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Are You Ready for Some Super-Senior Football?
Oldest living players Are you ready for some super-senior football? Starting East team quarterback Ace Parker (Information was current as of May 2013 when article appeared in Sports Collectors Digest magazine) By George Vrechek Can you imagine a tackle football game featuring the oldest living NFL players with some of the guys in their 90s? Well to tell the truth, I can’t really imagine it either. However that doesn’t stop me from fantasizing about the possibility of a super-senior all-star game featuring players who appeared on football cards. After SCD featured my articles earlier this year about the (remote) possibility of a game involving the oldest living baseball players, you knew it wouldn’t be long before you read about the possibility of a super-senior football game. Old-timers have been coming back to baseball parks for years to make cameo appearances. Walter Johnson pitched against Babe Ruth long after both had retired. My earlier articles proposed the possibility of getting the oldest baseball players (ranging in age from 88 to 101) back for one more game. While not very likely, it is at least conceivable. Getting the oldest old-timers back for a game of tackle football, on the other hand, isn’t very likely. We can probably think about a touch game, but the players would properly insist that touch is not the same game. If the game were played as touch football, the plethora of linemen would have to entertain one another, while the players in the skill positions got to run around and get all the attention, sort of like it is now in the NFL, except the linemen are knocking themselves silly. -
“Cup of Coffee” Players: John Stock
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 21, No. 4 (1999) “Cup of Coffee” Players: John Stock by Mel Bashore What are the odds of a guy with only limited sandlot football experience and who never played in college making a pro football roster? Conventional wisdom wouldn't give a guy a chance in China of that happening. Nevertheless, it happened for John Stock -- a magic, albeit too brief, moment in his life. As he says, he was an NFL player for “just enough time for a cup of coffee." He played in two regular season games for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1956. Stock was born on March 7,1933, in Weirton, West Virginia, on the east bank of the Ohio River, only about twenty miles west of Pittsburgh. He played high school football in Scott Township in Pennsylvania. After graduating, he entered the University of Pittsburgh. During spring practice of his freshman year at Pitt, Stock broke some vertebrae in his lower back. The year was 1953 and his dreams of playing college football came to a screeching halt. After his back healed, he spent a stint in the Army. He returned to Pittsburgh in 1955 and got a job in a steel mill. "That fall," Stock recalled, "1 was asked to play in a sandlot football game against the Bloomfield Rams. It seems that Bloomfield had a pretty good quarterback who recently had a tryout with the Steelers and was just cut." That “pretty good quarterback" was Johnny Unitas. A ninth-round draft pick by the Steelers in 1955, Unitas never even got into a pre-season game before being let go. -
2013 Steelers Media Guide 5
history Steelers History The fifth-oldest franchise in the NFL, the Steelers were founded leading contributors to civic affairs. Among his community ac- on July 8, 1933, by Arthur Joseph Rooney. Originally named the tivities, Dan Rooney is a board member for The American Ireland Pittsburgh Pirates, they were a member of the Eastern Division of Fund, The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation and The the 10-team NFL. The other four current NFL teams in existence at Heinz History Center. that time were the Chicago (Arizona) Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, MEDIA INFORMATION Dan Rooney has been a member of several NFL committees over Chicago Bears and New York Giants. the past 30-plus years. He has served on the board of directors for One of the great pioneers of the sports world, Art Rooney passed the NFL Trust Fund, NFL Films and the Scheduling Committee. He was away on August 25, 1988, following a stroke at the age of 87. “The appointed chairman of the Expansion Committee in 1973, which Chief”, as he was affectionately known, is enshrined in the Pro Football considered new franchise locations and directed the addition of Hall of Fame and is remembered as one of Pittsburgh’s great people. Seattle and Tampa Bay as expansion teams in 1976. Born on January 27, 1901, in Coultersville, Pa., Art Rooney was In 1976, Rooney was also named chairman of the Negotiating the oldest of Daniel and Margaret Rooney’s nine children. He grew Committee, and in 1982 he contributed to the negotiations for up in Old Allegheny, now known as Pittsburgh’s North Side, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the NFL and the Players’ until his death he lived on the North Side, just a short distance Association. -
History and Results
H DENVER BRONCOS ISTORY Miscellaneous & R ESULTS Year-by-Year Stats Postseason Records Honors History/Results 252 Staff/Coaches Players Roster Breakdown 2019 Season Staff/Coaches Players Roster Breakdown 2019 Season DENVER BRONCOS BRONCOS ALL-TIME DRAFT CHOICES NUMBER OF DRAFT CHOICES PER SCHOOL 20 — Florida 15 — Colorado, Georgia 14 — Miami (Fla.), Nebraska 13 — Louisiana State, Houston, Southern California 12 — Michigan State, Washington 11 — Arkansas, Arizona State, Michigan 10 — Iowa, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon 9 — Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Purdue, Virginia Tech 8 — Arizona, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Minnesota, Syracuse, Texas, Utah State, Washington State 7 — Baylor, Boise State, Boston College, Kansas, North Carolina, Penn State. 6 — Alabama, Auburn, Brigham Young, California, Florida A&M, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, San Diego, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCLA, Utah, Virginia 5 — Alcorn State, Colorado State, Florida State, Grambling, Illinois, Mississippi State, Pittsburgh, San Jose State, Texas Christian, Tulane, Wisconsin 4 — Arkansas State, Bowling Green/Bowling Green State, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa State, Jackson State, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Miami (Ohio), Missouri, Northern Arizona, Oregon State, Pacific, South Carolina, Southern, Stanford, Texas A&I/Texas A&M Kingsville, Texas Tech, Tulsa, Wyoming 3 — Detroit, Duke, Fresno State, Montana State, North Carolina State, North Texas State, Rice, Richmond, Tennessee State, Texas-El Paso, Toledo, Wake Forest, Weber State 2 — Alabama A&M, Bakersfield -
When the Nfl Had Character
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 16, No. 1 (1995) WHEN THE NFL HAD CHARACTER By Stanley Grosshandler Two generations of football fans have grown up since the 1953 season, part of the decade called "The Golden Age of the NFL." Younger fans today may find it surprising to learn that the NFL was losing star players back then to the draft (remember the draft?) and to the Canadian Football League. The Korean Conflict had siphoned several top men into the service, including Cleveland tackle Bob Gain, the Cardinals great Ollie Matson, and San Francisco's versatile tackle Bob Toneff. Meanwhile, the Canadian Football League made some inroads by luring a handful north of the border. Among the emmigrants were Cleveland's star end Mac Speedie, the Giants' center-tackle Tex Coulter and defensive end Ray Poole, San Francisco defensive back Jim Cason, and an Eagle receiver named Bud Grant who would return a dozen years later as a coach. Although these and several other well-known players missed the 1953 season, the league still continued to grow in popularity -- due in part to the individual aura that made each team special. Teams then had a their own particular character and each had an identifiable leader. They were not the plastic, look-alike teams who strive today for parity (another name for mediocracy) and play for the field goal. Reviewing those rosters of forty years ago can still produce chills among some "veteran" fans. The Cleveland Browns had the confidence and composure of their coach Paul Brown. They did not have to be told they were winners. -
LYNN CHANDNOIS: the Steeler 'Money' Back of the 1950S
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 17, No. 2 (1995) LYNN CHANDNOIS: The Steeler 'Money' Back of the 1950s By Jim Sargent Lynn Chandnois may be remembered today mainly by longtime pro football fans. But a look at his career and his stats illustrates that for a few years he was regarded as one of the National Football League's top halfbacks. Jerry Nuzum, a standout halfback and defensive back for the Steelers during 1948-1951, commented on Chandnois greatness for Jim O'Brien of the Pittsburgh Press at a 1979 old-timers reunion. "Lynn had everything: size, speed, and shiftiness," Nuzum pointed out. "But Walt Kiesling was our coach, and he didn't know how to deal with players. Those coaches today do a lot of teaching. We were expected to know how to play." What is Chandnois' story? After his parents died, Lynn, who was born on February 24, 1925, in Michigan's upper peninsula, moved to Flint to live with an aunt and go to school. He was a talented natural athlete who loved competing in all sports. At Flint Central High he earned All-State honors in both basketball and football. But after graduating in 1944, he joined the Naval Air Corps and served for two years. Standing 6'2" and weighing 195 pounds when he entered Michigan State in 1946, the 21-year-old freshman started at forward and won the varsity "S" for basketball. But after one season he got married and concentrated on football. One year later Lynn and Mary, living in a campus apartment, had their first daughter, Lynda, and Suzanne came a few years later. -
1955 Bowman Football Checklist
1955 Bowman Football Checklist 1 Doak Walker 2 Mike McCormack 3 John Olszewski 4 Dorne Dibble 5 Lindon Crow 6 Hugh Taylor 7 Frank Gifford 8 Alan Ameche 9 Don Stonesifer 10 Pete Pihos 11 Bill Austin 12 Dick Alban 13 Bobby Walston 14 Len Ford 15 Jug Girard 16 Charley Conerly 17 Volney Peters 18 Max Boydston 19 Leon Hart 20 Bert Rechichar 21 Lee Riley 22 Johnny Carson 23 Harry Thompson 24 Ray Wietecha 25 Ollie Matson 26 Eddie LeBaron 27 Jack Simmons 28 Jack Christiansen 29 Bucko Kilroy 30 Tom Keane 31 Dave Leggett 32 Norm Van Brocklin 33 Harlon Hill 34 Robert Haner 35 Veryl Switzer 36 Dick Stanfel 37 Lou Groza 38 Tank Younger 39 Dick Flanagan 40 Jim Dooley 41 Ray Collins 42 John H. Johnson 43 Tom Fears Compliments of BaseballCardBinders.com© 2019 1 44 Joe Perry 45 Gene Brito 46 Bill Johnson 47 Dan Towler 48 Dick Moegle 49 Kline Gilbert 50 Les Gobel 51 Ray Krouse 52 Pat Summerall 53 Ed Brown 54 Lynn Chadnois 55 Joe Heap 56 John Hoffman 57 Howard Ferguson 58 Bobby Watkins 59 Charlie Ane 60 Ken MacAfee 61 Ralph Guglielmi 62 George Blanda 63 Kenneth Snyder 64 Chet Ostrowski 65 Buddy Young 66 Gordon Soltau 67 Eddie Bell 68 Ben Agajanian 69 Tom Dahms 70 Jim Ringo 71 Bobby Layne 72 Y.A. Tittle 73 Bob Gaona 74 Tobin Rote 75 Hugh McElhenny 76 John Kreamcheck 77 Al Dorow 78 Bill Wade 79 Dale Dodrill 80 Chuck Drazenovich 81 Billy Wilson 82 Les Richter 83 Pat Brady 84 Bob Hoernschemeyer 85 Joe Arenas 86 Len Szafaryn (Listed As Ben On Front) 87 Rick Casares 88 Leon McLaughlin 89 Charley Toogood 90 Tom Bettis Compliments of BaseballCardBinders.com© 2019 2 91 John Sandusky 92 Bill Wightkin 93 Darrell Brewster 94 Marion Campbell 95 Floyd Reid 96 Harry Jagade 97 George Taliaferro 98 Carlton Massey 99 Fran Rogel 100 Alex Sandusky 101 Bob St. -
APBA 1959 Football Season Card Set the Following Players Comprise the 1959 Season APBA Football Player Card Set
APBA 1959 Football Season Card Set The following players comprise the 1959 season APBA Football Player Card Set. The regular starters at each position are listed first and should be used most frequently. Realistic use of the players below will generate statistical results remarkably similar to those from real life. IMPORTANT: When a Red "K" appears in the R-column as the result on any kind of running play from scrimmage or on any return, roll the dice again, refer to the K-column, and use the number there for the result. When a player has a "K" in his R-column, he can never be used for kicking or punting. If the symbol "F-K" or "F-P" appears on a players card, it means that you use the K or P column when he recovers a fumble. BALTIMORE 9-3 CHICAGO (W) 8-4 CHICAGO ( E) 2-10 CLEVELAND 7-5 Offense Offense Offense Offense Wide Receiver: Raymond Berry Wide Receiver: Harlon Hill Wide Receiver: Woodley Lewis Wide Receiver: Preston Carpenter Jim Mutscheller (DE) Willard Dewveall John Tracey Billy Howton Jerry Richardson Bill McColl Perry Richards TC Tackle: Lou Groza KA KOA Dave Sherer PA Lionel Taylor Sonny Randle OC Mike McCormack (DT) Tackle: Jim Parker Tackle: Herman Lee Tackle: Dale Memmelaar Fran O'Brien George Preas (LB) Dick Klein Ken Panfil OC Guard: Jim Ray Smith Sherman Plunkett OC Ed Nickla Bobby Cross (DT) OC Gene Hickerson Guard: Art Spinney Guard: Abe Gibron Mac Lewis Dick Schafrath Alex Sandusky Stan Jones Ed Cook (DT) KB KOB John Wooten Steve Myhra (2) OC KA KOA Center: John Mellekas Guard: Dale Meinert (MLB) Center: Art Hunter Center: Buzz Nutter John Damore Ken Gray (LB) OC Quarterback: Milt Plum KB Quarterback: Johnny Unitas MVP Larry Strickland Center: Don Gillis Jim Ninowski Halfback: Mike Sommer OB Quarterback: Ed Brown PA Quarterback: King Hill PB Bob Ptacek (HB) Lenny Moore Zeke Bratkowski M.C. -
1959 Topps Football Checklist
1959 Topps Football Checklist 1 Johnny Unitas 2 Gene Brito 3 Lions Team 4 Max McGee RC 5 Hugh McElhenny 6 Joe Schmidt 7 Kyle Rote 8 Clarence Peaks 9 Steelers Pennant 10 Jim Brown 11 Ray Mathews 12 Bobby Dillon 13 Joe Childress 14 Terry Barr RC 15 Del Shofner RC 16 Bob Pellegrini UER 17 Colts Team 18 Preston Carpenter 19 Leo Nomellini 20 Frank Gifford 21 Charlie Ane 22 Jack Butler 23 Bart Starr 24 Cardinals Pennant 25 Bill Barnes 26 Walt Michaels 27 Clyde Conner UER 28 Paige Cothren 29 Roosevelt Grier 30 Alan Ameche 31 Eagles Team 32 Dick Nolan 33 R.C. Owens 34 Dale Dodrill 35 Gene Gedman 36 Gene Lipscomb RC 37 Ray Renfro 38 Browns Pennant 39 Bill Forester 40 Bobby Layne 41 Pat Summerall 42 Jerry Mertens RC 43 Steve Myhra RC Compliments of BaseballCardBinders.com© 2019 1 44 John Henry Johnson 45 Woodley Lewis UER 46 Packers Team 47 Don Owens RC UER 48 Ed Beatty RC 49 Don Chandler 50 Ollie Matson 51 Sam Huff RC 52 Tom Miner RC 53 Giants Pennant 54 Ken Konz 55 Raymond Berry 56 Howard Ferguson UER 57 Chuck Ulrich 58 Bob St. Clair 59 Don Burroughs RC 60 Lou Groza 61 49ers Team 62 Andy Nelson RC 63 Hal Bradley RC 64 Dave Hanner 65 Charley Conerly 66 Gene Cronin RC 67 Duane Putnam 68 Colts Pennant 69 Ernie Stautner 70 Jon Arnett 71 Ken Panfil RC 72 Matt Hazeltine 73 Harley Sewell 74 Mike McCormack 75 Jim Ringo 76 Rams Team 77 Bob Gain RC 78 Buzz Nutter RC 79 Jerry Norton 80 Joe Perry 81 Carl Brettschneider 82 Paul Hornung 83 Eagles Pennant 84 Les Richter 85 Howard Cassady 86 Art Donovan 87 Jim Patton 88 Pete Retzlaff 89 Jim Mutscheller Compliments -
APBA 1957 Football Season Card Set the Following Players Comprise the 1957 Season APBA Football Player Card Set
APBA 1957 Football Season Card Set The following players comprise the 1957 season APBA Football Player Card Set. The regular starters at each position are listed first and should be used most frequently. Realistic use of the players below will generate statistical results remarkably similar to those from real life. IMPORTANT: When a Red "K" appears in the R-column as the result on any kind of running play from scrimmage or on any return, roll the dice again, refer to the K-column, and use the number there for the result. When a player has a "K" in his R-column, he can never be used for kicking or punting. If the symbol "F-K" or "F-P" appears on a players card, it means that you use the K or P column when he recovers a fumble. Balimore Chicago (W) Chicago ( E) Cleveland Offense Offense Offense Offense Wide Receiver: Raymond Berry Wide Receiver: Harlon Hill Wide Receiver: Woodley Lewis TA OA Wide Receiver: Pete Brewster Jim Mutscheller Jim Dooley Gern Nagler Preston Carpenter Tackle: Jim Parker Gene Schroeder Max Boydston Frank Clarke OC George Preas Tackle: Bill Wightkin Tackle: Len Teeuws Tackle: Lou Groza KA KOA Ken Jackson Kline Gilbert Jack Jennings Mike McCormack Guard: Art Spinney Guard: Herman Clark Dave Lunceford Guard: Herschel Forester Alex Sandusky Stan Jones Guard: Doug Hogland Fred Robinson TC Steve Myhra OC KOA KB Tom Roggeman Bob Konovsky Jim Ray Smith Center: Buzz Nutter Center: Larry Strickland Charlie Toogood Center: Art Hunter Dick Szymanski John Damore OC Center: Earl Putman Joe Amstutz Quarterback: Johnny Unitas Quarterback: Ed Brown PB Jim Taylor Quarterback: Tommy O'Connell George Shaw George Blanda KA KOA Quarterback: Lamar McHan PB Milt Plum Cotton Davidson OC PA Zeke Bratkowski PB Ted Marchibroda John Borton Halfback: L.G. -
1954 Bowman Football Checklist
1954 Bowman Football Checklist 1 Ray Mathews 2 John Huzvar 3 John Scarbath 4 Doug Atkins 5 Bill Stits 6 Joe Perry 7 Kyle Rote 8 Norm Van Brocklin 9 Pete Pihos 10 Vito Parilli 11 Zeke Bratkowski 12 Ollie Matson 13 Pat Brady 14 Fred Enke 15 Harry Ulinski 16 Bobby Garrett 17 Bill Bowman 18 Leo Rucka 19 John Cannady 20 Tom Fears 21 Norm Willey 22 Floyd Reid 23 George Blanda 24 Don Dohoney 25 John Schweder 26 Bert Rechichar 27 Harry Dowda 28 John Sandusky 29 Les Bingaman 30 Joe Arenas 31 Ray Wietecha 32 Elroy Hirsch 33 Harold Giancanelli 34 Bill Howton 35 Fred Morrison 36 Bobby Cavazos 37 Darrell Hogan 38 Buddy Young 39 Charley Justice 40 Otto Graham 41 Doak Walker 42 Y.A. Tittle 43 Buford Long Compliments of BaseballCardBinders.com© 2019 1 44 Volney Quinlan 45 Bobby Thomason 46 Fred Cone 47 Gerald Weatherly 48 Don Stonesifer 49 Lynn Chandnois 50 George Taliaferro 51 Dick Alban 52 Lou Groza 53 Bobby Layne 54 Hugh McElhenny 55 Frank Gifford 56 Leon McLaughlin 57 Chuck Bednarik 58 Art Hunter 59 Bill McColl 60 Charley Trippi 61 James Finks 62 Bill Lange 63 Laurie Niemi 64 Ray Renfro 65 Dick Chapman 66 Bob Hantla 67 Ralph Starkey 68 Don Paul 69 Kenneth Snyder 70 Tobin Rote 71 Art De Carlo 72 Tom Keane 73 Hugh Taylor 74 Warren Lahr 75 Jim Neal 76 Leo Nomellini 77 Richard Yelvington 78 Les Richter 79 Bucko Kilroy 80 John Martinkovic 81 Dale Dodrill 82 Ken Jackson 83 Paul Lipscomb 84 John Bauer 85 Lou Creekmur 86 Edward Price 87 Kenneth Farragut 88 Dave Hanner 89 Don Boll 90 Chester Hanulak Compliments of BaseballCardBinders.com© 2019 2 91 Thurman -
Dick Stanfel
SCOUTING REPORT DICK STANFEL Updated: November 8, 2015 http://www.kencrippen.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Overall Analysis __________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Game Reviews ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Grading Scale ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 REVISION LISTING DATE DESCRIPTION May 29, 2015 Initial Release November 8, 2015 Added the following games: 11/21/54, 12/12/54, 12/11/55, 9/30/56, 12/15/57, 10/12/58, 10/19/58, 11/23/58, and 12/14/58 OVERALL ANALYSIS Overall Analysis STRENGTHS • Very competitive • Quick off the snap • Showed speed and agility while pulling or trap blocking WEAKNESSES • Can be slow to pick up blocks or missed blocks • Lacked the strength to hold his position. Could get pushed around. BOTTOM LINE Stanfel was inconsistent with his performance. One week, execution was excellent. Another week, he had trouble making blocks. Overall, a better run blocker than pass blocker. Quick off the snap and to get into position. However, when throwing blocks, he was late or missed the block altogether. He usually only made one move during the play. Once that move was complete, he gave up on the play. Inconsistent in cut blocking. Cut blocking seemed to be his predominant move. One of three things would happen when he threw his cut blocks: 1. He is effective and chops the defender down. That keeps the defender out of the play. 2. He is not effective. The defender easily goes past him or he misses blocking the defender. 3. He is partially effective. Stanfel knocks the defender to the ground temporarily. However, if the play takes any time to develop, the defender is able to recover and get in on the play.