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1963 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team
The 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. The selectors for the 1963 season were the Associated Press (AP), based on a vote by media members, and the United Press International (UPI), based on a vote of the conference coaches. Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UPI are designated in bold. Michigan State halfback Sherman Lewis was the only player to be unanimously selected by all ten of the conference coaches as a first-team honoree. Minnesota tackle Carl Eller and Illinois center Dick Butkus were selected as first-team players by nine of the ten conference coaches. Quarterbacks * Ron DiGravio, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1) * Tom Myers, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2) * Mike Taliaferro, Illinois (UPI-3) Halfbacks * Sherman Lewis, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Lou Holland, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-2) * Paul Krause, Iowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Big Ten Conference Football Season
The 1963 Big Ten Conference football season was the 68th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The 1963 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, under head coach Pete Elliott, won the Big Ten football championship with a record of 8–1–1, defeated Washington in the 1964 Rose Bowl, and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. Illinois center Dick Butkus received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award as the most valuable player in the conference and was a consensus first-team All-American. The 1963 Michigan State Spartans football team, under head coach Duffy Daugherty, compiled a 6–2–1 record, finished in second place in the conference, led the conference in scoring defense (7.0 points allowed per game), and was ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll. Halfback Sherman Lewis was a consensus first-team All-American and finished third in the voting of the 1963 Heism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Warfield
Paul Dryden Warfield (born November 28, 1942) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1977 for the Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins, except for a year in the World Football League (WFL) with the Memphis Southmen. He was known for his speed, fluid moves, grace, and jumping ability. A consistent big-play threat throughout his career, his 20.1 average yards per reception is the highest in NFL history among players with at least 300 receptions. As a star Halfback (American football), halfback in college for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Warfield was twice named to the All-Big Ten Conference team. He was drafted in the first round of the 1964 NFL Draft by the Browns and converted into a wide receiver. After three Pro Bowl appearances with the Browns, he was traded to the Dolphins, with whom he made another five Pro Bowl appearances. He then spent one season in the WFL w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Marchlewski
Frank Marchlewski (October 14, 1943 – October 27, 2016) was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for six seasons for the Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, and Buffalo Bills. Buffalo Bills As a member of the Bills in his final year (1970), he became their starting center, replacing Al Bemiller. However, the Bills fielded a poor team that year, with a record of 3-10-1, scoring only 204 points (14.6 points/game), 23rd of 26 teams in the NFL, despite the presence of second year pro O. J. Simpson in the backfield, who only rushed for 488 yards. The following year, Marchlewski was replaced by rookie Bruce Jarvis Bruce Jarvis (born November 3, 1948) is a former professional American football player, an offensive lineman for four seasons for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. Early years Born in Seattle, Jarvis graduated from its Franklin .... He died on October 27, 2016, from heart problems, aged 73. References 1943 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Croftcheck
Donald Anthony Croftcheck (born September 12, 1942) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Indiana University and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1965 NFL Draft. Croftcheck was also selected in the seventeenth round of the 1965 AFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The t .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Croftcheck, Don 1942 births Living people American football offensive linemen Chicago Bears players Indiana Hoosiers football players Washington Redskins players Sportspeople from Fayette County, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Hilgenberg
Walter William "Wally" Hilgenberg (September 19, 1942 – September 23, 2008) was a professional American football player. A linebacker, he played 16 seasons in the National Football League, four with the Detroit Lions and 12 with the Minnesota Vikings. Early years Born in Marshalltown, Iowa, Hilgenberg's family moved to Wilton (then known as Wilton Junction) where he grew up and graduated from Wilton High School. He played college football in the Big Ten Conference at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, where he starred on both sides of the line of scrimmage, as a linebacker and as a guard. Two of his nephews, Jay and Joel would play on the offensive line at center in the NFL during the 1980s and 1990s. NFL career Hilgenberg was selected in the fourth round of the 1964 NFL Draft (48th overall) by the Lions. In 1968, he was traded from the Lions to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but was waived before ever playing a game in Pittsburgh. Hilgenberg was picked up off waivers by the Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe O'Donnell (American Football)
Joseph Raymond O'Donnell (August 31, 1941 – January 17, 2019) was an American football player. He played college football as a fullback, guard and tackle for the University of Michigan from 1960 to 1963. He also played professional football as a guard and tackle for eight seasons for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He was a part of the 1964 and 1965 AFL Championship teams. O'Donnell was an AFL Eastern Division All-Star in 1965. He also came out of retirement to play in the World Football League (WFL) in 1974 and 1975. Early life O'Donnell was born in 1941 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and attended Milan High School in nearby Milan. He was a standout athlete in football, basketball and track. He was an all-state running back in 1958, scoring six touchdowns in a game and 24 in an eight-game season. He also set a Milan school record in basketball with 49 points in a game. University of Michigan O'Donnell enrolled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Reilly (1960s Linebacker)
Charles Michael Reilly (March 27, 1942 – October 18, 2019) was an American professional football player and broadcaster. A linebacker, he played college football at the University of Iowa and in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings. He played for the 1969 NFL Champion Vikings squad that was defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV. Career Reilly was born on March 27, 1942 in Dubuque, Iowa to George and Theda Reilly. He was a football star at Dubuque Senior High School and was honored as an all-state player his senior year of 1959. Reilly attended the University of Iowa. He was an All-Big Ten and All-American at offensive guard in 1963. He was invited to play in the East–West Shrine Bowl and the Hula Bowl. At the 1964 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears selected him in the fourth round. The university planned “Mike Reilly Day” in his honor; but the event was cancelled after the assassination of John F. Kennedy He played six se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Sutton
Archie Michael Sutton (November 2, 1941 – August 29, 2015) was an American professional football player who played offensive tackle for three seasons for the Minnesota Vikings. Sutton found early fame as a tackle playing for the Illini alongside center, Dick Butkus; offensive guard, L.D. Stewart; and running back, Jim Grabowski. This powerhouse team defeated UCLA, Michigan, and (No. 4) Michigan State during the regular season. The Fighting Illini squad then topped Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ... 17–7 in the 1964 Rose Bowl.''Illini Legends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Pillath
Roger Pillath was a player in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers in 1965 and 1966 as a tackle. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Biography Pillath was born Roger Allan Pillath on December 21, 1941 in Marinette, Wisconsin. See also *List of Pittsburgh Steelers players The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game for the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL franchise. Note: The years listed are those in which players made an appearance in a game. ... References Los Angeles Rams players Pittsburgh Steelers players Wisconsin Badgers football players People from Marinette, Wisconsin Players of American football from Wisconsin 1941 births Living people {{Offensive-lineman-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Keating (American Football)
Thomas Arthur Keating (September 2, 1942 – August 31, 2012) was an American football player who played at the defensive tackle position. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1961 to 1963. He also played 12 seasons of professional football in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1975. He was an AFL All-Star in 1966 and 1967, a key to the 1967 Oakland Raiders' defensive line that led the team to a 13–1 record and the 1967 AFL Championship, and was considered "the premier tackle in the old American Football League". He was known for his use of a distinctive four-point stance in which he lined up with both hands on the ground. Early years Keating was born in Chicago in 1942. He attended St. Mel High School in Chicago. University of Michigan Keating enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1960 and played college football at the tackle position on head coach Bump Elliott's Michigan Wolverines football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloyd Webb
Cloyd William Webb (February 13, 1942 – March 15, 1991) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He won the Grey Cup with the Tiger-Cats in 1965. He played college football at the University of Iowa. Webb was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 13th round of the 1964 NFL Draft The 1964 National Football League draft was held in Chicago, Illinois, at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers on Monday, December 2, 1963. The first overall pick was Dave Parks, an end from Texas Tech, selected by the San Francisco 49ers. The AFL dra ..., but did not play in the league. References 1942 births 1991 deaths Players of American football from East St. Louis, Illinois Players of American football from Milwaukee Iowa Hawkeyes football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Players of Canadian football from Illinois {{Canadianfootball-linebacker-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Logan (American Football)
Charles Russell "Chuck" Logan (born April 10, 1943) is a former professional American football tight end who played professionally in the National Football League. He played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ... and the St. Louis Cardinals.(August 25, 1965)Steelers Release 3 Veterans, 3 Rookies ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''(August 28, 1969)Vikings Acquire Former Cardinal ''Observer-Reporter'' (AP) References 1943 births Living people Players of American football from Chicago American football tight ends Northwestern Wildcats football players Pittsburgh Steelers players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players {{tightend-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |