Related Research Articles
James Arthur Smith is a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1974 to 1976. He also played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1977 to 1982 before starring on the Birmingham Stallions of the rival United States Football League (USFL). After the USFL's demise, Smith played a final season for the Los Angeles Raiders in 1985.
Richard Lee Stotter was an American football linebacker who played one season with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fourteenth round of the 1968 NFL Draft. Stotter played college football at the University of Houston and attended Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He was a Consensus All-American in 1967. He died in 2015 at age 70 in Cleveland.
Paul Leslie Cameron is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1954 NFL Draft. Cameron played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and attended Burbank High School in Burbank, California. He was also a member of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and was a WIFU All-Star in 1956. He was a Consensus All-American in 1953. Cameron was third in Heisman Trophy voting in 1953 and sixth in 1952.
John Richard Rabbit Dugger was an American football player who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1945 NFL Draft. Dugger played college football at Ohio State University and attended Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio. He was also a member of the Buffalo Bisons of the All-America Football Conference. He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1944.
Booker Taylor Brown was an American football offensive tackle who played two seasons with the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL Draft. Brown first enrolled at Santa Barbara City College before transferring to the University of Southern California. He attended Santa Barbara High School in Santa Barbara, California. He was a consensus All-American in 1973. He was also a member of the Southern California Sun of the World Football League.
Mike Townsend is a former American football defensive back who played one season in the World Football League with the Jacksonville Sharks and Memphis Southmen. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame. Townsend was a captain on the Notre Dame 1973 national championship team. He led the nation with ten interceptions as a junior. He was a Consensus All-American in 1973.
Robert Owen Majors is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 1972 NFL Draft. Majors played college football at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He was a consensus All-American in 1971. He was also a member of the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League (WFL). He is the younger brother of former Tennessee head coach Johnny Majors.
Richard Guy Hightower was an American football player. He played college football at the center position for the SMU Mustangs from 1949 to 1951. He was a consensus first-teamselection on the 1951 College Football All-America Team. He also received All-Southwest Conference honors in both 1950 and 1951.
Robert Vincent "Bob" Jury is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 1978 NFL Draft. Jury played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and attended South Park High School in South Park, Pennsylvania. He was a consensus All-American in 1977. He is the Pittsburgh Panthers all-time leaders in interceptions (21), interceptions in a season (10) and interception return yards (266).
Eric Johnson Still is a former American football offensive guard who played college football at the University of Tennessee and attended Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fourth round of the 1990 NFL Draft. He was a consensus All-American in 1989. He played two season with the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football.
Robert Kula is a former American football offensive tackle who played college football at Michigan State University and attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Kula was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 1990 NFL Draft. He was a consensus All-American in 1989. He was Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year in 1989. He played two seasons with the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football.
Dave Butterfield is a former American football defensive back who played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and attended Sterling High School in Sterling, Colorado. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the eleventh round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He was a consensus All-American in 1976.
Larry Seivers is a former American football wide receiver who played college football at the University of Tennessee. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) in the fourth round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He was a consensus All-American in 1975 and 1976.
Al Romano is a former gridiron football defensive tackle who played two seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the eleventh round of the 1977 NFL Draft. Romano played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and attended Solvay High School in Solvay, New York. He was a consensus All-American in 1976.
Bill Armstrong is a former American football defensive back who played two seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) in the eighth round of the 1977 NFL Draft. Armstrong played college football at Wake Forest University.
Ernie Jennings is a former American football wide receiver who played college football at the United States Air Force Academy and attended Kansas City Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the tenth round of the 1971 NFL Draft. Jennings had originally joined the Air Force Falcons as a defensive back. He was a consensus All-American in All-American in 1970 and finished eighth in Heisman Trophy voting after catching 74 passes for 1,289 yards. He also led NCAA Division I football in receiving touchdowns in 1970 with 17. He is Air Force's all-time leader in receptions with 148, 2nd in receiving yards with 2,392 and leads the team in receiving touchdowns with 28. Jennings was on the 2014 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame but was not chosen. Jennings spent time in the military after college and was released by the San Francisco 49ers in August 1975. He then began a career at NASA in 1976.
J. T. Thatcher is a former American football defensive back who played college football at the University of Oklahoma and attended Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma. He was a consensus All-American in 2000. Thatcher won the Mosi Tatupu Award in 2000. He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders.
Rufus French is a former American football tight end who played college football at the University of Mississippi and attended Amory High School in Amory, Mississippi. He was a consensus All-American in 1998. He was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Ricky Anderson is a former American football punter who played college football at Vanderbilt University and attended Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the eleventh round of the 1985 NFL Draft. He was a consensus All-American in 1984 as a punter. Anderson also played placekicker for the Commodores. He was also a first-team All-SEC selection in 1984.
Mirko Jurkovic was an American football offensive guard who played college football at the University of Notre Dame and attended Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City, Illinois. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the ninth round of the 1992 NFL Draft.
References
- ↑ "1985 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL". Orlando Sentinel. August 13, 1985. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Jeff Sanchez". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2014.