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Billy Bookout Billy Paul Bookout ( June 1 , 1932 – October 10 , 2008 ) was an American football player and coach . After a stellar high school and college career , Bookout spent two seasons with the Green Bay Packers before starting a coaching career at the high school level . Despite an outstanding career at Wichita Falls , Bookout did not drew the attention of college scout s . Blessed with uncommon competitiveness and determination , the Bookout hitchhiked to Norman , Oklahoma , and tried to make the Sooners team as a walk - on . In the first practice , he hit All - American halfback Billy Vessels in the sternum and caused him to fumble . Soon after , he was awarded a scholarship by Sooners coach Bud Wilkinson . After his sophomore season , Bookout transferred to Austin College , where he received Little All American honors and served as co - captain . Although he went undrafted in the 1955 NFL Draft , Bookout made the roster of the Green Bay Packers , beating out former All - Pro cornerback Clarence Self . During the 1955 NFL season , Bookout registered 2 interceptions and 3 caused fumbles . He left the NFL after the 1956 season . Pursuing a coaching career , Bookout got his first job as junior varsity coach at Austin High School of El Paso , Texas . After the season , he was hired as head coach at newly founded El Paso Burges . At age 25 , Bookout was at the time the youngest head coach in the state ' s highest classification . His lack of experience , however , caused the program to struggle . Bookout had to leave Burges two seasons later , and finally became an assistant coach at Bell HS in the Fort Worth suburb of Hurst . In 1968 , he was again hired to initiate a football program at a newly founded high school , at Euless Trinity . Bookout served the school for eight years before retiring as head coach .
Kyle Nelson Kyle Nelson ( born October 3 , 1986 ) is an American football long snapper for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at New Mexico State University . He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . Early years . He attended China Spring High School for his senior year where he started at tight end and was the team ' s long snapper on special teams . College career . He played College football at New Mexico State as the backup Tight end , Fullback and Long snapper . Professional career . New Orleans Saints . On July 27 , 2011 , He signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent . On September 3 , 2011 , He was released . On September 4 , He was signed to the practice squad . On September 5 , He was released from the practice squad . Kansas City Chiefs . On September 7 , 2012 , He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs to join the practice squad . San Francisco 49ers . On January 11 , 2012 , He was signed to a future contract . On September 1 , 2012 , He was released . Philadelphia Eagles . On September 25 , 2012 , He signed with the Philadelphia Eagles to join the practice squad . On October 2 , 2012 , He was released from the practice squad . San Diego Chargers . On November 20 , 2012 , He was signed after the team placed Long snapper Mike Windt on the season - ending Injured Reserve due to a wrist injury . During the 2012 season with the Chargers he appeared in six games . He was released from the Chargers in May , 2013 . Second Stint with San Francisco 49ers . On May 22 , 2013 , it was announced Nelson was signed to 49ers for a second stint to compete with Brian Jennings for the Long snapper position . He was later released on July 10th , 2013 . Seattle Seahawks . On July 11 , 2013 , Nelson was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks after releasing Wide receiver Charly Martin . On August 26 , 2013 , he was cut by the Seahawks . Washington Redskins . The Washington Redskins signed Nelson on October 15 , 2013 to replace Nick Sundberg , who was put on injured reserve . Personal life . His grandfather Roger Nelson was selected in the 14th round , 164 overall in the 1954 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins but played 13 years in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos and his father Mark Nelson also played nine years in the Canadian Football League .
John Butler ( American football general manager ) John Butler ( 1946 – April 11 , 2003 ) was a National Football League general manager of the Buffalo Bills and the San Diego Chargers . A native of Chicago , Butler spent four years in the Marines and saw active duty in Vietnam . After his discharge , he enrolled at San Bernardino Junior College , then went to the University of Illinois , where he played one season on the offensive line before a knee injury cut short his playing career . Butler ' s first NFL job was as a scout for the Chargers in 1985 . He joined the Bills in 1987 as the personnel director , then became the team ' s general manager in 1993 . He was in Buffalo ' s front office for all of its record four straight trips to the NFL championship game from 1991 to 1994 . The Bills lost all of those Super Bowls . During his tenure there , the Bills went to the playoffs 10 times and had a record of 140 – 83 . As Buffalo ' s personnel director , he was known for finding big talent at small colleges , such as wide receiver Don Beebe of Chadron State and defensive end Phil Hansen of North Dakota . He drafted Marcellus Wiley out of Columbia , then signed him as a free agent after he ' d taken over the Chargers in January 2001 . Butler built the foundation for San Diego ' s offense by drafting running back LaDainian Tomlinson and quarterback Drew Brees . San Diego went 5 – 11 and 8 – 8 in Butler ' s two seasons , improving from 1 – 15 the year before Butler ' s arrival . Butler died of lymphoma onApril 11 , 2003 . He was 56 .
Professional Indoor Football League ( 2012 ) The Professional Indoor Football League ( PIFL ) is a regional professional indoor football league set to begin its inaugural season in 2012 . Like the Lone Star Football League , the PIFL is mainly composed of teams formerly from Southern Indoor Football League ( five former SIFL teams and one expansion team in total ) . Despite the name , this PIFL has no connections to the original Professional Indoor Football League . On June 30th , 2012 , PIFL Cup I was played in Albany , Georgia between the Albany Panthers and the Richmond Raiders . It was played at the James H . Gray Civic Center in front of 6 , 194 people . Albany won the game 60 - 56 . Expansion . Following a successful 2012 , the PIFL added two new teams for the 2013 season . The Lehigh Valley Steelhawks of the Indoor Football League , as well as the Charlotte Speed , who had previously committed to play in the IFL as well . This increased the number of teams from six to eight , as well as opening up the possibility of divisional play .
Hason Graham Hason Aaron Graham ( born March 21 , 1971 ) is a retired American football wide receiver and kick returner . He played in 19 games during 1995 and 1996 seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Georgia . With the Patriots , Graham appeared in 19 games , including a start during his rookie year . He caught 15 passes for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns . He was born in Decatur , Georgia .
List of National Football League season rushing yards leaders The National Football League rushing champion is the player – usually a running back – who gains the most rushing yards from scrimmage in the regular season . Rushing titles by season . Numbers in parentheses next to a player ' s name indicate multiple titles for that player . NFL denotes National Football League ( 1920 – present ) AAFC denotes All - America Football Conference ( 1946 – 1949 ) AFL denotes American Football League ( 1960 – 1969 ) < br > Players with multiple rushing titles . Consecutive rushing titles . There have been twelve occurrences in which a player has won two or more consecutive rushing titles . 5 consecutive titles : 3 consecutive titles : Back - to - back titles : Cleveland Browns Hall of Famer Jim Brown won 8 rushing titles in nine seasons . O . J . Simpson and Emmitt Smith won four rushing titles in five seasons ; Eric Dickerson won 4 in six seasons . Rushing titles with different teams . Two players have won rushing titles with two different teams . 2000 yard rushing seasons . Six players have run for more than 2 , 000 yards in the regular season . O . J . Simpson is the only player to have done so in a 14 - game season ; the others did so in 16 - game seasons . No season to date has produced more than one 2 , 000 - yard rusher . No franchise has had more than one 2 , 000 yard rusher . Rookie Rushing Champions . Since 1955 , nine players have won either the AFL or NFL rushing title in their first season : Heisman Trophy Winning Rushing Champions . Eight players have won both a Heisman Trophy , and an AFL / NFL rushing title : Franchises without Rushing Champions . Only three active NFL franchises have not produced a rushing champion in either the AFL or NFL ; incidentally , all three currently play in the NFC South , and began play after 1965 : The Cleveland Browns have produced the most rushing champions , with 12 ( although the last Cleveland player to win the rushing title did so in 1968 ) .
1975 Baltimore Colts season The 1975 Baltimore Colts season was the 23rd season for the team in the National Football League . The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League ' s 1975 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses , and finished tied for first in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins . However , the Colts finished ahead of Miami in the AFC East based on head - to - head sweep ( 2 – 0 ) . The 1975 Colts coaching staff included 23 - year - old ( and future legendary head coach ) Bill Belichick . This was Belichick ' s first association with an NFL team and first coaching position . Playoffs . The team made it to the playoffs as a No . 3 seed and traveled to Pittsburgh to play Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round . After being tied at 7 at the half the Steelers outscored the Colts 21 – 3 in the second half . The Steelers defense forced 4 turnovers and held the Colts to 154 total yards of offense in their 28 – 10 win .
Larry Hefner Larry Hefner is a former linebacker in the National Football League . Biography . Hefner was born Larry Douglas Hefner on August 2 , 1949 in Charlotte , North Carolina . Career . Hefner was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourteenth round of the 1972 NFL Draft and played four seasons with the team . He played at the collegiate level at Clemson University .
Ben Jacobs ( American football ) Benjamin Jacobs ( born April 17 , 1988 in Las Vegas ) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League . He was signed by the Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . He played college football for Fresno State , where he tied an NCAA record by forcing three fumbles in a single game . On September 5 , 2011 , Jacobs was signed to the Browns ' practice squad .
1987 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team The 1987 season was the Golden Gophers ' second season under head coach John Gutekunst . The Golden Gophers won six games and lost five . Total attendance for the season was 371 , 809 , which averaged out to 55 , 116 per game . The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin . Offensive guard Troy Wilkow was named All - Big Ten first team . Offensive lineman Paul Anderson , quarterback Rickey Foggie , tailback Darrell Thompson , kicker Chip Lohmiller and linebacker Jon Leverenz were named All - Big Ten second team . Punter Brent Herbel and offensive lineman Dan Liimatta were named Academic All - Big Ten . Rickey Foggie was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award . Darrell Thompson was awarded the Bruce Smith Award . Jon Leverenz was awarded the Carl Eller Award . Chip Lohmiller was awarded the Bobby Bell Award . Linebacker Brian Bonner was awarded the Butch Nash Award . Offensive tackle Dan Rechtin was awarded the Paul Giel Award .
Vic So ' oto Vitale " Vic " Ta ' aga Magauli So ' oto ( born August 19 , 1987 ) is an American football linebacker with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers in 2011 , and played four games for the Oakland Raiders during the 2012 season . He played college football at Brigham Young University ( BYU ) . Early years . So ' oto attended Carlsbad High School and won three varsity letters in football and also lettered in volleyball . In football , as a senior , he was named First - team All - CIF honors and team MVP . College career . As a linebacker for BYU , So ' oto finished the 2010 season with 45 tackles , ( 18 solo ) , and 5 quarterback sacks . As a senior , he was a First - team All - Mountain West Conference selection . During his career at BYU So ' oto also played at the tight end and defensive end positions . He missed the majority of the 2006 and 2008 seasons with injuries . Professional career . Green Bay Packers . On July 26 , 2011 , the Green Bay Packers announced they had signed So ' oto as an undrafted free agent . During the pre - season , So ' oto suffered a back injury and was inactive for most of the regular season but made his professional debut on special teams against the Denver Broncos in week 4 . So ' oto was released by the Packers on September 10 , 2012 . Oakland Raiders . On September 25 , 2012 , the Oakland Raiders announced they had signed So ' oto . He played a total of four games for the Raiders during the 2012 season before being waived by the Raiders on November 6 . Return to the Packers . The Packers re - signed So ' oto to their 53 - man roster on November 12 , 2012 . On December 11 , the Packers released him and signed So ' oto to their practice squad after clearing waivers two days later . Washington Redskins . On December 19 , the Washington Redskins signed So ' oto from the Green Bay Packers ' practice squad .
Lenny Simonetti Leonard Patrick " Meatball " Simonetti ( November 20 , 1919 – August 14 , 1973 ) was an American football tackle who played three seasons in the All - America Football Conference ( AAFC ) between 1946 and 1948 for the Cleveland Browns . Simonetti was a standout as a fullback at his Ohio high school before switching to tackle while at the University of Tennessee in the late 1930s and early 1940s . After a stint in the U . S . Army during World War II , Simonetti signed with the Browns . Cleveland won the AAFC championship in 1946 , repeating in 1947 and 1948 . Simonetti was sent to the Baltimore Colts in 1949 , but did not play for the team . After leaving football , he became a weighmaster in Ohio . He died of a heart attack in 1973 . High school and college . Simonetti played high school football at New Philadelphia High School in New Philadelphia , Ohio , where he was an all - Ohio fullback on teams coached by John Brickels . He enrolled at the University of Tennessee and continued to play football for the Volunteers between 1939 and 1941 . The team finished the 1940 season with an 8 – 2 win - loss record and advanced to the Sugar Bowl on New Year ' s Day in 1941 , losing 19 – 13 to Boston College . Simonetti enlisted in the U . S . Army during World War II and served in the Philippines . Professional career . Brickels , Simonetti ' s old high school coach , in 1945 became an assistant for the Cleveland Browns , a new team in the All - America Football Conference ( AAFC ) . Brickels recruited Simonetti to play for the team when Simonetti was still serving in the Pacific War . Simonetti joined the Browns when the team started play in 1946 , but was a reserve and did not appear in any games during the regular season . Cleveland finished the year with a 12 – 2 record and advanced to the AAFC championship . Team captain Jim Daniell , however , was dismissed from the team the week before the title game after getting arrested following an altercation with Cleveland police . Cleveland head coach Paul Brown got permission from the league to use Simonetti in the game as Daniell ' s replacement . The Browns beat the New York Yankees , 14 – 9 . Simonetti saw more playing time in 1947 after tackle Lou Rymkus suffered an eye infection . The Browns finished the regular season with a 12 – 1 – 1 win - loss - tie record and again won the championship . Simonetti stayed with the team for a final season in 1948 , when the Browns won all of their games and a third straight championship . After the season , Simonetti was commissioned as deputy sheriff of Tuscarawas County , Ohio . He was sold to the Baltimore Colts in January of 1949 along with Ben Pucci and Don Stanton . He left football , however , before playing a game for the team . Later life and death . After his football career , Simonetti worked as a weighmaster for the state of Ohio in Bolivar . He was injured in a car accident in 1971 and died two years later of a heart attack . He and his wife Florence had one child .
Neal Beaumont Neal Beaumont ( born 1941 ) is a former award winning and Grey Cup champion defensive back and punter who played in the Canadian Football League for the BC Lions from 1960 to 1967 . A native of Vancouver , Beaumont joined his hometown Lions in 1960 and , with 53 punt returns for 226 yards , was winner of the Dr . Beattie Martin Trophy for Canadian rookie of the year in the west . This was the first time a BC Lion had won an individual player award . He would go on to play 8 seasons , intercepting 22 passes and becoming the team ' s second leading punter ( both punts and yards , ) second only to fellow Leo and all - time CFL leader Lui Passaglia . He also has the longest interception return in CFL history , 120 yards for a touchdown , against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 12 , 1963 . His best season was 1964 , when he intercepted 5 passes , was a Western All - Star , and added a final interception in the Lions first ever Grey Cup victory . In total he played 123 regular season games for the Lions . He was elected to the BC Lions Wall of Fame in 2003 .
Will Rogers Bowl The Will Rogers Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game held in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma on January 1 , 1947 . It was intended to be an annual event , but was discontinued after the first edition . The game featured Pepperdine , a first - year football program , and Nebraska Wesleyan . Pepperdine , a school based in Los Angeles , California , was then known as George Pepperdine College ( GPC ) , and the football team finished its first - ever season of play with an 8 – 1 record . After 1950 , the Pepperdine football program struggled , and was eventually discontinued in 1961 . In the last two years of the team ' s existence , it compiled a 1 – 17 record . Nebraska - Wesleyan ' s football program started in 1896 . The program was discontinued in 1897 but resumed in 1908 . The football program had never been to a bowl game as well and went 7 - 0 - 3 ( 3 ties ) and was coached by George " Bus " Knight in his first year as a college coach . The mascot names for Nebraska - Wesleyan have changed from Coyotes to Sun Flowers to Plainsmen to Prairie Wolves and the program has won 22 conference titles . The football program continues to this day . The game was played on January 1 , 1947 in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . It was named in honor of Will Rogers , a famous Oklahoma native and self - proclaimed " Cowboy Philosopher , " who had died in a plane crash the previous decade . A snow storm hit Oklahoma City just before the game and the game was only attended by 800 people . Nebraska - Wesleyan led 13 - 0 in the first half but Pepperdine came back to win the game 38 - 13 . The bowl game remains Nebraska - Wesleyan and Pepperdine ' s only college bowl appearance .
Chick Maggioli Achille Fred " Chick " Maggioli ( born May 17 , 1922 ) is a former American football defensive back and halfback in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Colts . He also played in the All - America Football Conference for the Buffalo Bills . Born in Mishawaka , Indiana , Maggioli was an all - state football player at Mishawaka ( Indiana ) High School , graduating in 1941 . He then attended and played college football at Indiana University in 1942 , and the University of Notre Dame , 1943 – 44 , where he was the starting halfback on Coach Frank Leahy ' s ' 43 National Championship team . He then played halfback on the 1946 University of Illinois Big 10 Conference Championship team and Illinois ' 1947 Rose Bowl winning team , graduating from the school that May . Maggioli was drafted in the eleventh round by the Washington Redskins and ultimately played for the Buffalo Bills as a two - way player in 1948 , his team winning the Eastern Division of the AAFL . He played defensive back for the Detroit Lions in 1949 and with the Baltimore Colts in 1950 , intercepting eight passes in the final year of his pro football career . He is a member of both the Indiana Football and Mishawaka High School Athletic halls - of - fame .
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Paul Rowe ( Canadian football ) Paul " Pappy " Rowe ( January 25 , 1917 – August 28 , 1990 ) was a Canadian professional football fullback . Born in Victoria , British Columbia , he played for the Calgary Bronks ( 1938 to 1940 ) and Calgary Stampeders ( 1945 to 1950 ) . He was captain of the team when Calgary won the Grey Cup in 1948 and played in the finals in 1949 . In 1948 , he was awarded the Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy . He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame , BC Sports Hall of Fame , Alberta Sports Hall of Fame , Canada ' s Sports Hall of Fame , and Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame .
Jeff Query Jeff Lee Query ( born March 7 , 1967 in Decatur , Illinois ) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers , Cincinnati Bengals , and the Washington Redskins . Query played college football at Millikin University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1989 NFL Draft .