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Guard (American and Canadian football)
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In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage used primarily for blocking. Right guards is the term for the guards on the right of the offensive line, Guards are to the right or left of the center. The guards job is to protect the quarterback from the incoming linemen during pass plays, Guards are automatically considered ineligible receivers, so they cannot intentionally touch a forward pass, unless it is to recover a fumble or is first touched by a defender or eligible receiver. This technique is used in most playbooks for outside runs and on counter plays, vanderbilts Dan McGugin is credited with first pulling guards. Since the Guard is free of responsibility for play-side outside runs and far-side counter plays, pulling is generally a unique responsibility for Guards
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Brooklyn
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Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City, with a Census-estimated 2,636,735 residents in 2015. It borders the borough of Queens at the end of Long Island. Today, if New York City dissolved, Brooklyn would rank as the third-most populous city in the U. S. behind Los Angeles, the borough continues, however, to maintain a distinct culture. Many Brooklyn neighborhoods are ethnic enclaves, Brooklyns official motto, displayed on the Borough seal and flag, is Eendraght Maeckt Maght which translates from early modern Dutch as Unity makes strength. Since 2010, Brooklyn has evolved into a hub of entrepreneurship and high technology startup firms. The history of European settlement in Brooklyn spans more than 350 years, the neighborhood of Marine Park was home to North Americas first tidal mill. It was built by the Dutch, and the foundation can be seen today, however, the area was not formally settled as a town. Many incidents and documents relating to this period are in Gabriel Furmans early compilation, what is today Brooklyn left Dutch hands after the final English conquest of New Netherland in 1664, a prelude to the Second Anglo–Dutch War. The English reorganized the six old Dutch towns on southwestern Long Island as Kings County on November 1,1683 and this tract of land was recognized as a political entity for the first time, and the municipal groundwork was laid for a later expansive idea of Brooklyn identity. On August 27,1776 was fought the Battle of Long Island, the first major engagement fought in the American Revolutionary War after independence was declared, and the largest of the entire conflict. British troops forced Continental Army troops under George Washington off the heights near the sites of Green-Wood Cemetery, Prospect Park. The fortified American positions at Brooklyn Heights consequently became untenable and were evacuated a few days later, One result of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 was the evacuation of the British from New York City, celebrated by residents into the 20th century. The New York Navy Yard operated in Wallabout Bay for the entire 19th century, the first center of urbanization sprang up in the Town of Brooklyn, directly across from Lower Manhattan, which saw the incorporation of the Village of Brooklyn in 1817. Reliable steam ferry service across the East River to Fulton Landing converted Brooklyn Heights into a town for Wall Street. Ferry Road to Jamaica Pass became Fulton Street to East New York, Town and Village were combined to form the first, kernel incarnation of the City of Brooklyn in 1834. Industrial deconcentration in mid-century was bringing shipbuilding and other manufacturing to the part of the county. Each of the two cities and six towns in Kings County remained independent municipalities, and purposely created non-aligning street grids with different naming systems and it later became the most popular and highest circulation afternoon paper in America. The publisher changed to L. Van Anden on April 19,1842, on May 14,1849 the name was shortened to The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, on September 5,1938 it was further shortened to Brooklyn Eagle
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Tottenville High School
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Tottenville High School is located at 100 Luten Avenue, in Huguenot, Staten Island, New York. Tottenville H. S. is in Administrative District 31, the schools current principal is Joseph Scarmato. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education, Tottenville HS is within walking distance of the Huguenot station of the Staten Island Railway system. Tottenville High School was established in 1936, the schools first principal was Nathan J. Lowe. Tottenville High School was originally located in the building now home to Totten Intermediate School, in 1937, Dr. Mary E. Meade was appointed principal of the school, becoming the first woman principal of a NYC co-educational school. In 1972, the moved to its current location in Huguenot. In November 1987, Tottenville was selected as a School of Excellence by the U. S. Department of Education, john P. Tuminaro was principal beginning in 1999, until his retirement in June 2013. The student population is approximately 3,875, Tottenville also offers CTE courses in Dental Tech, Medical Technology, and CISCO networking academy. Over 1000 students are enrolled in eight federally-funded, Career and Technical Education programs since 1991 that combine college, Students have opportunies for paid internships with professional mentors, advanced post-secondary certifications, and college credit. The flexible curriculum is designed by the according to academic and professional 21st-Century. Students learn in professional environments, like the state-of-the-art, biotechnology and dental laboratories, automotive shops, business centers, equipment for students is purchased through PerkinsVETA grants or donated by industry. Upon entry to Tottenville High School, it is required every student swipe their ID Card through the CAAS scanning system. College Credit Classes include, College Pre-Calculus and foreign language courses, Paul Zindel, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and novelist Paul Zindel taught science from 1959–1969. In the mid-1990s, Tottenville High School received twin murals titled Ancient and Modern Commerce which were removed from Paul Robeson HS, the murals can be seen in the Concert Hall. In 2006, scenes for Little Children, starring Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly and Patrick Wilson were filmed at the school, Tottenville is one of the few high schools in New York City to have a football team, managed by PSAL. The Institute Programs, The Institute program allows for gifted students to take an accelerated course load. All institute students are required to maintain an average of 88%. Students are accepted to either the Science Institute or Classics Institute, College Now, Students at Tottenville are eligible to take College Now classes from either The College of Staten Island or Kingsborough Community College on site
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Southern Connecticut Fighting Owls
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The Southern Connecticut Fighting Owls are the athletic teams that represent Southern Connecticut State University, located in New Haven, Connecticut, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Owls 17 athletics teams,7 for men and 10 for women, SCSU has been a member of the NE-10 since 2000. There have been 10 NCAA National Championship Teams at Southern, as well as 75 NCAA Individual Champions in the sports of Track and Field, Swimming, sCSUs mens soccer team won titles in 1987,1990,1992,1995,1998,1999. The six titles are the most for any Division II mens soccer team in the country, on March 24,2007, the womens basketball team won the NCAA Division II championships. In a 61–45 victory, SCSU beat the previously undefeated Florida Gulf Coast, the street circle in front of the Moore Fieldhouse is named in honor of former Olympian Abie Grossfeld, former head gymnastics coach at the university. The swimming and diving team scored their highest at the NCAA championship meet in March for the years 2007 and 2008, sCSUs football program has produced coaches and players who went on to the National Football League
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1997 NFL Draft
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The 1997 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting, the draft was held April 19–20,1997, at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. No teams chose to claim any players in the draft that year. This draft was notable for its high-profile offensive linemen, the first overall selection was Orlando Pace, who has appeared in seven consecutive Pro Bowls from 2000 to 2006. Tarik Glenn was selected 19th overall and has been named to three Pro Bowls as well. Arguably the best of the bunch, Walter Jones, who made nine Pro Bowls, was a seven time All-Pro, others include Chris Naeole, Dan Neil, Ryan Tucker, Jeff Mitchell, Mike Flynn, and Joe Andruzzi. The 97 Draft is also known for its running backs. Warrick Dunn was drafted 12th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, corey Dillon, Tiki Barber, Antowain Smith, Priest Holmes, and Duce Staley all enjoyed productive seasons in the NFL. This draft is well known for its undrafted Pro Bowl players. Jake Delhomme, Holmes, Pat Williams, and four others made Pro-Bowl trips at some point in their careers, Walter Jones, offensive tackle from Florida State University taken 1st round 6th overall by the Seattle Seahawks. Inducted, Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014, Orlando Pace, offensive tackle from Ohio State University taken 1st round 1st overall by the St. Louis Rams. inducted, Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016. Jason Taylor, defensive end from University of Akron taken 3rd round 73rd overall by the Miami Dolphins, inducted, Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2017. NFL. com –1997 Draft databaseFootball. com –1997 Draft Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Green Bay Packers
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The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League as a club of the leagues National Football Conference North division. They are also the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, organized and it is the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team based in the United States. Home games are played at Lambeau Field, the Packers are the last vestige of small town teams common in the NFL during the 1920s and 1930s. Founded in 1919 by Earl Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun, between 1919 and 1920, the Packers competed against other semi-pro clubs from around Wisconsin and the Midwest. They joined the American Professional Football Association, the forerunner of todays NFL, the Packers have won 13 league championships, the most in NFL history, with nine NFL titles before the Super Bowl era and four Super Bowl victories. They won the first two Super Bowls in 1967 and 1968 and were the only NFL team to defeat the American Football League prior to the AFL–NFL merger. The Vince Lombardi Trophy is named after the Packers head coach of the same name and their two further Super Bowl wins came in 1997 and 2011. The Packers are long-standing adversaries of the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, and Detroit Lions, the Bears–Packers rivalry is one of the oldest in NFL history, dating back to 1921. The Green Bay Packers were founded on August 11,1919 by former high-school football rivals Earl Curly Lambeau, Lambeau solicited funds for uniforms from his employer, the Indian Packing Company. He was given $500 for uniforms and equipment, on the condition that the team be named for its sponsor, the Green Bay Packers have played in their original city longer than any other team in the NFL. On August 27,1921, the Packers were granted a franchise in the new pro football league that had been formed the previous year. Financial troubles plagued the team and the franchise was forfeited within the year, before Lambeau found new financial backers and these backers, known as the Hungry Five, formed the Green Bay Football Corporation. After a near-miss in 1927, Lambeaus squad claimed the Packers first NFL title in 1929 with an undefeated 12–0–1 campaign, among the many impressive accomplishments of these years was the Packers streak of 29 consecutive home games without defeat, an NFL record which still stands. The arrival of end Don Hutson from Alabama in 1935 gave Lambeau, credited with inventing pass patterns, Hutson would lead the league in receptions eight seasons and spur the Packers to NFL championships in 1936,1939 and 1944. An iron man, Hutson played both ways, leading the league in interceptions as a safety in 1940, Hutson claimed 18 NFL records when he retired in 1945, many of which still stand. In 1951, his number 14 was the first to be retired by the Packers, after Hutsons retirement, Lambeau could not stop the Packers slide. He purchased a large lodge near Green Bay for team members, rockwood Lodge was the home of the 1946-1949 Packers, though the 1947 and 1948 seasons produced a record of 12-10-1, and 1949 was even worse at 3-9
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Scottish Claymores
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The Scottish Claymores were an American football team based in Scotland. In ten seasons of NFL Europe play, the Claymores reached the World Bowl on two occasions, with victory in World Bowl 96 but defeat in World Bowl 2000 and their name derives from that of the Claymore, a double-edged sword historically used in Scottish clan warfare. The Claymores experienced several notable swings in fortune during their ten years, equally remarkable was the contrast between their first home games of the 2003 and 2004 seasons. In 1992, the World League of American Football was put on hold by the NFL, with the intention of restructuring the league to become completely European-based. As a result, the three existing European teams in Barcelona, London and Frankfurt survived to be joined by three new teams, and in 1994 it was announced that Edinburgh had been awarded one of them. The Claymores played their game in Edinburgh on 9 April 1995. The teams first win two weeks later, 20–14 over the Galaxy in Frankfurt. The Claymores finished bottom of the division with its 2–8 record. Criner used four quarterbacks over the course of the season, Blundin, Williamson, Terry Karg, the teams offensive leader was Siran Stacy, who rushed for 785 yards and five touchdowns, and caught receptions totalling 324 yards. Allan DeGraffenreid also made 624 receiving yards and four touchdowns, attendances were around the 10,000 mark to begin, but slumped as low as 6,800 for the final home game of the season. Criners 1996 roster featured a number of signed NFL players. A 20–0 win meant the game was coming to Edinburgh. The Claymores ran out the season with a 7–3 record to top the division. On 23 June, the Claymores again faced the Galaxy in World Bowl 96 at Murrayfield, Siran Stacy was again influential in offense, with a nearly identical haul to his previous seasons,780 rushing yards and 317 receiving yards, for nine touchdowns. Sean LaChapelle was a thousand-yard receiver but forced out of the World Bowl with a groin injury, on defense, safety George Coghill picked five interceptions, one returned for a touchdown. Safety James Fuller shared Coghills total of five interceptions, while defensive tackle Jerold Jeffcoat – brother of the Dallas Cowboys Jim – had five sacks on the season. Scotlands 1997 season opened with a 16–3 victory in Amsterdam, followed up by back-to-back defeats, quarterback time was shared between the San Francisco 49ers Dave Barr and the Miami Dolphins Spence Fischer. However, they managed just four touchdown passes combined while throwing 10 interceptions, George Coghill again led the defense in tackles
