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Don McPherson Donald G . McPherson ( born April 2 , 1965 ) is a former National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback . He spent seven seasons in the NFL and CFL with the Philadelphia Eagles , Houston Oilers , Hamilton Tiger - Cats , and Ottawa Rough - Riders . He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988 after a college career at Syracuse University during which he won the Maxwell Award , the Davey O ' Brien National Quarterback Award and finished second in the 1987 Heisman Trophy voting . He also played for the Houston Oilers , Hamilton Tiger - Cats and Ottawa Rough - Riders . His accomplishments during his tenure at Syracuse propelled him to be inducted into the NCAA College Football Hall of Fame announced on May 1 , 2008 . After retiring from football in 1994 , McPherson joined the staff of Northeastern University ' s Center for the Study of Sport in Society , before becoming the first executive director of the Sports Leadership Institute at Adelphi University . As a feminist and social activist he has founded several outreach and mentoring programs , and regularly speaks at college campuses as a critic of gender role s , stating that the standard constructions of masculinity and femininity both limit men ' s emotion s and overall well - being as well as contribute to " gendered violence " such as domestic violence , stalking , and rape . In this capacity he has testified before hearings of the United States House of Representatives . McPherson is currently a college football commentator for Big East football on regional sports cable network SportsNet New York . He is the younger brother of former NFL player and pastor Miles McPherson .
Jim Vellone James Carl " Jim " Vellone ( August 20 , 1944 - August 21 , 1977 ) was a guard in the National Football League . Vellone spent his entire five - year career for the Minnesota Vikings , starting in most of his appearances during this span . Vellone helped the Vikings win the 1969 NFL Championship and also started in Super Bowl IV , the first Super Bowl appearance for the Vikings franchise . Vellone ' s career and life were cut short due to Hodgkin ' s lymphoma . College career . Before he joined the pro leagues , Vellone played college football for two years at the University of Southern California . Prior to joining the USC Trojans , Vellone was a Junior College All - American guard at Cerritos College . For two seasons while in Minnesota ( 1968 – 1969 ) , Vellone was a teammate of offensive tackle Ron Yary , who likewise was a star lineman at Cerritos College and at USC . Death . Jim Vellone abruptly retired from the NFL in 1971 when he discovered he had Hodgkin ' s lymphoma . He spent the final six years of his life undergoing treatments and chemotherapy . Although managing to live a normal life for some time , Vellone finally succumbed to the cancerous disease on August 21 , 1977 , a day after his 33rd birthday , at St . Joseph ' s Hospital in Orange , California . According to a brief article in the " St . Petersburg Times " ( Fla . ) newspaper two days after his death , friends had said that Vellone had checked into St . Joseph ' s due to breathing problems . Jim Vellone left behind a wife , Linda , and two sons .
Monte Bennett Monte Lewis Bennett is a former American football Defensive End & Nose Tackle who played for the New Orleans Saints in 1981 . Bennett played in the USFL for three seasons with the Oakland Invaders . Bennett played in the 1985 USFL championship game . After three years in the USFL . Bennett returned for another season in the NFL playing with the San Diego Chargers in 1987 . While playing with the Invaders Bennett wore # 91 Early years . Monte was born on April 27 , 1959 in Sterling , Colorado . His family moved to Sterling , Kansas almost a year later . He attended Sterling High School . College . Monte attended Kansas State University from 1977 to 1981 . He played Nose Tackle in college . Professional career . Monte went undrafted in the 1981 Draft , with teammate Stevan Dion Clark being picked up by the New England Patriots . He was signed by the New Orleans Saints in 1981 and played in all 16 games , starting 6 of them . At the end of the year , he was cut . In 1987 , at the age of 28 , he was signed by the San Diego Chargers , who switched him from Nose tackle to Defensive end . He only played 3 games that year before being cut .
Mike Rivera ( American football ) Mike Rivera ( born January 10 , 1986 ) is an American football linebacker and tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Kansas . Professional career . Chicago Bears . After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft , Rivera signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on April 26 , 2009 . He was cut on September 5 , 2009 . Tennessee Titans . On September 7 , 2009 , the Tennessee Titans signed Rivera to their practice squad . He was signed to a future contract with the Titans after the 2009 season on January 4 , 2010 . He was waived on August 31 , 2010 . Green Bay Packers . Mike Rivera joined the Green Bay Packers ' practice squad on October 13 , 2010 . Miami Dolphins . The Miami Dolphins signed Rivera off the Packers ' practice squad on December 28 , 2010 . Mike was released by the Dolphins in August 2011 . New England Patriots . The New England Patriots signed Rivera to the practice squad on November 9 , 2011 . Rivera signed a future contract with the Patriots on February 8 , 2012 . Second Stint with Dolphins . The Dolphins re - signed Rivera on September 25 , 2012 . He was waived on October 2 . Second Stint with Patriots . The Patriots re - signed Rivera on October 31 .
Jeff Piercy Jeff Piercy is a retired Canadian football fullback who most recently played for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League . Piercy is an alumnus of Evan Hardy Collegiate , in Saskatoon , where he graduated in 2001 . Piercy played in college for the University of Saskatchewan and was named a Canada West All - Star in his final season . He was selected 12th overall in the 2nd round of the 2005 CFL draft and he played mostly on special teams his first year with the Montreal Alouettes . In 2007 , Piercy was traded to the Tiger - Cats in exchange for Jason Maas . In January 2009 , Piercy retired from the CFL to pursue a Master ’ s degree in Business Administration at Oxford .
Tom Hull ( American football ) Tom Hull is a former linebacker in the National Football League . Biography . Hull was born Thomas Michael Hull on June 30 , 1952 in Cumberland , Maryland . Career . Hull was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1974 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers and played that season with the team . The following season he played with the Green Bay Packers . He played at the collegiate level at Pennsylvania State University .
Jerry Planutis Gerald Robert Planutis ( born May 18 , 1930 in Detroit , Michigan ) is a former American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins . He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the 12th round of the 1956 NFL Draft . Planutis attended West Hazleton High School , PA , and served in the Army , during his period in Free Territory of Trieste played football with local team , appeared in two Rose Bowl games for the Spartans , and was head football coach at John Adams High School in South Bend , IN . He currently resides in Bridgman , MI where he is commonly referred to as Coach .
1973 New Orleans Saints season The 1973 New Orleans Saints season was the team ' s seventh as a member of the National Football League . They improved on their previous season ' s output of 2 - 11 - 1 , winning five games . The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season .
List of Milwaukee Mustangs seasons This is a list of seasons completed by the Milwaukee Mustangs . The Mustangs were a professional arena football franchise of the Arena Football League , based in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . The team was established in 1994 . The Mustangs qualified for the playoffs four times , and had two winning seasons . The team folded after the completion of the 2001 season . They played their home games at Bradley Center .
Old Byrd Stadium Old Byrd Stadium , also known as Byrd Stadium or Byrd Field and nicknamed " the Byrd Cage " , was the home stadium for the University of Maryland from 1923 until 1947 . It was located in College Park , Maryland , east of Baltimore Avenue on the site of the school ' s present - day fraternity row . The seating capacity for the stadium was 5 , 000 . History . In 1915 , Harry " Curley " Byrd , head coach for what was then the team , petitioned the school for funds for a stadium . At that time , the football team lacked any dedicated facilities and had one poorly - suited athletic field on which to practice and play games . The new stadium was originally to be called the University of Maryland Athletic Field , but the student body protested for a better name . The Board of Regents voted to name the stadium after Byrd , who was a former quarterback , the current coach , and future university president . The stadium was built by the H . D . Watts Construction Company , which was owned by Harry Watts , an alumnus who played as a fullback on the football team from 1901 to 1903 . Construction was completed in 1923 at a cost of $ 60 , 000 . The inaugural game was played against on September 29 , which Maryland won , 53 – 0 . The stadium was officially dedicated on November 24 , for the Homecoming game against Catholic . Maryland won that game as well , 40 - 6 , in front of a crowd of 3 , 000 . Between 1924 and 1947 , Maryland played most home games in the facility , but for major games often traveled to Griffith Stadium in Washington , D . C . or Memorial Stadium in Baltimore , both of which were significantly larger . In 1944 , Byrd Stadium hosted the first night game in College Park , which pitted the Terrapins against Hampden - Sydney College . During the 1948 season , the Terrapins played all of their home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington , D . C . In 1950 , the old stadium was replaced by the significantly larger Byrd Stadium , and the original stadium was razed in 1953 .
Travis McGriff William Travis McGriff ( born June 24 , 1976 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in two different professional football leagues . McGriff played college football for the University of Florida , and was a member of a national championship team . Thereafter , he played professionally for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League ( NFL ) and the Orlando Predators and Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League ( AFL ) . Early life and family . McGriff was born in Gainesville , Florida in 1976 . He attended P . K . Yonge High School in Gainesville , where he was a standout high school football player for the P . K . Yonge Blue Wave . McGriff was born into a family of prominent University of Florida alumni . His father , Lee McGriff , was a walk - on for the Florida Gators football team who became a first - team All - Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) wide receiver , and later , an assistant coach for the Gators . His grandfather , Jack McGriff , was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team , and became the principal of the university ' s laboratory school , P . K . Yonge Developmental Research School . His father ' s cousin , Perry McGriff , was a split end for the Gators in 1958 and 1959 , and later became a state representative . Perry ' s son , Mark McGriff , was a tight end for the Gators from 1986 to 1988 . College career . McGriff received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he was a wide receiver for coach Steve Spurrier ' s Florida Gators football team from 1995 to 1998 . He was a letterman on the Gators ' SEC championship teams in 1995 and 1996 . He was also a member of the Gators ' first national championship team in 1996 , which defeated the Florida State Seminoles 52 – 20 in the Sugar Bowl to win the Bowl Alliance national championship . McGriff had seventy receptions as a senior in 1998 , including thirteen catches in a 222 - yard performance versus the South Carolina Gamecocks . He finished his final college season with ten touchdowns and an SEC single - season record of 1 , 357 yards receiving , and was a first - team All - SEC selection and a third - team All - American . McGriff graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor ' s degree in exercise and sport sciences in 2004 . Professional career . McGriff was chosen in the third round ( ninety - third pick overall ) of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos , and played for the Broncos for three seasons from to . After three years with the Broncos , he was released in October 2001 . He also had a short stint with the Atlanta Falcons . He also played in the Arena Football League , including three seasons with the Orlando Predators from 2003 to 2005 , where he won AFL Rookie of the Year honors in 2003 , and part of one season for the Nashville Kats in 2005 . He compiled 158 receptions for 2 , 290 yards and forty - five touchdowns in Arena Football League play .
1999 Music City Bowl 1999 Music City Bowl was a college football postseason game matching the University of Kentucky Wildcats against the Syracuse University Orangemen . Both teams entered the game with 6 - 5 records , unranked in the polls , though Syracuse had been ranked as high as # 16 in the AP poll during the season . Kentucky was favored by 3 points . Kentucky fielded the opening kickoff and mounted a 79 yard touchdown drive on the game ' s opening possession . Kentucky ' s first team All American tight end James Whalen Jr . led the drive with a 45 yard reception and Kendrick Shanklin scored on a 3 yard run . Kentucky ' s defense forced a punt on Syracuse ' s first possession and Kentucky drove inside the Syracuse 10 yard line but the drive stalled when Whalen was suddenly lost ( for the remainder of the game ) to injury , leaving halfway through the first quarter already having four catches for 79 yards . Kentucky settled for a 22 yard field goal kicked by Marc Samuel and led 10 - 0 at the end of the first quarter after stopping Syracuse with two fumble recoveries and a blocked field goal attempt . With 1 : 56 left in the second quarter Syracuse scored on a 2 yard Johnson touchdown run . Neither team scored in the third quarter . In the fourth quarter a 35 yard field goal put Kentucky up 13 - 7 . Syracuse countered with James Mungro touchdown runs of 32 yards ( with 9 : 08 to play ) and 20 yards ( with 1 : 42 to play ) . Syracuse failed to convert after the second touchdown , leaving them with a 20 - 13 lead as Kentucky resumed possession on its own 4 yard line with 1 : 35 remaining and no time outs . Kentucky drove to the Syracuse 41 yard line but the game ' s final play was an incomplete Hail Mary . Syracuse finished with 19 first downs to Kentucky ' s 18 and 404 yards of offense to Kentucky ' s 365 . Syracuse had 276 rushing yards on 47 attempts ; Kentucky had 57 on 23 attempts . Kentucky had 308 passing yards to Syracuse ' s 128 ; each team fumbled three times with Syracuse losing two and Kentucky losing one . Syracuse ' s Keith Bullock had 20 tackles ; Ryan Murphy had 15 and Marlon McCree 10 for Kentucky . Syracuse ' s James Mungro was the game ' s MVP with 12 rushes for 162 yards and two touchdowns .
Daleroy Stewart Daleroy Andrew Stewart ( born November 1 , 1978 in Vero Beach , Florida ) is a professional American football player . He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys , for whom he played in the defensive line before being released early in 2004 . He was picked up by the New York Jets , for whom he saw action in 1 game . He finished the 2004 NFL season with the San Francisco 49ers playing in 9 games . He joined the Dallas Desperados in the Arena Football League during the 2005 offseason .
Patrick Sullivan ( American football ) Patrick " Pat " Sullivan is a former American football executive who served as General Manager of the New England Patriots from 1983 to 1990 . Early life . The son of Patriots founder Billy Sullivan , Sullivan was a ballboy for the first Boston Patriots team . In 1976 he graduated from Boston College . New England Patriots . After graduating college , Sullivan spent two years as the manager of Schaefer Stadium . In 1979 he was named Assistant General Manager . On February 17 , 1983 , Sullivan was promoted to general manager . During his tenure as GM , the Patriots had a 66 – 65 record and made the playoffs twice , including an appearance in Super Bowl XX . After the Patriots 1985 Divisional Playoff victory against the Los Angeles Raiders , Sullivan was struck by Raiders linebacker Matt Millen on the head with a helmet . Millen hit Sullivan in retaliation for Sullivan ' s heckling of Raider Howie Long from the sidelines . After " Boston Herald " reporter Lisa Olson complained of being sexually harassed in the Patriots ' locker room , team chairman and majority owner Victor Kiam sought to suspend Sullivan . However , National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue stepped in and prevented the suspension . On December 20 , 1990 , Kiam named Sam Jankovich named CEO of the Patriots and gave him complete control of the organization . On January 29 , Sullivan announced his resignation . Post - Patriots . Since 1993 , Sullivan has served as President of Game Creek Video , a company he founded that provides television production trucks for sporting events .
Lonie Paxton Leonidas E . " Lonie " Paxton III born March 13 , 1978 ) is an American football long snapper who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2000 . He played college football at Sacramento State . Early years . When Paxton was a child growing up in southern California , he and his father would attend Los Angeles Rams games , where his father , a retired construction worker and football fan , had season tickets in seats right next to where the long snappers would practice during the game . At Centennial High School in Corona , California , Paxton was a three - year starter as a two - way lineman and long snapper . As a senior , he was selected as the team ' s Lineman of the Year . College career . At Sacramento State , Paxton was a four - year starter as a long snapper and an offensive lineman . As a junior , he was part of an offensive line that blocked for the NCAA Division I - AA rushing leader . As a senior , he helped his team lead the Big Sky Conference in rushing yards per game with 234 . 2 rushing yards per game . He majored in communications at Sacramento State . He earned Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman , junior of the year and co - lineman of the year as a senior . Professional career . New England Patriots . Paxton snapped on nine of Adam Vinatieri ’ s game - winning field goals over four seasons , including his game - winning 48 - yarder at the end of Super Bowl XXXVI . He famously made a snow angel in the end zone after Adam Vinatieri kicked a 23 - yard field goal in overtime to give the Patriots a 16 - 13 victory over Oakland Raiders which put them in the 2001 AFC championship game . He repeated his victory snow angel on the Louisiana Superdome turf after Vinatieri ' s kick beat the St . Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI . In 2003 , Paxton established the Active Force Foundation , a non - profit organization that designs and donates special sports equipment to physically challenged athletes . Denver Broncos . On February 27 , 2009 , Paxton signed a five - year , $ 5 . 3 million contract with the Denver Broncos . The deal includes a $ 1 million signing bonus . This made Paxton the second - highest paid long snapper in the NFL , slightly behind Ryan Pontbriand of the Cleveland Browns . Cut by Denver on February 15 , 2013 Personal . Paxton is the oldest of 6 siblings with 2 brothers and 3 foster brothers and sisters . He has worked with the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Sacramento , California . He is half Greek on his father ' s side ; his father ' s lineage is from Sparta , Greece .
Clemson Tigers football , 2000 – 09 The Clemson Tigers football teams of 2000 – 2009 represented Clemson University in NCAA Division I - A college football competition . 2002 . 2002 was the 100th game played between Clemson and South Carolina . 2004 . Clemson ' s 600th win came November 20 against South Carolina .
Bobby Beathard Bobby Beathard ( born January 24 , 1937 in Encinitas , California ) is a former general manager in the National Football League . Over the course of his 38 years in the NFL , his teams competed in seven Super Bowl s ( winning four times ) , beginning with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1966 , Miami Dolphins in 1972 and 1973 , Washington Redskins in 1982 , 1983 , and 1987 , and the San Diego Chargers in 1994 . Biography . Early career . Beathard first joined pro football in 1963 as a part - time scout for the Kansas City Chiefs . He left the Chiefs briefly to scout for the American Football League and returned to Kansas City full - time in 1966 . He earned his first AFL championship ring as a member of the 1966 Chiefs organization . Beathard served as a scout for the Atlanta Falcons from 1968 through 1971 . In 1972 , Beathard was named director of player personnel for the Miami Dolphins . The Dolphins won the following two Super Bowls . General Manager . In 1978 , the Washington Redskins named Beathard general manager . During his tenure in Washington , Beathard and head coach Joe Gibbs led the Redskins to three Super Bowls and two championships . In addition , the 1991 championship team for the Redskins was primarily composed of players that Beathard had brought to the Redskins . Prominent Beathard draft picks for the Redskins include Art Monk , Joe Jacoby , Mark May , Russ Grimm , Dexter Manley , Charlie Brown , Darrell Green , Charles Mann , and Gary Clark . Beathard retired as general manager of the San Diego Chargers in 2000 after 10 seasons with the club . In just his third season in San Diego , the organization won its first AFC Western Division championship in more than a decade and , after five years , appeared in its first Super Bowl . Personal life . Beathard currently resides in outside of Nashville in Franklin , TN with his wife Christine . One of Beathard ' s sons , Casey Beathard , is a country music songwriter . Another , Kurt Beathard , is a football coach , currently the running backs coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League . His grandson won a state championship with Battlefield High School in Virginia and is currently a receiver at Appalachian State ; while another C . J . Beathard , is committed to the University of Iowa as a quarterback in the class of 2012 . Beathard participated in the 1984 New York City Marathon .