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2013 Kentucky Xtreme season The 2013 Kentucky Xtreme season was the 1st season for the American Continental Indoor Football League franchise . The Xtreme came into existence in 2012 , when Victor Cole and five other partners , decided to use the money they had saved up from their tours in Afghanistan . In 2012 , the Xtreme played a preseason exhibition game against the Evansville Rage , of the Continental Indoor Football League , losing 26 - 56 . After the 2012 CIFL season , the Xtreme played another exhibition game , this time against the Indianapolis Enforcers , also of the CIFL . They Xtreme defeated the Enforcers 20 - 16 . In July 2012 , the Xtreme announced that they would be playing at Freedom Hall in Louisville , Kentucky . With the arena in place , the team named former Louisville Fire assistant coach , Roy McMillen as their first ever head coach .
Fred Thurston Frederick Charles " Fuzzy " Thurston ( born December 29 , 1933 ) is a former American football guard in the National Football League who played for the Baltimore Colts and Green Bay Packers . Thurston played collegiate ball for Valparaiso University before being drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th round of the 1956 NFL Draft . He was a key member of the Packers ' offensive line during the team ' s glory years under coach Vince Lombardi , when they won five NFL Championships including the first two Super Bowl s . Often paired with fellow guard Jerry Kramer , he led the Packers ' vaunted Lombardi power sweep running attack . Thurston was named to the 1961 and 1962 All - Pro teams . Prior to joining the Packers , Thurston played the 1958 season with the NFL champion Baltimore Colts . Along with two former Packer teammates — Herb Adderley and Forrest Gregg — Thurston is one of only three players in pro football history to play on six World Championship teams . He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in January 1975 . Thurston was well known for his response to a sportswriter ' s question about how he prepared for the famous Ice Bowl game , where the gametime temperature was 13 degrees below zero . Thurston responded that he drank " about 10 vodka s " in order to stay warm . Thurston has remained popular in Wisconsin after his playing days and can often be found at " Fuzzy ' s " , a bar he owns not far from Lambeau Field . Thurston was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003 . He was the first athlete ever to be voted in by the people of Wisconsin , even though the Hall had been founded in 1951 .
Blake Wingle Blake Leo Wingle ( born April 17 , 1960 ) is a former Guard in the National Football League who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers , Green Bay Packers and the Cleveland Browns . Wingle played collegiate ball for Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo and UCLA before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 9th round of the 1983 NFL Draft . He played professionally for 4 seasons in the NFL and retired in 1987 .
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Blair Kiel Blair Armstrong Kiel ( November 29 , 1961 – April 8 , 2012 ) was a four - year starting quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team , from 1980 to 1983 . He played professionally for several teams in the National Football League , the Canadian Football League , and the Arena Football League , and was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1998 . Kiel worked as an advisor to corporate real estate clients in the Indianapolis area . Bartholmew County Coroner Allen Smith said Kiel died at Columbus Regional Hospital . Smith said an autopsy has been performed and that he ' s waiting on toxicology results and tissue samples to determine the cause of death . The autopsy confirmed that Kiel died of natural causes . College . Kiel attended Columbus East High School in Indiana , where he was rated the # 3 quarterback in the nation by " Parade " . Coach Dan Devine offered him a scholarship to the University of Notre Dame , where Kiel earned the starting quarterback job during his freshman year , four games into the 1980 season . The team achieved a 9 - 0 - 1 record and the # 1 ranking before closing the season with losses at USC ( 20 - 3 ) and to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl ( 17 - 10 ) . Kiel went on to become the sixth all - time leading passer for Notre Dame , and holds the record for the team ' s longest pass play — a 96 - yard bomb to Joe Howard against Georgia Tech in 1981 . In his final game , he led the unranked Irish to victory over 13th - ranked Boston College in the Liberty Bowl . Professional . Kiel was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1984 NFL Draft but only saw playing time in the regular season as a holder on kick attempts . He later played in seven games over two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts as both a quarterback and punter , and then spent three years with the Green Bay Packers . Following stints in the Canadian Football League and the Arena Football League , he retired at the end of 1993 . Personal . Blair ' s son Brandon was a successful quarterback for Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers , Indiana , earning a scholarship to Indiana University before leaving the football team . Blair has two brothers , Pat and Kevin , who also played football for Columbus East at the same time . Kip went on to Butler University to play football after sustaining an injury . Blair ' s nephews have gone on to have successful quarterbacking careers as well . Drew Kiel was quarterback for Illinois State while Dusty Kiel earned a scholarship to Indiana University and the youngest , Gunner Kiel , is the top - rated quarterback according to ESPN Scouts Inc . and has committed to the University of Notre Dame . He resided in the Indianapolis area and was a private quarterback coach . Kiel died on April 8 , 2012 .
Jake Ballard Jacob Owen Ballard ( born December 2 , 1987 ) is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2010 . He played college football at Ohio State . Early years and college career . Ballard grew up in Springboro , Ohio . He went to Springboro High School and started on both sides of the ball in football and started on the basketball team . He attended Ohio State University , where he caught 34 passes for 377 yards with an average of 11 yards per catch . He also caught three touchdown passes . During his senior year , he was one of Ohio State ' s six captains . During the 2010 Rose Bowl , he made a critical catch that helped Ohio State beat Oregon . In the 4th quarter with nine minutes remaining Ohio State up 19 - 17 facing 3rd and 13 from their own 45 , Ballard , while being surrounded by several Oregon defenders , jumped and caught a high pass thrown by Terrelle Pryor for 24 yards and a critical first down . The drive concluded with the game - clinching touchdown that put Ohio State up 26 - 17 , which would be the final score . Professional career . New York Giants . Ballard was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft on April 25 , 2010 . He was waived / injured after suffering a hamstring injury during training camp on August 19 . He was re - signed to the team ' s practice squad on September 5 . He was promoted to the active roster on November 20 . He played in the game against the Philadelphia Eagles the following day , playing eights snaps . He was waived on November 23 , and re - signed to the practice squad the following day . He was promoted to the active roster again on December 16 . Ballard played in the November 6 , 2011 game against the New England Patriots ( 5 - 2 ) at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough , Massachusetts , finishing the day with 67 receiving yards , including a 28 - yard catch on 3rd and 10 with : 51 left and the subsequent 1 - yard touchdown catch with just 17 seconds to play . The Giants won the game 24 - 20 to maintain a 2 - game lead in the NFC East and hand the Patriots their second straight loss for the first time since 2009 ( and first in 21 consecutive games at home ) . Ballard played in Super Bowl XLVI but left in the second half with a torn ACL in his left knee . After leaving the field , he attempted to run and cut on the sideline , but collapsed unable to reach full speed . Replacing Ballard was teammate Bear Pascoe , who finished the game with 4 catches for 33 receiving yards . The Giants defeated the Patriots in the Super Bowl 21 - 17 . New England Patriots . While Ballard was recovering from his ACL injury , the Giants decided to place him on injured reserve . Because they decided to do so during the offseason , NFL rules required that he be exposed to waiver claims before they could do so . While Ballard and his agent expected that he would clear waivers , New England claimed him off waivers on June 12 , 2012 . He spent the entire 2012 regular season on the Physically Unable to Perform list .
List of Rock Island Independents players This is a list of known American football players who have played for the Rock Island Independents of the National Football League , from 1920 until 1925 , and the first American Football League . It includes players that have played at least one match with the team . < / onlyinclude > A . Paul Anderson , Johnny Armstrong , Bill Ashbaugh , B . Dick Barker , Les Belding , Joe Bernstein , Riley Biggs , Wes Bradshaw , Lane Bridgeford , Walt Brindley , Walt Buland , Lyle Burton , Sol Butler C . Mike Casteel , Fred Chicken , Walt Clago , Jimmy Conzelman , Fod Cotton , Frank Coughlin , Frank Coyle D . George Dahlgren , Frank DeClerk , Fred Denfeld , Mark Devlin , Bob Dinsmore , Eddie Duggan E . Jug Earp F . Freeman Fitzgerald G . Frank Garden , Buck Gavin , Bill Giaver , Alex Gorgal , Harry Gunderson , Joe Guyon H . Harry Hall , Hal Hanson , Howard Hartzog , John Hasbrouck , Dave Hayes , Ed Healey , Dutch Hendrian , Ed Herman , Chuck Hill J . Jerry Johnson , Jerry Jones , Frank Jordan K . Max Kadesky , Ave Kaplan , Emmett Keefe , Jim Kendrick , Polly Koch , Louie Kolls , Joe Kraker , Ollie Kraehe , Waddy Kuehl L . Roddy Lamb , Dutch Lauer , Elmer Layden , Joe Little Twig , Charlie Lungren , Walt Lowe , Dewey Lyle M . Grover Malone , Jerry Mansfield , Bobby Marshall , Vince McCarthy , Bud Menefee , Charlie Mockmore N . Sid Nichols , Marty Norton , Eddie Novak P . Bob Phelan Q . Paddy Quinn R . Speed Riddell , Ernest Rohrabaugh , Joe Rooney S . Bill Scarpino , Ned Scott , Ed Shaw , Herb Sies , Duke Slater , Hank Smith , Oke Smith , Dick Stahlman , Basil Stanley , Evar Swanson T . George Thompson , Fred Thomsen , Jim Thorpe , Brick Travis , Ralph Trout , Ken Truckenmiller U . Frank Urban , Rube Ursella , Eddie Usher V . Viv Vanderloo , Tillie Voss W . Homer Walker , Harry Webber , Ralph Wiedich , Obe Wenig , Chet Widerquist , Mike Wilson , Guido Wyland , Pudge Wyman
Funtaine Hunter Funtaine Hunter ( born December 27 , 1983 , in Valdosta , Georgia ) is a professional American football and Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent . Hunter played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cleveland Browns in May 2007 but waived days later . He signed on to the Calgary Stampeders practice roster for the 2008 CFL season and played three games for the Stampeders that year before being released .
Henry Brock Henry " Harry " Brock was a college sports player , coach , and sports figure in the United States . Playing history . Brock was a player at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg , Kansas from 1927 - 1930 . Coaching . College of Emporia . Brock was head coach of the College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team in Emporia , Kansas , taking the position for the 1941 season . Southwestern . After one season at College of Emporia , Brock became the 10th football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield , Kansas and held that position for the 1942 season . His coaching record at Southwestern was 4 wins , 3 losses , and 2 ties . As of completion of the 2007 season , this ranks him 23rd at Southwestern in terms of total wins and 10th at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage ( ) . Brock was also the basketball coach at Southwestren for the 1945 - 1946 season , producing a record of 11 wins and 9 losses .
Frank Liebel Frank Edward Liebel ( November 19 , 1919December 26 , 1996 ) was a professional American football end / defensive back in the National Football League . He played seven seasons for the New York Giants ( 1942 – 1947 ) and the Chicago Bears ( 1948 ) . He led the league in 1945 in yard per reception ( 27 . 0 ) and receiving touchdowns ( 10 ) . He also was Named to the All - NFL 2nd Team in both 1945 and 1946 .
Mark Dewit Mark Dewit ( November 3 , 1986 , in Calgary , Alberta ) is a professional Canadian football centre for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League . He was drafted 42nd overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2008 CFL Draft . Dewit played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos . Early life . Dewit began playing football while attending Bishop Carroll High School ( Calgary , Alberta ) in Calgary , Alberta . In 2005 he enrolled at the University of Calgary and continued his football career by playing three years of CIS football for the Calgary Dinos as defensive lineman for his first year and then moved to the offensive line . He was a Canada West All - Star in 2007 and won the CIS wrestling championship in his weight class ( 130 ) . He was eligible to be drafted into the CFL in his fourth year of university . Professional career . Dewit was drafted in the sixth round of the 2008 CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts . He played for two seasons for Toronto , before being released by the Argonauts on June 22 , 2010 . On June 26 , 2010 he signed as a free agent with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats , and played for them for two seasons . On January 3 , 2012 , Dewit was traded to the Calgary Stampeders along with Kevin Glenn and a conditional draft pick for Henry Burris . On February 15 , 2013 Dewit signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a free - agent .
Chris Marinelli Chris Marinelli ( born March 3 , 1987 in Braintree , Massachusetts ) is a free agent American football offensive tackle who last played for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League . He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Denver Broncos in 2010 . He played in college at Stanford . Early years . Marinelli attended Boston College High School in Dorchester , Boston , where he was a three - year starter at defensive tackle and two - year starter on offense , where he played tight end as a junior and offensive tackle as a senior . For his career , he finished with 160 tackle s , 17 quarterback sack s , 12 pass breakups , 10 forced fumble s , five fumble recoveries , one interception and a forced safety . Considered a three - star recruit by " Rivals . com " , Marinelli was listed as the No . 46 offensive tackle prospect in the nation . He chose Stanford over Boston College and Duke University . College career . After redshirting his initial year at Stanford , Marinelli played in 10 games and started five of the last six games at right tackle . He was named to the Pac - 10 ' s All - Freshman team . Having established himself as a solid player , Marinelli started all 12 games at right tackle in his sophomore season . In his junior year , he started 11 of 12 games , missing only the Washington State game with an injury . He earned All - Pacific - 10 honorable mention honors for the second consecutive time . In 2009 , Marinelli was moved over to the left side , and helped set a new school - record for rushing with 2 , 692 yards , breaking the 1949 record of 2 , 481 yards . The Cardinal offensive line allowed a Pac - 10 low six sacks on the year , which was the second lowest total in the nation . Marinelli earned All - Pac - 10 First Team honors and was also an All - American selection by " Rivals . com " Professional career . Denver Broncos . Marinelli was signed by the Broncos on April , 26 , 2010 . He was released on July 27 , 2010 . Indianapolis Colts . Marinelli was claimed off waivers on July 28 , 2010 , by the Indianapolis Colts . He was released by the Colts on September 4 , 2010 .
Frank Kyle Frank Kyle was an American football coach . He served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi ( Ole Miss ) in 1908 . During his one - season tenure at Mississippi , Kyle compiled an overall record of three wins and five losses ( 3 – 5 ) .
Chansi Stuckey Chansi V . Stuckey ( born October 4 , 1983 in Warner Robins , Georgia ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Clemson . Stuckey has also played for the Cleveland Browns and the Arizona Cardinals . Professional career . New York Jets . Stuckey was drafted in the seventh round ( 235th overall ) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New York Jets . After a promising preseason performance with 11 receptions , he sat out the entire 2007 regular season due to a broken foot . He started at the wide receiver position for the Jets in 2008 . In each of the Jets ' first three games , he caught touchdown passes from quarterback Brett Favre . Stuckey also caught Mark Sanchez ' s first career NFL touchdown against the Houston Texans in Week 1 of the 2009 NFL season . Cleveland Browns . On October 7 , 2009 Stuckey was traded to the Cleveland Browns , along with Jason Trusnik , and third and fifth round draft picks in the 2010 NFL Draft . The Jets received Braylon Edwards . Arizona Cardinals . Stuckey was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on July 29 , 2011 . He was released on March 16 , 2012 . Toronto Argonauts . On October 17 , 2012 , Stuckey was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League . He was released by the team on November 10 , 2012 .
Jeff Komlo William Jeffrey " Jeff " Komlo ( July 30 , 1956 – March 14 , 2009 ) was an American professional football quarterback who played for the Detroit Lions , the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL . He was born in Cheverly , Maryland . Football career . Komlo played at the University of Delaware under head coach Tubby Raymond and led the Blue Hens to a second - place finish in the 1978 NCAA Division II playoffs . During his Delaware career , Komlo set 11 school records and passed for 5 , 256 yards . Komlo was selected by the Lions in the ninth round of the 1979 NFL Draft , and played three seasons with the Michigan club . At the beginning of the 1979 season , due to injuries to starting quarterback Gary Danielson and back - up Joe Reed , then head coach Monte Clark chose to open the season with Komlo as the starter . He was the first rookie quarterback ever , not drafted # 1 by his team , to start the first game . In his NFL career , he played in 25 games and threw for 12 touchdowns but also tossed 28 interceptions . One of several ex - Blue Hens quarterbacks to have played in the NFL , Komlo ' s career ended in 1983 , after one - season spells with the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Later life and death . In August 2005 , Komlo was featured on " America ' s Most Wanted " , after going on the lam while facing sentencing on a pair of DUI convictions in Chester County , Pennsylvania . He was also facing charges of cocaine possession and assault , and police wanted to question him about possible arson at his homes in West Palm Beach and Chester Springs , Pennsylvania . While on the run , Komlo ended up working for a hair implant clinic in Athens called NHI . The clinic caters mostly to Britons , who fly to the Greek capital for something called the Choi Method , which , according to the NHI website , is " a procedure far too labour intensive to operate in the UK . " Komlo was killed in an automobile crash in southern Athens on March 14 , 2009 . Pennsylvania law enforcement initially questioned whether he might have faked his own death to avoid the charges . On Thursday , March 19 , the Acting Chief Chester County sheriff ' s detective , Jim Vito , stated that the authorities were satisfied that Komlo was dead .
Bill Herchman William E . Herchman ( March 10 , 1933 – January 22 , 2009 ) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and for the Dallas Cowboys in their first two seasons . Herchman also played in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers . He attended Tyler Junior College in 1952 - 53 and then at Texas Technological College ( now Texas Tech University ) , where he played college football for the Red Raiders and was drafted in the third round of the 1956 NFL Draft . He was born near Vernon , Texas . He married Janis Lee Hargrove and they had four children , Randy , Terry , Kathy and Missy .
1949 Leaf Football set 1948 Leaf . Measuring approximately 2 3 / 8 " by 2 7 / 8 " , the 1949 Leaf set contains 49 cards that are skip - numbered from 1 to 150 . Designed much like the 1948 issue ( use of many of the same portraits ) , the fronts feature player portraits against a solid background . The player ' s name is at the bottom . The backs carry career highlights and a bio . The cards can be found on either gray or cream colored card stock . The card backs detail an offer to send in five wrappers and a dime for a 12 " by 6 " felt pennant of one of the teams listed on the different card backs including college and pro teams . Unlike the 1948 set , all the players portrayed were in the NFL . There are no key Rookie Cards in this set as virtually all of the players in the 1949 set were also in the 1948 Leaf set .
Kurt Barber Kurt Barber ( born January 5 , 1969 , in Paducah , Kentucky ) is the defensive line coach for UNLV ' s football team and a former standout linebacker in college and in the National Football League . High school career . Barber prepped at Paducah Tilghman High School where he won the Kentucky " Mr . Football " Award in 1987 . He was an High school All - American at both WR and LB . College career . Barber graduated from the University of Southern California where he was All - Pac - 10 as a linebacker . He was a starter as a junior and senior and was a four - year letter winner . Professional career . Barber was selected with the 42nd pick in the 2nd round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the New York Jets where he played until 1995 . Barber played for the New York Jets , Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears . Coaching career . Barber was originally named the UNLV Rebels football linebackers coach in 2004 . after having coached at the University of Utah , Kent State and Tennessee - Martin . He began his coaching career in 1998 at Riverside Community College . He is now the Offensive Line coach at Campbellsville University in Kentucky .