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Ray Woodard Ray Woodard ( born August 20 , 1961 ) is a former American football defensive tackle and current head coach at Lamar University . He was hired on May 19 , 2008 to resurrect the Lamar Cardinals football program that was discontinued in 1989 . Woodard played college football at Kilgore College and Texas , was selected 199th overall in the 1984 NFL Draft . He spent the next five seasons with the San Diego Chargers , Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs . He was a member of the Broncos ' 1986 AFC Champion and Super Bowl team . Coaching career . NFL Europe . He spent three years as the defensive coordinator for the Scottish Claymores from 2000 – 2003 . Navarro Junior College . From 2005 – 2007 Woodard spent his time coaching at Navarro Junior College . His first two years were spent as a defensive coordinator and his last year he was head coach . His 2007 squad went 9 – 3 and advanced to the conference playoffs for the first time in six seasons . Navarro defeated defending national champion Blinn College on consecutive weeks before rolling past Kilgore — the SWJCFC regular - season champion — on the road 54 – 28 to earn the school ' s first bowl bid since the 1990s . Navarro claimed a 24 – 21 win over Georgia Military in the Pilgrim ' s Pride Bowl to finish the year ranked fourth in the NJCAA national poll . For his efforts , Woodard was named the SWJCFC Coach of the Year . Navarro ranked third nationally in total offense ( 444 . 6 yards per game ) , fourth in rushing offense ( 250 . 5 ypg ) and 16th in passing offense ( 194 . 2 ypg ) , while scoring a school - record 428 points for an average of 35 . 7 per game in 2007 . Lamar University . In 2008 Lamar University hired Ray Woodard as their first head football coach in almost 20 years to bring football back to Lamar . The Lamar Cardinals football team played their first season in 2010 under coach Woodard . The 2010 Cardinals went 5 – 6 as Division I independents .
Pittsburgh Steelerettes The Pittsburgh Steelerettes were a cheerleading squad in the National Football League , serving as the cheerleaders for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1960s . The squad eventually disbanded , and the Steelers to this day are among the few NFL teams that do not have cheerleaders . From their beginning in 1961 until their demise in 1969 , all members of the Steelerettes were full - time students at Robert Morris Junior College in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . Robert Morris was a small Junior College without a football team who had unofficially adopted the Steelers as " their team " . An administrator at the College , William Day , also served as the entertainment coordinator for the Steelers . It was his idea to hold tryouts at the College and select a group of young coeds to perform on the field . By the late 60s , Robert Morris ' student body had grown and the school now had its own football team . The decision to disband was a joint decision between the Rooney family and Robert Morris . The last squad of Steelerettes left the field after the 1969 season , the first year of Hall of Famers head coach Chuck Noll and defensive tackle " Mean Joe " Greene . While the team still does not have cheerleaders , in 2007 the team unveiled the next - closest thing to cheerleaders : mascot Steely McBeam .
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World Bowl IX World Bowl IX was the ninth championship game of the NFL Europe League . It was held at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam , Netherlands on June 30 , 2001 . The game was between the Barcelona Dragons , who finished the season in first place with a record of 8 – 2 , and the second - placed Berlin Thunder , which finished with a 6 – 4 record . 32 , 116 spectators witnessed Berlin ' s first World Bowl title , as the team pulled off an upset over the Dragons , with a final score of 24 – 17 . Thunder quarterback Jonathan Quinn earned MVP honors with his performance of 25 completions on 38 attempts for 308 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions . It was the first World Bowl that didn ' t have the year that it was played in the title . Background . Prior to this World Bowl , the Dragons won the regular season series against the Thunder , 21 – 14 on the road and 55 – 35 at home . Game summary . After both teams failed to score on either of their respective opening drives , the Thunder struck first with Scott Bentley getting four points on a 53 - yard field goal . Near the end of the quarter , the Dragons got on the board as Jesús Angoy kicked a 20 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , the Dragons got the lead for the first time of the game with Angoy kicking a 29 - yard field goal on Barcelona ' s opening drive of the second quarter . On their next possession , the Dragons got the ball at their own 19 - yard line . Despite an impressive drive , consisting of 12 plays and covering 65 yards , the Thunder defense made the Dragons kick a 33 - yard field goal instead . Nearing the end of the half , quarterback Jonathan Quinn and the Thunder responded with a four - play , 67 - yard drive that ended with a 46 - yard pass to wide receiver Dwaune Jones . However , the two - point conversion pass to Ahmad Merritt was overthrown and no good . So , the score at halftime was 10 – 9 , in favor of the Thunder . In the only score of the third quarter , the Dragons used their second drive of the half to cover 74 yards on just four plays and cap it off with a 58 - yard pass from Dragons quarterback Jarious Jackson to Tony Simmons . Afterwards , Jackson managed to complete a two - point conversion by passing to Trevor Insley . Trailing 17 – 10 going into the fourth quarter , Berlin needed to get a least a touchdown with a successful point after touchdown in order to at least tie . The Thunder would manage to get a seven - play , 68 - yard drive and end it with a 17 - yard pass to Merritt , making up for the missed two - point . After German kicker Axel Kruse nailed the extra point , the score was tied 17 – 17 . On their next possession , the Thunder would use the opportunity to strike , as Quinn threw the game - winning 53 - yard touchdown pass to Jones . After Kruse completed the extra point , Berlin would hold off the following Dragon drive and win their first World Bowl title in franchise history .
Kay Stephenson George Kay Stephenson ( born December 17 , 1944 ) is a former American college and professional football player and current coach , whose latter career has seen him work in four different professional leagues . Stephenson played quarterback for the American Football League ' s San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills . He finished his career in the World Football League playing for the Jacksonville Sharks in 1974 before entering the coaching ranks . Early life . Stephenson was born in DeFuniak Springs , Florida in 1944 , and grew up in nearby Pensacola . He attended Pensacola High School , and earned All - State accolades as a quarterback for the Pensacola Tigers high school football team . He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he played for coach Ray Graves ' Florida Gators football team from 1964 to 1966 . His arrival on the Florida campus coincided with that of another standout recruit , Steve Spurrier , who proceeded to become the starting quarterback in 1964 , and won the Heisman Trophy in 1966 . Stephenson remained a backup . Stephenson graduated from Florida with a bachelor ' s degree in physical education in 1967 . Professional football coaching career . After serving as a quarterbacks coach the previous season , Stephenson succeeded Chuck Knox as Buffalo Bills head coach on February 3 , 1984 . Stephenson was reportedly surprised to get the job , claiming that Bills owner Ralph Wilson " never explained his reasons for selecting me . " Under Stephenson , the Bills went 8 - 8 in 1983 , 2 - 14 in 1984 , and after losing the first four games of 1985 , Stephenson was replaced by Hank Bullough . Perhaps the most lasting impression that Stephenson left on the Buffalo Bills was when he decided to change their helmet color from white to red prior to the 1984 season , insisting that the change would aid Buffalo quarterbacks in finding receivers downfield . At the time , three of the Bills ' four division rivals ( New England Patriots , Indianapolis Colts , and Miami Dolphins ) wore white helmets . The gambit didn ' t work as interceptions actually increased the subsequent season . Stephenson also coached in the World League where he led the Sacramento Surge to the 1992 World Bowl championship , and in the Canadian Football League he coached the San Antonio Texans and the Edmonton Eskimos .
Isaac Snell Isaac Snell ( born November 4 , 1981 in Pipestone , Minnesota ) is a free agent American football guard who most recently played for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League . He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2005 . He played college football at North Dakota State . Snell has also been a member of the Denver Broncos .
Paul Bixler Paul O . Bixler ( January 25 , 1907 – November 18 , 1985 ) was an American football player , coach , and administrator and basketball coach . He served as the head football coach at Ohio State University for one season in 1946 and at Colgate University from 1947 to 1951 , compiling a career record of 18 – 30 – 4 . Bixler was also the head basketball coach at the University of Akron ( 1936 – 1939 ) and Colgate ( 1939 – 1941 ) , tallying a mark of 52 – 27 . He later served as director of player personnel for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL . Bixler was a 1929 graduate of Mount Union College where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity and played guard and fullback on the football team . He started his coaching career in Canton , Ohio at Canton Central Junior High and then at Canton McKinley High School . He then became an assistant football coach at the University of Akron where he also served as head basketball coach . Bixler was the 24th head football coach at Colgate University located in Hamilton , New York and he held that position for five seasons , from 1947 until 1951 . His overall coaching record at Colgate was 14 – 27 – 2 , ranking him tenth total wins and 26th in winning percentage in school history . He died after suffering a heart attack in 1985 .
Casey Rabach Casey Edward Rabach ( ; born September 24 , 1977 ) is an American football center who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft . He played college football at Wisconsin . He has also played for the Washington Redskins . In 2011 , Rabach was brought back by Baltimore , but couldn ' t sign since he failed his physical . Early life . Rabach attended Sturgeon Bay High School in Sturgeon Bay , Wisconsin and then played college football at the University of Wisconsin – Madison . Professional career . Baltimore Ravens . Rabach was drafted in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens . By the 2003 season he was the starting center for the team . Washington Redskins . Before the 2005 NFL season , he left Baltimore as a free agent for the Washington Redskins . He immediately became the starting center for the Redskins in the second year of Joe Gibbs ' return as head coach the second time around . Rabach replaced Cory Raymer , a year he started all 16 games and Washington had a 10 - 6 won - lost record with Mark Brunell at quarterback , beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a wild card game of the 2005 - 06 NFL playoffs , though with a miserable 120 yards of total offense , before losing to the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round . Since then , he has returned to the playoffs only once , in the 2007 - 08 NFL playoffs , still with Gibbs as head coach but with Jason Campbell as the starting quarterback in the regular season , when they lost to the Seattle Seahawks again with Todd Collins replacing Campbell , this time in a wild card game . Overall , Rabach has started 79 of 80 regular season games and 3 post - season games since joining the Redskins . Rabach signed a three - year contract with them on March , 2010 , worth $ 12 . 3 million . He is the longest incumbent at starting center of the Redskins since Jeff Bostic , who maintained his position from 1981 to 1993 and before him Len Hauss from 1964 to 1977 . On July 28 , 2011 , he was released . Attempted Return to the Baltimore Ravens . In the 2011 offseason , it was reported that the Baltimore Ravens had resigned Case Rabach to add center depth behind the aging Matt Birk . However , Rabach failed his physical , so could not sign . The Ravens ended up bringing former Pro Bowler Andre Gurode to back up Birk . Personal . Rabach is the cousin of brothers Chris Greisen , a former NFL and current Arena Football League player , and Nick Greisen , who currently plays for the Denver Broncos . He and his wife , Nicole , were married on February 16 , 2002 and have two children : daughter Alana and son Porter .
Alex Wood ( American football ) Alex Wood ( born March 14 , 1955 ) is a college football coach , currently the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Buffalo , and was the head coach for James Madison University between 1995 and 1998 . He compiled a 23 – 22 overall record . He is also the only American football coach to have coached for both the University of Miami and Miami University . He won championships with both teams ( national champions 1989 , 1991 at Florida ; and a MAC championship at Ohio ) . Wood played for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1975 – 1977 as a running back and special teams player . He graduated from Iowa in 1979 with a degree in secondary education and social studies . He also began his coaching career as a student assistant at his alma mater in 1978 . He has over 30 years in coaching experience at both the college and National Football League ( NFL ) ranks . Personal . Wood , from Massillon , Ohio , played football and wrestled at Massillon Washington High School . He and his wife , Rosa , have three children – Jerrel , Alex and Natalie .
Solon Barnett Solon Barnett is a former offensive tackle and guard in the National Football League . Biography . Barnett was born Solon Slade Barnett Jr . on March 30 , 1921 in New Willard , Texas . Career . Barnett was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals and would later be a member of the Green Bay Packers for two seasons . He played at the collegiate level at Baylor University and Southwestern University .
Oscar Roan Oscar Bennie Roan III ( born October 17 , 1951 in Dallas , Texas ) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League . He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft . He played college football at SMU and UCLA .
Robert Quinn ( American football ) Robert Quinn ( born May 18 , 1990 ) is an American football defensive end for the St . Louis Rams of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Rams in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft . He played college football at North Carolina . High school career . Quinn attended Fort Dorchester High School in North Charleston , South Carolina . As a senior his season was shortened after undergoing brain surgery for a benign tumor . Quinn made a full recovery and was able to resume his football career . Had 54 tackles and five sacks , 10 TFL and 21 quarterback hurries before the surgery . He was ranked the 19th best defensive end recruit by Scout . com and the 18th by Rivals . com He was also a 3 - time heavyweight state champ in 4A wrestling . College career . As a freshman in 2008 Quinn started 12 of 13 games , recording 34 tackles ( 6 . 5 for losses ) and two sacks and forced two fumbles . He was also named the ACC ' s Brian Piccolo Award winner as the league ' s most courageous player and finished third in the voting for the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year honors . As a sophomore in 2009 Quinn had 52 tackles and led the ACC and was 15th in the country in tackles for losses with 19 . 0 and was second in the league and 16th in the nation in sacks with 11 . 0 sacks . Additionally , he had three pass breakups and was second in the ACC and fourth in the country with six forced fumbles . For his efforts he was a First - team All - ACC selection and was a Second - team All - American by CBS . He also finished second in the ACC Defensive Player of the Year voting . As a junior in 2010 , Quinn missed the season after he was ruled ineligible by the NCAA for lying to investigators about receiving travel accommodations and jewelry . Professional career . 2011 NFL Draft . Already in April 2010 , Quinn was regarded as one of the top prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft . Despite sitting out all of his junior season , he was still projected to be a top - 10 selection in January 2011 . His stock slightly dropped after the combine , projectim him at No . 11 in early March . Quinn was eventually drafted as the 14th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the St . Louis Rams . St . Louis Rams . 2011 . On July 30 , 2011 Quinn signed a four - year $ 9 . 4 million contract ( including a $ 5 . 3 million signing bonus ) with the St . Louis Rams and arrived a day late to practice due to the birth of his first son . On September 19 , 2011 , Quinn recorded his first career sack against the Giants on Monday Night Football . On October 30 , 2011 , Quinn recorded his second sack and blocked a punt against the New Orleans Saints , earning the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week Award for his effort . Quinn ended his rookie season with five sacks , three blocked punts , and generated positive reviews for his pass rushing skills . 2012 . In Week 5 against the Arizona Cardinals , Quinn recorded 3 sacks , a pass deflect , and the first forced fumble of his career .
1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1995 NCAA Division I - A football season . Regular season . Wisconsin would not make a postseason bowl game for the first time since the 1992 season . As a result of college football ' s adoption of an overtime beginning with the 1995 bowl season and the 1996 regular season , Wisconsin ' s 3 – 3 tie against Illinois is the last tied game in school history , as well as the last tied game in NCAA Division I - A history .
Duke Calhoun Duke Calhoun ( born September 1 , 1987 ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He played college football at the University of Memphis . He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in the 2010 offseason and was waived by the Giants in the 2011 offseason . He signed with Oakland in April 2012 . Early years . Calhoun attended Raleigh Egypt High School in the Raleigh section of Memphis . College career . Calhoun caught 19 touchdowns in his Memphis career which ties the record for second place all time at Memphis . He was voted the team ' s Most Valuable Player in 2009 . Professional career . Statistics . " Source : "
Adrian Tracy Adrian D ' Sean Tracy ( born April 6 , 1987 ) is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants . He was selected in the sixth round ( 184th overall ) of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Giants . Tracy played college football at the College of William & Mary . Professional career . New York Giants . Tracy was signed to a multi - year deal with the Giants in June 2010 , after being selected by them in the 2010 NFL Draft . In preseason , he suffered a dislocated elbow and was place on IR for the remainder of the season . He was waived on September 3 , 2011 , but was re - signed to the practice squad the next day .
Brad Budde Brad Edward Budde ( born May 9 , 1958 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League ( NFL ) for seven seasons during the 1980s . Budde played college football for the University of Southern California ( USC ) , and was an All - American and the winner of the Lombardi Award . He was a first - round pick in the 1980 NFL Draft , and played professionally for the NFL ' s Kansas City Chiefs . Early years . Budde was born in Detroit , Michigan . He attended Rockhurst High School in Kansas City , Missouri . College career . Budde attended the University of Southern California , and played for the USC Trojans football team from 1976 to 1979 . He was the first player since World War II to start as a freshman . Budde is one of USC ’ s most highly decorated offensive lineman . As a senior in 1979 , he was a unanimous first - team All - American , runner - up in the Outland Trophy voting , USC Offensive Player of the Year , USC Most Inspirational Player , and an Academic All - American . He was also selected as the first and only Lombardi Award winner in USC ' s history . In 1980 , Budde also earned the NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship . During his career at USC , Budde started in three Rose Bowls ; each time the USC Trojans were Rose Bowl winners . In 1978 , led by Coach John Robinson , their Rose Bowl victory earned USC a National Championship . He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990 , the USC Hall of Fame in 1999 , and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 2010 . Professional career . Budde again made history as the eleventh pick in the first round of the 1980 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs . Budde and his father , All - Pro Ed Budde , became the first and only father and son in NFL history to be drafted in the first round to the same team and play the same position . He played for the Chiefs through 1987 . Personal . Off the field , Budde and his wife , Nicolette , devoted themselves to working with abused and neglected children through Camp Opportunity and Division of Family Services in Kansas City , Missouri . Following retirement from the NFL in 1988 , Budde returned to college and earned his Master ’ s in Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University . For the last 17 years , Brad has rehabilitated senior citizens as President of Budde Physical Therapy , Inc . From 1995 – 2005 , Brad also worked as the offensive line coach at San Clemente High School and Orange Coast College . In 2005 Budde founded GameDay Performance Systems , bringing the fundamentals of high performing sports teams into the workplace . Budde lives with his wife Nicolette in Capistrano Beach , CA ; they are the parents of two children , Sasha and Beau . Sasha is a high school English teacher in Irvine , CA , and won the Teacher of Excellence award for the 2011 - 2012 school year ; she resides with her husband Sean in San Clemente , CA . Beau is a high school social science teacher in Irvine , CA ; he and his wife Annette live in Orange , CA .
Lou Usher Louis Childs " Lou " Usher ( June 27 , 1897 – January 1 , 1927 ) was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for five seasons for the Rochester Jeffersons , Chicago Bears , Hammond Pros , Kenosha Maroons , and Milwaukee Badgers .