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Dave Wannstedt
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Dave Wannstedt is an American football coach. He has been the coach of the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was also the coach of the University of Pittsburgh football team from 2005 to 2010. Wannstedt was born in Baldwin, Pennsylvania and attended Baldwin High School and he earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh playing offensive tackle and blocking for future Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett. In 1975, Pitt coach Johnny Majors hired him as a assistant coach. He was on the staff when the Panthers won the 1976 NCAA Division I-A national football championship with a victory over the Georgia Bulldogs in the 1977 Sugar Bowl. In 1977, Jimmy Johnson joined the staff of the Pitt Panthers, when Johnson left to become the head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 1979, he invited Wannstedt to join his staff. Wannstedt served as line coach for the Oklahoma State Cowboys for the 1979 and 1980 seasons and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1981. He moved on to University of Southern California in 1983 to coach the Trojans, in 1986, Wannstedt became defensive coordinator for the Miami Hurricanes under friend and mentor Jimmy Johnson, where they won a national championship in 1987. When Johnson was hired as coach of the Dallas Cowboys in 1989. The Cowboys defense was considered one of the best in the NFL under Wannstedts leadership and he became a prime candidate to become an NFL head coach. When Chuck Noll retired as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, in 1992, Wannstedt was one of the finalists for the job. On January 19,1993, he was hired as the coach of the Chicago Bears replacing legendary coach Mike Ditka. Wannstedts tenure at Chicago was tumultuous and he led the Bears to only one postseason appearance in his 6 years at Chicago and compiled a 41-57 record. Four of those coaches—Wannstedt, Ted Marchibroda, Ray Rhodes, and Dom Capers—were fired within one hour, in 1999, Wannstedt again joined coach Jimmy Johnsons staff—this time, as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach of the Miami Dolphins. When the then-56-year-old Johnson announced his retirement suddenly on January 16,2000, Wannstedt was the choice to replace him. Under Wannstedt, the Dolphins regular season record was 42-31, with appearances in his first two seasons. Wannstedt resigned as coach midway through the 2004 season, with the Dolphins record standing at 1-8
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Wayne Huizenga
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Harry Wayne Huizenga is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He has been involved in the founding of three Fortune 500 corporations and is responsible for six New York Stock Exchange listed companies and he has also been an owner of three top tier professional sports franchises. H. Wayne Huizenga is of Dutch descent and his parents, Gerrit Harry and Jean Huizenga, were both products of the Chicago Dutch community. Wayne was born at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, Illinois and he has one sister, Bonnie, who is five years younger. He attended Timothy Christian School until his mid-teens, in early 1953, the Huizenga family moved to Florida and settled in the Fort Lauderdale area. The remainder of his school years were spent at Pine Crest School. After high school graduation he moved back to Chicago where most of his friends, grandparents, in 1956 he enrolled at Calvin College, a liberal arts college in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but he dropped out before the end of his sophomore year. In September 1959, Huizenga enlisted in the Army reserve and spent six months in the service full-time to complete his basic training, returning to Fort Lauderdale, he started a garbage hauling business, as his grandfather had done in Chicago in 1894. Beginning with a garbage truck in 1968, he grew Waste Management. Huizenga aggressively purchased independent garbage hauling companies, and by the time he took the public in 1972. By 1983, he grew Waste Management into the largest waste disposal company in the United States, Huizenga repeated his business success with Blockbuster Video, acquiring a handful of stores in 1987, and becoming the countrys leading movie rental chain by 1994. Huizenga has been a recipient of Financial World magazines CEO of the Year award. In 2004, he purchased the luxury yacht Aussie Rules from the Australian boat builder. The yacht cost $77 million and was modified by Huizenga. Aussie Rules was renamed Floridian after his golf course designed by Gary Player. In 2010, Huizenga reconnected with Steve Berrard, former CEO of Blockbuster Video and AutoNation, coolBrands had divested its core businesses in 2007, leaving little more than a corporate shell. Huizenga currently owns 5% of the Miami Dolphins, as well as 5% of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens and he held 50% of the team and stadium until January 2009 when he sold a 45% stake to Stephen M. Ross. He purchased 15% of the team and their sports venue in 1990, long time owner Joe Robbie had recently died and his family found it difficult to keep the team afloat
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Hard Rock Stadium
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Hard Rock Stadium is a multipurpose football stadium located in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb north of Miami. It is the stadium of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. The facility also hosts the Orange Bowl, a college football bowl game. It was the home to the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2011. The stadium has hosted five Super Bowls, the 2010 Pro Bowl, two World Series, four BCS National Championship Games, the round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic. The stadium will host Super Bowl LIV in 2020, for their first 21 seasons, the Miami Dolphins played at the Orange Bowl. Joe Robbie, the founder, led the financing campaign to build a new home for the team. He believed it was only a matter of time before a Major League Baseball team came to South Florida, at his request, the stadium was built so only minimal renovations would be necessary to ready it for a baseball team. Most notably, the field was somewhat wider than is normally the case for an NFL stadium. The wide field makes it fairly easy to convert the stadium for soccer. Because of this decision, the first row of seats is 90 ft from the sideline in a football configuration. This resulted in an intimate venue for football compared to other football facilities built around this time. At the time it opened in 1987, the stadium was located in an area within Miami-Dade County. Miami Gardens was incorporated on May 13,2003, the first preseason game for the Dolphins was played on August 16,1987 against the Chicago Bears. The first regular game was scheduled for September 27, a week 3 game against the New York Giants. The first regular season NFL game played there was a 42–0 Dolphins victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on October 11,1987, the game was in the middle of the 1987 NFL strike, and was played with replacement players. The stadium hosted its first Monday Night Football game on December 7 of that year, in addition to the Super Bowl, several other playoff games have been played in the stadium, including the 1992 AFC Championship Game, which the Dolphins lost to the Buffalo Bills, 29–10. The Dolphins are 5–3 in playoff games held here, losing the most recent one in January 2009, the team is unbeaten here against the Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles/St
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AFC East
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The American Football Conference – Eastern Division or AFC East is a division of the National Football League s American Football Conference. There are currently four teams that reside in the division, the Buffalo Bills, the Miami Dolphins, the New England Patriots, and the New York Jets. Since the divisions enfranchisement in 1960, with the creation of the American Football League, the most recent appearance and championship in the Super Bowl won by an AFC East team was the Patriots in Super Bowl LI. Entering 2017 the Patriots had the most wins in the history, with a record of 476-383-9. The Dolphins were second at 439-341-4 with a record of 20-21. The Bills were at 400-460-8 with a record of 14-15. The Jets held a record of 392-468-8, with a record of 12-13 including victory in Super Bowl III. The Bills have won ten titles, and the Jets have won four. The American Football League Eastern Division was formed during the season of the American Football League in 1960. The divisional alignment consisted of the Buffalo Bills, Boston Patriots, New York Titans, the Miami Dolphins entered the AFL in 1966 as part of its Eastern division. The division was absorbed nearly intact with the AFL–NFL Merger in 1970, none of the AFC East teams currently plays within the central city of their metropolitan area, The Bills play in Orchard Park, New York. They played in the city of Buffalo from 1960–72, the Jets play in East Rutherford, New Jersey The Dolphins play in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of Miami The Patriots play in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Jets are now coached by Todd Bowles and the Bills were coached by Rex Ryan for 31 games, parcells himself coached the Patriots and the Jets and was Vice President of Football Operations for the Dolphins until the summer of 2010. ESPNs Chris Berman often calls this division the AFC Adams due to its similarity to the old Adams Division of the NHL. Along with the AFC West, the AFC East is the oldest NFL division in terms of creation date, place cursor over year for division champ or Super Bowl team. A Boston Patriots renamed to New England Patriots, B Houston Oilers move to newly created AFC Central division and later are renamed the Tennessee Oilers, then Tennessee Titans. Moved to AFC South in 2002, moved to AFC South in 2002. + – A players strike in 1982 reduced the season to nine games
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2004 Miami Dolphins season
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The 2004 Miami Dolphins season was the teams 39th overall, and 35th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins were unable to improve upon their previous output of 10–6. The team was affected by the premature retirement of their star running back. With this season record below.500 the team would have their first losing season since 1988 and their match with the Buffalo Bills in Week 6 is the only time in the NFL since 1968 that the last two winless teams have met each other. More info, The Night That Courage Wore Orange On December 20th and it was a miraculous win for the struggling Dolphins, having never recovered from the loss of Ricky Williams. The stunning upset came in fashion, with A. J. Feeley throwing a game-winning touchdown to Derrius Thompson on 4th down and 10. The then-normally conservative and traditional Dolphins broke out a bright orange uniform for the game. Thus, the game has known in some circles as The Night That Courage Wore Orange
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2003 NFL season
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The 2003 NFL season was the 84th regular season of the National Football League. The Philadelphia Eagles opened Lincoln Financial Field, regular season play was held from September 4,2003 to December 28,2003. The playoffs began on January 3,2004, the NFL title was eventually won by the New England Patriots when they narrowly defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in Super Bowl XXXVIII at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas on February 1. Previously, the team was penalized, but had another chance to kick again from five yards back. League officials encouraged networks to cut to a commercial break if an instant replay challenge review was initiated. Previously networks were not permitted to utilize those game stoppages for their prescribed commercial periods. Cincinnati Bengals – Marvin Lewis, replaced Dick LeBeau who was fired following the 2002 season, Dallas Cowboys – Bill Parcells, replaced Dave Campo who was fired following the 2002 season. Detroit Lions – Steve Mariucci, replaced Marty Mornhinweg who was fired following the 2002 season, Jacksonville Jaguars – Jack Del Rio, replaced Tom Coughlin who was fired following the 2002 season. San Francisco 49ers – Dennis Erickson, replaced Steve Mariucci who was fired following the 2002 season, W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against Clinched playoff seeds are marked in parentheses and shaded in green. A Indianapolis finished ahead of Tennessee in the AFC South based on better head-to-head record, B Denver clinched the AFC6 seed instead of Miami based on better conference record. C Buffalo finished ahead of N. Y, jets in the AFC East based on better division record. D Jacksonville finished ahead of Houston in the AFC South based on division record. E Oakland finished ahead of San Diego in the AFC West based on conference record. F Philadelphia clinched the NFC1 seed instead of St. Louis based on conference record. G Seattle clinched the NFC5 seed instead of Dallas based on strength of victory, New Orleans Saints – New AstroPlay home turf by midseason. Green Bay Packers – New remodel Lambeau Field, Added black trim on logo and numbers. Chicago Bears – New remodel Soldier Field, Buffalo Bills – New AstroPlay home turf. Philadelphia Eagles – New stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, and added silver trim to numbers on uniforms
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Miami Dolphins
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The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football franchise based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League as a club of the leagues American Football Conference East division. The Dolphins play their games at Hard Rock Stadium in the northern suburb of Miami Gardens, Florida. The Dolphins and the Atlanta Falcons are the oldest NFL franchises in the Deep South, however, of the four AFC East teams, they are the only team in the division that was not a charter member of the American Football League. The Dolphins team was founded by attorney-politician Joe Robbie and actor-comedian Danny Thomas and they began play in the AFL in 1966. For the first few years the Dolphins full-time training camp and practice facilities were at Saint Andrews School, in 1970 the Dolphins joined the NFL when the AFL–NFL merger occurred. The team made its first Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl VI, Miami also appeared in Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XIX, losing both games. For most of their history, the Dolphins were coached by Don Shula. Under Shula, the Dolphins posted losing records in two of his 26 seasons as the head coach. During the period spanning 1983 to the end of 1999, quarterback Dan Marino became one of the most prolific passers in NFL history, Marino led the Dolphins to five division titles,10 playoff appearances, and Super Bowl XIX before retiring following the 1999 season. During the summer of 1966, the Dolphins training camp was in St. Pete Beach with practices in August at Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport. The Dolphins had a combined 15–39–2 record in their first four seasons under head coach George Wilson, before Don Shula was hired as head coach. Shula was a Paul Brown disciple who had been lured from the Baltimore Colts after losing Super Bowl III two seasons earlier to the AFLs New York Jets and finishing 8–5–1 the following season. Interestingly, Shula got his first NFL coaching job from then-Detroit Head Coach George Wilson, when Shula replaced Wilson at Miami the Colts charged the Dolphins with tampering in their hiring of Shula, costing the Dolphins their first round draft pick in 1971. Shula introduced himself to the Miami press by saying that he didnt have any magic formulas, Shulas early training camps with the Dolphins, with four workouts a day, would soon be the stuff of sweltering, painful legend. But Shulas hard work paid dividends, as Miami improved to a 10–4 record and their first-ever playoff appearance. The Dolphins were successful in the early 1970s, becoming the first team to advance to the AFC Championship for three consecutive seasons and they captured the AFC championship in 1971 behind quarterback Bob Griese, running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, and wide receiver Paul Warfield. The AFC Divisional Playoff Game, in which the Dolphins defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, was the longest contest in NFL history, in Super Bowl VI, however, Miami lost to the Dallas Cowboys 24–3
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National Football League
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The National Football League is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference. The NFL is one of the four professional sports leagues in North America. The NFLs 17-week regular season runs from the week after Labor Day to the week after Christmas, with each team playing 16 games, the NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. The NFL agreed to merge with the American Football League in 1966, and the first Super Bowl was held at the end of that season, the merger was completed in 1970. Today, the NFL has the highest average attendance of any sports league in the world and is the most popular sports league in the United States. S. The NFLs executive officer is the commissioner, who has authority in governing the league. The team with the most NFL championships is the Green Bay Packers with thirteen, the current NFL champions are the New England Patriots, who defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34–28 in Super Bowl LI. Another meeting held on September 17,1920 resulted in the renaming of the league to the American Professional Football Association, the league hired Jim Thorpe as its first president, and consisted of 14 teams. Only two of these teams, the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Cardinals, remain, the first event occurred on September 26,1920 when the Rock Island Independents defeated the non-league St. Paul Ideals 48–0 at Douglas Park. On October 3,1920, the first full week of league play occurred, the following season resulted in the Chicago Staleys controversially winning the title over the Buffalo All-Americans. In 1922, the APFA changed its name to the National Football League, in 1932, the season ended with the Chicago Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans tied for first in the league standings. This method had used since the leagues creation in 1920. The league quickly determined that a game between Chicago and Portsmouth was needed to decide the leagues champion. Playing with altered rules to accommodate the playing field, the Bears won the game 9–0. Fan interest in the de facto championship game led the NFL, beginning in 1933, the 1934 season also marked the first of 12 seasons in which African Americans were absent from the league. The de facto ban was rescinded in 1946, following public pressure, the NFL was always the foremost professional football league in the United States, it nevertheless faced a large number of rival professional leagues through the 1930s and 1940s. Rival leagues included at least three separate American Football Leagues and the All-America Football Conference, on top of regional leagues of varying caliber. Three NFL teams trace their histories to these leagues, including the Los Angeles Rams
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Rick Spielman
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Rick Spielman is an American football executive who is the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was promoted to manager in 2012 after spending 2006–2011 as the teams vice president of player personnel. He formerly worked for ESPN on NFL Live, Spielman is a graduate of Massillon Washington High School located in Massillon, Ohio and is the older brother of Chris Spielman, the former Detroit Lions linebacker. Spielman played linebacker at Southern Illinois University, earning first-team All-Gateway Conference honoree as a junior and he was also part of the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA national championship team as a redshirt freshman. Upon entering the NFL, as a free agent, he was invited to training camp with the San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions. Spielman began his NFL career as a scout with Detroit in 1990 and he moved to Director of Pro Personnel for the Bears from 1997 to 1999 before joining the Dolphins in 2000 as Vice President of Player Personnel. He was promoted in 2002 to Senior Vice President-Football Operations/Player Personnel, Spielman left the Dolphins during the 2005 off-season. Spielman worked with ESPN as an NFL analyst in 2005, before joining the Minnesota Vikings, Spielman assumed the Vikings Vice President of Player Personnel role on May 30,2006, replacing Fran Foley. To date, Spielman has overseen seven drafts in Minnesota, prior to 2012 when he was promoted to General Manager, Spielman shared a triangle of authority in drafts with Vikings owner Zygi Wilf and then-head coach Brad Childress. In 2014 Spielman was given the authority to make a coaching change. He hired Mike Zimmer to replace Leslie Frazier, Mike Zimmer and new offensive coordinator Norv Turner were involved in the draft process in 2014 and 2015. The Vikings also drafted notable offensive players in TJ Clemmings, Stefon Diggs, the draft aside, Spielman is best known for several key offseason moves. In 2008 they traded a first-round pick, two third-round picks and a swap of sixth round picks to the Kansas City Chiefs for Pro Bowl defensive end, Jared Allen. Spielman also played a key role in the Vikings coming to terms with longtime Green Bay Packer Brett Favre prior to the 2009 season, the Vikings signed Tom Johnson in 2014 and resigned him in 2015. In 2015 the Vikings brought in Terence Newman and traded for Mike Wallace, Spielman is married and has six adopted children. His wifes name is Michele and his children are Juan, Luis, Ronnie, J. D. Omie and Whitney
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Norv Turner
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Norval Eugene Turner is an American football coach who was last the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League before resigning on November 2,2016. He has served as coach of the Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders. He is the brother of Ron Turner, the former head coach at the University of Illinois. Turner has the most wins of any NFL head coach with a losing record. His 114–122–1 record is tied for 31st-most wins by a coach in NFL history. Born at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Turner played high school football at Alhambra High School in Martinez, California. After serving as a assistant coach at Oregon in 1975, Turner was an assistant coach for the USC Trojans in 1976, hired by head coach John Robinson. He stayed with the Trojans for nine seasons, then rejoined Robinson in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams in 1985, Turner was an assistant with the Rams for six seasons, through 1990. Turner was the offensive coordinator with the Dallas Cowboys on Jimmy Johnsons staff when Dallas won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1992 and 1993, Turner got much of the credit for not only their success, but for helping shape quarterback Troy Aikman into a Hall of Fame player. Upon arriving in Dallas, Turner took over an offense that was dead last in the NFL in total yards averaging 255.1 yds/gm and scoring 15.2 pts/gm, his impact was immediate. In 1991 the offense jumped to 9th in total yds with 318. 8/gm and scoring 21. 4/gm, Emmitt Smith led the NFL in rushing all 3 years under Norv Turner, and was the MVP of Super Bowl XXVIII. No team in the Super Bowl era had won with the leading rusher before Emmitt Smith under Turner in 1992 and 1993. Troy Aikman had a record of 7–18 as a starter before Turners arrival, then 31–11 in the regular season, Michael Irvin never finished lower than 2nd in the NFL in receiving yards under Norv. In 1994, following his success with the Cowboys, Turner was hired as the coach of the Washington Redskins. In seven seasons with the Redskins, he went 49–59–1, in 1996 Turner led the Redskins to a 7–1 start but finished the season 9–7. They made the only once, in 1999, where they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round. This left Turner with the distinction of being the rare NFL head coach in the era to be fired midway through a season with a winning record. Turner was replaced for the final 3 regular season games by Interim Head Coach Terry Robiskie, following his tenure with the Redskins, Turner went on to serve as offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers in 2001 and for the Miami Dolphins in 2002 and 2003
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Keith Armstrong (American football)
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Keith Armstrong is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. Armstrong has over two decades of coaching experience. He played college football at Temple, on December 31,2012, NFL. com reported that Armstrong was expected to be interviewed by the Chicago Bears for the head coaching position after Lovie Smiths firing. He also met with the Philadelphia Eagles about possibly replacing Andy Reid, Armstrong grew up in Levittown, Pennsylvania, and played high school football at Bishop Egan High School in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. Keith and his wife, Kathleen, have two daughters, Kaitlin and Kristen
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Bernie Parmalee
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Bernard Bernie Parmalee is the current running backs Coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Parmalee played high school football at Lincoln High School in Jersey City, Parmalee played running back for the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets from 1992 to 2000. Parmalees professional opportunity came when he tried out for the Miami Dolphins after working for UPS and he played seven seasons with the Dolphins in 104 games, scoring fifteen rushing touchdowns and three receiving touchdowns while rushing for 1,959 yards and amassing 1,306 receiving yards. In 1999 he went to the Jets and played two seasons in 30 games with two rushing touchdowns,220 rushing yards, and 179 receiving yards, irish tight ends did well under Parmalees tutelage having produced multiple John Mackey Award finalists during his tenure. Parmalees playing days were at Ball State University, where he is the 3rd leading rusher all-time, Parmalee coached both Special teams and Tight Ends for the Miami Dolphins from 2002 -2004. The Chiefs announced him as their Tight Ends coach on February 1,2010 and he was hired by the Raiders as their new running backs coach on January 25,2015. Kansas City Chiefs bio Official University of Notre Dame bio Pro Football Reference Database Football
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Jay Fiedler
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Jay Brian Fiedler is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. Fiedler was born to a Jewish family on Long Island in Oceanside and he is a distant relative of Arthur Fiedler, the long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra. Fiedler attended Oceanside High School in Oceanside, New York, and won varsity letters as a quarterback in football, a point guard in basketball and he is an alumnus of Dartmouth College, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. In football, Fiedler set school records for touchdown passes, passing yards, Fiedler was named Co-Offensive Player of the Game in the 1994 East-West Shrine Game. He received a Scholar-Athlete Award from the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, the Nils V. Swede Nelson Award for sportsmanship and he was named the MVP for the 1994 Ivy Bowl in Japan. Fiedler had stints with the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, in between his time with the Eagles and Vikings, Fiedler served as a receivers coach at Hofstra University in 1997 before being signed as a free agent by Minnesota in 1998. Fiedler signed with the Jets as a free agent on March 11,2005. On September 25,2005, in a game against his team the Jaguars. Fiedler would himself suffer a shoulder injury during the game and was also sidelined for the remainder of the 2005 season. Fiedler sat out 2006 rehabilitating his throwing shoulder following his release from Tampa Bay, Fiedler was set to work out for the Falcons in April 2007, according to his agent Bryan Levy. In addition, the Giants considered signing him but eventually signed Anthony Wright instead, Fiedler played in 76 games with 60 starts and is a 58.7 percent career passer. He threw for 69 touchdowns and 66 interceptions in his career, in 2007, Fiedler and Demetrius Ford became co-owners of the CBA basketball expansion team, The East Kentucky Miners, based in Pikeville, Kentucky. Fiedler, who is Jewish, was inducted into the National Jewish Museum Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, at the time of his induction, Fiedler mentioned how strong he is in his faith. Fiedler was one of two active NFL players inducted into the Hall that year, the other being then-Pittsburgh Steelers punter Josh Miller, Fiedler currently owns and operates The Sports Academy at Brookwood Camps and the Prime Time Sports Camps along with his brother Scott. Brookwood is a sleep away camp that has been family owned by the Fiedlers since 1986. Prime Time Sports Camps operates various sports camps and clinics throughout the year with Fiedler operating all of the football sessions, list of select Jewish football players NFL statistics
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Brian Griese
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Brian David Griese is a former American football quarterback and a color commentator for ESPN College Football. He was drafted by the Broncos in the round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Christopher Columbus High School and later college football at Michigan, during his rookie year in 1998, he earned a Super Bowl ring with the Broncos, as John Elway led the Broncos to a victory in Super Bowl XXXIII over the Atlanta Falcons. Elway retired after the Super Bowl and Griese became the quarterback for the Broncos during the 1999 season. Griese was a Pro Bowl selection with the Broncos in 2000, after leaving the Broncos he started at quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is the son of Hall of Fame quarterback Bob Griese, Griese was born in Miami, Florida and attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, playing football, basketball and golf. Griese played college football at the University of Michigan from 1993 to 1997, Michigan did not offer him a scholarship, so he walked on to the football team. He turned down offers from Purdue and Kentucky. After he was redshirted in 1993 and limited to placeholding duties in 1994, Griese started for the remainder of the 1995 season, capped by an upset of #2 ranked Ohio State, 31–23. At the beginning of the 1996 season, Dreisbach regained his job and Griese returned to the bench. However, after Dreisbach struggled, Griese replaced him at halftime against Ohio State, Griese finished the season starting in a 17–14 loss to Alabama in the Outback Bowl. In 1997, Griese remained the starter, along with Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson, he led the Wolverines to an undefeated season and the national championship. Griese was selected as the MVP of the 1998 Rose Bowl, passing for 251 yards, in his Michigan career, Griese had a 17–5 record as a starter. The Wolverines won all three games against Ohio State in which he quarterbacked and he was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on December 30,2012. The Denver Broncos selected Griese in the round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He began his career as a back up to Bubby Brister. He became a Super Bowl champion in 1998, though he spent most of the season on the sidelines, following Elways retirement in 1999, Griese became the Broncos starting quarterback. Griese earned a 75.6 passer rating during his first season as starter and his efforts merited him an invite to the 2000 Pro Bowl
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Sage Rosenfels
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Sage Jamen Rosenfels is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Iowa State before he was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played with the Miami Dolphins from 2002–2005, the Houston Texans from 2006–2008, the Vikings in 2009, and he spent portions of the 2011 season with the Giants and Dolphins. Through 2010, he had completed 351-of-562 passes for 4,156 yards,30 touchdowns, and 29 interceptions, Rosenfels was born just outside Maquoketa, Iowa, a town of approximately 6,000. He was the fourth of five children and he attended Maquoketa Community High School, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, tennis, and track, as well as a member of the National Honor Society. In football, he played quarterback, defensive back, punter and his senior year, he threw for 1,150 yards and 10 touchdowns. In basketball, he was a three-year letterman, as a junior, he was an All-State Honorable Mention selection. As a senior, he named as an All-Eastern Iowa selection by the Quad City Times, in baseball, playing third base, he was twice named as an All-District selection, was a two-time All-Conference selection, and was a two-time All-State selection. In tennis, he was a four-year letterman, in the only season he competed in track, Rosenfels was a member of the 4x200-meter relay team which placed at the State Championships. He graduated from Maquoketa High School in 1996 with a 4.0 GPA, Rosenfels was a two-year starter at Iowa State University. During the 2000 season, Rosenfels led the Cyclones to an 8–3 regular season mark, and he led his team to key wins versus Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma State, and Colorado where he had more than 100 rushing yards. The Cyclones defeated the University of Pittsburgh in the bowl game and he was also named Offensive MVP of the Cyclones for the 2000 season. The win against Pittsburgh was the first bowl victory in the history of Iowa State football, National Football Scouting Inc. a combine services that analyzed college players for NFL teams, rated Rosenfels the second-best NFL prospect among senior quarterbacks. Rosenfels, selected by the Washington Redskins in the round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He was acquired by the Miami Dolphins on August 22,2002, in 2004, on the first play of his pro career, he threw a touchdown pass for 76 yards, which tied for the 8th-longest pass of the year in the NFL. In 2005, Rosenfels led Miamis biggest comeback since 1974, when he entered their Week 13 game against the Buffalo Bills, after Gus Frerotte was sidelined by a concussion in the third quarter, Rosenfels entered the game with the Dolphins trailing 23–3. Rosenfels led the team on three fourth-quarter scoring drives, as he threw for 272 yards and 2 touchdowns, as they beat the Bills, 24–23. Two weeks later, Rosenfels entered the game at halftime versus the New York Jets with the score tied 10–10 and he signed with the Houston Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 13,2006
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Obafemi Ayanbadejo
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Obafemi Devin Ayanbadejo is a former American football fullback. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent in 1997. He played college football at San Diego State, Ayanbadejo also played for the Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and has been on the offseason roster of the Chicago Bears. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV and he is the older brother of NFL linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo. Ayanbadejo was born in Chicago to a Nigerian father and an American mother of Irish descent and he played high school football at Santa Cruz High School. Ayanbadejo played at San Diego State University after starting in college at Cabrillo College in Aptos. Following his collegiate career at San Diego State, he was signed as a free agent by the Vikings. He was cut by the team before the season began and did not play football that year, Ayanbadejo was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens the following season, where he remained before being activated to the regular season roster late in the year. However he got put on the injured reserve late in November due to a toe injury, Ayanbadejo was released by the Ravens after the 2001 season. After failing to sign with another team, he sat out 2002 season in free agency, Ayanbadejo signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2003, appearing in 16 games and catching 12 passes for 53 yards. His brother, Brendon Ayanbadejo, was a linebacker for the Dolphins that season, on March 6,2006, the Cardinals re-signed Obafemi Ayanbadejo to a two-year extension, though he was cut three months later. Ayanbadejo signed with the Chicago Bears in 2007, becoming professional teammates with his brother, Brendon. In August 2007, Ayanbadejo was suspended for the first four games of the 2007 season after testing positive for a banned substance, following his suspension, he was released from the Bears roster. Ayanbadejo was drafted by the California Redwoods of the United Football League in the UFL Premiere Season Draft in 2009 and he signed with the team on August 18. He is the brother of Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo. The two were teammates on the Baltimore Ravens in 2001, Miami Dolphins in 2003 and Chicago Bears in 2007, just Sports Stats United Football League bio
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Ricky Williams
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Errick Lynne Ricky Williams Jr. is a retired American football running back who played twelve seasons in the National Football League and one season in the Canadian Football League. He played college football for the University of Texas, where he was a two-time All-American, Williams was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft and spent three seasons with the team before he was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2002. He played for the Dolphins for two seasons, and retired for the first time from football in 2004, due to his suspension from the NFL in 2006, he played for the Toronto Argonauts that year. Williams re-joined the Dolphins in 2007 and played with them until 2010 and he was formerly an assistant football coach at the University of the Incarnate Word and is currently a football analyst for ESPNs Longhorn Network. In 2015, Williams was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, Williams was born in San Diego, California, to 19-year-old Sandy Williams and her husband, 18-year-old Errick Williams. Growing up middle class, his parents divorced in 1983 and Williams, at the age of 5, was taking care of his sisters by putting them to bed and even cooking for them. Perhaps due to his home and the fact that his father was gone at such an early age. He also struggled academically, despite a test he took as a six-year-old which revealed that he had the intelligence of someone twice his age, Williams himself once said, I was always very bright, but not necessarily a hard worker. I think I was in eighth grade when I became really focused as a student, by high school Williams was an honor roll student and was named to the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic team. At San Diegos Patrick Henry High School, Williams primarily played baseball and football in addition to running track, Williams also wrestled, notably losing a match to future NCAA champion and three-time Super Bowl champion Stephen Neal. Entering high school at 59 and 155 pounds, Williams added an additional 25 pounds of weight before his junior season, due to his love of physical contact, Williams played outside linebacker and strong safety in addition to his primary position of running back. After being helped off the field he reentered the game and attempted one more carry but had to be carried off the field again, finished for the day. In the second round Williams ran for 110 yards in a 21–17 victory over Rancho Buena Vista, however, in the title game Patrick Henry lost 13–0 and Williams would be held to a season-low 46 yards, with his team amassing just 62 yards of total offense. Williams accepted a scholarship to attend the University of Texas. Williams holds or shares 20 NCAA records, and became the NCAA Division I-A career rushing leader in 1998 with 6,279 yards and he helped beat longtime rival Oklahoma rushing for 166 rushing yards and two scores. Williams broke the NCAA career rushing record during the rivalry game held the day after Thanksgiving between Texas and Texas A&M. After surging past Texas A&M linebacker Warrick Holdman, Williams took advantage of a block by fullback Ricky Brown. Williams then powered through an attempt by Texas A&M safety Rich Coady at the A&M12
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Chris Chambers
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Christopher J. Chambers is a former American football wide receiver who played ten seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Wisconsin and he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and also played for the San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs. Chambers attended Bedford High School in Bedford, Ohio, while there, he was a three-sport letterman in football, basketball and track. In football, he won All-America accolades and was a two-time all-state selection, in basketball, he was a third-team all-state performer as a senior. He was a high school teammate of former Wisconsin Badgers teammate wide receiver Lee Evans, in track, he won the state championship in the 400-meter dash as a senior with a time of 47.1 seconds. He also ran the 200-meter dash in 21.4 seconds, following high school, Chambers was a four-year letterman at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Chambers played in 43 games during his career, starting the final 33 and he was also a backup guard on the Badgers basketball team during his freshman year in 1997-98. Chambers topped the team in receiving his sophomore season when he totaled 28 catches for 563 yards and seven touchdowns. He missed two games as a junior with a finger, but still led the team in receiving with 41 catches for 578 yards and four scores. He was a second-team All-Big Ten Conference selection and he had the best game of his career when he hauled in 11 passes for 191 yards against Iowa. That game came one week after he had 11 receptions for 173 yards and he finished his collegiate career with 127 receptions for 2,004 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also rushed for 17 yards on two carries, returned one kickoff for 15 yards and fielded five punts for two yards and he currently ranks fourth on the schools all-time list for receptions and yardage, and fifth in receiving touchdowns. He was part of Badger teams that won the Rose Bowl following the 1999 and 2000 seasons, Chambers was drafted by the Dolphins 52nd overall in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. Chambers turned in one of the most productive seasons of any wide receiver in club history. He started seven of the 16 games in which he played and his yardage and touchdown totals both led the team, as did his 18. 4-yards per reception average. His reception figure ranked third on the team behind those of fellow receivers Oronde Gadsden, Chambers finished the year ranked 18th in the AFC in receiving yards, while his average per catch was first among the top 20 receivers in both the AFC and NFC. Chambers topped the 100-yard receiving mark three times and he also returned 36 kickoffs for a 22. 5-yard average with a long of 47. Chambers missed the teams playoff game on January 13,2002 against the Baltimore Ravens due to a sprained ankle suffered the last week of the regular season
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Charlie Rogers
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John Edward Rogers is a former American football running back and wide receiver in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks, the Houston Texans *, the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins. Rogers led the NFL in average punt return yardage in his season,1999. He also returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown in the Seattle Seahawks playoff loss to the Miami Dolphins, Rogers was in the 2002 NFL Expansion Draft. He was drafted by the Houston Texans, 13th overall, Rogers went to college at the Georgia Institute of Technology and attended high school at Matawan Regional High School and is now currently the head football coach for the Matawan Ayf midgets
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Donald Lee (American football)
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Donald Tywon Lee is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft and spent two seasons with the team. He also played for the Green Bay Packers from 2005 to 2010, with Green Bay, he won Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lee attended Maben High School in Mississippi, where he lettered in football, track, before his professional career, Lee was a four-year letterman at Mississippi State from 1999 to 2002. Lee was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round and he went on to play two years for the Dolphins. In the 2005 NFL season, Lee was signed by the Green Bay Packers in free agency, after the injury of Bubba Franks, Lee gained more playing time. He finished the fourth in receiving for the Packers. In November 2007, Lee signed a contract extension with the Packers for $12 million. On November 18,2007, Lee had the first multi-touchdown game of his career as he caught two passes from Brett Favre in a 31–17 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Lee also found the end zone in Favres record setting day for most passing yards on December 16,2007 vs. the St. Louis Rams, Lee finished the 2007 season with 48 receptions for 575 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught Favres final touchdown pass as a Packer during the NFC Championship Game against the New York Giants on January 20,2008, on March 2,2011, Lee was released by the Packers. On July 29,2011, Lee was signed to a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was released during final cuts on September 3. Lee was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on September 14,2011, Lee was released by the Cincinnati Bengals on September 27,2012. Philadelphia Eagles bio Green Bay Packers bio
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Randy McMichael
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Randy Montez McMichael is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia, wife, Dannah Mcmichael Children, Samson Mcmichael McMichael was named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Top 50 in the state of Georgia at Peach County High School in Fort Valley, Georgia. He was voted the team’s best offensive lineman as a senior, McMichael was a three-year letterman at Georgia from 1999 to 2001. He missed all but one game in 1997 with a thumb injury, in 1999, he caught 34 passes for 357 yards and three touchdowns, earning First-team Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News and SEC coaches. As a sophomore in 2000, McMichael hauled in 32 passes for 475 yards, McMichael started 21 of the 33 games in which he played during his career and caught 90 passes for 1,213 yards and five touchdowns. He finished ranked ninth in school history for receiving yards. McMichael was selected in the round in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. The pick used by Dolphins to select him was acquired from the New Orleans Saints in the deal that sent running back Ricky Williams to the Miami Dolphins. McMichael made his NFL debut in a role against the Detroit Lions on September 8. He also scored his first NFL touchdown in the game, hauling in a Jay Fiedler pass from 16 yards out in the second quarter and he started all 16 games in his rookie season, catching 39 passes for 485 yards and four touchdowns. His four receiving scores led the team, while his reception and he became the first Dolphins rookie tight end ever to start every regular season contest. No Dolphins tight end had produced as many stats as McMichael had since Troy Drayton in 1997, mcMichaels four touchdown catches were the third-highest figure by a Dolphins rookie at any position, and the most by a tight end, surpassing Ferrell Edmunds, who had three in 1988. McMichael had a reception in 15 of 16 games, of his 39 catches, five went for 25 yards or longer - third-most on the team, trailing only James McKnight and Chris Chambers. McMichael’s touchdown total was also the most of any rookie tight end in the league in 2002. McMichael emerged as one of the top receiving tight ends in the league in his second NFL season, starting all 16 games and finishing with 49 receptions for 598 yards and he added another touchdown on a fumble recovery. McMichael ranked third on the team in receptions and second in receiving yards and he led or shared the team-lead in receiving four times during the course of the season, while topping the team in receiving yards on five occasions. Of his 49 receptions, five went for 25 yards or longer trailing only Chris Chambers and he had a reception in all but one game
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Greg Jerman
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Gregory Stephen Jerman is a former American football offensive lineman. He played four seasons in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins from 2002 to 2004 and he played college football at Baylor University from 1998 to 2001. He was born in 1979 at Hyannis, Massachusetts, and attended Franklin High School in El Paso and he was admitted to the Texas State Bar in 2014 and began practicing law with the Lubbock County Criminal District Attorneys office
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Wade Smith
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Wade Leon Smith is a former American football offensive tackle who played twelve seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Memphis, and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Smith has also played for the New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, Seattle Seahawks and he was a four-year letterman and two-year starting left tackle as a senior and was named a second-team All-Conference USA selection. He was formerly used at end and caught five passes for 25 yards as a sophomore. Smith was ranked fifth among offensive guard prospects and was projected a fourth round in the 2003 NFL Draft. In the October 16,2011 away game match-up between the Texans and Ravens, Smith recovered a ball to score the first touchdown scored by an offensive lineman in Texans history. Smith was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl AFC Team in 2012 for the first time in his career and he joined 8 of his Houston Texans teammates in Hawaii in his debut. Smith signed with the Seattle Seahawks on August 4,2014, the Seahawks released Smith on August 25,2014. Smith signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on September 9,2014 and he was released on October 14,2014. The Official Website of NFL Pro Bowler Wade Smith The Wade Smith Foundation Houston Texans bio Kansas City Chiefs bio New York Jets bio
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Billy Yates (American football)
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Billy LaQuayne Yates is a former American football guard. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as a free agent in 2003. He played college football at Texas A&M. Yates also played for the New England Patriots and he earned a Super Bowl ring with the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX. Yates attended Corsicana High School in Corsicana, Texas, where he lettered in football, track and field, after graduating from high school, Yates attended Texas A&M University beginning in 1999. He was an offensive lineman in his first two seasons, but started 20 games over his junior and senior seasons in 2001 and 2002. Yates was signed as a free agent after the 2003 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. He made the Dolphins 53-man roster out of training camp and saw action in three games as a reserve in 2003 and he was waived by the Dolphins on September 5,2004. Yates was signed to the squad of the New England Patriots on September 11,2004. He also began the 2005 season on the Patriots practice squad before being activated on November 12 following the loss of starting center Dan Koppen for the season. He was an offensive lineman for the remainder of the season and playoffs. Yates, for the first time with the Patriots, made the 53-man roster to open the 2007 season, he started the game of the year against the San Diego Chargers. When Neal began the 2008 season on the Physically Unable to Perform list and he was inactive or did not play for the remainder of the season once Neal returned. Yates was released by the team on February 17,2009 and he was released on September 4,2009. Yates was signed by the Cleveland Browns on September 16,2009 and he played in seven games during his first season with the Browns, but started none. On August 15,2011, Yates announced his intent to retire from football, Cleveland Browns bio New England Patriots bio
