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Neil Rackers Neil William Rackers ( born August 16 , 1976 ) is an American football placekicker of the National Football League ( NFL ) , who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft . He played college football at the University of Illinois . Rackers has also been a member of the Arizona Cardinals , Houston Texans , and Washington Redskins . Early years . Rackers attended Aquinas - Mercy High School in St . Louis , Missouri and was a student and a letterman in football , soccer , and baseball . In football , he was a two - year letterman and an All - Conference selection . In soccer , he led his team to consecutive State Titles and was an All - State selection . In baseball , he was an All - Conference selection . Professional career . Cincinnati Bengals . Rackers was drafted in the sixth round of 2000 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals . He played three seasons for the team , making 44 out of 67 field goals . Arizona Cardinals . Rackers reached and or surpassed 20 touchback s in a season twice in his career , and once had a streak of 31 consecutive field goals made before missing a 43 - yarder in 2005 against the Jacksonville Jaguars . On New Year ' s Day , 2006 , Rackers kicked his 40th field goal of the season , an NFL record . He was rewarded with a spot in that year ' s Pro Bowl . He is also one of the two active players to attempt a fair catch kick . Houston Texans . Rackers was signed by the Houston Texans on April 5 , 2010 , and replaced Kris Brown later for the 2010 season , and made his first two field goals as a Texan on September 12 . Washington Redskins . Rackers signed a one - year contract with the Washington Redskins on April 24 , 2012 and competed with Graham Gano for a spot on the team . On August 27 , the Redskins released Rackers .
1995 Houston Oilers season The 1995 Houston Oilers season was the 36th season the team was with the league . The team bested their previous season ' s output of 2 – 14 , winning seven games , but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season .
1968 Detroit Lions season The 1968 Detroit Lions season was their 39th in the league . The team failed to improve on their previous season ' s output of 5 - 7 - 2 , winning only four games . They missed the playoffs for the eleventh straight season .
Tony Butkovich Anthony J . " Tony " Butkovich ( April 4 , 1921 – April 18 , 1945 ) was an American football fullback from the University of Illinois and spent his last year at Purdue . He was drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the first round of the 1944 NFL Draft , but never played professional football . Instead he enlisted in the US Marines and fought in World War II . Purdue career . He led the nation in rushing in 1943 ; 833 yds , 142 carries ( 5 . 9 avg ) , scoring 16 touchdowns ( still a Boilermakes single season record ) and led the Boilermakers to a record of 9 - 0 and a share of the Big Ten Title . The Boilermakers finished the season as the # 4 team in the nation . In conference play alone , he led the conference in rushing [ 629 yrds over 95 carries ( 6 . 6 avg ) ] and scoring [ 13 TDs , 78 points ) He was selected ' All - American ' by the Associated Press ( AP ) , International News Service , The Sporting News , United Press International ( UPI ) and Stars and Stripes ; he was also First Team , All - Conference . He was killed in action at Okinawa . He was a native of St . David , Illinois and graduated from Lewistown High .
John DeFilippo John DeFilippo ( born ) is an American football coach . He currently serves as quarterbacks coach under head coach Dennis Allen for the Oakland Raiders . < BR > DeFilippo spent two summers doing NFL internships with the Carolina Panthers ( 1997 ) and the Indianapolis Colts ( 1998 ) . Played quarterback at James Madison University .
Dave Grayson David Lee Grayson ( born June 6 , 1939 in San Diego , California ) is a former American football defensive back in the American Football League ( AFL ) and the National Football League ( NFL ) . College career . After playing at Lincoln High School ( San Diego , CA ) , he signed with the University of Oregon , where he played offensive and defensive halfback . Professional career . In 1961 he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys , but because Tom Landry didn ' t have any room for him on the roster , Gil Brandt called Dallas Texans head coach Hank Stram to give Grayson a try . He ended up making the team and played four years with the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs before joining the Oakland Raiders in 1965 . Grayson held the AFL record for longest interception return for a touchdown , 99 yards , against the New York Titans in 1961 . He had an interception off George Blanda in the Texans ' classic 1962 double - overtime championship game victory over the defending AFL Champion Houston Oilers . Grayson was an American Football League All - Star six times , in Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs in 1962 , 1963 and 1964 , and in Oakland Raiders in 1965 , 1966 and 1969 . He made a 48 - yard return with the opening kickoff against the Oilers in the 1967 AFL Championship Game . At Oakland in 1968 , he led the American Football League with ten interceptions . He is the all - time AFL leader in interceptions with 47 , for a 20 - yard return average and 5 touchdowns , and he averaged 25 . 4 yards on 110 kickoff return s . He is a member of the American Football League All - Time Team .
1949 Chicago Bears season The 1949 Chicago Bears season was their 30th regular season completed in the National Football League . The club posted a competitive 9 - 3 record under head coach George Halas , but the team finished in second place in the NFL Western Division for a third time missing out on a chance to add more league titles to their trophy case .
Jacque MacKinnon Jacque Harold MacKinnon ( November 10 , 1938 – March 6 , 1975 ) was an American college and professional Football receiver . A tight end , he played collegiately for Colgate University , and professionally for the American Football League ' s San Diego Chargers from 1961 through 1969 . He also played one year for the National Football League ' s Oakland Raiders . He was on the Chargers ' 1963 AFL Championship team in their victory over the Boston Patriots . He was an AFL All - Star in 1966 and 1968 . As the last player selected in the 1961 NFL Draft , he was designated Mr . Irrelevant , however , he is the only such player ever to be eventually selected as an All - Star . MacKinnon was out of football when he died in 1975 . He had jumped over a tall fence , not knowing about the construction site on the other side . MacKinnon fell some 30 feet and died of injuries caused by the fall .
Norwood Vann Norwood Vann ( born February 18 , 1962 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is a retired American football player from the mid - 1980s who played 5 NFL seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Raiders in the early 1980s . College . A member of the famed 1983 East Carolina Pirates , in his Senior year , Vann started at tight end and earned the team ' s " Clutch Player Award " . Pro career . Drafted in the 10th round with the 253rd pick of the 1984 NFL Draft ( 181 picks before Carl Lewis ) , Vann played five NFL seasons as a backup and special teams linebacker , tying for the league lead in safeties in his 1984 rookie year , with 1 . Vann recovered 7 fumbles over his 4 years with the Rams , and then became a Los Angeles Raider in 1988 . He played one game for the Raiders , and later was involved in the Buffalo Bills organization but did not play a game for the Bills . " Ram It " . During his professional career , Vann is perhaps most notable for his energetic appearance in the LA Rams promotional video " Ram It " by " The Rammers " , in which he is one of the first five featured soloists , along with Jackie Slater , Nolan Cromwell , Gary Jeter , and Dennis Harrah . Following Jeter ' s segment , Vann ' s verse went : " " This is limousine Woody , my moves are like dreams , they call me the demon on the special teams . I know how to rock from the toes to the head , when I pull the trigger , I ' ll knock you dead " " , leading into Dennis Harrah ' s " Mountain Man " - themed verse . Vann , possibly due to his athletic dance moves , was also featured prominently as one of the five players in the front line during the " Ram It " chorus segments , alongside NFL Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson , 4 - time Pro Bowl er Nolan Cromwell , and 2 - time Pro Bowl ers David " Big Daddy " Hill and LeRoy Irvin , all players with considerably longer and more successful NFL careers than Vann . Post - NFL . Following his release from the Bills organization , Vann played in the CFL for the Toronto Argonauts for several seasons , before retiring and returning to East Carolina to complete his undergraduate degree in Communications in 1995 . In 1999 , following the completion of " his " playing career , college teammate Reggie Branch compared some of his Washington Redskins Super Bowl - winning teammates to those at East Carolina , mentioning Vann specifically by name . In 1999 , Vann was also inducted into the East Carolina Pirates hall of fame .
Tom Higgins ( Canadian football ) Thomas Joseph John Higgins Jr . ( born July 13 , 1954 in Colonia , New Jersey ) is the Director of Officiating for the Canadian Football League and a former Canadian and American football player and coach . Early years . Higgins , the son of a former Philadelphia Eagles tackle , Tom Higgins , Sr . , was a high school football standout at Colonia High School in Woodbridge Township , New Jersey . He played linebacker at North Carolina State University . He was an All - American and was a starter in four consecutive bowl game s . He was also an All - American wrestler at NC State . Professional playing career . After graduating from college in 1976 , Higgins attempted to enter the National Football League , but was not selected in the 1976 NFL Draft . He instead played in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders for three years . In 1979 , Higgins was signed by the Buffalo Bills and played one year in the United States , before returning to Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL . Coaching career . After retiring as a player , Higgins began coaching at the University of Calgary , winning the 1983 CIS title in the second of his three years as head coach . In 1985 , Higgins joined the Stampeders coaching staff , serving in many different capacities until becoming a head coach in 2001 . Higgins became head coach of the CFL ' s Edmonton Eskimos that year , leading the team to the playoffs in each of his fourth season . In 2002 and 2003 , he won division titles , and he won a single Grey Cup as a head coach , with the Eskimos in 2003 . In 2005 he returned to the Calgary Stampeders as head coach . He held this position for three years , making the playoffs in each , but with the team ' s record also declining each season . He was fired after a first round loss during the 2007 playoffs . Higgins is currently Head of Officiating in the CFL . Personal . He has a wife and three children , one of whom is also named Thomas . His two others named Holly and Hilary . His brother , Dan Higgins , played football at North Carolina State , as well . He is currently the head football coach at Piscataway High School in New Jersey . Tom and Dan ' s father , Tom Higgins , played in the NFL for the Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles . Tom Sr . was a legendary coach at Piscataway High School prior to his son , Dan , coaching there . Tom Sr . resides in Piscataway with his wife , Sedora .
2012 Gator Bowl The 2012 TaxSlayer . com Gator Bowl , the 67th edition of the game , was a post - season American college football bowl game , held on January 2 , 2012 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville , Florida as part of the 2011 – 12 NCAA Bowl season . TaxSlayer . com was named the corporate title sponsor on September 1 , 2011 . The game , which was telecasted at 1 : 00 p . m . ET on ESPN2 , featured the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference versus the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference . The game was a rematch of the 2007 BCS National Championship Game , where Florida emerged victorious . Florida ' s head coach for the 2007 game , Urban Meyer , was named head coach at Ohio State in November 2011 and took over the Buckeye football program in the 2012 season . Teams . The Gators finished the season third in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division , while the Buckeyes finished fourth in the Big Ten Leaders Division . The two teams have played once before , in the 2007 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game . In that game , No . 2 Florida defeated No . 1 Ohio State 41 - 14 to claim the 2006 national title . Leading up to the game , many called this year ' s Gator Bowl the Urban Bowl ( or the Traitor Bowl by Gator ' s fans ) since Urban Meyer had been hired as the new Ohio State Head Coach , less than a year after leaving Florida . Luke Fickell served as the interim head coach for Ohio State , while Brian White served as the Interim Offensive Coordinator for Florida and called the plays , since Offensive Coordinator Charlie Weis had left to take the head coaching job at Kansas . Florida and Ohio State tied at 7 to start the game , but dominant special teams play that included a kickoff returned for a touchdown and a blocked punt returned for a touchdown led the Gators ( 7 – 6 ) to a 24 – 17 victory over the struggling Buckeyes ( 6 – 7 ) . It is the first time since 1988 that Ohio State has had a non - winning record , and the first time since 1897 that Ohio State had a losing season . It was Florida ' s 32nd consecutive winning season dating back to 1979 . The Buckeyes will not be eligible for a 2012 bowl game or the Big Ten title . The Gators will return in 2012 with a new Offensive Coordinator , Brian Pease , and a new starting quarterback .
Brett Brackett Brett Brackett ( born December 13 , 1987 ) is an American football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League . He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . He played college football for Penn State . Brackett grew up in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township , Mercer County , New Jersey , where he attended Lawrence High School . College career . Brackett attended Penn State . In 2010 , as a senior , he was the a co - captain along with Ollie Ogbu , who would later join him in the professional ranks on the Eagles roster . Though he was initially recruited as a quarterback , he converted to wide receiver where , during his senior season , he was quite formidable out of the slot . He caught 39 balls for 525 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2010 . Professional career . Miami Dolphins . After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft , Brackett signed as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins on July 26 , 2011 . Jacksonville Jaguars . Brackett was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars ' practice squad on October 8 , 2011 . He was released on October 11 . Philadelphia Eagles . Brackett was signed on November 9 , 2011 , to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad . At the conclusion of the 2011 season , his practice squad contract expired and he became a free agent . He was re - signed to the active roster on January 2 , 2012 . Brackett is expected to compete with Clay Harbor for the number two tight end spot . It was thought that he could make the roster as a third tight end , but he was waived during the final roster cuts . Second stint with Jaguars . Brackett was claimed by Jacksonville on September 1 , 2012 . He sustained a knee injury in his first practice with the team and was placed on injured reserve . He was released on September 1 , 2013 . Arizona Cardinals . On January 7 , 2014 , Brackettt was signed to a futures contract by the Arizona Cardinals .
Marvin Graves Marvin Graves ( born February 7 , 1971 ) is a former quarterback in the Canadian Football League as well as one of the top signal - callers in the history of Syracuse University . High school . Graves was a standout quarterback at Archbishop Carroll High School ( Washington , DC ) , but also excelled at basketball and baseball for the Washington , DC high school . College . Graves finished his career as the all - time passing yardage leader at Syracuse ( 8 , 466 ) , leading the Orange in the category each of his four campaigns . His 48 touchdown tosses rank second in program history . Graves quarterbacked SU to victories in the 1990 Aloha , the 1992 Hall of Fame and the 1993 Fiesta bowls . In a 1992 game vs . Rutgers he gained 476 yards in just one game . Graves was named to Syracuse University ' s All - Century team in November , 1999 . Professional career . Graves was a quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts ( 1994 – 1995 ) , the Saskatchewan Roughriders ( 1996 , 2000 – 2001 ) , and the Montreal Alouettes ( 1997 ) . Coaching career . After his CFL career , Graves went on to coach for Washington , DC high schools as well as several quarterback camps . He currently coaches quarterbacks for the Division 3 Catholic University of America . Ultimate Frisbee ownership . As of 2013 , Graves is the co - owner of the Washington , D . C . professional Ultimate team , the DC Breeze . http : / / www . theaudl . com / network / teams / breeze /
Jim Daley Jim Daley ( born in Ottawa , Ontario ) is the special teams coach for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League . He was the 25th head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . He became acting head coach after Dave Ritchie was let go part way through the 2004 season , and was named the head coach for the 2005 season . After the 2005 season he was let go , as the team finished in last place in the Western Conference . He was previously an assistant coach with the Bombers and before that the coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders . With the Riders , he finished with a losing record in each of his three seasons as coach , but was able to lead the team on a run to the Grey Cup final in 1997 , before losing to the Toronto Argonauts . Daley won the Grey Cup as an assistant with Calgary . In 2007 , Daley was hired by the CFL as a league official to work as senior director of officiating development . In 2009 , Daley was hired by the Edmonton Eskimos as the team ' s Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach . Shortly following the 2009 season on December 9 , 2009 , Daley later resigned from his position . On February 18 , 2010 , it was announced that Daley had re - joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders , this time as their special teams coordinator . It was announced on January 14 , 2011 that his contract would not be renewed by the Roughriders . On February 3 , 2011 , it was announced that Daley had joined the Hamilton Tiger - Cats ' coaching staff as their special teams coordinator . Jim Daley also shares the same name as Jim Daley , mayor of Homer Glen , Illinois .
1955 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 23rd in the league . They failed to improve on their previous output of 7 – 4 – 1 , winning only four games . The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season . Off Season . NFL Draft . The 1955 NFL Draft was held on January 27 – January 28 , 1955 . This was a draft that lasted for 30 rounds , with 12 teams selecting 360 players . This was also a lottery pick year again and the Baltimore Colts had that and the third pick in the draft . With the Lottery bonus pick , they chose George Shaw a Quarterback from the University of Oregon footabll program . Two picks later they chose 1954 Heisman Trophy winner Alan Ameche a Fullback that played in the Wisconsin Badgers football program . Because of a 7 – 4 – 1 record in the 1954 Philadelphia Eagles season the Eagles normally will pick 8th in the odd rounds and 9th in the even rounds . They alternated with the San Francisco 49ers The Eagle made a pick in every round . The Philadelphia Eagles used their 1st round pick , 9th pick in the draft , to select Dick Bielski a Fullback from Maryland Only draftee from this year draft to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame is Johnny Unitas , Quarterback from the Louisville taken 9th round 102nd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers . He was a Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1979 member . Player Selections . The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick . It is possible the Eagles ' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with . Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away . 1955 Roster . " ( All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history ) "
1959 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1959 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 27th in the league . They improved on their previous output of 2 – 9 – 1 , winning seven games . The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season . Off Season . The Eagles held training camp in Hershey , Pennsylvania . The first year in Hershey was 1951 and would go to 1967 to be there last . NFL DRAFT . The 1959 NFL Draft was held on December 2 , 1958 ( rounds 1 – 4 ) and January 21 , 1959 ( rounds 5 – 30 ) . The draft was 30 rounds long , and had 12 teams making picks . A total of 360 players were selected in this year draft . There was no Lottery bonus pick this year as it had run the course as all 12 teams had been given the bonus pick . As the Green Bay Packers had the worst record , a 1 - 10 - 1 , in the 1958 NFL season they had the first draft pick and selected Randy Duncan who played Quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes was the first pick . The Packers lone win was on Sunday , October 26 , 1958 38 – 35 over the Eagles in Green Bay . The Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals both had a 2 – 9 – 1 record in the 1958 season , and that was the 2nd worst record in the league , rotated in picking 2nd or 3rd in each round . Both of these teams defeated during the season the eventful Eastern Division champion New York Giants during the regular season . The Eagle 1st round pick , 2nd in the draft , was traded to the Los Angeles Rams for Norm Van Brocklin . The Eagles ' first pick in the draft was in round 2 with the 15th pick . In this year ' s NFL Season the Eagles and Packer would both improve to 7 – 5 – 0 . Then in 1960 the Eagles and Packers would meet in the 1960 NFL Championship Game in Philadelphia . Player Selections . The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick . It is possible the Eagles ' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with . Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away . Playoffs . With a 7 – 5 – 0 record , and a 2nd place finish , in the 1959 season the Eagles failed to make it to the 1959 NFL Championship Game . The game was held December 27 , 1959 , in a rematch of the 1958 NFL Championship Game which is called " The Greatest Game Ever Played " . 1959 Roster . " ( All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history ) " Post Season . Before the start of the 1960 Season , but after the 1960 NFL Draft , on March 19 , the NFL had a expansion draft for the Dallas Cowboys . The Philadelphia Eagles lost , Dick Bielski a Tight End , Gerry Delucca a Offensive Tackle , and Bil Striegel a Linebacker . Honors and Awards . Pro Bowl Selections – East Team League Leaders