2012 NFL Season. Subscribe for more exclusive sports coverage: goo.gl Follow us on Twitter: https:/twitter.com/bleacher5 Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com
- published: 19 Jul 2012
- views: 14614
- author: BleacherReport
1:01
New Orleans Saints Drew Brees pregame chant
For more Saints videos, go to www.nola.com New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees leads...
published: 04 Nov 2011
author: Boudreaux Thibodeaux
New Orleans Saints Drew Brees pregame chant
For more Saints videos, go to www.nola.com New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees leads his team in his weekly pregame chant before the Saints put a 62-7 shellacking on the Indianapolis Colts.
- published: 04 Nov 2011
- views: 209238
- author: Boudreaux Thibodeaux
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New Orleans Saints - Drew Brees Pregame Who Dat Chant
Sorry for the shaky camera. Drew Brees' new tradition of saying "Who Dat" before the start...
published: 10 Sep 2010
author: ForTheWhitt
New Orleans Saints - Drew Brees Pregame Who Dat Chant
Sorry for the shaky camera. Drew Brees' new tradition of saying "Who Dat" before the start of each game
- published: 10 Sep 2010
- views: 123322
- author: ForTheWhitt
2:00
Drew Brees: "New Orleans Saved Me"
About winning the Super Bowl, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees thinks there's "no...
published: 07 Feb 2010
author: CBS
Drew Brees: "New Orleans Saved Me"
About winning the Super Bowl, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees thinks there's "no other city or community or people that deserve it more than New Orleans."
- published: 07 Feb 2010
- views: 18268
- author: CBS
2:00
New Orleans Saints, GET CRUNK!
Drew Brees pumps up the New Orleans Saints, Bobby Hebert gets CRUNK to the Ying Yang Twins...
published: 06 Oct 2009
author: caissyroger
New Orleans Saints, GET CRUNK!
Drew Brees pumps up the New Orleans Saints, Bobby Hebert gets CRUNK to the Ying Yang Twins, Darren Sharper intercepts a Kolb pass and takes it for a touchdown
- published: 06 Oct 2009
- views: 386186
- author: caissyroger
13:01
Drew Brees New Orleans Saints MVP (Most Valuable Person)
Drew Brees, more than a football player, a Most Valuable Person, an individual who is acti...
published: 03 Jan 2012
author: LABLouisianaBoy
Drew Brees New Orleans Saints MVP (Most Valuable Person)
Drew Brees, more than a football player, a Most Valuable Person, an individual who is active in the New Orleans community trying to make life better for others. Jim Henderson of WWL recently wrote a commentary following Brees breaking the Dan Marino passing yardage season record entitled "You Gotta See the Special Man" which is a catchphrase that older generations relate to a local business. Henderson described that Drew Brees means more to New Orleans and the people of Louisiana as a person than as a quarterback. This compilation looks at some of Drew Brees's accomplishments and shows another example in positive attitude from former Saint Steve Gleason who is fighting ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease. Like Brees, Gleason gave back to others such as participating in Locks of Love. Gleason is probably most remembered by non Saints fans as the player blocking the punt against the Atlanta Falcons in the first Super Dome game following Hurricane Katrina. Drew Brees = NFL, Professional athlete, and positive role model, hero, for both adults and children. Thank you Drew and the New Orleans Saints. NFL footage cuts credit ESPN. Drew Brees healthy eating footage cut credit President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. "My Wish: Devan" footage cuts credit ESPN Sportscenter 2007. Drew Brees "Talking about Jesus" video cuts from Jill Ewart interview credit "Sharing the Victory." Jim Henderson "You Gotta See the Special Man" commentary audio self recorded from WWL-TV New Orleans ...
- published: 03 Jan 2012
- views: 3045
- author: LABLouisianaBoy
4:13
Drew Brees Concussion Trivia: Who Dat Cabbie?!
Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints quarterback, asks concussion trivia on behalf of the Dick's...
published: 27 Jun 2012
author: DicksSportingGoods
Drew Brees Concussion Trivia: Who Dat Cabbie?!
Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints quarterback, asks concussion trivia on behalf of the Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation PACE program - bit.ly - Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education. Join Drew and sign up your team for a baseline test! bit.ly
- published: 27 Jun 2012
- views: 64397
- author: DicksSportingGoods
0:55
Drew Brees, New Orleans Quarterback
AdvoCare National Spokesperson Drew Brees has used AdvoCare products since 2002. Today he ...
published: 04 Mar 2011
author: AdvoCareVideo
Drew Brees, New Orleans Quarterback
AdvoCare National Spokesperson Drew Brees has used AdvoCare products since 2002. Today he is the AdvoCare National Spokesperson. Listen as he shares why he chooses to represent AdvoCare. More info at www.advocare.com
- published: 04 Mar 2011
- views: 28011
- author: AdvoCareVideo
12:10
New Orleans Saints Highlights & Drew Brees Interview!
Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints in the dome! These are highlights from the week 3 pr...
published: 29 Aug 2012
author: SaintsGirlXOXO
New Orleans Saints Highlights & Drew Brees Interview!
Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints in the dome! These are highlights from the week 3 pre-season game. August 25, 2012. I'm the biggest #1 Saints fan ever! Who Dat!
- published: 29 Aug 2012
- views: 555
- author: SaintsGirlXOXO
3:11
Ellen Throws a Football with Drew Brees
New Orleans Saints quarterback and last year's Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees stopped by to cha...
published: 25 Jan 2011
author: TheEllenShow
Ellen Throws a Football with Drew Brees
New Orleans Saints quarterback and last year's Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees stopped by to chat with Ellen. They threw around a football, and Drew brought out his family to meet Ellen.
- published: 25 Jan 2011
- views: 100917
- author: TheEllenShow
3:33
New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees' Interview with Entrepreneur Magazine
Watch more videos at: www.entrepreneur.com Read the full interview: www.entrepreneur.com D...
published: 24 Feb 2011
author: EntrepreneurOnline
New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees' Interview with Entrepreneur Magazine
Watch more videos at: www.entrepreneur.com Read the full interview: www.entrepreneur.com Drew Brees led the New Orleans Saints to their first-ever Super Bowl title. Here is how he became an entrepreneur and how he is backing the New Orleans' economic revival and local entrepreneurship by franchising, offering help in finding people jobs and hosting a business plan competition. Follow Us On Twitter: entm.ag Like Us On Facebook: entm.ag Follow Us On LinkedIn: entm.ag Add Us To Your Circle on Google Plus: entm.ag Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel: entm.ag
- published: 24 Feb 2011
- views: 1426
- author: EntrepreneurOnline
15:44
@katiecouric: Drew Brees
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees speaks with Katie Couric about his thoughts goin...
published: 07 Feb 2010
author: CBS
@katiecouric: Drew Brees
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees speaks with Katie Couric about his thoughts going into the Super Bowl, what the city of New Orleans has meant to him and his family, the possibility of a political future, and explains "who dat?"
- published: 07 Feb 2010
- views: 39184
- author: CBS
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Drew Brees - Part 1
Part 1 of 4.
STV sits down with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees....
published: 15 Jan 2010
author: FCA
Drew Brees - Part 1
Part 1 of 4.
STV sits down with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees.
0:56
Portis and Drew Brees
www.thecooleyzone.com...
published: 07 Feb 2009
author: Tanner Cooley
Portis and Drew Brees
www.thecooleyzone.com
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Drew Brees - Part II
Part 2 of 4.
STV sits down with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees....
published: 15 Jan 2010
author: FCA
Drew Brees - Part II
Part 2 of 4.
STV sits down with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees.
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Drew Brees Morning Meeting - AdvoCare Spark
bit.ly - Click on the link to order or call Ryan at 727-744-3377 today for help! New Orlea...
published: 16 Oct 2011
author: LearnAdvocare
Drew Brees Morning Meeting - AdvoCare Spark
bit.ly - Click on the link to order or call Ryan at 727-744-3377 today for help! New Orleans Quarterback, Drew Brees, drinks AdvoCare Spark® for long-lasting energy and to stay sharp on the field. It all starts with a Spark, watch this commercial and go to link above to order Spark today! AdvoCare Spark® Energy Drink mix is a unique multi-nutrient system that's designed to provide nutritionally advanced, long-lasting energy and enhanced mental focus.* Its 21 vitamins, minerals and nutrients work synergistically to give you healthy, balanced energy without making you jittery like other caffeinated beverages.* Spark's unique combination of ingredients gives you fast-acting energy and B-vitamins enhance your body's natural energy-sustaining processes.* For mental focus and clarity, the neuroactive amino acids in Spark help sharpen your mental focus and alertness by supporting your brain's ability to efficiently transmit messages within the nervous system.* With five refreshing flavors and only 45 calories per serving, Spark gives you a lift that lasts for hours.* Is this you? Someone who has trouble waking up or feels "energy slumps" throughout the day Someone who can't work up enough energy to live life the way you want Someone who is looking for a more nutritious alternative to coffee, soda or other energy drinks DIRECTIONS For ages 12 and older. Blend, shake or stir contents of one pouch or slightly rounded scoop into 8 fluid ounces of water or the beverage of your choice ...
- published: 16 Oct 2011
- views: 6426
- author: LearnAdvocare
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DREW BREES and his PREGAME CHANT! NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Drew Brees gives his motivation pre-game chant. Can anyone figure it out word for word?...
published: 18 Jan 2010
author: LostNawlinsNative
DREW BREES and his PREGAME CHANT! NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Drew Brees gives his motivation pre-game chant. Can anyone figure it out word for word?
- published: 18 Jan 2010
- views: 434987
- author: LostNawlinsNative
3:40
New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees talks with Visa about the importance of financial literacy
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees talks about the importance of financial literacy...
published: 01 Oct 2010
author: PMSFL
New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees talks with Visa about the importance of financial literacy
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees talks about the importance of financial literacy with Visa's Jason Alderman. Brees helped Visa launch Financial Football, a fast-paced, interactive NFL-themed game on September 13, 2010 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The Super Bowl XLIV champion and MVP later went on to play the game with students at Bay High School in Bay St. Louis, MS.
- published: 01 Oct 2010
- views: 1276
- author: PMSFL
0:20
2012 New Orleans saints drew Brees' Pregame chant
Drew brees firing up the troops...
published: 08 Oct 2012
author: jvanderbrook
2012 New Orleans saints drew Brees' Pregame chant
Drew brees firing up the troops
- published: 08 Oct 2012
- views: 41028
- author: jvanderbrook
7:23
NFL Top 100: Drew Brees #9
Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees was voted the 9th-best player of 2011 by his peers. He was ...
published: 06 Jul 2011
author: smokeyman1
NFL Top 100: Drew Brees #9
Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees was voted the 9th-best player of 2011 by his peers. He was presented by Jonathan Vilma and Sean Payton. Property of NFL Network
- published: 06 Jul 2011
- views: 225651
- author: smokeyman1
2:09
Valero Alamo Bowl Top 20 Plays - Drew Brees (1998)
Final Draft...
published: 18 Oct 2012
author: Alamo Bowl
Valero Alamo Bowl Top 20 Plays - Drew Brees (1998)
Final Draft
- published: 18 Oct 2012
- views: 798
- author: Alamo Bowl
3:16
Best Drew Brees Highlights - "Reach For The Top"
The song playing in this video is called "Reach For The Top." It was written, produced and...
published: 25 Aug 2012
author: SportsAnthems
Best Drew Brees Highlights - "Reach For The Top"
The song playing in this video is called "Reach For The Top." It was written, produced and performed by Jeff Durand. "Reach For The Top" is available for purchase at itunes.apple.com
- published: 25 Aug 2012
- views: 455
- author: SportsAnthems
3:43
Saints Top 10 Plays of 2009-10
Here are my top 10 plays of the 2009-10 season. I do not own the rights to any of these cl...
published: 17 Feb 2010
author: tc70592
Saints Top 10 Plays of 2009-10
Here are my top 10 plays of the 2009-10 season. I do not own the rights to any of these clips. This video is for entertainment purposes only.
- published: 17 Feb 2010
- views: 10201
- author: tc70592
5:57
Drew Brees Breaks Dan Marino's record
The moment where Drew Brees, best quarterback, ever. Broke Dan Marinos single season passi...
published: 29 Dec 2011
author: Rasmuslj94
Drew Brees Breaks Dan Marino's record
The moment where Drew Brees, best quarterback, ever. Broke Dan Marinos single season passing record, followed up by Heart of the city with highlights from the 2011 season.
- published: 29 Dec 2011
- views: 11433
- author: Rasmuslj94
7:18
Drew Brees 2011 highlights MIX HD Top Plays
Drew Brees highlights 2011 2012 season Best of passes of Drew Brees 2011 2012 season Musiq...
published: 08 Jan 2012
author: Shady7341
Drew Brees 2011 highlights MIX HD Top Plays
Drew Brees highlights 2011 2012 season Best of passes of Drew Brees 2011 2012 season Musique: _Kevin Cossom I Can't Help It 2011 (by any means mixtape) _Heart of the city (WHO DAT) ft X Man, Bigshott, Big Rec, Kuniqua New Orleans Saints HL Official Logiciel: VEGAS PRO 11
- published: 08 Jan 2012
- views: 129484
- author: Shady7341
7:23
Drew Brees Highlight Film - Drew Brees Top NFL 100
Get Faster In 14 Days Guarenteed: combinetips.com Drew Brees Highlight Film - Drew Brees T...
published: 09 Jan 2013
author: Gary Belt
Drew Brees Highlight Film - Drew Brees Top NFL 100
Get Faster In 14 Days Guarenteed: combinetips.com Drew Brees Highlight Film - Drew Brees Top NFL 100 Drew Brees is currently one of the most successful and popular quarterbacks in the National Football League. It hasn't been an easy road to get there though for Brees. He began his career in San Diego, where questionable play and injuries led many there to lose confidence in him. When it was time for him to test the market, the only team that showed the interest in him that he deserved was the New Orleans Saints. After coming to a team that had been experiencing little success and had just been devastated right alongside its city by Hurricane Katrina, he, head coach Sean Payton, and the rest of the team worked on building the Saints into one of the best teams in the league. That goal was reached following the 2009 season when the team won the Super Bowl by defeating the Indianapolis Colts. With that victory, Brees had really come a long way. Here are five interesting facts about the Saints quarterback, Drew Brees. #1 - Through the 2009 NFL season, Drew Brees had accumulated significantly more touchdown passes in the second quarter during his career than in any other quarter. He had thrown 38 first quarter, 47 third quarter, and 49 fourth quarter touchdown passes. During the same period, the total number of TD passes he had thrown in the second quarter was 68. #2 - The first touchdown pass Drew Brees ever threw in the National Football League came in week eight of the 2001 ...
- published: 09 Jan 2013
- views: 471
- author: Gary Belt
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Top 20 Plays -- Drew Brees
I edited this interview as part of a web series that highlights key plays from the 20 year...
published: 04 Nov 2012
author: Aaron Garcia
Top 20 Plays -- Drew Brees
I edited this interview as part of a web series that highlights key plays from the 20 year history of the Valero Alamo Bowl (VAB). Former Purdue quarterback, Drew Brees, now quarterback for the New Orleans' Saints in the NFL, recounts the drive leading up to his game-winning pass to Isaac Jones in the 1998 Builders Square Alamo Bowl.
- published: 04 Nov 2012
- views: 157
- author: Aaron Garcia
0:25
Drew Brees & Undefeated Saints Destroy Brady & Patriots MNF (38-17)
Drew Brees and the Saints make it look easy by destroying the Patriots on Monday Night Foo...
published: 01 Dec 2009
author: saintsrockit
Drew Brees & Undefeated Saints Destroy Brady & Patriots MNF (38-17)
Drew Brees and the Saints make it look easy by destroying the Patriots on Monday Night Football, and moving to 11-0. This video highlights some of the best plays from Brees. Drew Brees was 18 of 23 for 371 yards and 5 touch downs. Reggie Bush did not play
- published: 01 Dec 2009
- views: 4030
- author: saintsrockit
6:59
NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 : Drew Brees #2
After throwing for over 5000 yards and being selected to his sixth career Pro Bowl last se...
published: 28 Jun 2012
author: smokeyman1
NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 : Drew Brees #2
After throwing for over 5000 yards and being selected to his sixth career Pro Bowl last season, Saints QB Drew Brees comes in at No. 2 on "The Top 100: Players of 2012." Property of NFL Network
- published: 28 Jun 2012
- views: 139736
- author: smokeyman1
3:27
JJ Center's Bye Randy Moss Top Plays Montage Ep 27 ft Tom Brady & Brett Favre (Madden NFL 11) Sports
www.youtube.com Click this to watch JJ Center Rematch Respawn vs Sports ft UrBrownEyedGirl...
published: 16 Oct 2010
author: MachinimaSports
JJ Center's Bye Randy Moss Top Plays Montage Ep 27 ft Tom Brady & Brett Favre (Madden NFL 11) Sports
www.youtube.com Click this to watch JJ Center Rematch Respawn vs Sports ft UrBrownEyedGirl Sark Onlyusemeblade Kayvon (Madden 11) Sports! JJ Center's Bye Randy Moss Top Plays Montage Ep 27 ft Tom Brady & Brett Favre (Madden NFL 11) Sports This week we talk about the second greatest wide receiver in the league. My opinion. Randy Moss. My Favorite team is the ne patriots and I have a ton of top plays with Randy Moss. So I am uploading to you a randy moss montage as a farwell to him for being a part of my favorite team. I hope you enjoy. Rate comment subscribe DIRECTOR'S CHANNEL: www.youtube.com Director's Twitter:twitter.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow Machinima on Twitter! Machinima twitter.com Inside Gaming twitter.com Machinima Respawn twitter.com Machinima Entertainment, Technology, Culture twitter.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 TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com Tags: video hd jj center terceirafire madden 10 ea john madden football superbowl cowboys bears steelers packers jets giants raiders superbowl payton manning drew brees machinima sports yt:quality=high Madden NFL 10 EA Tiburon Sports Xbox Xbox360 360 Playstation 2 PS2 3 PS3 Portable PSP Wii Nintendo DS jj center ps3 xbox ps ps2 360 madden 11 gameplan gameflow online gamester Created team Randy ...
- published: 16 Oct 2010
- views: 4289
- author: MachinimaSports
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Top 20 Plays in Valero Alamo Bowl History
The Valero Alamo Bowl is celebrating it's 20th Anniversary by highlighting the top plays i...
published: 28 Dec 2012
author: Alamo Bowl
Top 20 Plays in Valero Alamo Bowl History
The Valero Alamo Bowl is celebrating it's 20th Anniversary by highlighting the top plays in its history. From Drew Brees to RG3 the Valero Alamo Bowl has provided unforgettable memories for fans, players and coaches alike. What unforgettable moment will this year bring?
- published: 28 Dec 2012
- views: 128
- author: Alamo Bowl
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Top 5 Plays Of The Week #1 - Gameplay- Online Ranked Match- Montage- Brees- Madden NBA Live 2k13 13
Thought I'd try something new.... madden 12 highlights nfl packers saints bills gameplay c...
published: 28 Sep 2011
author: dukethakilla
Top 5 Plays Of The Week #1 - Gameplay- Online Ranked Match- Montage- Brees- Madden NBA Live 2k13 13
Thought I'd try something new.... madden 12 highlights nfl packers saints bills gameplay chris johnson jamaal charles football "top 5" "top 10" sports bowl cowboys live montage eagles giants plays of the week glitches money block field goals punts funny vikings cam newton peterson romo dallas superbowl steelers touchdown commentary colts tim tebow ray lewis revis island patriots pittsburgh brady ea sports playbook create superstar picks brett bears jets dez bryant best ever funniest custom sliders pro nba 2k12 my mode
- published: 28 Sep 2011
- views: 152013
- author: dukethakilla
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Drew Brees - Part 1
Part 1 of 4.
STV sits down with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees....
published: 15 Jan 2010
author: FCA
Drew Brees - Part 1
Part 1 of 4.
STV sits down with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees.
0:56
Portis and Drew Brees
www.thecooleyzone.com...
published: 07 Feb 2009
author: Tanner Cooley
Portis and Drew Brees
www.thecooleyzone.com
1:19
Drew Brees - Part II
Part 2 of 4.
STV sits down with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees....
published: 15 Jan 2010
author: FCA
Drew Brees - Part II
Part 2 of 4.
STV sits down with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees.
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12:46
Madden 13 All Madden Connected Careers Redskins Coach Ep. 2 | RGIII vs Brees
Hey guys moonlightswami here and today I am bringing you guys the first regular season gam...
published: 27 Aug 2012
author: MoonlightSwami
Madden 13 All Madden Connected Careers Redskins Coach Ep. 2 | RGIII vs Brees
Hey guys moonlightswami here and today I am bringing you guys the first regular season game in the Connected Careers Coach Mode for the Redskins. I hope you guys enjoy this matchup between Drew Brees and the Saints vs RGIII and the Redskins. Lets hope Josh Morgan is back soon, I will be talking to you guys later, peace Im out!!!! Extra Tags: madden 13 clips top plays of the week funny best ever catch how to passes randy moss touchdown super bowl celebration gameplay fail franchise online superstar mode connected careers create creation qjb ksioladjebt goal nba 2k13 dunk live my player crew team up ipodkingcarter girlgonegamer beast fifa 13 top plays of the week ksiolidjebt Yeousch Machinima Madden Ultimate Team MUT Connected Careers Etc Madden NFL 13 Connected Careers Redskins Coach Ep 1 | The Beginning "EA Season Ticket"
- published: 27 Aug 2012
- views: 20218
- author: MoonlightSwami
11:15
Madden 11 Greatest Created Teams Ever Fire vs Heros (Jesus?)
New Ideas for Created Teams in Madden 11. i created a team called the bible heros with new...
published: 02 Nov 2010
author: terceirafire
Madden 11 Greatest Created Teams Ever Fire vs Heros (Jesus?)
New Ideas for Created Teams in Madden 11. i created a team called the bible heros with new testament on offense and old testament on defense. also my best freinds on playstation on my other created team the Terceirafire. How to create a awesome team in madden 11. Click Here:www.youtube.com For the most recent video THis is for fun for all my subscribers and online franchise players, enjoy. Follow me on twitter Twitter.com/terceirafire Also the person who donated a brand new Drew Brees, and OchoCinco on feild jersey has his own top plays giveaway check out the video here. www.youtube.com
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Top 5 Plays Of The Week #6 - Saints 49ers Steelers - Madden 12 Online Gameplay Highlights
I should open a restaurant in Pittsburg called Casey Hampton's "Hamburger Island" and sell...
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Drew Brees - Story New Orleans
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Drew Brees Interview with Katie Couric
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Drew Brees Interview with Katie Couric
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- published: 17 May 2010
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NFL Top 100: Drew Brees #9
Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees was voted the 9th-best player of 2011 by his peers. He was ...
published: 06 Jul 2011
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NFL Top 100: Drew Brees #9
Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees was voted the 9th-best player of 2011 by his peers. He was presented by Jonathan Vilma and Sean Payton. Property of NFL Network
- published: 06 Jul 2011
- views: 225651
- author: smokeyman1
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STV Interview with Drew Brees
Sharing the Victory Magazine sits down with New Orleans' Saints QB Drew Brees. Find other ...
published: 11 Jan 2010
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STV Interview with Drew Brees
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2012 SoundFX: Drew Brees
''Sound FX: Drew Brees'' - On-field sights and sounds of Drew Brees' memorable NFL career....
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2012 SoundFX: Drew Brees
''Sound FX: Drew Brees'' - On-field sights and sounds of Drew Brees' memorable NFL career.
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3:56
Chase Daniel Interviews Drew Bree 'no its Brees'
Chase Daniel was bombarded with questions about Drew Brees this offseason. Now Daniel gets...
published: 07 Aug 2012
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Chase Daniel Interviews Drew Bree 'no its Brees'
Chase Daniel was bombarded with questions about Drew Brees this offseason. Now Daniel gets a chance to ask the questions. **We don't own this content or claim any rights to this video.**
- published: 07 Aug 2012
- views: 3094
- author: HellhoundSportsBar
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NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 : Drew Brees #2
After throwing for over 5000 yards and being selected to his sixth career Pro Bowl last se...
published: 28 Jun 2012
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NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 : Drew Brees #2
After throwing for over 5000 yards and being selected to his sixth career Pro Bowl last season, Saints QB Drew Brees comes in at No. 2 on "The Top 100: Players of 2012." Property of NFL Network
- published: 28 Jun 2012
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6:20
Drew Brees Record-Breaking Interview | LIVE 10-7-12
New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton is back in New Orleans to support his Super Bowl...
published: 08 Oct 2012
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Drew Brees Record-Breaking Interview | LIVE 10-7-12
New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton is back in New Orleans to support his Super Bowl winning quarterback Drew Brees breaking Johnny Unitas' record. (48 Consecutive Games with TD Pass) This game originally aired back on Sunday October 7, 2012. The videos and song are used for entertainmen...
- published: 08 Oct 2012
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- author: BreesUnitasOct7
7:18
Drew Brees 2011 highlights MIX HD Top Plays
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published: 08 Jan 2012
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Drew Brees 2011 highlights MIX HD Top Plays
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8:51
"My Wish" series (2007): Devan's wish to meet Drew Brees
Devan tosses the pigskin with Drew Brees....
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"My Wish" series (2007): Devan's wish to meet Drew Brees
Devan tosses the pigskin with Drew Brees.
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Madden NFL 11: Drew Brees Interview
We chat with this year's cover athlete and show off the first gameplay footage....
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Madden NFL 11: Drew Brees Interview
We chat with this year's cover athlete and show off the first gameplay footage.
- published: 23 Apr 2010
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Peyton Manning/Drew Brees Interview w/Chis Berman During Pro Bowl Pt 1.
Chris Berman interviews two great qb's and gets their thoughts on the super bowl, and each...
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Peyton Manning/Drew Brees Interview w/Chis Berman During Pro Bowl Pt 1.
Chris Berman interviews two great qb's and gets their thoughts on the super bowl, and each other.
- published: 01 Feb 2010
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Drew Brees Interview After Breaking Dan Marino's Single Season Record for Passing Yards
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published: 27 Dec 2011
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Drew Brees Interview After Breaking Dan Marino's Single Season Record for Passing Yards
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5:17
Drew Brees in the Raw (NFL Films)
NFL Films captured history when Drew Brees broke Dan Marino's single-season passing record...
published: 30 Dec 2011
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Drew Brees in the Raw (NFL Films)
NFL Films captured history when Drew Brees broke Dan Marino's single-season passing record. Follow Brees along the sideline after his record-breaking pass and listen to his entire locker room speech. I DON'T OWN THIS VIDEO. OWNED BY NFL FILMS.
- published: 30 Dec 2011
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Drew Brees - Part 1
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Drew Brees - Story New Orleans
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Barack Obama 'GMA' Interview: Parenting Advice to D-Wade, Drew Brees (06.16.11)
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- published: 17 Jun 2011
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@katiecouric: Drew Brees
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@katiecouric: Drew Brees
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- published: 07 Feb 2010
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Drew Brees Concussion Trivia: Who Dat Cabbie?!
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- published: 27 Jun 2012
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The Miami Herald
02 Mar 2013
Once the deal is complete, the contract would make Flacco the highest paid player in league history, surpassing New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Seven months ago, Brees signed a five-year, $100 million deal that included $61 million guaranteed over the first three years of the pact. Flacco is due to make more than Brees in the first three years of the contract, according to sources ... 1 . .. ....(size: 3.8Kb)
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02 Mar 2013
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02 Mar 2013
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02 Mar 2013
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02 Mar 2013
Joe Flacco is staying in Baltimore. The Super Bowl MVP quarterback agreed Friday to a new contact with the Ravens, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. Terms were not immediately available, but Flacco was expected to get a long-term contract close to the $20 million average salary Drew Brees earns with New Orleans ... ....(size: 1.6Kb)
Seattle Post
02 Mar 2013
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02 Mar 2013
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02 Mar 2013
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Andrew Christopher "Drew" Brees (pronounced /ˈbriːs/;[1] born January 15, 1979) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
Brees has been selected to the Pro Bowl six times in his career – with the Chargers in 2004 and the Saints in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. He was named the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year in 2004, the Offensive Player of the Year in 2008, and the MVP of Super Bowl XLIV. He was also selected by voters to appear on the cover of EA Sports' Madden NFL 11.[2] Sports Illustrated named him as its 2010 Sportsman of the Year.[3]
Brees holds the single-season record for most passing yards in a single season, with 5,476 yards passing during the 2011 season.
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Early life and high school[link]
Brees was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Mina (née Akins), an attorney, and Eugene Wilson Brees II, a medical malpractice attorney.[4] He was named after Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson.[5] His uncle, Marty Akins, was an All-American starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns college football team from 1975 to 1977. Chip Brees played basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team, and his grandfather, Ray Akins, had the third-most victories as a Texas high school football coach.[6]
Brees was selected as Texas High School 5A Most Valuable Offensive Player in 1996 and led the Westlake High School football team to 16-0 record and state championship.[7] As a high school football player, Brees completed 314 of 490 passes (64.1 percent) for 5,461 yards with 50 touchdowns including, in his senior season, 211 of 333 passes (63.4 percent) for 3,528 yards with 31 touchdowns.[8] Westlake went 28-0-1 when Brees started for two seasons and beat Abilene Cooper High School 55-15 in the 1996 title game.[8][6]
College career[link]
Brees graduated from Purdue University with a degree in industrial management.[9] He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He left Purdue with Big Ten Conference records in passing yards (11,792), touchdown passes (90), total offensive yards (12,693), completions (1,026), and attempts (1,678). He led the Boilermakers to the 2001 Rose Bowl, Purdue's first appearance there since 1967, where Purdue lost by ten points to the Washington Huskies. Brees was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's best quarterback in 1999. He won the Maxwell Award as the nation's outstanding player of 2000 and won the NCAA's Today's Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 2001. Brees was also fourth in Heisman Trophy voting in 1999 and third in 2000. Brees also tied an NCAA record with the longest pass ever (99 yards), to receiver Vinny Sutherland against Northwestern on September 25, 1999
As a senior, Brees was named the Academic All-America Player of the Year, the first Purdue player since Bruce Brineman (1989) to earn national academic honors. Brees also was awarded Purdue's Leonard Wilson Award for unselfishness and dedication. To continue his education and improve his ability to pursue reasoned business ventures and opportunities, Brees also attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business for NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurship in 2008.
Notable awards[link]
- Outback Bowl MVP
- Alamo Bowl MVP
- Big Ten Football MVP (2000)
- Maxwell Award (2000)
- NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2004)
- NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2011)
- MVP (Super Bowl XLIV) (2009)
Professional career[link]
San Diego Chargers[link]
2001 NFL Draft[link]
Brees' college success led to projections that he would be a mid-to-late first round draft pick in the 2001 NFL Draft, but he slipped due to concerns about his relatively short stature for a professional quarterback (6'0"), a perceived lack of arm strength, and a sense that he had succeeded in college in a system designed for him. Ultimately, Brees was the second quarterback selected in the 2001 draft, chosen by the San Diego Chargers as the first pick of the second round.[10]
San Diego originally had the first pick in that draft, but traded it to Atlanta (which used it to draft Michael Vick) in return for the fifth pick of the first round, with which San Diego drafted LaDainian Tomlinson.[10]
Early career[link]
Brees played in his first professional game on November 4, 2001 against the Kansas City Chiefs. He won the starting job over Doug Flutie during training camp before the start of the 2002 season. Brees started all 16 games for the Chargers during the 2002 season, leading the team to an 8-8 record. After a disappointing start to the 2003 season he was replaced by Flutie.
Brees' career with the Chargers was put in jeopardy after San Diego acquired NC State's Philip Rivers. After the trade, it was almost certain Brees' days as the Chargers' starting QB were over. However, Rivers held out nearly all of training camp. Brees therefore remained the starter throughout the 2004 season, where he started every game and led the team to a 12-4 regular season record. The Chargers won the AFC West and Brees was selected to the 2004 NFL Pro Bowl. He was named 2004 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
2005[link]
Brees became a free agent after the season and was not expected to return to San Diego, which had already committed a large sum of money to Rivers. The team eventually designated Brees a franchise player, giving him a one-year contract that quadrupled his pay to $8 million for 2005.
Under the terms of the franchise player contract, Brees was eligible to be traded or sign with another team, but the Chargers would receive two future first round draft choices in return. He was not traded and continued as starting quarterback for the remainder of the 2005 season.
Brees continued his productive play in 2005, as he posted a career high in passing yards with 3,576. Brees also posted an 89.2 rating, 10th best in the NFL. However, in the last game of the 2005 season against the Denver Broncos, Brees tore his labrum while trying to pick up his own fumble after being hit by Broncos safety John Lynch. Denver tackle Gerard Warren hit Brees while he was on the ground, causing the injury. Brees underwent arthroscopic surgery, performed by Dr. James Andrews, to repair the torn labrum in his right (throwing) shoulder on January 5, 2006. Subsequent reports mentioned additional rotator cuff damage and he also was treated by Dr. Saby Szajowitz to recover and regain muscle movement.
Brees was selected as first alternate to the AFC Pro Bowl team for the 2005 season. He would have played in his second consecutive Pro Bowl due to the injury to starter Carson Palmer, but his own injury dictated that the AFC Pro Bowl roster would have to be filled by second alternate Jake Plummer.
After the season, the Chargers offered Brees a 5-year, $50 million contract that paid $2 million in base salary the first year and the rest heavily based on performance incentives. Brees evaluated the incentive-based offer as a sign of no confidence by the Chargers and promptly demanded the salary a top 5 "franchise" quarterback would receive.
New Orleans Saints[link]
After the Chargers refused to increase their offer, Brees met with other teams. The New Orleans Saints and the Miami Dolphins were interested. New Orleans made an offer that included $10 million in guaranteed money the first year and a $12 million option the second year. Miami was unsure if Brees' shoulder was completely healed and doctors suggested the team not sign him because of the injury.[11] The Dolphins ended negotiations and traded for Minnesota Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper instead. Brees signed a 6-year, $60 million deal with the Saints on March 14, 2006.
2006[link]
Brees had a productive first year with the Saints. The team, under first-year head coach Sean Payton, rebounded from its disastrous 2005 season (when the team was unable to play in New Orleans due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina and struggled to a 3–13 record) to finish with a 10–6 regular season record and won the NFC South division title. Brees threw a league-leading 4,418 passing yards, finished third in the league with 26 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions and a 96.2 passer rating. Brees was named starting quarterback for the NFC in the 2007 Pro Bowl. On January 5, 2007, Brees was named first runner-up behind former teammate Tomlinson for league MVP by the Associated Press. Brees and Tomlinson were co-recipients of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
On January 13, 2007, in his first playoff game for New Orleans, Brees was 20–32 in passing attempts with 1 touchdown and no interceptions against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Louisiana Superdome. The Saints held on to win 27–24, and advanced to the franchise's first NFC Championship Game against the Chicago Bears. Though he completed 27 of 49 passes for 354 yards against the Chicago Bears, and two touchdowns, Brees committed three costly turnovers, and was penalized for an intentional grounding in the endzone, resulting in a safety, as the Saints lost 39–14.[12] Brees then dislocated his left elbow during the first quarter of the Pro Bowl.
2007[link]
The following season Brees passed for 4423 yards and tied a then team record with 28 touchdowns. He also set the NFL record previously held by Rich Gannon for pass completions in a single season with 440. However, the Saints missed the playoffs.
2008[link]
In 2008, the Saints again missed the playoffs but Brees had a strong year statistically, finishing 15 yards short of the NFL record for passing yards thrown in a single season set by Dan Marino in 1984. He finished the season with 5,069 yards and became the second quarterback in NFL history to throw for over 5,000 yards in a season.[13] He passed for 300 yards ten times during the season, tying Rich Gannon's 2002 record. He was named FedEx Air Player of the Week for his performances during weeks 8 and 12 and was named the AP 2008 Offensive Player of the Year.[14]
2009 Super Bowl Season[link]
In the first game of the 2009 season against the Detroit Lions, Brees set a career-high and franchise-tying record with six touchdown passes, (NFL record for opening week) going 26/34 for 358 yards. The next week, Brees led the Saints to a 48–22 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, throwing for 311 yards and three touchdown passes. Brees also tied the record for most touchdown passes by the end of week 2 with 9. In week 6 against the 5–0 New York Giants, Brees completed 23 of 30 passes for 369 yards, 4 touchdown passes and a passer rating of 156.8 in a dominant 48–27 victory.
In week 7, Brees led a dramatic comeback victory on the road against the Miami Dolphins, 46–34. The Saints quickly faced a 24–3 deficit in the second quarter, trailing for the first time all season at that point, and failing to score on their first possession as they had in all of their previous contests. Brees had a poor outing, but provided two crucial rushing touchdowns, one just before halftime to narrow the deficit to 24–10, and one in the third quarter to give the Saints their first lead of the game, 37–34.
The next week, Brees threw for 308 yards on 25 of 33 passing along with two touchdowns and one interception in leading the Saints to a 35–27 victory and franchise tying best start at 7–0 against the rival Atlanta Falcons. In week 9, Brees helped guide the team to a 30–20 victory over the Carolina Panthers. This would be Drew's first victory over the Carolina Panthers in the Superdome and gave the Saints their best ever start in franchise history at 8–0.
In week 12, Brees led the Saints to an 11–0 record, defeating the New England Patriots 38–17 on Monday Night Football. Drew Brees totaled 371 yards passing, posting a perfect passer rating of 158.3.
After close victories over the Washington Redskins and Falcons in successive weeks to start 13–0, Brees and the Saints lost their first game of the season to the Dallas Cowboys, 24–17, after DeMarcus Ware caused a Brees fumble in the final seconds, ending a fourth quarter rally. The Saints then lost their last two games, with Brees sitting out the week 17 finale against Carolina. Their 13–3 record secured the #1 seed in the NFC.
Brees' individual statistics led to numerous accolades,[15] including a Pro Bowl selection, the Maxwell Football Club's Bert Bell Award, and runner-up in voting for the AP MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, and All-Pro awards. He finished the season with a completion percentage of 70.62, establishing a new NFL record.[16][17]
In the divisional round of the playoffs, the Saints routed the Arizona Cardinals 45–14 to advance to the NFC Championship, where they defeated the Minnesota Vikings 31–28 in overtime. Brees completed 17 of 31 passes for 191 yards and 3 touchdowns.
The underdog Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31–17 in Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010. Brees tied a Super Bowl record with 32 pass completions and won the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award. He threw for 288 yards and 2 touchdowns. It was the first league championship in Saints franchise history.[18] Brees was named the 2010 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, both for his winning the Super Bowl and his charitable work towards the reconstruction of New Orleans. On December 17, 2010, he was named AP Male Athlete of the Year.
2010[link]
In 2010, the Saints qualified for the playoffs as a wild card team with an 11-5 record, but were eliminated in the first round by the Seattle Seahawks, 41-36. Despite the disappointing end to the season, Brees was selected to his fifth Pro Bowl (fourth as a Saint) and was voted the No. 9 NFL player of 2011 by his peers.
2011[link]
File:Madden 11 Drew Brees cover.jpg
Brees on the cover of Madden NFL 11.
In 2011, Drew Brees broke Dan Marino's 27 year-old record for most passing yards in one season (5,084) in the 15th game of the season (week 16) against the Atlanta Falcons at home in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with a TD pass to Darren Sproles.
Drew Brees began the 2011 season against the Super Bowl champs, Green Bay Packers, in a close loss, 42-34. Despite the loss, Brees posted his 7th career 400-plus passing game, with 419 yards, also throwing for 3 Touchdowns and zero interceptions, for a 112.5 passer rating.
In week 2, Drew Brees defeated the Chicago Bears during the Saints's home-opener for the first time in his career as a starting quarterback, with 270 yards, 3 touchdowns and zero interceptions. With his first win over the Bears, Brees has defeated all NFL teams except the Baltimore Ravens. Also of note, with the 79 yard TD pass to Devery Henderson in the 2nd quarter, Brees extended his streak of games with at least one passing TD to 29, which is 1 game behind Dan Marino and 7 behind Brett Favre, who both have 30 and 36 games with at least one TD pass thrown respectively. Johnny Unitas has the all time record with 47 straight games with a TD pass, but Brees streak is the fourth-longest in the NFL since 1950. Brees has not been held without a TD pass since Week 4 of the 2009 season, a 24-10 road win over the New York Jets. He has thrown 62 TD passes during the streak, which does not include four playoff games in which he also threw at least one TD pass. In week 3 against the Houston Texans, Brees threw 3 touchdown passes to extend his streak to 30 games with at least one passing TD, tying Dan Marino. He also completed 70.5 percent of his passes for 370 yards, completing 31 of his 44 passes in a 40-33 home win. In week 7 against the Indianapolis Colts, Brees threw 5 touchdown passes to extend his streak to 34 games with at least one passing TD. He completed 31 of his 35 passes for 325 yards and beat the Colts 62-7.
In week 12’s Monday night hosting of the NY Giants, the Saints routed the Giants 49-24 aided by Brees' stellar performance with passing for 363 yards and 4 TDs passes extending his streak to 38 games.
In a home game on 12/4/2011 against the Detroit Lions, Brees passed for 342 yards. Brees' performance gave him 4,031 yards on the season, making him the first quarterback in NFL history to eclipse the 4,000-yard mark in the first 12 games of a season, and the first quarterback to reach 4 consecutive seasons with 4000+ yards and 30+ TD passes.
In week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings, Brees threw for 412 yards with 5 passing TDs. Brees became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 5 touchdowns, 400+ yards, and a completion percentage of 80% in a game. He extended his streak of a passing touchdown to 41 consecutive games.
In week 16 against the Atlanta Falcons, on 12/26/2011 at 10:35 pm New Orleans time at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Brees broke Dan Marino's long standing record of passing yards in a year of 5,084 with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Darren Sproles with just under 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter of the game. Brees needed 305 yards to break the record entering the game and exceeded that mark with 307. He ended the game having thrown for 5,087 total passing yards for the regular season with 1 regular season game remaining. With his second-quarter, 8-yard touchdown pass to Marques Colston, Brees extended his streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass to 42 games. Marino congratulated Brees via Twitter after the game, saying "Congrats to @drewbrees. Great job by such a special player." Brees responded by tweeting, "Thanks to @DanMarino for his class and support during this run. It is an honor to attempt to follow the example he set for us all."[19]
In week 17 against the Carolina Panthers, Brees closed out the season by setting 6 NFL records, finishing the year with 468 completions for 5,476 yards, edging Tom Brady of the New England Patriots who also surpassed Marino's record with 5,235 yards. Brees averaged 342 yards passing per game, which broke Dan Fouts' record of 320 in a strike-shortened 1982 season.[20][21]
Career statistics[link]
| Year | Team | G-S | Passing Att.-Comp. |
Yards | Pct. | TD | Int. | Long | Sacks-Lost | Pass Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | San Diego | 1–0 | 27–15 | 221 | .556 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2–12 | 94.8 |
| 2002 | San Diego | 16–16 | 526–320 | 3,284 | .608 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 24–180 | 76.9 |
| 2003 | San Diego | 11–11 | 356–205 | 2,108 | .576 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 21–178 | 67.5 |
| 2004 | San Diego | 15–15 | 400–262 | 3,159 | .655 | 27 | 7 | 79 | 18–131 | 104.8 |
| 2005 | San Diego | 16–16 | 500–323 | 3,576 | .646 | 24 | 15 | 54 | 27–223 | 89.2 |
| 2006 | New Orleans | 16–16 | 554–356 | 4,418 | .643 | 26 | 11 | 86 | 18–105 | 96.2 |
| 2007 | New Orleans | 16–16 | 652–440 | 4,423 | .675 | 28 | 18 | 58 | 16–109 | 89.4 |
| 2008 | New Orleans | 16–16 | 635–413 | 5,069 | .650 | 34 | 17 | 84 | 13–92 | 96.2 |
| 2009 | New Orleans | 15–15 | 514–363 | 4,388 | .706 | 34 | 11 | 75 | 20–135 | 109.6 |
| 2010 | New Orleans | 16-16 | 658-448 | 4,620 | .681 | 33 | 22 | 80 | 25–185 | 90.9 |
| 2011 | New Orleans | 16-16 | 657-468* | 5,476* | .712* | 46 | 14 | 79 | 24–158 | 110.6 |
| Totals | 154-153 | 5,479-3,613 | 40,742 | .659 | 281 | 146 | 86 | 208-1,508 | 94.0 | |
| Postseason | 6–6 | 225–150 | 1648 | .667 | 13 | 2 | 88 | 10–61 | 103.7 | |
- ^* NFL record
Records[link]
Brees holds several league and team records in the NFL
National Football League records[link]
- Single season passing leader – 5,476 yards (2011)
- Most Passing Yards in a Single Month - 1,687 (October, 2011)
- Most Seasons with 5000+ passing yards - 2 (2008 & 2011)
- Most completions in a season – 468 (2011)
- Most 400+ completion seasons, career – 4 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
- Most consecutive 400+ completion seasons, career – 2 (2007-2008; 2010-2011)
- Most consecutive 350+ completion seasons, career – 6 (2006-2011)
- Most consecutive seasons with 4000+ passing yards – 6 (2006-2011; tied with Peyton Manning)
- Most consecutive seasons with 4000+ passing yards and 30+ Touchdowns – 4, 2008-current
- Most games with 5+ touchdown passes, career – 7
- Most games with 5+ touchdown passes and no interceptions, career – 5
- Highest completion percentage, career, for players with 2,500+ attempts - 65.94% (3,613/5,479)
- Highest completion percentage, season – 71.2% (2011)
- Most seasons with 70% pass completion rate (minimum 100 attempts per season) - 2 (2009 & 2011)
- Most games with 30+ completions and 80% pass completion rate, career - 4
- Most games with more than 80% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game) - 12
- Most games with more than 80% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 attempts per game) - 10
- Most games with more than 80% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game) - 3 (tied with Ben Roethlisberger and Brett Favre)
- Most games with more than 70% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game) - 10 (2011)
- Most games with more than 70% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 attempts per game) - 33
- Most games, 250+ yards passing, season - 16 (2011)
- Most 300+ yard passing games in a season – 13 (2011)
- Most consecutive 300+ yard passing games – 7 (2011-Present) (Weeks 10,12,13,14,15,16,17; 2011)
- Most consecutive 300+ yard passing games (regular season and postseason combined)– 9 (2011-Present)
- Most games, 350+ yards passing, career - 29
- Most games, 350+ yards passing, season - 8 (2011)
- Most consecutive games with 350+ yards passing – 4 (Weeks 3,4,5,6; 2011)
- Most consecutive 400+ yard passing games - 2 (postseason games 2012) - tied with several other players
- Most consecutive games with 450+ yards passing – 2 (postseason games 2012)
- Most games with 400 yards passing and no interceptions, career - 6 (4 regular season, 2 postseason)
- Most games with 20+ completions, season – 16 (2010 & 2011)
- Most consecutive games with at least 20 completions – 36 (2009-Present) [22]
- Most games with 30+ completions, season – 9 (2011)
- Most games with 30+ completions, career – 29
- Most games with 30+ completions and no interceptions, career – 14
- Most games with 39+ completions, career – 3 (1 regular season, 2 playoff games)
- Most passing completions per game, career – 23.4 comp/game
- Most passing attempts per game, career – 35.5 att/game
- Most passing yards per game, career – 263.7 yards/game
- Most passing completions per game, season – 29.25 comp/game (2011)
- Most passing yards per game, season – 342.25 yards/game (2011)
- Highest post-season completion percentage, career – 66.8%
- Lowest post-season interception percentage, career – 0.70%
- Most completions in a Super Bowl – 32 (Super Bowl XLIV; tied with Tom Brady)
- Most completions in a playoff game – 40 (at San Francisco, 1/14/2012)
- Most pass attempts in a playoff game with zero interceptions – 60 (at Seattle, 1/8/2011)[23]
- Most pass completions in a playoff game with zero interceptions – 39 (at Seattle, 1/8/2011)[23]
- Most passing yards in a playoff game with zero interceptions – 466 (vs. Detroit, 1/7/2012)
- Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception during the playoffs – 226 (January 21, 2007-January 14, 2012)
- Most Consecutive Playoff Games, 2+ Touchdown Passes - 7 (2006-Present) (tied with Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana)
- Most Playoff Games, 400+ yards passing - 3 (2011-2012)(Consecutive)
- Best Passing Touchdown to Interception ratio in postseason - 5.5-1 (22 TD Passes - 4 interceptions)
- Best Completions to Interception ratio in postseason - 65.5-1 (262 Completions - 4 interceptions)
- Best Passing Yards to Interception ratio in postseason - 745-1 (2,980 Passing Yards - 4 interceptions)
- Best Passing Touchdown per Game Average, Postseason - 2.444 (22 TD Passes/9 postseason games)
New Orleans Saints franchise records[link]
- Consecutive games with at least 1 TD pass – 43 (2009–present) 2nd NFL all-time
- Highest Comp. %, Career (Min. 500 attempts) – 65.94%
- Highest Comp. %, Season (Min. 14 attempts/game) – 71.23% (2011) [24]
- Highest YPA, Career (Min. 500 attempts) – 7.56 [24]
- Highest YPA, Season (Min. 14 attempts/game) – 8.5 (2009) [24]
- Highest Passer Rating, Career (Min. 500 attempts) – 93.8 [24]
- Highest Passer Rating, Season (Min. 14 attempts/game) – 110.6 (2011) [24]
- Most Completions, Career - 2,488 (2006-2011)
- Most Completions, Season – 468 (2011) [24]
- Most Completions, Game – 39 vs. Denver, 9/21/2008 [25]
- Most Completions, Playoff Game - 40 at San Francisco, 1/14/2012
- Most Consecutive Completions – 19 (12/27/09) [26]
- Most Pass Attempts, Career - 3,670 (2006-2011)
- Most Pass Attempts, Season – 658 (2010) [24]
- Most Pass Attempts, Playoff Game - 63 at San Francisco, 1/14/2012
- Most Pass Attempts, Game – 60 (tied with Aaron Brooks) [26]
- Most passing yards, Career - 28,394 (2006-2011)
- Most passing yards in a single season – 5,476 yards (2011)
- Most Passing Yards, Playoff Game - 466 vs. Detroit, 1/7/2012
- Most Passing Yards, Game – 510 vs. Cincinnati, 11/19/2006 [26] (seventh highest in NFL history)
- Most 4000 Yard Passing Seasons – 6 [24]
- Most Consecutive 4000 Yard Passing Seasons – 6 (2006–11) [24]
- Most Games w/300+ Yards Passing, Career - 50 (2006-2011)
- Most Games w/300+ Yards Passing, Season – 13 (2011) [27]
- Most Consecutive Games w/300+ Yards Passing – 7 (2011) [27]
- Most Touchdown Passes, Career – 201 (2006-2011)
- Most Touchdown Passes, Season – 46 (2011) [24]
- Most Touchdown Passes, Playoff Game – 4 at San Francisco, 1/14/2012 (tied with Aaron Brooks)
- Most Touchdown Passes, Game – 6 (9/13/2009) (tied with Billy Kilmer)
- Most Touchdown Passes On Opening Day, 6 (2009)
San Diego Chargers franchise records[link]
- Highest Comp. %, Season (Min. 14 attempts/game) – 65.5% (2004) [28]
- Highest Comp. %, Game (Min. 20 attempts) – 88.0% vs. Oakland 10/31/2004 [28]
- Highest Comp. %, Playoff Game (Min. 10 attempts) – 73.8% vs. NY Jets 1/8/2005 [28]
- Most Consecutive Attempts, None Intercepted – 194 (Oct. 17 through Dec. 5 2004) [29]
Other notable accomplishments[link]
- Second place with most consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass: (43)[30]
- Second place with most consecutive uninterrupted games with at least one touchdown pass: (32)
- First quarterback in NFL History to surpass 3,000 passing yards by Week 9. (3,004 yards in 2011)[31]
- First quarterback in NFL History to surpass 4,000 passing yards in the first 12 games. (4,031 yards in 2011)[32]
- First quarterback in NFL History to surpass 5,000 passing yards in the first 15 games. (5,087 yards in 2011)
- First player in NFL history to pass for 5,000 yards in a season twice (2008 & 2011)
- First player in NFL history to complete 70% of passes in a season twice (2009 & 2011)
- First player in NFL history to pass for 400 completions in a season more than once (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
- Led NFL in passing yards three times (2006, 2008, 2011)
- Led NFL in touchdown passes three times (2008, 2009, 2011)
- Led NFL in completions three times (2007, 2008, 2011)
- Led NFL in completion percentage three times (2009, 2010, 2011)
- Led NFL in passer rating in 2009 (109.6)[33]
Personal life[link]
Brees married his college sweetheart, Brittany Dudchenko, in February 2003. They both met and dated while attending Purdue University. He and his wife purchased and renovated a home in Uptown New Orleans. They welcomed their first child, a son named Baylen Robert Brees, in 2009.[34] Their second son, Bowen Christopher Brees, was born the next year.[35] Brees solicited the help of his Twitter followers in naming his second son. On January 20, 2012, Brees announced via Twitter that his wife is two and a half months pregnant with the couple's third child.[36] Brees maintains his offseason home in San Diego.[37]
On July 6, 2010, Brees released his first book,[38] entitled Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity, co-authored by Chris Fabry and published by Tyndale House.[39] Coming Back Stronger opened at number 3 on the non-fiction bestseller list of The New York Times.[40][41]
Brees' mother, Mina Brees, died on August 7, 2009, aged 59. The death was ruled a suicide.[42] Brees was briefly excused from training camp for a "family matter".[43] In 2006, Brees had described their relationship as "nonexistent" ever since he refused to hire her as his agent when he entered the NFL.[44][45] After her death, Brees stated that this quote was three years old and that his relationship with his mother had been improving.[46]
In April 2010, Brees was voted by fans as the cover athlete of EA Sports Madden NFL 11 video game.[47]
On March 30, 2010, Brees became the national spokesperson for AdvoCare International,[48] a multi-level marketing company[49] producing weight management, nutritional supplements, and personal care products.
Brees revealed in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes, which aired in September, 2010, that he was a top ranking youth tennis player who defeated Andy Roddick in competition. In a final match versus Roddick he was soundly beaten however.
In October 2010, Brees appeared in an It Gets Better video where he gave a strong anti-bullying message in the wake of a series of gay teenage suicides. The text of his speech included "If you think that making fun of someone is harmless, you’re wrong. If you think it’s OK to do because everyone else is doing it, you’re wrong. Bullying has to stop, and it has to start with you."[50]
Charity and volunteer activities[link]
Drew Brees is active in a number of charitable activities. As a result of both his on-field success with the Saints and his extensive charitable activities since arriving in New Orleans, Brees has become (in the words of a 2010 Sports Illustrated profile) "an athlete as adored and appreciated as any in an American city today".[51] When Sports Illustrated selected him for the 2010 Sportsman of the Year award, it said the award was "[f]or not only leading the New Orleans Saints to the first Super Bowl title in the franchise's history, but also for helping lead the city of New Orleans' rebirth after the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina".[3]
Brees has been involved in Hurricane Katrina recovery.[52] Drew and Brittany’s Brees Dream Foundation announced a partnership[53][54] in 2007 with international children’s charity Operation Kids, to rebuild and restore and recreate academic and athletic facilities, parks and playgrounds, after-school programs, mentoring programs for the intellectually disabled, neighborhood revitalization projects and child care facilities in New Orleans.
Brees has acquired the nickname "Breesus" among Saints fans.[55][56][57]
Brees visited the Guantanamo Bay detention camp on a USO tour in late June 2009. Following his return, Brees was quoted as stating that Guantanamo captives were being treated ten times better than convicts in U.S. prisons. [58][59][60][61]
In February 2008, Brees signed a promotional deal with Chili's Grill & Bar to promote the chain's new line of hamburgers. The promotion helped raise money for charity.[62] In June 2008, Brees participated in the Pro Sports Team Challenge, a competition for pro athletes to help raise money for charities. The charity Brees played for was Operation Kids.[63]
On February 18, 2007, Brees was honored by the Krewe of Bacchus, a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade club, as the 2007 Bacchus Grand Marshal.[64]
Brees again presided as Bacchus during the 2010 parade on February 14, 2010, one week after the Super Bowl during Mardi Gras season.[65]
In June 2010, President Obama appointed Brees to be co-chair of the newly renamed President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, along with former Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes.[66][67]
In 2010, as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Brees appeared in a commercial to raise awareness of the spill. Also starring in the commercial were Sandra Bullock, Peyton and Eli Manning, Jack Del Rio, Emeril Lagasse, James Carville, Blake Lively, and John Goodman.
See also[link]
- List of NFL quarterbacks who have passed for 400 or more yards in a game
- List of NFL quarterbacks who have posted a perfect passer rating
- List of 300-yard passing games by NFL quarterbacks
- Most wins by a starting quarterback (NFL)
- Most consecutive starts by a quarterback (NFL)
- NFL career passer rating leaders
- NFL starting quarterback playoff records
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- ^ King, Peter (January 18, 2010). "The Heart Of New Orleans: He's been the NFL's most prolific quarterback over the past four years, but to the city that has adopted him, Drew Brees is much more—a driving force in the ongoing effort to rebuild and renew". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1164811/3/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
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- ^ Corbett, Jim (2007-07-06). "Brees Becomes Patron Saint of New Orleans". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/saints/2007-07-05-sw-drew-brees_N.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
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| Persondata | |
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| Name | Brees, Drew |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | Professional American football player |
| Date of birth | January 15, 1979 |
| Place of birth | Austin, Texas |
| Date of death | |
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| Date of birth: | (1957-02-24) February 24, 1957 (age 55) |
| Place of birth: | Buffalo, New York |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Wide receiver |
| College: | Navy |
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Philip Joseph McConkey (born February 24, 1957 in Buffalo, New York) attended Canisius High School where he played wide receiver for the varsity football team and graduated in the class of 1975, is a former American football wide receiver who played for the New York Giants (1984-1988), Green Bay Packers (1986), Phoenix Cardinals (1989), and San Diego Chargers (1989) of the National Football League.
Before his NFL career, McConkey played college football at the United States Naval Academy. He then served four years in the U.S. Navy as an officer before signing with the Giants as a 27-year old rookie.[1]
In his six NFL seasons, McConkey was used as a reserve receiver, and frequently returned punts and kickoffs on special teams. Statistically, his best season was in 1985, when he caught 25 passes for 404 yards, returned 53 punts for 442 yards, and gained 234 yards returning kickoffs.
McConkey is best remembered for his performance in Super Bowl XXI after the Giants' 1986 season, which they won 39-20 over the Denver Broncos. In the game, his 25-yard punt return set up a New York field goal. Then on the Giants next drive, his 44-yard reception on a flea flicker play gave New York a first down on Denver's one-yard line, setting up a touchdown on the next play. In the fourth quarter, McConkey caught a six-yard touchdown reception after the pass bounced off the fingertips of tight end Mark Bavaro. Overall, McConkey contributed 50 receiving yards, 25 punt return yards, and one touchdown in the Giants victory. He also caught a 28-yard touchdown pass in New York's divisional playoff win over the San Francisco 49ers a few weeks earlier.
McConkey was a fan favorite because during home games he would occasionally run out on to the field before the game or after halftime waving a towel inspiring the crowd. He also was known among fans as a solid punt returner that would hold on to the ball and run straight into defenders after other players failed at the position.
While running off the field during the celebration following the victory in Super Bowl XXI, McConkey spotted a handgun on the field. He picked up the weapon, which was subsequently taken by a security officer who in turn returned it to the police officer who was unaware it was missing. The officer had lost the weapon while struggling with a fan who had jumped onto the field.[2]
McConkey finished his 6 NFL seasons with 67 receptions for 1,113 yards and two touchdowns, 228 punt returns for 1,832 yards, and 69 kickoff returns for 1,324 yards in 84 games.
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Political life[link]
In 1990, McConkey ran for the United States House of Representatives for the 12th Congressional District of New Jersey, encompassing parts of Hunterdon, Mercer, Somerset, Morris and Warren counties.[3] The seat was a heavily Republican district and was being vacated by incumbent Republican Rep. Jim Courter. In the Republican primary, McConkey was defeated by Dick Zimmer, who won the recently vacated seat in the November General Election. Zimmer received 37.7% of the vote to McConkey's 30.8%. Future congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, the scion of a powerful political family, would finish third. There are no run-off elections in New Jersey.
Electoral history[link]
| 1990 New Jersey Congressional District 12 Republican Primary | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Dick Zimmer | 15,834 | 37.7% | |
| Republican | Phil McConkey | 12,925 | 30.8% | |
| Republican | Rodney Frelinghuysen | 12,257 | 29.2% | |
| Republican | Joseph Shanahan | 989 | 2.4% | |
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References[link]
- ^ Swift, E.M. (February 2, 1987). "McConkey:An Unlikely Hero". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126908/index.htm. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
- ^ "SUPER BOWL XXI; McConkey Returns Gun". The New York Times. 1987-01-26. http://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/26/sports/super-bowl-xxi-mcconkey-returns-gun.html. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ Sullivan, Joseph (May 20, 1990). "11 Vie for Florio and Courter House Seats". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/20/nyregion/11-vie-for-florio-and-courter-house-seats.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
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| Name | McConkey, Phil |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | American football player |
| Date of birth | February 24, 1957 |
| Place of birth | Buffalo, New York |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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For the hockey player, see Craig Ferguson (ice hockey).
| Craig Ferguson | |
|---|---|
 Performing stand-up in New York City, 2007 |
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| Born | (1962-05-17) May 17, 1962 (age 50) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film, music, books |
| Nationality | Scotland; United States |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, satire/political satire/news satire |
| Subject(s) | Everyday life, popular culture, self-deprecation, politics |
| Spouse | Anne Hogarth (1983–86) (divorced) Sascha Corwin (1998–2004) (divorced) 1 child Megan Wallace-Cunningham (2008–present) 1 child |
| Notable works and roles | Host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Nigel Wick on The Drew Carey Show Glaswegian in One Foot in the Grave Gobber in How to Train Your Dragon |
| Website | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson |
Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962[1]) is a Scottish-American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, and producer. He is the host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, an Emmy Award-nominated, Peabody Award-winning late-night talk show that airs on CBS. In addition to hosting that program and performing stand-up comedy, Ferguson has written two books: Between the Bridge and the River, a novel, and American on Purpose, a memoir. He became a citizen of the United States in 2008.[2]
Before his career as a late-night television host, Ferguson was best known in the United States for his role as the office boss, Nigel Wick, on The Drew Carey Show from 1996 to 2003. He also wrote and starred in three films, directing one of them.
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Early life[link]
Ferguson was born in the Stobhill Hospital in the Springburn district of Glasgow, Scotland to Robert and Janet Ferguson, and raised in nearby Cumbernauld, growing up "chubby and bullied".[3][4] When he was six months old, he and his family moved from their Springburn apartment to a council house in Cumbernauld. They lived there as Glasgow was re-housing many people following damage to the city from World War II.[4] Ferguson attended Muirfield Primary School and Cumbernauld High School.[5] At age sixteen, Ferguson dropped out of Cumbernauld High School and began an apprenticeship to be an electronics technician at a local factory of American company Burroughs Corporation.[6]
His first visit to the United States was as a teenager to visit an uncle who lived on Long Island, near New York City.[7] When he moved to New York City in 1983, he worked in construction in Harlem.[8][9] Ferguson later became a bouncer at a nightclub, Save the Robots.[10]
Career[link]
British career[link]
Ferguson's experience in entertainment began as a drummer in a rock band called Exposure. He then joined a punk band called The Bastards from Hell.[11] The band, later renamed "Dreamboys", and fronted by vocalist Peter Capaldi, performed regularly in Glasgow from 1980 to 1982.[12] Ferguson credits Capaldi for inspiring him to try comedy.[3]
After a nerve-wrecking, knee-knocking first appearance, he decided to create a character that was a "parody of all the über-patriotic native folk singers who seemed to infect every public performance in Scotland."[3] The character, "Bing Hitler" (actually coined by Capaldi as Ferguson started with the monogram of "Nico Fulton" but admittedly later stole the name for his "own nefarious ends"),[12] premiered in Glasgow, and subsequently became a hit at the 1986 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A recording of his stage act as Bing Hitler was made at Glasgow's Tron Theatre and released in the 1980s;[13] a Bing Hitler monologue ("A Lecture for Burns Night") appears on the compilation cassette Honey at the Core.
Ferguson's first television appearance was as Confidence on BBC sitcom Red Dwarf during the episode "Confidence and Paranoia".
Ferguson made his starring television debut in The Craig Ferguson Show, a one-off comedy pilot for Granada Television, which co-starred Paul Whitehouse and Helen Atkinson-Wood.[14] This was broadcast throughout the UK on 4 March 1990, but was not made into a full series.
He has also found success in musical theatre. Beginning in 1991, he appeared on stage as Brad Majors in the London production of The Rocky Horror Show, alongside Anthony Head, who was playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter at the time.[citation needed] In 1994, Ferguson played Father MacLean in the highly controversial production of Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom at the Union Chapel in London. The same year, he appeared again at the Edinburgh Fringe, as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple, opposite Gerard Kelly as Felix and Kate Anthony as Gwendolin Pidgeon, who is now much better known as Aunty Pam in Coronation Street; the play, which was relocated to 1990s Glasgow, later toured Scotland.[15]
After enjoying success at the Edinburgh Festival, Ferguson appeared on Red Dwarf, STV's Hogmanay Show,[16] his own show 2000 Not Out, and the 1993 One Foot in the Grave Christmas special One Foot in the Algarve.
In 1993, Ferguson presented his own series on Scottish archaeology for Scottish Television entitled Dirt Detective.[17] He travelled throughout the country examining archaeological history, including Skara Brae and Paisley Abbey.
U.S. career[link]
After cancellation of his show The Ferguson Theory, Ferguson moved to Los Angeles in 1994. His first U.S. role was as baker Logan McDonough on the short-lived 1995 ABC comedy Maybe This Time, which starred Betty White and Marie Osmond.
His breakthrough in the U.S. came when he was cast on The Drew Carey Show as the title character's boss, Mr. Wick, a role that he played from 1996 to 2003. He played the role with an over-the-top posh English accent "to make up for generations of English actors doing crap Scottish accents." In his comedy special "A Wee Bit O' Revolution", he specifically called out James Doohan's portrayal of Montgomery Scott on Star Trek as the foundation of his "revenge". (At the end of one episode, though, Ferguson broke the fourth wall and began talking to the audience at home in his regular Scottish accent.) His character was memorable for his unique methods of laying employees off, almost always "firing Johnson", the most common last name of the to-be-fired workers.[18] Even after leaving the show in 2003, he remained a recurring character on the series for the last two seasons, and was part of the 2-part series finale in 2004.
During production of The Drew Carey Show, Ferguson devoted his off-time as a cast member to writing, working in his trailer on set in-between shooting his scenes. He wrote and starred in three films: The Big Tease, Saving Grace, and I'll Be There, which he also directed and for which he won the Audience Award for Best Film at the Aspen, Dallas and Valencia film festivals. He was named Best New Director at the Napa Valley Film Festival. These were among other scripts that, "... in the great tradition of the movie business, about half a dozen that I got paid a fortune for but never got made."[19] His other acting credits in films include Niagara Motel, Lenny the Wonder Dog, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Chain of Fools, Born Romantic, The Ugly Truth, How to Train Your Dragon, Kick-Ass and Winnie the Pooh.
Ferguson has been touring the United States and Canada with a stand-up comedy show, and performed at Carnegie Hall on 23 October 2010.
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Main article: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
In December 2004, it was announced that Ferguson would be the successor to Craig Kilborn on CBS's The Late Late Show. His first show as the regular host aired on 3 January 2005. By May 2008, Ben Alba, an American television historian and an authority on U.S. talk shows, said Ferguson "has already made his mark, taking the TV monologue to new levels with an underlying story. But he is only just starting ... He is making up his own rules: It's the immigrant experience."[18]
The Late Late Show averaged 2.0 million viewers in its 2007 season, compared with 2.5 million for Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[20] In April 2008, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson beat Late Night with Conan O'Brien for weekly ratings (1.88 million to 1.77 million) for the first time since the two shows went head-to-head with their respective hosts.[21]
By the end of 2009, Craig Ferguson topped Jimmy Fallon in the ratings with Ferguson getting a 1.8 rating/6 share and Fallon receiving a 1.6 rating/6 share.[22]
Ferguson's success on the show has led at least one "television insider" to say he is the heir apparent to take over David Letterman's role as host of The Late Show.[18]
Television and appearances[link]
Craig Ferguson has made guest appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Rachael Ray, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, The Howard Stern Show, The Daily Show, The View, Loveline, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Soup, The Talk and The Dennis Miller Show. He also co-hosted Live with Regis & Kelly with Kelly Ripa.
On 4 January 2009 Ferguson was a celebrity player on Million Dollar Password.
In 2009, Ferguson made a cameo live-action appearance in the episode "We Love You, Conrad" on Family Guy. Ferguson hosted the 32nd annual People's Choice Awards on 10 January 2006.[23] TV Guide magazine printed a "Cheers" (Cheers and Jeers section) for appearing on his own show that same evening.[citation needed] From 2007 to 2010, Ferguson hosted the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on 4 July, broadcast nationally by CBS. Ferguson was the featured entertainer at the 26 April 2008 White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, DC.[24]
Ferguson co-presented the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama with Brooke Shields in 2008. He has done voice work in cartoons, including being the voice of Barry's evil alter-ego in the "With Friends Like Steve's" episode of American Dad; in Freakazoid! as Roddy MacStew, Freakazoid's mentor; and on Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as the robot vampire NOS-4-A2. Most recently, he was the voice of Susan the boil on Futurama, which was a parody of Scottish singer Susan Boyle. He makes stand-up appearances in Las Vegas and New York City. He headlined in the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal and in October 2008 Ferguson taped his stand up show in Boston for a Comedy Central special entitled A Wee Bit o' Revolution, which aired on 22 March 2009.
British television comedy drama Doc Martin was based on a character from Ferguson's film Saving Grace – with Ferguson getting writing credits for 12 episodes.[25] On 6 November 2009 Ferguson appeared as himself in a SpongeBob SquarePants special titled SpongeBob's Truth or Square.[26] He hosted Discovery Channel's 23rd season of Shark Week in 2010. Ferguson briefly appeared in Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" music video released on 10 October 2011. [27]
Literature[link]
Ferguson's novel Between the Bridge and the River was published on 10 April 2006. Ferguson appeared at the Los Angeles Festival of Books, as well as other author literary events. "This book could scare them", Ferguson said. "The sex, the violence, the dream sequences and the iconoclasm. I think a lot of people are uncomfortable with that. I understand that. It was very uncomfortable to write some of it."[28] Publishers Weekly called it "a tour de force of cynical humor and poignant reverie, a caustic yet ebullient picaresque that approaches the sacred by way of the profane."[citation needed] His novel Between the Bridge and the River is dedicated to his son and to his grandfather, Adam. Ferguson revealed in an interview that he is writing a sequel to the book, to be titled "The Sphynx of the Mississippi".[29] He also stated in a 2006 interview with David Letterman that he intends for the book to be the first in a trilogy.[30]
Ferguson signed a deal with HarperCollins to publish his memoirs.[31] The book, entitled American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot, focuses on "how and why [he] became an American" and covers his years as a punk rocker, dancer, bouncer and construction worker as well as the rise of his career in Hollywood as an actor and comic. It went on sale 22 September 2009 in the United States.[32][33] On 1 December 2010 the audiobook version was nominated for a Best Spoken Word Album Grammy.[34]
In July 2009, Jackie Collins was a guest on The Late Late Show to promote her new book Married Lovers. Collins said that a character in her book, Don Verona, was based on Ferguson because she was such a fan of him and his show.[35]
Personal life[link]
As mentioned on The Late Late Show on 3 August 2009, Ferguson holds an FAA Private Pilot's License issued 31 July 2009.[36] Ferguson announced on the 8 April 2011 broadcast that he is pursuing an instrument rating.
Ferguson is a fan of Scottish football team Partick Thistle F.C.[12] as well as the British television show Doctor Who. He has three tattoos: his latest, the Join, or Die political cartoon on his right forearm;[37][38] a Ferguson family crest with the Latin motto Dulcius ex asperis ("Sweeter out of [or from] difficulty") on his upper right arm in honour of his father;[39] and the Ingram family crest on his upper left arm in honour of his mother. He has often stated that his Join, or Die tattoo is to signal his patriotism.[37]
Family[link]
In an episode of The Late Late Show that aired 8 December 2008, a somber Ferguson talked about his mother, Janet (3 August 1933 – 1 December 2008). He ended the program by playing her favourite song, "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M.[40]
Ferguson has two sisters (one older and one younger) and one older brother.[41] His elder sister's name is Janice and his brother's name is Scott. His younger sister, Lynn Ferguson Tweddle, is also a successful comedienne, presenter, and actress, perhaps most widely known as the voice of Mac in the 2000 stop-motion animation film Chicken Run. She is currently a writer on The Late Late Show.
Ferguson has married three times and divorced twice as a result of what he describes as "relationship issues". His first marriage was to Anne Hogarth from 1983 to 1986, during which time they lived in New York. From his second marriage (to Sascha Corwin, founder and proprietor of Los Angeles' SpySchool), he has one son, Milo Hamish Ferguson, born in 2001. He and Corwin share custody of Milo, and live near each other in Los Angeles. On 21 December 2008, Ferguson married art dealer Megan Wallace-Cunningham in a private ceremony on her family's farm in Chester, Vermont.[42] Ferguson announced 14 July 2010 on Twitter that they were expecting a child. He wrote: "Holy crackers! Mrs F is pregnant. How did that happen? ... oh yeah I know how. Another Ferguson arrives in 2011. The world trembles."[43] The child, a boy named Liam James, was born 31 January 2011.[44]
Alcoholism[link]
A recovering alcoholic, Ferguson has been sober since 18 February 1992.[45] Because of this, he declared he wouldn't mock Britney Spears' much-publicized alcohol problems in 2007.[46] He said he had considered committing suicide on Christmas Day 1991, but when offered a drink by a friend for celebrating the holiday, he was distracted from jumping off Tower Bridge in London as he had planned.[3]
Citizenship[link]
Holding dual citizenship, Ferguson is both a naturalized citizen of the United States and a British citizen.
During 2007, Ferguson, who at the time held only British citizenship, used The Late Late Show as a forum for seeking honorary citizenship from every state in the U.S. He has received honorary citizenship from Nebraska, Arkansas, Virginia, Montana, North Dakota, New Jersey, Tennessee, South Carolina, South Dakota, Nevada, Alaska, Texas, Wyoming, Pennsylvania and Indiana, and was "commissioned" as an admiral in the tongue-in-cheek Nebraska Navy.[47] Governors Jon Corzine (New Jersey), John Hoeven (North Dakota), Mark Sanford (South Carolina), Mike Rounds (South Dakota), Rick Perry (Texas), Sarah Palin (Alaska) and Jim Gibbons (Nevada) sent letters to him that made him an honorary citizen of their respective states. He received similar honors from various towns and cities, including Ozark, Arkansas; Hazard, Kentucky; and Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Ferguson became an American citizen on 1 February 2008[2] and broadcast the taking of his citizenship test as well as his swearing in on The Late Late Show.
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Bogie Man | ||
| 1998 | Modern Vampires | Richard | |
| 1999 | The Big Tease | Crawford Mackenzie | Writer |
| 2000 | Chain of Fools | Melander Stevens | |
| 2000 | Born Romantic | Frankie | |
| 2000 | Saving Grace | Matthew Stewart | Writer |
| 2002 | Life Without Dick | Jared O'Reilly | |
| 2002 | Prendimi l'anima (The Soul Keeper) | Richard Fraser | |
| 2003 | I'll Be There | Paul Kerr | Director, Writer |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Person of Indeterminate Gender | |
| 2004 | Lenny the Wonder Dog | Dr. Wagner | |
| 2005 | Vampire Bats | Fisherman | |
| 2006 | Niagara Motel | Phillie | |
| 2007 | Trust Me | Ted Truman | |
| 2008 | Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit O' Revolution | ||
| 2009 | The Ugly Truth | Himself | |
| 2010 | The Hero of Color City | ||
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Gobber | Voice only |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Himself | |
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Owl | Voice only |
| 2011 | Totally Framed | Jeffrey Stewart | |
| 2012 | Brave | Lord Macintosh | Voice only |
| 2012 | My Fair Lady | David | Post-production |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Gobber | Voice only |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Red Dwarf | Confidence | Episode: Confidence and Paranoia |
| 1989 | The Big Gig | Himself | Regular Comic |
| 1993 | One Foot in the Grave | Glaswegian beach bully | Christmas Special "One foot in the Algarve" |
| 1994 | The Dirt Detective: A History of Scotland | Travel documentary series | Host |
| 1994 | The Ferguson Theory | Himself | Host |
| 1995–1996 | Maybe This Time | Logan McDonough | 18 episodes |
| 1995–1997 | Freakazoid! | Roddy MacStew | 7 episodes |
| 1996–2004 | The Drew Carey Show | Nigel Wick | 170 episodes |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | NOS 4 A2 | Voice only, 5 episodes |
| 2005 | Life as We Know It | Oliver Davies | 1 episode |
| 2005–present | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Himself | Host |
| 2006 | American Dad! | Evil Barry | Voice only, Episode: With Friends Like Steve's |
| 2009 | Family Guy | Himself | Episode: We Love You, Conrad |
| 2009 | SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Himself | TV movie |
| 2010 | Futurama | Susan Boil | Episode: Attack of the Killer App |
| 2010 | Shark Week | Himself | Host |
| 2010 | Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon | Gobber | Voice only, TV short film |
Bibliography[link]
- Between the Bridge and the River. Chronicle Books. 2006. ISBN 978-0-8118-5375-0.
- American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot. HarperCollins. 2009. ISBN 978-0-06-171954-7.
Comedy specials[link]
- A Wee Bit o' Revolution. Comedy Central. 2009.
- Does This Need to Be Said? EPIX, Comedy Central. 2011.
Discography[link]
- Live At The Tron (as Bing Hitler). Jammy Records. 1986. Catalogue number JRLP 861.
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Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady, Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
In Brady's ten seasons as a starter, the Patriots have earned trips to the Super Bowl in half of them (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, and XLVI), winning three of them (XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX). He has also won two Super Bowl MVP awards (XXXVI and XXXVIII), has been selected to seven Pro Bowls (and invited to eight, although he declined the 2006 invitation), and holds the NFL record for most touchdown passes in a single regular season. His career postseason record is 16–5. He also helped set the record for the longest consecutive win streak in NFL history with 21 straight wins over two seasons (2003–04),[1] and in 2007 he led the Patriots to the first undefeated regular season since the institution of the 16-game schedule. Brady has the fourth-highest career passer rating of all time (96.4) among quarterbacks with at least 1,500 career passing attempts.
Brady and Joe Montana are the only two players in NFL history to win the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Super Bowl MVP awards multiple times (2 NFL MVPs, 2 Super Bowl MVPs). Brady and John Elway are the only two quarterbacks to lead their teams to five Super Bowls. In 2005, he was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, and was named "Sportsman of the Year" by The Sporting News in 2004 and 2007.[2] He was also named the NFL MVP in 2007 and 2010 (becoming the first player to be unanimously chosen as MVP in the 2010 season) as well as 2007 Male Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press, the first time an NFL player has been honored since Joe Montana won in 1990.[3]
Brady holds numerous regular season and postseason records, including: most touchdown passes in a regular season (50); highest touchdown-to-interception ratio in a single season (9:1); highest single-game completion percentage, regular season or postseason (26/28, 92.9%); most consecutive pass attempts without an interception (358); most consecutive regular-season home wins (31);[4] highest winning percentage of any quarterback during his first 100 starts (76 wins); most completions in one Super Bowl (32); longest streak of games with 3 or more touchdown passes (10 games); and most career completions in Super Bowl history (127), most career yards in Super Bowl history (1,275), longest streak of completions in a single Super Bowl (16), most touchdown passes in a quarter (5); most touchdown passes in a half of a playoff game (5), and most touchdown passes in a playoff game (6, tied). Brady is the fourth-fastest player to reach 200 career passing touchdowns (he did so in 116 games), and the first ever to reach this mark before throwing 100 career interceptions (he had 88). He is only the sixth player to reach 300 career passing touchdowns, and his interception total at the time (115) was the lowest of anyone to reach it by a significant margin. He is the only quarterback to lead five different teams to at least 13 wins in a season and four different teams to at least 14 wins in a season. His winning percentage in the regular season (.780) is the best all-time of the Super Bowl era by a significant margin. He is the only quarterback to record two seasons with a passer rating over 110.0 and is the only quarterback to record two straight seasons with a passer rating over 105.0.
He and Bill Belichick have also combined to form one of the greatest quarterback-coach tandems in NFL history, winning 124 regular season games and 16 postseason games together, as well as appearing in five Super Bowls together, all NFL records. Considering his many achievements, and his late draft selection (6th round, 199th selection), many analysts, including those at the NFL Network, have called Brady the best NFL draft pick (or draft steal) of all time, as well as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.[5][6][7][8] Before the 2011 season, his fellow players voted him the best player in the NFL.[9]
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Early years[link]
Brady was born near San Francisco in San Mateo, California, the son of Galynn Patricia (née Johnson) and Thomas Brady, Sr.[10] He was raised in a Catholic family of exceptionally gifted athletes, and is of Irish and Prussian-German descent.[11][12][13][14] Brady regularly attended 49ers games in the 1980s, where he became a fan of quarterback Joe Montana; since then, Brady has mentioned Montana as one of his inspirations and an idol.[15] One of the games Brady attended was the 1981 NFC Championship, in which Montana threw The Catch to Dwight Clark, with Brady only being four-years-old at the time.[16]
Brady graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California.[17] He has three older sisters.[18] Brady was also drafted as a catcher in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos.[19]
College career[link]
Brady played college football for, and graduated from, the University of Michigan.[20][21] He was a backup his first two years, while teammate and future NFL quarterback Brian Griese led the Wolverines to a share of the national championship in 1997 in the Rose Bowl. When he enrolled at Michigan, Brady was seventh on the depth chart and had an intense struggle to get some playing time. At one point, Brady hired a sports psychologist to help him cope with frustration and anxiety and even considered transferring to Cal.[22][23] Brady battled for the starting job with Drew Henson,[21] ultimately starting every game in the 1998 and 1999 seasons under Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr. During his first full year as starter, he set Michigan records for most pass attempts and completions in a season (214).[24] Brady was All-Big Ten (honorable mention) both seasons and team captain his senior year. The Wolverines won 20 of 25 games when he started and shared the Big Ten Conference title in 1998. Brady capped that season with a win over Arkansas in the Citrus Bowl.[25] In the 1999 season, Brady led Michigan to an overtime win in the Orange Bowl over Alabama, throwing for 369 yards and four touchdowns.[21]
Professional career[link]
2000 season[link]
Brady was selected with pick #199, a compensatory pick, in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. According to Michael Holley's book Patriot Reign, the Patriots were considering Brady and Tim Rattay, both of whom had received positive reviews from then-quarterbacks coach Dick Rehbein. Ultimately, the Patriots front office chose Brady. Even though the Patriots drafted a future superstar in the next to last round, the class of 2000 was a mediocre vintage for quarterbacks. Brady, Chad Pennington and Marc Bulger were the only ones to see success at the NFL level.
The Patriots made the unusual decision to carry four quarterbacks (instead of three) on the roster. Brady started the season as the fourth string quarterback, behind starter Drew Bledsoe and backups John Friesz and Michael Bishop; by season's end, he was number two on the depth chart behind Bledsoe. During his rookie season, he was 1-of-3 passing, for six yards.
2001 season[link]
The Patriots opened the season with a 23–17 loss at Cincinnati, with Bledsoe as the starting quarterback. Their second game, and home opener, on September 23, was against their AFC East rival, the New York Jets. Bledsoe was again the starter, when in the fourth quarter he suffered internal bleeding after a hit from Jets linebacker Mo Lewis. Bledsoe returned for the next series, but was replaced with Brady for the Patriots' final series of the game. New York would hold on to win, 10–3, and the Patriots fell to 0–2 on the season.[26]
Brady was named the starter for the season's third game, against the Indianapolis Colts. In his first two games as starter, Brady posted unspectacular passer ratings of 79.6 and 58.7, respectively, in a 44–13 victory over the Colts (in their last season in the AFC East) and a 30–10 loss to the Miami Dolphins.[27]
In the Pats' fifth game, Brady began to find his stride. Trailing the visiting San Diego Chargers 26–16 in the fourth quarter, Brady led the Patriots on two scoring drives to force overtime, and another in overtime to set up a winning field goal. Brady finished the game with 33 pass completions on 54 attempts, for 364 yards, and two touchdowns.[28] The following week, Brady again played well during the rematch at Indianapolis, with a passer rating of 148.3 in a 38–17 win.[29] The Patriots went on to win 11 of the 14 games Brady started, and six straight to finish the regular season, winning the AFC East and entering the playoffs with a first-round bye. Brady finished with 2,843 passing yards and 18 touchdowns and earned an invitation to the Pro Bowl.
In Brady's first playoff game, against the Oakland Raiders, he threw for 312 yards and led the Patriots back from a ten-point fourth-quarter deficit to send the game to overtime, where they won on an Adam Vinatieri field goal. A controversial play in that game came when, trailing by three in the fourth quarter, Brady lost control of the ball after being hit by fellow Wolverine Charles Woodson. Oakland initially recovered the ball, but, citing the "tuck rule," which states that any forward throwing motion by a quarterback begins a pass even if the quarterback loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his body, referee Walt Coleman overturned the call on instant replay, ruling it an incomplete pass rather than a fumble.
In the AFC Championship Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Brady injured his knee, and was relieved by Bledsoe. The Patriots won the game and were immediately instituted by Las Vegas oddsmakers as 14-point underdogs against the NFC champion St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI.
The score was tied with 1:21 left in the Super Bowl and the Patriots were at their own 15—with no timeouts—when sportscaster and Super Bowl-winning coach John Madden said he thought the Patriots should run out the clock and try to win the game in overtime. Instead, Brady drove the Patriots' offense down the field to the Rams 31 before spiking the ball with seven seconds left. The Patriots won the game on another Adam Vinatieri field goal as time expired. Brady was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI while throwing for 145 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions, becoming the then-youngest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl.
2002 season[link]
Brady and the Patriots finished the year at 9–7, tied with the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins for the best record in the division; however, the Jets won the division on the third tiebreaker, and the Patriots missed the playoffs.
Although posting a career-low single-season rating of 85.7, Brady threw for a league-leading 28 touchdown passes and 921 more yards than in 2001, though his fourteen interceptions would turn out to be a career high.[27] However, Brady played much of the second half of the season with a shoulder injury, and New England head coach Bill Belichick has since indicated that if the Patriots had made the playoffs, Brady would not have been able to play in the first game due to that injury.
2003 season[link]
In the 2003 NFL season, after a 2–2 start, Brady led the Patriots to twelve consecutive victories to finish the season, thus winning the AFC East. Statistically, Brady's strongest game of the season was against Buffalo, when he achieved a season-high quarterback rating of 122.9.[27] Brady finished with 3,620 passing yards and 23 touchdowns, and was second in NFL MVP voting to rival Peyton Manning and Steve McNair. In the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts. On February 1, 2004, Brady led the Patriots to a 32–29 victory over the NFC champion Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII and was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time. During the game, Brady threw for 354 yards with three touchdowns and set the record for most completions by a QB in a Super Bowl (32). With 1:08 left in the fourth quarter and the score tied 29–29, Brady engineered a drive to put the Patriots in position for the game-winning field goal.
2004 season[link]
During the 2004 season, Brady helped the Patriots set an NFL record with 21 straight wins dating from the previous year, an accomplishment honored in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (though for official records, the NFL considers it an 18-game regular season winning streak; it does not count playoff games). New England's 14–2 record equalled that of their 2003 season, as well as the best regular-season record ever for a defending champion. The Patriots also won the AFC East divisional title for the third time in four years. Brady threw for 3,692 yards and 28 touchdowns, with a 92.6 passer rating, and was voted to his second Pro Bowl. In the AFC playoffs, Brady led the Patriots to victories over the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Brady played his best game of the year in Pittsburgh despite requiring intravenous treatment the previous night when he ran a temperature of 103 degrees. Against the NFL's best defensive team, Brady recorded a quarterback passer rating of 130.5, his highest of the season.[27] On February 6, 2005, the Brady-led Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles to win Super Bowl XXXIX. Brady threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns, most of which went to Deion Branch, while capturing the Patriots' third championship in four years.
2005 season[link]
During the 2005 season, the Patriots were forced to rely more on Brady's passing, due to injuries suffered by running backs Corey Dillon, Patrick Pass, and Kevin Faulk. Brady also had to adjust to a new center and a new running back: Heath Evans. The results were positive; Brady finished first in the league with 4,110 passing yards and third in the league with 26 touchdowns. At 92.3, his 2005 passer rating was the second-highest of his career at the time, although he equalled his career high for interceptions with fourteen.[27] He also rushed for 89 yards and fumbled a career-low four times.[27] Brady and the Patriots finished with a 10–6 record, winning their third straight AFC East title. Some of the highlights of the season included another game with the Steelers, in which Brady helped lead the team on the game-winning drive. When the Patriots visited the Atlanta Falcons, Brady achieved a regular season-high rating of 140.3.[27]
In the playoffs, Brady led the Patriots to a 28–3 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the wild card round; however, on January 14, 2006, the Patriots lost 27–13 to the Denver Broncos at INVESCO Field. Brady threw for 346 yards in the game with one touchdown and two interceptions, in the first playoff loss of his career. After the season's end, it was revealed that Brady had been playing with a sports hernia since December. Linebacker Willie McGinest commented on it and said he knew, but Brady continued on playing. This is the main reason Brady did not go to the Pro Bowl when he was invited.[30]
Despite not playing in the game, Brady was present at Super Bowl XL, as the official coin tosser and as part of a celebration of Super Bowl MVP Award winners.
2006 season[link]
Brady led the Patriots to a 12–4 record and the fourth seed in the AFC playoffs despite having an almost completely new receiving corps. In the regular season, Brady threw for 3,529 yards and 24 touchdowns. He was not among the players initially selected to the Pro Bowl,[31] although he was offered an injury-replacement selection when Philip Rivers was forced to withdraw (which he declined).[32]
In the postseason, the Patriots first hosted their division rivals, the New York Jets, in the wild-card round. The Patriots defeated the Jets 37–16, as Brady went 22–34 for 212 yards and two TDs. In the divisional round, the Patriots traveled to San Diego to take on the Chargers. This was Brady's first playoff game in his home state of California. Brady and the Patriots struggled against the Chargers, whom many had picked as favorites to win Super Bowl XLI. With eight minutes left in the fourth quarter and the Patriots down by eight points, Brady and the Patriots started a key drive that would ultimately decide the game. After a 49-yard pass play to Reche Caldwell, a Stephen Gostkowski field goal gave the Patriots a 24–21 win.
In the AFC championship, the Patriots faced the Indianapolis Colts. The Patriots and Colts had faced each other twice in the previous three postseasons at Foxboro; this game, however, was played at Indianapolis. The Patriots led at halftime, 21–6; however, the Colts staged a comeback, resulting in a last minute interception thrown by Brady, and a Patriots loss.
2007 season[link]
Playing with a dramatically overhauled receiver corps—in the 2007 offseason, the Patriots acquired wide receivers Donté Stallworth, Wes Welker, Kelley Washington and Randy Moss; tight end Kyle Brady; and running back Sammy Morris—Brady enjoyed what some sports writers have described as the best season ever by a quarterback.[33] Brady, along with Moss, decided to withdraw from the 2008 Pro Bowl. The average score of a 2007 Patriots regular season game would be 37–17 by the end of the year.[34] Brady not only led the Patriots to a 16–0 record, outscoring opponents by more than a 2-to-1 margin, but attained numerous career, franchise, and NFL records and milestones:
- Week 6: Visiting Dallas, he had a career-high five passing touchdowns in a 48–27 win. The win tied him with Roger Staubach for the most wins ever by a starting quarterback in his first 100 regular-season games, with 76.[35]
- Week 7: In a 49–28 win at Miami, he had yet another record day, with six passing touchdowns, setting a franchise record. He also had the first perfect passer rating of his career.[36]
- Week 8: In a 52–7 rout at home against Washington, he threw three touchdowns, giving him a career-best 30 for the season; his previous best was 28—in an entire season—in 2002 and 2004. The win also gave Brady a victory over every NFL franchise except New England.
- Week 9: In a come-from-behind 24–20 victory at Indianapolis, he threw for another three touchdowns, for a total of 33 on the season; his 32nd touchdown of the season, to Wes Welker, broke Babe Parilli's Patriots record of 31 touchdowns in a season—in five fewer games. It was also the ninth consecutive game in which he had thrown three or more touchdowns, breaking Peyton Manning's NFL record of eight.[37]
- Week 11: Following the Patriots' bye week, Brady threw for another five touchdown passes in a 56–10 rout of Buffalo, breaking Steve Grogan's franchise record for career touchdown passes with 185.
- Week 12: In a 31–28 win over Philadelphia, he only threw for a single touchdown, ending his streak of three-touchdown games at ten, but reached 25,000 regular-season passing yards.
- Week 13: In another come-from-behind win, a 27–24 win against the Baltimore Ravens, he became the fourth quarterback—after Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning, and Dan Marino (who did it twice)—to throw 40 touchdown passes in a season.
- Week 14: In a 34–13 victory against Pittsburgh, he threw four touchdowns, putting him third all-time for touchdown passes in a single season with 45, behind Peyton Manning in 2004 and Marino in 1984. It was his eleventh game with at least three touchdown passes, beating Marino's 1984 record of ten.[38] He also reached the 4,000 yards passing mark for the second time in his career.
- Week 15: Brady, making his 108th consecutive regular-season start at quarterback, surpassed Joe Ferguson for the fourth-longest streak in NFL history, after Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, and Ron Jaworski.
- Week 16: Brady's third touchdown of the day was the Patriots' 71st total touchdown of the season, breaking the NFL record of 70 set by the Miami Dolphins in 1984. This was his twelfth game of the season with three or more touchdown passes, extending his own NFL record. This was also the Patriots', and Brady's, 18th consecutive regular-season win, tying the NFL record they set in 2003 and 2004.[39]
- Week 17: Brady threw two touchdown passes; his second touchdown was his 50th, breaking Peyton Manning's 2004 record of 49. The pass was also Randy Moss' 23rd touchdown catch of the season, breaking Jerry Rice's record of 22 in a season. The win finished off the first 16–0 season in NFL history, and was the Patriots' 19th consecutive regular season win, breaking their own 2003–2004 league record of 18. Brady finished 398/578 for 4,806 yards (#3 all-time) and 50 touchdowns (#1 all time) versus only eight interceptions, and a 117.2 passer rating (#2 all-time). His 398 completions were fifth all-time. Brady was named the NFL MVP for this season, as well as Offensive Player of the Year.
2007 playoffs[link]
In the Patriots' first playoff game, an AFC Divisional game against Jacksonville, Brady began the game with an NFL postseason record sixteen consecutive completed passes, and finished the game with 26 completions in 28 attempts, a completion rate of 92.9%. That mark is the highest single-game completion percentage (for passers with at least 20 attempts) in NFL history, regular season or postseason.[40] With the win, the Patriots matched the Dolphins as the only team to win 17 consecutive games in one season.
Statistically, Brady did not fare as well in the AFC Championship Game against the San Diego Chargers, throwing three interceptions (including his first interception in the red zone since the playoff loss to Denver). Nevertheless, the Patriots won their 18th game of the season, 21–12, to advance to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven seasons. Brady, with the 100th win of his career, also set an NFL record for the fewest games needed by a starting quarterback to do so: his 100–26 record is sixteen games better than Joe Montana's.[41] In Super Bowl XLII, Brady was pressured heavily and sacked five times. The Patriots did manage to take the lead with a Brady touchdown to Moss with less than three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Giants were able to score a last-minute touchdown to upset the Patriots 17–14.
Awards[link]
Brady won numerous NFL awards during the season: he was voted FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week (an award for quarterbacks) four times (in Weeks 6, 7, 11, and 17), selected as AFC Offensive Player of the Week five times (in Weeks 3, 6, 7, 14, and 17), and AFC Offensive Player of the Month for both September and October. On 2008-01-05, Brady was named the NFL MVP, garnering a record-tying 49 of 50 possible votes (the other vote went to Brett Favre), making him the first Patriot to ever win the award. He was also named NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2007 and 2010.
2008 season[link]
Brady did not play in any games during the 2008 preseason due to a right foot injury from the previous AFC Championship game.[42] In the Patriots' 2008 season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium, Brady's left knee was seriously injured midway through the first quarter on a hit by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard; he left the game and did not return. The team later confirmed that Brady would need surgery, and that he had been placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.[43] It is believed he tore both his anterior cruciate ligament and his medial collateral ligament.[44] The injury ended Brady's streak of 111 consecutive starts (fourth in the list of most consecutive starts by an NFL quarterback, behind Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, and Ron Jaworski).[45] Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at the Los Angeles Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic October 6, using Brady's patellar tendon graft to replace the torn ligament, and also repaired his medial collateral ligament, through a separate incision in his left knee.[46] An infection in the wound resulted in further debridement surgery several times since the original procedure. Brady received IV antibiotics for this infection which, at the time, threatened to delay his rehab.[47][48]
2009 season[link]
In his first official game back from injury, Brady threw for 378 yards and two touchdowns in the 2009 season opener against the Buffalo Bills. In the final minutes of the game, the Patriots were down 24–13 before Brady and Benjamin Watson connected on two straight touchdowns to lead the Patriots to a 25–24 win. Brady was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the 13th time in his career for his performance.
On October 18, 2009, in an early season snowstorm, Brady set an NFL record against the Tennessee Titans for most touchdowns in a single quarter, throwing five (two to Moss, one to Faulk, and two to Welker) in the second quarter. Brady finished the game with six touchdowns, tying his career best, and 380 yards, completing 29 of 34 attempts, finishing with a nearly perfect passer rating of 152.8. The Patriots' 59–0 victory over the Titans tied the record for the largest margin of victory since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger,[49] and set a record for largest halftime lead in NFL history (they led 45–0). He was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week again for his performance. In Week 16, Brady set a Patriots regular season record with an 88.5% completion percentage against the Jacksonville Jaguars; he was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after the game.
Brady would finish the 2009 regular season with 4,398 yards passing and 28 touchdowns for a 96.2 rating, despite a broken right ring finger and three fractured ribs, all which were suffered over the course of the season.[50] He was selected as a reserve to the 2010 Pro Bowl and named the 2009 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.[51]
Brady ended the 2009 season throwing 3 interceptions in a Wild Card playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens, 33–14, his first career home playoff loss, and the first playoff loss at home by a New England Patriots quarterback since 1978.[52]
2010 season – Second MVP[link]
On September 10, 2010, Brady signed a four-year, $72 million contract extension making him the highest-paid player in the NFL. The extension includes $48.5 million in guaranteed money and will likely keep Brady with the Patriots through the 2014 NFL season.[53] The news of the contract occurred on the same day Brady escaped uninjured from a 6:30 a.m. car accident with what the Boston Herald called, "a road scofflaw".[54]
Brady became the quickest to achieve 100 regular season wins by helping his team defeat the Miami Dolphins 41–14 on October 4, 2010.[55]
On November 21, 2010, Brady tied Brett Favre's record of winning 25 consecutive regular-season home starts, in a 31–28 win over the Indianapolis Colts.[56] Brady's last regular-season loss at home was on November 12, 2006, a 17–14 loss to the New York Jets.[57] On December 6, 2010, Brady set an NFL record by winning 26 consecutive regular-season home starts, in a 45–3 victory over the New York Jets.
On December 19, 2010, in a 31–27 home win over the Green Bay Packers, Brady had his seventh straight two-touchdown game without an interception, surpassing Don Meredith's NFL record of six such games. The next week in a 34–3 road win over the Buffalo Bills, Brady surpassed Bernie Kosar's 1990–1991 record of 308 consecutive pass attempts without an interception.
Brady threw for 3,900 yards with 36 touchdowns and just four interceptions on the season. He had an 111.0 passer rating, giving him, at the time, two of the top five season ratings in NFL history,[58] and making him the first player to finish with a rating above 110 in two different seasons. Brady's 9:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio (36:4) would break his own 2007 single-season record of 6.25:1, which he set in 2007, and make him the first qualifying quarterback[59] to have had at least a 6:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio in two different seasons.
Brady was selected as a starter to the 2011 Pro Bowl. However, he pulled out of the game (and was replaced by former backup Matt Cassel of the Kansas City Chiefs) after undergoing surgery for a stress fracture in his right foot dating back to 2008.[60] Brady was also the only unanimous selection for the AP All-Pro Team and was named the 2010 Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year. He also achieved by unanimous decision the MVP award for the second time in his career.
2011 season[link]
In Week 1 of the 2011 NFL season, Brady threw for 517 yards and 4 touchdowns, with one interception, against the Miami Dolphins, the second time he had thrown for 400 or more yards in a single game. It was the most ever by a Patriots quarterback in a single game (the previous record was Drew Bledsoe's 426 yards against Minnesota in 1994), and the fifth-highest total in NFL history, after Norm Van Brocklin, Warren Moon, Boomer Esiason (in an overtime game), and Dan Marino; Brady's performance was also the first 500-yard. four-touchdown performance since Y. A. Tittle in 1962. Moreover, Brady and Miami quarterback Chad Henne combined for an NFL-record 933 passing yards, including a Monday Night Football record for Brady.[61][62] Brady's interception ended his regular-season streak of pass attempts without an interception at 358; Brady also became the 12th quarterback to complete a 99-yard pass play, to Wes Welker. Brady was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his effort.
In Week 2, against the San Diego Chargers, Brady again threw for over 400 yards, completing 31 of 40 passes for 423 yards, 3 touchdowns, and no interceptions, all to second-year tight ends Rob Gronkowski (two) and Aaron Hernandez (one). Brady thus became the seventh quarterback in NFL history to pass for 400 or more yards in consecutive weeks, and the second Patriots quarterback to do so (Matt Cassel was the first, in 2008); the sixth quarterback to accomplish the feat, Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Cam Newton, did so earlier on the same day that Brady did. Brady was again named AFC Offensive Player of the Week, making him the first player in 28 years to win that award in Week 1 and Week 2 of the same season.[63] It also marked the first time a player followed a 500-yard passing game with a 400-yard passing game.[64]
In Week 4, against the Oakland Raiders in Oakland, Brady tied Peyton Manning's record of 13 consecutive regular-season games with at least two touchdowns, and moved into ninth place, past his childhood idol Joe Montana, on the list of most touchdown passes, with 274.
In Week 15, Brady became only the second quarterback in NFL history with consecutive seasons with at least 35 passing touchdowns (after Brett Favre did it in 1995, 1996, and 1997), and the seventh with multiple seasons with at least 4,500 pass yards (after Dan Fouts, Dan Marino, Warren Moon, Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees). The next week, Brady became the first quarterback with three seasons of 36 or more touchdowns.
In the regular season finale against the Buffalo Bills, Brady became the fourth quarterback to throw for 5,000 yards in a single season, finishing with 5,235; it surpassed Dan Marino's longstanding record of 5,084 passing yards, but finished the season second behind Drew Brees' 5,476.
2011 postseason[link]
In the Patriots' 45–10 rout of the Denver Broncos in the Divisional round, Brady set a personal postseason best with 363 passing yards, and tied an NFL record shared by Daryle Lamonica and Steve Young, throwing for 6 touchdown passes (he also had 1 interception). The win, his first postseason win since January 2008, gave Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick sole possession of the NFL record for postseason wins by a QB-coach combo with 15.
Statistics[link]
Regular season[link]
| Year | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Sacked | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Sack | Yds | Fum | Lost | ||||
| 2000 | NE | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NE | 15 | 14 | 413 | 264 | 63.9 | 2,843 | 6.9 | 18 | 12 | 86.5 | 36 | 43 | 1.2 | 0 | 41 | 216 | 12 | 3 |
| 2002 | NE | 16 | 16 | 601 | 373 | 62.1 | 3,764 | 6.3 | 28 | 14 | 85.7 | 42 | 110 | 2.6 | 1 | 31 | 190 | 11 | 5 |
| 2003 | NE | 16 | 16 | 527 | 317 | 60.2 | 3,620 | 6.9 | 23 | 12 | 85.9 | 42 | 63 | 1.5 | 1 | 32 | 219 | 13 | 5 |
| 2004 | NE | 16 | 16 | 474 | 288 | 60.8 | 3,692 | 7.8 | 28 | 14 | 92.6 | 43 | 28 | 0.7 | 0 | 26 | 162 | 7 | 5 |
| 2005 | NE | 16 | 16 | 530 | 334 | 63.0 | 4,110 | 7.8 | 26 | 14 | 92.3 | 27 | 89 | 3.3 | 1 | 26 | 188 | 4 | 3 |
| 2006 | NE | 16 | 16 | 516 | 319 | 61.8 | 3,529 | 6.8 | 24 | 12 | 87.9 | 49 | 102 | 2.1 | 0 | 26 | 175 | 12 | 4 |
| 2007 | NE | 16 | 16 | 578 | 398 | 68.9 | 4,806 | 8.3 | 50 | 8 | 117.2 | 37 | 98 | 2.6 | 2 | 21 | 128 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 | NE | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 76 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 83.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NE | 16 | 16 | 565 | 371 | 65.7 | 4,398 | 7.8 | 28 | 13 | 96.2 | 29 | 44 | 1.5 | 1 | 16 | 86 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010 | NE | 16 | 16 | 492 | 324 | 65.9 | 3,900 | 7.9 | 36 | 4 | 111.0 | 31 | 30 | 1.0 | 1 | 25 | 175 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | NE | 16 | 16 | 611 | 401 | 65.6 | 5,235 | 8.6 | 39 | 12 | 105.6 | 43 | 109 | 2.5 | 3 | 32 | 173 | 6 | 2 |
| Total | 161 | 159 | 5,321 | 3,397 | 63.8 | 39,979 | 7.5 | 300 | 115 | 96.4 | 379 | 716 | 1.9 | 10 | 276 | 1,712 | 78 | 34 | |
Playoffs[link]
| Year | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Sacked | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Sack | Yds | Fum | Lost | ||||
| 2001 | NE | 3 | 3 | 97 | 60 | 61.9 | 572 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 77.3 | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | NE | 3 | 3 | 126 | 75 | 59.5 | 792 | 6.3 | 5 | 2 | 84.5 | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NE | 3 | 3 | 81 | 55 | 67.9 | 587 | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 109.4 | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | NE | 2 | 2 | 63 | 35 | 55.6 | 542 | 8.6 | 4 | 2 | 92.2 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | NE | 3 | 3 | 119 | 70 | 58.8 | 724 | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 76.5 | 8 | 18 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | NE | 3 | 3 | 109 | 77 | 70.6 | 737 | 6.8 | 6 | 3 | 96.0 | 4 | −1 | −0.2 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | NE | 1 | 1 | 42 | 23 | 54.8 | 154 | 3.7 | 2 | 3 | 49.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | NE | 1 | 1 | 45 | 29 | 64.4 | 299 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 89.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | NE | 3 | 3 | 111 | 75 | 67.6 | 878 | 7.9 | 8 | 4 | 100.4 | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 22 | 793 | 499 | 62.3 | 5,285 | 6.6 | 38 | 20 | 86.0 | 51 | 76 | 1.5 | 3 | 32 | 199 | 9 | 3 | |
Personal life[link]
Brady dated actress Bridget Moynahan from 2004 until late 2006.[65] On February 18, 2007, Moynahan confirmed to People magazine that she was more than three months pregnant with her and Brady's child.[65][66] Brady and Moynahan ended their relationship sometime in early December 2006, around the time Moynahan became pregnant.[67] Brady was present when their son, John Edward Thomas Moynahan,[68] was born on August 22, 2007 at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California.[69] John's middle names are Brady's own first and middle names in reverse order, while Moynahan's father's first name is Edward.
Brady married Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen on February 26, 2009 in an intimate Catholic ceremony in Santa Monica.[70][71] On September 11, 2009, Brady confirmed to ESPN that they were expecting their first child together, and that Bündchen was due in December 2009.[72] Bündchen gave birth to their son, Benjamin Rein Brady, on December 8, 2009.[73] Benjamin's middle name is a shortened version of Bündchen's father's name Reinoldo.[74] They christened their six-month-old son in Santa Monica on June 22, 2010.[11]
Two paparazzi photographers claim they were shot at by security guards after Brady and Bundchen renewed their wedding vows in Costa Rica on April 5, 2009. Photographs appeared in the Boston Herald of the shattered rear window of a vehicle belonging to one of these two paparazzi.[75][76] The photographers, Yuri Cortez and Rolando Aviles, filed a lawsuit in New York against Brady and Bündchen seeking over $1 million in damages over the incident.[77]
Bradying[link]
After the Patriots' loss in Super Bowl XLVI, a notable term came around called "Bradying", which involves sitting down with the head lowered and hands clasped between the legs.[78] This "celebration" came after Brady threw a game-changing interception to New York Giants linebacker Chase Blackburn early in the fourth quarter. Bradying was often compared to "Tebowing", a pose named after Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, with many calling Tebowing the pose of 2011, and many calling Bradying the pose of 2012.[79][80] In a fashion similar to Tebowing, a website was created dedicated to Bradying.[81]
Notable accomplishments[link]
NFL records[link]
Wins
- Fewest starts to achieve 100 regular-season wins as a starter (131 starts)
- Most wins with one head coach (124, Bill Belichick).[82]
- Most consecutive wins, postseason: 10 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005)
- Most consecutive wins, regular season and postseason: 21 (2003–2004)
- Most consecutive wins in regular-season home games: 31 (2006–2011)
- Most seasons finishing 8–0 at home: 5 (2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010)
- Only quarterback to start and win 3 Super Bowls before his 28th birthday
- Highest winning percentage (.780) in NFL history
Touchdowns
- Most passing touchdowns, regular season: 50 (2007)
- Most passing touchdowns, regular season and postseason combined: 56 (2007) – tied with Dan Marino, 1984
- Most touchdown passes, month: 20 (October 2007)
- Most passing touchdowns, quarter: 5 (second quarter vs. Tennessee, October 18, 2009)
- Largest touchdown to interception differential: +42 (2007)
- Highest touchdown to interception ratio, season: 9.0 to 1 (36 TD/4 INT, 2010) (minimum 12 TD passes)
- Highest touchdown pass–interception ratio, career: 2.52–1 (260 TD/103 INT) (minimum 200 TD passes)
- Most games with 3+ touchdown passes, regular season: 12 (2007)
- Most consecutive games with 5+ touchdown passes: 2 (2007) (tied with Daunte Culpepper)
- Most consecutive games with 3+ touchdown passes: 10 (2007)
- Most consecutive games with 2+ touchdown passes: 13 (tied with Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Don Meredith)
- Most consecutive games with 2+ touchdown passes and no interceptions: 9 (2010, October 24 – 2011, September 12)
- Most games with 1 touchdown pass and no interceptions, season: 14 (2010)
- Most games with 2 touchdown passes and no interceptions, season: 11 (2010)
- Most games with 3 touchdown passes and no interceptions, season: 8 (2007)
- Most games with 4 touchdown passes and no interceptions, season: 5 (2007)
- Most games with 4 touchdown passes and no interceptions, career: 12 – tied with Brett Favre
- Most games with 5 touchdown passes and no interceptions, season: 3 (2007)
- Most games with 5 touchdown passes and no interceptions, career: 4 – tied with Peyton Manning
- Most games with 6 touchdown passes and no interceptions, career 2 – tied with Peyton Manning
Completions
- Highest single-game completion percentage, postseason: 92.9% (vs. Jacksonville, January 12, 2008)[83]
- Most completions in a Super Bowl: 32 – tied with Drew Brees (XXXVIII)
- Most career Super Bowl completions: 100 (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII)
- Largest completion–interception ratio, season: 81.0–1 (324–4) (minimum 150 completions), 2010
- Most games with 20 completions and no interceptions, season: 10 (2007)
- Most games with 30 completions and no interceptions, career: 9 – tied with Drew Brees
- Most games with 30 completions and no interceptions, season: 5 (2007)
- Most games with 50 pass attempts and no interceptions, career: 3
Yards
- Largest passing yards–interception ratio, career: 337.3–1 (34,744–103) (minimum 20,000 passing yards)
- Largest passing yards–interception ratio, season: 975.0–1 (3,900–4) (minimum 2,000 passing yards), 2010
- Most games with 300 yards passing and no interceptions, season: 8 (2007)
Interception-free streaks and interception percentage
- Most consecutive pass attempts to start a career without an interception: 162 (2000–2001)
- Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception, regular season: 358 (2010, October 24 – 2011, September 12)
- Third-lowest interception percentage (interceptions per attempt), career: 2.19% (Aaron Rodgers ranks first @ 1.99%; Neil O'Donnell is second @ 2.11%)
Personal bests[link]
Excluding the list of NFL records above:
- Highest single-game quarterback rating: 158.3 (at Miami, October 21, 2007 and at Detroit, November 25, 2010) Perfect Rating
- Highest single-season quarterback rating: 117.2 (2007) 3rd highest all-time
- Most passing touchdowns, game: 6 (at Miami, October 21, 2007 and vs. Tennessee, October 18, 2009)
- Most passing yards, game: 517 (at Miami, September 12, 2011)
- Most passing yards, season: 5,235 (2011) 2nd highest all-time
- Lowest interception total, season (minimum 2 starts): 4 (2010)
- Most consecutive games with 1+ touchdown passes: 29 (2010–present) 5th all-time
- Most consecutive uninterrupted games with 1+ touchdown passes: 29 (2010–present) 2nd all-time
- Most consecutive playoff games with 1+ touchdown passes: 17 (2002–present) 2nd all-time
21-game win streak statistics (including post-season)[link]
- 690 passes attempted
- 412 passes completed
- 4,953 passing yards
- 34 passing touchdowns
- 13 passes intercepted
- 20.29 passing attempts per touchdown
- 53.07 passing attempts per interception
- 59.71 completion rate
- 90.3 passer rating
Career[link]
- 124–35 (.780) (regular season), 138–40 (.775) (career) as a starter
- 8–1 (career) in overtime games
- 37–7 (career) vs. NFC teams
- 33 game-winning drives after a Patriots' fourth-quarter tie or deficit[84]
Post-season records and statistics[link]
- NFL record for most consecutive wins in post season: 10 (broke record of Green Bay's Bart Starr).
- Most consecutive post season wins (college and professional combined): 12
- 3 Super Bowl victories
- 2 Super Bowl MVP awards
- Most completions in a Super Bowl (32 in Super Bowl XXXVIII)
- Most career Super Bowl completions (100 in four games)
- Highest completion percentage in a single game, minimum 20 attempts (26 of 28, 92.9%, against Jacksonville in 2007 AFC Divisional round)[85]
- Most touchdowns passes in a playoff game(tied with Steve Young & Daryle Lamonica): 6, January 14, 2012
- Most touchdowns passes in a playoff game half: 5, January 14, 2012
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- List of NFL quarterbacks who have posted a perfect passer rating
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- Most consecutive starts by a quarterback (NFL)
- Most wins by a starting quarterback (NFL)
- NFL starting quarterback playoff records
- Saturday Night Live hosts
- 2006 Family Guy episode Patriot Games
- 2005 Simpsons episode Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass
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- ^ "Ravens' fast start puts Pats on heels, out of playoffs". ESPN. Associated Press. 2010-01-10. http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=300110017. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
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- ^ "Tom Brady Gets 100th Career Win in NFL as Patriots Rout Dolphins 41–14". Bloomberg.com. 2010-10-04. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-05/tom-brady-gets-100th-career-win-in-nfl-as-patriots-rout-dolphins-41-14.html. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
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- ^ The NFL requires 14 pass attempts per game to qualify for such records.
- ^ Springer, Shira and Monique Walker (2011-01-20). "Brady to have foot surgery today". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2011/01/20/tom_brady_to_have_surgery_on_right_foot/. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "Tom Brady picks apart Dolphins as 517-yard, 4-TD opener fuels Pats". ESPN. 12 September 2011. http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=310912015. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
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Further reading[link]
- Pierce, Charles (2006), Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ISBN 0-374-21444-1
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Timothy Richard Tebow ( /ˈtiːboʊ/; born August 14, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Florida, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007 and appearing on BCS National Championship-winning teams in the 2006 and 2008 seasons. After graduating, he was drafted by the Denver Broncos as the 25th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Tebow is known as a dual threat quarterback, adept at both rushing and passing the football. With his unorthodox NFL quarterback skills, frequent demonstrations of his religious devotion, and his team's success, Tebow has attracted unprecedented praise, criticism, and attention from the sporting media and beyond. Commenting on Tebow's play and the attention he has garnered, many football players and observers have said that they "have never seen anything like it."[1][2][3][4]
Tebow played quarterback for Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and was ranked among the top quarterback prospects in the nation as a high school senior.[5] He ultimately chose to attend the University of Florida. As a backup and situational quarterback,[6] Tebow helped the Gators win the national championship during the 2006 college football season. Tebow was the Gators' starting quarterback during the 2007 season when he became the first college sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy.[7] In 2008, Tebow led Florida to a 13-1 record and its second national championship in three years, and was named the offensive MVP of the national championship game. The Gators again went 13–1 in 2009, Tebow's senior year. At the conclusion of his college career, he held the Southeastern Conference's all-time records in both career passing efficiency and total rushing touchdowns, appearing second and tenth (respectively) in the NCAA record book in these categories.[8]
Tebow was selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. He started the last three games of his rookie season and became the Broncos' full-time starting quarterback beginning in the 6th game of 2011. The team was 1–4 before Tebow became the starter, but immediately began winning with him on the field, often by coming from behind late in the 4th quarter, until they won their first AFC West title and first playoff game since 2005.
Tim Tebow is known for sharing his Christian faith with fans and in clinics, hospitals, market places, schools, and orphanages.[9][10]
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Early years[link]
Tebow was born in Makati City in the Philippines, to American parents who were serving as Baptist missionaries at the time. His mother, Pamela Elaine (née Pemberton), is the daughter of a U.S. Army colonel, and his father, Robert Ramsey Tebow II, is a pastor.[11][12][13][14][15][16] While pregnant, his mother suffered a life-threatening infection with a pathogenic amoeba. Because of the drugs used to rouse her from a coma and to treat her dysentery, the fetus experienced a severe placental abruption. Doctors had expected a stillbirth and recommended an abortion, even though illegal in the Philippines, to protect her life,[11] but she decided not to have one.
Tebow is the youngest of five children.[17] All of the Tebow children were homeschooled by their mother, who worked to instill the family's Christian beliefs along the way.[13] In 1996, legislation was passed in Florida allowing homeschooled students to compete in local high school sporting events. The law specifies that homeschooled students may participate on the team of the local school in the school district in which they live.[18] The Tebows lived in Jacksonville, Florida, and he played linebacker and tight end at the local Trinity Christian Academy for one season. Tebow's preferred position was quarterback, but Trinity football team's offense did not rely on passing the football, so he moved into an apartment in nearby St. Johns County, making him eligible to play for the pass-oriented offense at Nease. His performance soon turned heads and led to a minor controversy regarding the fact that he was a home-schooled student having his choice of school to play for.[19]
Tebow came into national prominence as a junior at Florida's 4A Nease High School. Tebow was soon known not only for his running and throwing, but for his intense competitiveness and uncommon physical courage. Later that same year, he suffered an injury to his right leg late in the first half of a game. Originally thought by the Nease coaching staff to be a bad cramp, he played the entire second half with a broken fibula, at one point rushing for a 29-yard touchdown. After the game the extent of the injury was discovered and he was held out for the remainder of his junior season.[20] Nevertheless he was named Florida's Player of the Year and became a major college football quarterback prospect.[21] During his senior season he led the Nease Panthers to a state title, earned All-State honors, was named Florida's Mr. Football and a Parade magazine high school All-American, and repeated as Florida's Player of the Year.[21][22] Tebow played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas which featured the top 78 senior high school football players in the nation and was shown nationally on NBC television.[23]
Tebow was considered one of the nation's top recruits and was the subject of an ESPN "Faces in Sports" documentary. The segment was titled "Tim Tebow: The Chosen One", and focused on Tim's homeschool controversy and missionary work in the Philippines, as well as his exploits on the field of play and the college recruiting process.[24] Tim Tebow was also featured in Sports Illustrated on the "Faces in the Crowd" page.[25] In 2007 he was named to FHSAA's All-Century Team that listed the Top 33 football players in the state of Florida's 100 year history of high school football.[26]
Despite having family ties to the University of Florida, where his parents first met as students,[27] Tebow considered other schools, including Alabama.[28] One of the reasons he gave for eventually choosing Florida was coach Urban Meyer's spread option offense, an offense for which Tebow was deemed an archetypal quarterback.[29]
Tebow spent the three summers prior to enrolling at the University of Florida in the Philippines, assisting with his father's orphanage and missionary work.[30]
Effect on homeschooling movement[link]
On January 7, 2007, Tebow was featured prominently in an ESPN "Outside The Lines" feature on homeschooled athletes seeking equal access to high school athletics in other states. Because a homeschooler's access to public and private school athletic functions vary by state, Tebow and New York Jets defensive end Jason Taylor (who was allowed to play at his local high school in Pennsylvania) argue in favor of extending the right to play for local teams to more states.[31]
Upon becoming the first home-schooled athlete to be nominated for the Heisman Trophy, Tebow remarked, "That's really cool. A lot of times people have this stereotype of homeschoolers as not very athletic – it's like, go win a spelling bee or something like that – it's an honor for me to be the first one to do that."[32]
Tebow's example inspired equal access supporters in other states, including Alabama and Kentucky.[33][34][35] Tebow received the 2008 Quaqua Protégé Award as an outstanding home-education graduate.[36]
College career[link]
Tebow received an athletic scholarship to attend and play for the Florida Gators football team from 2006 to 2009.[37] While he spent his freshman year as a backup, eventual career highlights at Florida include winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007, leading the team to a BCS championship in 2008, and a 13–1 2009 season. The Gators coaches selected him as a team captain in 2008 and 2009, and he is the only three-time recipient of the Gators' most valuable player award, having been chosen by his teammates in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
2006[link]
See also: 2006 Florida Gators football team
Despite a strong showing in his first intersquad scrimmage, Coach Urban Meyer named Tebow second string behind Chris Leak.[38] Although Tebow remained the backup throughout the season, Tebow was a significant contributor to the Gators' 2006 success.
Tebow made his college debut coming off the bench in a goal line situation against Southern Miss. He rushed for a touchdown on a designed quarterback scramble on his first play.[39] In his next game, he led the team in rushing yards against UCF.[40]
Tebow made his SEC debut against the Tennessee Volunteers on September 16. His performance included a ten-yard run on his first carry and converting a critical fourth down near the end of the game, which led to the Gators' go-ahead touchdown.[41] Tebow's biggest game in the season came against the LSU Tigers on October 7, where he accounted for all three of the Gators' touchdowns, passing for two and rushing for another.[42] Tebow played a role in the Gators' victory in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game against Ohio State. He threw for one touchdown and rushed for another, finishing with 39 rushing yards.[43] He finished 2006 with the second-most rushing yards on the Gator team.[44]
2007[link]
See also: 2007 Florida Gators football team
Although questions about his passing skill loomed, Tebow was named the Florida Gators starting quarterback for the 2007 season.[45] He opened the year 13-of-17 for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns in his starting debut against Western Kentucky University.[46] Tebow finished the regular season with the second highest passing efficiency in the nation with 177.8. Additionally, he averaged 4.3 yards per carry on the ground.[47]
Tebow set numerous personal, school and national records in the 2007 season, including:
- University of Florida single-game quarterback rushing yards, 166, week 4[48]
- SEC season rushing touchdown record, 20[49]
- Career high single game rushing touchdowns, 5, Nov. 10
- SEC season total touchdowns (passing and rushing), 55[50]
On November 24, against the Florida State Seminoles, Tebow threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two in a 45–12 rout of the Seminoles. It was later revealed that Tebow fractured his right hand during the third quarter but played the rest of the game. He had to wear a cast for the next three weeks.[51]
After the 2007 season was over, Tebow was recognized as a first-team All-SEC selection and a consensus first-team All-American,[52] and won the Heisman Trophy, given to the most outstanding college football player of the year. He also received the Davey O'Brien Award, annually given to the best quarterback in the nation, on February 18 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Heisman Trophy[link]
On December 8, 2007, Tebow was awarded the Heisman Trophy, finishing ahead of Arkansas's Darren McFadden, Hawaii's Colt Brennan, and Missouri's Chase Daniel. He was the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy.[20] He garnered 462 first-place votes and 1,957 points, 254 points ahead of the runner-up, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden.[53][54] He finished the regular season as the only player in FBS history to rush and pass for at least 20 touchdowns in both categories in the same season.[55] He had 32 passing touchdowns, and 23 rushing touchdowns. Tebow's rushing TD total in the 2007 season is the most recorded for any position in SEC history.[56] The total also set the record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in FBS history. Tebow became the third UF player to win the Heisman Trophy, joining Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel.[57]
2008[link]
See also: 2008 Florida Gators football team
Before the 2007 season had even come to a close, Florida coach Urban Meyer stated that he would likely use two quarterbacks during the 2008 season to take some of the workload off of Tebow's shoulders.[58] Tebow led the Gators in rushing in 2007[59] but also had to play through a bruised shoulder and broken non-throwing hand.[58]
Before the 2008 season even started, Tebow had his name pulled from consideration for the Playboy Preseason All-American team because it conflicted with his Christian beliefs.[60]
On November 1, 2008, playing against the Georgia Bulldogs, Tebow ran for his 37th rushing touchdown, breaking the school record previously held by former Florida running back Emmitt Smith.
Tebow led the Gators to a 12–1 record in 2008. After clinching the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title, the team played for and won the SEC title in the 2008 SEC Championship Game against the Alabama Crimson Tide. The win secured the #2 ranking in the final BCS standings, which earned the Gators the chance to play the #1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game, which they won 24–14.
Tebow finished third in the 2008 Heisman Trophy voting, with Oklahoma's Sam Bradford taking the top spot followed by Texas' Colt McCoy, despite Tebow receiving the most first-place votes.[61][62] Tebow also won the Maxwell Award in 2008, becoming only the second player to win the award twice.[63]
On January 11, 2009, at a national championship celebration held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Tebow announced that he would not make himself eligible for the 2009 NFL Draft, but would instead return for his senior season at Florida.[64] One day later, he had surgery on his right shoulder to remove a bone spur in an effort to reduce chronic inflammation.[65]
| Finalist | First place votes (3 pts. each) |
Second place votes (2 pts. each) |
Third place votes (1 pt. each) |
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| Sam Bradford | 300 | 315 | 196 | 1,726 |
| Colt McCoy | 266 | 288 | 230 | 1,604 |
| Tim Tebow | 309 | 207 | 234 | 1,575 |
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2009[link]
Main article: 2009 Florida Gators football team
Tebow opened the 2009 season continuing a streak of throwing and running for a touchdown in blowout wins over Charleston Southern and Troy. He ran for a touchdown in the third game, a win against Tennessee, but failed to throw for a touchdown for the first time since his freshman season.
In answer to an interview question, Tebow stated that he was a virgin.[67] The statement was subject to much discussion about whether the question was necessary, including criticism of the reporter who originally asked.[68]
Tebow started against Kentucky despite suffering from a respiratory illness and taking two bags of intravenous fluids before the game.[69] He ran for two touchdowns to put him in 2nd place on the all-time SEC touchdown list and he also threw for a touchdown. Late in the third quarter, he was hit in the chest by Kentucky defensive end Taylor Wyndham, fell backwards, and hit the back of his head on the knee of Florida tackle Marcus Gilbert, who was wearing a hard knee brace. Upon impact, Tebow briefly displayed a prominent fencing response with his left arm, indicating that a concussion had taken place.[70] He lay motionless for several minutes before being helped to the sidelines. Once there, he vomited. He was taken by ambulance to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.[71][72] A CT scan showed no bleeding in the brain, with the injury described as a mild concussion.[73][74] Coach Urban Meyer stayed the night in the hospital with Tebow, who was discharged in the morning.[75] Coincidentally, Florida did not have a game scheduled for the following Saturday, and Tebow was cleared to play in the Gators' next contest at LSU on Oct. 10, two weeks after the incident[76]
On October 31, 2009, while playing against the Georgia Bulldogs, Tebow ran for his 50th and 51st rushing touchdowns, breaking the SEC career record previously held by former Georgia running back Herschel Walker.[77] His penultimate collegiate game, the 2009 SEC Championship, saw him once again facing the University of Alabama. Tebow threw for 245 yards and a touchdown and led the team with 63 yards rushing, but the Gators fell 32-13 and lost their chance to play for a second consecutive national title.[78] Florida beat Cincinnati 51-24 in the 2010 Sugar Bowl the following January. In what was Tebow's last college game, he completed 31 of 35 passes for 482 yards and 3 touchdowns and accounted for 4 total touchdowns and 533 yards of total offense, which set a record for a Bowl Championship Series game.[79]
Tebow graduated from the University of Florida in December 2009, with a bachelor's degree in family, youth and community sciences.[80]
College statistics and records[link]
At the end of his college career, Tebow held 5 NCAA, 14 Southeastern Conference, and 28 University of Florida statistical records.[81] He was the SEC's all-time leader in career passing efficiency (170.8), completion percentage (67.1%), passing touchdown to interception ratio (5.5 to 1), rushing yards by a quarterback (2947), rushing touchdowns (any position) (57), and total touchdowns responsible for (145).[8][82] Among many mentions in the NCAA Division-I record book, Tebow is ranked second in career passing efficiency, third in career yards per attempt (9.33), 8th in career rushing touchdowns, and also owns the record for most consecutive games in which he both threw at least one touchdown pass and scored at least one rushing touchdown (14).[83]
| Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | Rating | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Sack | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2006 | Florida Gators | 14 | 201.7 | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 358 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 469 | 8 | ||
| 2007 | Florida Gators | 13 | 172.5 | 350 | 234 | 66.9 | 3,286 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 210 | 895 | 23 | ||
| 2008 | Florida Gators | 14 | 172.4 | 298 | 192 | 64.4 | 2,747 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 176 | 673 | 12 | ||
| 2009 | Florida Gators | 14 | 155.6 | 304 | 213 | 70.1 | 2,895 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 217 | 910 | 14 | ||
| Totals | 55 | 170.8 | 985 | 661 | 67.1 | 9,286 | 88 | 15 | 53 | 692 | 2947 | 57 | |||
"The Tebow Rule"[link]
In 2010 a new rule for the next NCAA football season banned messages on eye paint. This rule was dubbed "The Tebow Rule"[85][86][87] by media because it would have affected him.[87] During his college football career, Tebow frequently wore references to biblical verses on his eye black. In the 2009 BCS Championship Game, he wore John 3:16 on his eye black; the verse was the highest-ranked Google search term over the next 24 hours, generating over 90 million searches.[88][89][90][91][92] Additionally, later, when Tebow switched to another verse, there were 3.43 million searches of "Tim Tebow" and "Proverbs 3:5-6" together.[93] Tebow stated of the searches "It just goes to show you the influence and the platform that you have as a student-athlete and as a quarterback at Florida".[93]
The NFL already has a rule like this in prohibiting players from wearing messages on eye black; so, Tebow would not be able to continue the practice in the NFL.[87] Despite the media labeling it as the Tebow rule, the NCAA denies the rule was influenced by Tebow particularly, since many other notable players (Reggie Bush and Terrelle Pryor for example) wear or have worn messages on eye black.[94][95] An NCAA spokesman said "When this rule was proposed the committee did not focus on any one team or student athlete. That measure reinforces what the intended use of eye black is, which is to shade the eyes from the sun."[95]
Professional career[link]
Pre-draft[link]
After passing on the 2009 NFL Draft for his senior season at Florida, Tebow went on to enter the 2010 NFL Draft. Despite his college success, Tebow's NFL potential was much debated. According to former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden, he could "revolutionize" the pro game. Says Gruden: "Tim Tebow is 250 pounds, and he's the strongest human being that's ever played the position. He can throw well enough at any level."[96] Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy said he would pick Tebow with a top 10 pick, and would take him over any quarterback in the 2010 draft.[97] On the other hand, NFL analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. believed Tebow did not have the intangibles to play quarterback in the NFL. "I don't think he can be a fulltime quarterback. I don't think he can be the quarterback of the future for you, but I do think in the third round, maybe the second round, he'll be the same as Pat White", said Kiper.[98]
Tebow was particularly mentioned as a potential third round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, his hometown team. Some, including Florida governor Charlie Crist, suggested that Tebow could be the remedy for dwindling Jaguars ticket sales at EverBank Field.[99] Early in the 2009 season, Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver stated: "He (Tebow) clearly is an outstanding football player and would be an asset to any football organization. Clearly there's going to be a groundswell for Tebow, and we'll have to make that evaluation if we have a draft pick that's going to be anywhere near him."[100] Not everyone in the organization agreed, as Jaguar lineman Uche Nwaneri posted doubts about Tebow's potential NFL success on his team's website message board.[101]
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| 6 ft 2¾ in | 236 lb | 4.71 s | 1.55 s | 2.66 s | 4.17 s | 6.66 s | 38½ in | 9 ft 7 in | 22 | ||||||||||
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Denver Broncos[link]
2010[link]
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Tebow was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round (25th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. The Broncos had acquired the pick in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens on the first night of the draft on April 22.[104] The Ravens received picks in the second, third and fourth rounds which were used to select Sergio Kindle, Ed Dickson and Dennis Pitta respectively.[105] Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels said about his two first-round selections, which included Tebow, "We want players who are tough, smart, have great character, love football and are passionate about coming here and helping the Broncos win a championship. I think both players fit that role, and I think that's something that we're looking for in all of our players. What we're trying to build here is team chemistry and a team that cares about winning and winning a championship, and that's it." He also added specifically about Tebow, "He has all the traits you look for. It's a good pick."[106] Tebow responded in an interview, saying, "My greatest joy in Denver is going to be to repay Coach McDaniels for believing in me." Tebow also said of his critics, "I just have a passion to play football. When you do things different than other people sometimes do them, and you don't settle for just being average, you open yourself up for criticism. But, I'm ready for it. I've learned to live with it. I never just wanted to do things the same way everybody else does."[107]
ESPN.com's Bill Williamson said, "Josh McDaniels' legacy is Tim Tebow."[106]
When asked how Tebow will be used, McDaniels commented that Tebow probably won't start at quarterback as a rookie; although, he said he'll "play when he's ready." He also said that there could be some packages custom-made for Tebow right away and indicated that he could initially contribute to Denver's variation of the wildcat formation, called the wild horse formation.[106]
The Denver Post columnist Woody Paige praised the pick, saying "Tim Tremendous may be high risk, but he will be a Mile High Reward...Tebow has become the most celebrated fourth-string rookie quarterback in NFL history, the most controversial quarterback pick by the Broncos since Tommy Maddox was chosen in exactly the same spot in the first round in 1992, the most decorated player and the most determined quarterback, and the most puzzling dichotomy, in the entire draft."[108]
Tebow wore number 15 on his jersey for the Broncos, the same number he wore in college.[109] He set an NFL Draft record for jersey sales.[110] He also had the best-selling jersey in the entire NFL each month since being drafted. The Broncos, as a whole, led the NFL among all teams in jersey sales as well.[111][112]
On July 29, Tebow signed a five-year contract with the Broncos that had a base value of $11.25 million (he can make as much as $33 million through certain performance-based incentives). The contract also included $8.7 million guaranteed.[113]
On October 17, Tebow scored his first NFL touchdown, which was a five-yard running play against the New York Jets.[114] On November 14, Tebow threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Spencer Larsen on his first career NFL pass attempt, as part of a 49-29 home victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. He also added a one-yard rushing touchdown in the game.[115] His performance against the Chiefs earned him his first Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honor.[116]
Tebow started his first NFL game on December 19, which was a 39-23 road loss to the Oakland Raiders.[117] Tebow completed eight of 16 passes for 138 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown pass. He also rushed for 78 yards, 40 of which came on a touchdown run in the first quarter of the game. It was the longest touchdown run for a quarterback in Broncos history and the longest touchdown run in NFL history for a quarterback in his first start. Tebow became just the third quarterback in NFL history to throw for a touchdown of 30 or more yards and run for a touchdown of 40 or more yards in the same game.[118] He finished the game with a 100.5 passer rating, the highest ever in team history for a professional debut.
Tebow's first career victory came in his second start on December 26. The Broncos defeated the Houston Texans, 24-23, in Denver. Tebow helped rally the Broncos from a 17-0 deficit at halftime, as he finished the game with 308 passing yards and one touchdown pass. He also added a fourth quarter rushing touchdown, which capped the comeback.[119] Tebow received his second Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honor following his performance.[120]
Tebow finished his rookie season playing sparingly in six games as a back-up (primarily on plays involving the wild horse formation, which is Denver's variation of the wildcat formation) before starting the last three games of the Broncos' season. He threw for a total of 654 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. He also rushed for 227 yards and six touchdowns. Tebow became the first quarterback in NFL history to rush for a touchdown in each of his first three career starts.
2011[link]
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Tebow playing against the Kansas City Chiefs in January 2012
Tebow began the 2011 season as the Denver Broncos' backup quarterback, with Kyle Orton acting as the starter. After a 1–4 start and some poor performances, Orton was replaced by Tebow at halftime during a home game against the San Diego Chargers in the fifth week of the season. Tebow nearly led the Broncos back from a 16-point deficit, as he passed and ran for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Chargers ultimately won the game, 29–24. Shortly afterward, Broncos' head coach John Fox announced Tebow would start in the following game on the road against the Miami Dolphins. Tebow and the Broncos struggled in the first three-and-a-half quarters against the Dolphins, but rallied from a 15–0 deficit in the last three minutes to win the game, 18–15, in overtime. Denver became the first team in NFL history to win a game after being down by at least 15 points with three minutes to play in a game.[121]
On November 6, Tebow rushed for 117 yards, along with passing for 124 yards and two touchdowns, as part of a 38–24 road victory over the Oakland Raiders. It was the first game in his NFL career that Tebow rushed for at least 100 yards. Broncos' running back Willis McGahee ran for 163 yards and two touchdowns, making Tebow and McGahee only the fifth quarterback and running back tandem in NFL history to run for at least 100 yards in the same game.[122] The Broncos followed up a road win over division-rival Oakland with another road win over a division rival, the Kansas City Chiefs. Tebow completed two passes on eight attempts for 69 yards and a touchdown. His second completion, a 56-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to wide receiver Eric Decker, sealed the game for Denver. Tebow became the fifth quarterback since 1980 to win a game after being the sole quarterback on the winning team to complete two or fewer passes.[123] Four days later, Tebow was 9-for-20 with 104 yards in a Thursday Night Football home game against the New York Jets. He led a 95-yard, game-winning touchdown drive with less than six minutes to play, and the Broncos trailing, 13–10. On third-and-four, Tebow ran for a 20-yard touchdown with less than one minute remaining. The Broncos won the game, 17–13.[124] Tebow guided the Broncos to another comeback victory the next week—a 16–13 overtime road win over the San Diego Chargers. He ran the ball 22 times for 67 yards. His 22 rushing attempts were the most by an NFL quarterback since 1950.[125]
In the 10th start of his NFL career, Tebow led the Broncos to their third consecutive come-from-behind win of the season after trailing going into the fourth quarter, as Denver beat the Minnesota Vikings on the road, 35–32. The following Sunday, Tebow once again guided a comeback victory, this time at home over the Chicago Bears. Denver won 13-10 in overtime after facing a 10-0 deficit with just over two minutes to play in regulation. Tebow's sixth come-from-behind fourth quarter or overtime victory in his 11 career starts was the most in NFL history for any quarterback in that time span.[126]
Tebow and the Broncos' winning streak was broken by the New England Patriots in week 15. Tebow rushed for 2 touchdowns and accounted for almost 300 total yards against the Patriots, but Denver lost 41-23. In the Broncos' 40-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills the following week, Tebow had 1 passing and 1 rushing touchdown, but he also threw three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns. He struggled for a second straight game the following week in a 7-3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, completing only 6 of 22 passes and finishing with a career low quarterback rating of 20.6 But with a week 17 loss by the Oakland Raiders, the Broncos won the AFC West title in a tiebreaker.[127]
After the three consecutive losses, Broncos vice president and former quarterback John Elway said Tebow was playing tentatively and needed to "pull the trigger."[128][129] On January 8, Denver hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first round of the NFL playoffs. Tebow threw for a career high 316 yards and two touchdowns, including an 80 yard TD to Demaryius Thomas on the first play of overtime, as the Broncos won 29–23.[129] Tebow completed 10 of 21 passes in the contest, setting the franchise record for quarterback rating in a playoff game (125.6)[129] and an NFL record for yards per completion (31.6) in a playoff game.[130] Media sources noted Tebow's passing yards (316) and yards per completion (31.6) evoked the Bible's John 3:16. The Nielsen ratings for the game also peaked at 31.6. John 3:16 was the top search item on Google the next morning, followed by Tebow and Tim Tebow.[131][132]
The Broncos were handed a 45–10 defeat by the New England Patriots the following week, knocking them out of the playoffs.[133] After the season, Elway confirmed that Tebow would be the Broncos starting quarterback going into training camp in 2012.[134]
On April 28, 2012, the NFL announced its 91st-100th ranked players of its NFL Top 100 in which Tebow was ranked 95th by his fellow peers.[135][136]
New York Jets[link]
On March 21, 2012, in the wake of the Broncos signing free agent Peyton Manning, Tebow was traded, along with the Broncos' 2012 7th round draft pick, to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' 4th and 6th round picks.[137][138]
NFL Statistics[link]
Regular season[link]
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Sacks | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | W–L | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/Att | TD | INT | Rating | # | Yds | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2010 | Denver Broncos | 9 | 3 | 1–2 | 41 | 82 | 50.0 | 654 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 82.1 | 6 | 26 | 43 | 227 | 5.3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Denver Broncos | 14 | 11 | 7–4 | 126 | 271 | 46.5 | 1,729 | 6.4 | 12 | 6 | 72.9 | 33 | 225 | 122 | 660 | 5.4 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| Total | 23 | 14 | 8–6 | 167 | 353 | 47.3 | 2,383 | 6.8 | 17 | 9 | 75.1 | 39 | 251 | 165 | 887 | 5.4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | |
Playoffs[link]
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Sacks | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | W–L | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/Att | TD | INT | Rating | # | Yds | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2011-12 | Denver Broncos | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 19 | 47 | 40.4 | 452 | 9.6 | 2 | 0 | 90.0 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
In the media[link]
Books[link]
On May 31, 2011, HarperCollins released Through My Eyes, an autobiography that Tebow co-wrote with author Nathan Whitaker. Tebow details his early life growing up in Jacksonville and the Philippines, as well as his college football experiences.[139] By March 04, 2012 it had spent 24 weeks on the New York Times best seller list. [140] It was named the #1 sports book of 2011 [141] and the bestselling religion book of 2011 [142]. Tim followed his memoir with a young readers’ edition entitled Through My Eyes: A Quarterback’s Journey, also co-written with Nathan Whitaker [143].
Magazines and Endorsements[link]
Tebow is a spokesperson for Nike, Jockey International and FRS Health Energy.[144][145][146]
In September 2008, Tebow appeared on the cover of Men's Fitness magazine.
On April 8, 2010, Tebow was announced as the cover athlete for all three game platforms of the video game NCAA Football 11.[147]
In 2011, Tebow was the first quarterback featured in ESPN's "Year of the Quarterback" series. The documentary, entitled "Tim Tebow: Everything in Between," followed him from the 2010 Sugar Bowl to the 2010 NFL Draft. It premiered on January 6, 2011.[148] On November 8, 2011 the documentary was released on DVD.
On December 13, 2011, Tebow was the athlete featured on the cover of the first edition of the NFL's official magazine.[149]
In 2011, Tebow was rendered as a superhero by Marvel Comics. His character was known as "Super Tim."[150]
Music videos[link]
YouTube, Google Videos, Godtube, and other video-sharing websites have numerous variations of Tim Tebow college and professional football highlights in video clips of varying lengths (such as 'Tebow Magic' and 'All He Does is Win'), with various video and musical backdrops, and user views reaching into the multi-millions.[151]
Super Bowl ad[link]
A nationwide controversy surrounded Tebow's decision to appear in an ad funded by the socially conservative organization Focus on the Family that was broadcast February 7, 2010, during Super Bowl XLIV on CBS.[152][153] There were two 30-second commercials, which included Tebow's personal story as part of an overall pro-life stance. The abortion issue was not specifically mentioned in the ad.[154] Pro-choice groups condemned the ad,[155] while pro-life groups rallied around Tebow.[156]
Tebowing[link]
Tebowing is a neologism for the act of kneeling on one knee in prayer with one's head resting on one's fist.[157][158] It is derived from Tebow's propensity for kneeling and praying. The origin of the phrase is credited to fan Jared Kleinstein, who posted a picture with friends on Facebook, in which they mimicked a pose of Tebow following the Broncos' comeback overtime victory over the Dolphins on October 23, 2011.[159] The popularity of the picture led Kleinstein to set up a website showing pictures submitted by people depicting various interpretations of Tebowing all over the world.[159] After two and a half-months, the site received 20,000 photograph submissions from all seven continents and 20 million page views from 2 million unique visitors.[160] The New York Times wrote "it can be hard to tell whether [people tebowing] are celebrating or mocking [Tebow] for his virtuous ways."[158] Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl tebowed as part of a bet with the mayor of Denver following the Broncos playoff victory over the Steelers in 2012.[161]
Tebowing was recognized as a word in the English language by the Global Language Monitor, due to its level of worldwide usage, which was comparable to the word Obamamania (referencing President Barack Obama).[157][162] In December 2011, the life-sized wall adhesions company Fathead released a "Tebowing" sticker that became the company's best-selling product in two days.[163]
Evangelism[link]
In the Philippines, Tim Tebow preached the Christian Gospel in front of schoolchildren and entire villages and assisted in medical care.[164][165] Moreover, Tebow supports more than 40 national evangelists working in that nation.[165] In the United States, he has shared his Christian faith in prisons and schools, to church and youth groups, and at meetings and conferences.[164][9]
An Easter Sunday crowd of roughly 20,000 listened to Tebow on April 8, 2012. He only briefly mentioned his move from Denver to New York. "Kind of got traded. I'm on another team -- excited to be a Jet," Tebow said. "Regardless of what happens, I still honor my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, because at the end of the day, that's what's important, win or lose. … We need to get back to one nation under God, and be role models for kids," Tebow added. [166][167]
Philanthropic work[link]
Tebow envisioned a foundation to give back to others during his college career, and he, along with other University of Florida students, created First and 15. Through this organization, Tebow raised funds for Uncle Dick's Orphanage in the Philippines, founded by his father’s nonprofit association, the Bob Tebow Evangelistic Association.[168] He also raised monies for Shands Hospital pediatric cancer center in Gainesville and a Disney trip for disadvantaged children. Upon graduation from University of Florida, Tebow launched the Tim Tebow Foundation in January 2010.[169]
Tebow CURE Hospital[link]
CURE and the Tebow Foundation announced plans to build a children's hospital in the fall of 2011 in the Philippines, the country where Tebow was born. The Tebow CURE Hospital in Davao City, on the island of Mindanao, will hold 30 beds and will specialize in orthopedics. Construction began in January 2012 and it is expected to open in mid-2013. CURE's 12th hospital worldwide, they hope to heal deformities such as clubfoot, untreated burns, hydrocephalus and other conditions correctable with surgery. The cost of the project, $3 million, will come from donors from CURE and the Tebow Foundation. The hospital will include a "Timmy's Playroom."[170]
Awards and honors[link]
College[link]
2006 season[link]
2007 season[link]
- Walter Camp Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week[173]
- Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, three times[174][175][176]
- Davey O'Brien Award winner[177]
- Heisman Trophy winner
- Maxwell Award winner[177]
- Walter Camp Award finalist[178]
- Sporting News Player of the Year
- Harley Award winner
- Quarterback of the Year[179]
- First-team Academic All-American[180]
- Manning Award finalist[181]
- Rivals.com National Offensive Player of the Year[182]
- Rivals.com SEC Offensive Player of the Year[183]
- First-team All-SEC (Associated Press,[184] Coaches,[185] Rivals.com[183])
- Associated Press SEC Offensive Player of the Year[184]
- Associated Press Player of the Year[186]
- First-team All-American by: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, and Scout.com
- James E. Sullivan Award, awarded to the Nations top amateur athlete[187]
- Roy F. Kramer SEC Male Athlete of the Year.[188] Third Florida Gator to win this award, Danny Wuerffel (won twice) and Ryan Lochte.
- ESPY for Best Male College Athlete[189]
2008 season[link]
- First-team All-America by College Football News.
- Disney Spirit Award[190]
- ESPY for Best Male College Athlete
- Heisman Trophy finalist
- Manning Award winner
- Maxwell Award winner
- Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week[191]
- 2008 SEC Championship Game Most Valuable Player
- First-team All-SEC (AP,[192] Coaches,[193] Rivals.com[194])
- Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year
- Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year[195]
- Wuerffel Trophy winner
- First-team Academic All-American[180]
2009 season[link]
- William V. Campbell Trophy (formerly the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, "The Academic Heisman") winner
- First-team Academic All-American[180]
- Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
- Heisman Trophy finalist
- First-team All-SEC (AP,[196] Coaches,[197] Rivals.com[198])
- Second-team All-America (Walter Camp Foundation)
- Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year
- Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player[199]
- Sports Illustrated College football Player of the Decade[200]
Professional[link]
- 2× Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week - Weeks 10 and 16 (2010)
- 2011 GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Year[201] - Come from behind overtime win vs. Bears - Week 14
See also[link]
- 2006 College Football All-America Team
- Florida Gators
- List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks
- List of Division I FBS rushing touchdown leaders
- List of Florida Gators football players
- List of Heisman Trophy winners
- List of New York Jets players
- List of SEC Most Valuable Players
- List of University of Florida alumni
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| Name | Tebow, Tim |
| Alternative names | Tebow, Timothy Richard; Tebow, Timothy R. |
| Short description | All-American college football player, professional football player, quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner |
| Date of birth | August 14, 1987 |
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