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1986 New England Patriots Season
The 1986 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League and 27th overall. The Patriots matched their 11–5 record from the previous season, but this time they finished first in the AFC East, thus winning the division title. This would be the last AFC East Division title the Patriots would win until 1996 and their last playoff appearance until 1994. In the divisional round of the playoffs the Denver Broncos defeated the New England Patriots 22–17. Staff Roster Regular season Schedule Game summaries Week 8 Retrieved 2014-Nov-16. Standings See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC East
The American Football Conference – Eastern Division or AFC East is one of the four Division (sport), divisions of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). There are currently four teams that reside in the division: the Buffalo Bills, the Miami Dolphins, the New England Patriots, and the New York Jets. All four members of the AFC East were previously members of the Eastern Division of the American Football League (AFL). Both perfect regular seasons in professional football since the adoption of a 14-game schedule 1960 American Football League season, in the inaugural AFL season and 1961 NFL season, by the NFL in 1961 have been achieved by teams in this division – 1972 Miami Dolphins season, the 1972 Dolphins, who completed the only perfect season in professional football at 17–0, and 2007 New England Patriots season, the 2007 Patriots, who finished 18–1 after losing Super Bowl XLII. Since the division's establishment in 1960, with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Sullivan
Charles William Sullivan (born December 4, 1942) is an American former lawyer and sports executive who was the vice president of the New England Patriots of the National Football League and owned the team's stadium, Foxboro Stadium. Early life Sullivan is the eldest son of Patriots' founder Billy Sullivan. While attending Boston College, Sullivan worked for the Patriots as assistant publicity director. He also dabbled in concert promotion, bringing Duke Ellington and The Kingston Trio to BC. After graduating from Boston College Law School, Sullivan spent two years in the United States Army during the Vietnam War as a captain. He spent one year at Fort Benning and one year in Thailand and helped organize Bob Hope's 1968 tour of Vietnam. After leaving the Army, Sullivan earned a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School. Legal career After graduating from Harvard, Sullivan became an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell, where he worked on Ford Motor Company's defense in a federal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Hamilton (defensive Tackle)
Ray "Sugar Bear" Hamilton (born January 20, 1951) is an American former professional American football, football player and coach. He played as a defensive tackle from 1973 through 1981 for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He also coached for the Patriots as an assistant defensive line coach in Super Bowl XX. Hamilton got his first shot as a defensive line coach for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons. Hamilton was an All Big 8 defensive tackle playing college football for the Oklahoma Sooners football, Oklahoma Sooners, being named to the first team in 1971 and 1972. Hamilton is best known for an incident in the NFL playoffs, 1976-77, 1976 NFL playoffs in a first-round game against the Oakland Raiders, when Oakland's Ken Stabler threw an incompletion after Hamilton tipped the ball as he threw. Stabler fell backwards after hit him, and the play would have resulted in a fourth down and 18 yards to go. Ben Dreith, the referee, gave the Raiders a first down on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Khayat
Edward Michel Khayat (September 14, 1935 – December 6, 2024) was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He spent 10 years as a player (117 game total) and 25 as a coach. He was a starting defensive tackle for the champion Philadelphia Eagles in the 1960 NFL Championship Game and later their head coach in 1971 and 1972. He is a member of six Halls of Fame. He also served on the Former Players Board of Directors of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). High school Khayat attended Moss Point High School in Moss Point, Mississippi, from 1949 to 1953, where he lettered in football (2), basketball (3), and baseball (3). College In 1953, Khayat attended Millsaps College, where he lettered in football and basketball. In 1954, he won the Mississippi Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship (novice class). Also in 1954, he won a scholarship to Perkinston Junior College (Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College), whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Rust
Rodney Arthur Rust (August 2, 1928 – October 23, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He is best known in the United States as the head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990 season, which ended with a 1–15 record. For most of Rust's early coaching career, he was an assistant to one of two coaches: Marv Levy or Dick Vermeil. Rust began as an assistant under Levy at the University of New Mexico between 1960 and 1962, before leaving to serve under Dick Vermeil at Stanford University. In 1967, he became the head coach at North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas), a position he held until 1972. North Texas had a 29–32–1 record during Rust's tenure. Rust returned to work for Levy in 1973 as defensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. In his three seasons in Montreal, the Alouettes went to two Grey Cup finals, winning in 1974. In 1976, Rust left the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Jackson (American Football)
Harold Leon Jackson (born January 6, 1946) is an American former football player and coach. He played as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 through 1983 after a two-year stint playing college football for the Jackson State Tigers. Jackson was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 12th round of the 1968 NFL draft, going on to far outperform his draft position over the course of a professional football career spanning well over a decade. Jackson was a first team All-Pro in 1973 and was named a second team All-Pro in two other seasons. He appeared in a total of five Pro Bowl games. He twice led the NFL in total yards receiving, finishing with over 10,000 yards gained and 76 touchdowns in more than 200 game appearances. College Jackson attended Jackson State College in Jackson, Mississippi. He received a degree in secondary education in 1968.Joe Marcin and Dick Byers (eds.), Football Register 1977. St. Louis, MO: The Sporting News, 1977; p. 146. Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Grier (American Football Coach)
Bobby Grier (born November 10, 1942) is an American football executive and coach. Early life Grier was born on November 10, 1942, in Detroit. He attended the University of Iowa, where he played running back for the Hawkeyes from 1961 to 1964. Coaching career High school Grier began his coaching career in 1966 as an assistant coach at Waterford Kettering High School in Waterford, Michigan. He then served as the head coach at Detroit's Martin Luther King High School from 1970 to 1973. College In 1974, Grier moved to the college ranks, serving as running backs coach for Eastern Michigan University. He followed head coach Ed Chlebek to Boston College in 1978, becoming the school's first full-time black assistant coach. NFL In January 1981, Grier was named the offensive backfield coach at Northwestern University. However, two months later he took the same job with the New England Patriots. He was the team's first black coach since 1966. The team finished 2–14 and the entire coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Steckel
Les Steckel (born July 1, 1946) is an American football coach currently serving as the quarterbacks coach at Centre College. He was the third head coach of the Minnesota Vikings in 1984, and he has also worked as an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Early years Steckel was born in Whitehall, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Kansas, where he was a Golden Gloves boxing champion and graduated in 1968 with a triple degree in social work, human relations, and political science. He volunteered on the Robert F. Kennedy presidential campaign that year with Rosey Grier. He then enlisted in the Marines and served in Vietnam as infantry. He retired from the Marine Reserves after thirty years of service with the rank of Colonel. After his return from Vietnam in 1970, Steckel was stationed in Quantico, Virginia, where he played football for the Quantico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Humenuik
John R. "Rod" Humenuik (June 17, 1938 – January 24, 2022) was an American former gridiron football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Northridge from 1971 to 1972 and Principia College in Elsah, Illinois from 1998 to 2002, compiling a career college football record of 10–12. Humenuik attended Los Angeles High School in Los Angeles, where was named an All-City tackle in 1954. He began his college football career at Pierce College in Los Angeles as a Guard at 16, earning All-Western State Conference laurels and honorable mention on All-American Junior College team in 1955. Humenuik transferred to the University of Southern California, earning letters for the USC Trojans football team in 1956 and 1957. The then played professionally as an Offensive Guard with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Humenuik began his coaching career in 1963 when he was hired as line coach at La Habra High School in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Polonchek
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill McPeak
William Patrick McPeak (July 24, 1926 – May 7, 1991) was an American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 16th round of the 1948 NFL draft, playing nine seasons for them. He also was the head coach of the Washington Redskins and offensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins. Playing career Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, McPeak was a star defensive end for the University of Pittsburgh. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers where he played from 1949 to 1957. During the final two years of his playing career he also became an assistant coach for the team. Head coaching career In 1959, McPeak joined the Washington Redskins as an assistant under head coach Mike Nixon. After Nixon's dismissal following the 1960 NFL season, McPeak was promoted to head coach and general manager on December 19, 1960; he was the youngest head coach in the league at the age of 34. He remained in that position unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Mendes
Josafat Wooding "Joe" Mendes (born 31 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Turkish Super League club Samsunspor. Early life Born and raised in Stockholm, Mendes started to play football as a youngster for local club AFC United, before moving to AIK at age 12. In 2020, he appeared in several friendlies for the club's first team, but did not feature in any competitive games. Club career Hammarby IF In 2021, Mendes joined Hammarby Talang FF in Ettan, Sweden's third division. During the first half of the season, he scored once in 12 league appearances, while also providing six assists. On 19 July 2021, Mendes was promoted to their parent club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, the domestic first tier, signing a two-year deal. He made his competitive debut only days later, on 22 July, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 home win against Maribor in the UEFA Europa Conference League. Return to AIK On 21 December 2021, it was announced that Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |