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1971 Chicago Bears season The 1971 Chicago Bears season was their 52nd regular season completed in the National Football League . The club posted a 6 - 8 record , another below . 500 showing , eventually costing head coach Jim Dooley his job . This was their 1st season at Soldier Field .
Jim Colletto Jim Colletto ( born October 4 , 1944 ) is a former American football player and coach . He served as the head football coach at California State University , Fullerton from 1975 to 1979 and at Purdue University from 1991 to 1996 , compiling a career college football record of 38 – 80 – 4 . Colletto was the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League , replacing Mike Martz , who was fired on January 2 , 2008 . He was hired as the Lions ' offensive line coach on January 29 , 2007 after spending a year as the UCLA offensive line coach under Karl Dorrell . Prior to that he was offensive line coach for the Baltimore Ravens from 1999 thought 2005 . Colletto was previously the offensive coordinator at the University of Notre Dame for the 1997 and 1998 seasons and was the head coach at Purdue University from 1991 to 1996 . During his six seasons at Purdue , Colletto ' s teams compiled a 21 – 42 – 3 record . Colletto was a member of the 2000 Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XXXV championship team .
John Williams ( Canadian football ) John M . Williams , Jr . ( born September 23 , 1977 , in Burlington , Ontario ) with ties to Denver Colorado and Fort Worth Texas is a Canadian Football League running back who is retired . He has previously played for the BC Lions , the Toronto Argonauts , and the Hamilton Tiger - Cats . Early years . Williams is the son of former CFL player John " Twiggy " Williams ( born : Fort Worth Texas ) ( who played for four teams from 1967 – 75 ) . Together the two Williams are the only father and son to have both won a Grey Cup Championship in Canadian Football League history . Junior played for his father from the age of 9 up until 18 years of age . Williams Senior was a part time scout for the Detroit Lions which afforded Junior to spend many summers around future Hall of Fame runningback Barry Sanders and other NFL greats . Williams was awarded an athletic scholarship to attend The University of Rhode Island later transferring to Edinboro University in Erie P . A . Professional career . Williams was considered a " Hybrid " player known for his physical play and being able to work from multiple positions in his eight year career including running back , fullback , tight - end , and slot - back . Williams was selected 31st overall in the 2002 CFL Draft by the BC Lions and he played 15 games of the 2002 CFL season , carrying the ball once for a three - yard gain , recorded four defensive tackles and eight special teams tackles . The Lions released him in the 2003 pre - season and the Edmonton Eskimos signed him to the practice roster on September 3 , where he remained for the season . From 2004 through the 2007 CFL season , Williams played for the Toronto Argonauts where he was consistently one of the team leaders in special team tackles . The 2004 CFL season saw him play in all 18 regular season games , carried the ball three times for 37 yards , and scored one touchdown . He also made one defensive tackle and three special teams tackles and played in all three Argos playoff games including the 92nd Grey Cup victory over the BC Lions . On February 7 , 2008 , Williams was traded to the Hamilton Tiger - Cats in exchange for future considerations . He played in 17 games and carried the ball for 29 yards on five runs and received two passes for 16 yards . During the 2009 season Williams became a more integral part of the offence splitting time at multiple positions as well as returning kicks . Williams elected to retire after the season .
Corey Mayfield Corey Mayfield is a former American football offensive lineman / defensive lineman who played in the National Football League and the Arena Football League . College years . Mayfield attended the University of Oklahoma , and was a three - year starter . He finished his career with 12 sacks and 88 tackles . Coaching career . Corey Mayfield began his coaching career as an assistant with the Dallas Desperados . He is currently the Defensive Line Coach / Co - Special Teams Coordinator for the New York Dragons and Head Coach of the East Texas Wranglers of the Independent Indoor Football Alliance
Roger Kramer Roger Kramer ( born ca . 1939 ) is a former professional Canadian football player who played nine seasons in the Canadian Football League for three different teams . He was named CFL All - Star in 1963 and 1964 . He played college football at Kalamazoo College from 1957 - 59 . . He is the father of actor Eric Allan Kramer , and remained in Canada following his CFL Career .
Jeb Blount John Eugene Blount ( born July 12 , 1954 in Tyler , Texas ) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League . He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft . He played college football at Tulsa , where he completed 320 of 588 passes for 4 , 372 yards and 35 touchdowns in three seasons as a starter . He was an honorable mention All - American , and American Bowl MVP following his senior season . He claimed to have developed his passing accuracy while herding cattle on his parents ' ranch . He would spook the lead bull by hitting him in the head with a football , at which point the entire herd would follow . Blount spent the 1976 season on injured reserve with an ankle injury . He was waived prior to the 1977 NFL season . He was claimed by several teams , but the NFL awarded the Tampa Bay Buccaneers his rights . The Bucs were short at quarterback , having suffered a string of quarterback injuries during the preseason . This resulted in a starting opportunity for Blount , who beat Parnell Dickinson for the third quarterback spot and rotated at starting quarterback with Gary Huff and Randy Hedberg throughout the 1977 season .
Mush Crawford Mush Crawford ( born Walter Charles Crawford ) was a guard in the National Football League . Crawford first played with the Chicago Bears during the 1925 NFL season . During the 1927 NFL season he played with the New York Yankees . He also had been a member of the Chicago Bulls of the American Football League during the 1926 American Football League season .
Arkansas Fight Fight song . The words of the current version of the University of Arkansas Fight Song were written by Edwin Douglass while he was still a student as late as 1913 . Music was added in 1918 and the fight song was adopted by the University of Arkansas in 1932 . The fight song is usually played at all home Razorback sporting events .
1995 Birmingham Barracudas season The 1995 Birmingham Barracudas season was the first and only season in their franchise history . The Barracudas finished 3rd in the south with a 10 – 8 – 0 record . The Barracudas signed high profile free agent Matt Dunigan as a free agent in 1995 , and he set career bests with 362 completions on 643 attempts for 4 , 911 yards and 34 touchdown passes in only 14 games . They lost in the South Division Semi - Final to the San Antonio Texans . Player stats . Kicking . " Note : FGA = Field Goals Attempted ; FGM = Field Goals Made ; FG % = Field Goal Percentage ; XPA = Extra Points Attempted ; XPM = Extra Points Made ; XP % = Extra Points Percentage "
2006 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team The 2006 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2006 college football season . The team ' s head coach was Sylvester Croom . The Bulldogs played their home games in 2006 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville , Mississippi Game notes . Alabama .
1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1987 NCAA Division I - A football season . It was the Mountaineers ' 95th overall season and they competed as a Division I - A Independent . The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen , in his 8th year , and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown , West Virginia . They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses ( 6 – 6 overall ) , and with a loss against Oklahoma State in the 1987 Sun Bowl .
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Colin Cowherd Colin Murray Cowherd ( born January 6 , 1964 ) is currently the host of " The Herd with Colin Cowherd " on ESPN Radio and ESPNU . He is also a former co - host of the show " SportsNation " on ESPN2 with Michelle Beadle and later Charissa Thompson . Career . Cowherd grew up in Grayland , Washington and attended Eastern Washington University . He began his career as the play - by - play voice for the Pacific Coast League ' s Las Vegas Stars . He eventually became a sports director at KVBC - TV in Las Vegas , Nevada , where he was named Nevada ' s Sportscaster of the Year five times . He also served as sports anchor at WTVT - TV in Tampa , Florida . He moved to Portland , Oregon , in 1996 , where he spent nearly two years doing sports talk radio . In 2001 , " The Herd " moved from an afternoon time slot on all - sports radio KFXX to the morning drive time . ESPN Radio . In 2003 , Cowherd was selected to replace Tony Kornheiser for the late morning time slot ( 10 a . m . – 1 p . m . ( ET ) ) on ESPN Radio . His show , " The Herd with Colin Cowherd " is a syndicated talk radio show broadcast on ESPN Radio affiliates throughout the United States and online at ESPNRadio . com . In 2008 , the Herd added a simulcast on ESPNU . The show features commentary on sports news , perspective on other news stories , and interviews with popular analysts and sports figures . Although a sports broadcast , he often reflects on personal life and business as it relates to the sports world . Demographics and regional preferences are frequent topics of his program . The majority of his conversations primarily center around the National Football League ( NFL ) and college football with mentions of recent topics from Major League Baseball ( MLB ) and the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He also has a featured segment , Spanning the Globe , during the second segment of his show . For this feature , reporters make very brief appearances to talk about the day ' s main topics in their part of the country . Cowherd , along with Michelle Beadle and later Charissa Thompson , co - hosted " SportsNation " ; the show debuted on July 6 , 2009 , on ESPN2 . This show is designed to take " the pulse " of the nation . Cowherd and Thompson are given two choices to select from and they attempt to determine which choice is the audience ' s favorite ( e . g . , Who ' s the better basketball player : Joe Kleine or Kerry Kittles ? ) . On the show , he refers to soccer as " The Beautiful Game . " Cowherd announced in September 2012 that he will be leaving the program , his last month as host was December 2012 . He mentioned how he enjoys doing radio work much more than television and wants to focus exclusively on that in the future . Marcellus Wiley will take over for Cowherd on January 2013 .
Tony Jones ( offensive tackle ) Tony Edward Jones ( born May 24 , 1966 in Royston , Georgia ) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League who played from 1988 - 2000 . He started Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII with the Denver Broncos . He was inducted into the Franklin County Sports Hall of Fame as a charter member on July 17 , 1998 .
Virginia Halas McCaskey Virginia Halas McCaskey ( born January 5 , 1923 ) is the principal owner of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . She is the eldest child of legendary Bears coach and owner George Halas , who left the team to his daughter upon his death in 1983 . Along with her children and grandchildren , she controls 80 % of the team . Biography . McCaskey ' s brother , George Jr . , was the heir apparent for the franchise , but he died suddenly of a heart attack in 1979 . As a result , McCaskey inherited an incredible nucleus of a team and was the owner when the Bears won Super Bowl XX . However , the team struggled in the 1990s and , since 1999 she has been a very hands - off owner . Her son Michael McCaskey was team president from 1983 to 1999 and was chairman of the board until May 6 , 2011 , when his brother George McCaskey assumed the position . George McCaskey had been the Bears ticket office director since 1991 . Team president Ted Phillips currently has operational control . Halas ' s husband Ed McCaskey was once the chairman and treasurer of the Bears . Although McCaskey never had any official share of ownership , he acted as co - owner alongside his wife . He died in 2003 . On January 21 , 2007 , she accepted the NFC Championship trophy , which bears her father ' s name . She called it " her happiest day so far " , after the Bears had beaten the New Orleans Saints to earn a trip to Super Bowl XLI .
Korey Toomer Korey Toomer ( born December 9 , 1988 ) is a professional football player , a linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League , selected in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft . A junior college transfer from Arizona Western in Yuma , Toomer played his final two years of college football at Idaho in the WAC . He saw action on special teams and as a reserve linebacker as a junior in 2009 and redshirted in 2010 , after breaking his hand in fall camp . As a senior in 2011 , Toomer started at linebacker and also saw late season action on offense as a fullback , and was the team ' s MVP . Toomer was among the Seahawks ' last cuts in 2012 and was signed to the practice squad . Early years . Born and raised in Las Vegas , Nevada , Son of Pamelisa and Kyle Toomer , Toomer is a 2007 graduate of Shadow Ridge High School .
Jordan Miller ( American football ) Jordan Miller ( born February 1 , 1988 ) is an American football nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was originally signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . He played college football at Southern .
William James ( American football ) William James ( born William James Peterson , Jr . ; June 15 , 1979 ) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft . He played college football at Western Illinois . James has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles , Buffalo Bills , Jacksonville Jaguars , Detroit Lions , and San Francisco 49ers . College career . James ( then known as Will Peterson ) attended the University of Michigan for two years , one of them with the school ' s 1997 national championship team , before finishing his collegiate career at Western Illinois University with a brief stint at Youngstown State in Ohio between the two . In his senior season at Western Illinois , James started 10 games . He finished his college career with 96 tackles ( 77 solo ) , nine interceptions , two sacks , and 11 tackles for losses . He averaged over 26 yards per interception return and scored two defensive touchdowns . Professional career . New York Giants . In his rookie NFL season with the Giants in 2001 , James played in all sixteen games , starting in five of them . In 2002 , he started all 12 games in which he played , but missed four due to injuries . In 2003 , James started five games , but missed the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in his lower back . In 2004 , James played in every regular season game for the Giants , and started fifteen of them . James was released by the Giants on Friday May 26 , 2006 ; the Giants waived him because of severe back problems and health issues related to stress fracture s in his lower back . Philadelphia Eagles . He signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on October 30 , 2006 and played with the team for two seasons before becoming a free agent in 2008 . Buffalo Bills . On March 18 , 2008 , James was signed by the Buffalo Bills to a two - year contract , but was released on August 30 during final cuts . Jacksonville Jaguars . James was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 1 , 2008 . The Jacksonville Jaguars released William James on Thursday , June 11 , 2009 . Detroit Lions . James signed with the Detroit Lions on July 28 , 2009 . San Francisco 49ers . James was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on May 5 , 2010 . His contract expired at season ' s end , making him an unrestricted free agent . Personal . Name change . Upon signing with the Eagles , James officially dropped the Peterson Jr . from his name .
1989 Buffalo Bills season The 1989 Buffalo Bills season was the 30th season for the team and the 20th season in the National Football League . The Bills finished in first place in the AFC East and finished the National Football League ' s 1989 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses . Regular season . In 1989 , Bruce Smith became the Bills ' all - time sack leader when he reached his 52nd sack . Playoffs . AFC Divisional Playoff . In a shootout , Browns linebacker Clay Matthews intercepted Bills quarterback Jim Kelly at the Cleveland 1 - yard line with 3 seconds remaining to preserve a 34 – 30 victory . Kelly threw for 405 yards and 4 touchdowns while Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar threw for 251 yards and 3 touchdowns with no interceptions . Browns receiver Webster Slaughter had the best postseason performance of his career with 3 receptions for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns . Buffalo scored first with wide receiver Andre Reed ' s 72 - yard touchdown reception . But Cleveland struck back with a 45 - yard field goal by Matt Bahr and a 52 - yard touchdown pass from Kosar to Slaughter . Kelly ' s 33 - yard touchdown pass to James Lofton put the Bills back in the lead , 14 – 10 , but Browns retook the lead with Ron Middleton ' s 3 - yard catch shortly before the end of the first half . On the opening drive of the second half , Kosar hooked up with Slaughter for another touchdown pass , this one 44 - yards , to increase their lead to 24 – 14 . Buffalo responded with a 6 yard touchdown catch by running back Thurman Thomas , who tied an NFL playoff record with 13 receptions for 150 yards . But Browns running back Eric Metcalf returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown to give his team a 31 – 21 lead by the end of the third quarter . After an exchange of field goals , Thomas caught a three yard touchdown pass . But the extra point failed , forcing the Bills to attempt to score a touchdown instead of a field goal on their final drive . With time running out , Kelly led the Bills to Cleveland ' s 11 - yard line . But fullback Ronnie Harmon dropped a potential game winning catch in the end zone and Kelly was intercepted by Matthews on the next play .
Kenny Wright Kenneth D . Wright ( born September 14 , 1977 ) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft . He played college football at Northwestern State . Wright has also played for the Houston Texans , Jacksonville Jaguars , Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns . Early years . Wright attended Ruston High School . College career . Wright played three years at Northwestern State after transferring from Arkansas . He majored in Physical education . Professional career . Minnesota Vikings . Wright was originally selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round ( 120th overall ) in the 1999 NFL Draft . In his rookie season he played in all 16 games with 11 starts and finished the campaign with 80 tackles including a career - high 11 tackles at the New York Giants on December 26 . In his second season with the Vikings , he again played in all 16 games and posted 47 tackles . In 2001 , his final year for Minnesota , he played in 15 games and finished the season with 45 tackles . Houston Texans . He began the year with the Vikings , but was waived on July 31 , 2002 . He was signed by the Houston Texans off waivers on August 1 , 2002 . In his first season with the Texans he played in all 16 games and finished the year with 34 tackles and one sack . In 2003 he played in 15 games and totaled 53 tackles and a career - high three interceptions . His third season with the Texans was less productive and he finished with only eight tackles . Jacksonville Jaguars . Wright was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent on March 31 , 2005 . He started in all 16 games and finished the season with 78 tackles and two interceptions . Washington Redskins . Wright was signed by the Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on April 3 , 2006 . He played in 16 games including nine starts , recording 43 tackles and one interception . Cleveland Browns . The Cleveland Browns signed Wright as an unrestricted free agent on March 4 , 2007 to a three - year deal . He was released on May 15 , 2008 . 2008 Arrests . On April 3 , 2008 , Kenny was arrested after a foot chase in Pearland , Texas . 1 . 875 ounces of marijuana was found in his car . It was later revealed that Wright was also arrested on March 1 , 2008 for marijuana possession following a traffic stop . Additionally , Wright was suspended for one year by the NCAA while at Northwestern State for testing positive for marijuana during a random drug test . Subsequently , he declared for the 1999 NFL draft with one year of college eligibility remaining .
Derrick Shepard Derrick Lathell Shepard ( January 22 , 1964 – August 4 , 1999 ) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins , the New Orleans Saints , and the Dallas Cowboys . He played college football at the University of Oklahoma .
Jack Hegarty John Edward " Jack " Hegarty ( June 9 , 1888 – ? ) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball . He served as the head football coach at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts , now North Carolina State University , from 1914 to 1915 , compiling a record of 5 – 6 – 2 . Hegarty also coached basketball for a season at North Carolina A & M in 1913 – 14 , tallying a mark of 6 – 7 . He was also the head coach of the Washington Senators , who played three games in the National Football League in 1921 . Before becoming a coach , Hegarty played college football at Georgetown University from 1910 until 1912 .