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Hugh Campbell
Hugh Thomas Campbell (born May 21, 1941) is an American former professional football player, coach, and executive. He served as a head coach in three different football leagues: the Canadian Football League (CFL), United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL). Campbell retired as the CEO of the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL in 2006. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2000. College career Campbell played wide receiver at Washington State University from 1959 to 1962. During that time he appeared in the Hula Bowl, the College All-Star game, the Coaches All-America game, and the East-West Shrine Bowl. Campbell received most outstanding player honours in the Coaches and the Shrine Bowl games. He was also awarded the 1961 W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. During his Cougar career he was teamed with fellow CFL Hall of Famer George Reed. Professional playing career Campbell joined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saratoga, California
Saratoga is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. Located in Silicon Valley, in the southern Bay Area, it had a population of 31,051 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Saratoga is known for its wineries, restaurants, and historic landmarks like Villa Montalvo, Mountain Winery, and Hakone Gardens. History The area comprising Saratoga was earlier inhabited by the Ohlone Native Americans. In 1847, European settlers created a settlement at what is now Saratoga when William Campbell (father of Benjamin Campbell, the founder of nearby Campbell, California), constructed a sawmill about southeast of the present downtown area. An early map noted the area as Campbell's Gap. In 1851, Martin McCarthy, who had leased the mill, built a toll road down to the Santa Clara Valley and founded what is now Saratoga as ''McCarthysville''. The toll gate was located at the present-day intersection of Big Basin Way and 3rd St., giving the town its first widely used name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annis Stukus Trophy
The Annis Stukus Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, which is presented annually by the Edmonton Eskimos Alumni Association to the Coach of the Year, as determined by the members of the Football Reporters of Canada. The Trophy is named after former player, coach, and general manager Annis Stukus. The Stukus Trophy was typically the last trophy to be awarded in the CFL season, which was awarded at league meetings several months after the season had ended. Additionally, three coaches were nominated for the award, regardless of division. In 2015, the format changed so that there was a West and an East division representative and the award was given during Grey Cup week. Annis Stukus Trophy winners * – Jason Maas, Montreal Alouettes * – Ryan Dinwiddie, Toronto Argonauts * – Mike O'Shea, Winnipeg Blue Bombers * – Mike O'Shea, Winnipeg Blue Bombers * 2020 – ''Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' * – Orlondo Steinauer, Hamilton Tiger-Cats * – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL season begins annually with a NFL preseason, three-week preseason in August, followed by the NFL regular season, 18-week regular season, which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one Bye (sports), bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference, including the four division winners and three Wild card (sports), wild card teams, advance to the NFL playoffs, playoffs, a single-elimination tournament, which culminates in the Super Bowl, played in early February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Football League
The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons. The 1986 season was scheduled to be played in the autumn/winter, directly competing against the long-established National Football League (NFL). However, the USFL ceased operations before that season was scheduled to begin. The ideas behind the USFL were conceived in 1965 by New Orleans businessman David Dixon, who saw a market for a professional football league that would play in the summer, when the National Football League and college football were in their off-season. Dixon had been a key player in the construction of the Louisiana Superdome and the expansion of the NFL into New Orleans in 1967. He developed "The Dixon Plan"—a blueprint for the USFL based upon securing NFL-caliber stadiums in top television markets, securing a national television broadcast contrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a Professional gridiron football, professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division (CFL), East Division and five in the West Division (CFL), West Division. The CFL is the highest professional level of Canadian football in the world. The league is headquartered in Toronto. The CFL was officially established on January 19, 1958, upon the merger between the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union or "Big Four" (founded in 1907) and the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU) (founded in March 1936). The Big Four was renamed the Eastern Football Conference in 1960, while the WIFU was renamed the Western Football Conference in 1961. , the league features a 21-week season (sport), regular season in which each team plays 18 games with 3 bye (sports), bye weeks. The season traditionally runs from mid-June to early November. Following the regular seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gridiron Football
Gridiron football ( ),"Gridiron football" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved October 20, 2010. also known as North American football, or in North America as simply football, is a family of team sports derived from (and football, by extension) primarily played in the and . |
1962 All-Pacific Coast Football Team
The 1962 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Selections Backs * Kermit Alexander, UCLA (AP-1; UPI-1) * Terry Baker, Oregon State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Mel Renfro, Oregon (AP-1; UPI-1) * Ed Cummings, Stanford (AP-1; UPI-2) * Junior Coffey, Washington (UPI-1) * George Reed, Washington State (AP-2; UPI-2) * Charles H. Mitchell, Washington (AP-2; UPI-2) * Pete Beathard, USC (AP-2; UPI-2) * Willie Brown, USC (AP-2; UPI-2) * Bob Berry, Oregon (UPI-3) * Kern Carson, San Diego State (UPI-3) * Johnny Johnson, San Jose State (UPI-3) * Ben Wilson, USC (UPI-3) Ends * Hal Bedsole, USC (AP-1; UPI-1) * Hugh Campbell, Washington State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Vern Burke, Oregon State (AP-2; UPI-2) * Lee Berhardi, Washington (UPI-2) * Frank Patitucci, Stanford (AP-2; UPI-3) * Mel Profit, UCLA (UPI-3) Tackles * Rod Scheyer, Washington (AP-1; UPI-2) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 All-Pacific Coast Football Team
The 1961 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1961 college football season. Selections Quarterbacks * Terry Baker, Oregon State (AP-1) * Pete Beathard, USC (BIG5-1) * Chon Gallegos, San Jose State (AP-2) Halfbacks * Charles H. Mitchell, Washington (AP-1; BIG5-1) * Bobby Smith, UCLA (AP-1; BIG5-1) * Mike Haffner, UCLA (AP-2) * Jim Stiger, Washington (AP-2) Fullbacks * Ben Wilson, USC (AP-1; BIG5-1) * George Reed, Washington State (AP-2) Ends * Hugh Campbell, Washington State (AP-1) * Oscar Donahue, San Jose State (AP-1) * Hal Bedsole, USC (AP-2; BIG5-1) * George Honore, Stanford (BIG5-1) * Reg Carolan, Idaho (AP-2) * Roger Johnson, Oregon State (AP-2) Tackles * John Meyers, Washington (AP-1; BIG5-1) * Steve Barnett, Oregon (AP-1) * Frank Buncom, USC (AP-2; BIG5-1) * Foster Andersen, UCLA (AP-2) Guards * Britt Williams, USC (AP-1; BIG5-1) * Mickey Ording, Orego ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 All-Pacific Coast Football Team
The 1960 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI) as the best college football players by position in the Pacific Coast region during the 1960 college football season. The AP team was selected by members of the AP West Coast Board from teams rated "major" by the NCAA. The UPI selections included players from "major" and "minor" colleges. As part of its selection process, the UPI also presented awards to Jim Owens of Washington as coach of the year, Hugh Campbell of Washington State as lineman of the year, and Billy Kilmer of UCLA as back of the year. The 1960 Washington Huskies football team won the AAWU championship and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll. The Huskies had five players who were named to the first team by the AP and/or UPI: guard Chuck Allen (AP-1, UPI-1); center Roy McKasson (AP-1, UPI-1); backs Don McKeta (AP-1) and George Fleming (UPI-1); and tackl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of All-Pac-12 Conference Football Teams
The All-Pac-12 football team is an annual Pac-12 Conference honor bestowed on the best players in the conference following every college football season. Pac-12 coaches select first and second teams that each typically consists of 11 offensive players (a quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, a tight end, and five offensive linemen), 11 defensive players (four defensive linemen, three linebackers, and four defensive backs), and four specialists (a punter, a kicker, a return specialist, and a special teams player). Ties result in additional players being selected. Votes are based on a weighted ranking, and coaches are allowed to select players from their own team. Players placed on the first team are given an award by the conference, while those on the second team receive a certificate. Players that are not named all-conference may receive honorable mention if they received at least two votes. The preliminary results are then given to the coaches, who may choose to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 College Football All-America Team
The 1961 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1961. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1961 season are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (5) the ''Sporting News'', and (6) the United Press International (UPI). Consensus All-Americans For the year 1961, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. All-American selections for 1961 Ends * Gary Collins, Maryland (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI-1, CP, Time, WC) * Bill Miller, Miami (Fla. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 College Football All-America Team
The 1962 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1962. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1962 season are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (5) the ''Sporting News'', and (6) the United Press International (UPI). Consensus All-Americans For the year 1962, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. All-American selections for 1962 Ends * Pat Richter, Wisconsin (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-3, SN-1, UPI, Time, WC) * Hal Bedsole, Southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
