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CFL On NBC
''CFL on NBC'' is a ''de facto'' branding for the Canadian Football League (CFL) games that have been carried on American broadcaster NBC or its sports network, NBCSN. Background NBC's first attempt (1954) NBC's first run broadcasting Canadian football involved coverage of a collection of Big Four/IRFU (the predecessor to the CFL's East Division) games and the Grey Cup in 1954. NBC's coverage during this period (simulcasting the Canadian national broadcaster) provided far more coverage than the NFL's existing contract with DuMont. NBC aired games on Saturday afternoons, competing against college football broadcasts on CBS and ABC (at the time, college football telecasts were far more restricted than are today). The revenue from the contract allowed the IRFU to directly compete against the NFL for players during the 1950s; the American viewership arguably prompted the league to finally raise the point value of touchdowns from 5 points to 6, as it has been in the American game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBCSN
NBCSN was an American sports television television channel, channel owned by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It originally launched on July 1, 1995, as the Outdoor Life Network (OLN), which was dedicated to programming primarily involving fishing, hunting, outdoor adventure programs, and outdoor sports. By the turn of the 21st century, OLN became better known for its extensive coverage of the Tour de France but eventually began covering more "mainstream" sporting events, resulting in its relaunch as Versus in September 2006. In 2011, Comcast, the original owner of the network, Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast, acquired a majority stake in NBCUniversal. As a result, Comcast merged the operations of its pay channels with those of NBC. In particular, it aligned the operation of its sports channels with NBC's sports division, NBC Sports. On January 1, 2012, Versus was rebranded as the NBC Sports Network. The branding was later shortened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League Players Association
The National Football League Players Association, or NFLPA, is a labor union representing National Football League (NFL) players. The NFLPA, which has headquarters in Washington, D.C., is led by president J. C. Tretter and executive director DeMaurice Smith. Founded in 1956, the NFLPA is the second-oldest labor union of the four major professional sports leagues; it was established to provide players with formal representation to negotiate compensation and the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The NFLPA is a member of the AFL–CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States. In the early years of the NFL, contractual negotiations took place between individual players, their agents, and management; team owners were reluctant to engage in collective bargaining. A series of strikes and lockouts have occurred throughout the union's existence largely due to monetary and benefit disputes between the players and the owners. League rules that punished playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Trumpy
Robert Theodore Trumpy Jr. (born March 6, 1945) is a former professional American football tight end who played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1968 through 1977. He was a two-time National Football League Pro Bowler and a two-time American Football League All-Star. Following his playing career he spent many years as a broadcast color analyst, calling four Super Bowls. He was given the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014. Playing career Trumpy attended Springfield High School in Springfield, Illinois, playing football, basketball, and track-and-field. He played in four different state tournaments that took place at the University of Illinois during this time, two in basketball and two in track, where he won the 1963 state meet in long jump and tied for fifth in high jump. After graduation in 1963, Trumpy played college football at Illinois. Since freshmen were not allowed to play on the varsity team, his first season was in 1964 as a wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Saskatchewan Roughriders Season
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlin Olsen
Merlin Jay Olsen (; September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) was an American football player, announcer, and actor. For his entire 15-year professional football career he was a defensive tackle with the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected to play in the Pro Bowl 14 times — every year but his last. The only other football players to have matched that number are the former offensive lineman Bruce Matthews, the former tight end Tony Gonzalez, and the former quarterback Peyton Manning. (Tom Brady is the only NFL player to have played more times in the Pro Bowl, with 15 selections.) In 1961, Olsen received the Outland Trophy, awarded to as the best lineman of the year in college football. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. As an actor, he portrayed a farmer, Jonathan Garvey, on ''Little House on the Prairie''. After leaving that series, he starred in his own NBC drama, ''Father Murphy''. Early l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Enberg
Richard Alan Enberg (January 9, 1935 – December 21, 2017) was an American sportscaster. Over the course of an approximately 60-year career, he provided play-by-play of various sports for several radio and television networks, including NBC (1975–1999), CBS (2000–2014), and ESPN (2004–2011), as well as for individual teams, such as UCLA Bruins basketball, Los Angeles Rams football, and California Angels and San Diego Padres baseball. Enberg was well known for his signature on-air catchphrases "Touch 'em all" (for home runs) and "Oh, my!" (for particularly exciting and outstanding athletic plays). He also announced or hosted the Tournament of Roses Parade for many years, sometimes with the help of family members. Enberg retired from broadcasting in 2016, after seven seasons as the Padres' primary television announcer. Early life and education Enberg was born on January 9, 1935, in Mount Clemens, Michigan, as the first child to Belle Elizabeth (Weiss) and Arnie Enberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Edmonton Eskimos Season
The 1982 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st place in the West Division with an 11–5 record and won their fifth consecutive Grey Cup championship after winning the 70th Grey Cup. Pre-season Schedule Regular season Season Standings Season schedule Total attendance: 450,560 Average attendance: 56,320 (93.7%) Playoffs Grey Cup Awards and honours * CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – James "Quick" Parker *Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy – Dave Cutler * Dick Suderman Trophy – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell *Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (Offence) – Warren Moon *Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (Defence) – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell *Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Tom Scott *Norm Fieldgate Trophy – James "Quick" Parker * Tom Pate Memorial Award – David Boone Humphrey David Boone, Jr. (October 30, 1951 – March 26, 2005) was an All-Star Canadian Football League defensive lineman, winner of 5 Grey Cups. Career Rookie Year Boone graduated from E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Calgary Stampeders Season
The 1982 Calgary Stampeders finished in 3rd place in the West Division with a 9–6–1 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Regular season Season Standings Season schedule Playoffs West Semi-Final Awards and records 1982 CFL All-Stars *OT – Lloyd Fairbanks, CFL All-Star *LB – Danny Bass, CFL All-Star *DB – Ray Odums, CFL All-Star Western All-Stars *RB – James Sykes, CFL Western All-Star *WR – Willie Armstead, CFL Western All-Star *OT – Lloyd Fairbanks, CFL Western All-Star *LB – Danny Bass, CFL Western All-Star *DB – Ray Odums Ray Odums (born October 30, 1951) is a football player who played in the CFL and USFL. He played defensive back (DB). From 1975 to 1984 Odums was DB for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and the Calgary Stampeders. He wa ..., CFL Western All-Star References Calgary Stampeders seasons 1982 Canadian Football League season by team {{C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Brodie
John Riley Brodie (born August 14, 1935) is a former American football player, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. He had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer, and was a television broadcaster for both sports. During various years of his NFL career, Brodie led the League in passing yardage, passing touchdowns, fewest sacks, and lowest percentage of passes intercepted. He retired as the third most prolific career passer in NFL history, and was the league MVP in and a two-time Pro Bowler. Biography Early years and education Born in Menlo Park, California, Brodie grew up in the Montclair district of Oakland and attended Montclair Grammar (later Elementary) School. He was a standout athlete at Oakland Technical High School and graduated in 1953. Brodie played college football across the San Francisco Bay at Stanford University, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity. In his senior season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Criqui
Don Criqui (born October 1, 1940) is an American sportscaster. He holds the record for longest-tenured NFL broadcaster in U.S. TV history, calling NFL football for 47 seasons (1967-2013) on NBC and CBS. Criqui's final NFL broadcast came on December 8, 2013, when he filled in for Bill Macatee as he was having traveling issues in a snow storm in Dallas, calling the 27-26 New England Patriots victory over the Cleveland Browns. Criqui's most recent network assignment was CBS Sports from 1998 until 2013, where he called the NFL, women's and men's college basketball and college football. From 1995 to 2012, he was the voice of New England Patriots pre-season football with Randy Cross. Criqui called 14 Orange Bowls, including 4 games that decided the college football national championship. From 2006 until 2017, Criqui served as the football radio play-by-play voice for Notre Dame, his alma mater. Early life Criqui is a native of Buffalo, New York and grew up in the suburb of Kenmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Toronto Argonauts Season
The 1982 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the East Division with a 9–6–1 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup. Offseason Regular season Standings Schedule Postseason Grey Cup Awards and honours *CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Condredge Holloway (QB), Toronto Argonauts * CFL's Coach of the Year – Bob O'Billovich, Toronto Argonauts 1982 CFL All-Stars *Terry Greer, Wide Receiver *Zac Henderson, Defensive Back 1982 Eastern All-Stars *QB – Condredge Holloway, Toronto Argonauts *RB – Cedric Minter, Toronto Argonauts *WR – Terry Greer, Toronto Argonauts *LB – John Pointer, Toronto Argonauts *DB – 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 Argona ..., Toronto Argonauts References Toronto Argonauts seasons James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 BC Lions Season
The 1982 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 9–7 record. Despite the winning record, they still failed to make the playoffs. Vic Rapp and the coaching staff were fired at the end of the season. Rookie receiver Merv Fernandez had a great season and was the runner-up in the Schenley Rookie of the Year award voting. The final game at Empire Stadium was played on November 6th against Montreal. Willie Fleming was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame. Offseason CFL Draft Preseason Regular season Season standings Season schedule Awards and records 1982 CFL All-Stars * DE – Nick Hebeler, CFL All-Star 1982 CFL Western All-Stars * WR – Mervyn Fernandez, CFL Western All-Star * DE – Nick Hebeler Nick Hebeler (born July 18, 1957) is a former professional Canadian football defensive lineman who played nine years in the Canadian Football League, for the BC Lions from 1979 to 1985 and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1986 and 1987. Hebeler pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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