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55th Grey Cup The 55th Grey Cup was played between the Hamilton Tiger - Cats and the Saskatchewan Roughriders on December 2 , 1967 , at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa , before 31 , 358 fans and was won by the Tiger - Cats by a score of 24 to 1 . Box Score . First Quarter Hamilton – TD – Joe Zuger 3 yard run ( Tommy Joe Coffey convert ) Saskatchewan – Rouge – Alan Ford 87 yard punt Second Quarter Hamilton – TD – Ted Watkins 72 yard pass from Joe Zuger ( Tommy Joe Coffey convert ) Hamilton - Rouge - Tommy Joe Coffey 42 yard missed field goal Hamilton - Rouge - Joe Zuger 00 yard punt Hamilton - Rouge - Joe Zuger 00 yard punt Fourth Quarter Hamilton - Rouge - Joe Zuger 00 yard punt Hamilton – TD – Billy Ray Locklin 43 yard fumble return ( convert missed ) Game characteristics . Joe Zuger , Hamilton ' s quarterback , was named the game ' s Grey Cup Most Valuable Player . The game marked the sixth consecutive game in the season that the Ticats held their opponents without a touchdown . Alan Ford ' s 87 yard punt , on a quick kick , is the longest in Grey Cup history .
Legedu Naanee Legedu A . Naanee ( pronounced LEG - a - doo Nah - NAY , born September 16 , 1983 ) is an unsigned American football wide receiver of the National Football League . He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football for the Boise State University Broncos . Naanee has also played for the Carolina Panthers and the Miami Dolphins . Early years . Naanee attended Franklin High School in Portland , Oregon and was a student and a letterman in football , basketball , and baseball . In football , he was a four - year starter earning awards at WR and DB . In basketball , he won All - League honors as a junior . College career . Although Naanee received scholarship offers from many Pac - 10 and Big 12 schools , such as Oregon and Oregon State , Naanee chose to play college football at Boise State University because they were the only major program to offer him a chance to play quarterback , a position he cherished and played in high school . After Jared Zabransky won the starting job in 2004 , Naanee realized that if he wanted to play , it had to be at another position . Naanee filled in at receiver and although the transition and failure at quarterback was difficult , he said being able to " feel like you were part of things and contributing , that went out the window " . He remarked , " maybe it was something that was meant to be , for me to go through something like that and then to switch . " Professional career . 2007 NFL Draft . With Naanee playing most of his football career at receiver , the Chargers selected Naanee with the 172nd overall selection in the 5th round of the 2007 NFL Draft . San Diego Chargers . Naanee was targeted by Norv Turner to become the next star for the Chargers to become his F - Back project , much like Delanie Walker and Michael Robinson were when Turner was the offensive coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers . The F - Back is much like the H - back in other offenses in the sense it is a hybrid position ( WR / TE / FB ) purposely versatile to take advantage of mismatches . Naanee was the starting number two receiver for the Chargers behind Malcom Floyd for much of the 2010 season . This is due to a holdout by the usual starter Vincent Jackson . Naanee caught a TD pass in his first start of the 2010 season on a 59 - yard pass from quarterback Philip Rivers in the season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs . Regarding his versatility , head coach Norv Turner said , " We ' re going to continue to move him . He ' s going to be a guy who ' s versatile enough to move around . That ' s going to help him be put in position to make some plays . " On December 6 , 2009 , Naanee completed a pass on a flea flicker to LaDainian Tomlinson . Arrest . He was arrested for public intoxication and resisting arrest at the scene of a homicide in Indianapolis on February 12 , 2011 . Carolina Panthers . Naanee signed with the Carolina Panthers on August 4 , 2011 . Miami Dolphins . Naanee signed a one year deal with the Miami Dolphins on April 17 . He was cut on October 2 , 2012 after posting only one catch for 19 yards in his four - game tenure with the team .
1972 Houston Oilers season The 1972 Houston Oilers season was the 13th season the team was with the league . The team failed to improve on their previous season ' s output of 4 – 9 – 1 , winning only one game . They missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season . The low point of the season came in week four , a 34 – 0 loss on " Monday Night Football " to the Oakland Raiders . With the game out of hand , ABC cameras panned the stands at the Astrodome and found a man who appeared to be sleeping . When he realized the camera was on him , he shot the finger at the camera . When the camera discovered the sleeping fan , Howard Cosell intoned , " Right there , is a vivid pictureization of the excitement . . . " . Don Meredith shot back when the fan flipped the bird , " They ' re number one in the nation ! "
2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game The 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game . It was played on December 1 , 2012 , at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis , Indiana , to determine the 2012 champion of the Big Ten Conference . It was played between the Wisconsin Badgers of the Leaders Division and the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Legends Division . Wisconsin defeated Nebraska 70 - 31 . Wisconsin finished third place in the Leaders division , but division winner Ohio State ( improper benefits to players , one - year postseason ban ) and runner - up Penn State ( child sex abuse scandal , four - year postseason ban ) were ineligible as neither team was eligible for postseason play . The game was the second football championship game ever played in the Big Ten ' s 116 year history ; the Big Ten expanded to twelve teams the year before . The game was played in prime time and televised by Fox , with kickoff scheduled for 8 : 17 PM Eastern Time . In only the 2nd year of the Big Ten Championship game , one team entered the game unranked in the BCS standings , AP poll , and Coaches ' poll .
Robert Thompson ( American football ) Robert Thompson ( born February 4 , 1960 , in Chicago , Illinois ) is a retired American football linebacker . He played for the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1982 and in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions . Early years . A native of Chicago , Illinois , Thompson attended Eisenhower High School in Blue Island , Illinois . University of Michigan . Thompson enrolled at the University of Michigan and played football under head coach Bo Schembechler from 1979 to 1982 . In the final game of the 1980 season , Thompson helped secure the Big Ten Conference championship with a key fourth - down sack of Ohio State quarterback Art Schlichter , as the Buckeyes were driving in Michigan territory with less than a minute left in the game . The 1980 team held opponents to an average of 1 . 8 points per game in the final five games of the season and defeated Washington in the 1981 Rose Bowl . In four years playing football for the Michigan Wolverines , Thompson was credited with 214 tackles ( including 39 tackles for loss ) , 188 yards on tackles for loss and 123 yards on quarterback sacks . Thompson was selected by his teammates as a co - captain for both the 1981 and 1982 football team s . In November 1982 , two Michigan linebackers ( Thompson and Paul Girgash ) were all selected to the first team on the " Associated Press " 1982 All - Big Ten football team . He was also selected as a 1982 first - team Academic All - America team player . Professional football . Thompson was selected by the Houston Oilers in the 8th round of the 1983 NFL Draft . He signed with the Oilers and participated in the pre - season games with the team , but he was released by Houston in the final roster cutdown to 49 players . In October 1983 , he signed a contract as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Thompson appeared in 10 games for the Buccaneers in 1983 . In 1984 , Thompson sustained two broken toes in the pre - season and began the regular season on injured reserve . He returned to the Buccaneers roster in October 1984 , and played in 9 games during the 1984 season . In 1985 , Thompson was part of the Buccaneers roster during the pre - season , but he was released in late August 1985 . During the 1987 NFL season , Thompson returned to the NFL as a replacement player for the Detroit Lions during the players strike . He was one of only seven replacement players on the Lions who had prior NFL experience . He appeared in all 3 games for the Lions during the players ' strike . In February 1988 , Thompson signed as a free agent with the Lions , but he did not make the Lions regular season roster .
Mitch Petrus Mitch Petrus ( born May 11 , 1987 ) is an American football guard who is currently a free agent . College career . An unrated tight end prospect out of high school , Petrus began at the University of Arkansas as a walk - on fullback . Petrus blocked for rushing tandem Darren McFadden and Felix Jones , who both eclipsed the 1 , 000 yard mark in 2007 . He was named to the All - SEC second team for his efforts in 2007 . Petrus redshirted during the 2008 season . In 2009 , Petrus was named All - SEC first team by SEC coaches and second team by the Associated Press . Petrus graduated with a degree in agricultural economics . Professional career . At the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine , Petrus completed 45 reps of on the bench press , which tied defensive linemen Leif Larsen and Mike Kudla for the second most since 2000 . He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft and played in 17 regular - season games with three starts . He appeared in all four 2011 postseason games . Petrus was waived on September 2 , 2012 after the Giants were awarded offensive tackle D . J . Jones on waivers from the Philadelphia Eagles . Jones failed his physical with the Giants and Petrus was re - signed the very next day . On November 3 , Petrus was released by the Giants after Travis Beckum was activated . The New England Patriots signed Petrus on November 13 to help with a depleted offensive line that included injuries to Logan Mankins and Dan Connolly . Release on December 3 , 2012 .
Budge Garrett Alfred Tennyson Garrett was a professional football player with the Akron Pros of the American Professional Football Association ( renamed the National Football League in 1922 ) . During his one year with the Pros he won the first AFPA / NFL Championship . He returned to the NFL in 1922 as a player - coach for the Milwaukee Badgers , compling a 2 - 1 - 3 record . Prior to joining the NFL , Garrett grew up in Oklahoma on a Creek Indian Reservation . He later attended a played college football at Rutgers University . He later made the 1915 College Football All - America Team . He first played professional football for the Massillon Tigers and Youngstown Patricians of the " Ohio League " , during the pre - NFL era .
Joe Reed ( American football ) Joe Reed ( born January 8 , 1948 in Newport , Rhode Island ) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League . He played for the San Francisco 49ers ( 1972 – 1974 ) and the Detroit Lions ( 1975 – 1979 ) . He recorded an album of standards with the 49ers ' cheerleading squad , then known as the Niner Nuggets , in 1974 .
David McMillan ( American football ) David McMillan ( born September 20 , 1981 , in Hinesville , Georgia ) is a professional American and Canadian football defensive end free agent . He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks . College career . McMillan started 37 of 46 games at defensive end for the University of Kansas and collected 150 tackles with 15 sacks , 30 stops for losses , 19 quarterback pressures , five forced fumble s , 2 fumble recoveries , and 2 interceptions . Professional career . Cleveland Browns . McMillan was selected by the Browns in the fifth round ( 139th overall ) of the 2005 NFL Draft . He was waived by the Browns on August 30 , 2008 prior to the 2008 season Toronto Argonauts . McMillan was signed by the Toronto Argonauts on April 9 , 2009 and was cut at the end of training camp .
Dick Leftridge Jack Richard " Dick " Leftridge ( April 14 , 1944 - February 27 , 2007 ) was an American football player . He played fullback for a single season in the National Football League ( NFL ) with the Pittsburgh Steelers . Leftridge was born in Hinton , West Virginia and played college football at West Virginia University ( WVU ) . Along with Roger Alford who entered in the same class , Leftridge was the first African American to play football at WVU . Leftridge was selected by the Steelers with the third overall selection of the first round of the 1966 NFL Draft . He appeared in only four games in his professional career and his selection is considered by some as the worst draft pick in Steelers history .
Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All - America Football Conference from 1946 - 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum . For most of their existence , the Dons compiled an average record , and never qualified for the AAFC playoffs . The Dons ' high points were their two victories over the Cleveland Browns . ( The Browns won all four AAFC titles and amassed a four - year record of 52 - 4 - 3 which included a perfect season . Their dominance is generally considered the biggest reason why the AAFC folded . ) Unlike the Cleveland Browns , San Francisco 49ers , and Baltimore Colts , the Dons were not one of the AAFC teams that remained intact when the AAFC merged with the National Football League in 1950 : they merged with the crosstown Rams of the older league after the 1949 season . The leader of the ownership group was Ben Lindheimer , a Chicago real estate and race track executive . Other owners included Louis B . Mayer , Bob Hope , Bing Crosby , and Don Ameche . One Dons player , William Radovich , formerly of the NFL Detroit Lions , filed a lawsuit against the NFL after being blacklist ed from playing or working in it afterwards . It led to the Supreme Court ruling that professional football , unlike baseball , was subject to antitrust laws . The Dons best seasons were from 1946 – 1948 , although they never reached the playoffs . In 1949 the AAFC merged with the NFL , but the Dons were not one of the three teams admitted to the NFL . Those teams were the Cleveland Browns , San Francisco 49ers , and the Baltimore Colts . Season - By - Season . ! Totals | | 25 | | 27 | | 2 | | | |
List of Akron Pros players This is a list of American football players who have played for the Akron Pros in the National Football League ( NFL ) . It includes players that have played at least one match in the NFL regular season . The Akron Pros franchise was originally founded around 1908 and lasted until 1926 . The team finally folded in 1927 . The club was known as the Akron Indians prior to 1920 and in 1926 . < / onlyinclude > A . Dunc Annan B . Frank Bacon , Russ Bailey John Barrett , Marty Beck , George Berry , Scotty Bierce , Frank Bissell , Russ Blailock , Wayne Brenkert , Brooke Brewer , Sol Butler C . Knute Cauldwell , Carl Cardarelli , Chase Clements , Alf Cobb , Tuffy Conn , Marty Conrad , Charlie Copley , Art Corcoran , Carl Cramer , Ken Crawford D . Red Daum E . Alex Edgar , Bill Edgar F . Guil Falcon , Fanny Niehaus , Jim Flower G . Budge Garrett , Art Garvey H . Bruno Haas , Art Haley , Isham Hardy , Harry Harris , Dutch Hendrian , Paul T . Hogan , Frank Hogue J . Walt Jean , Pike Johnson , Al Jolley , Marshall Jones K . Rip King , Walt Kreinheder M . Grover Malone , Leo McCausland , Frank McCormick , Al Michaels , Buck Miles , Joe Mills , Stan Mills , Frank Moran N . Bob Nash , Ray Neal , Al Nesser , Harry Newman , Olin Newman , Frank Niehaus P . Al Pierotti , Fritz Pollard R . Roy Ratekin , Carl Reed , Jim Roberts , Jimmy Robertson , Paul Robeson S . Eddie Sauer , Les Scott , Walt Sechrist , Ed Shaw , Paul Sheeks , Dutch Speck , Bob Spiers , Hugh Sprinkle , Dick Stahlman , Cliff Steele , Charlie Stewart , Fred Sweetland T . Elgie Tobin , Tommy Tomlin V . Tillie Voss W . Dutch Wallace , Milt Wilson Z . Giff Zimmerman
Mike Wagner Michael Robert Wagner ( born June 22 , 1949 in Waukegan , Illinois ) is a former American football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League . He won four Super Bowls as a safety on the famed Steel Curtain defense . Playing career . Wagner played college football at Western Illinois University , earning NAIA All - American status in 1969 . He was added to the Western Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in 1976 . He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 11th round of the 1971 NFL Draft . Wagner , who tied for the NFL lead with eight interceptions in 1973 , appeared in the 1975 and 1976 Pro Bowls and recorded 36 career interceptions and 12 fumble recoveries . He won four Super Bowls , recording interceptions in Super Bowl IX and Super Bowl X , in a 10 - year career before retiring in 1980 . After retirement . Wagner is currently a defensive back s coach at Pine - Richland High School in Gibsonia , Pennsylvania . He was interviewed for the NFL Films documentary series " " on the 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers . For a short time , Mike Wagner also served as an assistant coach on the Pine - Richland High School ( Gibsonia , PA ) coaching staff , mainly working with the defensive backs and special teams . Mike Wagner was the guest speaker at the 3rd annual Steel City Mafia Banquet in Latrobe , Pennsylvania , on August 15 , 2009 .
1952 Rose Bowl The 1952 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1 , 1952 at the end of the 1951 college football season . It was the 38th Rose Bowl Game . It holds the distinction of being the first nationally televised college football game Stanford led 7 to 6 on a Harry Hugasian touchdown until late in the third quarter . Illinois then scored 34 consecutive points including 27 points in the 4th quarter to defeat Stanford 40 to 7 . Illinois running back Bill Tate rushed for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns leading Illinois to 434 yards of total offense . All - American Johnny Karas rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown for Illinois . It was the second Rose Bowl win for Illinois coach Ray Eliot . Stanford coach Chuck Taylor became the first man to ever be both a player and coach in the Rose Bowl , having played as one of Stanford ' s undefeated Wow Boys in the 1941 Rose Bowl .
1999 Seattle Seahawks season The 1999 Seattle Seahawks season was the team ' s 24th season with the National Football League . The 1999 season was the final season the Seahawks played at the Kingdome and was head coach Mike Holmgren ' s first season with the team . Holmgren was hired on January 8 , 1999 to be the Executive Vice President , General Manager and Head Coach . Playoffs . This game was the last event held in the Kingdome ( 1976 - 2000 ) . On March 26 , 2000 , the Kingdome was imploded ( demolished ) to make way for Seahawks Stadium .
University of Western Ontario The Western Ontario Mustangs football team is one of the most decorated in Canadian history . It plays out of the TD Waterhouse Stadium , built in 2000 , which can seat up to 8000 spectators . The team has appeared in the most Vanier Cup national championships , having made it to the title game 12 times , most recently in 2008 . The program has gone on to win the Cup six of those times , a feat only recently matched in 2010 by the Laval Rouge et Or . The Mustangs have also won the Yates Cup conference championship 29 times in team history ; more than any other Canadian University . Former Head Coach Larry Haylor led the team from 1984 until his retirement in 2006 , and currently holds the Canadian Interuniversity Sport record for most wins . The team is currently coached by Greg Marshall , who took over for Haylor in 2007 after his aforementioned retirement . Marshall won the Hec Crighton Trophy for most outstanding player in CIS football as a player for the Mustangs in 1980 and has also coached professional football for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats from 2004 - 2006 . In the five seasons that Marshall has served as the Mustangs head coach , the team has won the Yates Cup three times , in 2007 , 2008 and 2010 , and appeared in the Vanier Cup game in 2008 . The Mustangs have been one of the top teams in CIS football as of late , posting a 27 - 5 regular season record over the past four years . Season - by - season record . The following is the record of the University of Western Ontario Mustangs football team in the last ten seasons of play : Western Ontario Mustangs in the CFL . As of the start of the 2012 CFL season , 11 former Mustangs players are on CFL teams ' rosters :
Stevie Baggs Stevie Baggs ( born December 30 , 1981 ) is a gridiron football linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League . He played American college football at Bethune - Cookman . Baggs has also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers , Edmonton Eskimos , Saskatchewan Roughriders , and Hamilton Tiger - Cats . Professional career . Detroit Lions . He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2004 . Jacksonville Jaguars . He was a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad in 2005 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers . In 2006 , Baggs signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . Edmonton Eskimos . He signed and played for the Edmonton Eskimos during the 2007 season . Saskatchewan Roughriders . Signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as a free agent in September , 2008 . Arizona Cardinals . He was signed to the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL for the 2010 season , however was cut before the team finalized its 53 - man roster limit . Hamilton Tiger - Cats . He played for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats for two seasons . Baltimore Ravens . On August 4 , 2012 , Baggs signed with the Baltimore Ravens . Calgary Stampeders . On September 7 , 2012 , Baggs signed as a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders .
John Merritt John Ayers Merritt ( January 26 , 1926 – December 13 , 1983 ) was a head football coach at Jackson State University and Tennessee State University . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994 . He was born in Falmouth , Kentucky , and is an alumnus of Kentucky State University , where he played offensive guard on the football team from 1947 - 1949 . He earned the nickname " Big John " . He graduated in 1950 and earned a Master ' s degree from the University of Kentucky in 1952 . He coached Jackson State University from 1953 to 1962 , where he compiled a record of 60 - 32 - 4 . Merritt led Jackson State to back - to - back appearances in the Orange Blossom Classic in 1961 and 1962 before being hired by Tennessee State . At Tennessee State , Merritt had four undefeated seasons , claimed four Midwestern Conference titles , seven Black College Football Championships : ( 1965 , 1966 , 1970 , 1971 , 1973 , 1979 and 1982 ) and earned the school ' s first - ever NCAA Division I - AA playoff victory in 1982 . Merritt coached many players who went into the National Football League , among them were Ed ' Too Tall ' Jones , Joe Gilliam , Claude Humphrey , Mike Hegman , and Richard Dent . His coaching record at Tennessee State was 174 – 35 – 7 , and had a 82 % winning percentage . John Merritt Boulevard in Nashville , Tennessee is named in his honor , and the Tennessee State football team opens every season with the John Merritt Classic game against Alabama A & M University , until recently the Classic headlines other HBCU teams , in particular 2012 - - Tennessee State will play host to Florida A & M University on September 1 , 2012 .
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 .