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Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
Brother Rice High School is a Catholic, all-boys, non-residential college prep school with approximately 600 students located in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, United States in Metro Detroit. The school shares a campus with the all-girls Marian High School, Saint Regis Parish and the K-8 Saint Regis School. History Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit, Brother Rice was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1960 and named after their founder Edmund Ignatius Rice. The school was the site of a labor battle in 2003 and 2004 when a group of teachers attempted to unionize. However, a state court ruled that state labor and union boards have no jurisdiction over private religious schools. Athletics The Brother Rice Warriors are also known for their tradition of excellence in athletics having won 80 state championships since their first title, the 1974 basketball championship. The lacrosse team has won the state title 24 times and was the 2008 Inside Lacro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan
Bloomfield Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Bloomfield Township is located roughly northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 44,253. Established in 1827, it is the oldest township of Oakland County. In 2014, Bloomfield Township was ranked the most expensive community in which to live in the state of Michigan with a median home price of $224,977. Communities The Township has no incorporated villages and multiple unincorporated communities: *Bloomfield Village is located between Quarton Road on the north, Maple Road on the south, Lahser Road on the west and Glenhurst and Westwood on the east. The non-governmental Bloomfield Village Association provides police and fire services to the community in concert with those provided by Bloomfield Township. It also provides other community-specific services. *Charing Cross is located at Kensington and Charing Crossin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Matt Baker (American Football)
Matthew David Baker (born May 11, 1983) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is an offensive assistant for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Baker played college football as a quarterback at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was signed by the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He was a practice squad member for the Texans, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, and Buffalo Bills. Early years Baker attended Brother Rice High School (Michigan), Brother Rice High School, where he was a three-year Varsity letter, letter winner in football and lacrosse He led his football team to the state championship and a 12–1 record as a senior. He earned All-State Dream Team and Associated Press honors in football. Baker was two-time All-State and All-Midwest in lacrosse and in 2001 earned Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Association Player of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Paul Grant (basketball)
Paul Edward Grant (born January 6, 1974) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Early life and career Grant attended Brother Rice High School in Michigan, and played at Boston College for three seasons, but then transferred to Wisconsin for his senior year. He was named honorable mention All-Big Ten after leading the Badgers in scoring, field goal percentage, and blocked shots. He also played in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament and the Nike Desert Classic. Grant was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the 20th pick in the 1997 NBA draft. He was on the injured list for his entire rookie season because of a stress fracture in his foot. He finally made his NBA debut on February 5, 1999, in a 110–92 win over the Denver Nuggets. On March 11, 1999, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks with Stephon Marbury, Chris Carr and Bill Curley, in a three-way deal with the New Jersey Nets, for Terrell Brandon, Brian Evan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit. The franchise was founded in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans in 1928 and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930. Amid financial struggles, the franchise was Relocation of professional sports teams, relocated to Detroit in 1934 and renamed the Lions in reference to the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise, the Detroit Tigers. The Lions won four History of the National Football League championship#1933–1965: NFL Championship Game, NFL Championship Games between 1935 NFL Championship Game, 1935 and 1957 NFL Championship Game, 1957. Following the 1957 championship, the franchise did not win a playoff game until the 1991 season and did not win another until the 2023 season. They are the only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
DaRon Gilbert
DaRon Gilbert (born May 26, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Lafayette and Northern Illinois. College career Gilbert played safety for 4 seasons at Lafayette before transferring to Northern Illinois and switching to the linebacker position. In college he hat 188 total tackes (102 solo), 10 pass breakups, 5 TFLs, 2 interceptions, one forced fumble, and a half sack. Professional career After going unselected in the 2024 NFL Draft, Gilbert signed with the Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2024. On August 20, Gilbert was waived with an injury settlement. Gilbert signed with the practice squad on December 26. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 21, 2025. Personal life Gilbert was born in Detroit and went to Brother Rice in Michigan for high school where he played safety and wide receiver A wide receiver (WR), also referred to as a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brad Galli
Brad Galli (born 1989 in Detroit, Michigan) is a sports anchor and reporter for WXYZ-TV in Detroit. Career Brad Galli is the sports director at WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Michigan. He regularly covers the Detroit Lions, Red Wings, Tigers, Pistons, as well as Michigan, Michigan State, and high school athletics. He is featured during the week on ''7 News Detroit'' at 5, 6, and 11 p.m. Galli can also be seen on TV20 Detroit. Brad was named Sportscaster of the Year in Michigan by the National Sports Media Association for 2018 and 2021. He earned an Emmy in 2016 for Excellence in Sports Anchoring in Michigan by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He won his first Emmy in 2014 for Excellence in Sports Reporting, and won again in 2016 for Excellence in Sports Anchoring. Galli conducted weekly interviews with Jim Harbaugh for all nine seasons of the head coach's time at Michigan. His coverage of Michigan's 2023 national championship warranted millions of views on social media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Eugene Cordero
Eugene Cordero (born July 18, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. Frequently appearing in comedic roles, he has been featured as a series regular on the comedies ''Other Space'' (2015), ''Bajillion Dollar Propertie$'' (2017–2019), ''Tacoma FD'' (2019–2021), and '' Star Trek: Lower Decks'' (2020–2024). His television appearances also include recurring roles on ''House of Lies'' (2014), ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (2015–2017), ''The Good Place'' (2016–2020), and '' Wrecked'' (2018). Outside of comedy, he has been a series regular on the Disney+ series ''Loki'' since 2021. Cordero's film roles include the comedy-drama ''The Kings of Summer'' (2013), the monster adventure '' Kong: Skull Island'' (2017), and the crime drama '' The Mule'' (2018). Early life and education Cordero grew up in the northern suburbs of Detroit. He graduated from Brother Rice High School in 1996. He later moved to New York City to attend Marymount Manhattan College. He began improv with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Greg Collins (American Football)
Gregory Vincent Collins (born December 8, 1952) is an American character actor and former professional football player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) as a linebacker for three seasons from 1975 to 1977. Early life Collins was born in Troy, Michigan. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and played on their 1973 national championship team under Ara Parseghian. Career During his career in the NFL, Collins played for the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills. As an actor he has appeared in films, including ''976-EVIL'', '' The Rock'' and ''New Alcatraz'', and television shows, including '' 24'', and ''True Blood''. He also had four appearances in ''Full House'' as Second Prisoner, Tough Guy, and Sy. He also had an appearance on ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show'' is an American sitcom television series created by Tom Anderson, starring comedian Jeff Foxworthy and based on Foxworthy's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jim Browne (American Football)
James Christopher Browne (born March 16, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles. He was also a member of the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins and played for the Detroit Drive in the Arena Football League (AFL). Browne's son Ryan Browne has been a quarterback for the North Carolina Tarheels as well as the Purdue Boilermakers The Purdue Boilermakers are the official college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletics teams representing Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. As is common with athletic nicknames, the Boilermakers nickname ....https://www.on3.com/teams/purdue-boilermakers/news/hes-back-qb-ryan-browne-commits-to-purdue-again/ References 1962 births Living people Players of American football from Pontiac, Michigan American football running backs Brother Rice High Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brian Brennan
Brian Michael Brennan (born February 15, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 1984 NFL draft. Early life and college He graduated from Brother Rice High School. He was a teammate of quarterback Doug Flutie at Boston College, earning Second Team All-American honors. Professional career Brennan played in nine NFL seasons from 1984 to 1992 for the Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, and San Diego Chargers. One of his most memorable catches came in the 1986 AFC Championship Game. Late in the fourth quarter, Brennan hauled in a go-ahead touchdown pass from Bernie Kosar along the left sideline to give the Browns a 20–13 lead over the Broncos. Nothing of significance happened in the game after this play. Well, maybe a little something happened. NFL career statistics Regular season Playoffs Later life Brennan later became an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mike Bouchard
Michael J. Bouchard (born April 12, 1956) is an American law enforcement officer and politician who has served as the sheriff of Oakland County, Michigan since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Bouchard previously served in the Michigan State Senate from 1991 to 1999, and as the Senate Majority Leader from 1998 to 1999; he was also the unsuccessful Republican nominee for United States Senate in 2006, losing to incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow. In 2010 he was a candidate for Governor in the Republican Primary, losing to Rick Snyder and two other candidates. As of 2024, Bouchard is the only Republican countywide elected official in Oakland County. Bouchard is of French and Syrian Lebanese descent. In 2016, he was named Sheriff of the Year by the National Sheriffs' Association. Career Bouchard was born in Flint, Michigan. After graduating from Brother Rice High School in 1974, Bouchard attended Michigan State University majoring in criminal justice and police administrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team plays its home games at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a northern suburb of Miami. The team is owned by Stephen M. Ross. The Dolphins are the oldest professional sports team in Florida. Of the four AFC East teams, the Dolphins are the only team in the division that was not a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). The Dolphins were also one of the first professional football teams in the Southeastern United States, southeast, along with the Atlanta Falcons. The Dolphins were founded by Joe Robbie, an attorney and politician, and Danny Thomas, an actor and comedian. They began play in the AFL in 1966 Miami Dolphins season, 1966. The region had not had a professional football team since the days of the Miami Seah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
