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1977 All-Big Eight Conference Football Team
The 1977 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The selectors for the 1977 season included the Associated Press (AP). Offensive selections Quarterbacks * Thomas Lott, Oklahoma (AP-1) * Jeff Knapple, Colorado (AP-2) Running backs * Terry Miller (running back), Terry Miller, Oklahoma State (AP-1) * Dexter Green, Iowa State (AP-1) * I. M. Hipp, Nebraska (AP-1) * James Mayberry, Colorado (AP-2) * Rick Berns, Nebraska (AP-2) * Elvis Peacock, Oklahoma (AP-2) Tight ends * Kellen Winslow, Missouri (AP-1) * Ken Spaeth, Nebraska (AP-2) Centers * Tom Davis, Nebraska (AP-1) Offensive guards * Greg Roberts (American football), Greg Roberts, Oklahoma (AP-1) * Greg Jorgensen, Nebraska (AP-1) * Jaime Melendez, Oklahoma (AP-2) * Steve Lindquist, Nebraska (AP-2) Offensive tackles * Karl Baldischwiler, Oklahoma (AP-1) * James Taylor, Missouri (AP ... [...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] |
Tom Dinkel
Thomas Dinkel (born July 25, 1956) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). Football career He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ... in the 5th round (126th overall pick) of the 1978 NFL Draft. He played seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals. References 1956 births Living people Players of American football from Topeka, Kansas American football linebackers Kansas Jayhawks football players Cincinnati Bengals players Jacksonville Bulls players {{linebacker-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 College Football All-America Team
The 1977 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 1977. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1977 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), ''The Sporting News'' (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Eight players were unanimously selected by all four official selectors and all four unofficial selectors. They were Ken MacAfee of Notre Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odis McKinney
Odis McKinney, Jr. (born May 19, 1957) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, and the Kansas City Chiefs. He played High School football at Reseda High in Los Angeles and college football at Los Angeles Valley College in the San Fernando Valley and the University of Colorado and was drafted in the second round of the 1978 NFL Draft The 1978 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 2–3, 1978, at the Roosevelt Hote .... 1957 births Players of American football from Los Angeles Players of American football from Detroit American football cornerbacks Colorado Buffaloes football players Living people Los Angeles Raiders players New York Giants players Oakland Raiders players Kansas City Chiefs players African ... [...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] |
Lee Kunz
Lee Roy Kunz (born April 21, 1957) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons for the Chicago Bears. He played every game during his three seasons in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ... (NFL). References 1957 births Living people Chicago Bears players American football linebackers Players of American football from Colorado Nebraska Cornhuskers football players People from Golden, Colorado Sportspeople from Jefferson County, Colorado {{Linebacker-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Cabral
Kealilhaaheo Brian David Cabral (born June 23, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He stood in as the interim head football coach for three games at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2010. Cabral played professionally as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) with the Atlanta Falcons, the Green Bay Packers, and the Chicago Bears. He won a Super Bowl as a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears. College playing career Cabral lettered three seasons for Colorado at linebacker from 1975 to 1977 under Coach Bill Mallory, as he was a captain and played a big role on The Buffaloes' Big Eight champion team in 1976. He led Colorado with 13 tackles (12 solo) in the 1977 Orange Bowl against Ohio State. As a senior, he was honored as the Big Eight Conference's player of the week for a monster 25 tackles in a CU 27-21 win over Stanford and shared the team's Sure Tackler Award with Mark Haynes. That 25-tackle game included 13 solo stops and is still tied for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darryl Hunt
Darryl Hunt (February 24, 1965 – March 13, 2016) was an African-American man from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who, in 1984, was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and the murder of Deborah Sykes, a young white newspaper copy editor. After being convicted in that case, Hunt was tried in 1987 for the 1983 murder of Arthur Wilson, a 57-year-old black man of Winston-Salem. Both convictions were overturned on appeal in 1989. Hunt was tried again in the Wilson case in 1990; he was acquitted by an all-white jury. He was tried again on the Sykes charges in 1991; he was convicted. In 1994, the defense gained DNA testing of physical evidence in the Sykes case; this test was not available at the time of Hunt's trial in 1984. It showed that he could not have committed the rape, but a Forsyth County judge ruled that the DNA would not have been sufficient evidence to gain an acquittal, as he could still have been involved in the murder. Hunt was held in pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cumby
George Edward Cumby (born July 5, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1980s. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, thrice earning All-American honors, including a unanimous selection in 1979. A first-round pick in the 1980 NFL Draft, Cumby played professionally for the Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. He was an athletic director and head football coach for Bishop Thomas K. Gorman Catholic School in Tyler, Texas. In 2016, he served as director of recruitment at Jacksonville College (TX). Cumby has coached college football at Texas College, and Tyler Junior College. He has coached at his alma mater Tyler- Bishop T.K . Gorman for two stints and at All Saints Episcopal School in Tyler. Ordained to preach several years ago in Houston, Cumby is currently the pastor of Noonday Methodist Church, 17320 state Hwy 155, Flin ... [...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] |
Reggie Kinlaw
Reggie Kinlaw (born January 9, 1957) is a former American football defensive tackle who played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and Professionally for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders and Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League. He graduated from Miami Springs Senior High School. Drafted in the final round of the 1979 NFL Draft, Kinlaw soon worked his way into the rotation on the defensive line. He went on to become a mainstay at the nose tackle position, starting on Raider Super Bowl winners following the 1980 and 1983 seasons. He was considered an unsung hero on those defenses, which featured stars like Ted Hendricks, Rod Martin, Matt Millen, and, later, Howie Long, Lyle Alzado, and Greg Townsend. Despite being somewhat undersized at 6-2 and 250 pounds, Kinlaw's quickness demanded double teams, freeing up his teammates to make big plays. "Reggie was the REAL hero of our defense! He was so quick, they always had to double-team him. That would allow us, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Tabor
Philip Martin Tabor (born November 30, 1956) is a former professional American football defensive lineman. Tabor played four seasons with the New York Giants. He is the identical twin brother of former National Football League (NFL) player Paul Tabor Paul Carrol Tabor (born November 30, 1956) is a former American football center and guard. He played for the Chicago Bears in 1980. He is the identical twin brother of former NFL player Phil Tabor Philip Martin Tabor (born November 30, 1956 .... 1956 births Living people Players of American football from Little Rock, Arkansas American football defensive tackles American football defensive ends Oklahoma Sooners football players Oklahoma Sooners men's track and field athletes New York Giants players {{defensive-lineman-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
