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1979 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team
The 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. Offensive selections Quarterbacks * Art Schlichter, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1) * Mark Herrmann, Purdue (AP-2) Running backs * Dennis Mosley, Iowa (AP-1, UPI-1) * Butch Woolfolk, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1) * Dave Mohapp, Ohio State (UPI-1 ullback Split ends * Elmer Bailey, Minnesota (AP-1) Flankers * Doug Donley, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1) Tight ends * Dave Young, Purdue (AP-1) * Mark Brammer, Michigan State (UPI-1) Centers * Jay Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-1) * Tom Waugh, Ohio State (UPI-1) Guards * Ken Fritz, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1) * Dale Schwan, Purdue (AP-1) * John Arbeznik, Michigan (UPI-1) Tackles * Steve McKenzie, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-1) * Ray Snell, Wisconsin (AP-1, UPI-1) Defensive selections Defensive linemen * Curtis Greer, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1) * Ken Loushin, Purdue (AP-1, U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Big Ten Conference Football Season
The 1979 Big Ten Conference football season was the 84th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team compiled an 11–1 record, won the Big Ten championship, lost to USC in the 1980 Rose Bowl, and was ranked No. 4 in the final AP and UPI polls. Quarterback Art Schlichter led the team with 2,246 yards of total offense, finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting, and was selected as a first-team All-American by the NEA and ''The Sporting News''. Offensive guard Ken Fritz was a consensus All-American. Earl Bruce, in his first year as head coach, was selected as the Big Ten Coach of the Year. Doug Donley led the Big Ten with 800 receiving yards, and Vlade Janakievski led the conference with 97 points scored. Defensive lineman Jim Laughlin was selected as the team's most valuable player. The 1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team, under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Arbeznik
John C. Arbeznik (born June 13, 1957) is a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1976 to 1979 and was a first-team All-Big Ten Conference offensive guard in both 1978 and 1979. University of Michigan A native of University Heights, Ohio, Arbeznik attended Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland before enrolling at the University of Michigan in 1975. He played college football as an offensive guard for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1976 to 1979. At six feet, three inches, and 240 pounds, Arbeznik won a spot in the starting lineup in 1977, but missed most of the season after sustaining a knee injury. He returned the following year and started nine games at left guard for the 1978 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 10–2 record and was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll. He was the offensive captain, and a 12-game starter at left guard, for the 1979 Michigan Wolverines football t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Stachowicz
Raymond Mark Stachowicz (born March 6, 1959) is a former American football punter in the National Football League (NFL). Stachowicz was drafted in the third round by the Green Bay Packers out of Michigan State University in the 1981 NFL Draft The 1981 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 April 28–29, 1981, at the New York She .... Stachowicz is of Polish descent. References 1959 births Living people American football punters Chicago Bears players Green Bay Packers players Michigan State Spartans football players Players of American football from Cleveland American people of Polish descent {{Amfoot-punter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlade Janakievski
Vlade Janakievski (born April 10, 1957) is a former American football placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Janakievski was born in North Macedonia while it was part of Yugoslavia and moved to the United States with his parents in 1967 at the age of 10. He graduated from Whitehall Yearling high School in 1976, where he was the placekicker on the football team. He was a walk-on player from the soccer team who handled the placekicking duties for the Buckeyes in the 1977-1980 seasons. During Janakievski's career at Ohio State he: # was the first Ohio State kicker to be chosen as an All-Big Ten selection, twice # is second in extra points made in a career (172) # is second in extra points attempted in a career (179) # is second in most consecutive field goals made (15) in 1979-80 season # is third for most kicking points in a career (295) # is tied for third for extra points made in a game (9 against Northwestern in 1978 and 1980) # is tied for third for extra points attempted i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Skillings
Vincent Scott Skillings (born May 3, 1959) is a former American football cornerback in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes. He played college football at Ohio State University. Early years Skillings attended Derry High School, where he practiced football and track. He was a two-way player at running back and cornerback. He received All-state honors as a senior. He was state finalist in the 100, 220 and 440-yard dash as a senior. College career Skillings accepted a football scholarship from Ohio State University, to play under head coach Woody Hayes. As a freshman, he tore his right knee while playing on special teams. As a sophomore, he became a starter at safety and led the team with 6 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown). As a junior, he was moved to cornerback and tied for second on the team with 3 interceptions. As a senior, he was tied for second on the team with 4 interceptions. At the time, his 13 career interceptions ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Bell
Todd Anthony Bell (November 28, 1958 – March 16, 2005) was an American football safety in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears during the early 1980s. College After graduating from Middletown High School, in Middletown, Ohio, Bell was given a scholarship to play for Ohio State University. He was a four-year starter at defensive back, playing as a roverback, a hybrid of the strong safety and linebacker positions. His biggest moment at Ohio State was a game-winning touchdown in his junior year against rival Michigan on November 17, 1979. After Ohio State linebacker Jim Laughlin blocked a punt by Michigan's Brian Virgil, Bell scooped up the football and ran it in 18 yards for a final score of 18–15. Winning the game sent Ohio State to the 1980 Rose Bowl and gave them a chance at the national championship. Professional career Bell was selected in the fourth round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He played with the Bears from 1981 to 1984, earning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Jolly
Michael Anthony Joseph Jolly (born March 19, 1958) is a former American football player. He played professional football as a defensive back for the Green Bay Packers from 1980 to 1983. He also played college football for the University of Michigan from 1976 to 1979. He started at weak side cornerback for Michigan in 35 of 36 games from 1977 to 1979 and was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player in both 1978 and 1979. Early years Jolly was born in Detroit and grew up in Melvindale, Michigan. He attended Dearborn Sacred Heart High School for three years and one year at Aquinas High School in Southgate Michigan. He played four sports, football, basketball, track and baseball, in high school. He played both tailback and defensive back, and returned punts, in high school. Michigan He played for the Michigan Wolverines football team under head coach Bo Schembechler from 1976 to 1979. As a sophomore in 1977, Jolly started 11 of 12 games for Michigan at the weak side co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Bass
Danny Bass (born March 31, 1958) is a former linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts in 1980, Calgary Stampeders from 1981–1983 and the Edmonton Eskimos from 1984-1991 of the Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci .... He won a Grey Cup for the Eskimos and played in another two for them. Bass was voted one of the CFL's top 50 players (#44) by Canadian sports network TSN. Bass was the MVP of Michigan State University, his senior season of 1979. He is the all-time leader in career tackles for the Spartans. Bass was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2000. Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Simpkins
Ronald Bernard Simpkins (born April 2, 1958) is a former American football player. He played college football at the University of Michigan as an inside linebacker from 1976 to 1979. He became Michigan's all-time career tackle leader in 1979 and was a consensus first-team selection for the 1979 College Football All-America Team. He later played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals (1980, 1982-1986) and Green Bay Packers (1988). Early years Simpkins was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1958. He attended Western High School in Detroit. University of Michigan Simpkins enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1976 and played college football as an inside linebacker for coach Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1976 to 1979. Simpkins saw playing time as a freshman and won the John F. Maulbetsch Award in the spring of 1977, given each year by the University of Michigan after spring practice to a freshman football c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Trgovac
Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documentaries Arts * Mike (miniseries), a 2022 Hulu limited series based on the life of American boxer Mike Tyson * Mike (2022 film), a Malayalam film produced by John Abraham * ''Mike'' (album), an album by Mike Mohede * ''Mike'' (1926 film), an American film * MIKE (musician), American rapper, songwriter and record * ''Mike'' (novel), a 1909 novel by P. G. Wodehouse * "Mike" (song), by Elvana Gjata and Ledri Vula featuring John Shahu * Mike (''Twin Peaks''), a character from ''Twin Peaks'' * "Mike", a song by Xiu Xiu from their 2004 album ''Fabulous Muscles'' Businesses * Mike (cellular network), a defunct Canadian cellular network * Mike and Ike, a candies brand Military * MIKE Force, a unit in the Vietnam War * Ivy Mike, the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Laughlin
James David Laughlin (born July 5, 1958) is a former American football player. He played college football as a linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Laughlin was the eighth pick in the fourth round of the 1980 NFL Draft (91st overall) by the Atlanta Falcons. Playing career Laughlin played high school football at Charles F. Brush High School in his hometown of Lyndhurst, Ohio. He graduated from Charles F. Brush High school in 1976. As a team captain during his senior year of 1979 at Ohio State, Laughlin (along with Mike D'Andrea) had a share in a blocked punt against Michigan, which was returned for what eventually proved to be the winning touchdown by Todd Bell. The play put the Buckeyes on top 18–15, sending the team to the 1980 Rose Bowl. In 1979 Laughlin was the Buckeyes MVP and an Academic All-Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luther Henson
Luther Martin Henson (born March 25, 1959) is a former American football player who played defensive lineman for three seasons with the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL). College career Henson graduated from Sandusky High School 1977 and went on to play defensive tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes under coaches Woody Hayes and Earle Bruce. Luther was selected as All Big 10 at the defensive tackle position for the years 1979 and 1980. NFL career In 1982 Henson was signed as a free agent by New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ... under coach Ron Meyers. Henson played between 1982 and 1984. References 1959 births Living people New England Patriots players Ohio State Buckeyes football players Sportspeople from San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |