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Johnny Rodgers
Johnny Steven Rodgers (born July 5, 1951) is an American former professional football player. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and won the Heisman Trophy in 1972. Rodgers played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Montreal Alouettes and in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000. College career Nicknamed "the Jet" for his rapid acceleration and speed on the field, Rodgers was voted high school athlete of the year as a player for Omaha's Tech High. As a player at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Rodgers served as a punt return specialist, pass receiver, and running back. Rodgers broke virtually every offensive team record, was twice named to the College Football All-America Team and won the Walter Camp Award and the Heisman Trophy in 1972 for most outstanding player in college football in the United States. In his three years with the Cornhuske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offense, rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and Blocking (American football), block. There are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play, depending on the offensive formation. A running back may be a Halfback (American football), halfback (in certain contexts also referred to as a "tailback" — see #Halfback/tailback, below), a wingback (American football), wingback, or a Fullback (American football), fullback. A running back will sometimes be called a "feature back" if he is the team's key player/more prominent running back. With the increase in pass-oriented offenses and single set back formations, it is more common to refer to these players as simply running backs. Halfback/tailbac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 NCAA University Division Football Season
The 1970 NCAA University Division football season was marked by tragedy, due to two airplane crashes. On October 2, one of the planes carrying the 1970 Wichita State Shockers football team, Wichita State football team Wichita State University football team plane crash, crashed on the way to a game against 1970 Utah State Aggies football team, Utah State, killing 31 people on board, including 14 players. Then, on November 14, the charter for the 1970 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Marshall Thundering Herd Southern Airways Flight 932, crashed on the way home from a game against 1970 East Carolina Pirates football team, East Carolina, killing all 75 persons. At season's end, the 1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Nebraska Cornhuskers won the 1970 NCAA University Division football rankings, AP national championship after 1970 Texas Longhorns football team, Texas and 1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Ohio State both lost their bowl games on New Year's Day. No ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 All-Big Eight Conference Football Team
The 1970 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1970 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI). Offensive selections Ends * Hermann Eben, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Otto Stowe, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Dick Graham, Oklahoma State (UPI-2) * Guy Ingles, Nebraska (UPI-2) Tackles * Larron Jackson, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1) * Bob Newton (American football), Bob Newton, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) * Wally Winter, Nebraska (UPI-2) Guards * Dennis Havig, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) * Steve Lawson (American football), Steve Lawson, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-2) * Donnie McGhee, Nebraska (UPI-1) * Mickey Kephart, Missouri (UPI-2) * Bobby Childs, Kansas (UPI-2) Centers * Don Popplewell, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) * Bob Wilson, Missouri (UPI-2) Quarterbacks * Lynn Dickey, Kansas State (AP-1; U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 All-Big Eight Conference Football Team
The 1972 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1972 season included the Associated Press (AP). Offensive selections Tight ends * Keith Krepfle, Iowa State (AP) Split end * Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (AP) Offensive tackles * Daryl White, Nebraska (AP) * Dean Unruh, Oklahoma (AP) Offensive guards * Ken Jones, Oklahoma (AP) * Geary Murdock, Iowa State (AP) Centers * Tom Brahaney, Oklahoma (AP) Quarterbacks * George Amundson, Iowa State (AP) Halfbacks * Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma (AP) * Charlie Davis, Colorado (AP) Fullbacks * Leon Crosswhite, Oklahoma (AP) Defensive selections Defensive ends * Willie Harper, Nebraska (AP) * Merv Krakau, Iowa State (AP) Defensive tackles * Derland Moore, Oklahoma (AP) * Bud Magrum, Colorado (AP) Middle guards * Rich Glover, Nebraska (AP) Linebackers * Eddie Sheats, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 All-Big Eight Conference Football Team
The 1971 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1971 season included the Associated Press (AP). Offensive selections Tight ends * John Schroll, Kansas (AP-1) * Al Chandler, Oklahoma (AP-2) Wide receivers * Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (AP-1) * Cliff Branch, Colorado (AP-2) Offensive linemen * Dick Rupert, Nebraska (AP-1) * Ken Jones, Oklahoma (AP-1) * Carl Johnson, Nebraska (AP-1) * Marion Latimore, Kansas State (AP-1) * Bill Kralicek, Colorado (AP-2) * Jake Zumbach, Colorado (AP-2) * Dean Unruh, Oklahoma (AP-2) * Geary Murdock, Iowa State (AP-2) Centers * Tom Brahaney, Oklahoma (AP-1) * Doug Demler, Nebraska (AP-2) Backs * Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma (AP-1) * Jack Mildren, Oklahoma (AP-1) * Jerry Tagge, Nebraska (AP-1) * Jeff Kinney, Nebraska (AP-1) * George Amundson, Iowa State (AP-2) * Charlie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of All-Big Eight Conference Football Teams
The All-Big Eight Conference football team was an annual All-Big Eight Conference honor bestowed on the best players in the conference following every college football season. Seasons Following is a list of all-conference teams in the history of the Big Eight: * 1925 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team * 1926 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team * 1927 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team *1928 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1929 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1930 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1931 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1932 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1933 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1934 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1935 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1936 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1937 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1938 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1939 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1940 All-Big Six Conference football team * 1941 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 College Football All-America Team
The 1971 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 1971. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1971 season. They 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), and (5) the United Press International (UPI). Nine players are recognized by the NCAA as unanimous All-America selections: quarterback and 1971 Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan of Auburn; running backs Ed Marinaro of Cornell and Greg Pruitt of Oklahoma; receiver Terry Beasley of Auburn; tackle Jerry Sisemore of Texas; guard Royce Smith of Georgia; defensive end Walt Patulski of Notre Dame; linebacker Mike Taylor of Michigan; and defensive back Bobby Major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best college football players in the United States at their respective positions. The original use of the term '' All-America'' seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and published in ''This Week's Sports''. Football pioneer Walter Camp also began selecting All-America teams in the 1890s and was recognized as the official selector in the early years of the 20th century. NCAA recognition As of 2024, the College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), ''Sporting News'' (''TSN'', from its historic name of ''The Sporting News''), ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI''), ''The Athletic'' (Athletic), ''USA Today'' (U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 College Football All-America Team
The 1972 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 1972. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1972 season. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) which selected its team for Kodak based on a vote of the nation's coaches; (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers; (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) selected based on the votes of sports writers at NEA newspapers; (5) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (6) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Eight players are recognized by the NCAA as unanimous All-America selection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Unanimous All-Americans In College Football
The College Football All-America Team is an honorific college football all-star team compiled after each NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) season to recognize that season's most outstanding performers at their respective positions. There are several organizations that select their own All-America teams. Since 1924, the NCAA has designated selectors whose teams are used to determine "consensus" and "unanimous" All-Americans. Any player who is named to the first team by at least half the official selectors for a given season is recognized as being a consensus All-American. A player on the first team of every official selector is recognized as being a . Since 2002, the five selectors designated by the NCAA for this purpose are the Associated Press (AP), the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), ''Sporting News'', and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). Unanimous All-Americans are considered "elite, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chic Harley Award
The Touchdown Club of Columbus was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1956 by Sam B. Nicola at the request of state auditor James A. Rhodes, who later became governor of the state. Nicola served as the club's president until his death in 1993. More than a decade later, his son Sam Nicola Jr. took over the Touchdown Club. On January 22, 2020, the president of the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Curt Boster, announced on the club's Facebook page the cancellation of the awards, citing difficulty of maintaining the event without a title sponsor. Awards The Touchdown Club of Columbus gave several awards to recognize outstanding athletes. Sammy Baugh Trophy The Sammy Baugh Trophy was awarded annually to the nation's top collegiate passer. It is named after TCU quarterback Sammy Baugh. Jim Brown Trophy This honor went to the NCAA's top running back, named after Syracuse fullback Jim Brown. Paul Warfield Trophy Named after Ohio State wide receiver Paul Warfield, this honor was given to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UPI College Football Player Of The Year
The United Press International (UPI) College Football Player of the Year Award was among the first and most recognized college football awards. With the second bankruptcy of UPI in 1991, along with that of its parent company, the award was discontinued. Offensive and defensive players were eligible. Unlike the Heisman, it was never affiliated with a civic organization or named after a player (like the Walter Camp Award The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football player of the year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I FBS head coaches and sports information direc ...). Like all UPI college awards at the time, it was based on the votes of NCAA coaches. Billy Cannon, O.J. Simpson, and Archie Griffin are the only two-time winners.Deseret News, December 18, 1991 Winners References {{College football award navbox College football national player awards 1950 establishments i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
