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Walter Flanigan Walter H . Flanigan was a professional football player , and later the owner , for the Rock Island Independents . He was also one of the co - founders of the National Football League . Player turned owner . Flanigan joined the Independents as a backup end in 1913 . He then became the owner of the team in 1915 . During his tenure , Flanigan promoted the Independents by scheduling two games in 1917 against the Minneapolis Marines , who were considered one of the toughest teams in the midwest . This contest would help the Independents gain national attention . Rock Island lost to the Marines by close score of 7 - 3 . However they were defeated by a wider margin , 33 - 7 , at the second game in Minneapolis . Flanigan then brought in players from outside the Rock Island area to build on the team . In 1919 , he hired Rube Ursella of the Marines to serve as a player - coach . Rube brought several other Minneapolis players with him . These new players would later help get the team an invitation to join the NFL . The Independents lost only to the Hammond Pros , led by George Halas in 1919 . Flanigan then challenged the Canton Bulldogs to a " championship " game , offering a $ 5 , 000 guarantee if they would come to Rock Island for the game . But Canton , which had already won the Ohio League championship by defeating their arch - rivals , the Massillon Tigers , turned down the offer . It ' s likely that Canton ' s Jim Thorpe and Ralph Hay learned that Rock Island ' s game against the Akron Indians had drawn only 1 , 700 spectators and felt that Flanigan could not deliver on his $ 5 , 000 guarantee , that was money that came primariliy from the gate . However the Independents still had defeated the Columbus Panhandles 49 - 0 and the Indians 17 - 0 that season . NFL founding . In 1920 though , Flanigan eagerly join the new American Professional Football Association ( renamed the NFL in 1922 ) . He was present at the September 17 , 1920 meeting at Ralph Hay ' s Hupmobile dealership which established the league . Flanigan made his team a card - carrying charter member of the league and he was named to a committee charged with framing the league ' s constitution . The Independents posted 4 - 2 - 1 records in each of the league ' s first three years . Five of their six losses were to George Halas and the Decatur Staleys / Chicago Staleys / Chicago Bears . Post - football . In 1923 , Flanigan left the team to concentrate on his real estate and insurance businesses . He died in 1962 at the age of 70 .
1976 New York Giants season The 1976 New York Giants season was the 52nd season for the club in the National Football League . The Giants had a 3 – 11 record in 1976 and finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division . The season was highlighted by the opening of the new Giants Stadium at the New Jersey Meadowlands in East Rutherford on October 10 . In the first game at the stadium , the Dallas Cowboys handed New York a 24 – 14 loss . The Giants ' first win at Giants Stadium came on November 14 , when they defeated the Washington Redskins 12 – 9 .
Bert Zagers Bert Aldon Zagers ( January 30 , 1933 – September 1992 ) was an American football player who played running back and defensive back for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League . Early career . Zagers was born in Fremont , Michigan and played high school football at Cadillac High School in Cadillac , Michigan and college football at Michigan State University . Professional career . Zagers was drafted in the seventh round of the 1955 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions , and played his entire career with the Washington Redskins .
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2012 Pittsburgh Power season The Pittsburgh Power season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League . The team played their home games at Consol Energy Center . After a 2 – 8 start , head coach Chris Siegfried was fired and replaced by defensive coordinator Derek Stingley . The Power finished the season 5 – 13 and did not qualify for the playoffs . Schedule . The Power began the season on the road against the Orlando Predators on March 9 . Their home opener was on March 23 against the Philadelphia Soul . They hosted the Jacksonville Sharks on July 20 in their final regular season game .
2010 Wisconsin Wolfpack season The 2010 Wisconsin Wolfpack season was the 2nd season for the American Continental Indoor Football League franchise . For 2010 , the Wolfpack chose to move its home games to the Hartmeyer Arena on the northeast side of Madison . 2010 also saw the team stock its roster with more players from the nearby Wisconsin Badgers football program . Joining defensive lineman Kurt Ware and linebacker James Kamoku from the 2009 Wolfpack would be tight end Andy Crooks , safety Josh Nettles , defensive lineman Ricky Garner , offensive lineman Kenny Jones and , following a season - ending injury to quarterback Brian Ryczkowski , Matt Schabert . Under Schabert ' s guidance , the Wolfpack had its most successful season to date , indoor or outdoor , finishing the regular season 8 - 2 and becoming the only team to defeat the then - undefeated Cincinnati Commandos . The Wolfpack would win its first - ever home playoff game , beating the Fort Wayne FireHawks , 25 - 24 , before falling to the Commandos in the 2010 CIFL Championship Game , 54 - 40 , in Cincinnati .
43rd Grey Cup The 43rd Grey Cup game was played on November 26 , 1955 before 39 , 417 football fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver . This was the first Grey Cup played in Vancouver . The Edmonton Eskimos beat Montreal Alouettes by the score of 34 to 19 . Box Score . First Quarter Montreal - Single - Bud Korchak missed field goal Edmonton – TD – Normie Kwong 1 yard run ( Bob Dean convert ) Montreal – TD – Pat Abbruzzi 1 yard run ( Bud Korchak convert ) Montreal – TD – Hal Patterson 41 yard pass from Sam Etcheverry ( Bud Korchak convert ) Second Quarter Edmonton – TD – Johnny Bright 42 yard run ( Bob Dean convert ) Montreal – TD – Hal Patterson 00 yard pass from Sam Etcheverry ( Bud Korchak convert ) Edmonton – TD – Bob Heydenfeldt 15 yard pass from Jackie Parker ( Bob Dean convert ) Third Quarter Edmonton – TD – Normie Kwong 1 yard run ( Bob Dean convert ) Edmonton – TD – Johnny Bright 3 yard run ( Bob Dean convert ) Fourth Quarter Edmonton – Single – Bob Dean 00 yard kick Edmonton – FG – Bob Dean 00 yard field goal Trivia . Montreal Alouettes quarterback Sam Etcheverry set a Grey Cup record with 508 passing yards . Normie Kwong rushed 29 times for 135 yards for Edmonton . The game was held in Vancouver for the first time , and outside of Ontario for only the second time . The attendance was a record that would last until 1976 . This was the second of 11 Grey Cup clashes between Edmonton and Montreal . The Eskimos have won in 1954 , 1955 , 1956 , 1975 , 1978 , 1979 , 2003 and 2005 ' s overtime thriller . The Larks have prevailed in 1974 , the Ice Bowl of 1977 , and 2002 .
Aaron Walker ( American football ) Aaron Scott Walker ( born March 14 , 1980 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League ( NFL ) for five seasons during the early 2000s . Walker played college football for the University of Florida , and thereafter he played professionally for the San Francisco 49ers and St . Louis Rams of the NFL . Early years . Walker was born in Titusville , Florida in 1980 . He attended Astronaut High School in Titusville , and played high school football for the Astronaut War Eagles . As a senior tight end in 1997 , Walker caught thirty - six for 497 yards , while also recording eighty - two tackles and fourteen quarterback sack s as a defensive end . He received Florida Class 4A all - state honors and was recognized as a high school All - American by PrepStar and Super Prep . Walker was also a letterman in basketball and baseball . College career . Walker received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he played for coach Steve Spurrier and coach Ron Zook ' s Florida Gators football teams from 1999 to 2002 . Walker was a second - team All - Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) selection after his senior season in 2002 . In his four - year college career , he played in forty - seven games , started twenty - nine of them , and caught fifty - six passes for 716 yards and nine touchdowns . Professional career . The San Francisco 49ers selected Walker in the fifth round ( 161st overall pick ) of the 2003 NFL Draft , and he played for the 49ers in and . He was also an active team member of the St . Louis Rams from to , and a member of the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns practice squads . During his five - season NFL playing career , he appeared in fifty - five regular season games , started fourteen of them , and had twenty - five receptions for 312 yards and a touchdown .
2013 Kane County Dawgs season The 2013 Kane County Dawgs season was a short - lived season for the American Continental Indoor Football League franchise . The franchise was originally to be called the DeKalb Dawgs , and were to play in the American Professional Football League in 2013 , before announcing that they would be joining the Continental Indoor Football League as its tenth member in October 2012 . On October 10 , 2012 , the franchise announced that former National Football League and Arena Football League player Matt Griebel was named the team ' s first head coach . The team also announced that they would be playing their home games at the Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Woodridge , Illinois . After having the first two weeks of the season off with a bye weeks , the Dawgs forfeit their first game , when the turf they purchased did not adequately fit the Seven Bridges Ice Arena . The following week , the Dawgs would lose their first ever played game in franchise history , with a 13 - 69 loss to the Erie Explosion . The loss to the Explosion , would end up being the team ' s only game , as the following week the league announced on their website that the Dawgs franchise was " indefinitely suspending operations " to protect the integrity of the league . Players and coaches were all released and free to sign with other teams in the CIFL or elesewhere .
2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team The 2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign in the 2001 NCAA Division I - A football season . They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference . Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign , Illinois . Led by senior quarterback Kurt Kittner , the team won the Big Ten Conference title and earned a Sugar Bowl berth , but lost to LSU , 47 – 34 .
Marc Logan Marc Anthony Logan was born on May 9 , 1965 in Lexington , Kentucky . He is a former American football running back that played NCAA D1 - A before playing in the NFL . Marc weighs in at 6 ' 0 , 228 lbs . Marc attended the University of Kentucky in college wearing the number 25 . At Kentucky , Marc enjoyed four very successful seasons , leading his team in receptions in his Sophomore , Junior and Senior years . As a Sophomore in the 1985 Hall of Fame Bowl , Marc scored two touchdowns on just five plays in his MVP performance , setting two NCAA bowl records for the longest kick return ( 85 yards ) as well as the longest play from scrimmage ( 63 yards ) . His kickoff return record still stands today . Marc was selected in the fifth round of the 1987 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals . He then went on to play eleven years in the National Football League from 1987 to 1997 for the Bengals , Miami Dolphins , San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins . Throughout his career Marc rushed for 1 , 391 yards on 325 carries , averaging 4 . 4 yards per carry with 15 TD ' s . Marc also had 123 receptions for 1 , 135 yards , averaging 9 . 2 yards per reception with 3 TD ' s . He also added 1 , 830 yards on 89 returns , averaging 20 . 6 yards , with 1 TD . He played in Super Bowl XXIII for the Bengals and was a part of the Super Bowl XXIX winning San Francisco 49ers .
Herb Banet Herbert Charles " Herb " Banet ( October 17 , 1913 – March 12 , 2003 ) was a former American football player in the National Football League and high school basketball coach , teacher , and guidance counselor . Biography . Banet was born October 17 , 1913 in Fort Wayne , Indiana . Football career . Banet played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1937 NFL season . He played at the collegiate level at Manchester College . Basketball career . Banet was a head basketball coach and teacher at Central High School in Fort Wayne . He was an inductee of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame . Personal and later life . Banet served in the United States Navy during World War II . He was married to Kathlyn Maude Stevens ( 1916 - 2001 ) , and together they had three children : David , Thomas , and Sarah . Banet became a guidance counselor at Northrup High School and retired in 1979 . He died March 12 , 2003 at Renaissance Village and is buried at Falls Memorial Gardens in Wabash , Indiana .
1991 Copper Bowl The 1991 edition to the Copper Bowl featured the Indiana Hoosiers and the . In the first quarter , Indiana quarterback Trent Green scored on a 1 yard touchdown run making it 7 - 0 Indiana . In the second quarter , Indiana got a 27 yard field goal from Bonnell making the lead 10 - 0 . Vaughn Dunbar scored on a 5 yard touchdown run giving Indiana a 17 - 0 halftime lead . In the fourth quarter , Trent Green scored on a 4 yard touchdown run , making the final margin 24 - 0 .
1990 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 1990 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1990 NCAA Division I - A football season . It was the Mountaineers ' 98th overall season and they competed as an Division I - A Independent . The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen , in his 11th year , and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown , West Virginia . They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses ( 4 – 7 overall ) .
1967 Washington Redskins season The 1967 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7 - 7 record from 1966 . The 1967 season marks the first season in the league ' s history where the league was divided into two conferences which were subdivided into two divisions . Up to 1967 , the league was either divided into two divisions , two conferences , or neither .
Tarell Brown Tarell Brown ( born January 6 , 1985 ) is a professional American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of Texas . The 49ers selected him in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft . High school career . He played for North Mesquite High School in Mesquite , Texas . Tarell Brown played in the 2003 U . S . Army All - American Bowl alongside fellow Texas Longhorn Limas Sweed . College career . Brown played defensive back for the Texas Longhorns college football team . He was a member of the National Championship team that played in the 2006 Rose Bowl National Championship Game against USC . Brown was injured in the third quarter of the game and left with a broken arm . On September 4 , 2006 , Brown was one of two UT players and one former UT player were arrested in Austin and charged for marijuana possession , a Class B misdemeanor . The two current players , Tarell Brown and Tyrell Gatewood , were suspended from the team and did not play in the 9 September 2006 game against the 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team . Noted for his continual legal problems , Brown was also charged with a Class A misdemeanor weapons violation for being in possession of a firearm without a permit . It was later revealed that Brown and Gatewood had been tasered during the arrest , although the reasons for such treatment have not been fully established . At the time of the arrest , Tarell Brown was listed as a starting cornerback . Professional career . San Francisco 49ers . Brown , was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round ( 148th overall ) in the 2007 NFL Draft . He was one of seven Longhorns selected by professional football teams in the 2007 NFL Draft . The others were Michael Griffin ( number 19 overall ) , Aaron Ross ( number 20 overall ) , Justin Blalock ( number 39 overall ) , Tim Crowder ( number 56 overall ) , Brian Robison ( number 102 overall ) , Kasey Studdard ( number 183 overall ) . Lyle Sendlein , who did not make a team , and Selvin Young were not drafted but signed with NFL teams as free agents . In his rookie season , he played in nine games , particularly on special teams and finished the season with two tackles . Brown partially tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament and tore his Medial collateral ligament completely in Week 17 . He was expected to be fine at the start of training Camp . In week 16 of the 2008 season , Brown intercepted a pass from Rams quarterback Marc Bulger in the final minute of the game , capping off a come from behind win in the fourth quarter . In 2011 he was named the starter at Right Cornerback taking the spot from Shawntae Spencer . He started all sixteen games and had career - highs with 4 interceptions and 14 pass deflections as he helped the 49ers become one of the elite defenses in the NFL . He had his best season as pro to date . As San Francisco played in the NFC title game on January 22 , 2012 , Brown was injured late in the third quarter when safety Dashon Goldson ran into him while trying to intercept a pass .
Curtis Johnson ( American football coach ) Curtis Johnson , Jr . ( November 5 , 1961 ) is an American college football coach and former player . He is currently the head coach at Tulane University , a position he assumed in December 2011 after six seasons coaching wide receivers for the New Orleans Saints . Assisting coaching career . After graduating from the University of Idaho , Johnson first became a wide receivers coach at Lewiston High School in Lewiston , Idaho before taking his first college assistant job for Idaho in 1987 . In the series of assistant jobs that followed , Johnson developed a reputation as an outstanding recruiter as well as position coach . At San Diego State , he recruited future Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk ( like him , a native New Orleanian ) , as well as wide receiver Darnay Scott . After San Diego State , Johnson spent single seasons at Southern Methodist University , and at the University of California ( where he coached future All - American Bobby Shaw , among others ) , before taking a position at Miami in 1996 . Miami . Johnson spent the next decade at Miami . As part of a staff that went to nine bowl games and won the 2001 National Championship , Johnson coached Andre Johnson , Santana Moss , and Reggie Wayne . He was also credited with recruiting standout safety Ed Reed , another native New Orleanian . New Orleans Saints . Johnson was a member of Sean Payton ' s original Saints coaching staff . In his time there , he coached wide receivers Marques Colston , Devery Henderson , Robert Meachem , and Lance Moore , among others . From 2006 - 11 , his wideouts combined for 108 touchdown grabs and 35 performances with over 100 yards receiving . He was part of the coaching staff for the team that won Super Bowl XLIV in the 2009 season . Head coaching career . Tulane . On December 5 , 2011 , Johnson was named the new head coach of the Tulane Green Wave football team , replacing outgoing coach Bob Toledo . Johnson finished the NFL season with the Saints while simultaneously taking over the program at Tulane . Personal life . A New Orleans native , Johnson attended St . Charles High School . He was honored by his high school ' s community with an exhibit hosted by the St . Charles Museum and Historical Association and the River Road Historical Society in 2010 . After high school , at the University of Idaho , Johnson played college football , ran track and field , and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Physical Education . He and his wife Angel live in Harvey and have six children . Johnson is a deacon at his church , and has travelled to schools and camps promoting academic success , hard work and faith . One of his sons , Curtis " Trey " Johnson III is a 2011 wide receiver for the University of Memphis .
1992 Hamilton Tiger - Cats season The 1992 Hamilton Tiger - Cats season was the 35th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 43rd overall . The Tiger - Cats finished in 2nd place in the East division with a 11 – 7 – 0 record . After defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders in the East Semi - Final , the team appeared in the East Final , but lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers .
1993 Houston Oilers season The 1993 season was the Houston Oilers 34th season and their 24th in the NFL . Regular season . The Buddy Ryan - led defense helped propel the Oilers to an 11 - game winning streak to end the 1993 regular season , only to be upset by Joe Montana and the Kansas City Chiefs in the Astrodome during the Divisional Round of the playoffs . He was most notably involved in a sideline altercation with then - offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride during a national broadcast . Ryan had been criticizing Gilbride ' s " run and shoot " , referring to it as the " chuck and duck . " Ryan felt that last - minute stands cost him two players to injury when the offense could have simply just ran the ball and killed the clock . At the end of the first half in the last game of the season against the New York Jets , Gilbride called a pass play , and when Cody Carlson fumbled the snap , Ryan started yelling at Gilbride , who started walking towards Ryan , yelling back . When they were in arms length , Ryan punched Gilbride and two players quickly separated them . Playoffs . AFC Divisional Playoff . AFC : Kansas City Chiefs 28 , Houston Oilers 20 Chiefs quarterback Joe Montana threw three touchdown passes in the second half to give his team a 28 – 20 win . The Oilers jumped to a 10 – 0 lead in the first quarter with kicker Al Del Greco ' s 49 - yard field goal and running back Gary Brown ' s 2 - yard touchdown . Then after a scoreless second period , Montana threw a 7 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Keith Cash in the third quarter . In the fourth period , Del Greco kicked a 43 - yard field goal to give Houston a 13 – 7 lead . But aided by a 38 - yard pass interference penalty , the Chiefs advanced 71 yards to score on wide receiver J . J . Birden ' s 11 - yard touchdown reception form Montana . On the Oilers ' next possession , Kansas City defensive lineman Dan Saleaumua recovered a fumble by Houston quarterback Warren Moon , setting up Montana ' s 18 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Willie Davis . The Oilers then drove 80 yards to score on wide receiver Ernest Givins ' 7 - yard touchdown catch , but the Chiefs responded with running back Marcus Allen ' s game - clinching 21 - yard touchdown that capped off a 79 - yard drive . Awards and records . Milestones . This was the last time a NFL Team from Houston , Texas participated in the NFL Playoffs until the 2011 Houston Texans .