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1961 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team
The 1961 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season. All-Big Ten selections Quarterbacks * Sandy Stephens, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1) *Ron Miller (American football), Ron Miller, Wisconsin (AP-2) Halfbacks * Bennie McRae, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1) * George Saimes, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Sherman Lewis, Michigan State (AP-2) * Dave Raimey, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2) * Bill Munsey, Minnesota (UPI-2) Fullbacks * Bob Ferguson (American football player), Bob Ferguson, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Marv Woodson, Indiana (AP-2) * Bill Tunicliff, Michigan (UPI-2) Ends * Pat Richter, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1) *Jack Elwell, Purdue (AP-1) *Tom Hall, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-1) *Tom Perdue, Ohio State (AP-2) Tackles * Bobby Bell, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1) * Dave Behrman, Michigan State (AP-1) * Fate Echols, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-1) * Don Brumm, Purdue (AP-2) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Big Ten Conference Football Season
The 1961 Big Ten Conference football season was the 66th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, under head coach Woody Hayes, compiled an 8–0–1, won the Big Ten championship, and was recognized as the national champion by the Football Writers Association of America. Fullback Bob Ferguson was a consensus first-team All-American and won the Maxwell Award and the UPI and Sporting News College Football Player of the Year awards. The 1961 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, under head coach Murray Warmath, compiled an 8–2, was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll, and defeated UCLA in the 1962 Rose Bowl. Quarterback Sandy Stephens was a consensus first-team All-American and won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award as the Big Ten's most valuable player. As of 2017, Stephens is the most recent Minnesota player to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Raimey
David E. Raimey (born November 18, 1940) is a former American football player. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Raimey twice won state championships in the low hurdles and long jump. He played college football as a halfback and defensive back for the University of Michigan and was team's leading scorer for three consecutive years from 1960 to 1962. Raimey played professional football from 1964 to 1974, including stints as a defensive back for the Cleveland Browns in 1964, as a running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1965-1968), and as a defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts (1969-1974). He rushed for over 1,000 yards in 1965 and 1966 and was selected as a CFL all-star in 1966 and 1969. He also played in two Grey Cup championship games, one for the Blue Bombers and one for the Argonauts. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2000. Early years Raimey was born in 1940 in Dayton, Ohio. He and three brothers were orph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Onesti
Lawrence Joseph Onesti (November 12, 1938 - July 7, 2018) was a professional American football linebacker in the American Football League The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Football Conference. .... He played four seasons for the Houston Oilers. Onesti was a three-year football letterman for the Northwestern University Wildcats from 1959–61, and one of the first NU football players to be named Academic All-America. He won the honor in 1961, following his senior season. As a captain for the 1961 squad, Onesti also was named All-America, All- Big Ten, and Academic All-Big Ten. He is one of only three NU football players to be named both All-America and Academic All-America in the same season. He participated in the 1961 North–South Shrine Game, where he was name MVP for the North tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwyn Thorson
Sherwyn Arthur Thorson (May 10, 1940 – April 6, 2016) was a Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He won the Grey Cup The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ... with them in 1962. He played college football and wrestled at heavyweight with the University of Iowa, placing 2nd in 1960 and 1st in 1962. Thorson is a member of the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame (2007) and University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame (2011). He died of cancer in 2016. References 1940 births Winnipeg Blue Bombers players 2016 deaths {{Offensive-lineman-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Vogel (American Football)
Robert Louis Vogel (born September 23, 1941) is a former professional American football offensive lineman for the Baltimore Colts from 1963 to 1972. During that span he appeared in Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V for the Colts and was selected for the Pro Bowl five times. He played college football at Ohio State University. Vogel's football resume was very impressive. Played his Sr. year of high school in Massillon Washington High School, he earned first-team All-Ohio honors in 1958. After starring at Ohio State University, he was the fifth player chosen in the 1963 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. Vogel protected Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas' blindside in Super Bowls III and V. In 2021, the Professional Football Researchers Association The Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) is an organization of researchers whose mission is to preserve and, in some cases, reconstruct professional football history. It was founded on June 22, 1979 in Canton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Brumm
Westwood Regional Donald Dwain Brumm (born October 4, 1941) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles. He went to one Pro Bowl during his ten-year career. Brumm played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected in the first round of the 1963 NFL Draft with the 13th overall pick. He was also selected in the third round of the 1963 AFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Brumm twice scored NFL touchdowns with recovered fumbles. On October 10, 1965, he ran 10 yards with a fumble for a score in a 37–16 Cardinals victory over the Washington Redskins. He ran 17 yards for a touchdown on September 22, 1968, in a St. Louis loss to the San Francisco 49ers. A three-sport athlete at Hammond High School in Hammond, Indiana, Brumm then became a standout lineman for Purdue. A first-team All-American selection by both Associated Press and Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fate Echols
Fate Leonard Echols (June 29, 1939 – October 10, 2002) was an American football offensive tackle who played two seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the 1962 NFL Draft. Echols was also drafted by the New York Titans in the third round of the 1962 AFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern University and attended Washington High School in South Bend, Indiana South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, St. Joseph County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan), St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2020 United S .... References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Echols, fate [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Behrman
David Wesley Behrman (November 9, 1941 – December 9, 2014) was an American football offensive lineman who played in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos. He was the fourth overall pick in the 1963 AFL Draft by the Bills and the 11th pick in the 1963 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He also played in the Midwest Football League for the Lansing All Stars / Capitals and Flint Sabres from 1972 to 1976. College career Behrman played college football at Michigan State University. Professional career Buffalo Bills Behrman was the Bills' first-round draft pick in 1963 and played for them that year, but not in 1964. During the 1965 AFL season, Behrman became the Bills' starting center, replacing veteran Walt Cudzik, playing between left offensive guard Billy Shaw and right guard Al Bemiller. However, due to a back injury, Behrman did not play when the Bills won their second AFL Championship game over the San Diego Chargers by a score of 23-0 under hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Bell
Bobby Lee Bell Sr. (born June 17, 1940) is an American former professional football player who played as an outside linebacker and defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, and was a member of the Chiefs' team that won Super Bowl IV against the Minnesota Vikings. High school career Bobby excelled in several sports at a then- segregated Cleveland High School in Shelby, North Carolina. In the first two years, he played six-man football, playing under center the position halfback. During his junior year, his school converted to playing with an 11-man team where Bell served as quarterback. He won All-State honors. Claimed to be a better baseball player (7-19-21, KFAN Dan Barreiro show). College career At the University of Minnesota, Bell was switched to the defensive line. He was a two-time All-American (1961 and 1962) and the winner of the 1962 Outland Trophy, which is given to the nation's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marv Woodson
Marvin Lewis Woodson (born September 19, 1941) is a former American football defensive back who played six seasons in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s .... He wore # 47 for both the Steelers and Saints. He was also drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 3rd round (17th Overall) in the 1964 AFL Draft. He played 72 career games for the Steelers and Saints. 1941 births Living people Sportspeople from Hattiesburg, Mississippi Players of American football from Mississippi American football safeties Indiana Hoosiers football players Pittsburgh Steelers players New Orleans Saints players Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players {{defensiveback-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Ferguson (American Football Player)
Robert Eugene Ferguson (August 29, 1939 – December 30, 2004) was an American football fullback. He played college football at Ohio State University, where he won the Maxwell Award in 1961. Ferguson then played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Playing career Ferguson attended Troy High School in Troy, Ohio. Ferguson's first year of eligibility at Ohio State University was 1959. The starting fullback at the beginning of the season was the senior, and Heisman Trophy candidate, Bob White. Through the course of the season, however, Ferguson supplanted White as the starter and led the team in rushing that season, averaging 6.1 yards per carry. Over the next two seasons, Ferguson continued to lead the Ohio State offensive attack. In both 1960 and 1961 Ferguson was a unanimous All-American selection. In 1961, he won the UPI College Football P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |