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Floyd Reid
Floyd "Breezy" Reid (September 4, 1927 – March 15, 1994) was a former American football running back who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Reid attended the University of Georgia. He was selected in the ninth round (107th overall) of the 1950 NFL draft 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 .... Reid's son, Andy Reid followed in his footsteps as a halfback for the Bulldogs and made an NFL roster with the 1976 Buffalo Bills. Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com NFL career statistics References ...
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Halfback (American Football)
A halfback (HB) is an Offense (sports), offensive position in American football, whose duties involve lining up in the offensive backfield and Carry (gridiron football), carrying the ball (gridiron football), ball on most rush (gridiron football), rushing American football plays, plays, i.e. a running back. When the principal ball carrier lines up deep in the backfield, and especially when that player is placed behind another player (usually a Blocking (American football), blocking back), as in the I formation, that player is instead referred to as a tailback (TB). Sometimes the halfback can catch the ball from the backfield on short passing plays as they are an eligible receiver. Occasionally, they line up as additional wide receivers. When not running or catching the ball, the primary responsibility of a halfback is to aid the offensive linemen in blocking, either to protect the quarterback or another player carrying the football. The term "halfback" has seen a decline since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Green Bay Packers Season
The 1955 Green Bay Packers season was their 37th season overall and their 35th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a 6–6 record under second-year head coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference. Offseason NFL draft Regular season Schedule Standings Roster Awards, records, and honors *Tobin Rote, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (17) Milestones References Sportsencyclopedia.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1955 Green Bay Packers Season Green Bay Packers seasons 1955 NFL season by team, Green Bay Packers 1955 in sports in Wisconsin, Green Bay Packers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 NFL Season
The 1955 NFL season was the 36th regular season of the National Football League. NBC paid $100,000 to replace DuMont as the national television network for the NFL Championship Game. The season ended when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the title game. Draft The 1955 NFL draft was held from January 27–28, 1955 at Philadelphia's Warwick Hotel. With the first pick, the Baltimore Colts selected running back George Shaw from the University of Oregon. Major rule changes *The ball is dead immediately when the ball carrier touches the ground with any part of his body except his hands or feet while in the grasp of an opponent. *A new exception is made in regard to scoring a safety: When a defender intercepts a pass, his intercepting momentum carries him into his own end zone, and he is stopped before returning the ball back into the field of play, then the ball will be next put in play at the spot of the interception. Division races The defending champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Green Bay Packers Season
The 1954 Green Bay Packers season was their 36th season overall and their 34th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–8 record under new head coach Lisle Blackbourn and finished fifth in the Western Conference. In a season of streaks for the Packers, they lost their first three games, all at home, climbed back to .500 at 4–4, then lost their final four. Hired in early January, Blackbourn was previously the head coach for four years at Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was established as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, by John Henni, the first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Ar ... in Milwaukee. Offseason NFL draft * Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection Regular season Schedule Standings Roster Awards, records, and honors References Sportsencyclopedia.com Green Bay Packers seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 NFL Season
The 1954 NFL season was the 35th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Detroit Lions in the NFL Championship Game. Draft The 1954 NFL draft was held on January 28, 1954, at Philadelphia's Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. With the first pick, the Cleveland Browns selected quarterback Bobby Garrett from Stanford University. Major rule changes *Whenever it is raining, or whenever the field is wet and slippery, the offensive team can request a new, dry playable ball at any time. Division races In the Western Division, the 49ers pulled ahead in ''Week Five'' (October 24) with a 37–31 win over the Lions, but they lost four of their remaining seven games and finished 7–4–1. The Lions, on the other hand, won six of their last seven, and finished 9–2–1. In the Eastern race, the Eagles got off to a 4–0 start, until dropping games to Pittsburgh (17–7) and Green Bay (37–14) to fall into a three-way tie with the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Green Bay Packers Season
The 1953 Green Bay Packers season was their 35th season overall and their 33rd in the National Football League. The team finished with a 2–9–1 record under head coach Gene Ronzani and interim co-coaches Ray McLean, and Hugh Devore, and finished last in the newly named Western Conference. Fourth-year head coach Ronzani led the team for the first ten games, but resigned after a nationally televised Thanksgiving Day loss, his eighth loss to the Detroit Lions in four seasons; McLean and Devore co-coached the last two games of the season, both losses. It was the only in-season coaching change in Packers history, until 2018. This season also marked the first season that the Packers played at the recently completed Milwaukee County Stadium. Offseason NFL draft * Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection * Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Regular season Schedule Standings Roster References Sportsencyclopedia.com Green Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 NFL Season
The 1953 NFL season was the 34th regular season of the National Football League. The names of the American and National divisions were changed back to the Eastern and Western divisions. The season ended on December 27 with the NFL Championship Game in which the Detroit Lions defeated the Cleveland Browns for the second year in a row. Draft The 1953 NFL draft was held on January 22, 1953, at Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. With the first pick, the San Francisco 49ers selected defensive end Harry Babcock from Georgia. Major rule changes The definition of illegal motion was clarified so that a player moving directly forward at the snap was to be considered illegally in motion. Enfranchisement of the new Baltimore Colts A Baltimore, Maryland, group headed by Carroll Rosenbloom was granted an NFL expansion team and was given the roster & assets of the defunct Dallas Texans organization. The new expansion team was named the Baltimore Colts, after the unrelated orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Green Bay Packers Season
The 1952 Green Bay Packers season was their 34th season overall and their 32nd season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–6 record under third-year head coach Gene Ronzani for a fourth-place finish in the National Conference in 1952. After climbing to a 6–3 record, the Packers lost their final three games, but the .500 record was their best since 1947. The Packers played their Milwaukee home games in Marquette Stadium during this season only, after using Wisconsin State Fair Park from 1934 through 1951. The new County Stadium became the venue in 1953, and hosted the Milwaukee home games through 1994, when they were discontinued. Head coach Ronzani was a Marquette University alumnus (1933) and won nine varsity letters in college. Offseason NFL draft * Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection Regular season Schedule Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 NFL Season
The 1952 NFL season was the 33rd regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, New York Yanks owner Ted Collins sold his team back to the NFL. A few days later, an ownership group in Dallas, Texas, purchased the Yanks from the NFL, relocated them to Dallas, Texas, and renamed them the Dallas Texans. However, the new Dallas Texans went and were sold back to the league midway through the season. For the team's last five games, the league operated the Texans as a road team, becoming the final traveling team to date in NFL history, using Hershey, Pennsylvania, as a home base. One of their final two "home" games were held at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio, the other one played at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. After the season ended, the Texans folded, becoming the final NFL team to do so, however, all of the 1952 Dallas Texans players and assets were given to Carroll Rosenbloom for the following year, becoming the expansion Baltimore Colts, choosin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Green Bay Packers Season
The 1951 Green Bay Packers season was their 33rd season overall and their 31st season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–9 record under second-year coach Gene Ronzani for a fifth-place finish in the National Conference. The Packers lost the final seven games of the season. The Packers played their Milwaukee home games in Wisconsin State Fair Park for the final time, a venue they had used since 1934. Marquette Stadium was used for one season in 1952 and the new County Stadium was the host venue from 1953 through 1994. The Packers' 478 passing attempts (39.8 per game) in 1951 are the most by an NFL team in the 1950s. Offseason NFL draft * Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection Regular season Schedule Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster References Sportsencyclopedia.com Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 NFL Season
The 1951 NFL season was the 32nd regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Baltimore Colts (I) owner Abraham Watner faced financial difficulties, and thus folded his team and gave its player contracts back to the league for $50,000. However, many Baltimore fans started to protest the loss of their team. Supporting groups such as its fan club and its marching band remained in operation and worked for the team's revival, which eventually led to a new, more lucrative Baltimore expansion team named the Colts in 1953. For the first time, the NFL Championship Game was televised across the nation. The DuMont Television Network paid $75,000 to broadcast the game. Viewers coast-to-coast watched the Los Angeles Rams defeat the Cleveland Browns Draft The 1951 NFL draft was held from January 18-19, 1951 at Chicago's Blackstone Hotel. With the first pick, the New York Giants selected halfback Kyle Rote from Southern Methodist University. Major rule changes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
