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2008 San Francisco Giants season The San Francisco Giants are an American baseball team . Their 2008 season marks their 50th Anniversary in the Bay Area since moving from New York in 1958 . It is also their first since 1992 without all - time home run champion Barry Bonds , who was not re - signed following the 2007 season . At the end of the season , Tim Lincecum was voted the 2008 National League Cy Young Award winner . Pre - season . On September 21 , 2007 , Giants ' ownership announced that Bonds would not return after the 2007 season . The Giants did not resign Ryan Klesko and Pedro Feliz . On December 12 , 2007 the Giants signed Aaron Rowand to a five year and $ 60 million contract . The Giants finished spring training with a record of 9 – 23 – 2 , the worst spring training in their recorded history . The Giants had the highest ERA and the lowest batting average among teams whose spring training was in Arizona . The team lead the majors with 40 errors . The Giants lost a spring training game 4 – 3 to their Triple - A affiliate Fresno Grizzlies . Giants opening day starter Barry Zito allowed 24 earned runs in 25 innings in Spring training . Giants spring training included injuries and competitions for several roster positions . Steve Holm won the back up catcher spot against Eliezer Alfonzo and Guillermo Rodríguez . Relievers Merkin Valdez , Erick Threets , and Keiichi Yabu earned spots on the opening day roster . Noah Lowry , Vinnie Chulk , Kevin Frandsen and Omar Vizquel started the season the on disabled list . Brian Bocock was the opening day shortstop in place of Vizquel . Steve Kline was designated for assignment . The Giants claimed Jose Castillo off waivers from the Florida Marlins late March 2008 . He was the opening day third baseman . Kevin Correia won the competition to be the teams 5th starter . The Giants were widely expected to miss the playoffs in 2008 , according to numerous sports writers . Regular season . On May 16 , 2008 , Peter Magowan , the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco , built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city , announced he would be stepping down as the managing partner of the Giants . Effective October 1 , 2008 Bill Neukom would be the new managing partner of the Giants . All - Star Game
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1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl The 1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl was an American college football bowl game . It was part of the 1999 NCAA Division I - A football season , and was the inaugural edition to the game ( which was later renamed the GMAC Bowl ) . It was played on December 22 , 1999 , and featured the 8 - 3 East Carolina Pirates ( Coaches / ESPN No . 20 ) of Conference - USA , and the 7 - 4 TCU Horned Frogs of the Western Athletic Conference . The game was played at Ladd - Peebles Stadium in Mobile . East Carolina opened the scoring with a 58 yard touchdown pass from quarterback David Garrard to wide receiver Arnie Powell . TCU running back LaDainian Tomlinson scored on a 2 yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7 after 1 quarter . Casey Printers fired a 21 yard touchdown pass in the second quarter , and the Horned Frogs took a 14 - 7 lead . LaDainian Tomlinson ( 124 yards rushing ) scored on a 3 yard touchdown run before halftime , to give TCU a 21 - 7 halftime lead . In the third quarter , Jamie Wilson scored on a 13 yard touchdown run to bring East Carolina to 21 - 14 . Russell Gary scored on an interception return to give TCU a 28 - 14 lead . TCU , which alternated between the quarterbacks Casey Printers and Patrick Batteaux , made it impossible for the Pirates to adjust to the variance of play styles between the drop back passer Printers and the option running Batteaux . The Frogs defense completely shut down the Pirates ' running game , holding them to minus - 16 yards . TCU held on to that lead to win the game by that margin , and TCU was the champion of the first ever Mobile Alabama Bowl .
1984 Kentucky Wildcats football team The 1984 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1984 NCAA Division I - A football season . The Wildcats scored 293 points while allowing 221 points . Kentucky won the 1984 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl . Season . Kentucky opened with a 42 – 0 win over Kent State , followed by a 48 – 14 win at Indiana . A 30 – 26 win at Tulane was followed by a 27 – 14 win over Rutgers , which put Kentucky into the AP poll at # 19 . The Wildcats then won their conference opener at Mississippi State , 17 – 13 , to improve to 5 – 0 for the first time since 1950 . Kentucky was then ranked # 16 in the AP poll . Kentucky then dropped two conference games against ranked opponents , to # 10 LSU 36 – 10 and to # 13 Georgia 37 – 7 . The Wildcats clinched a winning season with a 31 – 7 win against North Texas and then defeated Vanderbilt 27 – 18 . A 25 – 17 loss to # 5 Florida followed . Kentucky then closed out the regular season with a 17 – 12 victory at Tennessee . Kentucky closed its season with a 20 – 19 victory over # 19 Wisconsin in the 1984 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl . As a result , Kentucky finished the season ranked # 19 in the final AP poll , with a record of 9 – 3 . In the Border Battle , Kentucky beat Tennessee by a 17 - 12 margin .
Adam Treu Adam Treu ( born June 24 , 1974 in Lincoln , Nebraska ) was a center in the NFL . He walked on to University of Nebraska - Lincoln after playing at Pius X High School in Lincoln . He won back - to - back National Championships with the Cornhuskers in 1994 and 1995 playing left tackle and performing all the long snapping duties . He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 3rd round ( 72nd overall ) of the 1997 NFL Draft . Raider center . From 1997 to 2003 , Treu was the reserve center behind Barret Robbins , but when Robbbins was injured during the 2001 NFL season , Treu capably filled his place during 14 games . Oakland scored 399 points ( 24 . 9 points / game ) , 4th of 31 teams in the NFL and won the AFC west for the second year in a row . In the 2001 - 02 NFL playoffs , the offensive line , composed of Treu , Steve Wisniewski and Frank Middleton at guard , Barry Sims and Lincoln Kennedy at tackle , pulverized the New York Jets ' s defense with 215 yards on the ground and 287 yards in the air in a wild card game , but lost to the New England Patriots in the divisional round , the infamous ( from Oakland ' s viewpoint ) Tuck rule game when Tom Brady was judged not to have fumbled . Despite Treu ' s success , Robbins regained his starting position the following year , up to the day before Super Bowl XXXVII , when reported missing , then found in a sorry state . Treu started Super Bowl XXXVII in his place , but the Raiders had little success against a very strong Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense . Robbins regained his starting position during the 2003 NFL season , then was released after testing positive for steroid use . During the 2004 NFL season , Treu became the 6th starting center in Raider history , starting all 16 games , but then started only 10 the following year , replaced by Jake Grove who handled the starting duties for the Raiders with 5 - 11 and 4 - 12 won - lost records . In his final year , 2006 , he became the reserve center again after Grove replaced him . In November 2006 , Treu suffered a ruptured quadriceps tendon against the San Diego Chargers and went on injured reserve . After a 10 season professional career , Treu retired in July 2007 .
George Sauer George Henry Sauer ( December 11 , 1910 – February 5 , 1994 ) was an American football player , coach , college sports administrator , and professional football executive . He played college football as a halfback at the University of Nebraska from 1931 to 1933 and then with the Green Bay Packers of the NFL from 1935 to 1937 . Sauer served as the head football coach at the University of New Hampshire ( 1937 – 1941 ) , the University of Kansas ( 1946 – 1947 ) , the United States Naval Academy ( 1948 – 1949 ) , and Baylor University ( 1950 – 1955 ) , compiling a career college football record of 78 – 55 – 9 . He was also the head basketball coach at New Hampshire for one season in 1938 – 39 , tallying a mark of 3 – 14 . Sauer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1954 . Sauer attended the University of Nebraska where he was an All - American halfback under Dana X . Bible . He coached at the University of New Hampshire from 1937 to 1941 . Although he only coached two years at Kansas , he compiled a 15 – 3 – 2 ( . 786 ) record . Sauer was a World War II veteran , having obtained the rank of lieutenant colonel . He went on to become Baylor ' s athletic director . He was named general manager of the NFL ' s New York Titans in 1961 and was director of player personnel from 1962 to 1969 . He was also General Manager of the Boston Patriots in 1969 and 1970 . Sauer was the father of American Football League All - League wide receiver George Sauer , Jr . of the New York Jets .
1974 New York Jets season The 1974 New York Jets season was the 15th season for the team and the fifth in the National Football League . It began with the team trying to improve upon its 4 – 10 record from 1973 under new head coach Charley Winner . The Jets finished with a record of 7 – 7 .
Johnson Bademosi Johnson Bademosi ( born July 23 , 1990 in Washington , D . C . ) is an American football safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League . He was signed by the Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2012 . He played high school rugby and football for Gonzaga College High School and went on to play college football for Stanford University . Professional career . Cleveland Browns . On May of 2012 , He signed with the Cleveland Browns as a Undrafted free agent .
Ray Berry Raymond Lenn " Ray " Berry ( born October 28 , 1963 in Lovington , New Mexico ) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League . He played seven seasons for the Minnesota Vikings ( 1987 – 1992 ) and the Seattle Seahawks ( 1993 ) . At Baylor University , Ray was named as Sports Illustrated College Football Defensive Player of the Week for his role , including a game saving interception near the end of the game , in Baylor ’ s upset of # 2 ranked University of Southern California in Los Angeles . ( See , Sports Illustrated , September 30 , 1985 , page 67 ) In 2005 , Ray was inducted into the Baylor Athletics Hall of Honor ( See , http : / / www . baylorbears . com / genrel / 112003aab . html ) and was named as a Legend of Baylor Football in 2007 . ( See , http : / / www . baylorbears . com / sports / m - footbl / spec - rel / 092906aaa . html ) Ray played his High School Football for the O . H . Cooper High School Cougars in Abilene , Texas and was named as a Parade Magazine High School All - American as a Senior during the 1981 - 1982 school year . ( See , Abilene Reporter News , May 12 , 1982 , page 2C )
Monsanto Pope Monsanto Leshawn Pope ( born January 27 , 1978 ) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League . He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round ( 231st overall pick ) in the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Virginia . He played four seasons for the Broncos ( 2002 – 2005 ) before signing as a free agent with the New York Jets in 2006 . He left the team at the beginning of training camp .
Gregory Alexandre Gregory Alexandre ( born May 31 , 1985 in Montreal , Quebec ) is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman who is currently a free agent . He was drafted 35th overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2011 CFL Draft and signed with the team on his birthday , May 31 , 2011 . He played college football for the Montreal Carabins . He was released by the Argonauts on June 20 , 2012 .
Charles Alexander ( running back ) Charles Fred Alexander , Jr . ( born July 28 , 1957 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League ( NFL ) for seven seasons during the late 1970s and 1980s . Alexander played college football for Louisiana State University , and received All - American honors . He was a first - round pick in the 1979 NFL Draft , and played professionally for the NFL ' s Cincinnati Bengals . Early years . Alexander was born in Galveston , Texas . College career . Charles Alexander was a four - year letterwinner on the LSU Tigers football team . He was selected as a first - team All - American and All - SEC in 1977 and 1978 . In 1977 he was selected the SEC Most Valuable Player by the " Nashville Banner " . Alexander set nine SEC records , tied one and set 27 LSU records during his college career . He still holds the LSU records for most rush es in a game ( 43 ) , most yards in a season ( 1 , 686 ) and most yards gained per game in a season ( 153 . 3 ) . Alexander set two Sun Bowl rushing records , carrying 31 times for 197 yards , as he won Offensive Player of the Game honors in the 1977 Sun Bowl . Despite Alexander ' s efforts , LSU fell to Stanford 24 - 14 . He played his last game as a Tiger in the 1978 Liberty Bowl . Alexander gained 133 yards on 24 carries in the 20 - 15 loss to Missouri . In 1989 , Alexander was inducted into the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame . Professional career . Selected 12th in the first round of the 1979 draft , running back Charles Alexander would play seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals . He was a member of the 1981 team that went 12 - 4 , won the AFC Championship , and played in Super Bowl XVI in Pontiac , Michigan . In the Bengals divisional round win against the Buffalo Bills , he rushed for 72 yards , caught a pass for 10 , and scored two touchdowns . Alexander finished his career with 2 , 645 rushing yards , 165 receptions for 1 , 130 yards , and 15 touchdowns . Inductions . Alexander is a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame . He is also a member of the 2012 class of inductees to the College Football Hall of Fame .
Howard Fest Howard Arthur Fest ( born April 11 , 1946 in San Antonio , Texas ) is a former American football offensive lineman who played in the American Football League ( AFL ) and in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was an original member of the AFL Cincinnati Bengals , playing with them for 9 years . He began his career at tackle , but later moved to guard . He was given the nickname " Mr . Consistency " by his teammates . He was made available in the 1976 NFL Expansion Draft , and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , where he played two seasons .
1978 Holiday Bowl The 1978 Holiday Bowl was the inaugural college football bowl game of the Holiday Bowl . It was played on December 22 , 1978 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego , California . The game was part of the 1978 NCAA Division I - A football season . It featured the against the BYU Cougars . Navy won 23 – 16 .
Tom Edwards ( American football ) Thomas Leighton " Tom " Edwards ( December 12 , 1899 – January 28 , 1980 ) was an American football player . He was an All - American tackle for the University of Michigan and played professional football for the New York Yankees and Detroit Panthers in 1926 . Youth . A native of Traverse City , Edwards was 5 feet , 11 inches tall . He grew up working on the farm of his father , Randolph Thomas Edwards , in Central Lake , Michigan . University of Michigan . Edwads attended the University of Michigan where he earned his first letter as a football player in 1924 . In 1925 , he played guard and tackle for the Michigan Wolverines squad that legendary coach Fielding H . Yost called " the best team I ever coached . " Edwards suffered a torn ligament injury in October 1925 , and started only five of Michigan ' s eight games in 1925 . In 1925 , Billy Evans wrote : " The consensus is that Edwards of Michigan is the best tackle in the Big Ten . However , the fact that he has been out of the game so much because of injuries caused the experts to relegate him to the second team . At getting down the field , Edwards is a wonder and when he tackles an opponent he stays tackled . But due to the limited amount he has played it would be almost unfair to rate him ahead of men who have been in every game . " Evans ' omission of Edwards from his All - Western team drew criticism from another writer who opined : " Most sports writers will agree that Edwards is one of the greatest tackles ever to be produced at any school and is justly deserving of All - American selection , let alone All - Conference . " Edwards was named as a first - team All - American at right tackle by Walter Eckersall of the Chicago Tribune . Eckersall said : " Edwards made his presence felt in every Michigan game . " Edwards was also selected as a second - team All - American by Grantland Rice for Collier ' s Weekly and Norman E . Brown . He was also selected to play in the inaugural East - West Shrine Game on December 26 , 1925 , in San Francisco . The 1925 Michigan team had six All - Americans , including Edwards , Bennie Oosterbaan , Benny Friedman Robert J . Brown , Bo Molenda and Harry Hawkins . Professional football . In 1926 , Edwards played on the American League New York Yankees football team with Red Grange , Angus Goetz , and Paul G . Goebel . He also played in 12 games for the Panthers in 1926 . Later years . After his career as a football player ended , Edwards became the athletic director for the Detroit Police Department . He also appraised real estate and lived in Dearborn , Michigan for many years . In the 1960s , he purchased his family ' s farm and lived there until his death . He wrote a column for the local paper called " The Old Crab . " Edwards died in Clearwater , Florida at age 80 in 1980 . He was buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Torch Lake , Michigan .
Fletcher Jenkins Fletcher Jenkins ( born November 4 , 1959 in Tacoma , WA ) is a former professional American football defensive lineman for one season with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Washington where he was a team captain .
Stephone Paige Stephone Paige ( born October 15 , 1961 ) , is a former professional American football player who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1983 to 1992 and the Minnesota Vikings in 1993 . A 6 ' 2 " 185 lb . wide receiver undrafted free agent from Fresno State University , Paige played 9 years for the Chiefs and his final year with the Minnesota Vikings in 1993 . His best year as a pro came during the 1990 season when he caught 65 receptions for 1 , 021 yards . On December 22 , 1985 , Paige had 309 yards receiving yards versus the San Diego Chargers , an NFL record until it was broken in 1989 by Flipper Anderson of the Los Angeles Rams with 336 yards . Flipper ' s record holds an asterisk since it was broken in overtime . Between 1985 to 1991 , Paige had at least one reception for 83 consecutive games , a team record until it was broken on January 1 , 2006 by tight end Tony Gonzalez . Paige is married to wife Paula and has three children ; son , Stephone II ; son , Élon ; daughter , Brieon . Athletics runs through the Paige bloodlines . All of Paige ' s children played sports at the division 1 collegiate level ; Stephone II ( track ) , Élon ( football ) , Brieon ( volleyball ) . He is also the uncle of tennis player Asia Muhammad and national basketball standout and UCLA commit Shabazz Muhammad .
1956 New York Giants season The 1956 New York Giants season was a championship season for the Giants . After finishing with an 8 – 3 – 1 record , the Giants would win their fourth NFL Championship by defeating the Chicago Bears 47 – 7 . Postseason . National Football League Championship Game . Attendance : 56 , 836 .
The Olive and the Blue Fan traditions . : " The Olive and the Blue " ( aka " Roll On , Tulane " ) . Here ' s a song for the Olive and the Blue < br > Here ' s a cheer for the team that ' s tried and true , < br > Here ' s a pledge of loyalty to thee , < br > Oh , Tulane Varsity , < br > Here ' s to the Greenbacks that never will say die < br > And here ' s to the hearts that are true , < br > To the men of Tulane , who are fighting for her name < br > For the Olive and the Blue . ( CHORUS ) < br > Roll , Green Wave , roll them down the field ! < br > Hold , Green Wave , that line must never yield ! < br > When those Greenbacks charge through the line , < br > They ' re bound for Victory , < br > Hail Green Wave , for you we give a cheer . < br > Hail Green Wave , for you we have no fear , < br > So ev ' ry man on ev ' ry play , < br > And then we ' ll win the game today , < br > Hurrah for Old Tulane . Tulane fight song . Green Wave Green Wave , < br > Hats off to Thee . < br > We ' re out to < br > Fight Fight Fight < br > For our Victory . < br > Shout to the Skies < br > Our Green Wave War Cries . < br > The Bravest we ' ll Defy . < br > Hold that Line for < br > Olive and Blue . < br > We will Cheer for You . < br > So Fight , Fight , Old Tulane < br > Fight on to Victory . : " The Hullabaloo " . A One , A Two , < br > A Helluva Hullabaloo < br > A Hullabaloo - Ray Ray < br > A Hullabaloo - Ray Ray < br > Hooray Hooray < br > Varsa Varsa Tee Ay < br > Tee Ay , Tee Ay < br > Varsa Varsa Tee Ay < br > Tulane ! Tulane Historic Drinking Song . Drink , drink , drink , drink < br > Drink , drink , drink , drink , < br > Drink . . . to Ole , Tu - lane . < br > Gather ' round , gather ' round , < br > Drink it down , drink it down . < br > Drink a cup and sing a song of cheer , < br > Raise your glasses high , < br > And drink them dry . < br > Drink , be merry while the gang ' s all here . < br > And we ' ll drink , drink , drink , drink , < br > A toast , to the team . < br > Fighting for the Olive and the Blue . < br > Scream and yell , LIKE HELL , < br > And the game will tell , < br > The victory of Tulane U . < br > Tulane Alma Mater . We praise thee for thy past , O Alma Mater ! < br > Thy hand hath done its work full faithfully . < br > The incense of thy spirit has ascended < br > And filled America from sea to sea ! < br > Olive Green and Blue ! We love thee ! < br > Pledge we now our fealty true < br > Where the trees are ever greenest , < br > Where the skies are purest blue . < br > Hear us now , O Tulane , hear us , < br > As we proudly sing to thee ! < br > Take from us our hearts ’ devotion , < br > Thine we are and thine shall be !