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1967 All-Southwest Conference Football Team
The ''1967 All-Southwest Conference football team'' is composed of select American football players who were chosen by a variety of organizations to form the All- Southwest Conference teams for the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Among the selectors for the 1967 season was the Associated Press (AP). All Southwest selections Offense Quarterbacks * Edd Hargett, Texas A&M (AP-1) Halfbacks * Chris Gilbert, Texas (AP-1) ( CFHOF) * Mike Leinert, Texas Tech (AP-1) * Larry Stegent, Texas A&M (AP-1) Fullbacks * Ross Montgomery, TCU (AP-1) Ends * Jerry LeVias, SMU (AP-1) (CFHOF) * Bob Long, Texas A&M (AP-1) Tackles * Ernie Ruple, Arkansas (AP-1) * Leland Winston, Rice (AP-1) Guards * Danny Abbott, Texas (AP-1) * Phil Tucker, Texas Tech (AP-1) Centers * Jerry Turner, Texas Tech (AP-1) Defense Defensive ends * Grady Allen, Texas A&M (AP-1) * Jay Collins, Rice (AP-1) * Hartford Hamilton, Arkansas (AP-1) Defensive tackles * Greg Pipes, Baylor (AP-1) * Danny Cross, TCU ... [...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] |
Ernie Ruple
Coy Ernest Ruple (born October 27, 1945 in Conway, Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas) is a former American football Offensive tackle, tackle who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ruple played college football at the University of Arkansas before being drafted into the NFL Draft in 1968 NFL Draft, 1968. He played high school football at Conway High School in Conway, Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas. References 1945 births Living people People from Conway, Arkansas American football offensive linemen Arkansas Razorbacks football players Pittsburgh Steelers players {{Offensive-lineman-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 College Football All-America Team
The 1967 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1967. The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1967 season. They are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Central Press Association (CP), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (6) the United Press International (UPI). Four of the six teams (AP, UPI, NEA, and FWAA) were selected by polling of sports writers and/or broadcasters. The Central Press team was selected with input from the captains of the major college teams. The AFCA team was based on a poll of coaches. Other notable selectors, though not recognized by the NCAA as official, included ''Time'' magazine, ''The Sporting News'' (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). Consensus All- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Hollas
Hugo Andrew Hollas (November 30, 1945September 6, 1995) was an American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers. He also was a member of the San Antonio Wings in the World Football League. He played college football at Rice University Early years Hollas attended Bishop Forest High School. He accepted a football scholarship from Rice University, where he was a three-year starter at defensive back. As a senior, he received All-SWC honors, after leading the team with 5 interceptions. Professional career Dallas Cowboys Hollas was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1968 NFL Draft. He was limited with a thumb injury he suffered in training camp. He was waived injured before the start of the season on July 31. Richmond Roadrunners In 1969, he signed with the Richmond Roadrunners of the Atlantic Coast Football League. He led the league in interceptions. New Orleans Saints In 1970, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Mooney
Edward John Mooney (born February 26, 1945) is a former professional American football linebacker for five seasons for the Detroit Lions and Baltimore Colts in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Lions in the fourth round (93rd overall) of the 1968 NFL draft. College career Edward came to Tech on a track scholarship from a junior-college in Nebraska. Tech track and field coach Vernon Hilliard recruited him, and a football assistant, seeing Mooney’s 6-3, 245-pound stature, talked him into making time for both sports. In college, Mooney played football and was on the track team for Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University). Mooney was an all-SWC linebacker for Tech in 1967, using that as a springboard to play in the East-West Shrine Game Professional career Playing linebacker during his five years in the league, Mooney played his first four seasons with the Lions, and finished his final season with the Colts. He also played for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hobbs (American Football)
Billie Glenn "Bill" Hobbs (September 18, 1946 – August 21, 2004) was an American football linebacker who played for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints and two seasons in the World Football League (WFL) for the Florida Blazers and San Antonio Wings. He was drafted by the Eagles in the eighth round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M. College career Hobbs played college football at Texas A&M University, where he was named two-time All-American linebacker (1967 and 1968), 1967 Southwest Conference Player of the Year, the 1968 Cotton Bowl Classic MVP, and National Defensive Player of the Year. Professional career Hobbs was drafted in the eighth round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, where he played for three seasons. He then played for the New Orleans Saints for the 1972 season. After his NFL career, Hobbs played for the Florida Blazers and San Antonio Wings of the sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Pipes
Greg Pipes (August 4, 1946 – October 15, 2021) was a former award-winning and all-star defensive tackle in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Edmonton Eskimos from 1968 to 1972. A graduate of Baylor University, he was picked for the 1967 College Football All-America Team and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the NFL. Pipes played five seasons with the Eskimos. His best year was 1970, when he was an all-star and winner of the DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy as best lineman in the Western Division. He returned to Baylor after his playing days and earned a law degree. He had a 35-year career with the District Attorney's office in Tarrant County Tarrant County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, it had a population of 2,110,640. It is Texas' third-most populous county and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County, one of 2 .... Greg Pipes died on October 15, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grady Allen
Grady Lynn Allen (January 1, 1946 - December 4, 2012) was a professional American football player who played linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons for the Atlanta Falcons. Born in San Augustine, Texas, Allen played defensive end for Texas A&M from 1965 to 1967. During his senior year, he was a team captain, was given the annual Aggie Heart award by the team, earned all Southwest Conference honors, and helped the team to its first Cotton Bowl appearance in 27 years, where they upset Alabama 20–16. Not chosen in the NFL draft, Allen played as a reserve linebacker in 59 games for the Atlanta Falcons over 5 seasons from 1968 until 1972, recording 2 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. Allen played in all 14 games each season, except for 1971, where an injury limited him to 3 games. Allen was inducted into the Texas A&M Hall of Fame in 1995 and served as president of the Texas A&M Lettermen's Association in 2006. Allen died of cardiac arrest o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry LeVias
Jerry LeVias (born September 5, 1946) is a former American football player. He played college football at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) with the Houston Oilers and in the National Football League (NFL) with the Oilers and the San Diego Chargers. LeVias was the first African-American scholarship athlete and second African-American football player in the Southwest Conference. Early years Born in Beaumont, Texas, LeVias played quarterback for the black Hebert High School there. LeVias was listed as 5'9" and 177 pounds (he actually measured closer to 5'7" and 140 pounds out of high school) but made up for his size with great speed. College career He was recruited to the Southern Methodist University in the spring of 1965 by Coach Hayden Fry. LeVias had over a hundred scholarship offers, but none from the traditional historically black college football powers he expected to play for (like Grambling, Alcorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwest Conference
The Southwest Conference (SWC) was an NCAA Division I college athletic conference in the United States that existed from 1914 to 1996. Composed primarily of schools from Texas, at various times the conference included schools from Oklahoma and Arkansas. For most of its history, the core members of the conference were Texas-based schools plus one in Arkansas: Baylor University, Rice University, Southern Methodist University, Texas A&M University, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University, the University of Arkansas and the University of Texas at Austin. After a long period of stability, the conference's overall athletic prowess began to decline throughout the 1980s, due in part to numerous member schools violating NCAA recruiting rules, culminating in the suspension of the entire SMU football program ("death penalty") for the 1987 and 1988 seasons. Arkansas, after years of feeling like an outsider in the conference, left after the 1990–91 school year to join the South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Stegent
Larry Stegent (born December 1, 1947) is a former National Football League running back for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971. He lettered in four sports, including football, at St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas from which he graduated in 1966, and to whose Sports Hall of Fame he was named in 2003. Although highly touted during his collegiate career at Texas A&M, where he was a three-time all-Southwest Conference tailback who played on A&M's 1968 Cotton Bowl championship team with future New Orleans Saints quarterback Edd Hargett Edward Eugene Hargett (born June 26, 1947) is a former American football quarterback for Texas A&M University who went on to play professionally for the National Football League (NFL)'s New Orleans Saints and Houston Oilers. He later played for t ..., he proved to be a disappointment in the NFL (owing in part to a knee injury in his first and only preseason game) as he only played in seven games, recording just one reception for 12 yards. Larr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Football Hall Of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and interactive attraction devoted to college football. The National Football Foundation (NFF) founded the Hall in 1951 to immortalize the players and coaches of college football that were voted first team All-American by the media. In August 2014, the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame opened in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The facility is a attraction located in the heart of Atlanta's sports, entertainment and tourism district, and is adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center and Centennial Olympic Park. History Early plans 1949 - Rutgers was selected as the site for football’s Hall of Fame, via a vote by thousands of sportswriters, coaches, and athletic leaders. Rutgers was chosen for the location because Rutgers and Princeton played the first game of intercollegiate football in New Brunswick on November 6, 1869. Secondary plans in 1967 called for the Hall of Fame to be located at Rutgers University in New Bru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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