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1942 All-Southern Conference Football Team
The 1942 All-Southern Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) for the All- Southern Conference football team for the 1942 college football season. All-Southern Conference selections Backs * Tom Davis, Duke (AP-1) * Red Cochran, Wake Forest (AP-1) * Joe Muha, VMI (AP-1) * Harvey Johnson, William & Mary (AP-1) * Joe Austin, North Carolina (AP-2) * Tommy Mont, Maryland (AP-2) * Andy Victor, Citadel (AP-2) * Dewey Proctor, Furman (AP-2) Ends * Bob Gantt, Duke (AP-1) * Glenn Knox, William & Mary (AP-1) * Marion Stilwell, NC State (AP-2) * Jack Gilmore, Maryland (AP-2) Tackles * Pat Preston, Wake Forest (AP-1) * Marvin Bass, William & Mary (AP-1) * Harold Fields, William & Mary (AP-2) * Joe Wolf, North Carolina (AP-2) Guards * Buster Ramsey, William & Mary (AP-1) * Tom Burns, Duke (AP-1) * Elmer Jones, Wake Forest (AP-2) * Julius Minton, VMI (AP-2) Centers * Lou Sossamon, South Carolina (AP-1) ... [...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] |
Bob Gantt
Robert M. Gantt Jr. (June 22, 1922 – October 25, 1994) was an American professional basketball player. He played for one season with the Washington Capitols of the Basketball Association of America during the 1946–47 season. Gantt played college basketball for Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James .... He is a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. BAA career statistics Regular season Playoffs References External links Duke Athletic HOF profile 1922 births 1994 deaths American football ends American men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Forwards (basketball) Duke Blue Devils football players Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players Duke Blue Devils men's track and field athletes Washington Capitols players P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 College Football All-America Team
The 1942 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 1942. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1942 season are (1) ''Collier's Weekly'', as selected by Grantland Rice, (2) the Associated Press, (3) the United Press, (4) the All-America Board, (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) ''Look'' magazine, (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (8) ''Newsweek'', and (9) the '' Sporting News''. Two individuals were unanimous selections; they were Georgia halfback (and Heisman Trophy winner) Frank Sinkwich and Wisconsin end Dave Schreiner. Consensus All-Americans For the year 1942, the NCAA recognizes nine published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Sossamon
Louis Cody Sossamon (June 2, 1921 – February 11, 2019) was an American football center and linebacker who played three seasons with the New York Yankees professional football team. He played college football at the University of South Carolina, having previously attended high school in his hometown of Gaffney, South Carolina Gaffney is a city in and the seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Gaffney is known as the "Peach Capital of South Carolina". The population was 12,539 at the 2010 census, with an estim .... He was a member of the University of South Carolina and South Carolina State Athletic Halls of Fame. References 1921 births 2019 deaths American football centers American football linebackers Bainbridge Commodores football players New York Yankees (AAFC) players South Carolina Gamecocks football players People from Gaffney, South Carolina Players of American football from South Carolina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Jones
Elmer John Jones Jr. (August 4, 1920 – February 21, 1996) was an American football guard. Jones was born in Buffalo, New York, and attended Tonawanda High School. He played college football for Franklin & Marshall and Wake Forest. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round (15th overall pick) of the 1946 NFL Draft, but did not play for the Giants. He instead played professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the Buffalo Bisons in 1946 and then for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League in 1947 and 1948. He appeared in 31 games, three as a starter. Jones died in 1996 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida New Smyrna Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States, located on the central east coast of the state, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Its population is 30,142 in 2020 by the United States Census Bureau. The downtown section of .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Elmer 1920 births 1996 deaths American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buster Ramsey
Garrard Sliger "Buster" Ramsey (March 16, 1920 – September 16, 2007) was an American football player for the College of William and Mary and Chicago Cardinals. He was the first head coach of the AFL's Buffalo Bills. Playing career After a stint in the United States Navy during World War II, Ramsey played for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1951. During his time with the Cardinals, Ramsey was a member of the franchise’s 1947 NFL World Championship team. Coaching career In 1951, Ramsey served as a player-coach for the Cardinals before becoming the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator in 1952. During his tenure with the Lions, Ramsey developed the 4-3 defense, a staple of modern football. In addition, he was the first coach to blitz linebackers, in a package he called Red Dog. With Ramsey as defensive coordinator the Lions won three World Championships in the 1950s. He developed a number of Lions greats including Yale Lary, Jack C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Bass
Marvin Crosby "Moose" Bass (August 28, 1919 – December 3, 2010)Official NFL Record & Fact Book, 2002 Edition, page 150 was the head coach of The College of William & Mary's football team in 1951. He also coached the South Carolina Gamecocks football team for five seasons. Bass, a native of Petersburg, Virginia, was a member of the winningest football team in William & Mary history. Bass captained the 1942 Indians, which compiled a 9–1–1 record. He later was an assistant coach at his alma mater when the 1947 Indians were 9–1. In 1974, Bass was an assistant football coach for the Birmingham Americans of the World Football League (WFL), a league formed in the early 1970s to rival the National Football League (WLF). He became head coach of the WFL's Birmingham Vulcans the following year. The league lured such NFL name players as Larry Csonka, Paul Warfield and Jim Kiick. It lasted 18 months, losing US$30 million. In his 37-year coaching career, Bass coached in more footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Preston
Paddison Wade "Pat" Preston (June 15, 1921 – June 23, 2002) was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He played professionally as a guard for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF .... Preston served as the athletic director at Wake Forest University from 1954 to 1955. References External links * 1921 births 2002 deaths American football guards Chicago Bears players Duke Blue Devils football players Wake Forest Demon Deacons athletic directors Wake Forest Demon Deacons football coaches Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players People from Kernersville, North Carolina People from Thomasville, North Carolina Players of American football f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewey Proctor
Dewey Michael Proctor (July 1, 1920 – July 2, 2009) was an American football fullback. Proctor was born in South Carolina in 1920 and attended Lake View High School in Lake View, South Carolina. He played college football at Furman. He also played for the 1943 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team and helped them upset national champion Notre Dame. He played professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees in 1946, 1947, and 1949 and for the Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets were an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets. Unlike the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, an ... in 1948. He appeared in 25 professional football games, five of them as a starter, and tallied 280 rushing yards, 54 receiving yards, and four touchdowns. He died in 2009. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Proctor, Dewey 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspapers and broadcasters. The AP has earned 56 Pulitzer Prizes, including 34 for photography, since the award was established in 1917. It is also known for publishing the widely used '' AP Stylebook''. By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters, English, Spanish, and Arabic. The AP operates 248 news bureaus in 99 countries. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides newscasts twice hourly for broadcast and satellite radio and television stations. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States are AP subscribers, paying a fee to use AP material without being contributing members of the cooperative. As part of their cooperative agreement with the AP, most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Mont
Thomas Allison Mont (June 20, 1922 – January 1, 2012) was an American educator, university administrator, college football coach, and National Football League (NFL) player. He played quarterback for the Washington Redskins as a back-up behind Sammy Baugh for three seasons. Mont served as the head football coach for three years at the University of Maryland and eighteen years at DePauw University. He also served as the DePauw athletic director for fifteen years. Early life Mont was born in Mount Savage, Maryland in 1922. He attended Allegany High School in Cumberland, Maryland, where he played football as a quarterback. In 1939, he led the team to the city championship.Coach Mont Enters Maryland Sports Hall of Fame DePauw University, February 19, 1973, retrieved January 28, 2009. College ca ...
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Harvey Johnson (coach)
Harvey Paul Johnson (June 22, 1919 – August 8, 1983) was an American football player and coach. He served two separate stints as the head coach for the Buffalo Bills, first in the American Football League (AFL) and then in the National Football League (NFL). Born and raised in Bridgeton, New Jersey, Johnson attended Bridgeton High School and Staunton Military Academy. Playing career Johnson played as a linebacker for the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1946 to 1949. In 1951, he played as a linebacker for the NFL's New York Yanks. Coaching After eight years as an assistant coach and then defensive coordinator with the Buffalo Bills, Johnson first took the reins as head coach in 1968, when Joe Collier was fired two games into the season. The Bills went 1–10–1 with Johnson at the helm, and he was replaced the following year by John Rauch. Johnson returned to his role as the Bills' defensive backfield coach for two seasons before resuming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
