Veterans Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. The seating capacities were 65,358 for football, and 56,371 for baseball.
Phillip Martin Simms is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the New York Giants. After playing college football for the Morehead State Eagles, Simms was selected in the first round by the New York Giants as the seventh overall pick in the 1979 NFL Draft. Simms was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl XXI, after he led the Giants to a 39–20 victory over the Denver Broncos and set the record for highest completion percentage in a Super Bowl, completing 22 of 25 passes (88%), as well as the highest passer rating in a Super Bowl at 150.9; both of these records still stand. He was also named to the Pro Bowl for his performances in the 1985 and 1993 seasons.
Stephen Nicol is a Scottish retired professional footballer who mainly played as a right back and occasionally played in other positions across defence and midfield. He played for the successful Liverpool teams of the 1980s. He was also a regular member of the Scotland national team and represented his country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Nathaniel Wayne, Jr. is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Mississippi He graduated with a degree in criminal justice. He was known as "Mr. Monday Night", as he consistently performed well on Monday Night Football.
Phil Bailey is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the New York Knights in the USA Rugby League. A former New South Wales and Australian representative player. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Northern Eagles, primarily as a centre or second-row.
Philip Nathan Ifil is an English former professional footballer of Saint Lucia descent who played as a defender. His former clubs include Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Southampton, Colchester United and Dagenham & Redbridge.
Philip Andrew Babb is a sports television pundit and former professional football player and manager.
Frank Costa is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes from 1991 to 1994.
The 2004 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 122nd season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished in second-place in the National League East with a record of 86–76, ten games behind the Atlanta Braves, and six games behind the NL wild-card champion Houston Astros. The Phillies were managed by their former shortstop Larry Bowa (85–75) and Gary Varsho (1–1), who replaced Bowa on the penultimate day of the season. The Phillies played their first season of home games at Citizens Bank Park, which opened April 12, with the visiting Cincinnati Reds defeating the Phillies, 4–1.
In 1966, the Philadelphia Phillies had a winning record of 87–75. Over the course of the campaign, they held winning records against two of their biggest regional rivals, the Pittsburgh Pirates (10–8) and New York Mets (11–7), respectively. Philadelphia had the fourth-highest winning percentage in the National League (NL) that year. The Phillies were owned by R. R. M. "Bob" Carpenter, Jr., with the Phillies playing home games in Connie Mack Stadium, as they had since 1938.
Phillip John Vandersea is an American former American football player.
Philip Leonardus Walker was an English professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He played for Millwall, Charlton Athletic and Gillingham in the English Football League. After a brief spell with Eastern AA of Hong Kong, he finished his career with eleven years in Portugal with Leixões, Boavista and Maia. His nephew is the Southampton player, Kyle Walker-Peters.
Billy Carol Pricer was a professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the Baltimore Colts and Dallas Texans. Played for the University of Oklahoma football team from 1954 to 1956. During this time he played under Bud Wilkinson and, as a Sooner, never lost a game. Went into the draft in 1957 and was drafted in the 6th round by the Baltimore Colts.
NRL SuperCoach is an online National Rugby League (NRL) fantasy football game in which participants take on the role of coach and select a team made of 25 Australian NRL rugby league players, working with a salary cap of $9.6 million and player trading limits.
Robert Todd Hewko was a quarterback for the Florida Gators during the early 1980s starting three games in the 1980 season, sidelined by Wayne Peace. Hewko was also a professional NFL football quarterback, on the roster for such teams as the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, although only ever playing in 2 games for the Buccaneers, Hewko did not start the games and both were losses.
Ben Hiner Tompkins was an American college and professional athlete and National Football League (NFL) referee. At the University of Texas, he played baseball on the first back-to-back college World Series champions in 1949–50 as an All-Conference third baseman and was the starting quarterback for the Longhorns conference championship football team in 1950. He later played six seasons of minor league baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, and then spent 20 years as an NFL referee who officiated two Super Bowls.
Brian Broomell is a former American football quarterback who played one season with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Temple University and attended Sterling High School in Somerdale, New Jersey. He was also a member of the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League (USFL).
Ken Kelley is a former American football linebacker who played two seasons in the United States Football League (USFL) with the Philadelphia Stars, Chicago Blitz and Birmingham Stallions. He was selected by the Philadelphia Stars in the 1983 USFL Territorial Draft. He played college football at Penn State University and attended Sterling High School in Somerdale, New Jersey.
Dylan Wallace Cozens is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He was a second round pick in the 2012 MLB draft. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies.
William Price is a former American football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Bengals in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft.
