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Nagurski's Debut and Rockne's Lesson
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 20, No. 3 (1998) NAGURSKI’S DEBUT AND ROCKNE’S LESSON Pro Football in 1930 By Bob Carroll For years it was said that George Halas and Dutch Sternaman, the Chicago Bears’ co-owners and co- coaches, always took opposite sides in every minor argument at league meetings but presented a united front whenever anything major was on the table. But, by 1929, their bickering had spread from league politics to how their own team was to be directed. The absence of a united front between its leaders split the team. The result was the worst year in the Bears’ short history -- 4-9-2, underscored by a humiliating 40-6 loss to the crosstown Cardinals. A change was necessary. Neither Halas nor Sternaman was willing to let the other take charge, and so, in the best tradition of Solomon, they resolved their differences by agreeing that neither would coach the team. In effect, they fired themselves, vowing to attend to their front office knitting. A few years later, Sternaman would sell his interest to Halas and leave pro football for good. Halas would go on and on. Halas and Sternaman chose Ralph Jones, the head man at Lake Forest (IL) Academy, as the Bears’ new coach. Jones had faith in the T-formation, the attack mode the Bears had used since they began as the Decatur Staleys. While other pro teams lined up in more modern formations like the single wing, double wing, or Notre Dame box, the Bears under Jones continued to use their basic T. -
Statistical Leaders of the ‘20S
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 14, No. 2 (1992) Statistical Leaders of the ‘20s By Bob GIll Probably the most ambitious undertaking in football research was David Neft’s effort to re-create statistics from contemporary newspaper accounts for 1920-31, the years before the NFL started to keep its own records. Though in a sense the attempt had to fail, since complete and official stats are impossible, the results of his tireless work provide the best picture yet of the NFL’s formative years. Since the stats Neft obtained are far from complete, except for scoring records, he refrained from printing yearly leaders for 1920-31. But it seems a shame not to have such a list, incomplete though it may be. Of course, it’s tough to pinpoint a single leader each year; so what follows is my tabulation of the top five, or thereabouts, in passing, rushing and receiving for each season, based on the best information available – the stats printed in Pro Football: The Early Years and Neft’s new hardback edition, The Football Encyclopedia. These stats can be misleading, because one man’s yardage total will be based on, say, five complete games and four incomplete, while another’s might cover just 10 incomplete games (i.e., games for which no play-by-play accounts were found). And then some teams, like Rock Island, Green Bay, Pottsville and Staten Island, often have complete stats, based on play-by-plays for every game of a season. I’ll try to mention variations like that in discussing each year’s leaders – for one thing, “complete” totals will be printed in boldface. -
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 7, No. 5 (1985) THE 1920s ALL-PROS IN RETROSPECT By Bob Carroll Arguments over who was the best tackle – quarterback – placekicker – water boy – will never cease. Nor should they. They're half the fun. But those that try to rank a player in the 1980s against one from the 1940s border on the absurd. Different conditions produce different results. The game is different in 1985 from that played even in 1970. Nevertheless, you'd think we could reach some kind of agreement as to the best players of a given decade. Well, you'd also think we could conquer the common cold. Conditions change quite a bit even in a ten-year span. Pro football grew up a lot in the 1920s. All things considered, it's probably safe to say the quality of play was better in 1929 than in 1920, but don't bet the mortgage. The most-widely published attempt to identify the best players of the 1920s was that chosen by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee in celebration of the NFL's first 50 years. They selected the following 18-man roster: E: Guy Chamberlin C: George Trafton Lavie Dilweg B: Jim Conzelman George Halas Paddy Driscoll T: Ed Healey Red Grange Wilbur Henry Joe Guyon Cal Hubbard Curly Lambeau Steve Owen Ernie Nevers G: Hunk Anderson Jim Thorpe Walt Kiesling Mike Michalske Three things about this roster are striking. First, the selectors leaned heavily on men already enshrined in the Hall of Fame. There's logic to that, of course, but the scary part is that it looks like they didn't do much original research. -
Mcafee Takes a Handoff from Sid Luckman (1947)
by Jim Ridgeway George McAfee takes a handoff from Sid Luckman (1947). Ironton, a small city in Southern Ohio, is known throughout the state for its high school football program. Coach Bob Lutz, head coach at Ironton High School since 1972, has won more football games than any coach in Ohio high school history. Ironton High School has been a regular in the state football playoffs since the tournament’s inception in 1972, with the school winning state titles in 1979 and 1989. Long before the hiring of Bob Lutz and the outstanding title teams of 1979 and 1989, Ironton High School fielded what might have been the greatest gridiron squad in school history. This nearly-forgotten Tiger squad was coached by a man who would become an assistant coach with the Cleveland Browns, general manager of the Buffalo Bills and the second director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The squad featured three brothers, two of which would become NFL players, in its starting eleven. One of the brothers would earn All-Ohio, All-American and All-Pro honors before his enshrinement in Canton, Ohio. This story is a tribute to the greatest player in Ironton High School football history, his family, his high school coach and the 1935 Ironton High School gridiron squad. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the undefeated and untied Ironton High School football team featuring three players with the last name of McAfee. It was Ironton High School’s first perfect football season, and the school would not see another such gridiron season until 1978. -
Virginia Vs Clemson (10/8/1960)
Clemson University TigerPrints Football Programs Programs 1960 Virginia vs Clemson (10/8/1960) Clemson University Follow this and additional works at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_prgms Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. code). Use of these materials beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. For additional rights information, please contact Kirstin O'Keefe (kokeefe [at] clemson [dot] edu) For additional information about the collections, please contact the Special Collections and Archives by phone at 864.656.3031 or via email at cuscl [at] clemson [dot] edu Recommended Citation University, Clemson, "Virginia vs Clemson (10/8/1960)" (1960). Football Programs. 48. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_prgms/48 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Programs at TigerPrints. It has been accepted for inclusion in Football Programs by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CLEMSON VIRGINIA CLEMSONJ — NEW DORMITORIES another sign of Clemson on the move These modern dormitories and many of the other buildings add much needed space for the growing Clemson Student Body. Kline Iron & Steel Company is pleased to have furnished the structural steel proud to have a part in Clemson's vital growth. KLINE IRON & STEEL CO. Plain and Fabricated Structural Steel and Metal Products for Buildings ANYTHING METAL 1225-35 Huger Street Columbio, S.C. Phone 4-0301 HART because they care how it fits and how it looks . SCHAFFNER everyone comes to . -
Glenn Killinger, Service Football, and the Birth
The Pennsylvania State University The Graduate School School of Humanities WAR SEASONS: GLENN KILLINGER, SERVICE FOOTBALL, AND THE BIRTH OF THE AMERICAN HERO IN POSTWAR AMERICAN CULTURE A Dissertation in American Studies by Todd M. Mealy © 2018 Todd M. Mealy Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy May 2018 ii This dissertation of Todd M. Mealy was reviewed and approved by the following: Charles P. Kupfer Associate Professor of American Studies Dissertation Adviser Chair of Committee Simon Bronner Distinguished Professor Emeritus of American Studies and Folklore Raffy Luquis Associate Professor of Health Education, Behavioral Science and Educaiton Program Peter Kareithi Special Member, Associate Professor of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University John Haddad Professor of American Studies and Chair, American Studies Program *Signatures are on file in the Graduate School iii ABSTRACT This dissertation examines Glenn Killinger’s career as a three-sport star at Penn State. The thrills and fascinations of his athletic exploits were chronicled by the mass media beginning in 1917 through the 1920s in a way that addressed the central themes of the mythic Great American Novel. Killinger’s personal and public life matched the cultural medley that defined the nation in the first quarter of the twentieth-century. His life plays outs as if it were a Horatio Alger novel, as the anxieties over turn-of-the- century immigration and urbanization, the uncertainty of commercializing formerly amateur sports, social unrest that challenged the status quo, and the resiliency of the individual confronting challenges of World War I, sport, and social alienation. -
Media Guide Cover.Indd
University of Iowa Football 2007 Media Fact Book TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents _____________________________________ 1 Iowa Bowl Records/Results ___________________________ 114 Football Facts and Information __________________________ 2 Iowa In The National Rankings _____________________115-117 Sally Mason/Gary Barta ________________________________ 3 National Awards _________________________________118-119 Head Coach - Kirk Ferentz _____________________________4-5 Consensus All-Americans __________________________120-121 Offensive Coordinator - Ken O’Keefe ______________________ 6 Retired Numbers/Hall of Fame/Varsity Club Hall of Fame ____ 122 Defensive Coordinator - Norm Parker _____________________ 7 All-Time Team ______________________________________ 123 Receivers & Special Teams Coach - Lester Erb ______________ 8 First Team All-Americans _____________________________ 124 Running Backs Coach - Carl Jackson ______________________ 9 Second Team All-Americans ___________________________ 125 Tight Ends Coach & Recruiting Coordinator - Eric Johnson ___ 10 Academic All-Americans and Academic All-Big Ten ________ 126 Defensive Line Coach - Rick Kaczenski ___________________ 11 All-Big Ten/MVPs/Lineman of the Year _________________ 127 Offensive Line Coach - Reese Morgan ____________________ 12 Iowa MVPs _________________________________________ 128 Defensive Backs Coach - Phil Parker _____________________ 13 Iowa Captains ______________________________________ 129 Outside Linebackers & Special Teams Coach - Darrell Wilson ___ 14 NFL -
Awards Victory Dinner
West Virginia Sports Writers Association Victory Officers Executive committee Member publications Wheeling Intelligencer Beckley Register-Herald Awards Bluefield Daily Telegraph Spirit of Jefferson (Charles Town) Pendleton Times (Franklin) Mineral Daily News (Keyser) Logan Banner Dinner Coal Valley News (Madison) Parsons Advocate 74th 4 p.m., Sunday, May 23, 2021 Embassy Suites, Charleston Independent Herald (Pineville) Hampshire Review (Romney) Buckhannon Record-Delta Charleston Gazette-Mail Exponent Telegram (Clarksburg) Michael Minnich Tyler Jackson Rick Kozlowski Grant Traylor Connect Bridgeport West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame President 1st Vice-President Doddridge Independent (West Union) The Inter-Mountain (Elkins) Fairmont Times West Virginian Grafton Mountain Statesman Class of 2020 Huntington Herald-Dispatch Jackson Herald (Ripley) Martinsburg Journal MetroNews Moorefield Examiner Morgantown Dominion Post Parkersburg News and Sentinel Point Pleasant Register Tyler Star News (Sistersville) Spencer Times Record Wally’s and Wimpy’s Weirton Daily Times Jim Workman Doug Huff Gary Fauber Joe Albright Wetzel Chronicle (New Martinsville) 2nd Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Williamson Daily News West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Digital plaques with biographies of inductees can be found at WVSWA.org 2020 — Mike Barber, Monte Cater 1979 — Michael Barrett, Herbert Hugh Bosely, Charles L. 2019 — Randy Moss, Chris Smith Chuck” Howley, Robert Jeter, Howard “Toddy” Loudin, Arthur 2018 — Calvin “Cal” Bailey, Roy Michael Newell Smith, Rod -
Football Award Winners
FOOTBALL AWARD WINNERS Consensus All-America Selections 2 Consensus All-Americans by School 20 National Award Winners 32 First Team All-Americans Below FBS 42 NCAA Postgraduate scholarship winners 72 Academic All-America Hall of Fame 81 Academic All-Americans by School 82 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS In 1950, the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau (the NCAA’s service bureau) compiled the first official comprehensive roster of all-time All-Americans. The compilation of the All-America roster was supervised by a panel of analysts working in large part with the historical records contained in the files of the Dr. Baker Football Information Service. The roster consists of only those players who were first-team selections on one or more of the All-America teams that were selected for the national audience and received nationwide circulation. Not included are the thousands of players who received mention on All-America second or third teams, nor the numerous others who were selected by newspapers or agencies with circulations that were not primarily national and with viewpoints, therefore, that were not normally nationwide in scope. The following chart indicates, by year (in left column), which national media and organizations selected All-America teams. The headings at the top of each column refer to the selector (see legend after chart). ALL-AMERICA SELECTORS AA AP C CNN COL CP FBW FC FN FW INS L LIB M N NA NEA SN UP UPI W WCF 1889 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – √ – 1890 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – √ – 1891 – – – -
Rotaryview Be a Gift to the World
ROTARYVIEW BE A GIFT TO THE WORLD. JUNE 7, 2016 UPPER ARLINGTON ROTARY CLUB District 6690, Columbus Ohio, USA Club 3694, Chartered 1972 Jack Park OFFICERS 2015-2016 President Bill Cloyd First Vice President Chip Knoop Secretary Dave Dewey Treasurer Tom Westfall Past President Ned Clark Debbie Johnson introduced Jack Park, who met. Vince’s last speech ever was in Dayton. He BOARD OF DIRECTORS uses leadership secrets of football’s master coaches died of cancer in 1970. 2014-2016 to teach leadership. Brad DeHays OTHER FOOTBALL HISTORY Chris Dusseau WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND The NFL was formed in Canton when George Halas Brendan King In 1918 Knute Rockne became head coach of Notre and nine other owners of semi pro teams met and Tracy Harbold Sue Ralph Dame. His first game was against Case Institute decided to form the league. The cost to enter the of Technology in Cleveland. George Gipp scored league was $100. The Columbus Panhandles and 2015-2017 Mike Brady their second and third touchdowns. Curly Lambeau the Dayton Triangles played in the first league game Emilie Greenwald scored the very first touchdown. In 1919 Lambeau in 1920 at Triangle Park just north of Dayton. The Jon Hellstedt went back to his hometown of Green Bay and first president of the NFL was Jim Thorpe. The next Dan Roe persuaded his employer to organize a semi pro year Joe Carr of Columbus became president. The Jimmy Rogers football team, which became the Green Bay Packers. Hayden Building at 16 East Broad in Columbus was President Rotary International K.R. -
The Rock Island Independents
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 5, No. 3 (1983) THE ROCK ISLAND INDEPENDENTS By Bob Braunwart & Bob Carroll On an October Sunday afternoon in 1921, the Chicago Cardinals held a 7-0 lead after the first quarter at Normal Park on the strength of Paddy Driscoll's 75-year punt return for a touchdown and his subsequent extra point. If there was a downside for the 4,000 assembled Cardinal fans, it was the lackluster performance of the visitors from across state--The Rock Island Independents. But the Independents were not dead. As a matter of fact, their second quarter was to be quite exciting--and certainly one of the most important sessions in the life of their young halfback, Jim Conzelman. It would be nice if we only knew in what order the three crucial events of that second quarter occurred, but newspaper accounts are unclear and personal recollections are vague. Certain it is that the Islanders ruched the ball down the field to the Chicago five. At that point, Quarterback Sid Nichols lofted a short pass to Conzelman in the end zone. After Jim tied the score with a nice kick, the teams lined up to start all over. At the kickoff, Conzelman was down the field like a shot--the Cardinals were to insist he was offsides. Before any Chicagoan could lay hand on the ball, Jim grasped it and zipped unmolested across the goal line. Another kick brought the score to 14-7, as it was to remain through the second half. The third event of that fateful second quarter was the most unusual, but whether it happened before Conzelman's heroics to inspire him or after them to reward him is something we'll probably never know. -
Notre Dame Athletics
NOTRE DAME THE HISTORY It has been 80 years since a dramatic nickname transformed Notre Dame's 1924 backfield into the most fabled quartet in college football history - "The Four Horsemen" : Don Miller, Elmer Layden, Jim Crowley and Harry Stuhldreher. All-Time Scores 1895 Key to Abbreviations Coach: H. G. Hadden Captain: Dan Casey Record: 3-1-0 October 19 W Northwestern Law ......................................20-0 H W-L-T Game won, lost or tied November 7 W Illinois Cycling Club ..................................18-2 H H Home game November 22 L Indianapolis Artillery (S)............................0-18 H A Away game, played at opponent’s home stadium November 28 W Chicago Physicians & Surgeons ..............32-0 H N Game played at a neutral site; see footnote for city Total Points ..................................70-20 Nt Night game HC Homecoming game 1896 TH Game played on Thanksgiving Day Coach: Frank E. Hering Captain: Frank E. Hering Record: 4-3-0 R Game played in rain October 8 L Chicago Physicians & Surgeons ................0-4 H S Game played in snow October 14 L Chicago ........................................................0-18 H 0:00 Time remaining in games decided in the final minutes; in case of ties, October 27 W South Bend Commercial Athletic Club ..46-0 H time followed by team scoring last October 31 W Albion ..........................................................24-0 H C Capacity crowd November 14 L Purdue........................................................22-28 H AP Beginning with the 1936 season, the number in front of the opponent November 20 W Highland Views............................................82-0 H name indicates Notre Dame’s ranking in the Associated Press poll com- November 26 W Beloit (R)........................................................8-0 H ing into the game.