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Jim Robertson (American Football)
James E. Robertson was an American college football player and coach. He was an All-American college football player at Dartmouth College from 1919 to 1921, and head coach at Oglethorpe University in 1923. Biography A native of Somerville, Massachusetts, Robertson attended Somerville High School, where he captained the school's baseball team. In 1914 and 1915, Robertson and his brother, Harry J. Robertson, played summer baseball for the Falmouth "Cottage Club" team in what is now the Cape Cod Baseball League. While Harry played catcher, Jim played first base, and was reportedly "a wonderful all-around ballplayer and a slugging hitter." Robertson served in France during World War I, and played on an armed forces football squad in Saumur. Upon returning home from war, Robertson played college football for Dartmouth, where he captained the team in 1920 and 1921, was named an All-American in 1919, 1920 and 1921, and was referred to as "one of the supermen of the modern game." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dartmouth Big Green Football
The Dartmouth Big Green football team represents Dartmouth College in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Ivy League. The team possesses a storied tradition that includes a national championship, and holds a record 20 Ivy League Football Championships with 11 College Football Hall of Fame inductees. After Dartmouth formally entered the Ivy League in 1956, head coach Bob Blackman led the 1962 team to the program's first undefeated season since the 1925 national championship team. Blackman also had his first All-American player in Donald McKinnon, class of 1963, who anchored a strong defense that allowed only six points in its first five games. History The sport of football, in its embryonic form, was played on the campus as early as 1876. Goalposts were erected on the green where they stood for several months, before being removed for the 1877 commencement. The first intercollegiate game occurred on November 17, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saumur
Saumur () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. The town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc.. Saumur station has rail connections to Tours, Angers, La Roche-sur-Yon and Nantes. Toponymy First attested in the Medieval Latin form of ''Salmuri'' in 968 AD, the origin of the name is obscure. Albert Dauzat hypothesized a pre-Celtic unattested element ''*sala'' 'marshy ground' (''cf.'' Celtic ''salm'' 'which jumps and flows'), followed by another unattested element meaning "wall". Many places in Europe seem to contain ''*Sal(m)-'' elements, which may share Old European roots. History The Dolmen de Bagneux on the south of the town, is 23 meters long and is built from 15 large slabs of the local stone, weighing over 500 tons. It is the largest in France. The Château de Saumur was constructed in the 10th century to protect the Loire River crossing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husky Stadium
Husky Stadium (officially Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium for sponsorship purposes) is an outdoor football stadium in the northwest United States, located on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It has been home to the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference since 1920, hosting their football games. Aside from football, the university holds its annual commencement at the stadium each June. It sits at the southeast corner of campus, between Montlake Boulevard N.E. and Union Bay, just north of the Montlake Cut. The stadium is served by the University of Washington Link light rail station, which provides rail service to downtown, Rainier Valley and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. It is also accessible by several bus routes. The stadium underwent a $280 million renovation that was completed in 2013. Its U-shaped design was specifically oriented (18.167° south of due east) to minimize glare from the early afternoon sun i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle approximately a decade after the city's founding. The university has a 703 acre main campus located in the city's University District, as well as campuses in Tacoma and Bothell. Overall, UW encompasses over 500 buildings and over 20 million gross square footage of space, including one of the largest library systems in the world with more than 26 university libraries, art centers, museums, laboratories, lecture halls, and stadiums. The university offers degrees through 140 departments, and functions on a quarter system. Washington is the flagship institution of the six public universities in Washington state. It is known for its medical, engineering, and scientific research. Washington is a member of the Association of American Universiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Washington Sun Dodgers Football Team
The 1920 Washington Sun Dodgers football team represented the University of Washington during the 1920 college football season. Home games were played on campus in Seattle at Denny Field and the new Husky Stadium. In its first season under coach Stub Allison, the team compiled a 1–5 record, finished in last place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 83 to 54. Ted Faulk was the team captain. The final game at Denny Field was a 3–0 loss to Stanford on Saturday, November 6. The venue later known as Husky Stadium was opened for the season's concluding game, a 28–7 homecoming loss to Dartmouth Dartmouth may refer to: Places * Dartmouth, Devon, England ** Dartmouth Harbour * Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States * Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada * Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia Institutions * Dartmouth College, Ivy League university i ... on November 27. Schedule References Washington Washington Huskies footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Dartmouth Indians Football Team
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The 1920 Dartmouth football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Clarence Spears, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 199 to 68. James Robertson was the team captain. On November 27, 1920, Dartmouth played Washington, 28–7, in the inaugural game at Husky Stadium. Schedule References Dartmouth Dartmouth Big Green football seasons Dartmouth Indians football The Dartmouth Big Green football team represents Dartmouth College in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Ivy League. The team possesses a storied tradition that includes a natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Penn Quakers Football Team
The 1919 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1919 college football season The 1919 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing 1919 Centre Praying Colonels football team, Centre, 1919 Harvard Crimson football team, Harvard, 1919 Illinois Fightin .... In their fourth season under head coach Bob Folwell, the Quakers compiled a 6–2–1 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 283 to 40. The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Bert Bell, who later served as commissioner of the National Football League, was the team captain. End Heinie Miller was selected by Walter Camp as a first-team All-American. Schedule References {{Penn Quakers football navbox Penn Quakers football seasons Penn Quakers football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Cornell Big Red Football Team
The 1919 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1919 college football season. In their first season under head coach John H. Rush John Harlan "Speedy" Rush (1874 – August 31, 1958) was an American football player and coach and track athlete. He served as the head football coach at Princeton University from 1915 to 1916 and at Cornell University in 1919, compiling career c ..., the Big Red compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 95 to 34. Schedule References {{Cornell Big Red football navbox Cornell Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 through 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the sport of polo. Bound on the south and north by 110th and 112th streets and on the east and west by Fifth and Sixth (Lenox) avenues, just north of Central Park, it was converted to a baseball stadium when leased by the New York Metropolitans in 1880. The third Polo Grounds, built in 1890, was renovated after a fire in 1911 and became Polo Grounds IV, the one generally indicated when the ''Polo Grounds'' is referenced. It was located in Coogan's Hollow and was noted for its distinctive bathtub shape, with very short distances to the left and right field walls and an unusually deep center field. In baseball, the original Polo Grounds was home to the New York Metropolitans from 1880 through 1885, and the New York Giants from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Goal
A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football. To score a field goal, the team in possession of the ball must place kick, or drop kick, the ball through the goal, i.e., between the uprights and over the crossbar. The entire ball must pass through the vertical plane of the goal, which is the area above the crossbar and between the uprights or, if above the uprights, between their outside edges. American football requires that a field goal must only come during a play from scrimmage (except in the case of a fair catch kick) while Canadian football retains open field kicks and thus field goals may be scored at any time from anywhere on the field and by any player. The vast majority of field goals, in both codes, are place kicked. Drop kicked field goals were common in the early days of gridiron football but are almost never done in modern times. In most leagues, a successful field goal awards three points (a notable exception is six-man football in which, due to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drop Kick
A drop kick is a type of kick in various codes of football. It involves a player dropping the ball and then kicking it as it touches the ground. Drop kicks are used as a method of restarting play and scoring points in rugby union and rugby league. Also, association football goalkeepers often return the ball to play with drop kicks. The kick was once in wide use in both Australian rules football and gridiron football, but is rarely used anymore by either sport. Rugby Drop kick technique The drop kick technique in rugby codes is usually to hold the ball with one end pointing downwards in two hands above the kicking leg. The ball is dropped onto the ground in front of the kicking foot, which makes contact at the moment or fractionally after the ball touches the ground, called the ''half-volley''. The kicking foot usually makes contact with the ball slightly on the instep. In a rugby union kick-off, or drop out, the kicker usually aims to kick the ball high but not a great di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halfback (American Football)
A halfback (HB) is an offensive position in American football, whose duties involve lining up in the offensive backfield and carrying the ball on most rushing plays, i.e. a running back. When the principal ball carrier lines up deep in the backfield, and especially when that player is placed behind another player (usually a blocking back), as in the I formation, that player is instead referred to as a tailback. Sometimes the halfback can catch the ball from the backfield on short passing plays as they are an eligible receiver. Occasionally, they line up as additional wide receivers. When not running or catching the ball, the primary responsibility of a halfback is to aid the offensive linemen in blocking, either to protect the quarterback or another player carrying the football. History Overview Before the emergence of the T formation in the 1940s, all members of the offensive backfield were legitimate threats to run or pass the ball. Most teams used four offensive back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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