The Rochester Zeniths were a professional basketball team in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). They played in Henrietta, New York, a suburb of Rochester at the Dome Arena and in downtown Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. They existed for six basketball seasons, winning two league titles and generally had great success on the basketball court before they disbanded after the 1982/83 season.
Cloyce Kennedy Box was an American football player and businessman. He played five years in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions, was a member of NFL championship teams in 1952 and 1953, was selected as a second-team All-Pro in 1950 and a first-team All-Pro in 1952, and played in the 1951 and 1953 Pro Bowl games. On December 3, 1950, he set Detroit team records with 12 catches, four touchdown receptions, 24 points, and 302 receiving yards. He later became a successful businessman in the oil and gas business in Texas.
Cory Ross is a former American football, Canadian football and indoor football running back. He is now the head coach of the Quad City Steamwheelers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Nebraska.
Charles Emile "Gus" Dorais was an American football player, coach, and athletic administrator.
Michalis Kasapis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a left back and a later manager. In 1995 he was voted as the second best Greek footballer and as one of the 22 best European players in 2001–02, he played in the Europe XI after he was called by the Johan Cruyff and he is considered one of the best Greek left backs to ever play the game.
Charles Sumner "Cy" Sherman was an American journalist and is known as the "father of the Cornhuskers" after giving the University of Nebraska football team the name "Cornhuskers" in 1899. At his suggestion in 1936, Associated Press (AP) sports editor Alan J. Gould created the first AP Poll for ranking college football teams. Sherman began his career writing at the Nebraska State Journal in Lincoln, spent a short time at the Red Lodge, Montana Pickett before returning to Lincoln and the Lincoln Star where he spent most of his career. At his death he was called by the Star the "Dean of American Sportswriters".
Angus William "Gus" Black was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for Scotland and the Lions.
Ned Alfred Mathews was a professional American football player who played running back for four seasons in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and Boston Yanks. With the Lions, he led the league in kickoff returns and ranked second in interceptions thrown. He also played in the American Football League for the Hollywood Rangers, with whom he scored 18 touchdowns on 65 carries. Mathews was a college football quarterback at UCLA.
Ellsworth J. Jones, Jr. was a Mayor of Saratoga Springs, New York, and veteran of World War II.
Kasapis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, several men's professional slow-pitch softball leagues were formed in the United States to build on the growth and talent in the booming men's amateur game during this period. The American Professional Slo-Pitch League (APSPL) was the first such league, launching in an era of experimentation in professional sports leagues. The APSPL was formed in 1977 by former World Football League executive Bill Byrne, who would go on to found the Women's Professional Basketball League. Former New York Yankees star Whitey Ford was the first APSPL commissioner.
Ranald Macdonald was a Scotland international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh University. Normally a fly-half, he also played at centre and on the wing.
The 1936 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1936 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 140 to 80.
Vincent Louis "Slice" Schleusner was an American football player. He played college football for Iowa and professional football for the Portsmouth Spartans in the National Football League (NFL).
The 1965 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Columbia tied for last in the Ivy League.
The Chicago Storm were a professional 12-inch softball team that played in the American Professional Slo-Pitch League (APSPL) during the 1977 and 1978 seasons. They played their home games at the Windy City Softball Complex in Bridgeview, Illinois in 1977 and then at two different parks in 1978 - Lions Park in Mt. Prospect, Illinois and Community Park in Addison, Illinois.
The Moline Universal Tractors, also known as the Moline Athletics, were an independent American football team that played in 1920. Although an independent, they played in two games that were recorded in the National Football League (NFL), against the Decatur Staleys and Chicago Cardinals Overall, the Universal Tractors played seven games during their only season of existence, and compiled a record of 2–5.
Samuel Doyle Nave was an American football player and coach. He was known for coming off the bench and throwing the game-winning touchdown in the 1939 Rose Bowl. He was drafted 6th overall by the Detroit Lions but did not play for them. Afterwards he was the head coach of the Hawaii Polar Bears, a minor-league team.
Leo Boyd Jensvold was an American football quarterback and halfback who played one season in the National Football League (NFL). He played in one game for the Chicago Bears before joining the Cleveland Indians and finishing the season with them. He played college football at Iowa and played alongside his twin brother, Lloyd.
The 1928 Loyola Lions football team was an American football team that represented Loyola College of Los Angeles as an independent during the 1928 college football season. The Lions compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 147 to 50.
