1967 New Orleans Saints Season
The 1967 New Orleans Saints season was the inaugural season for the franchise. The team went 3–11, finishing in last place in the four-team NFL Eastern Conference Capitol Division. Offseason Expansion draft The Saints made a splash in the expansion draft by selecting Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung. Lombardi was distraught when the Saints selected Hornung in the draft.When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p. 407, Simon & Schuster, 1999, In later years, Hornung revealed that he spoke to Saints coach Tom Fears prior to the draft. Fears was a former assistant in Green Bay and Fears felt that Hornung would help sell tickets in New Orleans. Several weeks later, the Saints also signed Packers running back Jim Taylor, a native of Baton Rouge and an All-American at LSU. Taylor had felt underpaid and under-appreciated under Lombardi.When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p. 408, Simon & Schuster, 1999, An examination at the Scripps Clinic in California found th ...
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NFC East
The National Football Conference – Eastern Division or NFC East is one of the four divisions of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). It currently has four members: the Dallas Cowboys (based in Arlington, Texas), New York Giants (based in East Rutherford, New Jersey), Philadelphia Eagles (based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), and the Washington Commanders (based in Landover, Maryland). The division was formed in 1967 as the National Football League Capitol Division and acquired its current name in 1970 when the NFL merged with the American Football League. The NFC East is currently the only division in the league in which all four current teams have won at least one Super Bowl. With 13 Super Bowl titles, the NFC East is currently the most successful division in the NFL during the Super Bowl era, with the AFC East second with nine titles. History The division's original name derived from it being centered on the capital of the Unit ...
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Super Bowl III
Super Bowl III was an American football game played on January 12, 1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. It was the third AFL–NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the first to officially bear the trademark name "Super Bowl". Super Bowl III is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in both American football history and in the recorded history of sports. The 19½ points underdog American Football League (AFL) champion New York Jets defeated the National Football League (NFL) champion Baltimore Colts by a score of 16–7. The game was the first Super Bowl victory for the AFL. Before the game, many sports writers and fans believed that AFL teams were less talented than NFL clubs, and expected the Colts to defeat the Jets by a wide margin. Baltimore posted a 13–1 record in the regular season and shut out the Cleveland Browns 34–0 in the NFL Championship Game. The Jets were 11–3 in the regular season, and defeated the Oakland Raiders 27–23 in th ...
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1966 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1966 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Mackenzie, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. A longtime assistant at Arkansas, Mackenzie was hired in December 1965. Following one of the worst seasons in program history, the Sooners improved to 6–4, defeated rival Texas for the first time in nine years, and upset undefeated rival Nebraska on Thanksgiving, Mackenzie was named the Coach of the Year in the Big Eight. Schedule Game summaries Oregon Iowa State Texas : Kansas Notre Dame Colorado Kansas State Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma State Rankings Postseason NFL/AFL draft The following players were drafted into the National Football League or American Football League following ...
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Ben Hart (American Football)
Benjamin Hart (born 1977) is an English actor. Benjamin Hart may also refer to: * Benjamin Hart (businessman) (1779–1855), Canadian businessman * Benjamin Hart (cricketer) (born 1977), New Zealand cricketer * Ben Hart (Australian footballer) (born 1974), Australian rules footballer * Ben Hart (footballer, born 2000), English footballer * Ben Hart (magician) Benjamin Hart (born 19 October 1990) is an English magician. In 2007, he was awarded the "Young Magician of the Year" award by The Magic Circle. Hart has worked on British television and is an inventor and designer of magic tricks and stage il ...

1966 Florida State Seminoles Football Team
The 1966 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bill Peterson, the Seminoles compiled a record of 6–5. Florida State was invited to the Sun Bowl, where the Seminoles lost to Wyoming. Schedule References Florida State Florida State Seminoles football seasons Florida State Seminoles football The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University (variously Florida State or FSU) in the sport of American football. The Florida State Seminoles, Seminoles compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (F ...

Del Williams
Delano Roger Williams (November 9, 1945 – November 30, 1984) was an American football offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1967 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. Williams is a member of Florida State's All-Time Team. Williams died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or sometimes referred to as Lou Gehrig Henry Louis Gehrig (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig ; June 19, 1903June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig was renowned f ...'s disease). References External links * 1945 births 1984 deaths American football centers American football offensive guards Florida State Seminoles football players New Orleans Saints players People from Live Oak, Florida Neurological disease deaths in Louisiana Deaths from motor neuron disease {{ ...
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1966 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Team
The 1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Penn State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. It was Joe Paterno's first season as head coach of Penn State. Schedule Game summaries Maryland "Penn State Trips Terrapins, 15-7." Palm Beach Post. 1966 Sept 18. Retrieved 2014-Jan-14. Michigan State Army Boston College UCLA West Virginia Roster NFL/AFL Common Draft Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1967 NFL/AFL Common Draft. References Penn State Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Penn State Nittany Lions football The Penn State Nittany Lions team represents the Pennsylvania State University in college football. The Nittany Lions compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference, which they joined in 1993 a ...

Dave Rowe (American Football)
David Homeyer Rowe (born June 20, 1945) is a former American football defensive tackle in the NFL and sports commentator. Football career Born in Neptune City, New Jersey and raised in Deptford Township, New Jersey, Rowe played high school football at Deptford Township High School and college football at Penn State, where he was on the first team coached by Joe Paterno. He was a second-round draft pick for the New Orleans Saints, where he played for four seasons and was picked for the Pro Bowl in his second season. Following a change of head coaches at the Saints, Rowe was traded to the New England Patriots in 1971, where he played for three seasons under three different coaches. After one full season with the San Diego Chargers, where he served as team captain, he was traded to the Oakland Raiders one game into the 1975 season; the Raiders went on to win Super Bowl XI the following season. He spent his last season with the Baltimore Colts. Broadcasting career After retirin ...
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South Carolina State Bulldogs Football
The South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represents South Carolina State University in college football. The Bulldogs play in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). A historically dominant football program, the Bulldogs lead the MEAC in conference championships. The school has produced four players enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame including Harry Carson, Deacon Jones, Marion Motley, and Donnie Shell. Other legendary Bulldog players include Robert Porcher, Shaquille Leonard, Charlie Brown and Orlando Brown Sr. among others. Legendary former SC State Coach Willie Jeffries became the first African American Head Coach of a predominantly white Division I-A football program, when he was hired to coach the Wichita State football program in 1979. Jeffries is enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. History Classifications *1946–1972: NCAA College Division *1967–1969: N ...
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John Gilliam
John Rally Gilliam (born August 7, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He has owned a number of businesses, and for two years he worked for a radio station in Atlanta. He has made his home in Atlanta since 1968. His wife Fannie is an attorney, and they have four children. Life and career Gilliam attended Brewer High School in Greenwood, South Carolina, then played college football at South Carolina State University, from which he graduated with a degree in biology. While in college he also lettered in track and was clocked in the 100 yard dash in 9.5 seconds, four tenths of a second off the world record at the time. He was drafted in the second round by the expansion New Orleans Saints. He played his first two seasons in New Orleans, and then had stints with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1969 to 1971, the Minnesota Vikings from 1972 to 1975, the Atlanta Falcons in 1976, and brief stints wit ...
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Houston Cougars Football
The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The team is commonly referred to as "Houston" or "UH" (spoken as "U of H"). The UH football program is a member of the Big 12 Conference. Since the 2014 season, the Cougars have played their home games on campus at TDECU Stadium, which was built on the site formerly occupied by Robertson Stadium, where they played home games from 1941 to 1950 and from 1997 to 2012. Over the history of the program, the Cougars have won eleven conference championships and have had several players elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, including a Heisman Trophy winner. History Early history (1946–1961) In 1941, Johnny Goyen, then sports editor for '' The Cougar'', and Jack Valenti, president of the sophomore class, began a petition for an official intercollegiate football team at the university. The next year, the two called a student body meeting to organize another ...
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Bo Burris
James England Burris Jr. (born October 16, 1944) is a former American football defensive back who played three seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Saints in the second round of the 1967 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Houston and attended Brazosport High School in Freeport, Texas. Burris played quarterback for the Houston Cougars and also played baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ... as an outfielder. See also * List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders References External linksJust Sports Stats Living people 1944 births Players of American football from Texas Baseball players from Texas American football defensive backs American football qua ...
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