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Lou Creekmur Louis Creekmur ( January 22 , 1927 – July 5 , 2009 ) was an NFL left offensive tackle / guard for the Detroit Lions from 1950 - 59 . He was also used as a defensive lineman in critical situations . In 1996 , he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame . Creekmur played football in an era in which protective equipment - especially helmets - were nowhere as sophisticated as they are today . During his high school and early pro years , anyone who wore a face mask was considered a " sissy . " As a result , Lou Creekmur ' s nose was broken and reset some 13 times . His nose , like those of many players of the 1940s and 1950s , featured the distinctive " flat " look resulting from the repeated and cumulative destruction of its cartilage . Apart from the broken noses , Creekmur is remarkable in that in ten full seasons he never missed a game . His single most serious injury was in the last game of the season in the mid - 1950s in which he dislocated his shoulder . However , because it was in fact the last game and that year the Lions were eliminated from post - season play , his record stayed intact . Creekmur ' s primary job was to protect his quarterback from being tackled by a large defensive end and give the QB time to set and throw a successful downfield pass . His favorite quarterback was the famous Bobby Layne . He is fond of telling the story about how Layne would frequently treat his front five linemen to expensive steak dinners , not only to thank them for their efforts at making him look good , but to encourage their loyalty . Creekmur had been diagnosed post - mortem as having developed Chronic traumatic encephalopathy following a 30 - year decline of cognition . Creekmur played high school football at Woodbridge High School .
Marv Allemang Marv Allemang is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played fourteen seasons in the Canadian Football League . Allemang played for Acadia University and was nominated for the J . P . Metras Trophy for outstanding intercollegiate lineman in 1974 . He played for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1975 – 77 , before spending one season with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats . From 1979 to 1981 he played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers before returning to Hamilton from 1982 to 1986 . He was part of the 74th Grey Cup championship - winning Hamilton Tiger - Cats in the 1986 CFL season . He was named the Tiger Cats " Most Outstanding Offensive Linesman " in 1985 . He returned to spend his final two years in the CFL with Ottawa , retiring after the 1988 - 9 season .
Frank Ribar Frank Andrew Ribar ( born Hribar ) ( January 15 , 1917 – October 1 , 1976 ) was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins . He played high school football at Aliquippa High School , in Aliquippa , Pennsylvania , and college football at Duke University , where he was All American and a member of the 1938 Blue Devils team that was unscored upon during regular season ( Claassen ) . He was a member of the Southern team during the 1939 Blue and Gray football game . He also competed in varsity boxing while at Duke ( Chanticleer , 1940 ) . He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 18th round of the 1940 NFL Draft . He also played for the Norfolk Shamrocks of the Dixie League , and on military teams . He was inducted into the Aliquippa Sports Hall of Fame in 1975 , and Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 .
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Jake Gaudaur Veterans ' Trophy The Jake Gaudaur Veterans ' Trophy is presented annually to the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) player " who best demonstrates the attributes of Canada ' s veterans in times of war , peace and military conflict . " The award was first presented in 2010 , and the first recipient was Mike McCullough of the Saskatchewan Roughriders . The award is presented by the CFL and Veterans Affairs Canada to jointly recognize the contributions of Gaudaur and the sacrifices of Canada ' s military veterans . Jake Gaudaur , the award ' s namesake , served as CFL Commissioner from 1968 until 1984 , after playing for the Toronto Argonauts , Hamilton Tiger - Cats and Montreal Alouettes . He served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II . As with other CFL awards , the Jake Gaudaur Veterans ' Trophy is presented during Grey Cup week . For the inaugural award , current Minister of Veterans Affairs Jean - Pierre Blackburn was on hand to present the trophy to McCullough . The Jake Gaudaur Veterans ' Trophy was established as part of the CFL ' s 2010 Veterans Tribute , a series of activities organized by the league to commemorate " the achievements and sacrifices of Canadian Veterans during times of war , military conflict and peace . " The judges involved in selecting the winner for the Jake Gaudaur Veterans ' Trophy in 2010 included CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon , broadcaster Glen Suitor , CFL Players Association president Stu Laird , Dominion Treasurer of the Royal Canadian Legion Michael Cook and Assistant Deputy Minister for Service Delivery and Commemoration , Veterans Affairs Canada Keith Hillier . The judges selected McCullough based on his perseverance , comradeship , community service , strength and courage .
Darren Rizzi Darren Rizzi ( born July 21 , 1970 ) was the head coach of the University of New Haven Chargers football team from 1999 – 2001 and the Rhode Island Rams football team in 2008 . He compiled an overall record of 18 – 23 – 0 . Rizzi grew up in Hillsdale , New Jersey and graduated from Bergen Catholic High School in nearby Oradell . As of October 5 , 2010 , Rizzi serves as the Special Teams Coordinator for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League .
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Eldridge Dickey Eldridge Reno Dickey ( 24 December 1945 – 22 May 2000 ) was an American football player . After playing for Tennessee State University from 1965 – 1968 , he was drafted in 1968 by the Oakland Raiders in the 1st round as the 25th overall pick . Dickey became the first African - American quarterback selected in the first round by an AFL or NFL team . Despite a strong performance during training camp , Dickey was moved to wide receiver for the start of the season . He was never able to play at quarterback in an AFL or NFL game . Career . Eldridge Dickey began playing football at Richard G . Lockett Jr . High School and went on to play at Booker T . Washington High School , both in his hometown of Houston , Texas . In college at Tennessee State , he became a three time HBCU All - American with 6 , 523 passing yards and 67 touchdowns . Dickey was considered a gifted athlete with his strongest positions being quarterback and punter . Similar to Michael Vick , Dickey was a strong running quarterback . He was also able to throw precision passes with both his left and right arm . With Dickey at the lead , TSU went to two bowl games in 1965 and 1966 . Also in 1966 , TSU earned their first undefeated , untied season and their first National Black College Football Championship . The 1966 team averaged 41 points per game , allowing an average of only 4 . In 1968 the Oakland Raiders made Dickey the first african american quarterback to be drafted in the first round in professional football . The Raiders also selected University of Alabama quarterback Ken Stabler in the second round . Despite reports that Dickey outperformed Stabler at training camp , Dickey was moved to wide receiver for the start of the season . It is unknown if this decision was influenced by the predominant stereotype at the time that Blacks weren ' t intelligent enough to be capable leaders or if it was solely based on Dickey ' s athletic ability . This came as a blow to a player who at one time told his former coach , Joe Gilliam , that if he couldn ' t play quarterback he didn ' t want to play . But , Dickey accepted the position hoping for an opportunity to play his preferred position . It is believed that this change affected Dickey ' s performance on the field . He made just one catch for 34 yards and 6 punt return s for 48 yards in 11 games in the 1968 season . He didn ' t play in another game until 1971 where he made 4 catches for 78 yards with 1 touchdown and was cut from the team 7 games into the season after dropping a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs that could have been a touchdown . In 1984 he signed for the Denver Gold of the United States Football League , but he never played for the team . Dickey never overcame the hurt at not being able to play quarterback professionally . As with two other black quarterbacks of his time , Gilliam and Briscoe , the feeling that he never received a fair opportunity to play his desired position lead to drug abuse . Later in life he became a minister before dying on May 22 , 2000 of a stroke . In 2005 , he was honored as the quarterback of the All - Time HBCU football team .
Pug Lund Pug Lund ( April 18 , 1913 – May 26 , 1994 ) was an American football player . Francis L . " Pug " Lund was born in Rice Lake , Wisconsin and attended Rice Lake High School . He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1958 .
Rod Rutledge Rodrick Almar Rutledge ( born August 12 , 1975 in Birmingham , Alabama ) is a professional American football player who played tight end for five seasons for the New England Patriots and Houston Texans of the National Football League . He currently plays for the Tampa Bay Storm of the AFL . He was the first player to ever catch a pass from future Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady , a 6 yard reception on Thanksgiving Day 2000 at the Detroit Lions . Rutledge , known more for his blocking than his pass catching , was a key member of the 2001 Super Bowl winning Patriots .
1934 Cincinnati Reds ( NFL ) season The 1934 Cincinnati Reds season was their second and final in the league . The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3 – 6 – 1 , losing eight games . They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season . The team was shut out in six of their eight games , losing 64 – 0 in Week 8 and folding as a franchise .
Villanova Stadium Villanova Stadium is a stadium located on the campus of Villanova University in Radnor Township , Pennsylvania , USA . Villanova Stadium was originally built in 1927 and dedicated on October 8 , 1927 . Villanova Stadium plays host to a wide variety of events including serving as home to the Villanova Wildcats football , field hockey , lacrosse , and track and field teams . Philadelphia area teams such as the WUSA ' s Philadelphia Charge and Major League Lacrosse ' s Philadelphia Barrage have also used the stadium in the past or currently . In the 1960s , Monsignor Bonner High School , like Villanova an Augustinian school , used the field . The field and track at Villanova Stadium are known as " Goodreau Field " and " Jumbo Elliott Track , " respectively . On May 7 , 1930 , the playing field at Villanova Stadium was dedicated to the memory of Leo J . Francis Goodreau , a Villanova football player who died due to injuries incurred in practice . On September 27 , 1980 , the running track was dedicated to Villanova ' s legendary track and field coach James " Jumbo " Elliott . In Fall 1999 , the Stadium underwent a face - lift with the Stadium Renovation Project . Included in this project was a state of the art press box , in addition to housing an 80 - person meeting room for all Villanova Athletic Department personnel to use . The former AstroTurf playing field was replaced during the spring of 2002 with a synthetic grass surface known as AstroPlay . The stadium received a new scoreboard along with a new playing surface for the Fall 2009 sport seasons . The stadium seats 12 , 500 .
Bob Cifers Robert Gale " Bob " Cifers ( September 5 , 1920July 1 , 2001 ) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions , the Pittsburgh Steelers , and the Green Bay Packers . In 1938 he shattered the national high school football season scoring record . He scored 235 points in his 1938 junior season . He led the nation again his senior year scoring 164 points . First nationally recruited high school football player with over 100 offers . Featured in several national newspapers and magazines . Captain of the All - Southern Team and regarded the # 1 high school recruit of 1939 . Selected the State of Tennessee Track Athlete of the 20th Century . Cifers ' high school record in Track and Field is even more improbable . He was a member of three Dobyns - Bennett High School TSSAA State Champion Track and Field teams ( 1936 , 1937 , 1940 ) . He was also individually crowned TSSAA State Champion , a record ten times , in five separate events . The first and most impressive was winning the 1936 TSSAA state shot put crown as an eighth grader ( Shot Put 50 ' - 0 " as an 8th grader ! ) . Amazingly , he did not particiapte in track his junior season . His total record of thirteen ( ten individual , three team ) TSSAA State Championships is a record in track and field that has stood for six decades . Lettered at the University of Tennessee ( 1941 – 1942 ) . Led the NCAA in punting average his junior season at Tennessee , left school early to join the Army as Tennessee and most of the SEC schools cancelled participation in the 1943 season due to World War II . Widely regarded as a potential front runner for the 1943 Heisman Trophy had he played his senior season . While in the military was a member of the Randolph Field Pre - Flight Team made up of college football stars which finished 3rd in the Final 1944 College Football Poll . Selected as the 14th pick of the 1944 NFL Draft . As a rookie in 1946 with the Detroit Lions he set the NFL Record for Punting Average in a single game with a 61 . 75 yd avg . The record still stands . He led Detroit with four touchdowns in 1946 , all on pass receptions , the only four he caught which included a 70 yard TD . He also averaged 45 . 6 yards on 30 punts that season . 1946 NFL Punting Leader . Traded to the Steelers for Bill Dudley . With the Steelers in 1947 and 1948 , he did a little of everything . He appeared in 22 games , playing mostly halfback and defensive back . He carried the ball 199 times for 707 yards , including 112 carries for 361 yards in 1948 to lead the team in rushing . He threw seven passes , gaining 28 yards on the two he completed . He averaged 25 yards on 11 kickoff returns , ran back an intercepted pass for 32 yards , and averaged 40 . 4 yards a kick as their punter . Along with NFL All - Pro brother Ed Cifers is part of the only pair of brothers in the Tennessee State Sports Hall of Fame .
C . J . Jones Clinton " C . J . " Jones ( born September 20 , 1980 ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2003 . He played college football at Iowa . Jones has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks , New England Patriots , Kansas City Chiefs , and Denver Broncos . College career . Jones attended college at Iowa where he majored in sports studies . Jones transferred to Iowa from Garden City Community College ( 1999 – 2000 ) , where he recorded 74 receptions for 1 , 463 yards and 18 touchdowns . He also scored eight touchdowns on punt returns . As a sophomore , he was selected to the Elite 16 Junior College All - America squad . In his freshman season , he earned first - team All - American honors as a return specialist . Professional career . Seattle Seahawks . Before the 2006 season , Jones was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks but was released . New England Patriots . In 2007 he signed with the Patriots and was on the practice squad for the whole season . In 2008 he made the team ' s final cut but was released after the Patriots signed wide receiver Maurice Price . Kansas City Chiefs . Jones was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on March 5 , 2009 . He was waived on June 19 , 2009 . Denver Broncos . Jones was claimed off waivers by the Denver Broncos on June 24 , 2009 . He was released on September 1 . Personal . Jones is a cousin of Anquan Boldin , a wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens .
NFL Rookie of the Year Award Since 1967 , the Associated Press has given two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to National Football League players : one for an offensive player and one for a defensive player . These two are often regarded as the " official " awards . However , the league recognizes multiple other awarding agencies including , but not limited to , " The Sporting News " , " Pro Football Weekly " , " Sports Illustrated " , and Diet Pepsi . AP Offensive Rookies of the Year . < br > AP Defensive Rookies of the Year . < br >
Zack Mills Zachary Eric Mills ( born May 1 , 1982 ) is a former American football quarterback . He was an All - Big Ten selection and four - year starter at Penn State University . He is currently serving as the offensive coordinator at Clearfield Area High School in Clearfield , Pennsylvania . High school . Mills attended Urbana High School in Frederick County , Maryland from 1996 to 2000 , where he led the school ' s football team to consecutive 2A state championships in 1998 and 1999 , going undefeated both years . In the course of his high school career he broke Maryland public school records both for passing yards ( 5 , 638 ) and touchdown passes ( 59 ) and won countless awards including first team All - CMC and first team All - Mid - Maryland . Mills was also a standout on the basketball team . College . As the quarterback of the Nittany Lions from 2001 to 2004 , Mills led the team to the Capital One Bowl in the 2002 season . Mills was a three - time Davey O ' Brien Award finalist and was presented with the 2004 Hall Foundation Award as Penn State ' s outstanding senior football player . In 2002 Mills was named All - Big Ten . Mills holds many Penn State passing and total offense records : He finished his career with a school record 7 , 796 yards of total offense , 41 career touchdown passes ( since broken by Daryll Clark ) , and 16 career 200 - yard passing games . Mills is the first Nittany Lion under head coach Joe Paterno to throw , catch , and run for a touchdown in a single game ( in 2004 versus Akron ) . He wore jersey number 7 . He graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology . NFL . Mills spent the 2005 preseason in the Washington Redskins ' training camp as an undrafted free agent , but was released before the season began . He pulled his hamstring early in camp and the injury prevented Mills from participating in most drills . He wore jersey number 14 . Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Pioneers . Mills signed with the Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Pioneers of the af2 , a minor league of the Arena Football League in the Spring of 2007 but left the team a few weeks later . Coaching . In 2006 , Mills served as an assistant coach at Temple under first - year head coach ( and fellow Penn State alumnus ) , Al Golden . He joined the coaching staff at The Haverford School in Haverford , Pennsylvania as quarterbacks coach in 2007 , leaving the team after the 2010 season .
List of defunct NFL franchises first - round draft picks The National Football League has held a player draft since 1936 . Since 1936 there have been several franchises that have folded . This is a list of those franchises ' first round draft picks . Dallas Texans . Pick was actually made by New York Yanks . Yanks picks given to Dallas .
Darius Holland Darius Jerome Holland ( born November 10 , 1973 , in Petersburg , Virginia ) is a former American football defensive tackle who played ten seasons in the US National Football League . He went to Mayfield High School in Las Cruces , New Mexico and the University of Colorado at Boulder . His nickname with the Packers was ' Dirty D ' .
Tad Crawford Tad Crawford ( April 16 , 1984 in Burlington , Ontario ) is a Canadian football safety for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League . He was drafted in the third round of the 2007 CFL Draft by the BC Lions . He played college football at Columbia . He played for the BC Lions from 2007 until 2010 . He signed with the Alouettes as an free agent in February 2011 .
Brandon Winey Brandon Joseph Winey ( born January 27 , 1978 in Lake Charles , Louisiana ) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and New York Giants . He played college football at Louisiana State University and was drafted in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins . Winey attended Washington Marion Magnet High School in Lake Charles , Louisiana .
1992 New England Patriots season The New England Patriots finished the National Football League ' s 1992 season with a record of two wins and fourteen losses , and finished last in the AFC East division . Roster . All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1992 New England Patriots .
1987 Edmonton Eskimos season The 1987 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 2nd place in the Western Conference with an 11 – 7 – 0 record and defeated the Toronto Argonauts to win the 75th Grey Cup . Regular season . Season schedule . Total attendance : 302 , 230 < br > Average attendance : 33 , 581 ( 55 . 9 % )
Cincinnati Jungle Kats The Cincinnati Jungle Kats were an af2 team that played its home games at the U . S . Bank Arena . Their only year in existence was 2007 . The team is not to be confused with the The Marshals ( formerly the Cincinnati Marshals ) , the NIFL club that was the arena ' s former tenant , who changed their name to " The Marshals " and moved to Hara Arena in nearby Dayton , Ohio for the 2007 season . The team name was in reference to the city ' s NFL team , the Cincinnati Bengals . Former Bengals defensive tackle Sam Adams , Cincinnati Reds right fielder Ken Griffey , Jr . , and Cincinnati Reds medical director Dr . Timothy Kremchek were the principal owners . Tony Missick was the team ' s only head coach . The rest of the coaching staff included Ron Hill , Daniel James , Matt Braun , and Lamont Watson . The team dissolved in November 2007 after completing one season .