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1999 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Football Team
The 1999 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors for their All-Atlantic Coast Conference ("ACC") teams for the 1999 college football season. Selectors in 1999 included the Associated Press (AP). Offensive selections Wide receivers * Peter Warrick, Florida State (AP-1) * Kelly Campbell, Georgia Tech (AP-1) * Rod Gardner, Clemson (AP-2) * Dez White, Georgia Tech (AP-2) Tackles * Jon Carman, Georgia Tech (AP-1) * Tarlos Thomas, Florida St. (AP-1) * Brad Messina, Maryland (AP-2) * Brett Williams, Florida St. (AP-2) Guards * Noel LaMontagne, Virginia (AP-1) * Jason Whitaker, Florida State (AP-1) * Jason Burks, Georgia Tech (AP-2) * Jamie Wu, Maryland (AP-2) Centers * John St. Clair, Virginia (AP-1) * Eric Thomas, Florida St. (AP-2) Tight ends * Alge Crumpler, North Carolina (AP-1) * John Waerig, Maryland (AP-2) Quarterbacks * Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech (AP-1) * Chris Weinke, Florida St. (AP-2) Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at each end. The offense (sports), offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped Ball (gridiron football), football, attempts to advance down the field by Rush (gridiron football), running with the ball or Forward pass#Gridiron football, throwing it, while the Defense (sports), defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance the ball at least ten yard, yards in four Down (gridiron football), downs or plays; if they fail, they turnover on downs, turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the Glossary of American football#drive, drive. Points are scored primarily b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Weinke
Christopher Jon Weinke (born July 31, 1972) is an American football coach and former football and baseball player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system, he enrolled at Florida State University at the age of 25, and played college football as a quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles. He thereafter played in the National Football League (NFL), where he spent most of his career with the Carolina Panthers. Weinke played minor league baseball in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system from 1990 to 1996, advancing to class Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs, before deciding to attend Florida State University. Head coach Bobby Bowden had initially recruited Weinke when he was a prep quarterback in 1989 at Cretin-Derham Hall High School. After quitting baseball, Weinke called Bowden, and Bowden offered him a scholarship with the 1997 recruiting class. After arriving he quickly distinguished himself as a starting quarterback, leading the team to victory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Allen (linebacker)
Brian Lamar Allen (born April 1, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Allen played college football at Florida State University. Early life A native of Lake City, Florida, Allen attended Columbia High School, where he played linebacker and was an honor student as a senior. In his senior season, he recorded 159 tackles and 5.5 sacks, and also picked off four passes and returned three for scores. Allen was named third-team all-state Class 6A, and was looking forward to a scholarship offer by University of Florida in Gainesville, just down the Interstate 75 from Lake City. However, he was not recruited by the Gators, and eventually chose Florida State over Virginia Tech, South Carolina, and Clemson. College career After redshirting his first year in Tallahassee, Allen played all 12 games of the 1997 season as a back-up to Lamont Green and Deon Humphrey at strongside linebacker an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Lyman
Dustin Bopper Lyman (born August 5, 1976) is an American business executive and former football player. He is the current President and GM of Copper Mountain Ski Resort in Colorado and former chief executive officer of Famous Brands International. Lynam played professionally as a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft out of Wake Forest University by the Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They are one of two remaining ... with whom he played for five seasons. References External linksWake Forest profile 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Boulder, Colorado Players of American football from Colorado American football linebackers American football tight ends Wake Forest Demon Deacons football pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Polley
Tommy William Polley (born January 18, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He originally played for the St. Louis Rams from 2001 to 2004 before signing with the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent in 2005. He played only one season with the Ravens before signing with the Saints on June 2, 2006. Polley grew up in Baltimore and played football for Dunbar High School. He was a Top 50 Basketball prospect according to Hoop Scoop. Early life Polley was hailed as one of the top prep athletes in the nation during his senior year at Dunbar High School in Baltimore, which is regarded as one of the top producers of basketball talent in the country. He was ''USA Today’s'' Player-of-the-Year in Maryland after recording 208 tackles (136 solo), 16 sacks and eight interceptions as a senior. He also caught 34 passes for 567 yards and three TDs. He led his team to back-to-back state championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Adams (American Football)
Keith A. Adams (born November 22, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns. He also was a member of the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors. Early life Adams attended Westlake High School, where he was a two-way player (running back and inside linebacker). As a junior, he had 113 tackles, rushed for 1,500 yards and was named regional offensive player of the year. As a senior, he tallied 109 tackles, 6 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries and rushed for 700 yards. His play on defense earned him a selection for the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game, where he had 6 tackles. He also was the state runner up in wrestling and clocked 10.8 seconds in the 100 metres. College career Adams accepted a football scholarship from Clemson University. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamal Reynolds
Idris Jamal Reynolds (born February 20, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for Florida State University, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. The Green Bay Packers chose him in the first round of the 2001 NFL draft. Early life Reynolds was born in Augusta, Georgia. He attended Aiken High School in Aiken, South Carolina. His brother, Rashad Reynolds, helped Aiken High School win a high school football state championship in 1992. College career Reynolds attended Florida State University, and played defensive end for coach Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles football team from 1997 to 2000. Following his 2000 senior season, he earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors, and was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American. He also won the Lombardi Award, and was a finalist for ''Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Robbins
Fred Robbins (born March 25, 1977) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football, Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2000 NFL draft. Robbins also played for the New York Giants and St. Louis Rams. Early life Robbins attended J. M. Tate High School in Pensacola, Florida and was a student and a letterman in high school football, football and baseball. In football, he was a three-year Letterman (sports), letterman and as a senior, he was an All-City selection and an All-Northwest Florida selection. College career Robbins started every game for three years at defensive tackle and finished his career with 15 quarterback sacks and 44 tackles-for-loss. He was a Second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC choice as a senior. He helped the Demon Deacons’ defense im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delbert Cowsette
Delbert Ray Cowsette (born September 3, 1977) is an American former professional American football, football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He is currently the defensive line coach for the Howard Bison football, Howard Bison. Cowsette was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft after playing college football for the Maryland Terrapins football, Maryland Terrapins. He played 32 games for the Redskins from 2001 to 2002. Cowsette was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, and Chicago Bears of the NFL but did not appear in any games for any of those teams. He played for the Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe), Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe in 2005, and the New York Dragons and Philadelphia Soul of the AFL from 2006 to 2007. He has served over 15 years as a college and professional defensive line coach. Early life Delbert Ray Cowsette wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Johnson (defensive Tackle)
Jerry or Gerry Johnson may refer to: Sportsmen *Jerry Johnson (baseball) Jerry Michael Johnson (December 3, 1943 – November 15, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indian ... (1943–2021), Major League Baseball pitcher * Jerry Johnson (basketball player) (born 1982), naturalised Kazakhstani basketball player * Jerry Johnson (basketball coach) (1918–2021), American basketball coach * Jerry Johnson (defensive tackle) (born 1977), American football player * Jerry Johnson (running back) (1894–1947), American football player Others *Jerry Johnson, candidate in the United States Senate elections, 1974 * Jerry Johnson (politician) (born 1942), member of the Nebraska Legislature, elected in 2012 * Jerry A. Johnson, President of the National Religious Broadcasters * Gerry Johnson (1918–1990), actress See also * Jeremy Johnson (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Combs (defensive Lineman)
Christopher Brandon Combs (born December 15, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and was selected by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft The 2000 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur U.S. college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 15– 16, 2000, at the Theat .... References 1976 births Living people American football defensive linemen Duke Blue Devils football players Jacksonville Jaguars players Pittsburgh Steelers players Players of American football from Roanoke, Virginia 20th-century American sportsmen {{defensive-lineman-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Simon
Corey Jermaine Simon Sr. (born March 2, 1977) is an American politician and former professional football player. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the Florida State Senator from the 3rd district since 2022. He played as a defensive tackle for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earned consensus All-American honors, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the sixth overall pick in the 2000 NFL draft, and he played professionally for the Eagles, Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans. He was selected to the 2004 Pro Bowl. Early life Simon was born in Pompano Beach, Florida. He attended Blanche Ely High School, where he played for the Ely Mighty Tigers high school football team. As a senior, he was the ''Miami Heralds defensive player of the year, named to the All-USA squad by ''USA Today'', and a Super Prep Dream Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
