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1983 Washington Federals Season
The team lured Ray Jauch to be its head coach; he had previously guided the Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers to success in the Canadian Football League. At the time he was the fourth-winningest coach in CFL history. The Federals initially made a splash by signing running back Craig James, one half of the famous "Pony Express" backfield at SMU. More than any other team in the league, the Federals seemed dogged by inconsistency, bad timing, and terrible luck. A week before the season even began, their player personnel expert bolted to the NFL's New York Jets. The team changed quarterbacks almost weekly, with in-game quarterback changes in a number of games. Jauch's biggest mistake was probably giving the opening day starter, NFL veteran Kim McQuilken, the quick hook for rookie quarterback Mike Hohensee. From there the team never seemed to settle in with a quarterback for more than a few games in a row, and when McQuilken did play, he often pressed, forcing his throws ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Jauch
Ray Jauch ( ; born February 11, 1938) is an American former gridiron football player and coach. He was head coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL), the United States Football League (USFL), and the Arena Football League. He won 127 regular season games in the CFL, the sixth highest win total by a head coach in the league's history. Playing career A star high school athlete, Jauch played college football at the University of Iowa. He was a running back for the national champion 1958 Iowa Hawkeyes, leading the nation in yards per carry. He played in the 1959 Rose Bowl against California. Despite being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1960 American Football League Draft, he went to Winnipeg to launch his pro career in the CFL. His career came to an abrupt halt when he suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the 49th Grey Cup. Coaching career After his injury, for a y ear Jauch was sports director at United College in Winnipeg. The next year, he entered coaching and in 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff McIntyre
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey. Music * DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes * Excision (musician), Canadian dubstep producer and DJ Jeff Abel * Jeff Abercrombie, bassist for American rock band Fuel * Jeff Allen, English session drummer * Jeff Baxter, American guitarist for rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers * Jeff Beal (born 1963), American composer of music for various media * Jeff Beck, electric guitarist * Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter * Jeff Coffin, saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator * Jeff Current, lead singer of American alternative rock band Against All Will * Jeff Fatt, Australian musician and actor, formerly with the children's band The Wiggles * Jeff Gillan, an American journalist * Jeff Graham, Canadian radio DJ * Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013), American guitarist, found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Hardeman
Willie Riley Hardeman, Jr. (born October 21, 1954) is a former undrafted American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. Hardeman also played for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL, and the Washington Federals of the USFL. He played college football at Iowa State University. A dual threat quarterback at Iowa State University from 1973-1976 In his 1978 season with the Toronto Argonauts, he caught four passes for 37 yards in addition to 12 yards on the ground Recorded a record called :A Bit Of The Bunch With Friends From The Start - Workin' Our Way Back To You (7") with Dave Butz and Monte Coleman He was a member of the inaugural Washington Federals 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 ...(USFL) squad in 1983, where he caught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louie Giammona
Louis Jean Giammona (born March 3, 1953) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Jets in the eighth round of the 1976 NFL Draft and played five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles, including the 1980 team, which advanced to Super Bowl XV. He played college football at Utah State. Giammona was selected to the Utah State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. He is the nephew of former NFL coach, Dick Vermeil Richard Albert Vermeil (; born October 30, 1936) is a former American football coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He was the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for seven seasons, the St. Lou .... References 1953 births Living people People from St. Helena, California Players of American football from California Sportspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area American football running backs Utah State Aggies football players New York Jets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickey Claitt
Rickey Claitt (born April 12, 1957) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins in 1980 and 1981. He played college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ... at Bethune-Cookman College. References 1957 births Living people American football running backs Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football players Washington Redskins players People from Sylvester, Georgia Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) {{runningback-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Bledsoe
Curtis Kemp Bledsoe (born March 19, 1957 in Odessa, Texas) is a former professional American football player who played fullback, halfback, and running back. He played in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1981 and 1982. He later played for the Arizona Wranglers, Washington Federals and Orlando Renegades of the USFL. Bledsoe played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs. Curtis is also an avid racquetball player and has played in a semi-professional capacity for many years under sponsorship by Wilson and others. Personal life Curtis Bledsoe currently lives in Chula Vista, California with his wife, Deborah Bledsoe. The Bledsoes have a daughter, Breanna Bledsoe, who currently attends the Howard University School of Law Howard University School of Law (Howard Law or HUSL) is the law school of Howard University, a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is one of the oldest law schools in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Vactor
Theodore Francis Vactor (born May 27, 1944) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears. He played college football at the University of Nebraska. Vactor is credited with blocking the Miami Dolphins' Garo Yepremian's late field goal attempt in Super Bowl VII that led to the bizarre fumble-return touchdown by the Washington Redskins' Mike Bass. Vactor rushed from the left side and blocked the kick; the kick was not actually blocked by defensive lineman Bill Brundige. Vactor also served as the head football coach at the University of the District of Columbia from 1977 to 1982 where he compiled an overall record of 24–31–1. He resigned his position as the Firebirds' head coach in 1983 to become an assistant coach with the Washington Federals of the United States Football League The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo McKillip
William "Leo" McKillip (January 26, 1929 – December 24, 2013) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Idaho State University from 1966 to 1967, Saint Mary's College of California from 1970 to 1973, and Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, from 1985 to 1992. McKillip was also the athletic director at Dana from 1986 to 1993. McKillip died at age 84 in 2013 in Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County, Nebraska, Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. List of .... Head coaching record College References 1929 births 2013 deaths American football halfbacks Dana Vikings athletic directors Dana Vikings football coaches Edmonton Elks coaches Idaho State Bengals football coaches Saint Mary's Gaels football coaches United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Bielski
Richard Adam Bielski (born September 7, 1932) is a former American football player and coach. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, and Baltimore Colts. Bielski played college football at the University of Maryland. Early years Bielski was named an All-Maryland Scholastic Association fullback in Patterson Park High School. He accepted a football scholarship with the University of Maryland, where he played as a fullback, linebacker, and placekicker. In 1954 he was a preseason All-American candidate, but injuries affected his level of play during the season. Still, he was able to finish his college career averaging more than five yards per carry. At the end of the year, he was selected to play in the Chicago College All-Star Game, Senior Bowl, and the North-South Shrine Game, where he was voted the outstanding player of the game. Professional career Philadelphia Eagles Bielski was selected by the Philadel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trumaine Johnson (wide Receiver)
Trumaine Johnson (born January 16, 1960) is a retired American football player who played in the National Football League and the United States Football League. Career Johnson was selected by the Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League in the 1983 USFL Draft after a college football career at Grambling State University. Johnson caught a league leading 81 passes for a league leading 1327 yards with 10 touchdowns in his rookie season with the Blitz. He was named to the USFL All-Star team. In 1984, Johnson played for the Arizona Wranglers and caught 90 passes for 1258 yards with 13 touchdowns. He was again named to the USFL All-Star team. He then switched to the National Football League in 1985 and played for the San Diego Chargers as a reserve wide receiver for the next two seasons. He joined the Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Landry
Gregory Paul Landry (born December 18, 1946) is a former American football player and coach who played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 to 1981, and again in 1984. He played for the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts and Chicago Bears. He played college football at Massachusetts from 1965–1967. Playing career Landry was the first quarterback selected in the first round (11th overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft after a stellar career at the University of Massachusetts where he was selected All-Yankee Conference for two seasons. In 1971, as a member of the Lions, he passed for 2,237 yards and 16 touchdowns and was named to his only Pro Bowl that year. In 1976, Landry passed for 2,191 yards and 17 touchdowns and was named the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year. He established a couple of passing records with the Lions. He was benched by Lions head coach Tommy Hudspeth late in the 1977 season and supplanted by Gary Danielson as the starting quarterback t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore Colts
The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team that played in Baltimore from its founding in 1953 to 1984. The team now plays in Indianapolis, as the Indianapolis Colts. The team was named for Baltimore's history of horse breeding and racing. It was the second incarnation of the Baltimore Colts, the first having played for three years in the All-America Football Conference and one in the National Football League (NFL). The 1953–83 Baltimore Colts team played its home games at Memorial Stadium. Franchise history The Baltimore Colts were one of the first NFL teams to have cheerleaders, a marching band and a team "fight song" (along with the nearby Washington Redskins, forty miles southwest in the nation's capital). The Baltimore Colts were named after Baltimore's 149-year-old annual "Preakness Stakes", a premier thoroughbred horse racing event, second jewel of the famous " Triple Crown" championship series of the sport run at the historic Pimlico Race Course ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
