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1996 All-Big 12 Conference Football Team
The 1996 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big 12 selectors: (1) the Big 12 conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first-, second- and third-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big 12 also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team). This was the first year of competition for the Big 12 Conference. Offensive selections Quarterbacks * Koy Detmer, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Zebbie Lethridge, Texas Tech (Coaches-2) Running backs * Troy Davis, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Ricky Williams, Texas (Coaches-1) * June Henley, Kansas (Coaches-2) * David Thompson, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2) * De'Mond Parker, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Big 12 Conference Football Season
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Calvin Collins
Calvin Lewis Collins (born January 5, 1974) is a former American football guard who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1997–2004. He started in Super Bowl XXXIII for the Atlanta Falcons. Early career Collins was born in Beaumont, Texas and played high school football at West Brook Senior High School in Beaumont where he was teammates with Frank Middleton and James Brown. He started on both offense and defense and earned Scholar Athlete of the Year honors his senior year. Collins also was a member of the National Honor Society and the West Brook Powerlifting team. Collins was the number one rated offensive lineman in the state in 1992 and ranked in the top ten also as a defensive lineman. After a whirlwind recruiting season, Collins chose Texas A&M over UCLA, Oklahoma, Michigan, Miami, Texas, and LSU. Texas A&M Aggies career Collins redshirted in 1993, but was among only two freshmen that traveled with the team as valuable reserves. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryant Westbrook
Bryant Antoine Westbrook (born December 19, 1974) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Texas. Early years Westbrook attended El Camino High School, where he was a three-year starter at defensive back, while helping his team to 2 county titles. As a senior, he registered 41 tackles, 4 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions. He also rushed for 676 yards (7 yard-avg.) with 5 touchdowns in the first 7 games, before switching to wide receiver for the final 5 contests, making 25 receptions for 423 yards. He received Parade All-American and North County Defensive Player of the Year honors. He also practiced basketball. College career Westbrook played college football at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was named the starting right cornerback midway through his freshman season, tallying 39 tackles, 7 passes defensed and 2 interceptions. The next year, he was moved to the left side after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Canty (defensive Back)
Christopher Shawn Patrick Canty (born March 30, 1976) is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League. He played college football for Kansas State University, and was a two-time All-American. A first-round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, and New Orleans Saints of the NFL, and Las Vegas Gladiators and Rio Grande Valley Dorados of the Arena League. Early years Canty was born in Long Beach, California.National Football League, Historical Players Chris Canty. Retrieved February 3, 2012. He attended Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey,databaseFootball.com, Players Chris Canty. Retrieved February 3, 2012. and played for the Eastern Vikings high school football team. College career Canty attended Kansas State University, where he played for the Kansas State Wildcats football team from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dat Nguyen
Dat Tan Nguyen (; vi, Nguyễn Tấn Đạt, ; born September 25, 1975) is a former American football linebacker who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for Texas A&M University, and earned All-American honors. He is the first Vietnamese-American to be drafted, play, and be recognized as an All-Pro in the NFL. In 2017, Nguyen was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. Early years Nguyen's family left South Vietnam during the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War, and he was born in a refugee center at Fort Chaffee in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He lived most of his childhood in the Gulf Coast town of Rockport, Texas. At Rockport-Fulton High School, Nguyen played middle linebacker and handled punting duties. Nguyen earned All-State honors as a punter. Nguyen was recruited and received scholarship offers from Michigan, UCLA, Notre Dame, Texas, and Florida. Nguyen eventuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Russell
Matthew Jason Russell (born July 5, 1973) is an American football executive who currently serves as a Senior Personnel Executive for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He formerly served as the Director of Player Personnel for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). Russell also was a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season. He played college football for the University of Colorado, earned All-American honors and won the Butkus Award as the top linebacker in America. He played professionally for the NFL's Detroit Lions from 1997-1999. Early years Russell was born in Tokyo, Japan.National Football League, Historical Players Matt Russell Retrieved February 2, 2012. He lived in Germany, England and various parts of the United States as a child. He attended Belleville High School-East in Belleville, Illinois,databaseFootball.com, Players Matt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Tomich
Jared James Tomich (born April 24, 1974 in St. John, Indiana) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. Tomich went to high school at Lake Central High School. Lake Central recently retired his number. Tomich played college football for the University of Nebraska. Jared came to Nebraska as a Proposition 48 (NCAA) partial qualifier, but ended up becoming an All-American in both 1995 and 1996. He played for the New Orleans Saints from 1997-2000 after being drafted by them in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played one season for the Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the th ... in 2002-2003. References 1974 births Living people People from St. John, Indiana Players of American football from Indiana Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Peter
Jason Michael Peter (born September 13, 1974) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. Peter was a college football All-American at the University of Nebraska. He was taken in the first round by the Carolina Panthers in the 1998 NFL Draft. Early years Peter grew up in the Locust neighborhood of Middletown Township, New Jersey. He played high school football at Middletown High School South in Middletown Township and at Milford Academy in Connecticut.Ginley, Bill"When the Cheers Aren't Enough" ''The New York Times'', February 12, 2006. Accessed August 1, 2007. "Peter, who grew up in the Locust section of Middletown and played at Middletown South before moving on to the University of Nebraska and then to the Carolina Panthers, saw his life crumble." College career Peter attended the University of Nebraska, and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1994 to 1997. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyle Wiren
Nyle Wiren (born February 8, 1973) is a former American football defensive lineman who played eleven seasons with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Kansas State University. College career Wiren played for the Kansas State Wildcats from 1993 to 1996. He set Kansas State records for most career sacks with 27.5 and most sacks in a season with 11.5 in 1996. He earned All-America honorable mention honors his senior year in 1996. Professional career Wiren played for the AFL's Tampa Bay Storm from 1998 to 2008, earning Second Team All-Arena honors in 2004. He retired after the 2008 season. Coaching career Wiren was an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Storm in 2011. Personal life Wiren was a double for Stone Cold Steve Austin Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson; December 18, 1964), better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American media personality, actor, and retired professional wrestler. Widely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Wistrom
Grant Alden Wistrom (born July 3, 1976) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. Wistrom played college football for the University of Nebraska and was a two-time All-American. He was drafted in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. Early years Wistrom was born in Joplin, Missouri to Ron and Kathy Wistrom. For a short period of time, he went to Forest City Elementary School and Teague Middle School in Altamonte Springs, Florida. He began his football career in Webb City, Missouri, where he played for the Webb City High School football team, the Cardinals, as a defensive end and tight end. As a defensive end, he compiled 122 tackles, eight sacks, six fumble recoveries, nine forced fumbles and a blocked punt; as a tight end, he caught 30 passes for 527 yards and five touchdowns and rushed 11 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Connell
Albert Gene Anthony Connell (born May 13, 1974) is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League, and for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. College career He played college football at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas for two years, and was a member of the 1994 Junior College National Championship team. He was teammates with Al Harris of the Packers, Matt Bryant of the Buccaneers, coach Frank Induisi of St Thomas Aquinas High School, and coach Mark Sartain of East Texas Baptist University. He then went on to play two years at Texas A&M University. In the Aggies' game against Colorado on September 28, 1996, he had 18 receptions. Professional career Connell was drafted in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL Draft, the 115th overall pick. The 6'2", 190-pound receiver played in five games in his first season with the Washington Redskin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Byrd
Isaac Byrd II (born November 16, 1974) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Tennessee Oilers/Titans and Carolina Panthers. He played college football at the University of Kansas. Biography Isaac grew up in St. Louis. In high school, he played competitive football, basketball and baseball. He won All-Conference, All-Metro and All-State honors in football and baseball. In basketball, he won All-Conference honors. He was also named the Missouri Player of the Year for football. After his senior year, the St. Louis Post Dispatch named Isaac the best athlete to come out of the state of Missouri. He was heavily sought after by professional baseball teams and was the 24th round draft pick of the San Diego Padres. However, Isaac decided to attend the University of Kansas on a full-ride scholarship to further his career in both football and baseball and to continue his education. In college, Isaac dominated in both sports. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
