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Mitchell Olenski
Mitchell Olenski (January 13, 1920 – June 13, 2000) was an American football player and coach. Olenski played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, while serving in the Army at Fort Warren and then professionally with the Miami Seahawks and Detroit Lions. He also served as a coach for the Alabama Informals football team in their lone 1943 season and at Fort Warren in 1944 and 1945. University of Alabama Olenski played his first season with the Crimson Tide as a member of their freshmen team for the 1940 season. He then started at tackle for Alabama in both the 1941 and 1942 seasons. After the university canceled the 1943 season, Olenski served as a coach for the Alabama Informals. The squad was composed of 17-year-old and draft deferred students and after a loss to , the Informals defeated Marion Military Institute twice and finished the season with an overall record of two wins and one loss. Professional career Olenski was taken in the ninth round as the 78 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tackle (American Football)
Tackle is a playing position in gridiron football. Historically, in the one-platoon system prevalent in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a tackle played on both offense and defense. In the modern system of specialized units, offensive tackle and defensive tackle are separate positions, and the stand-alone term "tackle" refers to the offensive tackle position only. The offensive tackle (OT, T) is a position on the offensive line, left and right. Like other offensive linemen, their job is to block: to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football and enable him to advance the football and eventually score a touchdown. The term "tackle" is a vestige of an earlier era of football in which the same players played both offense and defense. A tackle is the strong position on the offensive line. They power their blocks with quick steps and maneuverability. The tackles are mostly in charge of the outside protection. Usually they defend ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 NFL Draft
The 1944 National Football League Draft was held on April 19, 1944, at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Boston Yanks selected quarterback Angelo Bertelli. Player selections Round one Round two Round three Round four Round five Round six Round seven Round eight Round nine Round ten Round eleven Round twelve Round thirteen Round fourteen Round fifteen Round sixteen Round seventeen Round eighteen Round nineteen Round twenty Round twenty-one Round twenty-two Round twenty-three Round twenty-four Round twenty-five Round twenty-six Round twenty-seven Round twenty-eight Round twenty-nine Round thirty Round thirty-one Round thirty-two Hall of Famers * Otto Graham, quarterback from Northwestern taken 1st round 4th overall by the Detroit Lions. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965.List of 1960s Hall of Fame I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Lions Players
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Camp Lee Travellers Football Players
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Brooklyn Tigers Players
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore Colts (1947–1950) Players
The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team that played in Baltimore from its founding in 1953 to 1984. The team now plays in Indianapolis, as the Indianapolis Colts. The team was named for Baltimore's history of horse breeding and racing. It was the second incarnation of the Baltimore Colts, the first having played for three years in the All-America Football Conference and one in the National Football League (NFL). The 1953–83 Baltimore Colts team played its home games at Memorial Stadium. Franchise history The Baltimore Colts were one of the first NFL teams to have cheerleaders, a marching band and a team "fight song" (along with the nearby Washington Redskins, forty miles southwest in the nation's capital). The Baltimore Colts were named after Baltimore's 149-year-old annual "Preakness Stakes", a premier thoroughbred horse racing event, second jewel of the famous "Triple Crown" championship series of the sport run at the historic Pimlico Race Course s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama Crimson Tide Football Players
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1920 Births
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1947 Detroit Lions Season
The 1947 Detroit Lions season was their 18th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 1–10, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season. Before the season Draft Schedule Standings Players * Stan Batinski, guard * Ben Chase, guard * Ted Cook, end * Ted Cremer, end * Bob DeFruiter, halfback * Robert Derleth, tackle * Chuck DeShane, guard * Bill Dudley, halfback * Jack Dugger, tackle * Leon Fichman * John Greene, end * George Hekkers * Ralph Heywood, end * Bill Hillman * Bob Ivory * Tommy James, defensive back * Elmer Jones, guard * Pete Kmetovic, halfback * Les Lear, tackle * Clyde LeForce, quarterback * Elmer Madarik, halfback * Joe Margucci, halfback * Kelly Mote, end * Reed Nilsen * Bill O'Brien, halfback * Mitchell Olenski, tackle * Merv Pregulman, center * Ken Reese * Floyd Rhea, offensive lineman * Dave Ryan, quarterback * John Sanchez, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Crisp
Henry Gorham Crisp (December 10, 1896 – January 23, 1970) was an American football, basketball, baseball and track coach and college athletics administrator. In spite of an accident when he was 13 years old that resulted in the loss of his right hand, Crisp went on to letter in football, basketball and track at both Hampden–Sydney College and Virginia Tech – then known primarily as VPI. After completing his collegiate career, Crisp began his long coaching career at the University of Alabama. There he served as the head basketball coach (1924–1942, 1945–1946), baseball coach (1928), track coach (1921–1927), as a line coach with the football team (1921–1941, 1945, 1950–1957) and as athletic director (1930–1940, 1954–1957). Crisp also served as an assistant and interim head coach with the Miami Seahawks (1946) and as a line coach at Tulane (1947–1949). Early life Henry "Hank" Gorham Crisp was born on December 10, 1896, at Crisp, North Carolina. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Miami Seahawks Season
The 1946 Miami Seahawks season was the inaugural (and only) one for the franchise and the first for the All-America Football Conference. Head coach Jack Meagher led the team to a 3–11 finish, fourth out of four teams in the Eastern Division. The team's statistical leaders included Marion Pugh with 608 passing yards, Jimmy Nelson with 163 rushing yards, Lamar Davis with 275 receiving yards, and Dick Erdlitz with 34 points scored (22 extra points, two field goals, and one touchdown). Rookie guard Buddy Jungmichel was selected by both the United Press and the AAFC as a second-team guard on the 1946 All-AAFC football team. Regular season Schedule : Standings Roster Players shown in bold started at least one ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
