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1955 Pacific Tigers Football Team
The 1955 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961. during the 1955 college football season. Pacific competed as an independent in 1955. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987. in Stockton, California. In their third season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4). For the season they outscored their opponents 132–121. Schedule Team players in the NFL The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft. The following finished their college career in 1955, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. Notes References {{Pacific Tigers football navbox Pacific Pacific Tigers football seasons Pacific Tigers football The Pacific Tigers football team rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Myers (American Football)
John Melvin "Moose" Myers (October 8, 1924 – December 24, 2020) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and professionally in National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams. Myers served as the head football coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1953 to 1960, compiling a record of 39–33–5. He was also the athletic director at Pacific from 1956 to 1961. Myers attended high school in Ventura, California, and served in the United States Navy as an ensign during World War II. Myers first came to Pacific in 1951 for one season as the backfield coach for the Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clyde Conner
Clyde Raymond Conner (May 18, 1933 – December 12, 2011) was a professional American football player who played split end for eight seasons with the San Francisco 49ers during the 1950s-60s. Early life & education Conner was born in Tuttle, Oklahoma; his family moved to South San Francisco, California in 1940. He graduated from South San Francisco High School, then attended the College of San Mateo before transferring to University of the Pacific. Clyde played football at Pacific for three seasons. He played varsity basketball for the Tigers during the 1954 and 1955 seasons, as well, and was a leading scorer at the guard position. In 1986 he was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame. Professional football Conner attended a 49ers' open tryout the year following his graduation and was signed by the team after making a notable catch during a scrimmage. He tied for fifth-place in voting for UPI Rookie of the year, and went on to play in 83 game over an eight-season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Detroit Lions Season
The Detroit Lions season was their 27th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3–9, winning nine games. Despite the improvement, they missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Detroit held the top spot by a half game in the Western Conference entering the final game of the season against the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field, which the Lions lost, 38–21. After completing a handoff early in the second quarter, Detroit quarterback Bobby Layne was concussed and removed from the game, due to an unsportsmanlike conduct foul by Ed Meadows, for which Meadows was ejected. The following season, the Lions won the Western Conference and the NFL championship, their third of the decade. The Lions won the NFL title in 1952 and 1953, and were runners-up in 1954. Schedule Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings References {{DEFAULTSORT:1956 Detroit Lions Season Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Detroit Lions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Cronin
Gene Edward Cronin (born November 20, 1933) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of the Pacific. Early years Cronin attended Ione High School in California. He transferred to C. K. McClatchy High School after his freshman season. He practiced football and basketball. In 1952, he enrolled at Sacramento City College. In 1953, he transferred to the University of the Pacific. He played in the 1956 East–West Shrine Game. In 1984, he was inducted into the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2001, he was inducted into the Sacramento City College Hall of Fame. Professional career Detroit Lions Cronin was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (74th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft. He initially made the team as a pass rushing specialist. In 1957, he contributed to the team winning the NFL Championship. Dallas Cowboys Croni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Los Angeles Rams Season
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The 1956 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 19th year with the National Football League and the 11th season in Los Angeles. Transactions *July 27, 1956: Andy Robustelli was traded from the Los Angeles Rams to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants First Round selection.Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.10, 2008, Random House, Schedule Standings References Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Rams seasons Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock ( ) is the 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of government of Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also the 85th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically and geographically as the Llano Estacado, and ecologically is part of the southern end of the High Plains, lying at the economic center of the Lubbock metropolitan area, which has an estimated population of 325,245 in 2021. Lubbock's nickname, "Hub City," derives from it being the economic, educational, and health-care hub of the multicounty region, north of the Permian Basin and south of the Texas Panhandle, commonly called the South Plains. The area is the largest contiguous cotton-growing region in the world and is heavily dependent on water from the Ogallala Aquifer for irrigation. Lubbock is home to Texas Tech University, the sixth-largest college by enrollment in the state. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jones AT&T Stadium And Cody Campbell Field
Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field, previously known as Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium, Jones SBC Stadium and Jones AT&T Stadium, is an outdoor athletic stadium in the southwestern United States, located on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Built in the style of Spanish Renaissance architecture, it is the home field of the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference. History Planning and funding Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium opened in 1947, with a seating capacity of 27,000. It was named after Texas Tech's third president (1939–1944) and his wife, who donated $100,000 towards its construction. The inaugural game was held on November 29, with Texas Tech defeating Hardin–Simmons 14–6. Expansion The stadium's first expansion in 1959 raised the seating to 41,500. The existing east stands were moved a few feet at a time via steel rollers upon Santa Fe Railway rails and moved further east, and the playing surface was lowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Team
The 1955 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of3–0–1 in conference play, winning the Border Conference title for the third consecutive season. Texas Tech was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Wyoming. This was Texas Tech's final season in the Border Conference. The team competed as an independent from 1956 to 1959 before joining the Southwest Conference (SWC) in 1960. Schedule References Texas Tech Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons Border Conference football champion seasons Texas Tech Red Raiders football The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University (variously "Texas Tech" or "TTU"). The team competes as a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 UCLA Bruins Football Team
The 1955 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1955 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a 9–2 record (6–0 conference) and finished in first place in the Pacific Coast Conference. The November 12 game against Washington was referenced in the 1989 film, ''Back to the Future Part II''; The older Biff Tannen traveled back in time to give his younger self a sports almanac, and he referenced this game to verify its accuracy. Schedule References UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ... UCLA Bruins football seasons Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons UCLA Bruins football UCLA Bruins football {{c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Washington State Cougars Football Team
The 1955 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1955 college football season. In his fourth and final year, head coach led the team to a in the Pacific Coast Conference They played their three home games on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman. The Cougars' sole victory was in the Battle of the Palouse over neighbor Idaho in Moscow; the Vandals had won the previous year in Pullman, which was their first win in the series in 29 years. Days after the season ended, Kircher was relieved of his duties with a year remaining on his five-year contract, at $12,500 per year. He opted to stay in Pullman and acquired a motel-restaurant, the Hilltop Lodge, His successor was Jim Sutherland, the Cougars' head coach for eight seasons, through 1963. Schedule NFL Draft Two Cougars were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft, which was thirty rounds (360 sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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