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Ben Ciccone
Benjamain M. "Scaggie" Ciccone (October 10, 1909 – July 7, 1990) was an American football player who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59), Chicago Cardinals. Ciccone played College football at Duquesne University. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciccone, Ben 1909 births 1990 deaths American football centers American football linebackers Duquesne Dukes football players Pittsburgh Pirates (football) players Arizona Cardinals players Players of American football from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from New Castle, Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center (American Football)
Center or Centre (C) is a position in gridiron football. The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense. The center is also the player who passes (or "snaps") the ball between his legs to the quarterback at the start of each play. The importance of centers for a football team has increased, due to the re-emergence of 3–4 defenses. According to Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, "you need to have somebody who can neutralize that nose tackle. If you don't, everything can get screwed up. Your running game won't be effective and you'll also have somebody in your quarterback's face on every play." Roles The center's first role is to pass the football to the quarterback. This exchange is called a snap. Most offensive schemes make adjustments based on how the defensive line and linebackers align themselves in relation to the offensive line, and what gaps they line up in. Because the center has an ideal view of the defensive forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
