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Mel Becket Melvin Howard " Mel " Becket , ( born 1929 in Chicago , Illinois - died December 9 , 1956 , on Mount Slesse , British Columbia , Canada ) was an American college football and professional Canadian football player , and was one of 62 people that died on Trans - Canada Air Lines Flight 810 , on December 9 , 1956 . Becket played his entire four - year professional football career as a tight end and center for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union , and his # 40 jersey is one of eight that has been retired by the club . College career . Becket played college football for the Indiana University Hoosiers from 1947 to 1951 . Professional career . Following college , Becket was drafted in the 8th round of the 1952 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers . Becket spurned the NFL and instead signed with the WIFU Saskatchewan Roughriders , where he starred for four years . He was named a Western All - Star in 1956 , and was on his way back to Regina , Saskatchewan , on Flight 810 after playing in the East – West All - Star game in Vancouver , British Columbia , on December 8 , 1956 . Death . Becket , along with Roughriders teammates , Mario DeMarco , Gordon Sturtridge , and Ray Syrnyk , were passengers on Flight 810 with another WIFU player , Calvin Jones , of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . All five players were present at the 1956 All - Star game in Vancouver , British Columbia , and were headed back to their respective teams ' home cities . The five players were accompanied by 54 other passengers , which included 1 football official , and 3 crew members , who all lost their lives in Western Canada ' s worst aviation disaster on December 9 , 1956 . The crash is the subject of the 2012 documentary " The Crash " , part of TSN ' s " Engraved on a Nation " series of eight documentaries celebrating the 100th Grey Cup . He is survived by his wife Joyce Wagner and his daughter Robin Becket . Legacy . Since 1957 , in memory of Becket and his teammate Mario DeMarco , the DeMarco - Becket Memorial Trophy has been annually awarded to the most outstanding lineman in the CFL ' s West Division .
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers The Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers were a Canadian football team based in Toronto , Ontario and a member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union , a league that preceded the Canadian Football League . They appeared in four Grey Cup championships spanning three decades and were the longest tenured member of the ORFU . History . The Beachers were runners - up to the national title in their first season of play in 1924 when they lost to Queen ' s University in the 12th Grey Cup game . They would go on to win the Grey Cup three years later in 1927 , defeating the IRFU ' s Hamilton Tigers . After another three years , the Beachers would again return to the Grey Cup and were once again victorious , winning the 18th Grey Cup in 1930 over the Regina Roughriders . Due to the dominance of the Sarnia Imperials , the Beachers otherwise had very little success in the 1930s , qualifying for the playoffs three other times that decade , only to lose the ORFU Final to the Imperials . It wasn ' t until 1940 that the team made it back to the Grey Cup , when they lost to the Ottawa Rough Riders in the 28th Grey Cup game , the only Grey Cup to be played as a two - game series . They would continue to see futility as the team would not return to the Grey Cup for the remainder of their history . On April 20 , 1948 , it was announced that the Beachers would merge with the Toronto Indians and assumed the name Toronto Beaches - Indians for that one season . The amalgamation took place due to the difficulty that the two teams were having in competing for fan support , in addition to the competition from the IRFU ' s Toronto Argonauts . The team finished in 2nd place that year with a 5 - 4 record , but lost to the Hamilton Tigers ( who had transferred to the ORFU from the more competitive IRFU that year ) in the ORFU Finals . On January 4 , 1949 , the club announced that the amalgamation would end and the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers would resume play while the Indians would fold . In 1953 they won the ORFU Championship and played in the Grey Cup semi - final against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers , losing in a hard fought game . The team struggled in the 1950s as the " Big Four " eastern teams and the five " Western Conference " teams began importing American players . The Beach was unable to pay the big salaries of the other two leagues and maintained an all - Canadian team which became increasingly less competitive . The team folded after the 1957 season . Many Canadian Balmy Beach players played with the " Big Four " and " Western Conference " teams and have since entered the Canadian Football Hall of Fame .
Vancouver Grizzlies ( football ) Vancouver Grizzlies was a Canadian football team that played a single season in 1941 in the Western Interprovincial Football Union , the fore - runner of the Canadian Football League West Division . League play was suspended in 1942 due to the Second World War and the team did not return when WIFU resumed in 1946 .
Brandon Guillory Brandon Guillory ( June 28 , 1983 , in New Orleans , Louisiana ) is a professional Canadian football defensive end free agent . He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2006 . He played college football at UL Monroe . Guillory has also been a member of the Edmonton Eskimos and Hamilton Tiger - Cats .
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1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team The 1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1989 NCAA Division I - A football season finishing with a 6 - 4 - 1 record . The Gamecocks were led by Sparky Woods in his first year as USC head coach following the death of former head coach Joe Morrison . Morrison died of a fatal heart attack in February 1989 following the Gamecocks 1988 season . References . Griffin , J . C . ( 1992 ) . " The first hundred years : A history of south carolina football . " Atlanta , GA : Longstreet Press
1988 Washington Redskins season The 1988 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 11 - 4 record from 1987 , when they won Super Bowl XXII . The Redskins failed to qualify for the playoffs . They were the seventh team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs .
A . J . Gass A . J . Gass ( born November 29 , 1975 in Bellflower , California ) is a former Canadian football linebacker . He played his entire 10 - year professional career with the Canadian Football League ' s Edmonton Eskimos . Gass attended Servite High School and was the defensive MVP of the Sunset League , All CIF Southern Section and All State defensive back in 1992 . Gass attended Fresno State University and was an all - conference first - team linebacker in 1996 and 1997 , leading the conference in tackles in 1996 with 150 . Gass went undrafted in the National Football League and , on May 21 , 1998 , signed with the Eskimos as a free agent . Gass appeared in nine games in the 1998 CFL season , and soon established himself as a key member of the Eskimos ' lineup . However , Gass battled a series of career - threatening injuries . In , a ruptured artery in his hand sidelined Gass for 11 weeks . In , 11 games into the season , Gass tore his ACL , MCL , and meniscus and required full reconstructive surgery . He battled back for his starting middle linebacker job in , but in game 15 he tore the same ligaments in his other knee . Once again , Gass battled back again to start the 2003 season with braces on both knees . He went on to win his first championship that season , the 91st Grey Cup with the Eskimos . In , Gass was a key cog in the Eskimos ' victory in the 93rd Grey Cup . Gass faced a suspension in after he ripped the helmet off Calgary Stampeders lineman John Comiskey during a scuffle , and threw it to the ground . Gass claimed the situation arose after Jeff Pilon had groped his groin . After appealing to an independent arbitrator , Gass avoided his suspension . Later , during team practice , Gass ' teammate Sean Fleming made a prank on him by putting a note and a protective jock strap on Gass ' stall . The note read , " Sorry for being so frisky . Please accept this gift ( the jock strap ) as a reminder of my admiration . . . best of luck with your appeal . Signed : Jeff Pilon , No . 64 ( a . k . a . ' Cuddles ' ) " . Taped to a rung in the locker stall was a jock strap labelled ' The Pilon Protector . ' In 131 career games , Gass amassed 440 defensive tackles , 92 special teams tackles , 13 pass knockdowns , 12 quarterback sacks , eight forced fumbles , 22 tackles for losses , 10 fumble returns and three interceptions . He became known for his hard - nosed play and punishing hits on defence and special teams , emerging as a leader and fan favourite at Commonwealth Stadium ( referred to as the " heart and soul " of the Green and Gold defence ) . On January 31 , 2008 , Gass announced his retirement as a player and was hired as a defensive assistant on the Edmonton coaching staff . " On the field , A . J . Gass played with heart , toughness and intelligence and I believe he ' ll carry those qualities with him to become a very successful coach , " said Head Coach Danny Maciocia . In the summer of 2010 Gass accepted a coaching position in Southern California , where he lives with his wife Stacey and their two young children .
Steve Carter ( American football ) Steven Edward Carter ( born 1962 - 09 - 12 in New York City ) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1987 at the age of 25 . The 5 ' 10 " 170 pounds receiver played college football at Albany State University in Albany , Georgia .
Ray Willsey Ray Willsey ( born September 30 , 1928 ) was the head football coach at the University of California from 1964 to 1971 . During his tenure he compiled a 40 - 42 - 1 record . He was inducted into the Orange County Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 . Willsey was born in Regina , Saskatchewan , and played defensive back and quarterback at Tustin High School and Santa Ana College . He played for the California Bears , helping the Bears win 26 - 0 against Stanford in 1952 . He graduated from the University of California in 1953 with a degree in business . He played for three years for the Edmonton Eskimos in Canada , but his playing career was ended by an elbow injury . His first assistant coaching job was at the age of 28 with the Washington Redskins , then he was an assistant coach at the University of Texas in the late ' 50s . His first NFL position was at defensive coordinator with the Saint Louis Cardinals in 1961 , where he went 2 - 0 . After heading the coaching for California from 1964 to 1971 , when he resigned , he rejoined the Cardinals . He moved to the Oakland Raiders in 1977 as backfield coach . In 1988 , he served as head coach of the Los Angeles Cobras during that team ' s only year of existence in the Arena Football League , in which his team compiled a 5 - 6 - 1 record . He was defensive coach of the London Monarchs when they won the World League title in 1991 , and he became their head coach in 1992 . He was defensive coordinator for the Scottish Claymores in the mid - 90s , and became director of personnel for NFL Europe in 1996 . He was awarded the Glenn T . Seaborg Award in 2002 .
Jim Braxton James Robert Braxton ( May 23 , 1949 - July 28 , 1986 ) was a professional American football fullback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins . Collegiate career . Braxton started playing college football at West Virginia University in 1967 and was the team ' s second leading rusher ( 272 yards ) in his sophomore season in 1968 . In his junior season , he rushed for a team best 843 yards and helped the team become Peach Bowl champions . He also was talented as a kicker . As a senior , he converted to tight end , catching 27 passes for 565 yards and eight touchdowns and that was good enough for first team All - America n honors . Pro career . Drafted in the third round by the Buffalo Bills in the 1971 NFL Draft , he was needed not as the leading rusher , but the blocking weapon for star running back O . J . Simpson . As Simpson remarks , most of his 11 , 236 career rushing yards were due to Braxton . Braxton ' s career took off in 1972 , his sophomore season in the league , when he rushed for 453 yards on 116 attempts with 5 touchdowns and caught 24 receptions for 232 yards and a score . The following season , Braxton rushed for 494 yards on 108 attempts with 4 touchdowns , while only catching 6 passes for 101 yards . In 1974 , Braxton became a premiere runner alongside Simpson , rushing for 543 yards on 146 carries with 4 touchdowns . In his 1975 season he rushed for 823 yards and nine touchdowns , which he considered his best season . He also caught 26 passes for 282 yards and 4 touchdowns . His nine rushing touchdowns was 8th in the league , and his 13 all - purpose scores was 5th . In the 1976 season he ended it with a knee injury and rushed for 372 yards and a touchdown during the 1977 season . He played half of the 1978 season with the Bills , rushing for 73 yards , and then finished out his NFL career in the second half of the 1978 season with the Miami Dolphins , rushing for 48 yards and two touchdowns . For his career , Braxton rushed for 2 , 890 yards on 741 attempts with 25 touchdowns . His receiving totals were 1 , 473 yards on 144 receptions with 6 touchdowns , for 31 career all - purpose touchdowns . Death . Jim Braxton died on July 28 , 1986 due to cancer , at the age of 37 . He died at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo , New York where he was undergoing treatment . He is survived by his wife , Pam , and two sons . O . J . Simpson offered these goodbye words to Braxton : " I ' ve lost a teammate ; I ' ve lost a dear friend . Bubby was my protector on the field , my companion off it . What he meant to my career is impossible to calculate , but I know many of the things I achieved wouldn ' t have been possible without him . "
1940 Calgary Bronks season The 1940 Calgary Bronks season was the sixth season in franchise history where the team finished in 2nd place in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with a 4 – 4 record . The Bronks played in the WIFU Finals for the fifth consecutive year , but once again lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a two - game series by a total points score of 30 - 2 .
Dedrick Dodge Dedrick Allen Dodge ( born June 14 , 1967 ) , is a former American football safety . He played college football at Florida State University and then in eight seasons in the National Football League from 1991 - 1998 . He played in Super Bowl XXIX for the San Francisco 49ers and in Super Bowl XXXII for the Denver Broncos . He also played for the London Monarchs in the inaugural season of the World League of American Football - London won the first World Bowl that year , meaning that Dodge has three pro football championship rings . Dodge played high school football at East Brunswick High School in East Brunswick , New Jersey and Mulberry High School in Mulberry , Florida .
2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team The 2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I - A football season . The team ' s head coach was Bill Snyder . The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium . The team finished the season with a win - loss record of 11 – 4 , and a Big 12 Conference record of 6 – 2 . They notched a stunning 35 – 7 victory over the # 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12 Championship Game . With their first conference championship since 1934 , they earned a berth in one of the Bowl Championship Series bowl games , the 2004 Fiesta Bowl , where they were defeated by the Ohio State Buckeyes , 28 – 35 . The Wildcats played 15 games , most in school history . During the 2002 and 2003 seasons teams were allowed to schedule 12 games as well as a kickoff game . As a result Kansas State became only the second team in the modern era to play a 15 game schedule . The first was the 1996 BYU Cougars . Running back Darren Sproles led the nation in rushing , and the Wildcats scored 549 points , good for third all - time at Kansas State . Schedule . ! colspan = 8 | Non - Conference Schedule ! colspan = 8 | Conference Schedule ! colspan = 8 | Big 12 Championship ! colspan = 8 | Bowl Game
Wayne Davis ( American football ) Wayne Elliot Davis ( July 17 , 1963 – March 16 , 2008 ) was an American football cornerback in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers , the Buffalo Bills , and the Washington Redskins . He played college football at Indiana State University . High school career . Davis started his career as a running back and played high school football at Mount Healthy High School in Cincinnati , Ohio . College career . Davis played college football at Indiana State University , where he first started playing cornerback . Davis received three NCAA All - America honors in 1984 , including the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year award . In 2002 , he was inducted into the ISU Athletics Hall of Fame . Davis was a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity . Professional career . Davis was drafted in the second round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers . He then had six - year career in the NFL and played for the Chargers , Buffalo Bills , and Washington Redskins . In his professional career , he totaled five interceptions in 73 games ( 14 starts ) . Davis died of Lou Gehrig ' s Disease on March 16 , 2008 at the age of 44 .
Kyle Exume Kyle Exume ( born November 22 , 1987 in Brooklin , Ontario ) is a professional Canadian football running back who is currently a member of the Edmonton Eskimos . He most previously played for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League . He was drafted 40th overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2011 CFL Draft , but was released after training camp . He subsequently signed with the Tiger - Cats on June 27 , 2011 . He played CIS football for the Bishop ' s Gaiters .
Brooke Brewer Edward " Untz " Brooke Brewer ( 1894 – 1970 ) was an American athlete . Brewer played two seasons of professional football with the Cleveland Indians and the Akron Pros in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was considered one of the best high school quarterback s in the country and played college football at . Brewer was also an accomplished track and field athlete . Early life . Brewer was born on November 21 , 1894 in Washington D . C . He attended the St . Albans School , where he played baseball and football and competed in track and field . Brewer beat Olympian Howard Drew in the 50 - yard dash , and was considered one of the finest athletes in the nation . " The New York Times " also called him one of the best quarterback s in the South . He originally intended to go to the University of Pennsylvania , but instead attended Maryland State College , which is now known as the University of Maryland . College and military service . Brewer enrolled at Maryland in 1916 . That year , he competed in the 60 - yard dash and 70 - yard high hurdles events . He also set a world record for the indoor 50 - yard dash and ran the 100 - yard dash in 9 . 6 seconds . In addition to track , Brewer also played football during the . The following year , Brewer left college in order to enter the United States Army during World War I . He was stationed at Camp Crane in Allentown , Pennsylvania to train as part of the U . S . Army Ambulance Corps ( USAAC ) before deployment to France . While in Pennsylvania , he played on the " Usaacs " football team . Its roster included other future football professionals such as Tuffy Conn and Carl Beck . By 1920 , Brewer was back at Maryland and participated in football and track for two more seasons . The football team ' s successes in and were largely credited to Brewer ' s drop - kicking ability . In track , he served as the captain for his final season in 1922 . He was also a member of the Kappa Alpha Order . In 1920 , he participated in the fraternity ' s inaugural " The Cotton Pickers ' Minstrel Show " , which was described as a financial and critical success . Brewer graduated in 1922 with an " Arts and Sciences " degree . Professional football . Brewer played professionally in the National Football League as a halfback and fullback for two seasons . In 1921 , he played for the Cleveland Indians , but recorded no statistics . In 1922 , he played for the Akron Pros . He saw action in eight games , including four starts , and scored one rushing touchdown . During that season , he also served as Akron ' s head coach , and the team compiled a record of 3 – 5 – 2 . Brewer died on February 12 , 1970 in Pompano Beach , Florida . He was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984 .
Bob Sanders ( American football coach ) Bob Sanders is an American football coach , and currently the linebackers coach for the Oakland Raiders . He previously coached for Buffalo Bills from 2009 - 2012 after coaching for four years with the Green Bay Packers , four years with the Miami Dolphins , and after 11 years with the Florida Gators . He was let go by the Green Bay Packers following the 2008 season . Sanders was hired on January 29 , 2009 by the Buffalo Bills as defensive line coach . He was dismissed , along with the entire Bills coaching staff on December 31 , 2012 . Sanders worked under Steve Spurrier for 11 years at Florida . He also worked under veteran defensive coordinator Jim Bates for 5 years , from 2001 - 2004 at Miami coaching linebackers , and in 2005 , as defensive ends coach in Green Bay .
Antonio Garay Antonio Edward Garay ( born November 30 , 1979 ) is an American football nose tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft . He played college football and wrestled at Boston College . He was a Wrestling All American placing 4th at the NCAA Championships his sophomore year at Boston College . Garay has also been a member of the Chicago Bears and San Diego Chargers . He is notable for his outrageous hairstyles and for driving a Hello Kitty - themed smart car . Early years . Garay is Jewish . Garay ' s mother is Jewish and his father is a Catholic of Jamaican , Costa Rican , and Puerto Rican descent . He was exposed to both parents ' faiths . He attended Rahway High School in Rahway , New Jersey , and was a standout offensive and defensive lineman . He was also the NJSIAA . state and national wrestling champion in 1998 . Professional career . Chicago Bears . Garay spent two seasons with the Chicago Bears and was a member of the 2006 NFC Championship team . In a December 2007 game against the Washington Redskins , Garay was injured by an illegal block . He was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the 2007 season . On March 8 , 2008 , the Chicago Bears announced that they would part ways with the defensive tackle , and he became an unrestricted free agent on February 29 , 2008 . New York Jets . On October 20 , 2009 , the New York Jets announced that they had signed Garay to their practice squad . San Diego Chargers . Garay was signed off of the New York Jets ' practice squad on December 9 , 2009 , by the San Diego Chargers . He was re - signed to a two - year deal on March 6 , 2010 . Garay was able to earn the starting job at nose tackle for the bulk of the 2010 season , and he finished 2010 with 48 tackles and 5 . 5 sacks , leading all San Diego defensive linemen in both categories . Second stint with the Jets . Garay was signed by the New York Jets on March 15 , 2013 .