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Bruce Smith
Bruce Bernard Smith (born June 18, 1963) is an American former football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Virginia Tech, where he was a two-time All-American, and was selected first overall by the Bills in the 1985 NFL Draft. Considered one of the greatest defensive ends of all time, Smith is the NFL's all-time career leader in quarterback sacks with 200. Smith also received 11 Pro Bowl selections and eight first-team All-Pro honors, while appearing in four consecutive Super Bowls with the Bills. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009. High school and college careers Smith is a native of Norfolk, Virginia, where he graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. Following an all-state high school career, Smith accepted an athletic scholarship to Virginia Tech. Known as "The Sack Man" as a Hokie, Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Pro Bowl
The 2009 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2008 season. It was played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 8, 2009. This was the most recent year that the game was held after the Super Bowl. The NFC defeated the AFC, 30–21. The AFC was coached by Baltimore's John Harbaugh, while the NFC's coach was Philadelphia's Andy Reid. This is the last game to be held one week after the Super Bowl, the last game where the coaching staffs were from the teams who lost their conference title games, and the last game where players of the two teams competing in the Super Bowl play in the Pro Bowl. AFC roster Offense Defense Special teams NFC roster Offense Defense Special teams Notes: :Replacement selection due to injury or vacancy :Injured player; selected but did not play :Replacement starter; selected as reserve :"Need player"; named by coach :Philip Rivers was the first alternate, but declined due to injury : Hope was selected as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro Bowl
The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (starting in 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players. The format has changed throughout the years. Between 1939 and 1942, the NFL experimented with all-star games pitting the league's champion against a team of all-stars. The first official Pro Bowl was played in January 1951, matching the top players in the American/Eastern Conference against those in the National/Western Conference. From the merger with the rival American Football League (AFL) in 1970 up through 2013 and also in 2017, it was officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference (AFC) against those in the National Football Conference (NFC). From 2014 through 2016, the NFL experimented with an unconferenced format, where the teams were selected by two honorary team captains (who are each in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Football League Career Sacks Leaders
This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players who have reached the 100- sack milestone. The NFL began to keep track of sacks in 1982, with 41 players having reached the milestone in that time. Using unofficial record-keeping (dating back to 1960), an additional 21 players have finished with 100 or more career sacks, leading to a total of 62 players. List of NFL players with 100 official career sacks ''Updated through the NFL season.'' Unofficial sacks In 2000, John Turney and Nick Webster, members of the Pro Football Researchers Association, conducted extensive research to create a more complete record of sacks in the NFL. After examining the play-by-play records of every NFL team as well as game film at NFL films they compiled a list of players with 100 sacks beginning in 1960. By including the unofficial sack/dump records from 1960 to 1981, the following players also qualify as members of the 100-Sack Club. Additionally, LBs Lawrence Taylor and Rickey Jackso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 College Football All-America Team
The 1984 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 1984. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1984 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); (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included ''Football News'' (FN), Gannett News Service (GNS), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and ''The Sporting News'' (TSN). Offense Receivers * David Williams, Illinois (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN) * Eddie Brown, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 College Football All-America Team
The 1983 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 1983. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1983 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; (4) the United Press International (UPI); and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included '' Football News'' (FN), Gannett News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and ''The Sporting News'' (TSN). Consensus All-Americans The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1983 and displays which first-team designations they received. Of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best college football players in the United States at their respective positions. The original use of the term ''All-America'' seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and published in ''This Week's Sports''. Football pioneer Walter Camp also began selecting All-America teams in the 1890s and was recognized as the official selector in the early years of the 20th century. NCAA recognition As of 2009, the College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), ''The Sporting News'' (''TSN''), ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI''), ''Pro Football Weekly'' (''PFW''), ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), ''College Football News'' (''CFN''), ProFootballFocus (PFF), Rivals.com, and Scout.c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outland Trophy
The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best college football interior lineman in the United States as adjudged by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H. Outland. One of only a few players ever to be named an All-American at two positions, Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in 1898 as a tackle and consensus honors as a halfback in 1899. Outland had always contended that football tackles and guards deserved greater recognition and conceived the Outland Trophy as a means of providing this recognition. In 1988, Jim Ridlon was commissioned to design and sculpt the Outland Trophy. A member of the National College Football Awards Association, the award has become one of college football's most prestigious. Winners See also * Lombardi Award * Rimington Trophy * UPI Lineman of the Year (College) The United Press International Lineman of the Year award was given annually by United Press International (UPI) to the lineman of the year in col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
The National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team was voted on by a panel consisting of media members, former players and league personnel in 2019 to honor the greatest players of the first 100 years of the National Football League (NFL). Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald, and Adam Vinatieri were the only active players when the team was revealed, while Bill Belichick was the only active head coach to be selected. Only Tom Brady is still on NFL rosters as of the 2021 season’s end. Johnny Unitas, Jim Brown, Gale Sayers, Don Hutson, Gino Marchetti, Ray Nitschke, and Dick "Night Train" Lane are also part of the NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team. Selection process The team was chosen by a panel of 26 voters made up of coaches, team and front office executives, former players and members of the media between April and June 2018. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach and former color ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
The NFL 1990s All-Decade Team was chosen by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The team was composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the 1990s. The squad consists of first- and second-team offensive, defensive and special teams units, as well as a first- and second-team head coaches. Only a person's performance in the 1990s was used as criteria for voting. Bruce Matthews, Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, Bruce Smith and Reggie White were unanimous choices. Deion Sanders and Mel Gray were the only players to make the team at two positions. Sanders was named first-team cornerback and punt returner while Gray made the second team as both a kick and punt returner. Morten Andersen, Gary Anderson, Sean Landeta, Ronnie Lott, Gary Zimmerman, Jerry Rice, Bruce Smith, and Reggie White were first named to the 1980s All-Decade Team. Larry Allen, Warren Sapp, and Willie Roaf were also named to the 2000s All-Decade Team. Offense Defense Special teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
The NFL 1980s All-Decade Team was chosen by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The team was composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the 1980s. The squad consists of first- and second-team offensive, defensive and special teams units, as well as a first- and second-team head coaches. Jerry Rice, Anthony Muñoz, and Lawrence Taylor were the only unanimous choices, being named on all 26 ballots. John Hannah was next with 25 votes, followed by Joe Montana at 24½ votes, Walter Payton at 23½ votes, and Ronnie Lott with 23 votes. The safety position was very close as Joey Browner made all decade second team as he came in with 22 votes, Kenny Easley got 22½ votes as both former USC Trojans teammates made the all decade team. Easley from UCLA rounded out the California trio. The Hall of Fame voters were torn between all 3 players as equals. The difference was the 49ers winning the super bowl, but the Vikings had the top Defense led by Browner. Easley of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NFL Forced Fumbles Leader
This is a list of National Football League players who have led the regular season in forced fumbles each year. There are only 8 players who have led the league in forced fumbles in multiple seasons. Rickey Jackson currently holds the record for most seasons leading the league in forced fumbles with 4. There are only 7 other players who have managed to lead the league in forced fumbles multiple times, Robert Mathis with 3, and then 6 players having led the league twice each. NFL annual forced fumble leaders ''Table includes all seasons from 1981 up to the season.'' Multi-time leaders See also * List of National Football League annual sacks leaders * List of National Football League annual interceptions leaders * List of National Football League records (individual) Here is a list of the records in the National Football League set by individual players. Service * Most seasons: 26, George Blanda, 1949–1958, 1960–1975 * Most seasons, one team: 21, Jason Hanson ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Pro Bowl
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