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Position: | Tackle | ||
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Born: | Ringgold, Louisiana, U.S. | November 25, 1914||
Died: | February 12, 1959 44) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | (aged||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
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High school: | Ringgold (LA) | ||
College: | Louisiana Tech | ||
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Herschel Orine "Wimpy" Giddens (November 25, 1914 – February 12, 1959) was an American football tackle who played in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1938 and the Boston Yanks in 1944. [1] He died on February 12, 1959, at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, after a short illness. [2]
Just Louis Fontaine was a French professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored the most goals ever in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup, with thirteen in six matches in the 1958 FIFA World Cup tournament. In March 2004, Pelé named him one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony.
Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. Eintracht have won the German championship once, the DFB-Pokal five times, the UEFA Europa League twice and finished as runner-up in the European Cup once. The team was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga at its inception and has spent a total of 55 seasons in the top division, thus making them the seventh longest participating club in the highest tier of the league.
Events from the year 1959 in Ireland.
William Vernell Wood Sr. was an American professional football player and coach. He played as a safety with the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). Wood was an eight-time Pro Bowler and a nine-time All-Pro. In 1989, Wood was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The following lists events that happened during 1959 in Australia.
Charles Albert Conerly Jr. was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1948 through 1961. Conerly played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966. He was married to Perian Conerly, a sports columnist for The New York Times.
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1960 throughout the world.
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1959 throughout the world.
Daniel Alden Reed was an American college football player, coach, and U.S. Representative from the state of New York. Reed was attorney for the excise department of New York from 1903 to 1909. He served in the House of Representatives as a Republican from 1919 until his death in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1959.
The following lists events that happened during 1885 in Australia.
The following lists events that happened during 1883 in Australia.
Loyie Nawlin "Buddy" Humphrey was an American American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, and St. Louis Cardinals. He also was a member of the Houston Oilers in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at Baylor University and was drafted in the second round of the 1959 NFL Draft.
Events from the year 1959 in the United Kingdom.
John Bradshaw Butler was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). In 2012, he was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Robert DeLafayette Jeter, Jr. was an American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.
Enrique Pérez Díaz, known as Pachín, was a Spanish football defender and manager.
Don Paul "Suds" Sutherin was a Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL) defensive back and placekicker. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1992).
LaVern Earl "Torgy" Torgeson was an American football player and coach. He played college football for Washington State from 1948 through 1950. Torgeson played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons, principally as a linebacker, for the Detroit Lions from 1951 to 1954 and for the Washington Redskins from 1955 to 1957.
Events from the year 1959 in the United States. With the admittance of Alaska and Hawaii, this is the last year in which states are added to the union.
Events from the year 1959 in Denmark.