They are responsible for directing plays, making the position equivalent to that of play-making midfielder in association football, setter in volleyball, quarterback in American football, or center in ice hockey.
He qualified as an expert with every weapon in army's arsenal and took up boxing and American football.
The Finger Lakes Falcons are an independent women's football team based in the Finger Lakes area of New York and set to begin play for 2012.
However, the popularity of the Fokker quickly came to an end after the 1931 death of Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne in the crash of TWA Flight 599, a Fokker F.10.
The Goodyear Silents were a semi-professional football team based in Akron, Ohio, composed of deaf players.
Grainger Park was shared by the Kinston Eagles of the Coastal Plain League and the Grainger High School Red Devils who used it for both baseball and football.
In 1942, he was a member of the All-East Football Team, and in 1943, "jumped ship" to lacrosse, where he was selected for the Intercollegiate National Championship Navy Lacrosse Team, defenseman on the All-American Lacrosse Squad, and participated in the North-South All-Star game.
During his sophomore year in 1948, he developed an interest in American football and managed to make the school's team, though he was small for his age.
He attended Gainesville High School, where he was a stand-out athlete, leading the swimming and football teams.
The children's book was written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, who grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and as a child attended every home football game at Michigan State, next to which this engine was on static display.
(October 3, 1870 – September 26, 1955) was a World War I general, a businessman, a professional football player and a banker.
They became notorious when several men identified as members of the Rollin' 60 were arrested by police investigating the murders of the family of Kermit Alexander, an All-American football icon.
One is directed by Joseph Kahn, features an American football game between the "Flys" sic and the "Lemons" filmed at the Houston Astrodome, and contains various inside jokes and references to the band's past, such as the team names themselves - which were the titles of two U2 singles released in the '90s.
In each episode the sports agents were given assignments that allowed them to demonstrate their skills and talents as agents for Cody as he deliberated on which agent would ultimately be hired to manage his multi-million dollar American football career.
The Forward Pass, also known as To match tis doxis in Greece, is a 1929 black-and-white American football musical film directed by Edward F. Cline, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Loretta Young.
When Valentine and Tony are involved in car wreck, they are rescued from his overturned car by football-playing Harvardian Bob Blake Jr. (Neil Hamilton).
Eventually, the city redeveloped Tingley Field into a public park with softball and football fields.
In the fall of 2006, WREC assumed the broadcast rights for the football and basketball teams of the University of Memphis.
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Pittsburgh again, down by 11 nearly made it a 4-point game when WR Hines Ward leapt into the end zone, but fumbled from a John Lynch (American football) tackle, whereby the Broncos safety Curome Cox recovered the fumble.
In 1993, Troy Aikman, Hall of Fame quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys football team, became an Acme Brick spokesperson - initially in radio and print advertising, and later on television.
Matthew Adam Crossett (born March 14, 1985 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American football punter/Kicker (American football) in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts.
By the end of August, Pastrana made the cut to the final three, alongside Don Horn and Steve Ramsey, and was the only quarterback remaining on the team from the prior season.
Beecher is coached by former NFL player Courtney Hawkins, while Northwestern also has a famous alum as a coach, Andre Rison.
The game features athlete Bo Jackson, who at the time of the game's release was a star in professional baseball and a former professional football player.
Pro football player Dana Howard and baseball player Homer Bush, then a high school football star, are among those in the book.
Brandon Leon Jamison (born July 31, 1981 in Hopkins, South Carolina) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League.
Brentwood was highly successful in sports competition, winning nine state football championships between 1969, when it was founded, and 1997.
In December 2012, Herron and former players Raymond Austin and Gerry Sullivan filed a lawsuit against the NFL over their handling of concussions.
Brown, along with his brother Arthur, were named in a report from Yahoo! Sports alleging that student-athletes, coaches and administrators were aware and received impermissible benefits from an ex-booster Nevin Shapiro.
Bissinger is perhaps best known for his book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, which documents the 1988 season of the football team of Permian High School in Odessa, Texas.
Then he announced with Jeremy Leman and Tony Banks the Louisiana Tech at Illinois game in Champaign Illinois.
He was the vice president and general manager of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League from 2009 to 2011.
Richard Corbett "Corby" Davis (December 8, 1914 in Lowell, Indiana – May 28, 1968 in Houlton, Maine) was an American football fullback.
Dan Neal (born August 30, 1949 in Corbin, Kentucky) is a former American Football player who played offensive line for eleven seasons between 1973 and 1983 for the Baltimore Colts and the Chicago Bears.
Douglas Claydon Van Horn (born June 24, 1944 in Sedalia, Missouri) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and New York Giants.
In football, Veenker had responsibility for coaching the ends, including College Football Hall of Fame end, Bennie Oosterbaan.
In American football, an offensive strategy based on running the ball rather than relying on the forward pass
Jack's younger brother, Matt Cassel, is an American football player with the Minnesota Vikings, and his other younger brother, Justin Cassel, is a minor league baseball player in the farm system of the Chicago White Sox.
He graduated from Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana, California, and entered the University of Southern California, starring as a center on the football team from 1924 to 1926; among his teammates was a young John Wayne and Ward Bond.
Jeffrey Alan Dellenbach (born February 14, 1963 in Wausau, Wisconsin) is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Jeffery Lavell Posey (born August 14, 1975 in Bassfield, Mississippi) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League.
While coaching the Gators basketball team, he also served as an assistant coach for the Florida Gators football team under head coaches Bob Woodruff and Ray Graves.
In May 2010, Zolciak met Atlanta Falcons football player Kroy Biermann at the charity event Dancing with Atlanta Stars.
It was originally designed to host American football and track and field competitions for four local high schools: Fort Lauderdale High School, Stranahan High School, Northeast High School, and Dillard High School.
Michael Bamiro (born October 9, 1990) is an American football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).
During high school, Mucitelli practiced football, basketball and baseball and earned multiple honors within these sports.
In Riley's second stint at OSU, the Beavers have produced three current NFL quarterbacks, Sean Canfield, Matt Moore, and Derek Anderson.
Rouse was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where he played football at Oak Ridge High School.
After signing with the Lions, Burleson has given himself two nicknames; Nate "Touchdown" Burleson and "Recepticon," keeping with the Transformers-themed nickname "Megatron" established for fellow receiver Calvin Johnson.
Patrick Travis Swilling (born October 25, 1964) is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions, and Oakland Raiders, and a former delegate in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
One common reason teams platoon quarterbacks is because one player is a good passer and the other a good runner (see for example Stanley Jackson and Joe Germaine of the 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes).
Having become WAPA's top sportscaster, Bracero then took over the transmissions of BSN basketball games (which he shared with Manolo Rivera Morales and Fufi Santori), most of the boxing telecasts, MLB baseball games and football games.
He also played football in the American Professional Football Association (Later renamed the National Football League in 1922) with the Chicago Tigers in 1920.
Raymond DeWayne Clayborn (born January 2, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas), is a former American Football cornerback who played for the New England Patriots (1977–1989) and Cleveland Browns (1990, 1991) in the NFL.
Ronald Donovan Davenport (born December 22, 1962 in Somerset, Bermuda) is a former professional American football fullback in the National Football League.
While attending East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) to play NCAA Division II American football, he became involved in theater after taking acting classes with Erma Duricko.
Orban Eugene "Spec" Sanders (born January 26, 1919 in Temple, Oklahoma) was a former American football running back, quarterback, and punter in the All-America Football Conference and a defensive back in the National Football League for the New York Yanks.
Born in Wisconsin, Barnes played high school football at San Diego High for Clarence "Nibs" Price, who encouraged his brightest players, starting with Barnes, to follow his path to Berkeley to play for the California Golden Bears under coach Andy Smith.
Hamilton Prieleaux Bee Maule, commonly known as Tex Maule (May 19, 1915 in Ojus, Florida — May 16, 1981) was the lead American football writer for Sports Illustrated in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
Since the move to late August, the Barclays has traditionally closed CBS Sports' PGA Tour television schedule, due to the network's commitment to airing SEC College and NFL football, as well as the U.S. Open tennis tournament, during the fall months.
This has been greatly popularized by the success of coaches such as Rich Rodriguez, Mark Helfrich, and Urban Meyer.
Vaughan Monroe Johnson (born March 24, 1962 in Morehead City, North Carolina) is a retired American football linebacker.
Hardin coached numerous future professional players at Temple including New York Jets defensive lineman Joe Klecko, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Randy Grossman, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Kevin Ross, San Diego Chargers linebacker Bill Singletary, and New York Jets quarterback Steve Joachim, who won the Maxwell Award in 1974 playing for the Owls.