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Football Follies Football Follies are collections of American football bloopers performed by National Football League players . Produced by NFL Films , these collections also spoof parts of popular culture . Mel Blanc joined in the fun in 1976 with " The Son of Football Follies " , and returned ( in one of his final efforts ) in 1989 for " The Super Duper Football Follies " . In addition , Jonathan Winters was featured in 1987 ' s " The NFL TV Follies " , intended as a parody of the relationship between football and television . The series of films currently airs on NFL Network , usually as filler programming when a live game is airing on another network ( most commonly Sunday or Monday Night Football ) . The First " Football Follies " . The first film using sports bloopers to satirize PR hype nearly didn ' t get off the ground . The coaching staff of the Philadelphia Eagles brought the film to the Eagles training camp in 1969 , but feared that the Eagle players would be angry when they saw the mistakes made by themselves and other NFL players . Instead , the film was met with roaring laughter , and was an instant hit with the players . Soon , Johnny Carson began airing those football foul - ups on " The Tonight Show " in 1969 as a weekly series , with a popular response from football fans . The " Football Follies " were officially produced by NFL Films in 1968 . " Best of the Football Follies " . In 1985 , NFL Films released The Best of the Football Follies , a look back at some of the series ' highlights . This special features two new segments : The story of two teams whose history was filled with follies - the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the lovable losers the New Orleans Saints , who had gone 78 - 203 in their history with only one season at . 500 ( both teams would win Super Bowls in the decades following the special ) ; the special also included outtakes from the NFL ' s Best Ever Coaches ( produced in 1981 ) , focusing on head coaches ( notably Dick Vermeil and Hank Stram at Super Bowl IV ) who were wired for sound . Other titles . Several imitators have surfaced in response to the original " Football Follies " , even in sports other than football . Below is a list of sequel s and imitators , listed by year : " ( Note : Titles in this list are licensed by the NFL . ) "
Michael Gaines Michael J . Gaines ( born March 30 , 1980 in Tallahassee , Florida ) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft . He played college football at Central Florida . Gaines has also played for the Buffalo Bills , Detroit Lions , Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns . Early years . Gaines attended Florida High School which is a developmental school associated with Florida State University As a football standout , he played six different positions , including backup quarterback and finished his high school career with 56 receptions , 1 , 715 receiving yards and 20 touchdown s . He earned first - team all - state recognition as a junior and senior and registered 20 receptions for 535 yards and nine touchdowns in addition to collecting 110 tackle s on defense as a senior . Gaines was rated the number one tight end in Florida . He was the first player from his school to participate in the Florida - Georgia High School All - Star Game . College career . Gaines played in 23 games with four starts for the University of Central Florida . He recorded 22 receptions for 306 yards and three touchdowns . In 2003 , he was selected to play in the Blue - Gray Game . During Gaines Junior season at UCF , he had a stellar breakout game against Toledo , ( Ohio ) . During the game , Gaines caught what was to have been a short yard gain for a first down , but he displayed balance and athleticism that caught the eye of NFL scouts . Gaines proved to be virtually unstoppable against the Toledo defense . Professional career . At 6 ' 4 and close to 280 pounds , Gaines has the reputation of a blocking tight end , often lining up in double tight end or goal line formations . Through the 2007 NFL season , Gaines has started 35 of the 57 games he has played in . In 2007 with the Bills , Gaines set career highs in receptions ( 25 ) and reception yardage ( 215 ) . He tied a career high with 2 touchdown receptions . Carolina Panthers . One of four rookie draft choices to start a game for Carolina in 2004 , along with Keary Colbert , Chris Gamble , and Travelle Wharton . Buffalo Bills . On 10 September 2007 he signed with the Buffalo Bills . His first touchdown catch as a Buffalo Bill came on October 28 on a fourth and goal situation . Detroit Lions . Michael Gaines DE On March 3 , 2008 he signed with the Detroit Lions . He was released on April 29 , 2009 . Chicago Bears . Gaines signed a 1 year deal with the Chicago Bears on May 11 , 2009 . He was released on October 17 after the Bears acquired Gaines Adams from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Cleveland Browns . Gaines signed with the Cleveland Browns on October 21 , 2009 . Houston Texans . Gaines signed with the Houston Texans on April 23 , 2010 , but was released in the preseason .
Bud Sprague Mortimer ' Bud ' Sprague ( September 8 , 1904 - April 25 , 1973 ) was an American football player . He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1970 . He was one of the eight children born to Minna and George Sprague , of the Oak Cliff neighborhood in Dallas , Texas . Bud ' s father George served on the Dallas City Council and as the Mayor of Dallas from 1937 to 1939 . Bud originally played on University of Texas ' varsity football team , and later transferred to the United States Military Academy to play out his eligibility for the Army Black Knights . Eventually Bud settled in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan and made his fortune in maritime insurance . He named his son , Kurth Sprague , after his mentor .
Robert Williams ( cornerback ) Robert Cole Williams ( born October 2 , 1962 ) is a former American football defensive back who played professionally in the National Football League . Early years . Williams was a standout running back at Galveston ' s Ball High School and also was part of the track and field team . He was a 1981 recruit for Baylor University , where he played for Grant Teaff . A running back and cornerback in college , he was the backup to Ron Francis in both positions . Professional career . Washington Redskins ( first stint ) . Williams was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent wide receiver in 1986 . He was waived before the season started . Dallas Cowboys . The Dallas Cowboys were intrigued by his combination of size and speed , and signed him as a free agent in 1987 with the intention of converting him to a defensive back . He was waived before the season started . After the players went on a strike on the third week of the season , those games were canceled ( reducing the 16 game season to 15 ) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players . Williams was resigned to be a part of the Cowboys replacement team , that was given the mock name " Rhinestone Cowboys " by the media . He ended up playing well in those games as the right cornerback starter , and was kept for the rest of the season , playing mainly as a backup and on special teams . In 1988 , former baylor teammate Ron Francis entered the season as the starter at right cornerback , before dislocating his left shoulder during an intrasquad game in pre - season . The injury , allowed Williams to win the position outright until 1991 , when Manny Hendrix replaced him as the starter . During the following years he would become a key reserve player and one of the special teams leaders , while helping the Cowboys win Super Bowl XXVII and Super Bowl XXVIII . On September 21 , 1992 he was placed on the injured reserve list because of a right knee injury . In 1993 he was waived , after starting in 36 games with the team . Kansas City Chiefs . He signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1993 , but was waived in March 1994 . Washington Redskins ( second stint ) . He signed with the Washington Redskins in August 1994 , but was waived during training camp . He finished his career with four interceptions . Personal life . Today , he ' s an assistant football coach at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas .
Don Paul ( defensive back ) Don Paul ( 1926 – 2001 ) was a professional American football defensive back for the Chicago Cardinals ( 1950 – 1953 ) and the Cleveland Browns ( 1954 – 1958 ) in the National Football League . He was selected to four Pro Bowl s , one as a member of the Cardinals and three as a member of the Browns .
Derrick Mayes Derrick Binet Mayes ( born January 28 , 1974 in Indianapolis , Indiana ) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks , the Green Bay Packers , and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1996 to 2001 . Mayes played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1993 to 1996 . He wore jersey number 1 . He held the school record for career touchdown receptions until the record was broken by Jeff Samardzija .
Tallahassee Titans The Tallahassee Titans were an American Indoor Football Association team that began play as a 2007 member . The team played its home games at the Donald L . Tucker Center in Tallahassee , Florida . History . The owner of the team , David Morris had been given a choice from three markets : Charlotte , North Carolina , Greenville , South Carolina , or Tallahassee . He chose Tallahassee . Later on , the team had a name - the - team contest , followed by a poll . The finalists were : On August 14 , 2006 , the team announced they would be the Tallahassee Titans . On Wednesday , September 20 , 2006 , the Titans announced that their inaugural head coach would be Keven Jackson . Prior to being named head coach , he was the Assistant Head Coach and the Defensive Coordinator for the Canton Legends . Starting with their Inaugural Home Game on February 17th , 2007 , Champion Broadcasting took over broadcast duties for the team . All of the home games starting with the first game against the Gulf Coast Raiders have been broadcast live on the Titans website , Champion Broadcasting ' s website , and , then , WUTL 106 . 1FM . The essential ' voice ' of the Titans being Doc , with expert technical assistance by Anthony . Also starting with the Gulf Coast game , the Titans have had an official broadcast team , consisting of Play - by - Play Commentator Drew Goldfarb , Color Commentator and Analyst Brandon Beyer , the sell out , and Sideline Correspondent Courtney Jones . After the Titans home game against the Florence Phantoms , Brandon Beyer left the broadcast team for financial reasons . Taking over his role for the Lakeland Thunderbolts home game was Cory Safra . The team has not announced an official replacement for Beyer as of yet . On August 12 , 2007 , the Titans announced that they would be joining the World Indoor Football League for the 2008 season . However , due to the WIFL folding , Tallahassee was left with no league to play in for 2008 . In November / December 2007 , Owner David Morris announced that the team would NOT play in 2008 , though he did say that the team was folding , and remains optimistic about play in 2009 . On December 8 & 9 , 2007 , the Titans held a garage sale , with items like T - shirts , jerseys , helmets , shoulder pads , game - used footballs and coffee mugs up for grabs . The Titans also sold office equipment such as desks , chairs and filing cabinets . The sale was held on Friday from noon - 6 p . m . and Saturday from 8 a . m . - 4 p . m . at Bob ' s Auto Repair on West Gaines Street in Tallahassee , Florida . All of the money went to salaries for players , coaches and front - office staff . The Titans finished 11 - 4 the spring of 2007 but ran out of money during their inaugural season . In early December the Civic Center terminated the Titans ' three - year lease because the team owes the arena $ 40 , 000 that was due by October 1 , 2007 . So effectively , the Tallahassee Titans have folded . ( Source : Tallahassee Democrat newspaper ) Season - by - season . ! Totals | | 11 | | 4 | | 0
Harvey Hyde Harvey Hyde is a sports journalist and former American football head coach , most notably of the UNLV Rebels football team . Hyde started his college head coaching career at Pasadena City College . The Rebels had unprecedented success in the 1984 season ; with star quarterback Randall Cunningham , UNLV went 11 - 2 , won their conference title and defeated Toledo in the California Bowl . It was UNLV ' s only 11 - win season . Hyde was at one point a candidate for the vacant head coaching position at Arizona State . However , it was later discovered the Rebels had used ineligible players , and the Big West Conference had the Rebels forfeit all the wins from the 1984 season , though the wins were not stricken from NCAA and UNLV records . Although none of the ineligible players were used in the bowl game , the California Bowl was among the games forfeited . The issue erupted at the same time the university president , Robert Maxson , was in the middle of an hostile relationship with the school ' s famous head basketball coach , Jerry Tarkanian , over similar off - the - court issues with players . The athletic director at the time , Brad Rothermel , noted in later years that Maxson wanted to fire Hyde because of the coach ' s friendship with Jerry Tarkanian ' s brother , Myron , stating " When President Maxson discovered ( that friendship ) , he did what he could to level the legs of the football program . We didn ' t recover from that . " During the 1985 season , one of Hyde ' s players was Marion " Suge " Knight . Among his coaching staff was future Fresno State head coach Pat Hill . Things became more difficult for the embattled coach , as nine of his players got involved in various scrapes with the law ranging from theft to assault . Finally , on April 23 , 1986 , Hyde was fired by Maxon with three years left on his $ 62 , 500 - a - year contract , which the university said it would honor . One of his assistant coaches , Wayne Nunnely , was named interim head coach through the 1986 season , before being chosen as his permanent successor . His firing marked a period of decline for the Rebels that lasted for over two decades . Hyde would coach football one last time in 1990 , as George Allen ' s associate head coach , recruiting coordinator and running backs coach at Long Beach State . During that year , Hyde recruited future NFL star Terrell Davis . Their tenure would only last one season as Allen died just after the end of the regular season , in part due to weak health after his players drenched him with ice water to celebrate a season - ending victory over UNLV . In interviewing to be the permanent head coach of Long Beach State , a program which was under financial duress , Hyde offered radical ideas of having the team play only road games , recruit only junior college players and use only one set of uniforms ; he was not selected and the program only lasted one more season before finally shutting down . After football , Hyde went on to do sports radio for KSHP - AM 1400 in Las Vegas , and working as part of the USC football pregame show for ESPN Radio 710 in Los Angeles .
Ken Willis Robert Kenneth Willis II ( born October 6 , 1966 in Owensboro , Kentucky ) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , and New York Giants . He played college football at the University of Kentucky , where he majored in math . Following shin splints that led to a permanent stress fracture in one of his legs , Willis pursued a career in teaching . As of 2009 , he is a high school math teacher at Lafayette Senior High School in Wildwood , Missouri .
Sean McDonough This page gives you the opportunity to redirect to the original article that is on Wikipedia or stay on the American Football Database . Clicking on the link on this page will redirect to Wikipedia ' s article . Take me to the article on Wikipedia . Click here to return to the American Football Database main page or just hit your browsers back button to return to your previous page . These Redirect pages should be eliminated in either of two ways . Things to think about :
Matt Guokas , Sr . Matthew George Guokas , Sr . ( November 11 , 1915 – December 9 , 1993 ) was an American basketball player and broadcaster . A 6 ' 3 " forward from Saint Joseph ' s University , Guokas played one season of professional basketball with the Philadelphia Warriors of the BAA ( a precursor to the NBA ) . He averaged 1 . 7 points during the Warriors ' 1946 - 47 championship season . After losing his right leg in an automobile accident , Guokas turned to broadcasting , and he served as an announcer for the National Football League ' s Philadelphia Eagles from 1953 to 1985 . His son Matt Guokas , Jr . played in the NBA from 1966 and 1976 , and later coached the 76ers and Orlando Magic and worked as a broadcaster for the NBA on NBC and other sports networks .
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Cleo Walker Cleo Walker is a former linebacker and center in the National Football League . Biography . Walker was born Cleo Franklin Walker on February 7 , 1948 in Columbus , Georgia . Career . Walker was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1970 NFL Draft and played that season with the team . The following season he played with the Atlanta Falcons . He played at the collegiate level at the University of Louisville .
2009 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2009 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the college football season of 2009 – 2010 . The Cardinals were coached by Steve Kragthorpe , who was in his third season at Louisville . The Cardinals played their home games at Papa John ' s Cardinal Stadium . The Cardinals finished the season with a record 4 – 8 and 1 – 6 in Big East play . Steve Kragthorpe was fired at the end of the season .
Northwestern University Wildcat Marching Band The Northwestern University Wildcat Marching Band ( NUMB ) is the marching band of Northwestern University . NUMB provides pre - game , halftime , and postgame field performances at all home football games while school is in session as well as performing in various pep bands and at " Wildcat Alley " before the game . Other NUMB performances include " Kids fare : March with the Band " in late September , the Homecoming parade , and any post - season football games , and one Big Ten away game per season .
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Akeem Shavers Akeem Arta Shavers ( born January 8 , 1990 ) is an American football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League ( NFL ) . Shavers played college football at Purdue . Early life . Shavers attended Redwater High School in Redwater , Texas . As a member of the football team , Shavers didn ' t move to the running back position until he was a senior . College career . Independence C . C . . After high school , Shavers attended Independence Community College in Independence , Kansas where he played football . Shavers ran for just 235 - yards on 64 carries with two touchdowns . With the staff at Independence making changes after the 2008 season , Shavers decided to transfer . Tyler J . C . . In 2009 , Shavers transfered Tyler Junior College in Tyler , Texas . During the 2009 season at Tyler , Shavers redshirted due to his coach missing the out - of - state / transfer list . With the starting running back spot belonging to Don Brown , Shavers was worked out at defensive back just to get on the field . Shavers played in 6 of the Apaches 8 games during the 2010 season , receiving only 50 carries as the backup running back . Shavers productive season at Tyler netted him 2nd Team All - Conference honors . Purdue . Shavers committed to Purdue University on December 6 , 2010 . Shavers was not heavily recruited , and as Purdue was the only FBS scholarship he received . Statistics . Sources : Professional career . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . On April 29 , 2013 , Akeem Shavers was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . . He was released on May 6 , 2013 . New England Patriots . On May 7 , Shavers was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots .
1968 Kansas City Chiefs season The 1968 Kansas City Chiefs season ended with a 12 – 2 record , resulting in a tie for first place in the AFL Western Division . The Chiefs and Oakland Raiders both finished with 12 – 2 records in the same division , but the Raiders won the championship in a tiebreaker playoff ( defeating the Chief 41 – 6 Western Division playoff game ) . A debate raged in Kansas City whether the club ’ s new stadium should be built downtown or at a “ remote ” location . A location in Eastern Jackson County was chosen as the site and groundbreaking ceremonies took place in July with plans calling for a unique “ rolling roof ” design . The 1968 Chiefs boasted one of the finest defenses ever assembled by the club , allowing a franchise - low 170 points ( 12 . 1 ppg ) . The nucleus of the defensive unit was clearly in its prime , producing six AFL All - Stars , including all three of the squad ’ s linebackers . Offensively , quarterback Len Dawson led the AFL in passing for the fourth time . The Chiefs began the season with a 7 – 1 record and rattled off five straight victories to close the regular season at 12 – 2 , sharing the AFL Western Division crown with the Oakland Raiders and setting up an AFL Western Division Playoff Game . Kansas City lost a 41 – 6 decision at Oakland on December 22 as the Raiders advanced to the AFL Championship Game against the New York Jets . The loss to Oakland was a major event in the Chiefs ' rivalry with the Raiders , one of the NFL ' s most storied feuds . Postseason . Western Division playoff . Oakland Raiders 41 , Kansas City Chiefs 6 Scoring
2012 Boston College Eagles football team The 2012 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by fourth year head coach Frank Spaziani and played their home games at Alumni Stadium . They were a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . On November 25 , 2012 , it was announced by Athletic Director Brad Bates that head coach Frank Spaziani was relieved of duties as head coach of the Eagles .