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Toronto
Toronto (/təˈrɒntoʊ/, colloquially /ˈtrɒnoʊ/) is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from the Mississaugas of the New Credit. The settlement was later established as the Town of York and proclaimed as the new capital of Upper Canada by its lieutenant-governor, John Graves Simcoe. In 1834, York was incorporated as a city and renamed to its present name. The city was ransacked in the Battle of York during the War of 1812 and damaged in two great fires in 1849 and in 1904. Since its incorporation, Toronto has repeatedly expanded its borders through amalgamation with surrounding municipalities, most recently in 1998.
With over 2.6 million residents, it is the fifth most populous city in North America. Its metropolitan area has over 5.5 million residents. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely populated region in Southern Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe, which has a population of nearly 9 million people as of 2011. The census metropolitan area (CMA) had a population of 5,583,064, and the Greater Toronto Area had a population of 6,054,191 in the 2011 Census. Its cosmopolitan and international population reflects its role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. Toronto is one of the world's most diverse cities by percentage of non-native-born residents, with about 49% of the population born outside Canada. Toronto is also consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey.
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University of Iowa
The University of Iowa (also known as UI, or simply Iowa) is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. UI is categorized as RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university is a group member of the Association of American Universities, the Big Ten Conference, Committee on Institutional Cooperation, and the Universities Research Association. Additionally, UI is considered a Public Ivy according to Howard and Matthew Greene's "The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities".
The University is home to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. It is one of the largest university-owned teaching hospitals in the nation. Iowa was the first American institution of higher learning to accept creative work for academic credit, and developed the Master of Fine Arts degree.
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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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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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Andre Ware
Andre Ware (born July 31, 1968) is a sports analyst and commentator and a former American football player. He was the 1989 Heisman Trophy winner as a quarterback for the University of Houston, becoming the first African-American quarterback to win the award. In the 1990 NFL Draft, Ware was the first round selection (#7 overall) of the Detroit Lions. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
After graduating Dickinson High School, Andre Ware played at the University of Houston, where he was the first black quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy in 1989, along with the Davey O'Brien Award, the latter award given to the most outstanding college quarterback of the year. That year, his junior year, he threw for 4,699 yards, 44 touchdowns, and set 26 NCAA records. Many of the records were thanks to the innovative use of the Run & Shoot offense, which his successor, David Klingler, also used to great effect. The Cougars ended the season ranked the #14 team in the nation by the Associated Press. He then declared for the NFL Draft, foregoing his senior year.
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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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Angelo Bertelli
Angelo Bortolo Bertelli (June 18, 1921 – June 26, 1999) was an American football player. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1943 playing as a quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Bertelli born in West Springfield, Massachusetts on June 18, 1921 to Italian immigrant parents. At Cathedral High School in Springfield, he won all-state honors in football, baseball and hockey and was senior class president.
When Bertelli entered Notre Dame in 1940, he was 6 feet 1 inch and 173 pounds, a skinny but highly regarded tailback in the single-wing formation used by most college teams. When Coach Elmer Layden left to become commissioner of the National Football League, Notre Dame's new coach, Frank Leahy, immediately noticed Bertelli's passing talents.
As a sophomore, Bertelli, still a single-wing tailback, led the nation with a 56.9 percent passing average, completing 70 of 123 attempts. In 1942, Leahy switched to a modified T-formation, in which Bertelli would play under the center and take every snap. As he told his budding star, "Bert, you're the finest passer and the worst runner I've ever coached." That summer, preparing for his new role, Bertelli said he took "a thousand snaps...maybe a million." Bertelli and the T-formation were an immediate success. He passed for 1,039 yards and 10 touchdowns. Celebrated sportswriter Grantland Rice referenced Bertelli as "the T-formation magician."
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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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Arland Bruce III
Arland Richard Bruce III (born November 23, 1977 in Olathe, Kansas) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League. He is a two-time Grey Cup champion, having won in 2004 with the Toronto Argonauts and in 2011 with the Lions. He has played 10 seasons in the CFL with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and BC Lions. During the 2011 season, he became the 14th CFL receiver to record over 10,000 yards receiving in a career.
Bruce attended Olathe North High School in Olathe, Kansas and was a letterman in football. As a senior, he was a BlueChip Illustrated Top-100 pick, the Kansas State Player of the Year, and finished the year with 1,696 rushing yards. Bruce finished his high school career with more than 3,000 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns.
Bruce then attended Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas. As a freshman, he was named a First-Team All American selection and rushed for over 1,000 yards. During his sophomore season, he ran for 997 yards and 10 TDs and was named a Second Team All American selection.
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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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Bernard Masterson
Bernard "Bernie" Edward Masterson (August 10, 1911 – May 1963) was a three-sport athlete at Lincoln High. He was an all-state back in football, a starter on the 1930 state championship basketball team, and a track star.
Moving on to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, he starred from 1931 to 1933 as a back on three straight unbeaten Big Six championship teams. He was selected All-Big Six in 1933.
He played quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1934 to 1940 when the Bears were known as the "Monsters of the Midway". During his pro career, the Bears were 59-19-3 and were in three NFL championship play-offs. Bernie has an NFL career total of 3,372 passing yards and 35 touchdowns.
He came back to Nebraska as head football coach for 1946 and 1947. He went 5-13 in the two seasons as head coach. Bernie was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
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Bernie Masterson
Bernard E. "Bernie" Masterson (August 10, 1911 – May 16, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1946 to 1947, compiling a record of 5–13. Masterson played college football at Nebraska from 1931 to 1933. He played professionally in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears from 1934 to 1940.
In 1940, Clark Shaughnessy hired Masterson to coach Stanford quarterback Frankie Albert.
Masterson died of a heart attack in Chicago on May 16, 1963.
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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 Glassford
James William "Bill" Glassford (born March 8, 1914) is a former American football player and coach. He attended the University of Pittsburgh where he played football earning first-team All-American status at guard. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and graduated in 1936.
From 1946 to 1948, Glassford coached at the University of New Hampshire, where he compiled a 19–5–1 record. This includes an 8–1 record in 1947. From 1949 to 1955, he coached at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he compiled a 31–35–3 record. In 1949 his team went 4–5, 6–2–1 in 1950, 2–8 in 1951, 5–4–1 in 1952, 3–6–1 in 1953, 6–5 in 1954, and 5–5 in 1955. His three winning seasons were the only winning seasons the school had between 1941 and 1961. He also coached three All-Americans in Tom Novak (1949), Bobby Reynolds (1950), and Jerry Minnick (1952). He led the school to its first ever Orange Bowl in 1955, where they lost to Duke, 34–7. He retired after the 1955 season and went into private business in Arizona. He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Billy Cannon
Dr. William Abb "Billy" Cannon (born August 2, 1937) is an All-American, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and one of the American Football League's most celebrated players.
He was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and moved to Baton Rouge when his father got a job there during World War II. He graduated from Istrouma High School in 1956.
Billy Cannon started high school at Istrouma in Baton Rouge, in 1952. He was noted for his speed and strength, and became a star athlete in football and track. In football, he scored 39 touchdowns his senior year, was named All-State and All-America and led his high school to a state championship in 1955. He threw the 16-pound shot 54 feet.
Cannon played three seasons for LSU: 1957, 1958, and 1959. In 1958, Cannon led LSU to its first AP national championship. #1 LSU clinched the title in the Sugar Bowl, beating #12 Clemson 7-0. The only score was a pass from Cannon to Mickey Mangham. Cannon was also voted the 1958 UPI Player of the Year. In 1959, Cannon led #1 LSU to a victory over #3 Ole Miss. The Tigers were trailing 3-0 when Cannon returned a punt 89 yards for a TD, breaking seven tackles. It was the only TD of the game, resulting in a 7–3 victory for LSU in Tiger Stadium. That year, Cannon won the Heisman Trophy and was again voted the UPI College Football Player of the Year|UPI Player of the Year. Other big games from Cannon's time at LSU were unranked LSU's 20–13 victory over #17 Georgia Tech in 1957, #1 LSU's 14–0 victory over #6 Ole Miss in 1958, and #1 LSU's 10-0 victory over #9 TCU in 1959. The No. 20 worn by Cannon was retired after the 1959 season. It was the only football number retired by LSU until 2009, when Tommy Casanova's number was also retired.
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Billy Sims
Billy Ray Sims (born September 18, 1955) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons during the 1980s. Sims played college football for the University of Oklahoma, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1978. He was the first overall pick in the 1980 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Detroit Lions.
Sims was born in St. Louis, Missouri, but in the eighth grade he moved to Hooks, Texas, to live with his grandmother. In three years of varsity football at Hooks High School, he rushed 1,128 times (a state record at the time, currently second behind Robert Strait) for 7,738 yards, including 441 carries in 1973 (another state record at the time, currently tied for second behind Ketric Sanford). He continues to hold the state record for most consecutive games with 100 yards or more, 38 (1972–1974).
Sims attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played for coach Barry Switzer's Oklahoma Sooners football team from 1976 to 1979. After injuries kept him out of the line-up for most of his freshman and half of his sophomore seasons (rushing for only 545 yards in two seasons plus one game of 1976), in his junior season he cut loose, picking up 1,762 yards on 231 carries for an amazing average of 7.6 yards per carry (160.1 yards and 10.9 points per-game) for the regular season. Including the post-season Sims had 1,896 yards, a total yardage school record that stood until 2004 when freshman Adrian Peterson tallied up 1,925. In 1978 Sims was awarded the Heisman Trophy, becoming only the sixth junior to do so. He was runner up the following season in 1979.
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Billy Vessels
Billy Vessels (March 22, 1931 – November 17, 2001) was a standout football player in his hometown of Cleveland, Oklahoma, where he was known as "Curly." He went on to play college football for the University of Oklahoma and win the 1952 Heisman trophy. He was the first Oklahoman to win the award, which is given to the nation's top college football player. After he won the Heisman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, threw him a parade, with hundreds lining the streets of the small town. Vessels, a humble, hardworking kid, told a reporter, "Can you imagine people doing a thing like this for a kid like me?” Vessels went on to play professional football with the National Football League's Baltimore Colts and the Western Interprovincial Football Union's Edmonton Eskimos.
Vessels led the Oklahoma Sooners to the 1950 NCAA football national championship, scoring 15 touchdowns. In 1952 he was the Heisman Trophy winning halfback for the Sooners, the school's first Heisman winner.
Playing under the legendary Bud Wilkinson, he became the first of five Sooners, followed by Steve Owens (1969), Billy Sims (1978), Jason White (2003) and Sam Bradford (2008), to win the Heisman Trophy. During the 1952 season he rushed for 1072 yards including seven 100 yard performances, and 17 touchdowns. These achievements led to his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is a former American baseball and football player. He was the first athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports, and also won the Heisman Trophy in 1985.
In football, he played running back for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League. In baseball, he played left field and designated hitter for the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago White Sox, and the California Angels of the American League in Major League Baseball. While at Auburn University, he won the 1985 Heisman Trophy, the prize annually awarded to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the United States. He also ran a 40-yard dash in a blistering 4.12 seconds (hand-timed), which is still the fastest verifiable 40-yard dash time ever recorded at any NFL Combine. A hip injury severely impaired his professional baseball career, and ended his NFL career.
In 1989 and 1990, Jackson's name became known beyond just sports fans through the "Bo Knows" advertising campaign, a series of advertisements by Nike, that starred Jackson alongside Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Bo Diddley, promoting a cross-training athletic shoe named for Jackson.
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Bo Pelini
Mark "Bo" Pelini (born December 13, 1967) is the head football coach at the University of Nebraska. He had previously been defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. On December 2, 2007, one day after coaching in the 2007 SEC Championship Game, Pelini was named as head coach at Nebraska by athletic director Tom Osborne.
Pelini was raised in Youngstown, Ohio, a former center of steel production with a strong athletic tradition. He was nicknamed "Bo" after former Cleveland Browns running back Bo Scott. After graduating from Youngstown Cardinal Mooney High School (the same high school as Oklahoma Sooners Head Coach Bob Stoops), he went on to play free safety for Ohio State University Buckeyes under Earle Bruce and later John Cooper from 1987 to 1990, as a starter in his last two years. Pelini served as a team co-captain in his senior year, along with Vinnie Clark, Jeff Graham and Greg Frey. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business marketing from Ohio State University in 1990 while playing for the Buckeyes.
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Bob Devaney
Robert S. "Bob" Devaney (April 13, 1915 – May 9, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1957 to 1961 and at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1962 to 1972, compiling a career college football record of 136–30–7. Devaney's Nebraska Cornhuskers won consecutive national championships in 1970 and 1971. Devaney also served as the athletic director at Nebraska from 1967 to 1993. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1981. He died of a heart attack on May 9, 1997.
Devaney graduated from Alma College in 1939, where he played end on the football team. Devaney coached high school football in Michigan at Big Beaver, Keego Harbor, Saginaw, and Alpena, before joining the Michigan State Spartans staff as an assistant coach under Biggie Munn and continuing under Duffy Daugherty.
Devaney's first college head coaching job was at the University of Wyoming, where he went 35–10–5 (.750) in five seasons between 1957 and 1961. The Cowboys won the Sun Bowl in his second season and won or shared the Skyline Conference title in his final four seasons in Laramie. Following the 1961 season, he was hired at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln at an annual salary of $17,000.
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Bobby Newcombe
Robert Wundu Sowa "Bobby" Newcombe (born on August 8, 1979 in Sierra Leone, Africa) is a former starting quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
As a sophomore in 1998, Bobby Newcombe started at quarterback and led his team to a 9-4 record and a No. 19 ranking nationally in spite of suffering from a knee injury in the first game that would plague him all season long. During the season, Newcombe led Nebraska in passing yards with 712 and had 228 rushing yards while completing 50-of-79 passes and throwing just one interception. The 6-0, 195-pound native of Albuquerque, New Mexico also recorded eight rushing touchdowns and one passing touchdown, while his longest run from the line of scrimmage was 20 yards. Newcombe's longest pass play covered 49 yards to wide receiver Matt Davison against Texas A&M on Oct. 10, 1998.
One of Newcombe's most memorable moments for individual game performances came on August 29, 1998 when he completed 9-of-10 passes for 168 yards including a 46 yard touchdown pass to tight end Sheldon Jackson in a 56-27 shootout victory over Louisiana Tech which was televised nationally.
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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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Brook Berringer
Brook Warren Berringer (July 9, 1973 – April 18, 1996) was an American quarterback for the University of Nebraska football team in the mid-1990s. Berringer came to Nebraska from Goodland, Kansas, and played a back-up role to Tommie Frazier. He was best known for replacing an injured Tommie Frazier during the 1994 season and leading the Cornhuskers to seven consecutive wins and to the Orange Bowl national championship game against the University of Miami Hurricanes.
Berringer was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. At the age of 7, Berringer's father died from cancer; soon afterward, he moved with his mother and two sisters to Goodland, Kansas. Throughout his childhood, he played several different sports.
Because of his successful high school career, Berringer was recruited by many Big 8 schools. He picked the University of Nebraska to attend. In 1992, as a freshman, Berringer was a backup. In 1993, as a sophomore, he was again a backup.
In 1994, as a junior, he started seven games because starter Tommie Frazier had a blood clot in his leg. Berringer completed 94 of 151 passes (62%) for 1,295 yards, 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Prior to this year, Berringer had completed only 17 passes. The team made it to the Orange Bowl, and Frazier recovered in time to start for it. During the game, Frazier threw an interception on the second play of Nebraska's second series. Berringer took over, and threw a 19-yard TD pass to Mark Gilman that drew the Huskers within 3 points. Nebraska eventually won the game 24-17 with Berringer playing through the middle quarters before Coach Tom Osborne re-inserted Frazier in the fourth quarter.
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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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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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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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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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Chris Massey
Christopher Todd Massey (born November 21, 1979 in Chesapeake, West Virginia) is an American football long snapper for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Marshall University.
He has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers.
Massey attended Marshall University and was a four-year starter at long snapper. He never missed a snap during his college career and added 12 tackles on coverage units, and 19 more as a senior linebacker. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice in 2001 and completed a Master's in Sports Administration in 2009.
Massey was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round (243rd overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft. During his career he has made clean snaps on 702 out of 703 attempts including a run of 528 consecutive clean snaps.
He was released on August 22, 2011.
On August 27, 2011, Massey signed with the Carolina Panthers, but was waived on August 30.
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Chris Weinke
Christopher Jon Weinke (born July 31, 1972 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a former professional American football and baseball player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system, he enrolled at Florida State University at the age of 26, and played quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles. He thereafter played professionally in the National Football League, where he spent most of his career with the Carolina Panthers.
Weinke played minor league baseball in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system from 1990–1996, advancing to class Triple-A, before deciding to attend Florida State University. He quickly distinguished himself as starting quarterback, leading the team to victory in the 1999 National Championship. In 2000, at 28, he became the oldest person to receive the Heisman Trophy. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 2001 NFL Draft, where he served mostly as backup quarterback until being released in 2006. He then spent one season with the San Francisco 49ers before leaving the NFL after the 2007 season.
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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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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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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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Courtland Bullard
Courtland B. Bullard (born September 2, 1978 in Miami, Florida) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Damon Allen
Damon Allen (born July 29, 1963 in San Diego, California) is a former professional quarterback in the Canadian Football League, most recently with the Toronto Argonauts. He is currently second in all-time professional football passing yards and second in all-time CFL passing yards after he was surpassed for first place by the Montréal Alouettes' Anthony Calvillo on October 10th 2011. Allen retired as the professional football's all-time leading passer with 72,381 passing yards after he surpassed Warren Moon's total of 70,553 yards (in both the CFL and NFL combined) on September 4, 2006 in the annual Labour Day Classic. He also retired in third place in all-time CFL rushing yards with 11,920 yards, behind Mike Pringle and George Reed. The 2007 season marked Allen's twenty-third season in the CFL and he officially announced his retirement on May 28, 2008 at age 44. Allen is the younger brother of NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen.
Allen has been mentioned as one of the greatest CFL quarterbacks of all time after winning four Grey Cups with three different franchises. He was a formidable passer and rusher, as he stands fifteenth on the all-time professional rushing list and retired only 323 yards behind his brother Marcus. In 2012 he was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
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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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Darian Hagan
Darian Hagan (born February 1, 1970) is a former American football and Canadian football player, who, since February 2005, is an assistant coach of the University of Colorado Buffaloes football team.
As an option quarterback at Colorado from 1988 to 1991, Hagan produced impressive offensive statistics operating Coach Bill McCartney's "I-Bone" offense. Due to veteran quarterback Sal Aunese being stricken with cancer, he took over the starting duties as a sophomore. When Aunese died, Hagan and the rest of the Buffaloes dedicated their season to their fallen comrade. In that 1989 season, he burst on the college football scene, and became the sixth player in the history of NCAA Division I-A to gain more than 1000 yards passing and more than 1000 yards rushing in the same season. He was the starting quarterback in 1990 when Colorado won a share of the NCAA Division I-A national football championship, and in 1989 to 1991 when Colorado was the Big Eight Conference champions. His record as quarterback for Colorado was 28–5–2 (20–0–1 in Big Eight). In Heisman Trophy voting he was 5th in 1989 with 242 points, 17th in 1990 with 17 points and 20th in 1991 with 12 points.
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Darren McFadden
Darren McFadden (born August 27, 1987) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Arkansas from 2005 to 2007. McFadden was drafted fourth overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2008 NFL Draft.
McFadden graduated from Oak Grove High School in North Little Rock, Arkansas. A widely touted recruit, he chose to attend the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas where he would become a two-time member of the Associated Press All-America team as a tailback for the Razorbacks in 2006 and 2007. In 2006, he became the first sophomore to win the Doak Walker Award, the award honoring the nation's top collegiate running back. He joined Ricky Williams as only the second two-time winner after taking home the award again in 2007. McFadden also won the 2007 Walter Camp Award as the nation's best player and was also the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy two years in a row in 2006 and 2007.
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David Humm
David Henry Humm (born April 2, 1952 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the NFL from 1975-84 for the Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Colts, and Los Angeles Raiders. He was also an effective holder for a field goal or an extra point, with the unusual habit of arriving on the field with no shoulder pads, which tipped the opposing team that a fake field goal was unlikely.
He played college football at Nebraska, where he was a three year starter from 1972-74, under head coaches Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne. Humm, a left-hander, was selected by the Raiders in the fifth round of the 1975 NFL Draft, the 128th overall pick. He was primarily a reserve during his professional career.
After his playing career, Humm served as an analyst for Mutual Broadcasting System, the Las Vegas Posse, and the Oakland Raiders.
In 1988, Humm was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 36 and lost the use of his legs in 1997. He has set up a broadcasting studio in his home and continues as a color commentator for the Oakland Raiders.
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Dennis Claridge
Dennis Bert Claridge (born August 18, 1941 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at the University of Nebraska.
Claridge was a member of the 1965 NFL Champion Green Bay Packers, playing behind future Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr.
Claridge is now an orthodontist in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Desmond Howard
Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is a former NFL wide receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner.
He played football for the University of Michigan from 1989–1991 and won the Heisman Trophy in 1991. He played professional football in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins (1992–1994), Jacksonville Jaguars (1995), Green Bay Packers (1996, 1999), Oakland Raiders (1997–1998) and Detroit Lions (1999–2002). Howard was voted the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI and is the first and only special teams player to win the award. He is one of only four players to win both the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP; Roger Staubach, Jim Plunkett, and Marcus Allen are the others. Howard was ranked the 9th Greatest Return Specialist in NFL History by NFL Network's NFL Top 10 Return Aces. On July 16, 2011, Howard was inducted into the 2011 Class of the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.
Howard currently works for ESPN as a college football analyst.
Howard was born in Cleveland and earned All-America and All-State honors as a tailback during his senior season at St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio, scoring 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions on defense. He earned three varsity letters each in track and football, as well as one in basketball.
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Dick 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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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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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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Donny Anderson
Garry Don "Donny" Anderson (born May 16, 1943, in Borger, Texas) is a former professional American football player who played nine years in the National Football League. A halfback and punter from Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University), Anderson was the first round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in the 1965 NFL Draft, the seventh overall selection in the draft that included future hall-of-famers Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Joe Namath and Fred Biletnikoff.
During his time at Texas Tech, Donny Anderson earned the nickname the "Golden Palomino". Anderson received All-American honors twice in 1964 and 1965 and was a three-time all-Southwest Conference halfback 1963-65. Anderson held many of Texas Tech's football records as his career ended with the 1965 season. He finished fourth in the 1965 Heisman Trophy race. Anderson is part of the Texas Tech Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.
Anderson began his NFL career a in 1966, as #44 for the Packers. Anderson was drafted in the 1st Round as the 7th Pick for $600,000, the highest in NFL history to that date.
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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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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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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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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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Elbert Bloodgood
Elbert "Al" Lorraine Bloodgood (born September 5, 1901, date of death unknown) was a professional American football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played at the University of Nebraska. He graduated from Nebraska in 1924. He played five seasons in the NFL including the 1930 Green Bay Packers title team.
Elbert Bloodgood was born in Beatrice, Nebraska and attended Beatrice High School where became a Nebraska high school track state champion for the 100-yard dash in 1920, and the 440-yard dash and 880-yard relay in 1921. He graduated from high school in 1921.
Bloodgood attended DePauw University and then at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he earned varsity letters as a quarterback in 1923 and 1924. At Nebraska, he played during the tenure of head football coach Fred Dawson and alongside Ed Weir and Verne Lewellen.
Bloodgood was a Cornhusker on the 1923 team that defeated Notre Dame University and head coach Knute Rockne's legendary "Four Horsemen" for the second straight year. He was starting quarterback in the following year's 1924 game where the Cornhuskers lost 34-6 to the Fighting Irish.
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Eric Crouch
Eric Eugene Crouch (born November 16, 1978) is an American football quarterback for the Omaha Nighthawks. He also is a TV sports analyst and recreational equipment vendor.
Crouch played college football for the University of Nebraska. In 2001 Crouch won the Heisman Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the United States. He also won the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, given annually to the best collegiate quarterback in the US. During that year running Nebraska's option offense, he completed 105 of 189 passes for 1,510 yards and seven touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,115 yards and 18 touchdowns. Crouch was the USA Today Nebraska Player of the Year, and a Parade All-American athlete at Millard North High School, where he was a two-time All-State selection at quarterback. Crouch appeared on the cover of the video game NCAA College Football 2K3.
Ankle surgery forced Crouch to redshirt for the 1997 co-national championship-winning season. In 1998, Bobby Newcombe began the season as the starting quarterback, but he was sidelined by a knee injury after the first game and Crouch took over the starting duties. Against UAB, Crouch rushed for two touchdowns and completed 11 of 17 passes in his first career start. 1998 proved to be a chaotic season for the Cornhuskers. Crouch made another start before being replaced by a healthy Bobby Newcombe. Newcombe started the next five games, but was pulled in the middle of a game because of a PCL strain. Senior walkon, Monte Christo, took over for Newcombe, and started the following week against Texas. With Texas leading 10-0 in the middle of the second quarter, Christo was pulled and replaced by Crouch. Crouch remained the starter for the rest of the season, which ended with a 23-20 loss to Arizona in the Holiday Bowl.
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Ernie Davis
Ernest "Ernie" Davis (December 14, 1939 – May 18, 1963) was an American football running back and the first African-American athlete to win the Heisman Trophy. Wearing number 44, Davis competed collegiately for Syracuse University before being drafted by the Washington Redskins, then almost immediately traded to the Cleveland Browns in December 1961. However, he would never play a professional game, as he was diagnosed with leukemia in 1962. He is the subject of the 2008 Universal Pictures movie biography The Express, based on the non-fiction book Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, by Robert C. Gallagher.
Davis played football for Syracuse University, and went on to gain national fame for three seasons (1959–1961), twice winning first-team All-American honors. As a sophomore in 1959, Davis led Syracuse to the NCAA Division I-A national football championship, capping an undefeated season with a 23-14 win over The University of Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic. That same year, Elmira Star-Gazette sports writer Al Mallette coined the nickname for Davis, the "Elmira Express". Davis was voted Most Valuable Player of the 1960 Cotton Bowl Classic and the 1961 Liberty Bowl. In his junior year, he set a record of 7.8 yards per carry and was the third leading rusher in the country with 877 yards, having rushed 100 yards in 6 of 9 games.
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Fran Nagle
Fran Nagle was an American football player and coach in the United States.
Nagle graduated from high school in West Lynn, Massachusetts before playing at the University of Nebraska. As a quarterback at Nebraska, Nagle was the statistical leader for passing yards from 1949 and 1950. He holds a career Nebraska top 25 passing record at 1,289 yards in 190 attempts with 41.6% completions and 13 touchdowns. Nagle was the 43rd pick in the fourth round National Football League draft pick as a back for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1951. In 1952 he was signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League but a training camp injury ended his career.
In 1950, Nagle was chosen as a Big Seven Conference All-Conference Selection. In 1951, Nagle played in the Senior Bowl, the College All-Star game, and the East-West Shrine Game. Nagle was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
Nagle was the 25th head football coach for the Doane College Tigers located in Crete, Nebraska and he held the position of head coach at Doane for two seasons, from 1953 and 1954. His coaching record at Doane was 7 wins, 9 losses, and 2 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 13th at Doane in total wins and 22nd at Doane in winning percentage (.444).
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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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Frank Solich
Frank Solich (born September 8, 1944) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Ohio University, a position he has held since the 2005 season. From 1998 to 2003, Solich served as the head coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he also played fullback under Bob Devaney in the mid-1960s.
Solich grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Holy Name High School in 1962, where he earned all-state, All-America and all-scholastic honors. He was a part of Bob Devaney’s first recruiting class at Nebraska, and became a standout for the Huskers in the mid-1960s, where he earned the nickname "Fearless Frankie". An All-Big Eight fullback and co-captain of the Huskers’ 1965 team, his playing career earned him induction into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1992. In NU's 27–17 win over Air Force in 1965, he ran for 204 yards on 17 carries, becoming the first Husker to run for 200 yards in a game, and subsequently the first Husker to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
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Fred Dawson
Frederick Thomas Dawson (April 26, 1884 – August 18, 1965) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Columbia University (1918–1919), the University of Nebraska (1921–1924), the University of Denver (1925–1928), and the University of Virginia (1931–1933). Dawson also coached the basketball team at Columbia during the 1918–1919 season and baseball at Princeton University in 1918 and at Columbia in 1919.
Dawson was born to Sylvester and Elizabeth Peers Dawson, the 11th of 12 children. Dawson was a 1910 graduate of Princeton University.
Health problems eventually forced Dawson to leave the coaching field. After retiring from coaching, he became an industrial psychologist and a well known public speaker. Dawson died on August 18, 1965 at a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
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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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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 Presnell
Glenn Emery "Press" Presnell (July 28, 1905 – September 13, 2004) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He set the NFL single-season scoring record in 1933 and led the league in total offense. He was the last surviving member of the Detroit Lions inaugural 1934 team and helped lead the team to its first NFL championship in 1935. He also set an NFL record with a 54-yard field goal in 1934, a record which was not broken for 19 years.
Born in Gilead, Nebraska, Presnell attended DeWitt High School and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He played college football as a halfback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1925 to 1927. In 1925, Presnell led Nebraska to a 14-0 victory over an Illini team that included the "Galloping Ghost", Red Grange. As one writer put it, "all the galloping was done by Presnell this day." Presnell was selected as a first-team player on the 1927 College Football All-America Team.
After leaving Nebraska, Presnell played football for the Ironton Tanks in Ironton, Ohio. He was a player-coach for the team and also taught science at Ironton High School. Presnell was a halfback in Ironton's single wing offense and also played on defense at what would later be considered the safety position. Although not officially part of the National Football League, the Tanks played against teams in the league. In 1930, Presnell led Ironton to victories over both the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears. Against the Giants, the Tanks trailed 12-6 with three seconds left. Presnell threw a touchdown pass to Gene Alford and then kicked the extra point to give Ironton a 13-12 victory over a Giants team that finished in second place in the NFL. He also scored two touchdowns against the Bears, including an 88-yard run.
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Graham Harrell
Graham Harrell (born May 22, 1985) is an American football quarterback. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers in May 2010. He was on the practice squad for the first 13 games of the 2010 season before being signed to the active roster for the last three regular season games and the postseason. He started the 2011 season on the practice squad but was signed to the active roster prior to week 14. He played college football at Texas Tech.
Harrell played at Ennis High School in Ennis, Texas, where he was coached by his father, Sam Harrell. He was the starting quarterback for three seasons and led the Fighting Lions to a state Class 4A title as a sophomore. He also played in the 2004 Oil Bowl, receiving the offensive MVP award.
Harrell set Texas high school records in the following categories:
In addition, Harrell ranks second in career pass completions (805 from 2000–2003).
In 2004, Harrell redshirted his first season at Texas Tech. The following season, he served as the backup quarterback behind Cody Hodges.
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Henry Schulte
Henry Frank Schulte (February 4, 1879 – October 18, 1944) was an American football player and coach and also a college track and field coach. Schulte played football at the University of Michigan from 1903–1905 and later coached football and track and field at Eastern Michigan University (1906–1908), University of Missouri (1914–1917), and University of Nebraska (1919–1938). Schulte was often referred to by the nickname "Indian" Schulte, though he was of German rather than Native American descent.
Schulte was born in 1879 in St. Louis County, Missouri. His father, Gerhardt Henry Schulte (1846-1917), was a teamster who emigrated to the United States from Germany. His mother, Amalia, also emigrated from Germany.
Schulte played football at Smith Academy in St. Louis and then at Washington University in St. Louis. In 1903, Schulte transferred to the University of Michigan where he played at the guard and center positions for Fielding H. Yost's famous "Point-a-Minute" teams of 1903, 1904, and 1905, which compiled a record of 33–1–1 over the three years Schulte was a starter. In late 1905 and early 1906, charges of professionalism were leveled at the major college football programs, including Michigan, leading to calls for reform or even elimination of the sport from college campuses. In response to the controversy, the faculty at Michigan ruled Schulte and two other football players, Germany Schulz and Walter Rheinschild, academically ineligible. As a result, Schulte missed the 1906 season.
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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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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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Jammal Lord
Jammal Alberto Lord (born January 10, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York) was an American football safety. He was selected with the tenth pick of the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska by the Houston Texans. He played WR/CB for the Indoor Football League's Abilene Ruff Riders In 2007.
Lord was born in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn and moved to Bayonne, New Jersey after his father was killed in Panama. He learned option-style football as a nine-year-old quarterback on the local Pop Warner team. He went on to high school where he was a first team all state quarterback along with Chris Simms. Lord played high school football at Bayonne High School, where he was also a three-year starter on the basketball team.[citation needed].
Lord played quarterback at Nebraska and ran the Huskers' option-style offense of the era. Jammal's remarkable athleticism allowed him to excel as a double-threat quarterback, although his passing ability was criticized. As a starting quarterback, Lord directed his Nebraska teams to 7-7 and 10-3 records during the 2002 and 2003 seasons respectively. At 6-foot-2, 220 pounds with a 4.5 in the 40 yd. dash, Lord was bullish rushing and passing for 2,774 yards in 2002 and for 2,253 yards in 2003.
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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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Jerry LaNoue
Gerald "Jerry" LaNoue (1912-1983) was a three-year starting quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and earned All Big Six Conference recognition in 1935, while playing for coach Dana X. Bible.
A native of Wisner, Nebraska, LaNoue wore jersey #11 throughout his Cornhusker career, and was considered the fastest Cornhusker running back of his era, and several historians have made comparisons between him and Husker legend Johnny Rodgers because of his speed and deceptive moves on the field. In starring for Nebraska, LaNoue followed his cousin (and Wisner native), Lewis H. Brown (American football), who was a starting quarterback for the Cornhuskers, as well.
Despite LaNoue's presence, the Wisner High football team had a 5-15-1 record during his playing career. Not long after LaNoue's graduation, the school dropped football.
LaNoue lettered twice for the Cornhuskers--in 1933 and 1935. Due to a broken collarbone, he did not letter in 1934.
LaNoue is also linked to Nebraska football because it was through his connections that fellow Wisner native Warren Alfson became a Cornhusker football player. Alfson ultimately earned All-America recognition in 1940. Like Alfson, LaNoue delayed entering the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for several years, as he graduated from Wisner High in 1931, making him somewhat older than his teammates and opponents.
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Jerry Tagge
Jerry Lee Tagge (born April 12, 1950) is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the NFL, WFL, and CFL from 1972-79. He is best known as the quarterback of the Nebraska Cornhusker teams which won national championships in 1970 and 1971.
Jerry Tagge was born at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska, the third child and second son of William Robert (Billy) Tagge and Lois Jurczyk Tagge.
As a teenager in the mid-1960s in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Tagge sold concessions at Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packers, then coached by Vince Lombardi. He graduated from Green Bay West High School in 1968.
Tagge played college football at Nebraska under head coach Bob Devaney. In his sophomore year in 1969, Tagge rose to second-string quarterback. His playing time increased until midway through his junior year when he took over the starting position from Van Brownson, leading the team to a 10-0-1 season and a matchup with LSU in the 1971 Orange Bowl. Tagge scored the game-winning touchdown in a 17-12 victory over the Tigers on a quarterback sneak, earning himself Most Valuable Player honors, and the Huskers the AP national championship for 1970. Both #1 Texas and #2 Ohio State lost their bowl games on New Year's Day. (Through the 1973 season, the final UPI coaches' poll was released in December, before the bowls.)
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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 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 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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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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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 David Crow
John David Crow (born July 8, 1935, in Marion in Union Parish, Louisiana) was the Heisman Trophy winner and halfback from Texas A&M University in 1957. He was not one of the "Junction Boys," since he was a freshman in the 1954 season and thus ineligible to play under NCAA rules at the time, but played for Bear Bryant at Texas A&M and later played professional football for the Chicago & St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers between 1958 and 1968. Crow received the annual "Len Eshmont Award" on two occasions, 1966 and 1967. This award is voted by the players and given to the 49er who best exemplifies the “inspirational and courageous play” of Len Eshmont.
A street on the campus of Texas A&M University adjacent to Kyle Field is named after him.
Crow grew up in Springhill in northern Webster Parish near the Arkansas state line. He graduated in 1953 from Springhill High School.
In 1956, Crow was part of the first Aggie football team to beat the University of Texas at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
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John Faiman
John Faiman of Omaha, Nebraska is a former University of Nebraska Cornhusker quarterback. A two-time All-American quarterback at Omaha South High School, Faiman played quarterback for the Huskers from 1960 to 1962, starting the first game of 1962 which was also the first game for new head coach Bob Devaney. Faiman is head coach of the Bellevue West High School Thunderbirds in Bellevue, Nebraska.
John Faiman was a standout quarterback for Omaha South High School. He was selected as a Senior Scholastic Magazine All-American his junior year in 1958. As a senior in 1959 he was selected as a Teen Magazine All-American Midwest HC, guiding the Packers to a share in the state title; he also lead the Nebraska high school Shrine Bowl South team to a 7-6 victory over the North team at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.
Faiman began is college career in 1960 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the tenure of head coach Bill Jennings. In his junior year in 1962 Faiman started as quarterback for head coach Bob Devany's first game and season home opener with a win 53-0 over the University of South Dakota. That same year as PAT kicker, he broke his right leg in practice in early November ending his Nebraska playing career. Faiman wore numbers 11, 21, 15 during the years 1960, 1961 and 1962 respectively.
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John Huarte
John Gregory Huarte (born April 6, 1944) is a former American football quarterback and the 1964 Heisman Trophy winner.
Huarte played for the University of Notre Dame after graduating from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. During his sophomore and junior years at Notre Dame, he played for only a few minutes per game. As a senior, however, he became the starting quarterback as the Fighting Irish won all but one game during the 1964 season, in which he was selected as an All-American and won the Heisman Trophy. By the end of the season, Huarte threw for 2,062 yards with only 205 passes, an average of over ten yards per pass attempt.
Huarte was drafted in 1965 by the American Football League's New York Jets and by the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. He signed with the Jets, but was beaten out for the starting position by fellow-rookie, Alabama's Joe Namath, who had finished the 1964 season 11th ranked in the Heisman voting. The AFL Jets thus signed both the Heisman Trophy winner and the Alabama star away from the NFL. Prior to the 1966 season he was traded by the Jets to the Boston Patriots for the draft rights to Wichita State University linebacker/center Jim Waskiewicz. Subsequently Huarte did see action as a back-up quarterback for several other professional teams from 1966-1972. He played his final two seasons of professional football as the starting quarterback of the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League.
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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 Rodgers
Johnny Steven Rodgers (born July 5, 1951) is a former American college football player voted the University of Nebraska's "Player of the Century" and the winner of the 1972 Heisman Trophy.
Nicknamed "The Jet" for his rapid acceleration and speed on the field, Rodgers was voted high school athlete of the year as a player for Omaha's Tech High.
As a player with the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, Rodgers served as a punt return specialist, pass receiver, and running back. Rodgers broke virtually every offensive team record, was twice named to the College Football All-America Team and won the Walter Camp Award and the Heisman Trophy in 1972 for most outstanding player in college football in the United States.
In his three years with the Cornhuskers, the versatile Rodgers established an all-purpose NCAA yardage record of 5,586. Former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne, who served as Nebraska's offensive coordinator in the early 1970s, wrote in his 1985 book More Than Winning that Rodgers had the greatest ability to return punts of any player he ever saw. Likewise, College Football News has described him as "the greatest kick returner in college football history." Rodgers returned seven punts and nine kickoffs for touchdowns in his college career, both NCAA records.
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Josh Heupel
Josh Heupel, (born March 22, 1978), is a former American college football player who was a quarterback for the University of Oklahoma. During his college football playing career, he was recognized as a consensus All-American, won numerous awards, and led Oklahoma to the 2000 national championship. Heupel became a coach after his playing career ended, and he is currently co-offensive coordinator for Oklahoma.
Heupel was raised, and played high school football, in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He is married.
His sister, Andrea Heupel, is married to Democratic U.S. politician Dan Boren.
Heupel began his collegiate playing career at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. He redshirted in 1996 and saw action in four games as a freshman in 1997, but he suffered an ACL injury during spring practice in 1998, pushing him down the team's depth chart. He transferred to Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he beat out Fred Salanoa as the team's starting quarterback. Heupel passed for 2,308 yards and 28 touchdowns, despite sharing playing time with Salanoa. He held a scholarship offer from Utah State University, but committed to Oklahoma after meeting with Mike Leach, the Sooners' new offensive coordinator.
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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 MacAfee
Kenneth Adams MacAfee, Jr. (born January 9, 1956 in Portland, Oregon), is a former college and professional American football player. He played collegiately at the University of Notre Dame and professionally for the San Francisco 49ers.
MacAfee grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts and was a star as a high school player at Brockton High School. He emerged as a star as a sophomore, and as a junior he led the Brockton Boxers to the first Massachusetts high school scholastic "Super Bowl"—the state championship game, which Brockton won. After the season MacAfee was selected as a First-team All-American.
In his senior season he caught 10 touchdown passes as his school went through a second straight undefeated season, scoring 360 points and allowing only 21 and again heading to the scholastic "Super Bowl." In that game MacAfee caught four passes for 111 yards in a 41-0 win to seal a second consecutive state title. Again, MacAfee was an All-America selection. MacAfee finished his career with 23 touchdown receptions. In his four years at Brockton High School, the team was 33-3-1.
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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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Lafayette Russell
Lafayette H. "Reb" Russell (May 31, 1905 – March 16, 1978) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Nebraska and Northwestern University. He was also a small-time actor, appearing in a series of low-budget Westerns.
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Lamar Gordon
Lamar DeShawn Gordon (born January 7, 1980 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He played college football at North Dakota State University. He attended Cudahy High School in Cudahy, WI. He was a high school teammate of John Navarre, former Michigan quarterback and current NFL free agent
Gordon was drafted by the Rams on the 3rd round of the 2002 NFL draft.
In 2004 Gordon was traded to the Miami Dolphins for a third round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.
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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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Larry Kelley
Lawrence Morgan "Larry" Kelley (May 30, 1915 – June 27, 2000) was an American football player born in Conneaut, Ohio. He played end, for Yale University. While at Yale he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and Skull and Bones, and was the second winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1936, the year it was renamed in honor of John Heisman. His jersey number was 19.
Kelley was an All-American end and the captain of the Yale football team. Following his career at Yale, he played for the Boston Shamrocks of the American Football League in 1937. He is a member of the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame. Following his career in football, Kelley was a history teacher and alumni director at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, his alma mater.
He taught English at Cheshire Academy and spent 12 years in the glove-manufacturing industry.
To benefit his nieces and nephews, Kelley sold his Heisman Trophy at an auction in December 1999 for $328,110 to the owner of The Stadium Museum, Restaurant & Bar in Garrison, New York, where it now resides. His health was visibly failing by then after having suffered a minor stroke and having open-heart surgery, and on June 27, 2000, Kelley died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Hightstown, ruled a suicide by the police. He was 85 when he died. He was survived by his fourth wife and 18 nieces and nephews.
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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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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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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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Matt Leinart
Matthew Stephen Leinart (born May 11, 1983), is an American professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Leinart previously played for four seasons (2006–2009) with the Arizona Cardinals, largely in a backup role to the now-retired Kurt Warner, before being released on September 4, 2010. He also played for the Houston Texans (2010–2011).
Leinart played college football at the University of Southern California. In 2004, he led the Trojans to the BCS national championship and was named that year's winner of the Heisman Trophy as well as the winner of the inaugural Manning Award, which is awarded to the country's top quarterback. The championship was vacated by the BCS on June 6, 2011.
The left-handed passing Leinart was selected tenth overall in the 2006 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals. Despite possessing what draft experts believed was a good frame for a quarterback (6'-5”, 230 pounds), they believed his lack of a strong throwing arm, such as that possessed by his predecessor, Carson Palmer (now with the Oakland Raiders), would be a detriment in his professional career.
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Mickey Joseph
Mickey Joseph (born on March 5, 1968) is a former starting quarterback for the University of Nebraska. He led his team to a 9-2 regular season record as a junior in his only season as the team's starting signal caller in 1990 under the direction of head coach Dr. Tom Osborne. He now serves as the Interim Head Football Coach at Langston University.
Mickey Joseph played quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The native of Marrero, Louisiana started off his career as a capable backup playing behind starters' Steve Taylor and Gerry Gdowski for his freshman and sophomore years. He took over the team as the starter in a two quarterback system with teammate Mike Grant during Joseph's junior year in 1990.
That season, Joseph got Nebraska off to a perfect 8-0-0 record as expectations in Lincoln, Nebraska were building up off a No. 3 ranking from the AP Poll. The next game came on Nov. 3, 1990 as Nebraska faced nationally ranked No. 1 Colorado. With 2:38 left in the third quarter of this contest, Joseph connected with his tight end Johnnie Mitchell on a 48 yard touchdown pass to give the Huskers a 12-0 lead. However, Colorado surged ahead by scoring 27 unanswered fourth quarter points to win the game, 27-12.
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Mike Garrett
Michael Lockett Garrett (born April 12, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American collegiate and professional football player who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy as a tailback for the University of Southern California Trojans. Garrett also played professional football for eight seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers. From 1993 until 2010 he was the athletic director at USC.
A two time All-American, Garrett set numerous NCAA, Pac-8 Conference and USC records in his career by amassing a then unheard of 3,221 yards and scored 30 touchdowns. Garrett also led the nation in rushing in 1965 with 267 carries for 1,440 yards. He also caught 36 passes, returned 43 punts, returned 30 kickoffs and threw 6 passes. Two of his passes went for touchdowns. Garrett was awarded the 1965 W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. He won the Heisman Trophy after the 1965 regular season. In 1985 he was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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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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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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Pat Fischer
Patrick Fischer (born January 2, 1940 in St. Edward, Nebraska) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1961 to 1967, and the Washington Redskins from 1968 to 1977.
Fischer attended Westside High School in Omaha and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Fischer joined the NFL as the 17th-round draft choice of St. Louis in the 1961 NFL Draft. He then signed with Washington as a free agent in 1968. He was a 1969 Pro Bowler. In 1972, the Redskins won the NFC championship game of the 1972-73 NFL playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys, when they limited Roger Staubach, their quarterback, to only 9 completions in 20 attempts for 98 passing yards and 3 allowed sacks, Fischer and Mike Bass, the other cornerback, being particularly successful in shutting down their wide receivers. But though the Redskin defense allowed only 69 net passing yards, it could not stop the Miami Dolphins's running game (184 rushing yards) in losing Super Bowl VII.
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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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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 Elliott
Peter R. Elliott (born September 20, 1926) is a former American football player and coach. He was an All-American quarterback on the undefeated 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team that won a national championship. Elliott served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1956), the University of California, Berkeley (1957–1959), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1960–1966), and the University of Miami (1973–1974), compiling a career college football record of 56–72–11. Elliott was also a standout basketball player who was first-team All-Big Ten Conference in 1948 and second-team All-Big Ten in 1949 as well as team MVP in 1948. The 1948 team finished third in the eastern region of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Elliott is the only Michigan athlete to have earned 12 letters in varsity sports: football, basketball, and golf.
Elliott played football at the University of Michigan with his brother Bump, who also became a well known college coach. In 1956, he took the head coaching job at Nebraska, lasting one year with a record of 4–6. The next year, he took over at California, where he remained until 1959 with a compiled record of 10–21. In 1958, he led the Golden Bears to an AAWU title and an appearance in the Rose Bowl, where they lost to Iowa. In 1960, Elliott succeeded Ray Eliot at Illinois and was at the school until 1966. With the Illini, his record was 31–34–1. In 1973, Elliott became head coach Miami, where he remained for two years and compiled an 11–11 record.
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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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Raghib Ismail
Raghib Ramadian "Rocket" Ismail (born November 18, 1969) is an American former American and Canadian football player. A wide receiver and kick returner he played in both the Canadian Football League and the National Football League, after playing college football at Notre Dame.
Ismail recorded two 1,000-yard receiving seasons in the NFL and was a CFL All-Star in 1991, as well as the Most Valuable Player of the 79th Grey Cup.
In 2004, CollegeFootballNews.com named Ismail the No. 75 player on its list of the Top 100 Greatest College Football Players of All-Time.
Ismail grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and attended Elmer L. Meyers Junior/Senior High School. He first came to prominence as a receiver for the University of Notre Dame.
Notre Dame won the College Football National Championship in 1988, placed second in 1989 winning the 1990 Orange Bowl against Colorado, and again went to the 1991 Orange Bowl, losing to Colorado 10–9. In that game, he returned a punt 91 yards for a touchdown that would have won the game for Notre Dame and stopped Colorado from winning a share of the National Championship, however the play was called back on a clipping penalty sealing the Irish defeat. After the 1990 season, Ismail finished second in the voting for the Heisman Trophy as the top college football player, losing to Brigham Young University Quarterback Ty Detmer.
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Rashaan Salaam
Rashaan Iman Salaam (born October 8, 1974) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the 1990s. Salaam played college football for the University of Colorado and won the 1994 Heisman Trophy. He was picked by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Bears and Cleveland Browns of the NFL.
Salaam was born in San Diego, California. He attended La Jolla Country Day School in suburban San Diego, and played eight-man high school football. He ran for over 100 yards in every game except one, and was recognized as a high school All-American. He was later inducted into the school's athletic 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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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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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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Robert Griffin III
Robert Lee Griffin III (born February 12, 1990), nicknamed RG3, is an American football quarterback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Baylor University, and won the 2011 Heisman Trophy. He was selected by the Redskins with the second pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Griffin was born in Japan, where his parents, Robert Jr. and Jacqueline, both U.S. Army Sergeants, were stationed. The family later lived at Fort Lewis in the U.S. State of Washington, and then moved to New Orleans, before finally settling in Copperas Cove, Texas in 1997.
Griffin attended Copperas Cove High School, where he was a three-sport star in basketball, football, and track. He started at quarterback for two seasons. During his junior season, he passed for 2,001 yards and 25 touchdowns with two interceptions, while compiling 876 rushing yards for 8 touchdowns. He received first-team All-District 16-4A honors after the season. As a senior, he recorded 1,285 rushing yards, posting 24 touchdowns, and passed 1,356 yards for 16 touchdowns with seven interceptions. In his senior season Copperas Cove finished with a record of 13–2, and lost in the championship game of the 2007 Class 4A Division I state playoffs. Over the two seasons, he rushed for a total of 2,161 yards and 32 touchdowns, while passing for 3,357 yards and 41 touchdowns with nine interceptions.
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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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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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Sam Bradford
Samuel Jacob Bradford (born November 8, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was the first overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, after playing college football for the University of Oklahoma. In 2008, as a redshirt sophomore, Bradford became the second sophomore to win a Heisman Trophy. He also holds the NCAA record for most touchdown passes by a freshman quarterback, with 36.
In his first season in the NFL, Bradford set the record for most completions by a rookie in NFL history, which helped earn him the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
Bradford was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City, where he starred in football, basketball and golf. As a senior quarterback for his high school football team in 2006, he threw for 2,029 yards and 17 touchdowns in 12 games. His senior year in basketball, he averaged a double-double.
Bradford was a three-star recruit not that highly ranked among the high school class of 2006, with his highest ranking being No. 12 among only pro-style quarterbacks by recruiting source Rivals.com, behind Pat Devlin, Juice Williams, Josh Freeman, and being overshadowed by the likes of five-star recruits Mitch Mustain, Matthew Stafford and Tim Tebow.
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Sam Keller
Samuel Michael Keller (born September 28, 1984 in Danville, California) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was signed by the Los Angeles Avengers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Arizona State and Nebraska.
Keller has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders.
Keller attended San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, California and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, Keller was a three-year starter, twice named his team's Offensive M.V.P., was a two-time first team All-East Bay League selection, and was a two-time second team All-Contra Costa Times selection. He finished his senior season with 3,282 passing yards and 38 touchdowns. After his senior football season, Keller was invited to the California/Florida High School All-Star Football Game. In basketball, he was a four-year starter. Sam Keller graduated from San Ramon Valley High School in 2003.
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Scott Frost
Scott Andrew Frost (born January 4, 1975) is an American football coach. He played collegiately for Nebraska as a quarterback. He was drafted in the third round (67th pick) by the New York Jets and played six years in the National Football League as a defensive back with the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Scott Frost started his college career at Stanford University. He attended Stanford for two years before transferring to Nebraska.
Frost started for Nebraska during the 1996 and 1997 seasons, going 11-2 and 13-0 respectively. In 1997, he was the starting quarterback for the final National Championship team for legendary coach Tom Osborne and was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. He was also involved in an incident involving Nebraska's star running back Lawrence Phillips, in which Kate McEwen, Phillips' girlfriend and a member of the Nebraska women's basketball team, had been in Frost's room when Phillips broke in and assaulted McEwen. Phillips was later charged with domestic abuse.
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Spergon Wynn
Spergon Wynn III (born August 10, 1978 in Houston, Texas) is a former American and Canadian football quarterback. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. Wynn's shortened NFL career gained much attention in the early 21st century from NFL historians as they examined the 2000 draft and noted how Wynn was the last quarterback picked in the draft before Tom Brady (199th pick by New England Patriots), three time Super Bowl Champion and seven time pro bowler.
He played college football at Southwest Texas State.
Wynn has also played for the Amsterdam Admirals, Minnesota Vikings, BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts.
Wynn was originally going to play for the University of Minnesota, but he transferred to play quarterback for Texas State University–San Marcos/Southwest Texas State University between 1998 and 1999. In these two years, Wynn piled up 3,497 yards passing, good for sixth on Southwest Texas State's record books. In 1998, Wynn threw for 1,851 yards and 10 touchdowns. In 1999, Wynn was selected to the All-Southland Conference second team after throwing for 1646 yards and 14 touchdowns for the Bobcats.
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Steve Bellisari
Steve Bellisari (born April 21, 1980 in Boca Raton, Florida) is an Arena football quarterback who is currently a free agent in the Arena Football League. Bellisari is best known as an Ohio State University Buckeye from 1998 to 2001.
Bellisari, a special teams player and a defensive back his first year, replaced Joe Germaine as the Ohio State starting quarterback in 1999. He had a stellar prep career at Boca Raton High School,
In contrast to the accurate Germaine, Bellisari is remembered for a tendency to throw interceptions; In truth, Bellisari's interception rate was only 3.82%, lower than more highly appreciated Ohio State quarterbacks Art Schlichter, Mike Tomczak, Greg Frey, or Bobby Hoying. Bellisari experienced an increasingly controversial tenure as Ohio State's starting quarterback, culminating in a two-game suspension at the end of his senior season following an arrest for drunk driving. He was re-instated to travel with the team to the Outback Bowl against South Carolina, where he finished his career as a substitute, leading Ohio State back from a large deficit to tie the game before giving up an interception that allowed South Carolina to kick a winning field goal.
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Steve Spurrier
Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945) is an American college football coach and player. Spurrier is the current head coach of the University of South Carolina's Gamecocks football team. He is also a former professional player and coach. Spurrier is a native of Florida, graduated from high school in Tennessee, and is an alumnus of the University of Florida, where he played college football for the Florida Gators. He was a two-time All-American quarterback, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player. Spurrier played professional football for the San Francisco 49ers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons in the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for winning the Heisman Trophy in 1966, and for coaching the Florida Gators football team to six Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships and a consensus national championship in 1996.
Spurrier attended Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee, where he was a three-sport letterman starring in high school football, basketball and baseball for the Science Hill Hilltoppers. In three years as the starting pitcher for Science Hill, he never lost a game and led his team to two consecutive state baseball championships. He was an all-state selection in football, basketball and baseball, and a high school All-American quarterback.
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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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Taylor Martinez
Taylor Martinez (born September 15, 1990) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Martinez played his senior year of high school football at Centennial High School in Corona, California, where he was a teammate of Vontaze Burfict. At Centennial, he passed for over 3,000 yards, including 28 touchdowns with a 61 percent pass completion. Taylor also rushed for 750 yards with 12 touchdowns. Not only did Martinez receive multiple awards for his performance but led Centennial to a state championship win and a perfect season (15-0).
Martinez committed to the University of Nebraska on August 22, 2008. Martinez wasn't heavily recruited by Football Bowl Subdivision schools as the only football scholarship offer he received was from Nebraska.
During the 2009 season, Martinez was redshirted.
After a heated three-way position battle, Martinez emerged over sophomore Cody Green and senior Zac Lee for the majority of the 2010 season as the University of Nebraska's starting quarterback. In October, Martinez was named as a semi-finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award. By early November, the Cornhusker signal caller had built up momentum off a 9-1 start where his offense had seven games of scoring 31 points or more.
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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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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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Todd Blackledge
Todd Alan Blackledge (February 25, 1961 in Canton, Ohio) is a former American football quarterback in both the NCAA and National Football League. In college, he led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship; and, as a pro, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs (1983–1987) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1988–1989). Blackledge is currently a television broadcasting football analyst.
Blackledge attended Princeton High School in Princeton, NJ, from 1975–76, until he returned to the Canton area to finish his high school career at North Canton Hoover High School in North Canton, OH, from which he graduated in 1979.
Blackledge was a three-year starter at Penn State, where he guided the Nittany Lions to 31–5 record including a national championship in 1982. Following the 1982 season, he won the Davey O'Brien Award for best quarterback in the nation.
Blackledge was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs, where he played for five seasons (1983–1987) before ending his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1988–1989). Blackledge underperformed in his NFL career compared to high expectations of him, a fact magnified by the impressive quarterbacks also appearing in the 1983 NFL Draft, including John Elway, Dan Marino, and Jim Kelly. Critics of Blackledge attributed his failure at the professional level to his inability to "read" NFL defenses.[citation needed] Blackledge is widely regarded as the Chiefs' biggest draft bust along with Trezelle Jenkins.[citation needed] It was the failure of Blackledge that expedited the demotion of Chiefs President Jack Steadman, to be replaced by Carl Peterson.
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Tom Arth
Thomas Edward Arth (born May 11, 1981 in Westlake, Ohio) is an American football quarterback currently on the injured reserve list of the Georgia Force in the Arena Football League.
He attended Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio and John Carroll University. At John Carroll he started for 4 years and broke numerous school passing records and became an NCAA Division III All-American. He spent time with the Indianapolis Colts (2003–2005) who allocated him to the Scottish Claymores (2004) and the Hamburg Sea Devils (2005) of NFL Europa. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers in 2006 but was released prior to the start of training camp. Arth signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in February 2007. Arth later signed with the Grand Rapids Rampage of the Arena Football League. With a 32 overall rating, he was the lowest rated player in the 2004 NFL videogame, ESPN NFL 2K5. Arth now serves as the Quarterbacks Coach for John Carroll University.
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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 Osborne
Dr. Thomas William "Tom" Osborne (born February 23, 1937) is a former college football head coach and a former member of Congress. He is currently the athletic director at the University of Nebraska.
He was the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team for 25 years from (1973 to 1997), succeeding Bob Devaney. After coaching, Osborne was elected to Congress in 2000 and served six years in the U.S. House as a Republican from Nebraska's 3rd district.
Born and raised in Hastings, Tom Osborne was a star athlete at Hastings High School in football and basketball, and won the state discus throw in track. As a senior in 1955, he was awarded the Nebraska High School Athlete of The Year by the Omaha World Herald. He then stayed in town to attend Hastings College, the same college his father and grandfather had attended. During his time at Hastings College, Tom Osborne was a star football quarterback and an excellent basketball player.[citation needed] He graduated with a B.A. in history in 1959, and was awarded the Nebraska College Athlete of the Year. He was the first male Nebraska athlete to win both the high school and college athlete of the year awards by the Omaha World Herald.[citation needed] Osborne was drafted into the NFL by the Washington Redskins, for whom he played two seasons as a wide receiver, before playing one season for the San Francisco 49ers.
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Tom Sorley
Tom K. Sorley of Big Spring, Texas is a former University of Nebraska Cornhusker quarterback. An All-State quarterback at Big Spring High School, Sorley quarterbacked the Huskers to a 27-9-1 record and wins in two bowl games.
Sorley began is college career in 1974 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the tenure of head coach Tom Osborne. As quarterback Sorley was team captain and completed 57.2 percent of his passes (148-256) from 1976–1978, which is ninth on the Nebraska's all-time completion percentage list. Sorley holds seventh for Nebraska single-season passing yards (1,571) in 1978, and is thirteenth for NU career passing yards (2,230) during 1976-78. He quarterbacked the Huskers to a 27-9-1 record and wins in two bowl games. He graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in Business in 1979.
Passing: 174 attempts, 102 completions, 7 interceptions (.584) for 1,571 yards, 7 TDs.
NU Top NCAA Pass Rating (min. 15 att.):
9. Rating: 212.0, Tom Sorley, QB, vs. Kansas St., Oct. 14, 1978 (16-11-1/218/2)
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Tommie Frazier
Tommie James Frazier, Jr. (born July 16, 1974) is a former American college and professional football player who was an award-winning college quarterback for the University of Nebraska. Frazier is widely considered to be one of the best players in the history of college football; however, he was hampered by injuries for his entire career.
Frazier led his team to back-to-back consensus national championships in 1994 and 1995, and he remains the only quarterback to have done so since the 1950s. He was also named Most Valuable Player of three straight bowl games that decided the national championship. The 1995 Nebraska football team is considered to have been one of the most dominant in the history of American college football. In a 2006 ESPN.com poll, the results of which aired on SportsCenter, the 1995 Nebraska team was voted the best college football team of all time.
In 1999 Frazier was selected by Sports Illustrated as a back-up quarterback in their "NCAA Football All-Century Team." The starting quarterback was Sammy Baugh and the other back-ups were John Lujack, Roger Staubach and Doug Flutie. Frazier was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers on this 85 man roster; the others being Johnny Rodgers, Rich Glover, Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler and Aaron Taylor.
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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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Travis Fisher
Travis Lamon Fisher (born September 12, 1979 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Central Florida.
Travis Fisher has also played for the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks.
Travis Fisher attended Godby High School in Tallahassee, Florida and won varsity letters in football and track. In track, he won state championships on the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash, and was a member of the 4x100 meter relay, which placed first at the state championship.
At Central Florida, Fisher started 23-of-33 games and registered 130 tackles (91 solo) with four interceptions and 35 pass defenses. As a senior he started 11 games and finished season with 61 tackles, (39 solo), two interceptions, 13 passes defensed, and three tackles for losses. The prior season, as a junior, started 11 games and finished season with 37 tackles (27 solo), had 11 passes defensed, and two interceptions. As a sophomore he played in 11 games with onestart and ended year with 32 tackles and tied for team lead with 11 passes defensed. Fisher played one season at Coffeyville Community College (Kan.), where he led team to number four national ranking in pass defense. He redshirted as true freshman.
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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 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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Turner Gill
Turner Hillery Gill (born August 13, 1962) is currently the head football coach at Liberty. Gill's previous coaching job was as the head coach at University of Kansas from 2010-2011, and was one of 11 African-American head coaches in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision at the time of his hiring.
Gill graduated from Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas where he was an all-state, all-county and all-district quarterback for Coach Merlin Priddy. During his senior season, Gill was courted heavily by Nebraska, as well as arch-rival Oklahoma, and Texas. Nebraska won the spirited battle for Gill, in part because they would allow Turner to play baseball as well as football, but also because head coach Tom Osborne had managed to quell any rumors about Nebraska supposedly being reluctant to play an African-American at quarterback.
Gill arrived on campus in 1980 and saw limited action in mop-up duty as a freshman, which at the time was still relatively unusual, as freshmen had only been recently allowed under NCAA rules to participate at the varsity level.
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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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Verne Lewellen
Verne Lewellen (born September 29, 1901 - April 16, 1980) was an American football player. He played most of his nine year career with the Green Bay Packers and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1970. He also was the Packers' General Manager from 1954 through 1957. He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1967.
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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 Ferragamo
Vince Anthony Ferragamo (born April 24, 1954) is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League.
Born in Torrance, California, Ferragamo was heavily recruited as an All-American high school quarterback from Phineas Banning High School in Wilmington, where he was the L.A. City Schools MVP. Ferragamo accepted a football scholarship to the University of California, Berkeley. Buried on the quarterback depth chart behind Cal teammate Steve Bartkowski, Ferragamo transferred to top-ranked Nebraska in 1974. As a Cornhusker, he lettered in 1975 and 1976; during his senior season he was All-Big 8 and All-American, and also an Academic All-American. Ferragamo capped off his college career by leading the Huskers to a victory over Texas Tech in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl in the Houston Astrodome.
He played for the Los Angeles Rams (1977–1980 and 1982–1984), Buffalo Bills (1985) and Green Bay Packers (1985–1986). After leading the 9-7 Rams to road victories over the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1979 NFL Playoffs, Ferragamo started for the Rams in Super Bowl XIV, in which the Rams led after three quarters of play before falling to the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-19.
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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 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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Zac Lee
Zac Lee (born April 26, 1987) is an American football quarterback. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Nebraska.
Lee was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent following the end of the NFL lockout in 2011. He was cut one week later. He was then signed by the Las Vegas Locomotives.
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Zac Taylor
Zac Taylor (born May 10, 1983) in an American football assistant coach and former quarterback. He is currently the assistant quarterbacks coach for the Miami Dolphins. From 2005 to 2006, he was the starting quarterback for Cornhuskers football team at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He was recruited late in the 2004-2005 off-season by the Huskers, being a described "lucky break" due to the Huskers lack of quarterbacks at the time. He led Nebraska to an 8-4 record during his inaugural year, 2005, as a starter at quarterback. Ironically, Taylor hails from Norman, Oklahoma, hometown of the rival University of Oklahoma Sooners. He signed with the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. Taylor was later cut from the team's 85 man roster and has since joined the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers as their 4th quarterback. The Blue Bombers played in the Grey Cup (the CFL Championship game) on November 25, 2007.
After Zac's record-setting career at Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma, he looked at few possible college schools. Taylor did not receive much notice from any major colleges, not even from his hometown school the Oklahoma Sooners, so in 2002 he signed with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. This would prove to be an uneventful and tough 2 years, redshirting his first year, and filling in the backup position the next, completing the only pass he attempted in those 2 years. It was from there that he transferred to Butler Community College (Kansas) where he passed for nearly 3,000 yards with 29 touchdowns. In his breakout season, Taylor led Butler to the NJCAA championship game, and earned second-team NJCAA All American honors.
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(Nebraska Football) - Eric Crouch Tribute
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- Duration: 23:30
- Updated: 23 Jan 2013
Highlight clips of some of the great plays in Eric Crouch's career as Nebraska QB (1997-2001).
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Highlight clips of some of the great plays in Eric Crouch's career as Nebraska QB (1997-2001).
Eric Crouch Highlights
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- Duration: 9:15
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
Highlights of Heisman trophy winner Eric Crouch.
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Highlights of Heisman trophy winner Eric Crouch.
- published: 19 Nov 2008
- views: 56296
- author: HuskerHooligans
Eric Crouch-95 Yard Run
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- Duration: 0:59
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch's Record Breaking Touchdown Run Verse Missouri in 2001
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Eric Crouch's Record Breaking Touchdown Run Verse Missouri in 2001
- published: 07 Sep 2009
- views: 83213
- author: CornhuskersFootball
Eric Crouch Highlight Reel
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- Duration: 3:46
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
An awesome movie I put to together with AC/DC's TNT as the soundtrack
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An awesome movie I put to together with AC/DC's TNT as the soundtrack
- published: 12 Dec 2006
- views: 111082
- author: Wake89
Black 41 Flash Reverse
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- Duration: 0:14
- Updated: 28 Nov 2012
With number one Nebraska leading number two Oklahoma in the second half, Nebraska extends its lead to ten points with a little trickery.
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With number one Nebraska leading number two Oklahoma in the second half, Nebraska extends its lead to ten points with a little trickery.
- published: 14 Feb 2008
- views: 104542
- author: gobigred8
Eric Crouch talks about winning the Heisman Trophy, going to the NFL, and trading to Greenbay
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- Duration: 2:04
- Updated: 29 Oct 2012
www.argentaimages.com Eric Crouch speaks of how he felt getting back onto the field as a quarterback. Mike Sherman of the Greenbay Packers tells his plans for the usage of Eric Crouch, his reasoning for leaving St. Louis, his excitement to being apart of the St. Louis Rams football organization, and his feelings after winning the Heisman Trophy.
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www.argentaimages.com Eric Crouch speaks of how he felt getting back onto the field as a quarterback. Mike Sherman of the Greenbay Packers tells his plans for the usage of Eric Crouch, his reasoning for leaving St. Louis, his excitement to being apart of the St. Louis Rams football organization, and his feelings after winning the Heisman Trophy.
- published: 29 Oct 2012
- views: 305
- author: ArgentaImages
Huskers in the CFL - Eric Crouch - 2006
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- Duration: 7:29
- Updated: 15 Dec 2011
Eric Crouch debuts for the Toronto Argonauts after an injury to the starting QB A batch of clips and a post-game interview
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Eric Crouch debuts for the Toronto Argonauts after an injury to the starting QB A batch of clips and a post-game interview
- published: 01 Dec 2010
- views: 1437
- author: huskersva
UNITE: 2001 Heisman Winner Eric Crouch
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- Duration: 6:15
- Updated: 06 Dec 2012
Former Nebraska QB and Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch joins UNITE to discuss the current Heisman finalists and where he keeps his trophy. Follow us on Twitter @UNITE Like us on Facebook/ESPNUNITE
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Former Nebraska QB and Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch joins UNITE to discuss the current Heisman finalists and where he keeps his trophy. Follow us on Twitter @UNITE Like us on Facebook/ESPNUNITE
- published: 06 Dec 2012
- views: 116
- author: ESPNUNITE
Valero Alamo Bowl Top 20 Plays - Eric Crouch (2000)
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- Duration: 1:18
- Updated: 28 Nov 2012
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Tommie Frazier's Xs & Os - Eric Crouch Career
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- Duration: 19:09
- Updated: 30 Oct 2012
Tommie Frazier and guest Eric Crouch talk about the Heisman's career with the Huskers
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Tommie Frazier and guest Eric Crouch talk about the Heisman's career with the Huskers
- published: 30 Oct 2012
- views: 194
- author: Dan Powers
Eric Crouch TD run against Iowa (1999)
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- Duration: 0:09
- Updated: 27 Oct 2012
Eric Crouch runs for the touchdown against Iowa in 1999. Look at the hit he puts on this Iowa player on his way to the end zone, he plows him over!!! Crouch shows his amazing speed and power all in one!!!
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Eric Crouch runs for the touchdown against Iowa in 1999. Look at the hit he puts on this Iowa player on his way to the end zone, he plows him over!!! Crouch shows his amazing speed and power all in one!!!
- published: 09 May 2006
- views: 197181
- author: travis2x
Mr. Crouch's Class Has Got Apps!
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- Duration: 6:27
- Updated: 17 Jun 2012
A thank-you video from the first grade students of Mr. Crouch to the Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley. The Community Foundation, in partnership with DonorsChoose.org, leveraged $100000 in eight weeks to fund 253 school projects over the Chattahoochee Valley area in Georgia. Nearly 24000 students were impacted with the CFCV's "50 for 50 School Gift," which was initiated by the CFCV to celebrate the milestone reached of having granted over $50 million since its inception in 1998. Mr. Crouch had 20 projects funded and received thousands of dollars worth of books, iPods and iPads for his class. Students read the books, take tests on the iPods, and use a variety of Apps to learn basic math, reading and language skills. Congratulations to all of our fine teachers throughout the Chattahoochee Valley area!
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A thank-you video from the first grade students of Mr. Crouch to the Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley. The Community Foundation, in partnership with DonorsChoose.org, leveraged $100000 in eight weeks to fund 253 school projects over the Chattahoochee Valley area in Georgia. Nearly 24000 students were impacted with the CFCV's "50 for 50 School Gift," which was initiated by the CFCV to celebrate the milestone reached of having granted over $50 million since its inception in 1998. Mr. Crouch had 20 projects funded and received thousands of dollars worth of books, iPods and iPads for his class. Students read the books, take tests on the iPods, and use a variety of Apps to learn basic math, reading and language skills. Congratulations to all of our fine teachers throughout the Chattahoochee Valley area!
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 18570
- author: cfcv1340
CFB on FOX: Stanford/Colorado recap
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- Duration: 1:41
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
Justin Kutcher and Eric Crouch recap Stanford's 48-0 win over Colorado.
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Justin Kutcher and Eric Crouch recap Stanford's 48-0 win over Colorado.
- published: 03 Nov 2012
- views: 367
- author: FoxSports
CFB on FOX: Miami/Kansas State recap
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- Duration: 1:44
- Updated: 18 Sep 2012
Justin Kutcher and Eric Crouch recap Kansas State's 52-13 win over Miami.
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Justin Kutcher and Eric Crouch recap Kansas State's 52-13 win over Miami.
- published: 08 Sep 2012
- views: 1383
- author: FoxSports
Eric Crouch Long Touchdown Run
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- Duration: 0:31
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
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Tommie Frazier's Xs & Os - Twitter Questions Ep1 - 10/28/2012
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- Duration: 2:46
- Updated: 29 Oct 2012
Brittany Benson, Tommie Frazier and guest Eric Crouch answer Twitter questions from Husker Nation.
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Brittany Benson, Tommie Frazier and guest Eric Crouch answer Twitter questions from Husker Nation.
- published: 29 Oct 2012
- views: 169
- author: Dan Powers
Omaha Nighthawks Officially Welcome Eric Crouch - Nighthawk Exclusive
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- Duration: 2:52
- Updated: 04 May 2012
Welcome Omaha Nighthawk's newest addition Eric Crouch.
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Welcome Omaha Nighthawk's newest addition Eric Crouch.
- published: 12 Jul 2011
- views: 3524
- author: NighthawkExclusive
Eric Crouch Among Players At Nighthawks Mini Camp
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- Duration: 0:49
- Updated: 21 Nov 2012
The second season for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League begins on Thursday with a mini camp. Among the players will be former Husker quarterback and Heisman Trophy Winner, Eric Crouch.
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The second season for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League begins on Thursday with a mini camp. Among the players will be former Husker quarterback and Heisman Trophy Winner, Eric Crouch.
- published: 10 Jun 2011
- views: 473
- author: ketvtv
NCAA - College Football - QB Eric Crouch 95yd Run TD
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- Duration: 0:24
- Updated: 29 Dec 2012
QB Eric Crouch 95yd Run TD
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Crouch video
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- Duration: 7:25
- Updated: 08 Nov 2012
I made this video prior to the 2001 Nebraska game against K-State to play at halftime during the game at a party we were having at Mike & Pam Stratman's house.
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I made this video prior to the 2001 Nebraska game against K-State to play at halftime during the game at a party we were having at Mike & Pam Stratman's house.
- published: 11 Sep 2012
- views: 116
- author: Dave Kousgaard
No Place for Hate ® Video with Eric Crouch
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- Duration: 4:48
- Updated: 23 Sep 2012
Go behind the scenes with the Plains States Anti-Defamation League as they create their No Place for Hate® Campaign poster series! 2001 Heisman Trophy winner and former Nebraska Cornhusker, Eric Crouch, talks about football, sportsmanship, and making schools bully-free. This video is a project of the Plains States Office of the ADL serving Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas.
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Go behind the scenes with the Plains States Anti-Defamation League as they create their No Place for Hate® Campaign poster series! 2001 Heisman Trophy winner and former Nebraska Cornhusker, Eric Crouch, talks about football, sportsmanship, and making schools bully-free. This video is a project of the Plains States Office of the ADL serving Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas.
- published: 23 Aug 2012
- views: 145
- author: PlainsStatesADL
CFB on FOX: Washington/Colorado recap
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- Duration: 1:35
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Justin Kutcher and Eric Crouch recap No. 25 Washington's 38-3 win over Colorado.
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Justin Kutcher and Eric Crouch recap No. 25 Washington's 38-3 win over Colorado.
- published: 17 Nov 2012
- views: 393
- author: FoxSports
CFB on FOX: TCU/Kansas recap
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- Duration: 1:07
- Updated: 15 Sep 2012
Justin Kutcher and Eric Crouch recap No. 16 TCU's win over Kansas.
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Justin Kutcher and Eric Crouch recap No. 16 TCU's win over Kansas.
- published: 15 Sep 2012
- views: 181
- author: FoxSports
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(Nebraska Football) - Eric Crouch Tribute
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- Duration: 23:30
- Updated: 12 Jan 2013
Highlight clips of some of the great plays in Eric Crouch's career as Nebraska QB (1997-2001).
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Highlight clips of some of the great plays in Eric Crouch's career as Nebraska QB (1997-2001).
- published: 22 May 2012
- views: 19498
- author: HuskerHistorian
Eric Crouch Highlights
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- Duration: 9:15
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
Highlights of Heisman trophy winner Eric Crouch.
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Highlights of Heisman trophy winner Eric Crouch.
- published: 19 Nov 2008
- views: 56140
- author: HuskerHooligans
Huskers in the CFL - Eric Crouch - 2006
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- Duration: 7:29
- Updated: 15 Dec 2011
Eric Crouch debuts for the Toronto Argonauts after an injury to the starting QB A batch of clips and a post-game interview
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Eric Crouch debuts for the Toronto Argonauts after an injury to the starting QB A batch of clips and a post-game interview
- published: 01 Dec 2010
- views: 1405
- author: huskersva
Omaha Nighthawks Officially Welcome Eric Crouch
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- Duration: 2:52
- Updated: 28 Jul 2011
Kelly Connolly interviews Eric Crouch, quarterback for the Omaha Nighthawks
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Kelly Connolly interviews Eric Crouch, quarterback for the Omaha Nighthawks
- published: 28 Jul 2011
- views: 239
- author: nighthawksfanclub
Eric Crouch-95 Yard Run
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- Duration: 0:59
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch's Record Breaking Touchdown Run Verse Missouri in 2001
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Eric Crouch's Record Breaking Touchdown Run Verse Missouri in 2001
- published: 07 Sep 2009
- views: 82509
- author: CornhuskersFootball
Eric Crouch Highlight Reel
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- Duration: 3:46
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
An awesome movie I put to together with AC/DC's TNT as the soundtrack
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An awesome movie I put to together with AC/DC's TNT as the soundtrack
- published: 12 Dec 2006
- views: 110937
- author: Wake89
Black 41 Flash Reverse
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- Duration: 0:14
- Updated: 28 Nov 2012
With number one Nebraska leading number two Oklahoma in the second half, Nebraska extends its lead to ten points with a little trickery.
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With number one Nebraska leading number two Oklahoma in the second half, Nebraska extends its lead to ten points with a little trickery.
- published: 14 Feb 2008
- views: 104264
- author: gobigred8
Eric Crouch TD run against Iowa (1999)
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- Duration: 0:09
- Updated: 27 Oct 2012
Eric Crouch runs for the touchdown against Iowa in 1999. Look at the hit he puts on this Iowa player on his way to the end zone, he plows him over!!! Crouch shows his amazing speed and power all in one!!!
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Eric Crouch runs for the touchdown against Iowa in 1999. Look at the hit he puts on this Iowa player on his way to the end zone, he plows him over!!! Crouch shows his amazing speed and power all in one!!!
- published: 09 May 2006
- views: 197056
- author: travis2x
NCAA - College Football - QB Eric Crouch 95yd Run TD
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- Duration: 0:24
- Updated: 29 Dec 2012
QB Eric Crouch 95yd Run TD
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The Nick and Artie Show - Nick, Jody, and Brent interview Eric Crouch
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- Duration: 11:46
- Updated: 12 Dec 2012
The Nick and Artie Show - Nick, Jody, and Brent interview Eric Crouch
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The Nick and Artie Show - Nick, Jody, and Brent interview Eric Crouch
- published: 12 Dec 2012
- views: 271
- author: TheNickandArtieShow
Eric Crouch TD catch against California (1999)
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- Duration: 0:12
- Updated: 27 Oct 2012
Eric Crouch catches the pass from Bobby Newcombe and takes it to the house for a touchdown against California in 1999. Look at the incredible breakaway speed by Crouch on this one!
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Eric Crouch catches the pass from Bobby Newcombe and takes it to the house for a touchdown against California in 1999. Look at the incredible breakaway speed by Crouch on this one!
- published: 09 May 2006
- views: 63474
- author: travis2x
Eric Crouch game winning TD catch against Oklahoma (2001)
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- Duration: 0:20
- Updated: 06 Aug 2012
Mike Stuntz throws to Eric Crouch on an incredible play for the game winning TD catch against Oklahoma in 2001. The final score in the game ended up 20-10, Huskers winning, and this play was the deciding factor.
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Mike Stuntz throws to Eric Crouch on an incredible play for the game winning TD catch against Oklahoma in 2001. The final score in the game ended up 20-10, Huskers winning, and this play was the deciding factor.
- published: 09 May 2006
- views: 96892
- author: travis2x
Eric Crouch game winning TD against Notre Dame (2000)
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- Duration: 0:30
- Updated: 31 Dec 2012
Eric Crouch scores the game winning touchdown in overtime against Notre Dame in 2000.
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Eric Crouch scores the game winning touchdown in overtime against Notre Dame in 2000.
- published: 22 Aug 2006
- views: 114879
- author: travis2x
Eric Crouch 95 yd TD run against Missouri (2001)
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- Duration: 0:26
- Updated: 13 Jun 2012
Eric Crouch runs 95 yards for the TD against Missouri in 2001, quite possibly one of the best runs in Nebraska Cornhuskers history, Crouch then went on to win the Heisman Trophy that same year.
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Eric Crouch runs 95 yards for the TD against Missouri in 2001, quite possibly one of the best runs in Nebraska Cornhuskers history, Crouch then went on to win the Heisman Trophy that same year.
- published: 09 May 2006
- views: 266035
- author: travis2x
Eric Crouch talks about winning the Heisman Trophy, going to the NFL, and trading to Greenbay
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- Duration: 2:04
- Updated: 29 Oct 2012
www.argentaimages.com Eric Crouch speaks of how he felt getting back onto the field as a quarterback. Mike Sherman of the Greenbay Packers tells his plans for the usage of Eric Crouch, his reasoning for leaving St. Louis, his excitement to being apart of the St. Louis Rams football organization, and his feelings after winning the Heisman Trophy.
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www.argentaimages.com Eric Crouch speaks of how he felt getting back onto the field as a quarterback. Mike Sherman of the Greenbay Packers tells his plans for the usage of Eric Crouch, his reasoning for leaving St. Louis, his excitement to being apart of the St. Louis Rams football organization, and his feelings after winning the Heisman Trophy.
- published: 29 Oct 2012
- views: 283
- author: ArgentaImages
Eric Crouch Nebraska Football Superstar
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- Duration: 3:21
- Updated: 23 Nov 2012
Highlights of former Husker football player, Eric Crouch. This quarterback was one Cornhusker that many fans won't forget. Wanna discuss Nebraska football? Head on over to HuskerSpot.com for forums, videos, pictures and more. Need NE fan gear or tickets? Go to HuskerAuctions.com - they have great deals on shirts, caps, tickets, and everything Husker. GBR!
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Highlights of former Husker football player, Eric Crouch. This quarterback was one Cornhusker that many fans won't forget. Wanna discuss Nebraska football? Head on over to HuskerSpot.com for forums, videos, pictures and more. Need NE fan gear or tickets? Go to HuskerAuctions.com - they have great deals on shirts, caps, tickets, and everything Husker. GBR!
- published: 22 Feb 2008
- views: 10945
- author: roloffjohn1
Eric Crouch's Crazy run
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- Duration: 0:56
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
100 yards
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Eric Crouch Nebraska 95 yd. Run
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- Duration: 0:25
- Updated: 15 May 2012
Eric Crouch running 95 yards for a touchdown
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Eric Crouch running 95 yards for a touchdown
- published: 30 Mar 2008
- views: 28387
- author: Joseph Condon
Eric Crouch 95 yrd td
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- Duration: 0:59
- Updated: 13 Jul 2012
eric crouch 95 yrd td run
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UNITE: 2001 Heisman Winner Eric Crouch
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- Duration: 6:15
- Updated: 06 Dec 2012
Former Nebraska QB and Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch joins UNITE to discuss the current Heisman finalists and where he keeps his trophy. Follow us on Twitter @UNITE Like us on Facebook/ESPNUNITE
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Former Nebraska QB and Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch joins UNITE to discuss the current Heisman finalists and where he keeps his trophy. Follow us on Twitter @UNITE Like us on Facebook/ESPNUNITE
- published: 06 Dec 2012
- views: 110
- author: ESPNUNITE
Eric Crouch TD run against Notre Dame (2000)
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- Duration: 0:25
- Updated: 26 Jul 2012
Eric Crouch with an amazing TD run against Notre Dame in 2000. The game ended up a thriller, going into overtime, where Crouch ran for yet another TD to win the game the game for the Huskers 27-24.
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Eric Crouch with an amazing TD run against Notre Dame in 2000. The game ended up a thriller, going into overtime, where Crouch ran for yet another TD to win the game the game for the Huskers 27-24.
- published: 09 May 2006
- views: 50694
- author: travis2x
Eric Crouch Touchdown run
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- Duration: 0:24
- Updated: 04 Jun 2012
Sweet 95-yard TD run by Eric Crouch in 2001. Watch as he weaves around and tools the Missouri defense. I'm not a Nebraska fan but I always enjoyed watching their option offenses. Especially when those offenses were directed by Tommy Frazier, Scott Frost, and Eric Crouch.
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Sweet 95-yard TD run by Eric Crouch in 2001. Watch as he weaves around and tools the Missouri defense. I'm not a Nebraska fan but I always enjoyed watching their option offenses. Especially when those offenses were directed by Tommy Frazier, Scott Frost, and Eric Crouch.
- published: 08 Jul 2007
- views: 64060
- author: mikethetiger
AAFL Inaugural Draft Highlight Reel Eric Crouch Warrick
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- Duration: 5:15
- Updated: 09 Jun 2011
This promo reel from the AAFL highlights key moments from the new league's 2008 inaugural draft.
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This promo reel from the AAFL highlights key moments from the new league's 2008 inaugural draft.
- published: 13 Mar 2008
- views: 2485
- author: benniedarko
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(Nebraska Football) - Eric Crouch Tribute
Highlight clips of some of the great plays in Eric Crouch's career as Nebraska QB (1997-20...
published: 22 May 2012
author: HuskerHistorian
(Nebraska Football) - Eric Crouch Tribute
Highlight clips of some of the great plays in Eric Crouch's career as Nebraska QB (1997-2001).
- published: 22 May 2012
- views: 19498
- author: HuskerHistorian
9:15
Eric Crouch Highlights
Highlights of Heisman trophy winner Eric Crouch....
published: 19 Nov 2008
author: HuskerHooligans
Eric Crouch Highlights
Highlights of Heisman trophy winner Eric Crouch.
- published: 19 Nov 2008
- views: 56140
- author: HuskerHooligans
7:29
Huskers in the CFL - Eric Crouch - 2006
Eric Crouch debuts for the Toronto Argonauts after an injury to the starting QB A batch of...
published: 01 Dec 2010
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Huskers in the CFL - Eric Crouch - 2006
Eric Crouch debuts for the Toronto Argonauts after an injury to the starting QB A batch of clips and a post-game interview
- published: 01 Dec 2010
- views: 1405
- author: huskersva
2:52
Omaha Nighthawks Officially Welcome Eric Crouch
Kelly Connolly interviews Eric Crouch, quarterback for the Omaha Nighthawks...
published: 28 Jul 2011
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Omaha Nighthawks Officially Welcome Eric Crouch
Kelly Connolly interviews Eric Crouch, quarterback for the Omaha Nighthawks
- published: 28 Jul 2011
- views: 239
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Eric Crouch-95 Yard Run
Eric Crouch's Record Breaking Touchdown Run Verse Missouri in 2001...
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Eric Crouch-95 Yard Run
Eric Crouch's Record Breaking Touchdown Run Verse Missouri in 2001
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Black 41 Flash Reverse
With number one Nebraska leading number two Oklahoma in the second half, Nebraska extends ...
published: 14 Feb 2008
author: gobigred8
Black 41 Flash Reverse
With number one Nebraska leading number two Oklahoma in the second half, Nebraska extends its lead to ten points with a little trickery.
- published: 14 Feb 2008
- views: 104264
- author: gobigred8
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Eric Crouch TD run against Iowa (1999)
Eric Crouch runs for the touchdown against Iowa in 1999. Look at the hit he puts on this I...
published: 09 May 2006
author: travis2x
Eric Crouch TD run against Iowa (1999)
Eric Crouch runs for the touchdown against Iowa in 1999. Look at the hit he puts on this Iowa player on his way to the end zone, he plows him over!!! Crouch shows his amazing speed and power all in one!!!
- published: 09 May 2006
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NCAA - College Football - QB Eric Crouch 95yd Run TD
QB Eric Crouch 95yd Run TD...
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NCAA - College Football - QB Eric Crouch 95yd Run TD
QB Eric Crouch 95yd Run TD
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The Nick and Artie Show - Nick, Jody, and Brent interview Eric Crouch
The Nick and Artie Show - Nick, Jody, and Brent interview Eric Crouch...
published: 12 Dec 2012
author: TheNickandArtieShow
The Nick and Artie Show - Nick, Jody, and Brent interview Eric Crouch
The Nick and Artie Show - Nick, Jody, and Brent interview Eric Crouch
- published: 12 Dec 2012
- views: 271
- author: TheNickandArtieShow
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Eric Crouch TD catch against California (1999)
Eric Crouch catches the pass from Bobby Newcombe and takes it to the house for a touchdown...
published: 09 May 2006
author: travis2x
Eric Crouch TD catch against California (1999)
Eric Crouch catches the pass from Bobby Newcombe and takes it to the house for a touchdown against California in 1999. Look at the incredible breakaway speed by Crouch on this one!
- published: 09 May 2006
- views: 63474
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Eric Crouch game winning TD catch against Oklahoma (2001)
Mike Stuntz throws to Eric Crouch on an incredible play for the game winning TD catch agai...
published: 09 May 2006
author: travis2x
Eric Crouch game winning TD catch against Oklahoma (2001)
Mike Stuntz throws to Eric Crouch on an incredible play for the game winning TD catch against Oklahoma in 2001. The final score in the game ended up 20-10, Huskers winning, and this play was the deciding factor.
- published: 09 May 2006
- views: 96892
- author: travis2x
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Eric Crouch game winning TD against Notre Dame (2000)
Eric Crouch scores the game winning touchdown in overtime against Notre Dame in 2000....
published: 22 Aug 2006
author: travis2x
Eric Crouch game winning TD against Notre Dame (2000)
Eric Crouch scores the game winning touchdown in overtime against Notre Dame in 2000.
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- author: travis2x
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Eric Crouch 95 yd TD run against Missouri (2001)
Eric Crouch runs 95 yards for the TD against Missouri in 2001, quite possibly one of the b...
published: 09 May 2006
author: travis2x
Eric Crouch 95 yd TD run against Missouri (2001)
Eric Crouch runs 95 yards for the TD against Missouri in 2001, quite possibly one of the best runs in Nebraska Cornhuskers history, Crouch then went on to win the Heisman Trophy that same year.
- published: 09 May 2006
- views: 266035
- author: travis2x
Vimeo results:
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Eric Crouch vs. SecretPenguin
Eric Crouch may be a Heisman Trophy Winner, but can he beat SecretPenguin at Paddle Ball?
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published: 10 Mar 2009
author: SecretPenguin
Eric Crouch vs. SecretPenguin
Eric Crouch may be a Heisman Trophy Winner, but can he beat SecretPenguin at Paddle Ball?
Eric Crouch runs Crouch Recreation, specializing in park and playground equipment.
For more info, visit CrouchRecreation.com
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Nancy Stansfield
Crouch n Crase Photography
"Blast in the Past"...
published: 16 Nov 2009
author: Eric Crouch
Nancy Stansfield
Crouch n Crase Photography
"Blast in the Past"
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Eric Crouch talks about winning the Heisman Trophy, going to the NFL, and trading to Greenbay
www.argentaimages.com Eric Crouch speaks of how he felt getting back onto the field as a q...
published: 29 Oct 2012
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Eric Crouch talks about winning the Heisman Trophy, going to the NFL, and trading to Greenbay
www.argentaimages.com Eric Crouch speaks of how he felt getting back onto the field as a quarterback. Mike Sherman of the Greenbay Packers tells his plans for the usage of Eric Crouch, his reasoning for leaving St. Louis, his excitement to being apart of the St. Louis Rams football organization, and his feelings after winning the Heisman Trophy.
- published: 29 Oct 2012
- views: 283
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Eric Crouch Nebraska Football Superstar
Highlights of former Husker football player, Eric Crouch. This quarterback was one Cornhus...
published: 22 Feb 2008
author: roloffjohn1
Eric Crouch Nebraska Football Superstar
Highlights of former Husker football player, Eric Crouch. This quarterback was one Cornhusker that many fans won't forget. Wanna discuss Nebraska football? Head on over to HuskerSpot.com for forums, videos, pictures and more. Need NE fan gear or tickets? Go to HuskerAuctions.com - they have great deals on shirts, caps, tickets, and everything Husker. GBR!
- published: 22 Feb 2008
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Eric Crouch's Crazy run
100 yards...
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Eric Crouch's Crazy run
100 yards
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Eric Crouch Nebraska 95 yd. Run
Eric Crouch running 95 yards for a touchdown...
published: 30 Mar 2008
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Eric Crouch Nebraska 95 yd. Run
Eric Crouch running 95 yards for a touchdown
- published: 30 Mar 2008
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27 Jan 2013
Tweet. Police say at least 232 people have died in a fire that swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil. Around 117 others were injured after the blaze broke out while a band was performing at the Kiss club in the southern city of Santa Maria at about 2am (local time). Police earlier said more than 245 people had died in the fire. It is thought pyrotechnics being used for the concert may have caused the blaze ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
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26 Jan 2013
An Egyptian court has handed down 21 death sentences in connection with the deadly riot last year at a football stadium in Port Said located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The defendants sentenced on Saturday are mostly members of the "Ultras," die-hard football fans who support Port Said's al-Masry squad ... Al-Masry fans stormed the pitch after their team won, throwing stones, bottles and fireworks at al-Ahly supporters....(size: 17.2Kb)
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25 Jan 2013
Republicans wanted nothing more than to summon Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Capitol Hill and grill her about the tragic fiasco in Benghazi. Sadly for them, they got their wish. Clinton’s smooth and confident performance at Wednesday’s Senate and House committee hearings was fun to watch. When her would-be inquisitors asked serious questions, she gave serious answers. But when Sen ... Fat chance ... Benghazi ... Perhaps not ... ....(size: 4.8Kb)
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27 Jan 2013
Libya's upheaval the past two years helped lead to the conflict in Mali, and now Mali's war threatens to wash back and further hike Libya's instability. Fears are growing that post-Moammar Khadafy Libya is becoming an incubator of turmoil, with an overflow of weapons and Islamic jihadi militants operating freely, ready for battlefields at home or abroad ... Already, Libya's turmoil echoes around the region and in the Middle East ... ....(size: 2.9Kb)
The Providence Journal
17 Jan 2013
University of Miami offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie received 26 first-place votes for the Heisman Trophy in 2001. Mine was one of them. I thought he was he "most outstanding college football player" in the country that year, and that's who's supposed to get the coveted award. I was in the minority, however, as the winner was Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch, whom I didn't think was all that good ... ....(size: 2.7Kb)
Newsday
16 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch, a fellow former Heisman Trophy winner, knows what he's going through. Crouch was Tebow before Tebow, a tremendous athlete who played quarterback at the but was told he'd have to switch positions to have a future in the NFL. "I came out of a running attack at Nebraska where we didn't read a whole lot of passing defenses," said Crouch, now a college analyst for Fox Sports....(size: 8.4Kb)
Kypost
16 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch, a fellow former Heisman Trophy winner, knows what he's going through. Crouch was Tebow before Tebow, a tremendous athlete who played quarterback at the University of Nebraska but was told he'd have to switch positions to have a future in the NFL. "I came out of a running attack at Nebraska where we didn't read a whole lot of passing defenses," said Crouch, now a college analyst for Fox Sports....(size: 5.0Kb)
The Florida Times Union
16 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch, a fellow former Heisman Trophy winner, knows what he's going through. Crouch was Tebow before Tebow, a tremendous athlete who played quarterback at the University of Nebraska but was told he'd have to switch positions to have a future in the NFL. "I came out of a running attack at Nebraska where we didn't read a whole lot of passing defenses," said Crouch, now a college analyst for Fox Sports....(size: 7.0Kb)
Lexington Herald-Leader
16 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch, a fellow former Heisman Trophy winner, knows what he's going through. Crouch was Tebow before Tebow, a tremendous athlete who played quarterback at the University of Nebraska but was told he'd have to switch positions to have a future in the NFL. "I came out of a running attack at Nebraska where we didn't read a whole lot of passing defenses," said Crouch, now a college analyst for Fox Sports....(size: 7.1Kb)
Seattle Post
16 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch, a fellow former Heisman Trophy winner, knows what he's going through. Crouch was Tebow before Tebow, a tremendous athlete who played quarterback at the University of Nebraska but was told he'd have to switch positions to have a future in the NFL. "I came out of a running attack at Nebraska where we didn't read a whole lot of passing defenses," said Crouch, now a college analyst for Fox Sports....(size: 7.1Kb)
Huffington Post
16 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch, a fellow former Heisman Trophy winner, knows what he's going through. Crouch was Tebow before Tebow, a tremendous athlete who played quarterback at the University of Nebraska but was told he'd have to switch positions to have a future in the NFL. "I came out of a running attack at Nebraska where we didn't read a whole lot of passing defenses," said Crouch, now a college analyst for Fox Sports....(size: 10.0Kb)
Tampabay.com
16 Jan 2013
Associated Press. Associated Press. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. Story Tools Print this story Contact the editor Email Newsletters. NEW YORK — From nearly unstoppable to nearly invisible. Tim Tebow was two wins from the Super Bowl a year ago ... Even Tebow doesn't know how this will unfold ... "There's no shame at all in going to the CFL," said Eric Crouch, the former Nebraska Heisman Trophy quarterback who played in both the NFL and CFL ... ....(size: 6.9Kb)
The Florida Times Union
15 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch, a fellow former Heisman Trophy winner, knows what he's going through. Crouch was Tebow before Tebow, a tremendous athlete who played quarterback at the University of Nebraska but was told he'd have to switch positions to have a future in the NFL. "I came out of a running attack at Nebraska where we didn't read a whole lot of passing defenses," said Crouch, now a college analyst for Fox Sports....(size: 7.2Kb)
Sacramento Bee
15 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch, a fellow former Heisman Trophy winner, knows what he's going through. Crouch was Tebow before Tebow, a tremendous athlete who played quarterback at the University of Nebraska but was told he'd have to switch positions to have a future in the NFL. "I came out of a running attack at Nebraska where we didn't read a whole lot of passing defenses," said Crouch, now a college analyst for Fox Sports....(size: 7.0Kb)
Seattle Post
15 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch, a fellow former Heisman Trophy winner, knows what he's going through. Crouch was Tebow before Tebow, a tremendous athlete who played quarterback at the University of Nebraska but was told he'd have to switch positions to have a future in the NFL. "I came out of a running attack at Nebraska where we didn't read a whole lot of passing defenses," said Crouch, now a college analyst for Fox Sports....(size: 7.0Kb)
TSN Canada
15 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch, a fellow former Heisman Trophy winner, knows what he's going through. Crouch was Tebow before Tebow, a tremendous athlete who played quarterback at the University of Nebraska but was told he'd have to switch positions to have a future in the NFL. "I came out of a running attack at Nebraska where we didn't read a whole lot of passing defences," said Crouch, now a college analyst for Fox Sports....(size: 7.3Kb)
Star Tribune
15 Jan 2013
Eric Crouch, a fellow former Heisman Trophy winner, knows what he's going through. Crouch was Tebow before Tebow, a tremendous athlete who played quarterback at the University of Nebraska but was told he'd have to switch positions to have a future in the NFL. "I came out of a running attack at Nebraska where we didn't read a whole lot of passing defenses," said Crouch, now a college analyst for Fox Sports....(size: 7.5Kb)
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Eric Eugene Crouch (born November 16, 1978) is an American football quarterback for the Omaha Nighthawks. He also is a TV sports analyst and recreational equipment vendor.
Crouch played college football for the University of Nebraska. In 2001 Crouch won the Heisman Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the United States. He also won the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, given annually to the best collegiate quarterback in the US. During that year running Nebraska's option offense,[1] he completed 105 of 189 passes for 1,510 yards and seven touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,115 yards and 18 touchdowns. Crouch was the USA Today Nebraska Player of the Year, and a Parade All-American athlete at Millard North High School, where he was a two-time All-State selection at quarterback. Crouch appeared on the cover of the video game NCAA College Football 2K3.
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College football[link]
Ankle surgery forced Crouch to redshirt for the 1997 co-national championship-winning season.[2] In 1998, Bobby Newcombe began the season as the starting quarterback, but he was sidelined by a knee injury after the first game and Crouch took over the starting duties. Against UAB, Crouch rushed for two touchdowns and completed 11 of 17 passes in his first career start. 1998 proved to be a chaotic season for the Cornhuskers. Crouch made another start before being replaced by a healthy Bobby Newcombe. Newcombe started the next five games, but was pulled in the middle of a game because of a PCL strain. Senior walkon, Monte Christo, took over for Newcombe, and started the following week against Texas. With Texas leading 10-0 in the middle of the second quarter, Christo was pulled and replaced by Crouch. Crouch remained the starter for the rest of the season, which ended with a 23-20 loss to Arizona in the Holiday Bowl.
The next fall Newcombe was named the starting quarterback, and it was rumored that Crouch might leave the team. Crouch, however, was given significant playing time in the first and second games. He started the third game against Southern Mississippi, and Newcombe moved to wingback. Crouch led Nebraska in a season that saw NU avenge its only loss of the season in a rematch against Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game. The Cornhuskers finished the season with a 12-1 record and ranked No. 3 after defeating Tennessee in the Fiesta Bowl.
Crouch started every game in the 2000 season, which ended with a 66-17 trouncing of Northwestern in the Alamo Bowl. Nebraska's only losses during the 10-2 season were to eventual national champion, Oklahoma Sooners, and the Kansas State Wildcats.
In 2001 Crouch had his best year, breaking school or NCAA records almost weekly and appearing to be a serious contender for the Heisman Trophy. In the first game of the 2001 season, a 21-7 defeat of TCU, Crouch surpassed Tommie Frazier as Nebraska's all-time total offense leader. He became the Big 12 all-time career rushing quarterback in the emotionally-charged game against Rice. The next week, against Missouri, Crouch was backed up near the goal line when he scrambled to escape from defenders and pulled off a 95-yard touchdown run, the longest in school history. Against Iowa State the following week, Crouch broke the record for career touchdowns by a quarterback. Crouch became only the fourth player in Division 1 history to both pass and rush for 3000 yards in a career with his performance against Texas Tech. Next, in a hard-fought game against defending national champion Oklahoma, Crouch again showed off his speed and playmaking abilities, this time serving as quarterback and receiver in a single play, the famous Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass in which Crouch made a 63-yard touchdown reception. By mid-November Crouch had set a school record for most career wins as a starter and became only the ninth quarterback in D-1A history to have won 35 games as a starter. The Cornhuskers were 11-0 going into the annual contest with Colorado the day after Thanksgiving. Crouch had a career day, setting the school record for offense yards in a single game with 360 yards. The Nebraska defense was dominated by the Buffaloes, however, and gave up a then-record 62 points to Colorado. The 62-36 loss appeared to have ended Nebraska's hopes of playing for the national championship and to have hurt Crouch's chances of winning the Heisman. Two weeks later, however, Crouch was announced as the recipient of the award, edging out Florida's Rex Grossman and Miami's Ken Dorsey in the closest Heisman ballot since 1985. His outstanding season also was recognized when he won the Davey O'Brien Award for being the best collegiate quarterback in the nation during the 2001 season. In the meantime several highly-ranked teams were upset and in the final BCS rankings, Nebraska beat out one-loss Oregon and two-loss Colorado to earn the No. 2 spot in the BCS rankings. The final BCS rankings were steeped in controversy since Nebraska had the chance to play in the Rose Bowl for the national championship despite not winning a conference or division championship. In the Rose Bowl on January 3, 2002, Crouch rushed for 114 yards against the Miami Hurricanes but was denied a touchdown for the first time since September, 1999. The No. 1 Hurricanes defeated the Cornhuskers 37-14, leaving Crouch with a 35-7 record as a starting quarterback.[3]
Awards[link]
- 2001 Heisman Trophy
- 2001 Davey O'Brien Award
- 2001 Walter Camp Award
- 2001 Big 12 Conference offensive player of the year
- 2000 Third-Team All-American (College Football News)
- 2000 Second-Team All-Big 12 (AP, Sporting News, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle)
- 2000 Third-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
- 2000 Fiesta Bowl Offensive MVP vs. Tennessee
- 1999 Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Year (Coaches)
Records[link]
- One of three quarterbacks in Division 1-A history to rush for 3,000 and pass for 4,000 yards in a career
- 13th player in NCAA to rush and pass for 1,000 in a season (1,115 rushing, 1,510 passing)
- Nebraska career total offense leader with 7,915 yards
- Former Nebraska single-season total offense leader with 2,688 yards
- Former Nebraska single-game total offense record of 360 yards
- Nebraska career total-offense touchdown leader with 88
- Owns Nebraska career record for most rushing yards by a quarterback (3,434)
- NCAA record for most career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (59)
- Most rushing attempts by a Husker quarterback (648)
- Former Nebraska total TD passes in a game (5 vs. Iowa)
- Most rushing TDs in a game by a quarterback (4 vs. Kansas)
- Set a QB record for most rushing TDs in a season (20)
- Set school records in 2001 for most rushing attempts in a season for a quarterback (203)
- Most total offense yards by a sophomore (2,158)
- Tied an NCAA record by scoring a TD via run, pass, reception in the same game (vs. University of California, Berkeley, 1999)
- Nebraska school record longest run from scrimmage, 95 yards (vs. Missouri, 2001)
Professional football[link]
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Crouch was initially drafted by the St. Louis Rams of the NFL as a wide receiver, but still wanted to play quarterback. Crouch, however, was seen by NFL teams as being too short to play quarterback. His athleticism was seen as better suited for playing wideout, but a hard tackle by a defensive player caused him to have 150cc of blood drained from his leg. Because of the injury, Crouch left the team before playing a game.
Crouch signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in January 2005, and was allocated to the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europe. Crouch converted to the safety position, recording 25 tackles and 2 passes defended.
CFL[link]
Crouch's opportunity to play quarterback at the professional level finally came when he signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League on February 15, 2006 as a quarterback. (The Argonauts had owned his CFL rights for several years.) In his inaugural CFL season Crouch eventually became the fourth-string quarterback in Toronto, behind Damon Allen, Michael Bishop, and Spergon Wynn. On July 22, 2006, Crouch made his regular season CFL debut against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina, Saskatchewan. Coming in at the start of the second half following an injury to Wynn, Crouch sealed the win for Toronto with solid play, including a 94-yard pass completion to Arland Bruce III.
In 2007 Crouch was expected to battle Michael Bishop, Damon Allen, Mike McMahon and Tom Arth for the Argos' starting quarterback position, but he eventually faltered because of injury. He began the season on the nine-week disabled list.[6][7] After coming off the disabled list, Crouch was released by the Argos on September 6, 2007.
AAFL[link]
On September 25, 2007, Crouch signed with the upstart All-American Football League. He was drafted 3rd overall by Team Texas on January 26, 2008, in the first round of the league's inaugural draft. He was, however, released from his contract (along with all AAFL players) when the league canceled its debut season.
UFL[link]
On April 9, 2011, Crouch attended a public workout for the United Football League's Omaha Nighthawks. Although Coach Moglia praised the workout, he has yet to commit to resuming Crouch's playing career. On June 8, 2011, Crouch accepted an invitation to attend the Nighthawks mini-camp.[8][9] On June 10, 2011, he was added to the Nighthawks official roster.[10]
Post-playing career[link]
Crouch is currently a sales territory manager for a major medical device manufacturer in the US. Crouch is now a vendor of playground and recreation equipment at Crouch Recreation in Omaha, Nebraska.[11]
He has been a TV studio analyst for KETV Channel 7 in Omaha, and a studio analyst on Versus.
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References[link]
- ^ "Catching up with former Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch", Daily Nebraskan
- ^ "Heisman hopeful Crouch living Huskers dream". espn.go.com. http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/coll_sc_crouch_eric.html. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Miami Takes Rose Bowl, National Championship". Huskers.com. http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=83. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ Eric Crouch, Pro Scout Draft.com
- ^ NFL QB Wonderlic Scores
- ^ "Argos' Crouch hoping his best football is ahead of him". Globe and Mail. 2007-02-05. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070502.wsptargo2/GSStory/GlobeSportsFootball/home. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ^ "'Not just about money' Ex-Heisman winner Crouch aiming for a CFL title". SI.com (original article from the AP). 2007-05-01. Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20070509233727/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/more/05/01/bc.fbo.crouch.cfl.ap/. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ^ http://www.omaha.com/article/20110409/SPORTS/704099795
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8203c264/article/ufls-omaha-nighthawks-looking-at-exrams-draft-pick-crouch?module=HP_headlines
- ^ http://www.ufl-football.com/news/personnel-transaction-notice-june-10-2011
- ^ "Eric Crouch". crouchrecreation.com. http://crouchrecreation.com/about/crouch/. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
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Tommie James Frazier, Jr. (born July 16, 1974) is a former American college and professional football player who was an award-winning college quarterback for the University of Nebraska. Frazier is widely considered to be one of the best players in the history of college football; however, he was hampered by injuries for his entire career.
Frazier led his team to back-to-back consensus national championships in 1994 and 1995, and he remains the only quarterback to have done so since the 1950s. He was also named Most Valuable Player of three straight bowl games that decided the national championship. The 1995 Nebraska football team is considered to have been one of the most dominant in the history of American college football.[1][2] In a 2006 ESPN.com poll, the results of which aired on SportsCenter, the 1995 Nebraska team was voted the best college football team of all time.
In 1999 Frazier was selected by Sports Illustrated as a back-up quarterback in their "NCAA Football All-Century Team." The starting quarterback was Sammy Baugh and the other back-ups were John Lujack, Roger Staubach and Doug Flutie. Frazier was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers on this 85 man roster; the others being Johnny Rodgers, Rich Glover, Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler and Aaron Taylor.
In 2004, CollegeFootballNews.com named Frazier the #33 player on their list of the Top 100 Greatest College Football Players of All-Time.
Frazier was never drafted in the NFL due to a serious blood clot in his left leg, a side effect of Crohn’s disease.[3]
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Frazier grew up in Bradenton, Florida, and attended Manatee High School. He was an option quarterback at Manatee High School who ran for 1,600 yards and 33 touchdowns, and passed for 2,600 yards and 30 touchdowns in his final two seasons. Frazier is married to the former Andrea Stephens, who is originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The couple has a son named Tommie James Frazier III and a daughter named Ava.
Frazier is also a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity.
Currently, Frazier conducts his own radio show which happens to be named the Tommie Frazier Husker Express Radio Show. The program airs on ESPN 590 AM in Omaha, Nebraska.[4]
Collegiate playing career[link]
1992 football season[link]
Frazier received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. When he arrived in Lincoln, the Huskers had suffered years of bowl game blowouts.[5] Head coach Dr. Tom Osborne made a strategic decision to recruit faster players at all positions in the early 1990s to compete with Miami and Florida State in the seemingly annual Orange Bowl matchups. Frazier, a prized blue-chip recruit ranked No. 3 in the country from his high school senior class by recruiting analyst Tom Lemming, was the final piece of the puzzle and led the Huskers to four straight New Year's Day bowl games. Reports were Osborne had shed some tears upon receiving the news of Frazier's decision to accept a scholarship from Nebraska.
At 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, an 18-year-old true freshman Tommie Frazier joined the Nebraska football team in the summer of 1992 and started off backing up senior Mike Grant. Grant got Nebraska off to a 4-1 start, but an early season 27-14 loss to nationally ranked No. 11 Washington set up for Frazier's chance to take over as the team's starter. And he would become Nebraska's starter at Missouri on Oct. 24 as the Huskers won the game, 34-24.[6]
The two games that followed up the Missouri win would firmly place Frazier into the minds of college football fans nationwide. Both were night games nationally televised on ESPN, and they were blowout wins showcasing Frazier's talented skill set. The Colorado game on Halloween Day resulted in Frazier destroying a powerful 9-1-1, Kordell Stewart-led Colorado team, 52-7. Frazier passed sparingly going 4-for-12 for 55 yards with two TD passes, but did his damage on the ground rushing 16 times for 86 yards with his option trickery leading the way to 373 team rushing yards for the Huskers.[7]
The following week, Nov. 7, Frazier showcased his strong arm in a 49-7 win over Kansas. The playaction fake resulted in long touchdown passes of 36 and 46 yards from the true freshman. Frazier finished the game going 6-for-11 passing for 161 yards and three TD passes against the Jayhawks.[8]
In 1992, Nebraska managed a 9-2 record with Frazier registering seven starts at quarterback. He had a memorable bowl game performance against an outstanding 11-1 Florida State team led by quarterback Charlie Ward, wide receiver Tamarick Vanover, and outstanding linebacker Marvin Jones. On January 1, 1993, the two teams met as Florida State jumped out to a 20-0 lead by the 2nd quarter, but Frazier - who opened up the game in the shotgun formation - responded with two touchdown passes - a 41 yarder to Corey Dixon and a redzone touchdown pass to Gerald Armstrong - to cut FSU's lead to 27-14 which was the final score.[9]
Frazier's statistics in nine games for the 1992 season included him completing 44-of-100 passing attempts for 727 yards with only one interception while rushing for 399 yards and finishing with 17 rushing and passing touchdowns. He had a longest run of 52 yards against Iowa State on Nov. 14.[10]
1993 football season[link]
On January 1, 1994 as a sophomore, Frazier kept pace with Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward of Florida State in the FedEx Orange Bowl in a rematch from the season before, but fell just short of leading the Huskers to the national championship because of a last minute drive by Ward and field goal by the Seminoles. Amazingly, Frazier still got his team in position for a game-winning 45 yard field goal attempt. He did this by throwing a perfect 29 yard spiral downfield to his split end Trumaine Bell - leaving just 0:01 left on the game clock. However, the field goal attempt sailed wide left giving FSU an 18-16 win. Frazier was still named MVP of the national title game despite the loss as he was 13-of-24 passing for 206 yards with a 34 yard TD pass while rushing 14 times for 77 yards including a 32 yard run.[11]
That season - 1993, Frazier led Nebraska to an 11-1 mark and rushed for slightly more than 1,000 yards when his sack yards are removed and the bowl performance against Florida State is added. The option quarterback had nine rushing touchdowns and recorded a longest run of 58 yards. Frazier completed right at 50 percent of his passes as a sophomore if a 5-of-17, 57 yards passing performance in a snow storm against Oklahoma on Nov. 26 is removed from his accumulative passing statistics' totals. A wind chill of minus 17 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded that day.[12] Frazier passed for 1,159 yards on 77-of-162 passes with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions in 11 games.[13] His longest pass play was a 60 yard strike to Corey Dixon against Colorado on Oct. 30, 1993.
Remarkably, Frazier, with help from reserves Brook Berringer and Matt Turman, would put together three straight undefeated regular seasons from 1993 to 1995, but none of this would have been possible if he had not put forth the fine individual performance at UCLA when the Husker signal caller completed 13-of-19 passes for 145 yards with an 11 yard TD pass - as he did just enough to help Nebraska escape, 14-13, on September 18, 1993.[14]
1994 football season[link]
The following year was trying for Frazier as he battled a blood clot in his leg which held him out of the second half of the season. He had a remarkable start that year giving him much Heisman Trophy consideration in the early part of the season as on Aug. 28, 1994, Frazier exploded on West Virginia in a Husker win, 31-0. That game, Frazier finished 8-of-16 passing for 100 yards with an 11 yard TD pass and ran 12 times for 130 yards while scoring on touchdown runs of 25, 27, and 42 yards.[15]
All of the early season successes of 1994 came to end for Frazier when on Sept. 24, he began experiencing difficulties in the calf of his right leg - which was the result of blood clotting. Nebraska beat Pacific, 70-21, but Frazier played sparingly completing 1-of-2 passes for 26 yards as this game would be the last he would play in for the regular season.[16]
The rest of the season resumed as dropback passer Berringer, I-back Lawrence Phillips, wingback Abdul Muhammad, offensive tackle Zach Wiegert and the talented Blackshirts picked up the slack. Without Frazier, the Nebraska defense rose to the occasion on Oct. 29, 1994 when a splendid 11-1 Colorado team, led by Kordell Stewart and Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam, came to Lincoln, Nebraska. Nebraska won the contest, 24-7.[17]
The Huskers got back to the FedEx Orange Bowl on January 1, 1995 with a 12-0 record and played the third-ranked Miami Hurricanes (10-1) for a shot at the national championship. In the game, coach Osborne started Frazier but then pulled him for backup Brook Berringer after a botched deep throw into the endzone on Nebraska's initial drive resulted in a turnover. All momentum had shifted Miami's way as the Hurricanes led by as much as 17-7 early in the 3rd quarter. In the fourth quarter and trailing, 17-9, Nebraska's offense had clearly stalled even though Berringer had succeeded in completing a 19 yard TD pass to tightend Mark Gilman midway through the 2nd quarter.
With only seven minutes left in the game, Osborne went back to Frazier, his starting quarterback. Frazier responded with two touchdown drives giving Nebraska its 24-17 victory. The tired Miami defense led by defensive tackle Warren Sapp and linebacker Ray Lewis could not keep up with the Nebraska option as fullback Cory Schlesinger scored from 15 and 14 yards out off Frazier's fake of the option play as the Huskers celebrated their first national title since 1971 and the first of coach Osborne's career. Frazier was once again named MVP as he was 3-for-5 passing for 25 yards and ran the ball seven times for 31 yards including a 25 yard option keeper - performing to this level after not having played in a game for three months.[18]
1995 football season[link]
In 1995, Frazier was finally healthy and led the Huskers on a dominating march through the college football landscape. Despite always having great arm strength, Frazier was never known for his passing accuracy. Frazier consistently improved his passing - particularly when throwing touch passes - and by his senior year completed 56.4 percent of his passes for 17 touchdowns and a pass efficiency rating of 156.1.[19]
Frazier's finest game passing that year came in the form of a 44-21 victory on Oct. 28 at Boulder, Colorado where he threaded the needle against a 10-2 Colorado Buffaloes team by completing 14-of-23 passes for 241 yards which included two touchdown passes and one of those covering 52 yards to wingback Clester Johnson.[20] This game also gave Frazier much consideration for the Heisman Trophy. However on Dec. 2, Ohio State's running back, Eddie George, wound up winning the award while Frazier finished as the runner-up.
Frazier teamed up with Phillips, Aaron Taylor, Ahman Green, Damon Benning, Clinton Childs, Jeff Makovicka, Chris Dishman, Aaron Graham, Matt Vrzal, Eric Anderson, and Steve Ott that season to form one the most punishing rushing attacks in college football history, setting an NCAA record for averaging 7.0 yards per rushing attempt. The Huskers averaged 399.8 rushing yards and 52.4 points per game. Frazier's regular season statistics had him completing 92-of-163 passes for 1,362 yards with four interceptions and rushing 97 times for 604 yards with 14 touchdowns. He was never sacked during the entire season. Frazier's longest pass play was a 76 yarder to split end Reggie Baul against Oklahoma State on Aug. 31.[21]
The Huskers finished the regular season undefeated at 11-0 and were matched with the also undefeated Florida Gators (12-0) in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2, 1996. Nebraska defeated coach Steve Spurrier's Fun 'n' Gun juggernaut by the score of 62-24, and Frazier garnered his third straight national championship game MVP award. He finished with 16 rushes for 199 yards while completing 6-of-14 passes for 105 yards which included a 16 yard TD pass to Phillips.[22] The highlight of the game came on what appeared to be a short yardage routine option play sweeping to the right sideline - which happened in the closing seconds of the 3rd quarter. Frazier ran the play with the decision to keep the ball and turned upfield. The result was several exhausted defenders hanging onto and clinging to Frazier as, one by one, each defender fell off - a total of seven broken tackles. The last defender was Florida's cornerback Fred Weary as Frazier kept his balance and raced 75 yards down the sideline to paydirt in what was the longest run of his career. Sports Illustrated named it one of college football's greatest plays.[23]
At the conclusion of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, there was a postgame celebration that involved a large gathering at midfield. CBS' reporter Michele Tafoya had a microphone and was asking coach Osborne a series of questions. She then turned to Frazier looking for his response. "Oh listen, I had a great career at Nebraska," Frazier explained with gratitude as he gave back to the Cornhusker fan base. "There is no better way to end it; I want to thank all the fans for all the support, and I want to thank all my teammates - most of all important, I want to thank the Lord Jesus Christ above, because without him, I wouldn't have been able to accomplish anything I have."
Professional playing career[link]
Frazier had a good start at setting himself up for the 1996 NFL Draft by winning the MVP award for his 34-18 victory in the East-West Shrine Game which was nationally televised on ESPN on January 13, 1996.[24] After the college all-star football game, West Coach Terry Donahue said there was no doubt Frazier improved his stock with his performance. "I think he came here with all kinds of doubts," the former UCLA head football coach added. "This game really helped him and somebody is going to invest in him. I am really high on him. When I did the Fiesta Bowl, I said the guy was the most dangerous player in college football and I mean it more now. This guy's dangerous. He's great." Frazier finished that afternoon going 11-for-20 passing for 163 yards and rushed six times for 33 yards while scoring on a five yard keeper and throwing a 52 yard touchdown pass to teammate Kevin Jordan with 5:57 left in the contest.
The East-West Shrine Game showcased Frazier's skill set for the many NFL scouts that were in attendance. Unfortunately, leading up to the NFL Scouting Combine, Frazier started experiencing more problems with blood clots. Results from recruiting analyst Forrest Davis' publication had Frazier listed at 4.50 seconds in the 40 yard dash coming out of high school, and his test results at Nebraska from 1992-1995 had been very similar. However, Frazier's performance in late February 1996 at the NFL Scouting Combine was reported as being pedestrian-like by the Atlanta Journal Constitution from its March 3, 1996 edition.
As a result of the combination of many factors - primarily health issues, Frazier was not drafted in the NFL. However, the Montreal Alouettes from the CFL went after the rights to acquire Frazier away from the NFL as he was still a free agent option for the many NFL franchises. Montreal succeeded and began making offers to Frazier as early as May 1996.
Frazier signed a contract with the Alouettes on July 15, 1996 and became a backup quarterback behind starter Tracy Ham and top reserve Jim Kemp. Frazier only played in one game on August 30 in which his team lost to the Ottawa Rough Riders, 17-6.[25] Frazier came off the bench in the 4th quarter of this contest and completed 6-of-17 passes for 55 yards.
However, his brief professional football career came to an end with a life-threatening scare. On September 4, 1996, Frazier was admitted to Montreal General Hospital because of pneumonia.[26] He was put on blood thinners as a precaution because of two previous blood clots in his right leg while at Nebraska and after Frazier spit up blood the day he was hospitalized. It would take Frazier two weeks to recover as he was released from the hospital on Sept. 17. It was after this that Frazier decided to give up football and try other options in life.
Coaching career[link]
Frazier served as assistant football coach at Baylor University and as assistant director of athletic development at Nebraska. At Baylor, Frazier joined the coaching staff, led by head coach Kevin Steele, as a graduate assistant and worked with the quarterbacks in 1999.[27] Frazier was quickly promoted to a full-time position and became Baylor's running backs coach from 2000 to 2002. This assignment he and Steele inherited was tough considering the Bears' lack of success as Baylor had suffered through three losing seasons in a row going 8-25 from 1996-1998. Steele's record was 9 wins, 36 losses, and 0 ties while Frazier was an assistant. Steele was fired on Nov. 3, 2002 as Baylor finished 3-9 that season.
In 2005, Frazier became the 32nd head football coach for the Doane College Tigers located in Crete, Nebraska, and he held that position for two seasons, 2005 and 2006. His coaching record at Doane was 3 wins, 17 losses, and 0 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 22nd at Doane in total wins and 33rd at Doane in winning percentage (.150).[28]
Records and statistics[link]
- Record as starter (33-3)
- National championships (2)
- Big Eight Conference championships (4)
- former University of Nebraska school record for total offense, career (5,476 yards)
- former University of Nebraska school record for touchdown passes, career (43)
- former University of Nebraska school record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, season (14)
- former NCAA record for rushing yards in a bowl game by a quarterback (199)
- former University of Nebraska school record for total offense in a bowl game (304 yards)
- longest touchdown run in a bowl game (75 yards)
| Passing | Rushing | ||||||||
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| YEAR | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | ATT | YDS | TD |
| 1992 | 54 | 121 | 44.6 | 873 | 12 | 3 | 93 | 400 | 7 |
| 1993 | 90 | 186 | 48.4 | 1365 | 13 | 6 | 140 | 781 | 9 |
| 1994 | 22 | 49 | 44.9 | 298 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 279 | 6 |
| 1995 | 98 | 177 | 55.4 | 1467 | 18 | 6 | 113 | 803 | 16 |
| Total | 250 | 509 | 49.1 | 4003 | 47 | 18 | 386 | 2263 | 36 |
Notes - Statistics from the wikitable include bowl game performances.
Additional accolades[link]
- Football Writers 1995 First Team All American
- Walter Camp 1995 First Team All American
- Associated Press 1995 First Team All American
- United Press International 1995 First Team All American
- AFCA 1995 First Team All American
- Sporting News Offensive Player of the Year 1995
- TD Club of Columbus Quarterback of the Year 1995
- Sport magazine Top 10 Players of the Century
- Heisman Trophy Runner-Up - 1995
- ESPY's College Football Play of the Year - 1996 - Nebraska's Tommie Frazier's TD scramble in Fiesta Bowl
References[link]
- ^ ESPN.com - Page2 - Best college football teams of all time
- ^ ESPN.com - Page2 - Readers: Best college football team
- ^ Mom Talked Frazier Out of Leaving Lincoln Early - Huskers.com
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Husker-Express-Radio-Show-with-Tommie-Frazier/155681907853281
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140718/index.htm
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1992/06missouri.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1992/07colorado.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1992/08kansas.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1992/12floridastate.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/stats/stats_1992.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1993/12floridastate.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1993/11oklahoma.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/stats/stats_1993.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1993/03ucla.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1994/wva94.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1994/pacific94.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1994/colo94.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1994/94orange.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/stats/stats_1995.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1995/colo95.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/stats/stats_1995.html
- ^ http://huskermax.com/games/1995/fiesta.html
- ^ College Football Greatest Plays - Sports Illustrated
- ^ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot/stat/SHRINEGAME-teams.htm
- ^ http://cfl-scrapbook.no-ip.org/Ottawa-1996.php
- ^ Frazier Sidelined With Pneumonia - New York Times
- ^ http://www.deseretnews.com/article/675092/Baylor-hires-Frazier-as-graduate-assistant.html
- ^ Doane College coaching records
Additional sources[link]
- Strong Arm Tactics: A History and Statistical Analysis of the Professional Quarterback
- T. Frazier
- VHS recording of CBS Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 1, 1996
- Phil Steele's 1995 College Football Preview, Volume 1 (magazine)
- Bob Schaller's "Touchdown Tommie - The Tommie Frazier Story"
- Athlon Football - Nebraska & the Big Eight - 1995 Edition, Volume 19 (magazine)
- Sports Illustrated Presents - College Football '95 - Premier Edition (magazine)
- Athlon Football - Nebraska & the Big Eight - 1994 Edition, Volume 18 (magazine)
- Athlon Football - Nebraska & the Big Eight - 1993 Edition, Volume 17 (magazine)
- Athlon Football - Nebraska & the Big Eight - 1992 Edition, Volume 16 (magazine)
- Lindy's Big Eight Football Annual / 1992, Volume 6 (magazine)
- The Washington Post - "Frazier Shows Off Arm for Scouts", Jan. 14, 1996 (newspaper)
- USA Today "East-West Shrine Game" (box score), Jan. 13, 1996 (newspaper)
- Atlanta Journal Constitution, March 3, 1996 edition (newspaper)
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| Name | Frazier, Tommie |
| Alternative names | Frazier, Tommie James, Jr. |
| Short description | All-American college football player, professional football player, college football coach |
| Date of birth | July 16, 1974 |
| Place of birth | Bradenton, Florida, United States |
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