|
Dan Thiessen
Nicholas Dan Thiessen (May 27, 1946 – November 1, 2014) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas from 1978 to 1980 and again from 1993 to 1998 and at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from 1986 to 1992. Thiessen played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Coaching career McPherson Thiessen was the head football coach for the McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas. He held that position for seven seasons, from 1986 until 1992. His coaching record at McPherson was 21 wins and 44 losses. Tabor Thiessen was the head football coach of the Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas for six seasons, from 1993 to 1998. Theissen played quarterback for the college as well as competing on the tennis team before taking the coaching position. High school Thiessen also coached at the high school level, primarily in the Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, Californi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasco, California
Wasco (formerly, Dewey and Deweyville) is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States. Wasco is located northwest of Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield, at an elevation of . The population was 25,545 at the 2010 census, up from 21,263 at the 2000 census. Wasco is the headquarters of the Tejon Indian Tribe of California, a Federally recognized tribe, federally recognized tribe of Kitanemuk, Yokuts, and Chumash people, Chumash indigenous people of California. History The name Dewey was in honor of Admiral George Dewey, a hero of the Spanish–American War. The Deweyville post office opened in 1899, and changed its name to Wasco in 1907. The origin of the name Wasco is subject of two different theories: (1) That it was coined from Western American Sugar Company; and (2) that it was named by a resident from Wasco County, Oregon. Wasco is the site of the Fourth Home Extension Colony, founded in 1907 by the American Home Extension Association. Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 NAIA Division II Football Season
The 1987 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1987 college football season in the United States and the 32nd season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), was the 18th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. The season was played from August to November 1987 and culminated in the 1987 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Tacoma Dome near the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. Pacific Lutheran and Wisconsin–Stevens Point played to a tie, 16–16, and were declared co-national champions. It was Pacific Lutheran's second NAIA national title and Wisconsin–Stevens Point's first. However, the Pointers later forfeited their shared of title after it was discovered they had been used two ineligible players during the season. Conference realignment Conference changes * This was the first season for the Mid-South Conference. Conference standings C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football Quarterbacks
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Births
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 NAIA Football Season
The 1998 NAIA football season, as part of the 1998 college football season in the United States, was the 43rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. The season was played from August to November 1998, culminating in the 1998 NAIA Football National Championship, played this year on December 19, 1998 at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. Azusa Pacific defeated Olivet Nazarene in the championship game, 17–14, to win their first NAIA national title. Jack Williams, running back from Azusa Pacific, was named the 1998 NAIA Football Player of the Year. Conference standings Conference champions Postseason * † demarcates Overtime * ‡ ''Game played at Kankakee, Illinois'' See also * 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season * 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season * 1998 NCAA Division II football season * 1998 NCAA Division III football season The 1998 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 NAIA Football Season
The 1997 NAIA football season, as part of the 1997 college football season in the United States, was the 42nd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. It was the first season after 27 season of the NAIA's two-division structure. The season was played from August to November 1997, culminating in the 1997 NAIA Football National Championship, played this year on December 20, 1997 at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. Findlay defeated Willamette in the championship game, 14–7, to win their fourth NAIA national title. Conference standings Conference champions Season events The 1997 Linfield vs. Willamette football game was played between the and the played on October 18, 1997. The game was played at McCulloch Stadium in Salem, Oregon. Willamette won the game by a score of 27 to 0. During the game, Liz Heaston became the first woman to not only play but also to score in a college football game. Postseason See also * 1997 NCAA Division I- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 NAIA Division II Football Season
The 1996 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1996 college football season in the United States and the 41st season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 27th (and final) season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. The season was played from August to November 1996 and culminated in the 1996 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. Sioux Falls defeated Western Washington in the championship game, 47–25, to win their first NAIA national title. Conference changes Conference changes * This is the final season the NAIA officially recognizes a football champion from the Northwest Conference. The NWC, and its six members from Oregon and Washington, would subsequently join the NCAA as a Division III conference. * The South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference was renamed as the South Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference after the addition of two football programs from Iowa, Westmar Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 NAIA Division II Football Season
The 1995 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1995 college football season in the United States and the 40th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 26th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. The season was played from August to November 1995 and culminated in the 1995 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Tacoma, Washington. Central Washington and Findlay played to a 21–21 tie and were named co-national champions. It was the Wildcats' first NAIA national title and the Oilers' third. Conference and membership changes Conference changes * This was the final season that the NAIA officially recognized a conference champion in football from the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA). The remaining TIAA members subsequently joined either the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference or the NCAA Division III American Southwest Conference. Conference standings Conference champions Postseason *‡ '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 NAIA Division II Football Season
The 1994 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1994 college football season in the United States and the 39th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 25th season of play of the NAIA division II for football. The season was played from August to November 1994 and culminated in the 1994 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Portland, Oregon. In a rematch of the 1993 final, the Westminster Titans defeated defending national champion in the championship game, 27–7, to win their sixth NAIA national title. Conference standings Conference champions Postseason *‡ ''Game played at Puyallup, Washington See also * 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season * 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season * 1994 NCAA Division II football season * 1994 NCAA Division III football season The 1994 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 NAIA Division II Football Season
The 1993 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1993 college football season in the United States and the 38th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 24th season of play of the NAIA division II for football. The season was played from August to November 1993 and culminated in the 1993 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon. The Pacific Lutheran Lutes, led by head coach Frosty Westering, defeated the in the championship game, 50–20, to win their third NAIA national title. All-American's Marc Weekly, Chad Barnett, Jeff Douglass and Gavin Stanley led the number one ranked offense in the country to a 50-point performance. Pacific Lutheran's offense averaged over 40 points per game in 1993. PLU's 'Big Play' defense was led by linebackers Ted Riddall, Jon Rubey and Judd Benedick while Albert Jackson and Jason Thiel head up the defensive line. Pacific Lutheran began the season ranked number one in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 NAIA Division II Football Season
The 1991 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1991 college football season in the United States and the 36th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 22nd season of play of the NAIA's division II for football. The season was played from August to November 1991 and culminated in the 1991 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Georgetown, Kentucky on the campus of Georgetown College. The Georgetown Tigers defeated the in the championship game, 28–20, to win their first NAIA national title. Conference standings Conference champions Rankings Final NAIA Division II poll rankings: Postseason *‡ ''Game played at Puyallup, Washington See also * 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season * 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season * 1991 NCAA Division II football season * 1991 NCAA Division III football season The 1991 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
