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1975 All-Pacific-8 Conference Football Team
The 1975 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the United Press International (UPI) and the conference coaches as the best players by position in the Pac-8 Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The UPI selections included players from non-Pac-8 teams. The 1975 UCLA Bruins football team won the Pac-8 championship and was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll. Four UCLA players were selected to the first team: quarterback John Sciarra; guards Randy Cross and Phil McKinnely; and defensive tackle Cliff Frazier. Offensive selections Quarterbacks * John Sciarra, UCLA (Coaches-1) * Craig Penrose, San Diego State (UPI-1) Running backs * Ricky Bell, USC (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Chuck Muncie, California (UPI-1; Coaches-1) Wide receivers * Steve Rivera, California (UPI-1; Coaches-1) * Tony Hill, Stanford (UPI-1; Coaches-1) Tight ends * Ted Pappas, Stanford (UPI-1; Coaches-1) Tackles * Ted Albrecht, California (UPI-1; Coach ... [...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] |
Ted Pappas
Theodore D. "Ted" Pappas is executive editor and chief development officer of ''Encyclopædia Britannica.'' He has been with the company since 1998. He was managing editor of the paleoconservative magazine '' Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture''. His books include ''True Grit: Classic Tales of Perseverance'' (2018), ''Encyclopaedia Britannica Anniversary Edition: 250 Years of Excellence (1768-2018),'' ''Britannica Brainbusters: Challenging Puzzles for the Curious-Minded (''2015), and ''Plagiarism and the Culture War: The Writings of Martin Luther King Jr. and Other Prominent Americans'' (1998)''.'' He contributes to Britannica's PR activities and media relations. Pappas' first publication was his undergraduate thesis at Beloit College on the missionary Arthur Henderson Smith, who had a long career in China and himself graduated from Beloit in 1845. Martin Luther King's plagiarism controversy The Rockford Institute published ''Plagiarism and the Culture War: The Writings ... [...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] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Reece
Danny Reece (born January 28, 1955 in San Pedro, California) is an American retired football cornerback. Family Daniel Reece Jr., his son is a former professional fighter. After starting his fight career at The University of Nevada, Las Vegas with their boxing team, where he was a two time western regional champion and the 2006 national champion in the welterweight division, Daniel turned professional. He was undefeated in seven professional bouts before an eye injury forced him into an early retirement in 2010. He returned to the fight game in 2012, this time competing as a mixed martial artist. His MMA career was also short lived as the same eye injury that had forced his retirement from boxing led to his loss of vision in one eye and subsequent second retirement. Childhood Danny grew up with 8 siblings—5 brothers and 3 sisters, most of them younger. His brothers also played collegiate football, but Danny was the only one who played professionally. His father, Lloyd Reece, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Clark
Mario Sean Clark (born March 29, 1954) is an American football cornerback who played for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Oregon. Playing for the Bills, Clark had 25 NFL interceptions by the age of 27. He managed only one more interception the rest of his career, finishing his NFL career with 26 interceptions. He won a Super Bowl championship in 1984 as a member of the 49ers in Super Bowl XIX Super Bowl XIX was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion 1984 Miami Dolphins season, Miami Dolphins and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion 1984 San Francisco 49ers season, San Francisco 49 .... References 1954 births Living people Players of American football from Pasadena, California Pasadena High School (California) alumni American football cornerbacks Buffalo Bills players San Francisco 49ers players Oregon Ducks f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Burleson
Alvin "Al" Burleson (born September 25, 1954) is a former American gridiron football player. He played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stampeders, from 1976 to 1981, and in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Los Angeles Express, in 1983. Burleson is the father of four sons, including National Football League (NFL) wide receiver Nate Burleson and National Basketball Association (NBA) guard Kevin Burleson. College career Burleson played at the University of Washington, where he lettered from 1973 to 1975, finishing as a captain of the 1975 team. He was named to the 1975 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team and received honorable mention by the AP and UPI All-America teams. Following the season, Burleson participated in the 1976 Japan Bowl and Hula Bowl. As of 2016, he remains among the school's all-time leader in tackles (records kept since 1967), holds the season record for interception return yardage at 149 set in 1975, car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Lloyd (American Football)
Daniel B. Lloyd (born November 9, 1953) is a former American football linebacker who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Washington and was drafted in the sixth round (162nd overall) of the 1976 NFL Draft. Dan Lloyd was a California High School Individual Wrestling Champion from James Lick High School - following the path blazed earlier at James Lick by (Heisman Trophy winner) Jim Plunkett. After four years with the Giants, Lloyd contracted cancer in March 1980 and was pronounced cured in March 1982. He was then in the 1983 training camp of the New Jersey Generals See also * Washington Huskies football statistical leaders The Washington Huskies football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Washington Huskies football program in various categories. The Huskies represent the University of Washington in the NCAA Division I FBS Pac-12 Conferen ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Horn (American Football)
Robert Horn (born February 6, 1954 in Salem, Oregon), was a National Football League linebacker from 1976-1983. He was a member of 1971-1972 class 3 high school football championship team at South Salem High School. He played college football at Oregon State University and was selected in the 4th round (95th overall) by the San Diego Chargers in the 1976 NFL Draft. He would play for the Chargers until the 1982 season, where he played for the San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ... in his last two seasons. References 1954 births Living people Sportspeople from Salem, Oregon Players of American football from Oregon American football linebackers Oregon State Beavers football players San Diego Chargers players San Francisco 49ers players N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Jeter
Gary Michael Jeter (January 24, 1955 – March 9, 2016) was a professional American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). An All-American at the University of Southern California in 1976, Jeter was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round (fifth overall) in the 1977 NFL Draft. College career After his graduation from Cathedral Latin School, Cleveland, Ohio, Jeter started every game at Defensive end for USC from his 3rd game in 1974 until his final game in the Rose Bowl in 1977 and was a member of 1974 National Championship team. In 1976 First-team All-American and while at USC he started in three Rose Bowls (1974, 1975, and 1977). He was a three-time All-Conference First-team (1974, 1975, 1976) and won USC's Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1975. Professional career Jeter played in 13 NFL seasons from 1977 to 1989 for the New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots. During his professional career, he amassed 79 sacks. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Pinney
Raymond Earl Pinney Jr. (born June 29, 1954) is a former American football offensive tackle and guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was selected by the Steelers in the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft and started for them during their Super Bowl XIII victory. He also spent three seasons in the United States Football League (USFL). Professional career Pittsburgh Steelers Pinney was selected in the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft (37th overall) by the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle under head coaches Jim Owens and Don James and was a team captain for the Huskies in 1974 As a rookie in 1976, Pinney was a backup tackle and appeared in 14 regular season games. he played in 14 regular season games with two starts. Pinney earned the start at right tackle in Super Bowl XIII in January 1979 over Larry Brown, who h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Powell
Marvin Powell Jr. (August 30, 1955 – September 30, 2022) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the USC Trojans. Powell was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994. Early life and amateur career Powell was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His father, Marvin Sr. was a first sergeant and combat medic in the United States Army, and fought in the Normandy invasion in World War II, the Korean War, and deployed twice in Vietnam. Powell attended Seventy-First High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Powell attended the University of Southern California (USC) and played college football for the Trojans. He was an all-conference selection in the Pacific-8 in 1974, 1975, and 1976. He was All-American in 1975 and 1976. He graduated from USC in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and speech. Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
