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Jim Sears James Herbert " Jimmy " Sears ( March 20 , 1931January 4 , 2002 ) was a professional American football defensive back / halfback in the National Football League ( NFL ) and the American Football League ( AFL ) . High school career . Sears prepped at Inglewood High School in Inglewood , California . College career . Sears played college football at the University of Southern California . He was seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting his senior year . In 1952 , he became the second person to receive the W . J . Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast . Prior to playing for the USC Trojans , Sears played at El Camino Junior College in Torrance , California . Pro career . Sears played for the NFL ' s Chicago Cardinals ( 1954 , 1957 – 1958 ) , and the AFL ' s Los Angeles Chargers ( 1960 ) and Denver Broncos ( 1961 ) .
Nick Skorich Nicholas Leonard Skorich ( June 26 , 1921 – October 2 , 2004 ) was an American football offensive lineman and coach . Skorich played guard at Bellaire High School and the University of Cincinnati before joining the Navy in 1943 . After the end of World War II , he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers , who had drafted him in 1943 . He played three years for the Steelers . Skorich then went into coaching , first at the high school level , then as an assistant with the Steelers from 1954 to 1957 . After one year with the Green Bay Packers , he moved to the Philadelphia Eagles , who promoted him to head coach after Buck Shaw retired following the Eagles ' 1960 championship season . The Eagles remained competitive in 1961 , winning 10 of 14 games , but fell to 3 - 10 - 1 in 1962 and 2 - 10 - 2 in 1963 . Fired from the Eagles , Skorich took a job as a defensive assistant under Cleveland Browns coach Blanton Collier in 1964 . The Browns promoted him to offensive coordinator four years later and head coach upon Collier ' s retirement after the 1970 season . In 1970 , the Browns had gone 7 - 7 in only their second non - winning season since beginning play in 1946 . Under Skorich , the Browns went 9 - 5 in 1971 , winning the AFC Central Division before losing to the Baltimore Colts in the divisional playoffs . The following year , the Browns earned a wild card spot with a 10 - 4 record . In the playoffs , they came as close as anyone else that season did to beating the Miami Dolphins in that team ' s perfect season , losing 20 - 14 on a late Jim Kiick touchdown . But by then Browns greats like Leroy Kelly , Gary Collins and Gene Hickerson had retired or were winding down their careers , and quarterback Mike Phipps was proving to be a disappointment . Cleveland dropped to 7 - 5 - 2 in 1973 and , in its first last - place finish ever , 4 - 10 in 1974 . The Browns replaced Skorich with former Green Bay Packers star Forrest Gregg . Several players drafted under Skorich , including Brian Sipe , Doug Dieken and Greg Pruitt would play well for Gregg and his successor , Sam Rutigliano . After leaving Cleveland , Skorich served as supervisor of officials for the National Football League . He is credited with developing mechanics for umpires , the most demanding position on an officiating crew since the umpire is positioned behind the defensive line and is often caught in the middle of heavy traffic during play . The mechanics for umpires was changed by the NFL for the 2010 season , moving the umpire behind the quarterback , parallel to the referee , except for the last two minutes of each half . He died in 2004 , after complications from heart surgery . In his memory his family started the Nicholas L . Skorich scholarship fund , which , holds a yearly golf outing .
1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1961 college football season . They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference . They were coached by head coach Bud Wilkinson .
Chet Grant Donald Chester Grant ( born February 22 , 1892 in Defiance , Ohio ; died July , 1985 in South Bend , Indiana ) was an American football player , coach and sportswriter . At a young age , Chet Grant took an active interest in South Bend athletics , particularly Notre Dame football , and at the age of eighteen he became the sports editor for the South Bend Tribune . Ten years later , he enrolled at the University of Notre Dame where he played forward for the basketball team and , in his late twenties , became the backup quarterback for Knute Rockne ' s football squad in 1920 — the same year the legendary George Gipp died of complications from pneumonia . Under Grant ' s direction as the starting quarterback the following year , the team amassed a record of 10 - 1 , with their only loss at undefeated Iowa . Years later , Grant would return to coach the backfield for Elmer Layden ' s team from 1934 - 1940 , and eventually would become a curator for the sports collections at the Notre Dame Archives . Besides this , he managed from 1946 through 1947 in the All - American Girls Professional Baseball League for the South Bend Blue Sox , leading his team to a collective 127 - 96 record and two consecutive playoff appearances . He returned to manage the Kenosha Comets in 1948 , ending fourth in the five - team Western Division with a 62 - 64 mark .
1950 Northwestern Wildcats football team 1950 . In the battle for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk , the Wildcats defeated the Fighting Illini . 1951 . In the battle for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk , the Fighting Illini defeated the Wildcats . 1952 . In the battle for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk , the Wildcats defeated the Fighting Illini . 1955 . Future New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was an assistant coach to Lou Saban . For the season , the Wildcats were winless , and Saban and his coaching staff were dismissed .
Dominique Jones ( American football ) Dominique Jones ( born August 15 , 1987 ) is an American football tight end and fullback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League . He signed with the Indianapolis Colts in 2012 . College career . He played college football at Shepherd University . Professional career . Sacramento Mountain Lions . He played the 2011 season for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League . Reading Express . He signed with the Reading Express of the Indoor Football League in 2012 . Indianapolis Colts . On April 30 , 2012 , He signed with the Indianapolis Colts as a Undrafted free agent . On October 8 , 2012 , He was released . On the next day , He was resigned to the practice squad . Miami Dolphins . On October 24 , 2012 , He was signed by the Miami Dolphins to join the practice squad . On November 19 , 2012 , He was released . Second stint with the Indianapolis Colts . On November 21 , 2012 , He signed with the Indianapolis Colts .
Paul Kell Paul Ernest Kell ( July 8 , 1915 – May 1977 ) was a player in the National Football League . Biography . Kell was born on July 8 , 1915 in Princeton , Illinois . Career . Kell was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1939 NFL Draft and played two seasons with the team . As such , he was a member of the 1939 NFL Champion Packers . That season he was also named to the Western Conference Pro Bowl team . He played at the collegiate level at the University of Notre Dame .
Atlantic Sun Conference The Atlantic Sun Conference ( A - Sun ) is a collegiate athletic conference operating in the Southeastern United States . The league participates at the NCAA Division I level , and does not sponsor football . Originally established as the Trans America Athletic Conference ( TAAC ) in 1978 , its headquarters are located in Macon , Georgia . Northern Kentucky University , which is transitioning from NCAA Division II sports to Division I , joined the A - Sun in 2012 . The league ' s newest program replaced Belmont University , which moved to the Ohio Valley Conference ( OVC ) , and maintained the membership roster at 10 schools . The 2014 departure of East Tennessee State University and Mercer University to the Southern Conference left the A - Sun with 8 full members . Membership history . Former members . School names and nicknames listed here reflect those used during the schools ' time in the TAAC / A - Sun . One school has changed both its name and nickname , and three others have changed only their nicknames : Sports sponsored . The Atlantic Sun Conference sponsors championship competition in eight men ' s and eleven women ' s NCAA sanctioned sports . In the 2014 – 15 school year , four schools are associate members in women ' s lacrosse : Detroit , Howard , Furman , and Old Dominion . The most recent change to the roster of A - Sun sports took place after the 2013 – 14 school year . Under a cooperative agreement between the A - Sun and Southern Conference ( SoCon ) , the two leagues agreed to split lacrosse sponsorship . The SoCon took over the A - Sun men ' s lacrosse league , while women ' s lacrosse sponsorship remained with the A - Sun . All sports championships . The Jesse C . Fletcher and Sherman Day Trophies are awarded each year to the top men ' s and women ' s program in the conference . The Bill Bibb Trophy , combining the men ' s and women ' s results for the best overall program , was first awarded in 2006 - 07 . East Tennessee State has won this overall trphy seven of the eight years it has been awarded ; Florida Gulf Coast won in 2012 - 13 .
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New York Sack Exchange The New York Sack Exchange was the nickname given to the front four defensive line of the American football team New York Jets of the National Football League during the early 1980s . The line consisted of Mark Gastineau , Joe Klecko , Marty Lyons and Abdul Salaam . Origins . In 1981 , during a game at Shea Stadium , a fan held up a bedsheet on which he had scrawled " New York Sack Exchange . " Jets public relations director Frank Ramos used the nickname in a press release and it was soon picked up by the media . All four members of the Sack Exchange were drafted by the Jets in the 1970s . Salaam , a defensive tackle , was drafted in the 7th round ( 188th overall ) by the Jets in 1976 . Klecko , a defensive end , was a 6th round pick ( 144th overall ) in 1977 . Lyons , a defensive tackle , was a first round pick ( 14th overall ) in 1979 , while Gastineau , a defensive end , was selected with the Jets ' second round selection in that draft ( 41st overall ) . Success . In November 1981 , Gastineau , Klecko , Salaam and Lyons were invited to ring the ceremonial opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange , which served as the inspiration for their nickname . Gastineau and Klecko competed to see which defensive end could record the most sacks . In 1981 , the Jets led the league with 66 sacks . The Jets reached the . Salaam was traded after the 1983 season . However , Gastineau , Klecko , and Lyons continued to have success for several years , with Gastineau and Klecko making two more Pro Bowl s apiece . Lyons , the last active member of the Sack Exchange , retired after the 1990 season . Legacy . The prowess of the New York Sack Exchange , and New York Giants rookie linebacker Lawrence Taylor , caused the NFL to start counting Quarterback sack s as a statistic . Members of the New York Sack Exchange have earned individual honors . The Jets retired Klecko ' s # 73 during a halftime ceremony on December 26 , 2004 . Lyons was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 . Klecko and Joe Fields wrote a book on Klecko ' s career , including details on his personal relationship with Gastineau . A book that told the story of this era of the Jets , titled " Sack Exchange : The Definitive Oral History of the 1980s New York Jets " , by author Greg Prato , was released in September 2011 via ECW Press .
Manny Ramirez ( American football ) Manuel " Manny " Ramírez ( born on February 19 , 1983 ) is an American football offensive lineman for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Texas Tech . Early years . Ramírez grew up in Houston , Texas . He attended Willowridge High School where he was named First Team All - District 20 - 5A two years in a row . In addition , he was named the 6th best center in the country by Rivals . com . During his senior year , Manny was recruited by Nebraska , Kansas State , UTEP , Houston , and Iowa State but committed to Texas Tech . College career . As a redshirt freshman in 2003 , Ramírez started 10 games , making his first start against SMU and capped off the season with a start in the 2003 Houston Bowl . During the next three years , he started all 36 regular season games along with starts in the 2004 Holiday Bowl , the 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic and the 2006 Insight Bowl . Ramírez was named a 2nd Team All - Big 12 Offensive Lineman in 2005 . Ramírez began the 2006 season on the Outland Trophy Watch list in 2006 , and was named to the All - Big 12 Preseason First Team . He concluded the 2006 season being named to the All - Big 12 Honorable Mention Team . He set the school bench press record in 2003 by pressing 525 pounds . Ramírez tied that record the following year . In 2005 , Ramírez broke his own bench press record by pressing 550 pounds at the Annual Texas Tech " Night of Champions " . Ramírez finished 2006 on an offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks , 16 , since the 2000 season . 2006 Insight Bowl . Ramírez played in the 2006 Insight Bowl which saw the biggest comeback in NCAA Division - I bowl history . The Red Raiders overcame a 31 - point third - quarter deficit to beat their opponent by 3 in overtime . The winning touchdown was a 3 - yard run from Shannon Woods behind a block by Ramírez . Post Texas Tech career . Ramírez entered the 2007 NFL Draft following the completion of the 2006 season . He was listed as the number four overall offensive guard prospect by ESPN Insider . Ramírez accepted an invitation to the 2007 Under Armor Senior Bowl , a post - season exhibition game , played in Mobile , Alabama . Ramírez also accepted an invitation to the 2007 NFL Combine , held February 21 – 27 , 2007 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis . Professional career . Detroit Lions . Ramírez was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 18th pick in the 4th round of the 2007 NFL Draft . Detroit traded two of their three fifth - round selections ( 139th and 154th overall ) to the St . Louis Rams for their fourth - round selection ( 117th overall ) in order to select Ramirez . In October 2010 , Ramirez was named the Detroit Lions starting right guard . Denver Broncos . On January 4 , 2011 , Ramírez was signed by the Denver Broncos . Personal . Ramírez majored in exercise sport science and was married in July 2006 to Iris Castillo . He is of Mexican American descent .
Reggie Collier Reginald C . Collier ( born May 14 , 1961 in Biloxi , Mississippi ) is a former professional American football player . Best known as a dynamic college football star , Collier had a short - lived professional career in both the United States Football League and National Football League . Collier played collegiate football as a quarterback for the The University of Southern Mississippi . In 1981 , he became the first quarterback in NCAA Division I history to pass and rush for over 1 , 000 yards in the same season , and came in ninth in Heisman Trophy voting . He rushed for 12 touchdowns in the 1981 and 1982 seasons . In 1983 , Collier was drafted by the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League in the first round in 1983 ( third player overall ) . He later played with the Washington Federals and the Orlando Renegades . His greatest professional success came in Orlando with coach Lee Corso , now of ESPN . As a Renegade , Collier passed for 2 , 578 yards and 13 touchdowns , while being intercepted 16 times . He also rushed for 606 yards and 12 touchdowns . In 1986 , Collier signed a four - year deal with the Dallas Cowboys , who drafted him in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft . Though drafted as a QB , he played several games at wide receiver due to team injuries . After one season with the Cowboys , he was waived and later joined the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1987 . He played in 2 games for the Steelers before ending his NFL career . In 1991 , Collier signed with the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League . Collier played most of the season after starting the season as the backup to AFL Hall of Famer , Ben Bennett . In 1993 , Collier signed with the Albany Firebirds . In 2000 , he was selected , along with Brett Favre , to the Southern Miss Team of the Century . His collegiate No . 10 Jersey was retired by Southern Miss in 2008 . He is currently the Coordinator of Athletic Development and Community Relations in the Southern Miss Athletics Department . Collier is also a member of the Nu Eta chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity .
Nate Livings Nathaniel Joseph Livings ( born March 16 , 1982 ) is an American football guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League . He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2006 . He played college football at Louisiana State . College career . Livings attend Louisiana State University and was a general studies major . Professional career . Cincinnati Bengals . Livings was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as a college free agent on May 5 , 2006 . He was activated from the Bengals practice squad when Abdul Hodge was placed on injured reserve . Dallas Cowboys . Livings signed with the Dallas Cowboys on March 16 , 2012 .
Mike Palm ( American football ) Myron Herrick Palm ( November 24 , 1899 – April 8 , 1974 ) was a professional football player in the National Football League for the New York Giants . He was also a player - coach in 1933 for the NFL ' s Cincinnati Reds . He was also the owner and head coach of the Brooklyn - Rochester Tigers of the second American Football League from 1936 - 1937 . By 1941 , he returned to the Giants , to serve as an assistant coach . Prior to his professional career , Palm played college football at Penn State . He played in the Nittany Lions 28 - 3 loss to USC in the 1923 Rose Bowl . During the game , he scored Penn State ' s only points off a field goal . Palm was an assistant at Georgetown University from 1926 - 1929 under coach Lou Little . In 1941 he returned to the Giants and served as an assistant coach .
Mike Groh Mike Groh ( born December 19 , 1971 ) is an American college football coach and former player , currently the wide receivers coach for the Chicago Bears . He is a former starting quarterback at the University of Virginia . High school career . Groh attended Randolph High School in Randolph , New Jersey , where he was part of the state championship team in 1990 . Of note , his last game as a senior is often called the " Miracle at Montclair " or " The Greatest High School Game Ever Played " in New Jersey , a 22 – 21 victory in dramatic fashion over Montclair High School . The game was the 49th consecutive win for the program , a state record at the time . Groh was the quarterback and kicker on the team , and kicked the game - winning field goal as the clock expired . College career . Groh enrolled at the University of Virginia in the fall of 1991 and was redshirted as a true freshman . He served as a backup quarterback during his redshirt freshman season in 1992 and replaced struggling starter Bobby Goodman in a late season game against N . C . State . However , in the 1993 season , Groh lost the quarterback competition to fellow redshirt sophomore Symmion Willis and again served as a backup . In the first game of the 1994 season against Clemson , Groh alternated with Willis when the offense struggled during a 6 – 3 win . Groh and Willis continued to alternate at quarterback for the next few games until Groh emerged as the starting quarterback . The Cavaliers finished 9 – 3 for the 1994 season with a win over Texas Christian University in the Independence Bowl . Groh led the Cavaliers to a 9 – 4 record in the 1995 season highlighted by a 33 – 28 win over Florida State and a win over Georgia in the Peach Bowl . His father is Al Groh the former head coach of football at Virginia . Coaching career . Groh was hired as an assistant for his father Al , who was head coach of the New York Jets in 2000 . Groh was hired on the Virginia staff in 2001 as the wide receivers coach before he took on the task of coaching the Cavalier quarterback s in 2003 along with the receivers . Then in 2006 , he was named the teams offensive coordinator . He was relieved of the offensive coordinator position at the University of Virginia in December 2008 . Groh spent the 2009 season at Alabama as an offensive graduate assistant as the Crimson Tide recorded a 14 – 0 record en route to the National Championship . Louisville Cardinals head coach Charlie Strong announced , on January 13 , 2010 , that he has hired Mike Groh to coach the quarterbacks at University of Louisville . On February 7 , 2011 , it was announced he had been given the job of wide receivers coach at the University of Alabama . On February 21 , 2013 , it was announced that Groh was hired by the Chicago Bears as wide receivers coach .
Derrick Harmon Derrick Todd Harmon is a former professional American football player who played running back for the San Francisco 49ers from 1984 to 1986 . Harmon played college football at Cornell University , where he still holds numerous records . He was a two - time Academic All - American , a member of the Associated Press Division I - AA All - America second team , and a two - time member of the All - Ivy first team . He received the Asa Bushnell Award as the Ivy League Player of the Year , and was named Cornell ' s first ever Sophomore of the Year in 1981 ( now renamed Rookie of the Year ) . Harmon was the fourth person in Ivy League history to go over 1 , 000 yards in one season , running 1 , 056 yards in seven Ivy games in 1983 . He was voted the team ' s Most Valuable Player and was named the Athlete of the Year of by " The Cornell Daily Sun " and " The Ithaca Journal " . Harmon graduated as an engineering physics major in 1984 and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society . In 1984 , Harmon was drafted to the National Football League in the ninth round by the San Francisco 49ers . It was not until 1997 that another Cornellian was drafted by the NFL . He played in the Super Bowl XIX win against the Miami Dolphins in 1985 and was the first alumnus of Cornell University to win a Super Bowl ring . Harmon was inducted into the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989 . He is the brother of NFL players Ronnie Harmon and Kevin Harmon . . Derrick was an engineering student and later pursued a career in academics .