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1975 All-Big Eight Conference Football Team
The 1975 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The selectors for the 1975 season included the Associated Press (AP). Offensive selections Ends * Henry Marshall, Missouri (AP) * Don Hasselbeck, Colorado (AP) Offensive tackles * Mike Koncar, Colorado (AP) * Mike Vaughan, Oklahoma (AP) Offensive guards * Terry Webb, Oklahoma (AP) * Derrel Gofourth, Oklahoma State (AP) Centers * Rik Bonness, Nebraska (AP) Quarterbacks * Nolan Cromwell, Kansas (AP) Backs * Joe Washington, Oklahoma (AP) * Terry Miller, Oklahoma State (AP) * Terry Kunz, Colorado (AP) Defensive selections Defensive ends * Jimbo Elrod, Oklahoma (AP) * Bob Marlin, Nebraska (AP) Defensive tackles * Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma (AP) * Mike Butler, Kansas (AP) Middle guards * Dewey Selmon, Oklahoma (AP) Linebackers * Gary Spani, Kansas State (AP) * Gary Campb ... [...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] |
Terry Kunz
Terry Tim Kunz (born October 26, 1952) is a former American football running back who played one season with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the eighth round of the 1976 NFL Draft. Kunz played college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ... at the University of Colorado Boulder and attended Wheat Ridge High School in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. He was a member of the Oakland Raiders team that won Super Bowl XI. His daughter Annie Kunz is a member of Team USA Track and Field as part of the 2020 USA Olympic Team. References External linksJust Sports Stats [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 College Football All-America Team
The 1975 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 1975. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1975 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; and (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers. Other selectors included ''Football News'' (FN), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), ''Sporting News, The Sporting News'' (TSN), ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Two players were unanimously selected by all four official selectors and all five unoffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zac Henderson
Zachary Ryall Henderson (October 14, 1955 – April 20, 2020) was an American professional football player who played in the Canadian Football League for four years. Henderson played defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts from 1978-1983. Henderson also played one season in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two Territories became the state of Oklahom ..., where he was a two-time All-American. He died in Oklahoma City on April 20, 2020. References External linksCollege Bio 1955 births 2020 deaths People from Jena, Louisiana Players of American football from Louisiana All-American college football players Oklahoma Sooners football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Knoff
Kurt L. Knoff is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers and the Minnesota Vikings. A graduate of East Grand Forks Senior High School in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Knoff was named the Minnesota High School Athlete of the Year in 1972. He attended the University of Kansas, excelling in football. He was a 1975 All-American, who also played both baseball and basketball for the Jayhawks. He was named to KU's All-Time Best Football Team by the '' Lawrence Journal-World''. One incident associated with Kurt Knoff is a play he made known as "The Hit". In a game against Oklahoma State at Lawrence in '74 Knoff came from the defensive backfield running full speed. Alfred Nelms was also running full speed up the side-line as he had swept around the defensive line of KU and appeared headed for a touchdown, when suddenly Knoff bolted up the field and ran head on into Nelms causing them both to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Campbell (linebacker)
Gary Kalani Campbell (born March 4, 1952) is a former American football linebacker who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for 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 ... from 1977 to 1983. References 1952 births Living people American football linebackers Chicago Bears players Colorado Buffaloes football players {{linebacker-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Spani
Gary Spani (born January 9, 1956) is a former NFL linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1978–1986. He has worked for the Chiefs' front office since 1989, and is currently the Director of Special Events for the Chiefs. Spani was born in Satanta, Kansas, but raised in Manhattan, Kansas, and graduated from Manhattan High School. He played college football at Kansas State University. At Kansas State, he was a three-time All Big Eight Conference selection, was conference defensive player of the year in 1977, and was named the school's first consensus All American in 1977. He still holds the all-time tackles record for Kansas State University. Following graduation, Spani was named MVP of the East-West Shrine Game. The Chiefs selected Spani in the third round of the 1978 NFL Draft. As a professional, Spani was a hardnosed and tenacious player. He was a team captain for the Chiefs in 1983. He formerly held the all-time tackles record for the Kansas City Chiefs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewey Selmon
Dewey Willis Selmon (born November 19, 1953) is a former American football, football linebacker. He played collegiate football at University of Oklahoma, forming the defensive line with brothers Lucious Selmon, Lucious and Lee Roy Selmon, Lee Roy, among others. He went on to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League. He earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Oklahoma. He is a member of the College Academic Hall of Fame. References 1953 births Living people People from Eufaula, Oklahoma All-American college football players American football linebackers Oklahoma Sooners football players San Diego Chargers players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Players of American football from Oklahoma {{linebacker-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Butler (American Football)
Michael Anthony Butler (born April 4, 1954) is a former American football defensive end who played seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League. He also played two seasons for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons. The 1986 season was scheduled to be ... (USFL). 1954 births Living people Players of American football from Washington, D.C. American football defensive ends Kansas Jayhawks football players Green Bay Packers players Tampa Bay Bandits players {{defensive-lineman-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Roy Selmon
Lee Roy Selmon (October 20, 1954 – September 4, 2011) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a defensive tackle at the University of Oklahoma, the youngest of three brothers to play football there. He was a consensus All-American in 1974 and 1975 and a member of consecutive national championship teams for the Oklahoma Sooners in 1974 and 1975. Selmon was selected by the expansion Buccaneers as the first overall pick in the 1976 NFL draft. He played in the NFL for nine seasons, from 1976 to 1984, all with the Buccaneers. Selmon joined the athletic department at the University of South Florida in 1993 and served as the school's athletic director from 2001 to 2004. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. Early life Selmon was the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimbo Elrod
James Whittington "Jimbo" Elrod (May 25, 1954 – December 12, 2016) was an American football linebacker who was an All-American at the University of Oklahoma and played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Oilers of the National Football League. Elrod graduated from East Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1972 and was a member of the National Championship football teams of 1974 and 1975. Elrod earned consensus All-America honors in 1975, when he had 20 tackles for loss. His 44 tackles for loss led the career list at the University of Oklahoma until 2001 (it now stands as sixth-best all-time). Elrod starred in the 1976 Orange Bowl a 14–6 victory over the University of Michigan that secured the Sooners a fifth national championship. The Oklahoma defense allowed only 202 total yards in the game. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 5th round (144th overall) of the 1976 NFL Draft where he played three seasons and in 1979 he played one seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Miller (running Back)
Terry Miller (born January 7, 1956) is a retired an American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks. Miller was a two time All-American at Oklahoma State University in 1976 and 1977 and finished second in the 1977 Heisman Trophy voting to winner Earl Campbell. Miller ran for 1,060 yards in his rookie season, but had only 484 total rushing yards in his second season (second to Bills' fullback Curtis Brown). By 1980, with Buffalo having found a star in rookie running back Joe Cribbs, Miller was relegated to mostly kick return A return specialist or kick returner is a player on the special teams unit of a gridiron football team who specializes in returning punts and kickoffs. There are few players who are exclusively return specialists; most also play another position ... duty. Terry was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022. References 1956 births Living people American foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
