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Adam Walsh ( American football ) Adam Walsh ( December 4 , 1901 – January 13 , 1985 ) was an American football player and coach . He played college football as a center at the University of Notre Dame where he was an All - American and captain of the 1924 team under Knute Rockne . Walsh then served as the head football coach at Santa Clara University from 1925 to 1928 and at Bowdoin College from 1935 to 1942 and again from 1947 to 1958 , compiling a career college football record of 80 – 85 – 11 . He also coached the Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams of the NFL in 1945 and 1946 , tallying a mark of 15 – 5 – 1 . Walsh was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1968 . Playing career . Walsh was an outstanding athlete at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles , and earned varsity letters in basketball , track , and football at the University of Notre Dame . Walsh was an All - American center and captain of the 1924 Notre Dame football team under head coach Knute Rockne . Walsh anchored the team ' s offensive line , dubbed the " Seven Mules , " who blocked for the famed " Four Horsemen " backfield . The 1924 team completed an undefeated season with a win over Stanford in the Rose Bowl . Walsh played every minute of the game against Army in 1924 with two broken hands , never missed a single snap of the ball , was involved in 75 percent of the tackles on defense , and intercepted a pass in the final minutes of the game to preserve a Notre Dame victory . He remains the offensive center on the All - time Notre Dame Team . Coaching career . Walsh served as head football coach and athletic director at Santa Clara University from 1925 to 1928 . He then spent five seasons as the line coach at Yale University , and one season at Harvard University in the same capacity . In 1935 , Walsh accepted the head coaching position at Bowdoin College in Brunswick , Maine . Though Bowdoin had been winless the prior year , Walsh began his 20 - year coaching career at the college with a state championship . His teams won or tied for the Maine championship in seven of his first eight years at Bowdoin . Bowdoin suspended their football program in 1943 with the onset of World War II . In 1944 , Walsh returned to Notre Dame as a line coach for a season . In 1945 , he led the Cleveland Rams to the NFL Championship and coached the team the next season after a move to Los Angeles . He returned to Bowdoin after two years with the Rams and a 15 – 5 – 1 coaching record in the NFL . Between 1947 and 1958 , Walsh ' s Bowdoin teams won outright or shared the Maine state championship four more times . Later life and honors . After retiring from coaching , Walsh served two terms in the Maine House of Representatives , representing Brunswick as a Democrat and was appointed the U . S . Marshal for Maine under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson . Walsh was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1968 , the Helms Hall of Fame , and the Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 . He was also named to the All - Time Southern California High School Team , the All - time Notre Dame Team , and the All - time Rose Bowl Team .
1956 NFL Championship Game In the 1956 National Football League Championship Game played at Yankee Stadium in New York City on 30 December 1956 , the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears 47 - 7 . It was the 24th annual NFL championship game . The game was played on an icy field . To adjust to the conditions , the Giants opted to wear sneakers instead of traditional football cleats . The advantage the sneakers provided in footing was cited as a major factor in New York ' s romp . Twenty - two years earlier on an icy Polo Grounds field , the Giants had employed the same tactic and beat the Bears to win the 1934 NFL Championship in the famous " Sneakers Game . " The 1956 Giants featured a number of Hall of Fame players , including running backs Frank Gifford and Alex Webster , offensive tackle Roosevelt Brown , linebacker Sam Huff , and defensive end Andy Robustelli . Two assistants of Giants head coach Jim Lee Howell , Offensive Coordinator Vince Lombardi and Defensive Coordinator Tom Landry , later became NFL Hall of Fame head coaches with other franchises ; Lombardi coached the Green Bay Packers to five NFL Championships during the 1960s and Landry coached the Dallas Cowboys to two NFL Championships during the 1970s . The 1956 season marked the Giants first at Yankee Stadium and the team earned its way to the championship game by winning the NFL Eastern Division title with a regular season record of 8 - 3 - 1 . The 1956 NFL Championship was the third in the history of the New York Giants franchise . It would be another thirty years before the Giants would win another championship . Scoring summary . New York 47 , Chicago 7 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Attendance : 56 , 836 .
Urban Odson Urban Leroy Odson was an American football tackle in the National Football League who played 44 games for the Green Bay Packers ( 1946 – 1949 ) . In 1942 , the Green Bay Packers used the 9th pick in the 1st round of the 1942 NFL Draft to sign Odson out of the University of Minnesota . Odson , a consensus All - American , starred on two undefeated NCAA National Championship teams for the Golden Gophers ( 1940 and 1941 ) . Odson was selected to play in the 1942 College All - Star game on August 28 , 1942 in front of 101 , 103 spectators against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago . Odson also was selected to play in the East - West Shrine All Star game . Odson entered the Navy and played for the legendary WWII Great Lakes football teams that played exhibition games against pro teams . Ensign Odson is listed on the Football and America : World War II Honor Roll at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton , Ohio . After serving a tour in the Pacific theater aboard the USS " Amsterdam " , Odson went on to play under Curly Lambeau for four seasons with the Packers and left the Packers after the 1949 season . After brief stops with Chicago and Baltimore in 1950 he joined the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League for one season .
Steve Matthews Stephen " Steve " Keith Matthews ( born October 13 , 1970 ) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League . He played five seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs , Jacksonville Jaguars , and Tennessee Oilers . He played collegiately at Memphis . Pro career . Matthews was drafted in the seventh round ( 199th overall ) in the 1994 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs . After three seasons with no playing time , he left and joined the Jacksonville Jaguars . With the Jaguars , Matthews played in two games and started one . In his first start on September 7 , 1997 , Matthews led Jacksonville to a win over the New York Giants by completing 23 of 35 passes with no interceptions . He would then play for the Tennessee Oilers during the 1998 season . He played in just one game , completing 2 of 3 passes for 24 yards . He would be released at the end of the season .
Orlando Scandrick Orlando Scandrick ( born February 10 , 1987 ) is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Boise State . Early years . Scandrick played high school football at Los Alamitos High School as a two way player ( wide receiver and cornerback ) . As a senior he had 52 receptions for 832 yards , 12 touchdown s , 54 tackles , 3 interceptions and 1 , 024 yards kickoff return yards with a touchdown . At the end of the season he received first - team Long Beach Dream Team and first - team All - Sunset league honors . He accepted a scholarship to play at Boise State University where he focused on playing cornerback . Before leaving school as a junior , in his career he started 38 of the 39 games , had 152 tackles , 3 . 5 sacks , five forced fumbles . In 2007 he recorded a school single - season and career record with four blocked kicks ( field goals and extra points ) . Professional career . Dallas Cowboys . After posting the fourth fastest 40 - yard dash ( 4 . 32 seconds ) at the scouting combine and falling in the 2008 NFL Draft because of probable character problems , the Dallas Cowboys traded that year ' s fifth and seventh round draft choices to the Seattle Seahawks , in order to move up in the fifth round to draft him . From the start as a rookie , he became the team ' s nickle back . In 2011 he signed a contract extension with the Cowboys to play through 2015 . Personal life . He appeared in Bravo ' s " Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles " , Season 5 Episode 12 in which he enlisted the services of Josh Altman in purchasing a home in Los Angeles .
Bronko Nagurski Jr . Bronko Nagurski , Jr . ( December 25 , 1937March 7 , 2011 ) was an American offensive tackle in the Canadian Football League . He was son of the famed National Football League player Bronko Nagurski . Professional career . After playing college football at Notre Dame , Nagurski Jr . was drafted by the NFL ' s San Francisco 49ers in the 1959 NFL Draft , in the 10th round , 114th overall . However , he chose to play in Canada . Starting his eight - year career in the 1959 CFL season with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats , Nagurski , Jr . would be a two - time all - star and played in six Grey Cup games , winning two championships . After football . Later he worked for 35 years in human resources in the paper industry . In 2006 , the 68 - year - old Nagurski was diagnosed with non - Hodgkin ’ s lymphoma . He died on March 8 , 2011 , at the age of 73 .
Ineligible receiver downfield In gridiron football , ineligible receiver downfield is a penalty that is called when a forward pass is thrown and an ineligible receiver is beyond the line of scrimmage without blocking an opponent at the time of the pass . A member of the offensive team considered an eligible receiver by the rules of the game , in most leagues , are the running back s , wide receiver s , and tight end s . Ineligible receivers include the center , offensive guard s , and offensive tackle s .
George Tarasovic George Kenneth Tarasovic ( born May 6 , 1930 in Granville , New York ) is a former collegiate and professional American football player . Tarasovic graduated from Louisiana State University , where he starred as a linebacker . He played 15 seasons in Pro Football , mainly in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers . He also spent time with the NFL Philadelphia Eagles and the American Football League ' s Denver Broncos . Tarasovic was named to the UPI 2nd team All - NFL squad in 1959 , and he is a member of the Western Pennsylvania Football Hall of Fame . Former New York Giants running back Alex Webster called Tarasovic " One of the toughest SOBs I ever played against . " George ' s brother , Phil Tarasovic , was captain of Yale ' s football team in 1955 and was also drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers .
Dan Connor ( American football ) Daniel Murphy Connor ( born November 2 , 1985 ) is free agent American football linebacker in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Penn State University and was a two - time All - American . The Carolina Panthers drafted him in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He has also played for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants . Early years . Connor was born in Wallingford , Pennsylvania . He played high school football at Strath Haven High School in Wallingford and was rated the number one linebacker in the country . He was also named to the " USA Today " Top 25 Supreme Team . He played in the 2004 U . S . Army All - American Bowl . Connor rushed for over 1 , 500 yards his junior season and scored 29 touchdowns . On defense , he had more than 160 tackles to go along with 3 interceptions . As a senior he rushed the ball 231 times for 1 , 807 yards and 28 touchdowns . Defensively , Connor recorded 141 tackles , 11 sacks and three interceptions . For his career , Connor was 56 - 3 and started in 59 straight games . He finished with 591 carries for 4 , 531 yards and 77 rushing touchdowns . On defense , Connor amassed 461 tackles , 38 sacks and 19 interceptions . College career . Connor attended Pennsylvania State University , where he played for coach Joe Paterno ' s Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 2004 to 2007 . He earned All - America honors his junior and senior seasons at Penn State and passed Nittany Lion great Paul Posluszny on November 3 , 2007 to become first on Penn State ' s career tackles list . Connor ' s game - high nine tackles along with an interception of a Colt Brennan pass in the 2008 Senior Bowl earned him the game ' s Under Armour Award — essentially the North team ' s MVP . Professional career . Pre - draft . Connor ' s superlative college career led to his # 23 ranking on " Sports Illustrated " ‘ s list of the top 25 2008 NFL Draft candidates . He ran a 4 . 63 40 yard dash at his Pro Day . He also bench press ed 225 lbs 22 times and jumped 35 " vertically . Carolina Panthers . Connor was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round ( 74th overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft . Due the Panthers ' wealth of talent at linebacker , Connor played sparingly — mostly on special teams — in the first 3 weeks of the 2008 season before a torn ACL suffered during a loss to the Minnesota Vikings ended his season . Despite reportedly fielding several trade inquiries during the 2010 offseason , the Panthers made it clear Connor would compete for a starting job that season after the team released veteran linebacker Na ' il Diggs . Dallas Cowboys . Connor signed with the Dallas Cowboys on March 15 , 2012 , reuniting him with former Penn State teammate Sean Lee . On March 11 , 2013 , Connor was released by the Cowboys . New York Giants . Connor signed with the New York Giants on March 16 , 2013 . On September 12 , 2013 ; Dan Connor was placed on the season - ending injury reserve with a neck injury . Second Stint with Panthers . On November 13 , 2013 , it was announced that Dan Connor signed an undisclosed one - year deal to return to the Carolina Panthers .
Al Lavan Al Lavan ( born September 13 , 1946 ) is a former college football head coach for the Delaware State Hornets . He also served as the interim head coach for the Eastern Michigan Eagles in 2003 , replacing Jeff Woodruff . He also played for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League .
Richard France Richard Roy France ( April 6 , 1879 – April 19 , 1953 ) was an American football guard who played for the University of Michigan in 1898 and 1899 . France was born in Decatur , Indiana , in 1879 . He was the son of John T . France , a lawyer , and Belle France . France enrolled at the University of Michigan where he played for the Michigan Wolverines football team . He was selected as a first - team All - American in 1899 by the " Philadelphia Inquirer " , and was a consensus All - Western player that year . France played on the 1898 Michigan Wolverines football team that won the school ' s first Western Conference championship , outscoring opponents 205 – 26 with a perfect 10 – 0 record . He also played on the 1899 Michigan team that outscored opponents 176 – 43 and compiled an 8 – 2 record . France gained press coverage for his role in the 1899 game against the Wisconsin Badgers that decided the Western Conference championship . Wisconsin was led that year by Pat O ' Dea , considered the greatest kicker in the history of the game to that time . The game was played in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day in front of a crowd of 18 , 000 , the largest crowd to that date to watch a football game west of Philadelphia . Wisconsin took an 11 – 0 lead in the game , largely through the play of O ' Dea . There were reports that Michigan ' s strategy was to put O ' Dea out of the game , and he was subjected to a number of rough hits by France and William Cunningham . On one play , France " came into him like a battering ram after he had punted the ball . " O ' Dea warned France that if he did it again " there would be trouble . " After another punt , France came for O ' Dea again , an O ' Dea slugged him in the face . A Wisconsin newspaper account described the incident as follows : " Meantime O ' Dea had been laying out France , hitting him with such force that the big guard was stretched out and but for the time gained through the wrangle at the end of the goal line and the speedy ending of the half , would hardly have been able to continue playing . O ' Dea claimed that the knockout blow was accidental . " The game ' s referee saw the blow , and O ' Dea was ejected from the game . Even without O ' Dea , Wisconsin hung on in the second half to win the game , 17 – 5 . In a draft registration card completed in 1918 , France listed his residence as Alliance , Ohio , and his employer as the Morgan Engineering Co . In a later draft registration card completed at the time of World War II , France list his residence as Canton , Ohio , and his occupation as the Sheriff of Stark County , Ohio . France died in 1953 at age 74 in Louisville , Ohio . He was buried in Alliance , Ohio .
John Estes John Estes ( born March 25 , 1987 ) is a center and guard who is currently a free agent . He graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a degree in Communications in December 2009 . At Hawaii , Estes was a three - time All - WAC performer . Estes also set the NCAA record for consecutive games started ( 54 ) and games played ( 54 ) in 2009 . Professional career . Estes was signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars . Estes spent the 2012 season on injured reserve .
Jim Burt ( American football ) James P . Burt ( born June 7 , 1959 in Orchard Park , New York ) is a former American football player who played for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League ( NFL ) . Burt played nose tackle for the Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI and the 49ers team that won Super Bowl XXIV . College career . Burt attended the University of Miami , where he started on the football field for the Hurricanes and was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame . Professional career . Burt joined the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1981 . He made the Pro Bowl in 1986 and finished his career with his 20 quarterback sack s . Burt was respected throughout the league for his toughness and determination , which resulted in him going from being an undrafted rookie free agent to a Pro Bowler . He is also known for knocking out 49ers quarterback Joe Montana on a pass in . Montana ' s pass was picked off and returned for a touchdown by Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor . The Giants won , 49 - 3 , on their way to winning Super Bowl XXI . Although many people often credit Harry Carson and Lawrence Taylor with inventing the " Gatorade Shower " on coaches following wins , Burt actually created it in 1984 . As Carson stated in his 1987 book " Point of Attack : The Defense Strikes Back " head coach Bill Parcells was especially hard on Burt in practice . Parcells on the Thursday before the game made Burt raise a 20 lb . dumbbell repeatedly off the ground in the weight room for 45 minutes to simulate raising his arm powerfully out of his stance at the snap of the ball . Burt exacted revenge on Parcells after a 37 - 13 win over the Washington Redskins on October 28 , 1984 by dousing him with a cooler of Gatorade . This has since become a tradition in football analogous to the champagne showers teams make in their locker rooms after winning a championship . Burt battled back problems with the New York Giants which ultimately caused Parcells to announce his retirement in 1988 . Burt , however , was not ready to retire and instead joined the San Francisco 49ers for the 1989 season . He won his second Super Bowl with the team when they defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV . During the 2006 season , Burt travelled to Dallas to give moral support to his former tormentor Parcells who was then head coach of the Dallas Cowboys . He also delivered a pre - game speech and stood on the sidelines exulting Dallas ' defensive players . Personal . Burt ' s son Jim Burt , Jr . followed in his father ' s footsteps and also went to Miami , but played collegiate baseball rather than football for the Hurricanes . Burt lived in Allendale , New Jersey when he was playing for the Giants . He has since been a resident of Saddle River , New Jersey . Jim played high school football in Orchard Park , N . Y . ; his teammates included Craig Wolfley , who was later an offensive lineman with the Pittsburgh Steelers , and Larry Pfohl , who would later find fame as professional wrestler Lex Luger .
1998 New York Giants season The 1998 New York Giants season was the team ' s 74th season in the National Football League . The team failed to improve upon their previous season ' s output of 10 – 5 – 1 , winning only eight games and missing the playoffs . Perhaps the most memorable moment of the 1998 season took place during week 15 , when the Giants defeated the previously undefeated Denver Broncos on a late touchdown pass from Kent Graham to Amani Toomer .
Maurice Hurt Sparrow Maurice " Mo " Hurt , Jr . ( born September 8 , 1987 ) is an American football guard and offensive tackle for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of Florida , and was a member of two BCS National Championship teams . He was drafted by the Redskins in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft . Early years . Hurt was born in Milledgeville , Georgia , and named for his father , Sparrow Maurice Hurt . He attended Baldwin High School in Milledgeville , and played high school football for the Baldwin Braves . College career . Hurt received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida , where he played for coach Urban Meyer ' s Florida Gators football team from 2006 to 2010 . He played in three games as a true freshman in 2006 , but was subsequently redshirted by his coaches . As a redshirt sophomore in 2008 , he was a member of the Gators ' SEC Championship team , and played in the 2009 BCS Championship Game in which the Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 24 – 14 . Professional career . Washington Redskins . 2011 Season . Hurt was drafted in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins . He was waived on September 3 , 2011 , but signed to the practice squad on September 4 , 2011 . On October 19 , 2011 , Hurt was signed to the active roster . In Week 9 against San Francisco 49ers , Hurt made his NFL debut and first career start as left guard of the offensive line . Hurt continued to start as the left guard for the rest of the season replacing Kory Lictensteiger , who was out for the season due to tearing his ACL . 2012 Season . During the 2012 offseason , Hurt stated that he was getting practice reps at the tackle position . During training camp , he split snaps at left guard with Josh LeRibeus after Kory Lichtensteiger had arthroscopic surgery and split snaps at right tackle with Tyler Polumbus and Willie Smith after Jammal Brown was placed on the physically unable to perform ( PUP ) list . After playing as a reserve guard for most of the season , Hurt started at right tackle in Week 16 against the Philadelphia Eagles for Tyler Polumbus , who suffered a concussion in the previous game .