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Starting from the Bottom More ‘Other’ Leaguers Who Worked Their Way to the Top
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 13, No. 5 (1991) Starting from the Bottom More ‘Other’ Leaguers Who Worked Their Way to the Top Compiled by Steven M. Brainerd This is the second installment in the list of players who graduated from pro football’s minor leagues or independent teams (or in some cases, outlaw major leagues) to the majors – that is, the NFL, the AFL of the 1960s, or the AAFC of 1946-49. The teams listed for a given player are the last minor league or independent team he played with before moving to the majors, and then his first major league team after that. The great majority of these guys also played quite a few more years in one classification or the other, if not both. Player Pos College Teams Mike Evans C Boston College 68 Pottstown Firebirds 69 Philadelphia Art Faircloth FB N.C. State 47 Jersey City Giants 48 N.Y. Giants Nello (Flash) Falaschi QB Santa Clara 37 Salinas Packers 38 N.Y. Giants Tony Falkenstein QB St. Mary’s 40 Oakland Giants 43 Green Bay Ted Farmer RB Oregon 78 Santa Ana Rhinos 78 St. Louis Vin Farrar LB N.C. State 37 Rochester Tigers 39 Pittsburgh Ed (Scrapper) Farrell FB Muhlenberg 39 Wilmington Clippers 39 Brooklyn Dodgers Shipley (King Kong) Farroh G Iowa 38 Boston Shamrocks 38 Pittsburgh Beattie Feathers HB Tennessee 39 Paterson Panthers 40 Green Bay John Fedorchak T Duquesne 40 Buffalo Indians 41 Chicago Bears Bernie Feibish C NYU 41 Churchill Pros 41 Philadelphia Tom Fena G Denver 37 Brooklyn Eagles 37 Detroit Chuck Fenenbock HB UCLA 45 L.A. -
Las Vegas Cowboys – 1969
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 25, No. 4 (2003) LAS VEGAS COWBOYS – 1969 BY Ace Hendricks The Las Vegas Cowboys were a team that played in the fledgling Continental Football League. They lasted a total of two seasons, went from worst to first and nearly made the last championship game in league history. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, it was also a team that was starved for attention in a city that has a tough time with professional football. It was a club made up of young men eager to show their stuff and even though they were the best team in the division, never truly were given the opportunity to show all their goods. The 1969 version of the Cowboys were a totally different entity than the one which played in 1968. It was under new management, new coaching staff and, with the exception of eight players, a totally revamped roster. It was a team that made the biggest turnaround in the Continental Football League's brief history. The squad from 1968 had been somewhat of an "undesirable" team. Brought in to the ContFL following the folding of the Quad Cities Raiders, the team failed to win a home game, fielded few "big-time" players and produced very few fans. Thus, they ended the season at 1-9, with only a 14-6 victory over the Sacramento Capitols. 1969's version of the Las Vegas Cowboys finished the regular season at 8-4, tied with the Capitols for the Pacific Division lead. In a divisional playoff, the Cowboys pounded the Californians, 31-0. -
Shakespeare in Cleats… the Story of Bill Fisher
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 27, No. 2 (2005) SHAKESPEARE IN CLEATS: THE STORY OF BILL FISHER From Minor League Vagabond to Shakespeare aficionado By Ace Hendricks Many minor league players spend their time as vagabonds, moving from team to team, league to league hoping to get that chance at the stardom and paycheck that had eluded them while playing at a lower level. You've heard stories of players like Johnny Unitas and Kurt Warner, who toil in the minor league before striking it rich. But what about those you don't hear about? The players who spend their whole careers without ever making the big time, are just in the wrong situation, missed an opportunity due to signing with this team and not that team? Spend their young adult lives just one play short of making an NFL squad? And what about those that also enjoy Romeo and Juliet? Love reading poetry? Enjoy a good Shakespeare play instead of watching the "big game" on Sunday? Bill Fisher was one such player. He played from 1969 to 1979 in the minors, playing in top minor league systems, such as the Continental Football League and the Atlantic Coast Football League. Later in his career, he played in leagues such as the Midwest Football League, High Desert Football League and the California Football League, where he finished his career. He also attended three different "major league" camps, all with different teams and different results. As a rookie in 1969, he was with the Denver Broncos, 1971 with the Houston Oilers and with British Columbia of the Canadian Football League in 1972. -
IT's a MINOR THING, Part 2
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 11, No. 1 (1989) IT'S A MINOR THING, Part 2 by Steven M. Brainerd What's in a name? American Football is credited with being first to put players names on the back of player jerseys -- a practice now followed by all but a few baseball teams in professional sports. However minor league football was there years ahead of the AFL. The Hollywood Bears of the Pacific Pro Football League pioneered the name on jersey concept back in 1946. The kick is good! Pete Gogolak was the first soccer style kicker in pro football, right? Wrong, again. Bob Kressler, of the 1962 Providence Steamroller, was the first kicker who didn't do it straight. That year he scored 39 points (33xp and 2 fg) and helped get Providence into the Atlantic Coast League championship game at Atlantic City against the Paterson Miners. The game went into double overtime with Paterson winning, 17-14. Kressler had a chance to win the game in the first overtime, but missed from 38 yards out. What's in a name II? Minor league and semipro football nicknames cover a wide range from the sublime to the ridiculous. The NFL supplies a lot of the names used in minor league football. The Raiders are far and away the most popular with 47 past and present teams using that name. The Bears are a distant second with 28 and the Vikings third with 22. Three NFL clubs have failed to have any semipro teams borrow their name (Dolphins, Bills and 49ers.) Other pro sports supply names also, the most popular being 15 Tigers, 14 Hawks and 13 Indians. -
WINTER PARK, FLORIDA October 7, 1966 Welcome Back, Students O a Changing Campus by HUGH Mckean Were in a Pennsylvania Residence Alumni Physical Education Center
University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 10-7-1966 Sandspur, Vol. 73 No. 02, October 07, 1966 Rollins College Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rollins Sandspur by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Rollins College, "Sandspur, Vol. 73 No. 02, October 07, 1966" (1966). The Rollins Sandspur. 1283. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1283 ROLLIN FUR Year No. 2 THE ROLLINS SANDSPUR. WINTER PARK, FLORIDA October 7, 1966 Welcome Back, Students o A Changing Campus By HUGH McKEAN were in a Pennsylvania residence Alumni Physical Education Center. which was being demolished. The These funds, added to the $100,- is good to see everyone back windows are part of my collection he campus and I want to ex- 000 from Mr. Bush, and the $206,- and they are on indefinite loan to 730 raised by the Alumni, bring a warm welcome to all of you. Crummer Hall. f^iere are many changes taking the drive so near completion that 1 Before the year is over the ^e at Rollins and perhaps you 1 have instructed the architects to A. G. Bush Science Center will : lid like to hear a word about a begin the working drawings. There have been started on a site across ! ^ of them. -
All-Time Ties
ALL-TIME TIES -1900- -1903- UNITED STATES def. BRITISH ISLES, 3-0 BRITISH ISLES def. UNITED STATES, 4-1 Final (Challenge Round) Final (Challenge Round) Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Mass. (Grass) Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Mass. (Grass) August 8-10, 1900 August 4-8, 1903 Captains – Arthur Gore (BRI); Dwight Davis (USA) Captains – William Collins (BRI); William Larned (USA) Dwight Davis (USA) d. Ernest Black 46 62 64 64 William Larned (USA) d. Reggie Doherty, Walkover Malcolm Whitman (USA) d. Arthur Gore 61 63 62 Laurence Doherty (BRI) d. Robert Wrenn 60 63 64 Dwight F. Davis/Holcombe Ward (USA) Laurence Doherty/Reggie Doherty (BRI) d. Ernest Black/Herbert Roper-Barrett 64 64 64 d. George Wrenn/Robert Wrenn 75 97 26 63 Dwight Davis (USA) vs. Arthur Gore 97 99, Unfinished Laurence Doherty (BRI) d. William Larned 63 68 60 26 75 Malcolm Whitman (USA) vs. Ernest Black, Not Played Reggie Doherty (BRI) d. Robert Wrenn 64 36 63 68 64 -1901- -1904- UNITED STATES def. BRITISH ISLES, Walkover United States did not enter competition. Final (Challenge Round) August 1, 1901 -1905- No Matches Played UNITED STATES def. BELGIUM, Walkover First Round (World Group) -1902- June 1, 1905 UNITED STATES def. BRITISH ISLES, 3-2 No Matches Played Final (Challenge Round) UNITED STATES def. FRANCE, 5-0 Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Grass) Semifinal (World Group) August 6-8, 1902 Queen's Club, London, England (Grass) Captain – William Collins (BRI); Malcolm Whitman (USA) July 13-15, 1905 Malcolm Whitman (USA) d. Joshua Pim 61 61 16 60 Captains – Max Decugis (FRA); Paul Dashiell (USA) Reggie Doherty (BRI) d. -
All-Time Ties -1900- -1901- -1902- -1903- -1904- -1905
ALL-TIME TIES -1900- -1903- UNITED STATES def. BRITISH ISLES, 3-0 BRITISH ISLES def. UNITED STATES, 4-1 Final (Challenge Round) Final (Challenge Round) Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Mass. (Grass) Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Mass. (Grass) August 8-10, 1900 August 4-8, 1903 Captains – Arthur Gore (BRI); Dwight Davis (USA) Captains – William Collins (BRI); William Larned (USA) Dwight Davis (USA) d. Ernest Black 46 62 64 64 William Larned (USA) d. Reggie Doherty, Walkover Malcolm Whitman (USA) d. Arthur Gore 61 63 62 Laurence Doherty (BRI) d. Robert Wrenn 60 63 64 Dwight F. Davis/Holcombe Ward (USA) Laurence Doherty/Reggie Doherty (BRI) d. Ernest Black/Herbert Roper-Barrett 64 64 64 d. George Wrenn/Robert Wrenn 75 97 26 63 Dwight Davis (USA) vs. Arthur Gore 97 99, Unfinished Laurence Doherty (BRI) d. William Larned 63 68 60 26 75 Malcolm Whitman (USA) vs. Ernest Black, Not Played Reggie Doherty (BRI) d. Robert Wrenn 64 36 63 68 64 -1901- -1904- UNITED STATES def. BRITISH ISLES, Walkover United States did not enter competition. Final (Challenge Round) August 1, 1901 -1905- No Matches Played UNITED STATES def. BELGIUM, Walkover First Round (World Group) -1902- June 1, 1905 UNITED STATES def. BRITISH ISLES, 3-2 No Matches Played Final (Challenge Round) UNITED STATES def. FRANCE, 5-0 Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Grass) Semifinal (World Group) August 6-8, 1902 Queen's Club, London, England (Grass) Captain – William Collins (BRI); Malcolm Whitman (USA) July 13-15, 1905 Malcolm Whitman (USA) d. Joshua Pim 61 61 16 60 Captains – Max Decugis (FRA); Paul Dashiell (USA) Reggie Doherty (BRI) d. -
Jim Courier Announced That World No
United States vs. Australia Davis Cup by BNP Paribas 2017 World Group Quarterfinal Pat Rafter Arena * Brisbane, Australia * April 7-9 INDEX PREVIEW NOTES U.S. AND AUSTRALIA PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES U.S. DAVIS CUP TEAM RECORDS U.S. DAVIS CUP INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ALL-TIME U.S. DAVIS CUP TIES RELEASES AND TRANSCRIPTS 2017 World Group (16 nations) First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final February 3-5 April 7-9 September 15-17 November 24-26 Argentina at Buenos Aires, Argentina Italy, 3-2 Italy at Charlerol, Belgium Belgium at Frankfurt, Germany Belgium, 4-1 Germany Czech Republic at Melbourne, Australia Australia, 4-1 Australia at Brisbane, Australia Switzerland at Birmingham, Alabama USA, 5-0 USA Champion Nation Japan at Tokyo, Japan France, 4-1 France at Rouen, France Canada at Ottawa, Canada Great Britain, 3-2 Great Britain Russia at Nis, Serbia Serbia, 4-1 Serbia at Belgrade, Serbia Spain at Osijek, Croatia Spain, 3-2 Croatia United States vs. Australia Davis Cup by BNP Paribas 2017 World Group Quarterfinal Pat Rafter Arena Brisbane, Australia * April 7-9 PREVIEW NOTES The United States has faced Australia more times than any other country in Davis Cup competition and now the two nations will meet for the second time in two years in the 2017 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Quarterfinal. The best-of-five match series will be played on an outdoor hard court at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane, Australia, from April 7-9. United States Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier announced that world No. 15 Jack Sock, No. -
2015 TENNIS CANADA MEDIA GUIDE Tennis Canada Media Contacts
2015 TENNIS CANADA MEDIA GUIDE TENNIS canada MEDIA COntacts Sarah Grossman Nicole Watts Manager, Communications and Media Relations Coordinator, Communications and Media Relations [email protected] [email protected] 416.650.7922 416.665.9777 ext. 4092 Valerie Tetreault Coordinator, Communications and Media Relations [email protected] 514.273.1515 ext. 259 2 TABLE OF *information provided CONTENTS as of Dec. 31, 2014 • ABOUT TENNIS CANADA 5 a. Board of Directors 6 b. Senior Management 7 c. Past Presidents/Chairs 13 d. Provincial Tennis Associations 15 • PROFESSIONAL Tennis 17 a. Canadian Statistics & Records 18 i. Grand Slams 19 ii. ATP/WTA Events 20 iii. World Rankings 22 b. Top 10 Year-End Men’s Rankings 24 c. Top 10 Year-End Women’s Rankings 39 d. Olympics 53 e. Canadian Professional Events 56 i. ITF Pro Circuit Men’s Futures 56 ii. ATP Challengers 67 ii. ITF Pro Circuit Women’s Challengers 71 iv. National Bank Cup 76 v. Rogers Cup presented by National Bank 77 • DAVIS CUP 85 a. Canadian Team Results 86 b. Canadian Team Records & Statistics 106 TABLE OF *information provided CONTENTS as of Dec. 31, 2014 • FED CUP 117 a. Canadian Team Results 118 b. Canadian Team Records & Statistics 132 • JUNIOR Tennis 138 a. National Training Centres 139 b. Rogers Junior National Tennis Championships 145 c. Top 10 Year-End Rankings 164 d. International Junior Team Competitions 189 e. Junior Grand Slam & ITF Grade A Events 230 f. Canadian ITF junior Events 233 • WHEELCHAIR tennis 238 a. World Team Cup 239 b. Paralympics 239 c. Birmingham National Wheelchair Tennis Championships 240 • SENIORS Tennis 244 a. -
Coffin Corner Index
Professional Football Researchers Association www.profootballresearchers.com The Coffin Corner articles index, 1979-2021 Current through Vol. 43, No. 4 (2021) COMPILER’S NOTE: Articles are arranged alphabetically by writer’s name (or title of article if without byline), and then in reverse chronological order (most recent article first) for each writer. Compiled by Richard Bak A “Alumni in Politics.” 5:5 (1983). Meet Congressmen Chet Chesney, Laverne Dilweg, Winfield Denton, Jack Kemp, and Steve Largent; Governor Edward King; Mayor Bob St. Clair; Supreme Court Justice Byron (Whizzer) White; and lots of state legislators—all former pro players. “American Football Association Hall of Fame.” 16:1 (1994). A list of the 174 players, coaches, executives, and other personnel inducted into the Minor Pro Football Hall of Fame during the previous 13 years. Anderson, Joshua. “The Pro Football Career of Paul Robeson.” 39:6 (2017). A detailed account of the famed actor, singer, and activist’s playing days in the early NFL. The article covers his time with the Akron Pros in 1921 and the Milwaukee Badgers in 1922, including extensive contemporary news accounts and research notes. Anderson, Joshua. “The First NFL Championship: Portsmouth vs. Brooklyn?” 36:6 (2014). The final standings for 1933 don’t tell the full story of the first title game. With three weeks left to play in the regular season, the Spartans (at .750) and Dodgers (at .800) both led their P a g e | 1 The Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and, in some cases, reconstructing professional football history. -
Individual Record Book Contents – All-Time
INDIVIDUAL RECORD BOOK CONTENTS – ALL-TIME MOST APPEARANCES LOPSIDED WINS AND LOSSES (in games) Years on U.S. Davis Cup Team Fewest Games Lost by a U.S. Singles Player Ties Played for U.S. Davis Cup Team Fewest Games Won by a U.S. Singles Player Consecutive Years Played Fewest Games Lost by a U.S. Doubles Team Consecutive Ties Played Fewest Games Won by a U.S. Doubles Team Total Matches Played (Singles, Doubles Combined) Total Victories (Singles, Doubles Combined) MOST NUMBER OF GAMES… … in a Singles Rubber (since 1900) SINGLES RECORDS … in a Doubles Rubber (since 1900) Matches Played … in a Singes Rubber (since introduction of the tiebreak) Victories … in a Doubles Rubber (since introduction of the tiebreak) Best Winning Percentage … in a Set – Singles Most Wins to Clinch a Tie … in a Set – Doubles Best Winning Percentage in Tie-Clinching Situations MOST MATCH POINTS SAVED TO WIN DOUBLES RECORDS Matches Played TIEBREAK RECORDS Victories – Individual Most Points Played in a Tiebreak Victories – Team First Tiebreak Best Winning Percentage for a Doubles Team Four Tiebreaks in One Match Most Doubles Partners in a Davis Cup Career A MATTER OF TIME FINALS RECORDS Longest Singles Match (before the tiebreak) Appearances in a Final Longest Singles Match (since introduction of the tiebreak) Appearances on Title-Winning Team Longest Doubles Match (before the tiebreak) Longest Doubles Match (since introduction of the tiebreak) FIVE-SET RECORDS Longest Time on a Court in a Tie (since intro. of tiebreak) Five-set Singles Matches Played Five-set Singles -
1983 Media Guide New Engla
Fromthe padded ankle collar downto the Magic-treclsole, Spot-bilt coachingshoes are winners in com fort, durabilityand style. Forcoaches, athletesand officials we're the name to rememberfor serious shoes. Spot•bilt�� 432 ColumbiaStreet Cambridge, MA 02141 1· INDEX Attendance .94 Biographies Assistant Coaches Draft Choices Kilroy, Bucko McPeak, Bill Meyer, Ron Steinberg. Dick Sullivan. Charles W. Sullivan, Patrick Sullivan. William H Veteran Players Board of Directors Bryant College Club Directory 4 Coaches, All-Time 18 Drafts, All-Time 126-128 Historical Highlights 138-140 Hotels on the Road 149 How the Patriots Were Built 73 Important Dates 121 Last Time It Happened 101 Leaders, All-Time 131-132 Longest Plays 136-137 Media Contacts 146-147 Opponents Preseason 80 Regular Season 82-84 Outstanding Performances 134-136 Overtime Games 122 Patriots' Radio Network 145 Personnel Guide 17 Playoffs: History Tie-Breaking Procedures Top Performances Pro Bowl Patriots Pronunciation Guide. Records 107-122 Results: Preseason 74-75 Regular Season 85-93 Rosters: All-Time Player 1983 Schedules: Patriots' NFL. Staff Photos 20-22 Sullivan Stadium Story . 148-149 Team Telephone Numbers. .. 95 Year by Year Leaders 129-130 Year in Review, 1982. Defensive Statistics Team and Individual Statistics Game by Game Review NFL Standings Records Set Top Performances ON THE COVER . ... Produced by NFL Creative Services, the Patriots' 1983 Fact Book cover was drawn by artist Steve Carver of Ithaca, NY. Head Coach Ron Meyer is shown leading the Patriots and they are surrounded by scenes from around New England (clockwise from upper left): Block Island, Sullivan Stadium - Home of the Patriots, Hartford, CT, a covered bridge in Jackson, NH, the State House in Boston and the Minuteman Statue in Concord, MA.