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Alden Roche
Alden Stephen Rochè Jr. ( ; April 9, 1945 – May 29, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, and Seattle Seahawks from 1970 to 1978, having earlier played college football at Southern University. Early life Roche was born in New Orleans on April 9, 1945. He attended Xavier University Preparatory School in his hometown. He then studied at Southern University, where he played college football for the Southern Jaguars. He received first-team All-American honors and was selected as an All- SWAC defensive end. He was also named the university's most valuable defensive lineman in 1969. Roche was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round (37th overall selection) of the 1970 NFL draft. Career Roche made his NFL debut with the Broncos on September 20, 1970, at the age of 25, in a 25–10 win over the Buffalo Bills. He played in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defensive End
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formation (American football), formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is played. History Early formations, with six- and seven-man lines, used the end as a containment player, whose job was first to prevent an "end run" around his position, then secondarily to force plays inside. When most teams adopted a five-man line, two different styles of end play developed: "crashing" ends, who rushed into the backfield to disrupt plays, and "stand-up" or "waiting" ends, who played the more traditional containment style. Some teams would use both styles of end play, depending on game situations. Traditionally, defensive ends are in a three-point stance, with their free hand cocked back ready to "punch" an offensive lineman, or in a two-point stance like a strong safety so they can keep con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar Bowl
The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in New Orleans, Louisiana. Played annually since January 1, 1935, it is tied with the Orange Bowl and Sun Bowl as the second-oldest bowl games in the country, surpassed only by the Rose Bowl Game. The Sugar Bowl was originally played at Tulane Stadium before moving to the Caesars Superdome, Superdome in 1975. When the Superdome and the rest of the city suffered damage due to both the winds from and the flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Sugar Bowl was temporarily moved to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta in 2006. Since 2007, the game has been sponsored by Allstate and officially known as the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Previous sponsors include Nokia (1996–2006) and USF&G Financial Services (1988–1995). The Sugar Bowl has had a longstanding relationship with the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Through 91 editions, only 12 games have not featured a representative from the SEC. The SEC's oppone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Williams (defensive End)
Clarence Williams (September 3, 1946 – May 8, 2017) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 11th round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. He played college football at Prairie View A&M University. Early years Williams played at a time when high school and colleges were still highly segregated in the South. He attended George Washington Carver High School (Sweeny, Texas), where he helped his team win the Carver State Championship in 1965. His play in football and basketball earned him the nickname “Sweeny”. He also practiced the shot put and the discus throw. He accepted a football scholarship from Prairie View A&M University. In 2015, he was inducted into the Prairie View A&M University Sports Hall Of Fame. Professional career Dallas Cowboys Williams was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the eleventh round (283rd overall) of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defensive Tackle
A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that typically lines up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the Guard (American football), offensive guards; however, he may also line up opposite one of the offensive Tackle (gridiron football position), tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players. Depending on a team's defensive scheme, a defensive tackle may be called upon to fill several different roles. These may include merely holding the point of attack by refusing to be moved, or penetrating a certain gap between offensive linemen to break up a play in the opponent's backfield. If a defensive tackle reads a pass play, his primary responsibility is to pursue the quarterback, or simply knock the pass down at the line if it is within arm's reach. Other responsibilities of the defensive tackle may be to pursue the screen pass or drop into coverage in a zone blitz scheme. In a traditional 4–3 defense, there is no nos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike McCoy (defensive Tackle)
Michael Patrick McCoy (born September 6, 1948) is an American former professional football player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers, the Oakland Raiders, the New York Giants, and the Detroit Lions. College career McCoy is a native of Erie, Pennsylvania and a graduate of Cathedral Preparatory School. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BA in Economics where he played football and was a Consensus All-American. He was named Lineman of the Year by the Associated Press and was sixth in the Heisman Trophy balloting his senior year. Professional career He was the first pick of the Green Bay Packers and the second player overall (second only to Terry Bradshaw) selected in the 1970 NFL draft. McCoy was named Packers Rookie of the Year in 1970 and led the Packers in quarterback sacks in 1973 and 1976. He played eleven years in the NFL – seven with Green Bay, two with the Oakland Raiders, two with the New York Giants, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Lombardi
Vincent Thomas Lombardi ( ; June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an American professional football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Lombardi is considered by many to be among the greatest coaches and leaders in American sports. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight and five total NFL Championships in seven years, in addition to winning the first two Super Bowls at the conclusion of the 1966 and 1967 NFL seasons. Lombardi began his coaching career as an assistant and later as head coach at St. Cecilia High School in Englewood, New Jersey. He was assistant coach at Fordham University where he coached with Jim Lansing. He also coached for the United States Military Academy and the New York Giants before serving as head coach and general manager for the Packers from 1959 to 1967 and the Washington Redskins from 1969 until dying from cancer during the 1970 preseason. Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Aldridge
Lionel Aldridge (February 14, 1941 – February 12, 1998) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers.''Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League.'' New York: HarperCollins, 1999. 553. He played college football for the Utah State Aggies. Early life Born in Evergreen, Louisiana, Aldridge was raised by his sharecropper grandparents. After his grandfather's death when Aldridge was 15, he was sent to live with a steelworker uncle in Northern California and played high school football at Pittsburg High School. He earned an athletic scholarship and played college football at Utah State University in Logan, Utah and was co-captain of the team and an All-Skyline Conference tackle. NFL career Aldridge was selected in the fourth round of the 1963 NFL draft, 54th overall, by the two-time defending NFL champion Green Bay Packer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 NFL Season
The 1971 NFL season was the 52nd regular season of the National Football League. The Boston Patriots changed their name to New England Patriots to widen their appeal to the entire New England region after moving to their new stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, located between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island. The season ended with Super Bowl VI when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Miami Dolphins at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. The Pro Bowl took place on January 23, 1972, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; the AFC beat the NFC Draft The 1971 NFL draft was held January 28–29 at New York City's Belmont Plaza Hotel. With the first pick, the New England Patriots selected quarterback Jim Plunkett, the Heisman Trophy winner from Stanford University. The next two selections were also quarterbacks: Archie Manning and Dan Pastorini. New officials Three referees--Walt Fitzgerald, Bob Finley and George Rennix--retired following the 1970 season. Bob Frederic, Dick Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Devine
Daniel John Devine (December 23, 1924 – May 9, 2002) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Arizona State University from 1955 to 1957, the University of Missouri from 1958 to 1970, and the University of Notre Dame from 1975 to 1980, compiling a career college football mark of 173–56–9. Devine was also the head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s Green Bay Packers from 1971 to 1974, tallying a mark of 25–27–4. His 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, 1977 Notre Dame team won a College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, national championship after beating 1977 Texas Longhorns football team, Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic, Cotton Bowl. Devine was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1985. Early life and military service Born in Augusta, Wisconsin, on December 23, 1924, Devine later went to live with an aunt and uncle in Proctor, Minnesota. At Proctor High Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marv Montgomery
Marvin J. Montgomery (born February 8, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, and the Atlanta Falcons. He was the first offensive lineman selected in the 1971 NFL draft at 12th in the first round by the Broncos. Retrieved November 2, 2020 He played at the |
John Brockington
John Stanley Brockington (September 7, 1948 – March 31, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs. He was a first round draft choice out of Ohio State University, and was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in . College career Born and raised in Brooklyn in New York City, Brockington played halfback and fullback for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1968 to 1970. He was a freshman with the so-called Super Sophomores who led the Buckeyes to an undefeated season and a consensus national championship in 1968. Brockington and the other Super Sophomores finished their college careers with a record Brockington played left halfback in 1968 and 1969, used primarily as a blocker for fullback Jim Otis and quarterback In 1970, Brockington moved to the fullback position and was the featured running back in head coach Woody Hayes' offense. Brockington finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 NFL Draft
The 1971 NFL draft was held January 28–29, 1971, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. The Boston Patriots, who did not officially change their name to New England Patriots until after the draft, used the first overall pick to select quarterback Jim Plunkett, the Heisman Trophy winner. It was the first draft where the first three selections were quarterbacks (Plunkett, Archie Manning, and Dan Pastorini). During round 17, after Falcons coach Norm Van Brocklin had yelled to his staff "Do we want the roughest, toughest s.o.b. in the draft?!", the team drafted the then-64-year-old actor John Wayne, though saying he was from " Fort Apache State" (Wayne actually played football at USC); NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle rejected the selection. Player selections Round one-eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
