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1974 Little All-America College Football Team
The 1974 Little All-America college football team, also known as the Small College All-America football team, is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1974, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons. First team Offense * Tight end - Mike Barber, Louisiana Tech * Wide receiver - Jim Myers, Kenyon * Offensive tackles - Caesar Douglas, Illinois Wesleyan; John Passanti, Western Illinois * Offensive guards - Herb Scott, Virginia Union; Ray Sweeney, Delaware * Center - Mark King, Troy State * Quarterback - Jim McMillan, Boise State * Running backs - Walter Payton, Jackson State; Everett Talbert, Mike Thomas, Nevada-Las Vegas Defense * Defensive ends - Jerry Dahl, North Dakota State; Cleveland Elam, Tennessee State * Defensive tackles - Fred Dean, Louisiana Tech; Gary Johnson, Grambling * Middle guard - Glenn Flemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little All-America College Football Team
The Little All-America team is an honor given annually to the best small college players at their respective positions. The first Little All-America team for college football, selected with assistance from reporters in every region, was announced in December 1934 by Edward J. Neil of the Associated Press (AP). Neil wrote that the Little All-America team was intended to honor "the little fellows, players in hundreds of colleges who labored just as earnestly, often with just as much ability, but barely edging into the spotlight . . ." Players who received Little All-America honors (years in parenthesis) and were later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame include: Joe Stydahar (1934), Bulldog Turner (1939), Tony Canadeo (1939), Andrew Robustelli ( 1949), Buck Buchanan ( 1962), Willie Lanier (1965), Terry Bradshaw ( 1969), Walter Payton (1974), and Shannon Sharpe (1989). Other notable Little All-Americans include Otis Taylor (1964), Carl Garrett ( 1966, 1967, 1968), B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McMillan (Canadian Football)
Jim McMillan (born November 29, 1952) is a former American football quarterback who played one season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourteenth round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Boise State University and attended Vallivue High School in Caldwell, Idaho Caldwell (locally CALL-dwel) is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho. The population was 59,996 at the time of the 2020 United States census. Caldwell is considered part of the Boise metropolitan area. Caldwell is the location of .... McMillan was named to the Division II Associated Press All-American first team in 1974. He was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 1982 and is the only player in the school's history to have his number retired. References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:McMillan, Jim Living people 1952 births Players of American football from Idaho American football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 College Football All-America Team
The 1974 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 1974. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1974 season. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); (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 United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included ''Football News'' (FN), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), ''The Sporting News'' (TSN), and ''Time'' magazine. Six players were selected unanimously by all five of the official selectors. The six unanimous All-Americans include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nate Beasley
Nathan Wayne Beasley (June 11, 1953 – March 10, 2010) was an American football running back. He played college football for Delaware State and Delaware before being selected in the 1976 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, though he did not play with them. Early life Beasley was born on June 11, 1953, in Austin, Texas. The son of Richard Beasley, an Air Force Sergeant, Nate Beasley lived in several different states and countries as a child, including "Japan, Alaska, Hawaii and most of the 50 states", according to '' The Morning News''. He began playing football at the age of eight, while living in Japan. He first attended Male High School in Louisville, Kentucky, before moving to Delaware in 1967. There he played football at Dover Air Force Base High School. He was named best offensive backfield player in 1969. His final career high school match was the Blue–Gold All-Star game held in 1971, in which Beasley scored each touchdown for the Gold as they won 15–12. College caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgil Livers
Virgil Chester Livers Jr. (born March 26, 1952) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Western Kentucky. Livers is known for a testicle injury during his NFL career with the Chicago Bears, and there are a number of articles (as well as the film, Hot Tub Time Machine, though not by name) on football injuries and the importance of wearing cups that reference his injury, and some that go into excruciating detail. Livers also played for the Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League (USFL) from 1983 to 1984 as a defensive back. The team went 17–20 in those two years. Livers was an assistant principal In larger school systems, a head teacher principal is often assisted by someone known as a vice-principal, deputy principal, or assistant/associate principal. Unlike the principal, the vice-principal does not have quite the dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Brazile
Robert Lorenzo Brazile Jr. (born February 7, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "Dr. Doom", Brazile played from 1975 to 1984 for the Houston Oilers and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018. Professional career Brazile was taken with the sixth pick of the first round of the 1975 NFL Draft. It was part of the bounty Sid Gillman acquired along with Curley Culp when he traded John Matuszak to the Kansas City Chiefs. However, it would be new head coach/general manager Bum Phillips who made the selection. Phillips' arrival in Houston also brought a change in the base defense the Oilers ran, switching from a 4-3 to a 3-4. The 3-4 would prove to be a perfect fit for Brazile's combination of size (6'4", 230 lbs) and great speed. While most cite Lawrence Taylor as the prototype of the pass-rushing outside linebacker in the NFL, there are some, including Phillips, who say Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary "Big Hands" Johnson
Gary Lynn "Big Hands" Johnson (August 31, 1952 – August 4, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was a four-time All-Pro and a four-time Pro Bowl selection. He played the majority of his NFL career with the San Diego Chargers, and he was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame. Johnson played college football for the Grambling State Tigers, and was a three-time first-team Little All-American selection. He was drafted by San Diego in the 1975 NFL Draft in the first round with the eighth overall pick. Johnson was named to the NFL All-Rookie team in his first season. The Chargers won three consecutive division titles from 1979 through 1981. Their defense led the league in sacks in 1980 behind Johnson's team-record sacks. In 1984, Johnson was traded to the San Francisco 49ers, and he won a Super Bowl with the team that season. Johnson retired after the 49ers season in 1985. He is a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Dean
Frederick Rudolph Dean (February 24, 1952 – October 14, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). A twice first-team All-Pro and a four-time Pro Bowler, he won two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008. Dean played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. He was selected in the second round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He was traded to San Francisco in 1981 due to a contract dispute. He is a member of both the Chargers and 49ers Hall of Fame. Early life Dean was born in Arcadia, the seat of Bienville Parish in north Louisiana. He grew up east in Ruston, where he graduated from Ruston High School. College years Dean was a standout at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, having spurned an opportunity to play for legendary coach Eddie Robinson at nearby Grambling State University, which at the time was sending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland Elam
Cleveland Elam (April 5, 1952 – July 12, 2012) was a National Football League defensive tackle who played for the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions in an injury-shortened five-year career that lasted from 1975 to 1979 Teaming with Cedric Hardman, Jimmy Webb and Tommy Hart, the 49ers Gold Rush defensive line led the NFL in sacks during the 1976 season. Elam had 14.5 sacks in 1976 and led the team with 17.5 sacks in 1977. Elam played college football at Tennessee State University and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the 49ers. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1976 and 1977. Elam died on July 12, 2012. He was survived by his wife Blanche and four children. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Thomas (running Back)
Malcolm "Mike" Thomas (July 17, 1953 – August 23, 2019) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons with the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers. He was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in . Early years Born in Greenville, Texas, Thomas graduated from Greenville High School in 1971 and played college football at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Nevada Las Vegas. At the time, UNLV was a Division II program; it moved up to Division I-A in 1978. In his senior season in 1974, the Rebels were undefeated in the regular season and advanced to the Division II semifinal (Grantland Rice Bowl). Playing career Thomas was selected in the fifth round of the 1975 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. In his rookie season, he rushed for 919 yards and was named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year. The following season in 1976, Washington returned to the playoffs as the wild card team; Thomas ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Payton
Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953Although most sources at the time of his death gave Payton's birth year as 1954, reliable sources subsequently state he was born in 1953. – November 1, 1999) was an American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. Nicknamed Sweetness, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. A nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Payton is remembered as a prolific rusher, once holding records for career rushing yards, touchdowns, carries, yards from scrimmage, all-purpose yards, and many other categories. Payton also retired with the most receptions by a non-receiver, and he had eight career touchdown passes. He was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame that same year, and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He was named to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Scott
Herbert Carnell Scott (born January 18, 1953) is a former American football guard and offensive tackle in the National Football League. He attended Floyd E. Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, and went on to star at the Virginia Union University where he was All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association three times. Early years After playing football at Kellam High School, Scott chose to attend Virginia Union University, an HBCU located in Richmond, Virginia. Scott was a four-year starter, 1971–74, and was twice named (1973 and 1974) All- CIAA and NCAA Division II All-American, becoming the first player from Virginia Union University to receive this honor. He was also part of Virginia Union University first - CIAA football title in 50 years when the 1973 Panthers finished 9-1, which included six shutouts. In 1982, he was inducted into the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Hall of Fame. In 1988, he was inducted into the Virginia Union Sports Hall of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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