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1952 All-Big Seven Conference Football Team
The 1952 All-Big Seven Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All- Big Seven Conference teams for the 1952 college football season. The selectors for the 1952 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). The AP selected separate offensive and defensive teams in 1952; the UP selected a single 11-man team. Players selected as first-team honorees by both the AP and UP are displayed in bold. All-Big Seven selections Offense Ends * Max Boydston, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) * Paul Leoni, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1) * Jim Jennings, Missouri (AP-2) * Tom Evans, Colorado (AP-2) Tackles * Ollie Spencer, Kansas (AP-1) * Jim Davis, Oklahoma (AP-1) * Tom Borgschulte, Missouri (AP-2) * Bob Klamann, Colorado (AP-2) Guards * Jack Lordo, Missouri (AP-1) * Clayton Curtis, Nebraska (AP-1) * Dick Bowman, Oklahoma (AP-2) * Bob Castle, Missouri (AP-2) Centers * Tom Catlin, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) * Rollie Arns, Iowa St. (AP-2) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it, while the 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 at least ten yards in four downs or plays; if they fail, they turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive. Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins. American football evolved in the United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Hoag
Charles Monroe Hoag (July 19, 1931 – March 8, 2012) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Hoag was also an important player on the University of Kansas 1952 National Championship basketball team. He starred on the KU football team and baseball team while at KU as well. He was drafted in the 1953 NFL Draft in the 26th round by the Cleveland Browns as the 311th overall pick, but he did not play professional sports because of a career ending serious knee injury he suffered in the 1953 KU versus KSU football game. He was part of the U.S. men's national basketball team, which won the gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee .... He played seven matches. References External linksCharles Hoag at databaseOlympics.com {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 College Football All-America Team
The 1952 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 1952. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1952 season are (1) the Associated Press, (2) the United Press, (3) the All-America Board, (4) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (5) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (6) the International News Service (INS), (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (8) the ''Sporting News''. Maryland quarterback Jack Scarbath and Notre Dame halfback Johnny Lattner were the only two players to be unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all eight official selectors. Lattner was awarded the 1953 Heisman Trophy. Consensus All-Americans For the year 1952, the NCAA recognizes eight published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Brookshier
Thomas Jefferson Brookshier (December 16, 1931 – January 29, 2010) was an American professional football player, coach, and sportscaster. He was a starting defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons, from 1953 to 1961. He later paired with Pat Summerall on the primary broadcast team for NFL games on CBS during the 1970s. Early life Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Brookshier graduated from Roswell High School in 1949. At RHS, he received all-state honors in football, basketball, and baseball. As a three-year letterman in football at the University of Colorado ( 1950– 52), he was a defensive back, fullback, and return specialist. One of his gridiron teammates was astronaut Jack Swigert, a crew member of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in 1970, and a congressman-elect in 1982. Brookshier was also a relief pitcher on the CU baseball team, and played one season of minor league baseball in 1954 for the Rosw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veryl Switzer
Veryl A. Switzer (August 6, 1932 – June 4, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in the NFL for 24 games with the Green Bay Packers before serving in the United States Air Force for two years, playing professional football in Canada, and becoming an administrator at his alma mater Kansas State where he is a hall of famer. Career In 1954, the Green Bay Packers used the 4th pick in the 1st round of the 1954 NFL Draft to sign Switzer out of Kansas State University where he played from 1951 to 1953. He held the career punt return record at KSU until 1995 and scored the second longest punt return touchdown in school history (93 yards on Sept 19 1953, one of two he posted that year). His best year was 1953 when he led Kansas State in rushing with 558 yards, receiving with eight catches for 211 yards, scoring with eight touchdowns and 49 points, punt returns with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galen Fiss
Galen Fiss (July 30, 1931 – July 17, 2006) was a National Football League linebacker who played 11 seasons with the Cleveland Browns. Fiss was Captain (sports), captain on Cleveland's NFL Championship Game, 1964, NFL championship team in 1964. Fiss, who had Alzheimer's disease, died of cardiac arrest in 2006. Fiss was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. References 1931 births 2006 deaths People from Stanton County, Kansas American football linebackers Kansas Jayhawks football players Cleveland Browns players Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players {{linebacker-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hantla
Robert Dean Hantla (October 3, 1931 – November 10, 2020) was an American football offensive guard who played two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 1954 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Kansas and attended Meade High School in Meade, Kansas. Hantla was also a member of the BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. His son Jeff Hantla went on to play for the Arizona Wildcats. College career Hantla lettered for the Kansas Jayhawks from 1951 to 1953, earning First-team All- Big Seven Conference honors in 1952. Professional career Hantla was selected by the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL with the 55th pick in the 1954 NFL Draft. He played in 24 games for the 49ers from 1954 to 1955. He played in sixteen games for the BC Lions of the Western Interprovincial Football Union from 1956 to 1957. Hantla played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Husmann
Edward Earl Husmann (August 6, 1931 - August 30, 2018) was an American football defensive tackle who played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Houston Oilers. He also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Early years Husmann attended Ogallala High School, earning All-state and All-conference honors as a senior in football. He also played basketball, ran track and wrestled. He walked-on to the University of Nebraska. He became a starter as a senior, at right tackle on both sides of the ball. He was also a member of the wrestling team, and won the Big Seven Conference heavyweight wrestling championship as a senior. In 2004, he was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. In 2006, he was inducted into the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame. Professional career Chicago Cardinals Husmann was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the ninth round (99 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Rowekamp
William Henry Rowekemp (February 20, 1930 - September 12, 2019) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo .... He was selected All-state in football and basketball at Marietta High School in Marietta, Ohio. He attended West Point where he played football and basketball. After his sophomore year, he transferred to the University of Missouri to complete his education. Despite being drafted in the third round by the Chicago Bears, he chose to play Canadian football where he won two Grey Cup Championships with the Edmonton Eskimos. Re-entering the Army to complete his tour of duty, he coached the 64th Artillery Division football team to a championship. He was then selected to coach the East All-Star team and won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Branby
Donald Jerome Branby (December 29, 1928 – March 8, 2010) was an American football player. Branby played college football at the end position for the Colorado Buffaloes football team. During the 1952 season, he recovered seven fumbles, had nine takeaways, and reportedly had "at least 20 tackles" against Oklahoma. At the end of the season, he was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on its 1952 College Football All-America Teams. He also played baseball and basketball at Colorado. After leaving Colorado, he spent four years in the United States Air Force and later became a football coach, holding positions with the Montana State Bobcats, the British Columbia Lions and the Ottawa Rough Riders. He was inducted into the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. He worked at a sporting goods store in Snowmass and Grand Junction, Colorado, for many years. He died in 2010 in Glenwood, Minnesota Glenwood is a city in, and the county seat of, Pope C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck McPhail
Coleman "Buck" McPhail (December 25, 1929 — March 4, 2005) was an American football fullback and placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). McPhail played college football at Oklahoma. College career McPhail played fullback and punter at Oklahoma. He rushed 19 times for 102 yards as a sophomore during the Sooners' national championship season in 1950. As a junior, he rushed for 875 yards and four touchdowns and set a national record with 8.56 yards per carry and was named first-team All- Big Seven Conference. As a senior, McPhail rushed for 1,018 yards on 161 carries (6.3 yards per carry) and was named first-team All-Big Seven and an All-American by the American Football Coaches Association. McPhail also served as the lead blocker for Heisman Trophy winner Billy Vessels and the pair became the first college football backfield to have two 1,000 rushers in the same season. He also averaged 39.8 yards per punt. McPhail finished his collegiate career with 1,995 rushing yard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Vessels
Billy Dale Vessels (March 22, 1931 – November 17, 2001) was a gridiron football player. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and won the Heisman Trophy in 1952. Vessels went on to play professional football with the National Football League's Baltimore Colts and the Western Interprovincial Football Union's Edmonton Eskimos. College football career Vessels led the Oklahoma Sooners to the national championship in 1950, scoring 15 touchdowns. In 1952, he won the Heisman Trophy. Playing under the legendary Bud Wilkinson, he became the first of seven Sooners, followed by Steve Owens (1969), Billy Sims (1978), Jason White (2003), Sam Bradford (2008), Baker Mayfield (2017), and Kyler Murray (2018) to win the award. During the 1952 season he rushed for 1,072 yards including seven 100 yard performances, and 17 touchdowns. These achievements led to his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He was also a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
