Question: The 1961 UPI NFL Rookie of Year appears with Will Ferrell in a sports comedy film directed by who?

Context articles: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Longest Yard (1974 film)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Semi-Pro
Rookie of the Year (film)
Mike Ditka
Step Brothers (film)
The Waterboy
Kicking &amp; Screaming (2005 film)
Willi Manages The Whole Thing

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow, starring Will Ferrell, and written by McKay and Ferrell.
 The film is a tongue-in-cheek take on the culture of the 1970s, particularly the new Action News format.
 It portrays a San Diego TV station where Ferrell's title character clashes with his new female counterpart.
 This film is number 100 on Bravo's 100 funniest movies, number 6 on TimeOut's top 100 comedy films of all time and 113 on "Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time".
The Longest Yard is a 1974 American sports comedy film directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Tracy Keenan Wynn and based on a story by producer Albert S. Ruddy.
 The film follows a former NFL player (Burt Reynolds) recruiting the group of prisoners and playing football against their guards.
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American sports comedy film directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell, while written by both McKay and Ferrell.
 Additionally, the film features John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole and Michael Clarke Duncan, and appearances by "Saturday Night Live" alumni.
 NASCAR drivers Jamie McMurray and Dale Earnhardt Jr. make cameos, as do broadcasting teams from "NASCAR on Fox" (Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip) and "NASCAR on NBC" (Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons).
 "Talladega Nights" was Pat Hingle's last film before his death in 2009.
Semi-Pro is a 2008 American sports comedy film from New Line Cinema.
 The film was directed by Kent Alterman and stars Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin and Maura Tierney.
 The film was shot in Los Angeles near Dodger Stadium (in the gym of the Los Angeles City Fire Department Training Center), in Detroit, and in Flint, Michigan.
 Released in theaters on February 29, 2008 and released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on June 3, 2008, it was the last film from New Line Cinema before they merged with Warner Bros.
Rookie of the Year is a 1993 American sports comedy film starring Thomas Ian Nicholas and Gary Busey as players for the Chicago Cubs baseball team.
 The film is a remake of the 1954 film "Roogie's Bump" with the same basic plot.
 The cast also includes Albert Hall, Dan Hedaya, Eddie Bracken, Amy Morton, Bruce Altman, John Gegenhuber, Neil Flynn, Daniel Stern (who also directed) and John Candy in an uncredited role.
Michael Keller Ditka (born Michael Dyczko; October 18, 1939) is a former American football player, coach, and television commentator.
 A member of both the College Football (1986) and Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988), he was the 1961 UPI NFL Rookie of Year, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time All-Pro tight end with the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
Step Brothers is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Adam McKay, written by Will Ferrell and McKay from a story by Ferrell, McKay, and John C. Reilly and starring Ferrell and Reilly.
 It follows Brennan (Ferrell) and Dale (Reilly), two men who are forced to live together as brothers.
The Waterboy is a 1998 American sports comedy film directed by Frank Coraci (who also appears in a cameo role), starring Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed (his last film role before his death in 2008), Larry Gilliard, Jr., Blake Clark, Peter Dante and Jonathan Loughran, and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo.
Kicking & Screaming is a 2005 American sports comedy family film directed by Jesse Dylan and written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick.
 The film stars Robert Duvall and Will Ferrell as a father and son who exploit their own son's soccer teams to try and beat the other.
 Mike Ditka, Kate Walsh and Josh Hutcherson also star.
Willi Manages The Whole Thing (German:Willi wird das Kind schon schaukeln) is a 1972 German sports comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Heinz Erhardt, Erika von Thellmann and Hannelore Elsner.
 Willi takes over as manager of a provincial football team.
 German footballer Uwe Seeler appears as himself.
 It was the final entry into a four film series with Heinz Erhardt as Willi.