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Detroit Titans Football
The Detroit Titans were the college football team which represented the University of Detroit (now University of Detroit Mercy) from 1896 to 1964. Under head coach Gus Dorais in 1928, the Titans won all nine of their games. Several years later Parke H. Davis, considered to be a "major selector" by the NCAA, named the 1928 team to a share of the national championship. From 1922 on, the Titans played their home games at University of Detroit Stadium (also known as U of D Stadium, Titan Stadium, and Dinan Field) near McNichols Road (Six Mile Road) and Fairfield Street on the university's McNichols campus. The football program had incurred large losses since 1951, and was discontinued after the 1964 season. University president Rev. Laurence V. Britt stated that the institution "does not currently have and does not foresee any prospects of its having the substantial funds" required to continue the program. Conference affiliations Detroit was both independent and affiliated with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Detroit Stadium
University of Detroit Stadium, also known as U of D Stadium, Titan Stadium, or Dinan Field, was an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located on the campus of the University of Detroit in Detroit, Michigan. The stadium opened in 1922, on land that had been acquired for the university's proposed new McNichols campus (the university moved its main campus there in 1927). The primary tenant was the University of Detroit Titans football team, who played their home games there from the time it opened until the university dropped the program, following the 1964 season. Location The stadium stood on 6 Mile Road (later also known as McNichols Road) just west of Fairfield Street at the northeast corner of the campus. The field was aligned north-south, with grandstands on the east and west sidelines, encircled by a running track. It had a seating capacity of 25,000 at its peak. In addition to football, it was also used for track meets, concerts, and other unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred W
Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlude)" and "Alfred (Outro)", songs by Eminem from the 2020 album ''Music to Be Murdered By'' Business and organisations * Alfred, a radio station in Shaftesbury, England *Alfred Music, an American music publisher * Alfred University, New York, U.S. *The Alfred Hospital, a hospital in Melbourne, Australia People * Alfred (name) includes a list of people and fictional characters called Alfred * Alfred the Great (848/49 – 899), or Alfred I, a king of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons Places Antarctica * Mount Alfred (Antarctica) Australia * Alfredtown, New South Wales * County of Alfred, South Australia Canada * Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario * Alfred Island, Nunavut * Mount Alfred, British Columbia United States * Alfred, Main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sig Andrusking
Sigmund F. "Ziggy" Andrusking (January 18, 1913 – August 18, 1994) was an American football guard who played one season with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Detroit Mercy and attended East High School in Erie, Pennsylvania Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 a .... References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrusking, Sig 1913 births 1994 deaths Players of American football from Pennsylvania American football guards Detroit Titans football players Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players Sportspeople from Erie, Pennsylvania Wilmington Clippers players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grady Alderman
Grady Alderman (December 10, 1938 – April 5, 2018) was an American football player and executive. He played professionally as an offensive tackle for 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mostly with the Minnesota Vikings. Career Alderman played in three Super Bowls and was selected to six Pro Bowls. He ended his pro career with the Chicago Bears, as a player then coach. He is also noted for being the "last of the original Vikings." From March 1981 until December 1982 he was the general manager of the Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar .... Alderman was also a certified public accountant. Alderman died on April 5, 2018 at the age of 79. In 2021, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Alderman to the PFRA Hall of Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Idzik
John Joseph Idzik Sr. (June 25, 1928 – December 7, 2013) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach of the University of Detroit football team until the school discontinued its program in 1964. He held assistant coaching positions at the University of Tennessee, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland, Tulane University, in the National Football League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins, History of the Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders. Idzik played college football at the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland. Early life and college Idzik, a native of Bridesburg in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attended Northeast Catholic High School, where the ''Philadelphia Daily News'' described him as "one of this city's top high school football players". After the 1945 season he was selected as a 1st team All-Scholastic b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Miller (American Football Coach)
James Howard Miller (February 1, 1920 – October 16, 2006) was an American football player and coach. A native of Massilon, Ohio, he served as at the head football coach at Niagara University from 1949 to 1950, at the University of Detroit from 1959 to 1961, and at Boston College from 1962 to 1967. Before going to Detroit, he worked for five years as an assistant coach at Purdue University, where he had played as a guard. After an 8–2 season at Boston College in 1962, Miller signed a new three-year contract with a substantial pay hike. On December 7, 1967, after a 4–6 record, he resigned as Eagles head coach. Early life and playing career Miller played high school football at Massillon Washington High School under Paul Brown Paul Eugene Brown (September 7, 1908 – August 5, 1991) was an American football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL). Brown was both the co-founder and first coach of the Clevela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Fromhart
Wallace Leo Fromhart (May 18, 1913 – May 23, 2002) was an American football player and coach. Born in the tiny mountain town of Newburg, West Virginia, he lived and attended school there until his freshman year of high school, after which his family moved to the significantly larger town of Moundsville, West Virginia. A gifted athlete, Fromhart played varsity baseball and football for Moundsville High School from 1929 to 1931. Following high school graduation, he worked at the local US Stamping plant until 1932 when he was offered, and accepted, an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Notre Dame and play for the university's baseball team. His athletic prowess also landed him the starting quarterback position on the Fighting Irish football team during his junior academic year (1935–36). Fromhart played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team under coach Elmer Layden (of the famed Four Horsemen) who ran an offensive scheme in which the quarterback had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Clark
Earl Harry "Dutch" Clark (October 11, 1906 – August 5, 1978), sometimes also known as the "Flying Dutchman" and the "Old Master", was an American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, and university athletic director. He gained his greatest acclaim as a football player and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame with its inaugural class in 1951 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame with its inaugural class in 1963. He was also named in 1969 to the NFL 1930s All-Decade Team and was the first player to have his jersey (No. 7) retired by the Detroit Lions. Born in Colorado, Clark attended Colorado College where he played football, basketball, and baseball, and also competed in track and field. During the 1928 football season, he rushed for 1,349 yards, scored 103 points, and became the first player from Colorado to receive first-team All-American honors. After graduating in 1930, he remained at Colorado College as the head basketball coach and assistant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Baer
Charles E. Baer (September 24, 1905 – May 31, 1987) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Detroit Mercy for six seasons, from 1945 until 1950. His coaching record at Detroit was 35–21–1. Baer is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Baer was captain of his high school football team in Streator, Illinois, from which he graduated in 1923. He played college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign as a Guard (gridiron football), guard. The team won a Big Ten Conference title in 1927. Head coaching record College References 1905 births 1987 deaths American football guards Detroit Titans football coaches Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches Illinois Fighting Illini football players High school football coaches in Iowa People from Streator, Illinois Players of American football from Illinois {{1940s-collegefootball-coach-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany Schulz
Adolph George "Germany" Schulz (April 19, 1883 – April 14, 1951) was an All-American American football center for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1904 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1908. While playing at Michigan, Schulz is credited with having invented the spiral snap and with developing the practice of standing behind the defensive line. As the first lineman to play in back of the line on defense, he is credited as football's first linebacker. During his time at Michigan, Schulz also became involved in one of college football's earliest recruiting controversies, as some suggested that he was a " ringer" recruited by Michigan coach Fielding H. Yost. Schulz was 21 years old when he enrolled at Michigan and had worked in an Indiana steel mill and reportedly played for either amateur or professional teams. Michigan was refused re-entry into the Western Conference in 1908 when it insisted on playing the 25-year-old Schulz for a fourth season in violation of conferenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James F
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Costello
Harry Joseph Costello (November 9, 1891 – August 24, 1968) was an American college football player and coach who later served as an officer in the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. Early years The son of Patrick Costello, he was born around 1892. Georgetown University He was an alumnus of Georgetown University, where he has been described as a "legendary quarterback." 1911 Costello was a halfback selected for ''Outing'' magazine's "Football Honor List for 1911" picked by coaches from the East and West. The only other southern player on the list was Ray Morrison. 1912 In 1912 Georgetown won the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) posting an 8–1 record with its only loss to 1912 Carlisle Indians football team under first-year head coach Frank Gargan. Nathan Stauffer of ''Collier's Weekly'' selected Costello as his All-Southern quarterback. 1913 He was captain in his final season of 1913. Coaching career Costello was the head football at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
