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Paul Rusch Cup
The Paul Rusch Cup is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in American football in Japan. Winners Trophies won by school/team See also * Paul Rusch References External links * (Japanese) American football in Japan Awards established in 1984 1984 establishments in Japan {{Americanfootball-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuhisa Umezu
Yasuhisa is a masculine Japanese name, Japanese given name. Written forms Yasuhisa can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *康久, "healthy, long time" *康尚, "healthy, still" *康寿, "healthy, long life" *靖久, "peaceful, long time" *靖尚, "peaceful, still" *靖寿, "peaceful, long life" *安久, "tranquil, long time" *安尚, "tranquil, still" *安寿, "tranquil, long life" *保久, "preserve, long time" *保尚, "preserve, still" *保寿, "preserve, long life" *泰久, "peaceful, long time" *泰尚, "peaceful, still" *泰寿, "peaceful, long life" *易久, "divination, long time" *易寿, "divination, long life" *恭久, "respectful, long life" The name can also be written in hiragana やすひさ or katakana ヤスヒサ. Notable people with the name * (born 1986), Japanese actor * (born 1952), Japanese aikidoka * (born 1950), Japanese politician *, Japanese acoustical engineer {{given name Japanese masculine gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asahi Soft Drink Challengers
The Sekisui Challengers are an American football team located in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. Team history *1978 Team founded as a practice team for the Momoyama Gakuin University's football team. Team was nicknamed the "Silver Tigers" due to a majority of the team being fans of the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball team. *1979 Joined the X-League X2 division. *1985 Promoted from X2 to X1. *1989 Team name changed from Silver Tigers to Red Bears. *1993 Sponsorship agreement with Asahi Soft Drinks. Team name changed from Red Bears to Wild Jo. Finished the season 5th in the division. Lost X2-X1 replacement game. Demoted to X2 for the following season. *1996 Team promoted from X2 to X1. *1998 Team name changed to Challengers. Advanced to the ''Final6'' Semifinals. *2000 Won first Tokyo Super Bowl and Rice Bowl Championships. *2001 Won second Tokyo Super Bowl championship. Lost to Kwansei Gakuin 30-27 in the Rice Bowl. *2007 Won West division ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football In Japan
American football was introduced to Japan in the 1930s and has grown into one of the most popular sports in the country. Up to four foreign players are allowed per team with no more than two on the field at a time. History American football was introduced in the early 1930s, when Paul Rusch, a teacher and missionary from Kentucky, who came to Japan in 1925 to help rebuild following the 1923 earthquake, George Marshall, an athletic teacher at Tokyo based Rikkyo University, and two military attaches at the US embassy, Alexander George and Merritt Booth, helped to form the first football teams at three universities in Tokyo (Waseda, Meiji, Rikkyo). In November 1934, the first football game was played between an all-star team of the three Tokyo universities and a team of the Yokohama Country and Athletic Club consisting of Americans and Britons living in Japan. The Japanese college team won the game. In 1937, a game between college all-star teams from eastern and western Japan drew a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rusch
Paul Frederick Rusch (1897 – 1979) was a lay missionary of the Anglican Church in Japan. Rusch is remembered in Japan for his role as an educator and for pioneering activities in development of American football, rural agriculture and post Second World War reconciliation. Background and early life Born November 25, 1897, in Fairmount, Indiana, US, Rusch was raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He served with the US Army in France during the First World War. In Kentucky, Rusch was an active member of the congregation of Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville. Work in Japan Rusch first arrived in Japan in 1925, initially to help the YMCA with reconstruction efforts after the Great Kantō earthquake, and stayed to dedicate his life and energies towards youth education, post-war reconciliation and rural development in that country. Through his association with the Anglican Church in Japan he taught both Economics at Rikkyo University and was instrumental in helping Dr. Rudolf Teus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsubasa Takagi
Tsubasa (written: 翼, 翔, 飛翔 or つばさ in hiragana) is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Tsubasa (wrestler), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese actress *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese Volleyball player *, Japanese actress and model *, Japanese singer and actor *, Japanese contemporary artist *, Japanese wheelchair racer *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese fashion model *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *Tsubasa Sasaki (born 1995), Japanese slalom canoeist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actor and singer *, Japanese footballer Fictional characters * Tsubasa Andō, a character in the anime and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colby Cameron
Colby Cameron (born April 5, 1990) is an American professional football quarterback who played for the Fujitsu Frontiers of the X-League. He played college football at Louisiana Tech University. Early life Cameron was born in Newbury Park, California, to Stan and Cathy Cameron. His brother Jordan played tight end for the Miami Dolphins. His sister Brynn played basketball at USC. His cousin is former Denver Broncos' and Washington Football Team' safety Su'a Cravens. Cameron played high school football at Newbury Park High School. In his final two seasons he passed for nearly 5,000 yards and 47 touchdowns. In his senior season, Cameron led the Newbury Park Panthers to the Co-Marmonte League Title with the Westlake Warriors and the California Division II High School semifinals. Collegiate career Cameron redshirted in his freshman year at Louisiana Tech and played on the scout team. He played sparingly in his second season at Louisiana Tech. He played in five games throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujitsu Frontiers
The Fujitsu Frontiers are an American football team located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. The Fujitsu Frontiers play their home games at the 2,700-capacity Kawasaki Stadium is a stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The stadium was opened in 1952 and had a capacity of 30,000 people, but was demolished and rebuilt in 2003 as an American football venue and is now the home of the Fujitsu Frontiers of the X-League. .... Team history *1985 Team was founded by the Fujitsu Group. *1986 Promoted from X2 to X1. *1992 Pearl Bowl runner-up *2000 Won first divisional title. *2002 Japan X Bowl runner-up. *2005 Satoshi Fujita hired as head coach. *2006 Won 1st Pearl Bowl Championship. *2009 Japan X Bowl runner-up *2010 Won second Pearl Bowl Championship. *2014 Won 1st X-League title and 1st National title. *2015 Japan X Bowl Runner-up. *2016 Won 2nd X-League & National title. Seasons Head coaches Current Import Players Former Import Player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritsumeikan Panthers Football
The Ritsumeikan Panthers football program, established in 1953, represents Ritsumeikan University in college football. Ritsumeikan is a member of the Kansai Collegiate American Football League. History Coaching history Records, championships, and notable games Notable players * Masafumi Kawaguchi *Noriaki Kinoshita , born December 29, 1982) is a Japanese football wide receiver who currently plays for the Obic Seagulls of the X-League. He was signed by the Amsterdam Admirals in 2005. He played college football for the Ritsumeikan Panthers. Early ... External links * official website * American football teams established in 1953 American football in Japan 1953 establishments in Japan Sports clubs and teams in Kyoto Prefecture {{collegefootball-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwansei Gakuin Fighters Football
The Kwansei Gakuin Fighters football program, established in 1941, represents Kwansei Gakuin University in college football. Kwansei Gakuin is a member of the Kansai Collegiate American Football League The Kansai Collegiate American Football League (関西学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) is an American college football league made up of fifty-three colleges and universities in the Kansai region of Japan Japan is an isla .... External links * (Japanese) American football in Japan American football teams established in 1941 1941 establishments in Japan {{Japan-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajima Deers
The Tainai Deers is an American football team located in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. Team history *1989 Team founded by the Kajima Business group. Team known as the ''Kajima Deers'' *1992 Promoted from X2 to X1. *1997 Won first Tokyo Super Bowl title. *2009 Won 2nd Japan X Bowl title and 1st Rice Bowl National Championship * 2014 Kajima Group ends team sponsorship. Lixil Group offers new sponsorship. Team renamed the ''LIXIL Deers''. * 2021 Lixil Group is a Japanese group of companies that manufactures building materials, plumbing fixtures and housing equipment, headquartered in Tokyo. is one of the major Lixil companies. Most of Lixil's plumbing fixtures are sold under the brand. Other Li ... end sponsorship. Team renamed ''Deers Football Club''. * 2022 Team renamed ''Tainai Deers''. Seasons Head coaches Current Import Players Former Import players References External links * (Japanese) American football in Japan Lixil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at each end. The offense (sports), offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped Ball (gridiron football), football, attempts to advance down the field by Rush (gridiron football), running with the ball or Forward pass#Gridiron football, throwing it, while the Defense (sports), defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance the ball at least ten yard, yards in four Down (gridiron football), downs or plays; if they fail, they turnover on downs, turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the Glossary of American football#drive, drive. Points are scored primarily b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
