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Art Schlichter
Arthur Ernest Schlichter (, born April 25, 1960) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons with the Colts franchise. He also played one Canadian Football League (CFL) season with the Ottawa Rough Riders and three Arena Football League (AFL) seasons with the Detroit Drive and Cincinnati Rockers. A highly-touted collegiate prospect at Ohio State, Schlichter's professional career was cut short by a gambling addiction that resulted in him facing legal trouble for nearly five decades. Selected fourth overall in the 1982 NFL Draft by the Colts, Schlichter appeared in only 13 games and six starts due to his gambling problems. He found greater success in the AFL, where he was named Most Valuable Player and led the Drive to victory in ArenaBowl IV during the 1990 season, but was also forced out due to his addiction. Schlichter continued to face legal problems after the end of his football career, including serving a 10-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a city in Canada. They are divided into two divisions: four teams in the East Division and five teams in the West Division. As of 2022, it features a 21-week regular season in which each team plays 18 games with three bye weeks. This season traditionally runs from mid-June to early November. Following the regular season, six teams compete in the league's three-week playoffs, which culminate in the Grey Cup championship game in late November. The Grey Cup is one of Canada's largest annual sports and television events. The CFL was officially named on January 19, 1958, upon the merger between the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union or "Big Four" (founded in 1907) and the Western Interprovincial Football Union (founded in 1936). Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL season begins with a three-week preseason in August, followed by the 18-week regular season which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference (four division winners and three wild card teams) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament that culminates in the Super Bowl, which is contested in February and is played between the AFC and NFC conference champions. The league is headquartered in New York City. The NFL was formed in 1920 as the Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarterback
The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern American football, the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offense, and is often responsible for calling the play in the huddle. The quarterback also touches the ball on almost every offensive play, and is almost always the offensive player that throws forward passes. When the QB is tackled behind the line of scrimmage, it is called a sack. Overview In modern American football, the starting quarterback is usually the leader of the offense, and their successes and failures can have a significant impact on the fortunes of their team. Accordingly, the quarterback is among the most glorified, scrutinized, and highest-paid positions in team sports. ''Bleacher Report'' describes the signing of a starting quarterback as a Catch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gridiron Football
Gridiron football,"Gridiron football" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved October 20, 2010. also known as North American football or, in North America, simply football, is a family of football team sports primarily played in the and . |
Interception
In ball-playing competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for a player of the same team but caught by a player of the team on defense, who thereby usually gains possession of the ball for their team. It is commonly seen in football, including American and Canadian football, as well as association football, rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football and Gaelic football, as well as any sport by which a loose object is passed between players toward a goal. In basketball, a pick is called a steal. American/Canadian football In American football and Canadian football, an interception occurs when a forward pass that has not yet touched the ground is caught by a player of the opposing defensive team. This leads to an immediate change of possession during the play, and the defender who caught the ball can immediately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touchdown
A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone. In American football, a touchdown is worth six points and is followed by an extra point or two-point conversion attempt. Description To score a touchdown, one team must take the football into the opposite end zone. In all gridiron codes, the touchdown is scored the instant the ball touches or "breaks" the plane of the front of the goal line (that is, if any part of the ball is in the space on, above, or across the goal line) while in the possession of a player whose team is trying to score in that end zone. This particular requirement of the touchdown differs from other sports in which points are scored by moving a ball or equivalent object into a goal where the whole of the relevant object must cross the whole of the goal line for a score to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team
The 1980 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1980 college football season. Offensive selections Quarterbacks * Mark Herrmann, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1) * Art Schlichter, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2) Running backs * Calvin Murray, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Marion Barber, Jr., Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-2) * Garry White, Minnesota (UPI-1) * Stan Edwards, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Wide receivers * Anthony Carter, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1 plit end * Doug Donley, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1 plit end * Bart Burrell, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2 plit end * Keith Chapelle, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2 plit end * Todd Sheets, Northwestern (AP-2) Tight ends * Dave Young, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1) * Bob Stephenson, Indiana (UPI-2) Centers * George Lilja, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) * Jay Hilgenberg, Iowa (UPI-2) Guards * Joe Lukens, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Kurt Becker, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2) * John Powers, Michigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team
The 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1981 college football season. Two players were unanimous first-team selections by the Associated Press (AP) media panel: Butch Woolfolk of Michigan and Tim Krumrie of Wisconsin. Three players missed being unanimous AP selections by one vote Anthony Carter of Michigan and Reggie Roby and Andre Tippett of Iowa. Offensive selections Quarterbacks * Tony Eason, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2) * Art Schlichter, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1) Running backs * Butch Woolfolk, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) * Tim Spencer, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-2) * Dave Mohapp, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1) * Stan Edwards, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) Wide receivers * Steve Bryant, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1) * Anthony Carter, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) * Oliver Williams, Illinois (AP-2) * Chester Cooper, Minnesota (AP-2) * Dwayne Gunn, Indiana (UPI-2) * Gary Williams, Ohio State (UPI-2) T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team
The 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All- Big Ten Conference teams for the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. Offensive selections Quarterbacks * Art Schlichter, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1) * Mark Herrmann, Purdue (AP-2) Running backs * Dennis Mosley, Iowa (AP-1, UPI-1) * Butch Woolfolk, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1) * Dave Mohapp, Ohio State (UPI-1 ullback Split ends * Elmer Bailey, Minnesota (AP-1) Flankers * Doug Donley, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Tight ends * Dave Young, Purdue (AP-1) * Mark Brammer, Michigan State (UPI-1) Centers * Jay Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-1) * Tom Waugh, Ohio State (UPI-1) Guards * Ken Fritz, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1) * Dale Schwan, Purdue (AP-1) * John Arbeznik, Michigan (UPI-1) Tackles * Steve McKenzie, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-1) * Ray Snell, Wisconsin (AP-1, UPI-1) Defensive selections Defensive linemen * Curtis Greer, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1) * Ken Loushin, Purdue (AP-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896, it predates the founding of its regulating organization, the NCAA. It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of 10 universities, and it has 14 members and 2 affiliate institutions. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport. Big Ten member institutions are major research universities with large financial endowments and strong academic reputations. Large student enrollment is a hallmark of its universities, as 12 of the 14 members e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
