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Marino Casem
Marino H. "The Godfather" Casem (June 23, 1934 – April 25, 2020) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Alabama State University (1963), Alcorn State University (1964–1985), and Southern University (1987–1988, 1992), compiling a career head coaching record of 159–93–8. Casem's Alcorn State Braves teams won four black college national championships and seven Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) titles. Casem also served as the athletic director at Alcorn State from 1966 to 1986 and at Southern from 1986 to 1999. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. Biography Casem was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1934. A Catholic, he attended Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically black and Catholic university in New Orleans. Casem became the head football coach at Alabama State University in 1963 and compiled a record there of 2–8. In 1964, Casem was hired as the head football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Tennessee, second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most populous in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the List of United States cities by population, 28th-most populous in the nation. Memphis is the largest city proper on the Mississippi River and anchors the Memphis metropolitan area that includes parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, the Metropolitan statistical area, 45th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.34 million residents. European exploration of the area began with Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. Located on the high Chickasaw Bluffs, the site offered natural protection from Mississippi River flooding and became a contested location in the colonial era. Modern Memphis was founded in 181 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 NCAA College Division Football Season
The 1966 NCAA College Division football season was the 11th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference standings {, cellpadding="5" , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , - , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , - , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , - , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , - , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , - , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , - , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , - , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width=25em, , - , valign="top" width=25em, , valign="top" width ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Alcorn A&M Braves Football Team
The 1965 Alcorn A&M Braves football team represented Alcorn A&M College (now known as Alcorn State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season The 1965 NCAA College Division football season was the tenth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference realignment Membership changes .... Led by second-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 3–5–1, with a conference record of 2–4–1, and finished seventh in the SWAC. Schedule References Alcorn AandM Alcorn State Braves football seasons Alcorn AandM football {{collegefootball-1965-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 NCAA College Division Football Season
The 1965 NCAA College Division football season was the tenth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference realignment Membership changes Conference standings Rankings College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the Associated Press, AP (a panel of writers) and by United Press International, UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played. College Division final polls In 1965, both services ranked 1965 North Dakota State Bison football team, North Dakota State (10–0) first; the UPI coaches' poll had 1965 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team, Cal State Los Angeles (8–1) second, while the AP poll had 1965 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team, Middle Tennessee (9–0) as the num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Alcorn A&M Braves Football Team
The 1964 Alcorn A&M Braves football team represented Alcorn A&M College (now known as Alcorn State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Marino Casem Marino H. "The Godfather" Casem (June 23, 1934 – April 25, 2020) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Alabama State University (1963), Alcorn State University (1964–1985) ..., the Braves compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC. Schedule References Alcorn AandM Alcorn State Braves football seasons Alcorn AandM football {{collegefootball-1964-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 NCAA College Division Football Season
The 1964 NCAA College Division football season was the ninth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference standings Rankings College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played. College Division final polls In 1964, UPI's top ranked team was 9–0 Cal State Los Angeles. 8–0 Wittenberg was top ranked by the AP panel, and second in the UPI poll. Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on November 25 Denotes team played a game after AP poll, hence record differs in UPI poll United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on December 3 Bowl games The postseason consisted of four bowl game In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 NCAA College Division Football Season
The 1963 NCAA College Division football season was played by American football teams representing 299 colleges and universities recognized the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as minor programs. The remaining 120 colleges and universities that were NCAA members and fielded football teams competed in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Conference standings Rankings Small college poll In 1963, both United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) conducted "small college" polls, and selected different number one teams. UPI's panel of coaches selected 1963 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, Delaware, who had a record of 8–0 and had outscored their opponents 290–76 while winning all their games by at least 9 points. The AP's panel of sportswriters selected 1963 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Northern Illinois, who finished the regular season at 9–0 including three shutouts. The Huskies went on to defeat in the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Formed in 1913, it consists mostly of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), with all but one member located in the Southern United States. The SIAC has led all NCAA Division II conferences in football attendance. History Only three charter members are still part of the conference—Clark Atlanta University (formerly Clark College), Tuskegee University, and Morehouse (which briefly left before returning). Before 2014, all members had been southern HBCUs, but four of the SIAC's five newest members include its only non-HBCU, Spring Hill College (joined in 2014), and its only member outside the South, Central State University of Ohio (joined in 2015). Their last three recent members were former member schools in their first stints: Savannah State University returned to the SIAC in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Advocate (Louisiana)
''The Advocate'' is Louisiana's largest daily newspaper. Based in Baton Rouge, it serves the southern portion of the state. Separate editions for New Orleans, '' The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Advocate'', for Shreveport and Bossier City, ''The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate,'' and for Acadiana, ''The Acadiana Advocate'', are published. It also publishes ''gambit'', about New Orleans food, culture, events, and news, and weekly entertainment magazines: ''Red'' in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, and ''Beaucoup'' in New Orleans. History The oldest ancestor of the modern paper was the ''Democratic Advocate'', an anti- Whig, pro- Democrat periodical established in 1842. Another newspaper, the ''Louisiana Capitolian'', was established in 1868 and soon merged with the then-named ''Weekly Advocate''. By 1889 the paper was being published daily. In 1904, a new owner, William Hamilton, renamed it ''The Baton Rouge Times'' and later ''The State-Times'', a paper with emphasis on local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Invitational Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country which are selected annually. From its founding in 1938 to 2022, the semifinals and finals were always played at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York City. Predating the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament by one year, the NIT was considered the most prestigious post-season showcase for college basketball before its status was superseded in the mid-1950s by the NCAA tournament. A second, much more recent "NIT" tournament is played in November and known as the NIT Season Tip-Off. Formerly the "Preseason NIT" (and still sometimes referred to as such colloquially), it was founded in 1985. Unlike the postseason NIT, its final rounds are played at Madison Square Garden. Both tournaments were operated by the Metropolitan Intercollegiate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorman, Mississippi
Lorman is an unincorporated community located in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States. Lorman is approximately north of Fayette, near Highway 61 on Mississippi Highway 552. Lorman is the nearest community to Alcorn State University, in Claiborne County, the alma mater of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair. Its ZIP code is 39096. History Lorman is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad. A post office operated under the name Lee from 1884 to 1899 and first began operating under the name Lorman in 1899. Lorman is home to multiple historic plantations, including Blantonia Plantation, Canemount Plantation, China Grove, Prospect Hill Plantation, and Rosswood. Education Jefferson County School District operates public schools in all of the county. The county is in the district of Copiah–Lincoln Community College, and has been since 1967. Notable people * Steve McNair, NFL player * Bill Foster, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame The Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
