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Susan Tose Spencer
Susan Tose Spencer (born August 1, 1941) is an American businesswoman, lawyer, and former vice president of the Philadelphia Eagles. Early life Born in Newark, New Jersey on August 1, 1941, Spencer is the daughter of Leonard Tose and his first wife Jayne. After graduating from Boston University, Spencer married Ira Schneider, who worked in public relations. They had one daughter. Spencer earned a Master's degree in Education/Economics from Hofstra University and spent five years as a junior high school teacher in East Meadow, New York. In 1971, following her divorce from Schneider, Spencer moved to Lighthouse Point, Florida, where she started a business designing, manufacturing, and selling tennis dresses. The business ended due to a disagreement between Spencer and her business partner Dennis Kalodish. Philadelphia Eagles At the age of 35, Spencer, who had married sporting-goods salesman Harold Fletcher, began attending Villanova University School of Law. While a student she also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. The city had a population of 311,549 as of the , and was calculated at 307,220 by the Population Estimates Program for 2021, making it [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Schultz Newman
Sandra Schultz Newman (born November 4, 1938) is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Career Schultz Newman was the first female Assistant District Attorney in the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, and is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York. She was first elected to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in 1993. In 1995, she was elected to the State Supreme Court, becoming the court's first female justice. Since retiring at the end of 2006, she has maintained a private law practice in Alternative dispute resolution, Alternative Dispute Resolution. She also prepares lawyers for mock appellate arguments. She currently has taken on the cause for Israel and is an ardent supporter of the Republican party. Recognitions Schultz Newman has received the Medallion of Achievement Award from Villanova University School of Law, the Anne X. Alpern Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and four Honorary Doctorate Degrees. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Gamble
Harry T. Gamble (December 26, 1930 – January 28, 2014) was an American football coach and executive. He was the head coach at the Lafayette College and University of Pennsylvania and general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles. Early life and career Gamble was born and raised in Pitman, New Jersey. He graduated from Rider College, where he played offensive line. He later earned a master's degree and doctorate in education from Temple University. He served in the United States Army and was a player/coach at Fort Meade in 1953. He then served as head football coach at Clayton High School and Audubon High School and was named South Jersey Coach of the Year in 1960. In 1962 he joined the college ranks as the Penn Quakers' line coach. College coaching He was the head coach of the Leopards Leopards from 1967 to 1970, compiling a 21−19 record. He then served as the head coach at Penn from 1971 to 1980, earning a 34−55−2 record. After the 1980 season, the school demanded he mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Goode
Woodrow Wilson Goode Sr. (born August 19, 1938) is a former List of mayors of Philadelphia, Mayor of Philadelphia and the first African Americans, African American to hold that office. He served from 1984 to 1992, a period which included the controversial MOVE (Philadelphia organization), MOVE police action and 1985 MOVE bombing, house bombing in 1985. Goode was also a community activist, chair of the state Public Utility Commission, and managing director for the City of Philadelphia. Early life Goode was born into a family of tenant farmers near Seaboard, North Carolina. His family arrived in Philadelphia in 1953 and lived in the Paschall, Philadelphia, Paschall neighborhood in West Philadelphia. He was an honors student at John Bartram High School and then he graduated from Morgan State University in 1961. He was a member of the Reserve Officers Training Corps while attending Morgan State and entered the United States Army, US Army as a First Lieutenant in the military police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the List of United States cities by population, fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the only U.S. state capital with a population of more than one million residents. Phoenix is the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley. The metropolitan area is the 11th largest by population in the United States, with approximately 4.85 million people . Phoenix, the seat of Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa County, has the largest area of all cities in Arizona, with an area of , and is also the List of United States cities by area, 11th largest city by area in the United States. It is the largest metropolitan area, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Brown (defensive Lineman)
Gregory Lee Brown (January 5, 1957 – September 26, 2020) was a professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University is a public university in Charleston, Illinois. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a co .... References 1957 births 2020 deaths Players of American football from Washington, D.C. American football defensive tackles American football defensive ends Eastern Illinois Panthers football players Philadelphia Eagles players Atlanta Falcons players H. D. Woodson High School alumni {{defensive-lineman-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Ellis
Ray Ellis (July 28, 1923 – October 27, 2008) was an American record producer, arranger, conductor, and saxophonist. He was responsible for the orchestration in Billie Holiday's ''Lady in Satin'' (1958). Biography Raymond Spencer Ellis was born in Philadelphia. He arranged many hit records in the 1950s and 1960s. Included are classics such as "A Certain Smile" and "Wild is the Wind" by Johnny Mathis, "Broken Hearted Melody" by Sarah Vaughan, and " Standing on the Corner" by the Four Lads. In 1970, he produced Emmylou Harris' debut LP ''Gliding Bird''. Ellis' work encompassed all areas of music, from records to film, commercials, and television. In the early 1960s, Ellis had a contract to produce his own easy listening record albums with RCA Victor, MGM, and Columbia, the most popular probably being ''Ellis in Wonderland''. His television credits include theme music for ''NBC News At Sunrise'' with Connie Chung and the background and incidental music for the first season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Jackson
Kenny Jackson (born February 15, 1962) is an American former football player. He played wide receiver for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Oilers and was twice named a collegiate All-American at Penn State University (1982 and 1983). Early life Jackson grew up in South River, New Jersey and was a highly recruited athlete out of South River High School, where he excelled in football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school retired his #21 football jersey in October 1994. Jackson was inducted into the New Jersey Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame in 1996. Career College Jackson was Penn State's first All-American wide receiver. By his senior year in 1983, he held 27 school records. He still ranks second in career receiving yards among Nittany Lions with 2,006. He enjoyed his best season in 1982 when he hauled in 41 passes for 697 yards and seven touchdowns en route to Penn State's first National Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Morriss
Guy Walker Morriss (May 13, 1951 – September 5, 2022) was an American football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Kentucky for two seasons (2001–2002) and at Baylor University for five seasons (2003–2007). Morriss played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU) and spent 15 seasons as an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles (1973–1983) and the New England Patriots (1984–1987). Morriss played in over 200 regular season games during his NFL career and started at center for the Eagles in Super Bowl XV. Early years and playing career Morriss was born in Colorado City, Texas, on May 13, 1951. He attended Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas, where he played tight end for the school's team. He later earned a scholarship to Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas, graduating in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education. He played as a guard f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank LeMaster
Frank Preston LeMaster (March 12, 1952 – March 23, 2023) was an American professional American football, football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, he played four years of college football for the Kentucky Wildcats football, Kentucky Wildcats and was selected by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He was a key member of Philadelphia's defense for several years, and along with Bill Bergey and John Bunting (American football), John Bunting, led one of the best 1970s linebacking corps in the league. He helped them reach Super Bowl XV in 1980 and was selected to his first and only Pro Bowl the following season. However, he missed 1983 due to injury and was traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1984. He was unable to make the final roster of the 49ers and retired afterwards. Early life and education LeMaster was born on March 12, 1952, in Lexington, Kentucky. He at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Hairston
Carl Blake Hairston (born December 15, 1952) is a former professional American football player and coach. Hairston has played in one Super Bowl and coached in another during his 30 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Among his 15 years in the league since the end of his playing career, the daunting Hairston has spent 11 seasons as a defensive line coach. He joined the Green Bay Packers from Kansas City, where he spent seven years (1995–1996 and 2001–2005), after sandwiching a four-year term as St. Louis Rams defensive line coach (1997–2000) between his two stints with the Chiefs. Professional career Originally a seventh-round selection (191st overall) by Vermeil's Eagles in 1976, Hairston preceded Reggie White on the Eagles' line (1976–1983), then spent six years in Cleveland (1984–1989) and one final campaign with the Cardinals (1990). In 224 games (184 starts), he posted 94 sacks among 1,141 tackles. He started for the Eagles at defensive end in Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Philadelphia Eagles Season
The 1984 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 52nd in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved upon their previous output of 5–11, winning six games. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season. Whatever outside chance the Birds had to make the playoffs was sunk on November 25 at St. Louis, when starting quarterback Ron Jaworski suffered a broken leg and missed the remainder of the season. It was the most serious injury the "Polish Rifle" ever suffered in his long career. Joe Pisarcik took over under center for the final three-plus games. Offseason NFL draft The 1984 NFL Draft was held May 1–2, 1984. It was 12 rounds held over two days and televised by ESPN in great detail. A month later a draft was held for college seniors who already signed with either the CFL or USFL prior to the May 1984 draft. While the Eagles finished the 1983 NFL season with a record of 5–11 and in fourth place in the NFC East Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
