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On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 19 Gridiron

January 19th, 2022 - 7:40

Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, the NCAA Tournament commenced in 1939, which was one year after the NIT triggered national postseason competition. An overlooked "versatile athlete" feat occurring in 1938 likely never to be duplicated took place at Arkansas, where the quarterback for the football squad (Jack Robbins) repeated as an All-SWC first-team basketball selection, leading the Razorbacks (19-3) to the league title. After the season, Robbins became an NFL first-round draft choice by the Chicago Cardinals (5th pick overall) and senior football/basketball teammates Jim Benton (11th pick by Cleveland Rams) and Ray Hamilton (41st pick by Rams) went on to become wide receivers for at least six years in the NFL. Yes, they created a kneeling-in-admiration shatterproof achievement - three members of a league championship basketball squad who promptly were among the top 41 selections in the same NFL draft.

Two years later, All-SWC first-team hoop selection Howard "Red" Hickey was instrumental in Arkansas reaching the 1941 Final Four before becoming an end for the Cleveland Rams' 1945 NFL titlist. Two-sport college teammate and fellow end O'Neal Adams scored five touchdowns for the New York Giants the first half of the 1940s. Another two-sport Hog who played for the Giants in the mid-1940s was Harry Wynne. An earlier versatile Razorback was Jim Lee Howell, who was an All-SWC first five hoops selection in 1935-36 before becoming a starting end for the Giants' 1938 NFL titlist and Pro Bowl participant the next year. Adams, Benton, Hamilton, Hickey and Howell combined for 77 touchdowns in an 11-year span from 1938 through 1948 when at least one of the ex-Razorback hoopers scored a TD in each of those seasons.

Hickey and ex-Hog All-SWC second-team hooper in 1929-30/NFL end Milan Creighton each coached NFL franchises. Many other ex-college hoopers also displayed their wares on the gridiron. Following is exhaustive research you can tackle regarding former college basketball players who made a name for themselves on January 19 in football at the professional level:

JANUARY 19

Green Bay Packers RB Aaron Jones (collected six points and six assists in eight basketball games for Texas-El Paso in 2013-14 under coach Tim Floyd) scored two second-half touchdowns in a 37-20 setback against the San Francisco 49ers in NFC Championship contest following 2019 season.
Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two touchdown passes in a 33-19 NFC divisional-round playoff win against the Chicago Bears following 2001 season.
Denver Broncos TE Julius Thomas (averaged 6.8 ppg and 4.3 rpg while shooting 66.3% from floor with Portland State from 2006-07 through 2009-10) had playoff career-high eight pass receptions in a 26-16 AFC championship game win against the New England Patriots following 2013 season.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 18 Gridiron

January 18th, 2022 - 8:30

JANUARY 18

Dallas Cowboys TE Jean Fugett (leading scorer and rebounder for Amherst MA as junior in 1970-71) had a pass reception in 21-17 setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X following 1975 season. Cowboys WR Percy Howard (All-OVC selection as senior averaged 12.4 ppg and 7.3 rpg for Austin Peay from 1972-73 through 1974-75) caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) in fourth quarter. Staubach threw two TD passes in the game.
Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw three second-half touchdown passes in a 32-25 NFC championship game setback against the Arizona Cardinals following 2008 season.
Indianapolis Colts TE Marcus Pollard (JC transfer averaged 7.3 ppg and 5 rpg for Bradley in 1992-93 and 1993-94) had a game-high 90 receiving yards in 24-14 AFC championship game setback against the New England Patriots following 2003 season.

MLK's Birthday and Black History Month Trigger Memories of Historic Hoopers

January 17th, 2022 - 8:22

"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally." - Abraham Lincoln

Unless you're a devotee of Congressional Odd Squad, #MSLSD host Joy-less Reid or ex-#Dimorat presidential candidate Mr. Groper (a/k/a T-Bone's friend), certainly it's not a Jussie Smollett hate-crime to also claim "White Players Matter." But when Martin Luther King's birthday is celebrated and Black History Month is around the corner, accompanying these benchmarks are an assortment of facts and opinions acknowledging positive contributions African-Americans have made to the American landscape. Granted, Robin Roberts' lame circling-the-drain ABC interview of Smollett, Michael Vick's fondness for dogs plus traction-less presidential campaigns of Cory Booker and Kamela Harris aren't among them. Still, taking more than 100 years after emancipator Abraham Lincoln to make a nationwide transition, nowhere is that emphasis more evident than in an athletic world bereft of quotas and unconnected to alleged Oscar-snubbing. Rest assured civil rights stories such as high school coach Ken Zacher are plentiful. There clearly is more evidence of joyful honor in basketball arenas than in the Smollett-hoax political arena, where a tax cheat such as Al "Not So" Sharpton has been given a freeloader forum by Mess-LSD and brotherly backdoor free-pass entrance to previous POTUS' Oval Office (perhaps skinny-jeans version of H&R Block seminar from #AudacityofHype to set him lien free at last).

Letting authentic freedom ring a mite more than "The View" host-ettes and #Dimorat Divas' Odd Squad America Last policy, frisky billionaire Michael "Throw Them Up Against the Wall" Bloomberg and CNN's identity politics, every sports fan acknowledges the cultural significance of Jackie Robinson (180 degrees removed from smug Smollett's nutrition plan). A movie (42) debuted several springs ago regarding Robinson beginning his major league baseball career, but it is easy to forget there was a time when the now 75% black National Basketball Association was 100% white. Similar to remembering Dems largely opposed the 13th Amendment and Plagiarist Bi-dumb claiming he "got started" at Delaware State, it's also easy to forget how Robinson was instrumental in college basketball's "civil rights" movement.

Before Robinson arrived on the scene in the National League, however, there was Columbia's George Gregory, who became the first African-American to gain college All-American honors in 1930-31. In an era of low scoring, he was the team's second-leading scorer with a 9.2-point average. But he was proudest of his defense, and a statistic that is no longer kept: "goals against." In 10 games, Gregory held rival centers to only eight baskets. "That's less than one goal a game," he told the New York Times. "I think they should have kept that statistical category. Nowadays, one guy scores 40 points but his man scores 45. So what good is it?

"It's funny, but even though I was the only black playing for Columbia, and there was only one other black playing in the Ivy League - Baskerville of Harvard - I really didn't encounter too much trouble from opponents. Oh, I got into a couple of fights. And one time a guy called me 'Nigger,' and a white teammate said, 'Next time, you hit him high and I'll hit him low.' And we did, and my teammate, a Polish guy named Remy Tys, said to that other player, 'That's how we take care of nigger callers.'"

As pitiful as a New York Slimes dual endorsement and "courteous" #NannyPathetic's prayerful paper shredding, Gregory said the worst racial incident he encountered was at his own school. "After our last game in my junior year, the team voted me captain for the next season. Well, there was a hell of a battle when this came out. Columbia didn't want a black captain, or a Jewish captain, either, I learned. The dean was against it, and the athletic director was against it, and even the coach was against it.

"The coach told me, 'Get yourself together, Gregory, or I'll take your scholarship away.' They were worried that if we played a school in the South and met the other captain before the game, the guy would refuse to come out and it would embarrass the school. But the campus was split 50-50 on whether to have a black captain for its basketball team.

"The fight went on for three or four weeks. The school insisted that the team vote again. We did, and I won again. One of my teammates said, 'You forced the school to enter the 20th Century.'"

Harrison "Honey" Fitch, Connecticut's first black player, was center stage during a racial incident delaying a game at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for several hours in late January 1934. Coast Guard officials entered a protest against Fitch, arguing that because half of the Academy's student body was from southern states, they had a tradition "that no Negro players be permitted to engage in contests at the Academy." Eventually, UConn's coach kept Fitch on the bench the entire contest and never explained why.

The first black to appear in the NBA didn't occur until a couple of decades after Gregory graduated and Fitch transferred to American International. UCLA's first basketball All-American Don Barksdale, one of the first seven African-Americans to play in the NBA, was the first black U.S. Olympic basketball player (1948) as well as the first black to play in an NBA All-Star Game (as a rookie in 1952).

Inspired by the black labor movement in the 1930s, Barksdale said, "I made up my mind that if I wanted to do something, I was going to try to do it all the way, no matter the obstacles."

As a 28-year-old rookie with the Baltimore Bullets, he was paid $20,850 (one of the NBA's top salaries) to play and host a postgame radio show, but that notoriety also put extra pressure on him. Forced to play excessive minutes during the preseason, he sustained ankle injuries that plagued him the remainder of his four-year NBA career (11 ppg and 8 rpg).

Why play so many minutes? "It's Baltimore, which is considered the South," said Barksdale, who wound up back in the Bay Area as a well-known jazz disc jockey. "So the South finally signed a black man, and he's going to play whether he could walk or crawl." Barksdale boasted a decidedly different perspective than Kentucky freshman playmaker Ashton "Out For Personal Reasons" Hagans with his wad-of-cash video. What's the over/under as to whether Hagans' hubris was flashing $20,850?

Chuck Cooper, who attended Duquesne on the GI Bill, was the first black player drafted by an NBA franchise. "I don't give a damn if he's striped or plaid or polka-dot," were the history-making words of Boston Celtics Owner Walter Brown when he selected Cooper, who averaged 6.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in six pro seasons. In Cooper's freshman campaign, Duquesne was awarded a forfeit after refusing to yield to Tennessee's refusal to compete against the Dukes if Cooper participated in a game just before Christmas.

In the 1955-56 season, the Hazleton (Pa.) Hawks of the Eastern League became the first professional league franchise to boast an all-black starting lineup - Jesse Arnelle, Tom Hemans, Fletcher Johnson, Floyd Lane and Sherman White. Arnelle (Penn State) and White (Long Island) were former major-college All-Americans.

As for the multi-talented Robinson, UCLA's initial all-conference basketball player in the 1940s was a forward who compiled the highest scoring average in the Pacific Coast Conference both of his seasons with the Bruins (12.3 points per league game in 1939-40 and 11.1 ppg in 1940-41) after transferring from Pasadena (Calif.) City College. Continuing his scoring exploits, the six-time National League All-Star who spurred #42 uniforms throughout MLB was the leading scorer for the Los Angeles Red Devils' barnstorming team in 1946-47.

Seven-time All-Star outfielder Larry Doby, the first black in the American League, was also a college basketball player who helped pave the way for minorities. He competed on the hardwood for Virginia Union during World War II after originally committing to LIU. The four-month lead Robinson had in integrating the majors casts a huge shadow over Doby, who was the first black to lead his league in homers (32 in 1952), first to hit a World Series homer and first to win a World Series title.

With less than 10% of current MLB rosters comprised of African-Americans, Robinson clearly had much more of a longstanding impact on basketball than baseball. All of the trailblazers didn't capitalize on a Methodist faith like Robinson, but they did boast temperaments unlike "fohty-five" Congressional Black Caucus members or so such as #MadMaxine sitting on their hands or boycotting SOTU speech. How much did previously kneeling Ole Miss players resembling knucklehead #ColonKrapernick know about ground-breaking alumnus Coolidge Ball? Ditto impressionable Kentucky players while struggling to win half of its games. In deference to "firsts" and the number 42, following is a ranking of the 42 best players (including Ball) deserving applause for breaking the color barrier at the varsity level of a major university (*indicates junior college recruit):

Rank	First Black Player	School	First Varsity Season	Summary of College Career
1.	Elvin Hayes	Houston	1965-66	Three-time All-American averaged 31 ppg and 17.2 rpg in three seasons. The Hall of Famer led the Cougars in scoring and rebounding each year before becoming first pick overall in 1968 NBA draft.
2.	Hal Greer	Marshall	1955-56	The first African-American to play intercollegiate athletics in the state of West Virginia averaged 19.4 ppg and 10.8 rpg in three seasons. Naismith Memorial Hall of Famer led the Thundering Herd in rebounding as a junior (13.8 rpg) and senior (11.7 rpg) before becoming a 10-time NBA All-Star.
3.	Charlie Scott	North Carolina	1967-68	Averaged 22.1 ppg and 7.1 rpg in three seasons. He was a consensus second-team All-American choice his last two years.
4.	Clem Haskins	Western Kentucky	1964-65	Three-time OVC Player of the Year was a consensus first-team All-American as a senior. Averaged 22.1 ppg and 10.6 rpg in three varsity seasons. First-round NBA draft pick (3rd overall) in 1967.
5.	K.C. Jones	San Francisco	1951-52	Shut-down defender Jones, a member of the 1955 NCAA champion featuring Bill Russell and 1956 Olympic champion, averaged 8.8 ppg in five seasons (played only one game in 1953-54 before undergoing an appendectomy).
6.	Walter Dukes	Seton Hall	1950-51	Averaged 19.9 ppg and 18.9 rpg in three seasons. Consensus first-team All-American as a senior when he averaged 26.1 ppg and 22.2 rpg to lead the Dukes to a 31-2 record and NIT title. Played two full seasons with the Harlem Globetrotters before signing with the New York Knicks, who picked him in 1953 NBA draft.
7.	Don Chaney	Houston	1965-66	Defensive whiz Chaney, an All-American as a senior, averaged 12.6 ppg in three seasons and was a member of Final Four teams in 1967 and 1968.
8.	John Austin	Boston College	1963-64	Two-time All-American averaged 27 ppg in his Eagles' career. Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1964 (8th), 1965 (7th) and 1966 (22nd). Scored 40 points in a 1965 NIT contest. He was a fourth-round choice by the Boston Celtics in 1966 NBA draft.
9.	Mike Maloy	Davidson	1967-68	Three-time All-American averaged 19.3 ppg and 12.4 rpg in his career. Southern Conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior. He was the leading scorer (24.6 ppg) and rebounder (14.3 rpg) for the winningest team in school history (27-3 in 1968-69). Selected by the Pittsburgh Condors in the first five rounds of 1970 ABA draft.
10.	Cleo Littleton	Wichita	1951-52	Averaged 19 ppg and 7.7 rpg in four seasons, leading the Shockers in scoring each year. School's career scoring leader (2,164 points) is the only four-time first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference choice. He was selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1955 NBA draft.
11.	Wendell Hudson	Alabama	1970-71	Averaged 19.2 ppg and 12 rpg in his career, finishing as Bama's fourth-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder. The two-time All-SEC first-team selection was a Helms All-American choice as a senior in 1972-73 before being selected in the second round of NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.
12.	Bob Gibson	Creighton	1954-55	Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher was the school's first player to average at least 20 ppg in his career (20.2). Led the Bluejays in scoring (22 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg) as a junior. Gibson, who said he couldn't eat or stay with the rest of the Bluejays' team on his first trip to Tulsa, went on to play with the Harlem Globetrotters.
13.	Bill Garrett	Indiana	1948-49	First impact African-American player in Big Ten Conference averaged 12 ppg while leading the Hoosiers in scoring each of his three varsity seasons. Paced them in rebounding as a senior (8.5 rpg) when he was an all-league first-team selection. Selected by the Boston Celtics in second round of 1951 NBA draft. Grandson Billy Garrett Jr. became Big East Conference Rookie of the Year with DePaul in 2013-14.
14.	Earl Robinson	California	1955-56	Three-time All-PCC second-team selection averaged at least 10 ppg each of three varsity seasons as 6-1 guard under HOF coach Pete Newell. Robinson averaged 15.5 points in four NCAA Tournament games his last two years, leading the Bears in scoring in two of the playoff contests.
15.	Tom Payne	Kentucky	1970-71	Led the Wildcats in rebounding (10.1 rpg) and was their second-leading scorer (16.9 ppg) in his only varsity season before turning pro. The All-SEC first-team selection had a 39-point, 19-rebound performance against Louisiana State before leaving school early and becoming an NBA first-round draft choice by the Atlanta Hawks.
16.	Ron "Fritz" Williams	West Virginia	1965-66	Southern Conference player of the year as a senior led Mountaineers in scoring and assists all three varsity seasons on his way to finishing with averages of 20.1 ppg and 6 apg. Williams, a two-time all-league first-team selection, was a first-round pick in 1968 NBA draft (9th overall).
17.	James Cash	Texas Christian	1966-67	SWC's initial African-American player averaged 13.9 ppg and 11.6 rpg in three seasons. Two-time all-league second-team selection led the Horned Frogs in scoring (16.3 ppg) and rebounding (11.6 rpg) as a senior. Cash had six games with at least 20 rebounds.
18.	John Savage	North Texas	1961-62	Detroit product averaged 19.2 ppg in leading the Eagles in scoring all three of his varsity seasons with them. Three-time All-MVC selection was fifth-round choice by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1964 NBA draft.
19.	Willie Allen	Miami (Fla.)	1968-69	Averaged 17.2 ppg and 12.2 rpg in three seasons. Led Hurricanes in scoring (19.9 ppg) and rebounding (17.2 rpg) as senior. Fourth-round choice of the Baltimore Bullets in 1971 NBA draft played briefly for ABA's The Floridans during 1971-72 season.
20.	Jerry Jenkins	Mississippi State	1972-73	All-SEC selection as a junior and senior when he was the Bulldogs' leading scorer each year, averaging 19.3 ppg and 7 rpg in three seasons.
21.	Stew Johnson	Murray State	1963-64	Averaged 16.8 ppg and 12.9 rpg in three seasons en route to finishing his career as the school's all-time fourth-leading scorer (1,275 points) and second-leading rebounder (981). He was a third-round choice of New York Knicks in 1966 NBA draft before becoming a three-time ABA All-Star.
22.	Gene Knolle*	Texas Tech	1969-70	Two-time All-SWC first-team selection averaged 21.5 ppg and 8.4 rpg in two seasons before becoming a seventh-round choice by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1971 NBA draft.
23.	Joe Bertrand	Notre Dame	1951-52	Averaged 14.6 ppg in three seasons, including 16.5 as senior when Irish finished year ranked sixth in final AP poll. He was 10th-round choice in 1954 NBA draft by Milwaukee Hawks. Served as Chicago's city treasurer as first black elected to citywide office. His grandson with same name played hoops for Illinois.
24.	Hadie Redd	Arizona	1953-54	Led the Wildcats in scoring (13.2 ppg and 13.6) and rebounding (7 rpg and 9.4) in both of his varsity seasons.
25.	Almer Lee*	Arkansas	1969-70	He was the Hogs' leading scorer in 1969-70 (17 ppg) and 1970-71 (19.2 ppg as All-SWC second-team selection).
26.	John "Jackie" Moore	La Salle	1951-52	Averaged 10.3 ppg and 12.1 rpg in two seasons. Second-leading rebounder both years for the Explorers behind All-American Tom Gola. Played three seasons in the NBA as first black player for Philadelphia Warriors.
27.	Greg Lowery*	Texas Tech	1969-70	Averaged 19.7 ppg in his three-year career. First-team All-SWC as a sophomore and senior and second-team choice as junior en route to finishing as school's career scoring leader (1,476 points).
28.	Henry Harris	Auburn	1969-70	Averaged 11.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg and 2.5 apg in three-year varsity career. Standout defensive player was captain as a senior. He was an eighth-round choice by the Houston Rockets in 1972 NBA draft.
29.	Tommy Bowman	Baylor	1967-68	Two-time All-SWC first-team selection led the Bears in scoring (13.5 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg) in his first varsity season.
30.	Ronnie Hogue	Georgia	1970-71	Finished three-year varsity career as the second-leading scorer in school history (17.8 ppg). Hogue was an All-SEC second-team choice with 20.5 ppg as a junior, when he set the school single-game scoring record with 46 points against LSU. He was a seventh-round choice of the Capital Bullets in 1973 NBA draft.
31.	Coolidge Ball	Mississippi	1971-72	Two-time All-SEC second-team selection (sophomore and junior years) averaged 14.1 ppg and 9.9 rpg in three seasons. He led the Rebels in scoring (16.8 ppg) and was second in rebounding (10.3 rpg) as a sophomore.
32.	Carl Head*	West Virginia	1965-66	Averaged 17.1 ppg and 7.9 rpg in two seasons. Paced the team in field-goal shooting as a junior (53.5%) and in scoring as a senior (20.5 ppg).
33.	Perry Wallace	Vanderbilt	1967-68	Averaged 12.9 ppg and 11.5 rpg in three varsity seasons. He was the Commodores' leading rebounder as a junior (10.2 rpg) and leading scorer as a senior (13.4 ppg). Fifth-round choice by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1970 NBA draft.
34.	Don Eaddy	Michigan	1951-52	The Wolverines' top scorer in Big Ten Conference competition as a sophomore (13.8 ppg) averaged 11.4 ppg in four seasons. Eaddy was an infielder who played briefly with the Chicago Cubs in 1959.
35.	Garfield Smith	Eastern Kentucky	1965-66	Averaged 14.5 ppg and 13.2 rpg in three seasons. He was an All-Ohio Valley Conference choice as a senior when he finished second in the nation in rebounding (19.7 rpg). Third-round choice by the Boston Celtics in 1968 NBA draft.
36.	Tommy Woods	East Tennessee State	1964-65	Two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference choice averaged 15.3 ppg and 16.2 rpg in three seasons. He grabbed 38 rebounds in a game against Middle Tennessee en route to finishing third in the nation in rebounding as a sophomore (19.6 rpg).
37.	Willie Brown	Middle Tennessee State	1966-67	All-Ohio Valley Conference choice as junior and senior averaged 20.3 ppg and 7.4 rpg in three seasons en route to finishing his career as the school's all-time scoring leader (1,524 points). He was a 10th-round choice by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1969 NBA draft.
38.	Julius Pegues	Pittsburgh	1955-56	Spent one year at a Detroit technical school before enrolling at Pitt. Averaged 13.6 ppg in three seasons, finishing as the school's second-leading scorer (17.6 ppg) as a senior behind All-American Don Hennon. Pegues, who scored a game-high 31 points in an 82-77 loss to Miami of Ohio as a senior in 1958 NCAA Tournament, was a fifth-round choice by the St. Louis Hawks in NBA draft.
39.	Sebron "Ed" Tucker*	Stanford	1950-51	Averaged 15.8 ppg in two seasons, leading the team in scoring both years. Paced the PCC in scoring as a junior (16.5 ppg) before becoming an all-league South Division first-team pick as a senior.
40.	Collis Temple Jr.	Louisiana State	1971-72	Averaged 10.1 ppg and 8.1 rpg in three seasons. Ranked second in the SEC in rebounding (11.1 rpg) and seventh in field-goal shooting (54.9%) as a senior. Sixth-round choice by the Phoenix Suns in 1974 NBA draft had two sons play for his alma mater (Collis III and Garrett).
41.	Charlie White*	Oregon State	1964-65	Led the Beavers in rebounding (7 rpg) and was their second-leading scorer (9.6 ppg) as a junior. The next year as a first five pick on the All-Pacific-8 team, he was OSU's captain and second-leading scorer (11.7 ppg) and rebounder (6.6 rpg), pacing the team in field-goal shooting (49.4%) and free-throw shooting (81.4%).
42.	Ruben Triplett*	Southern Methodist	1971-72	Averaged 14.9 ppg and 9 rpg in two seasons. Named All-SWC as a junior when he led the Mustangs in scoring (18.2 ppg) and rebounding (10.8 rpg). Scored a career-high 33 points at Oklahoma City.

MOST OVERLOOKED PIONEERS FOR MAJOR UNIVERSITIES

First Black Player	DI School	First Varsity Season	Summary of College Career
Al Abram	Missouri	1956-57	Averaged 11 ppg over four seasons. He led the Tigers in scoring (16.1 ppg), rebounding (8.9 rpg) and field-goal shooting (45%) in 1958-59.
Don Barnette	Miami (Ohio)	1953-54	All-MAC first-team selection as a senior averaged 11.6 ppg and 5.2 rpg during three-year career. Played for the Harlem Globetrotters in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Charlie Brown*	Texas-El Paso	1956-57	Air Force veteran, a three-time All-Border Conference choice, led the league in scoring as a sophomore (23.4 ppg). He averaged 17.5 ppg in three varsity seasons, leading the Miners in scoring each year.
Earl Brown	Lafayette	1971-72	Grabbed 21 rebounds in a game against Lehigh as a sophomore before averaging 11 ppg and 10.6 rpg as a junior and 13.7 ppg and 12.1 rpg as a senior. Ninth-round NBA draft choice by the New York Knicks in 1974.
Mario Brown*	Texas A&M	1971-72	Averaged 13 ppg and 4.3 apg in two seasons, leading the team in assists both years.
Harvey Carter	Bucknell	1970-71	Led the Bison in scoring and rebounding all three varsity seasons (14.1 ppg and 11.5 rpg as a sophomore, 14.8 ppg and 12.4 rpg as a junior and 14.2 ppg and 9.8 rpg as a senior).
Larry Chanay	Montana State	1956-57	Four-year Air Force veteran finished his four-year college career as the school's all-time leading scorer (2,034 points). He led the Bobcats in scoring all four seasons. Chanay was a 14th-round choice by the Cincinnati Royals in 1960 NBA draft.
John Codwell	Michigan	1951-52	The Wolverines' second-leading scorer as a junior (10.5 ppg) averaged 6.4 ppg in three seasons.
Vince Colbert*	East Carolina	1966-67	Averaged 14.3 ppg and 7.3 rpg in two seasons. He led ECU in rebounding as a junior (7.1 rpg).
Robert Cox	Loyola Marymount	1953-54	Averaged 16.9 ppg and 11.1 rpg in two seasons while leading the Lions in both categories each year.
John Crawford	Iowa State	1955-56	Averaged 13.4 ppg and 9.7 rpg in three seasons. He led the Cyclones in rebounding all three years and paced them in scoring as a senior (14.1 ppg).
L.M. Ellis	Austin Peay State	1963-64	The first OVC black player averaged 9.3 ppg and 10.5 rpg as a junior and 6.7 ppg and 6.1 rpg as a senior after transferring from Drake to his hometown school.
Ed Fleming	Niagara	1951-52	Averaged 15 ppg and 8.7 rpg in four seasons to finish No. 1 on the school's all-time scoring list (1,682). All-time top rebounder (975) was selected by the Rochester Royals in 1955 NBA draft.
Larry Fry	Mississippi State	1972-73	Averaged 13.8 ppg and 8.1 rpg in three seasons.
Julian Hammond*	Tulsa	1964-65	Averaged 12.2 ppg and 7.6 rpg in two seasons. Led the Golden Hurricane in scoring (16.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg) as a senior when he was an All-MVC first-team selection and paced the nation in field-goal shooting (65.9%). He was a ninth-round choice by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1966 NBA draft.
Charlie Hoxie	Niagara	1951-52	Averaged 11.7 ppg and 8.4 rpg in four seasons to finish his career as the school's third-leading scorer (1,274). Second-leading rebounder (916) was selected by the Milwaukee Hawks in 1955 NBA draft before playing with the Harlem Globetrotters.
Eddie Jackson	Oklahoma City	1962-63	Center averaged 12.3 ppg and 10 rpg in three-year OCU career after transferring from Oklahoma. He led the Chiefs in rebounding as a sophomore and junior. Selected in the sixth round by the San Francisco Warriors in 1965 NBA draft.
Leroy Jackson	Santa Clara	1960-61	Averaged 10.1 ppg and 8.3 rpg in three seasons, leading the team in rebounding all three years. Named to second five on All-WCAC team as a senior when he averaged 11.9 ppg and 10.9 rpg.
Curt Jimerson*	Wyoming	1960-61	Forward averaged 14.6 ppg in two seasons, including a team-high 17.5 ppg as a senior when he was an All-Mountain States Conference first-team selection.
Junius Kellogg	Manhattan	1950-51	Averaged 12.1 ppg in three-year career, leading the Jaspers in scoring as a sophomore and junior. Former Army sergeant refused bribe and exposed a major point-shaving scandal.
Charlie Lipscomb	Virginia Tech	1969-70	Averaged 11.4 ppg and 9.4 rpg in three varsity seasons. He led the team in rebounding (10.4 rpg) and was its second-leading scorer (12.1 ppg) as a sophomore.
Jesse Marshall*	Centenary	1968-69	Led the Gents in scoring (16 ppg) and rebounding (9.6 rpg) as a senior after being their second-leading scorer (15.9 ppg) and leading rebounder (10.2 rpg) as a junior.
Shellie McMillon	Bradley	1955-56	Member of 1957 NIT champion averaged 14.1 ppg and 9.3 rpg in three varsity seasons, including a team-high 16.4 ppg in 1957-58. McMillon, who scored 42 points against Detroit, was an All-Missouri Valley Conference second-team choice as a senior before becoming a sixth-round NBA draft choice by the Detroit Pistons.
Eugene Oliver*	South Alabama	1972-73	Averaged 17.9 ppg and 5.1 rpg in two seasons, leading the team in scoring both years and setting a school single-game record with 46 points against Southern Mississippi.
Charley Parnell	Delaware	1966-67	First-team All-East Coast Conference choice led the Blue Hens in scoring with 18.5 ppg.
Garland Pinkston	George Washington	1967-68	Second-leading scorer (12.5 ppg) and rebounder (7.3 rpg) in his only varsity season for GWU.
Art Polk	Middle Tennessee State	1966-67	MTSU's second-leading rebounder as a junior and senior averaged 12.3 ppg and 9.2 rpg in three seasons.
Charley Powell	Loyola (New Orleans)	1966-67	First African-American to play for a predominantly white college in Louisiana averaged 21.5 ppg in three-year career, finishing 13th in the nation with 26 ppg as a junior.
Larry Robinson*	Tennessee	1971-72	Averaged 10.9 ppg and 8.8 rpg in two seasons. Led the Volunteers in rebounding and field-goal shooting both years. He was a 16th-round choice by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1973 NBA draft.
Ron Satterthwaite	William & Mary	1973-74	Averaged 13.2 ppg in four seasons. He led the Tribe in scoring as a sophomore and junior, averaging 17 ppg during that span. Guard was an All-Southern Conference first-team selection as a sophomore and second-team choice as a junior.
Oscar Scott*	The Citadel	1971-72	Three-year Army veteran averaged 11.8 ppg and 7 rpg in two seasons. He led the Bulldogs in rebounding as a senior.
Dwight Smith	Western Kentucky	1964-65	Three-time All-OVC guard averaged 14.6 ppg and 10.9 rpg in his college career. Led the Hilltoppers in rebounding as a sophomore (11.3 rpg) and as a senior (11.9 rpg). Smith was a third-round choice of the Los Angeles Lakers (23rd overall).
Sam Smith	Louisville	1963-64	Third-round choice of the Cincinnati Royals in 1967 NBA draft averaged 9.2 ppg and team-high 11 rpg in his only varsity season with the Cardinals before transferring to Kentucky Wesleyan.
Sam Stith	St. Bonaventure	1957-58	Averaged 14.8 ppg and 4.1 rpg in three-year career. After All-American brother Tom Stith arrived the next season, they combined to average 52 ppg in 1959-60, an NCAA single-season record for brothers on the same team.
Harold Sylvester	Tulane	1968-69	Averaged 12.5 ppg and 9.1 rpg in three varsity seasons. He led the Green Wave in rebounding as a sophomore and was its second-leading rebounder and scorer as a junior and senior.
John Thomas	Pacific	1954-55	Averaged 15.1 ppg and 11.3 rpg in three years while leading the team in scoring and rebounding each campaign. Finished his career as the school's all-time scoring leader (1,178 points). He set UOP single-season records for points (480) and rebounds (326) in 1955-56.
Liscio Thomas*	Furman	1969-70	Averaged 17 ppg and 9.9 rpg in two seasons. He led the Paladins in scoring as a junior (17.7 ppg) and was the second-leading scorer and rebounder for 1971 Southern Conference champion.
Solly Walker	St. John's	1951-52	First African-American ever to play in game at Kentucky averaged 7.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg in three seasons. Member of 1952 NCAA runner-up and 1953 NIT runner-up. Led the team in scoring (14 ppg) and rebounding (12.2 rpg) as a senior. Selected by the New York Knicks in 1954 NBA draft.
John Edgar Wideman	Penn	1960-61	Two-time All-Ivy League second-team swingman led the Quakers in scoring as a junior (13.2 ppg in 1961-62) and a senior (13.8 ppg in 1962-63). The Pittsburgh native also paced them in rebounding as a junior (7.6 rpg).

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 17 Gridiron

January 17th, 2022 - 8:17

JANUARY 17

San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates (second-team All-MAC selection in 2002 when Kent State finished runner-up in South Regional) had eight pass receptions in a 17-14 AFC divisional-round playoff setback against the New York Jets following 2009 season. Chargers WR Vincent Jackson (Northern Colorado's scoring leader with 13.6 ppg in 2003-04 while also contributing 5.6 rpg and 3.1 apg) had seven receptions for 111 receiving yards.
Baltimore Colts TE John Mackey (Syracuse hooper in 1960-61) caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Johnny Unitas in 16-13 win against the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V following 1970 season.

Southern Discomfort: Possible Outcomes if Blacks Viewed First-Class Citizens

January 16th, 2022 - 17:36

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." - Martin Luther King

Cancel-culture considerations resulted in condemning an estimated 100 statues and monuments to white-guilt reparations rubble. Facing reality, such arcane activist analysis could be the only way for self-absorbed progressive outposts to stop superior Southern universities from dominating college football after former Confederacy institutions captured 16 of the last 17 gridiron national crowns (primarily with in-state recruits). After all, shouldn't the SEC and ACC be sanction shamed by self-loathing social scholars, if not disbandment purge, insofar as the first season Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina featured an African-American on their varsity basketball rosters wasn't until 1970-71 (two years after MLK was assassinated in Memphis)?

Could Auburn have been ranked #1 nationally 50 years ago? Truth be told, racially hung-up SEC and ACC incurred self-imposed performance penalties by failing to recruit regal in-state black prospects until Dixie denizens were finally tired of monumental hardwood horror. Pearl-of-wisdom memo to Auburn: The following droughts describe authentic self-regulation. It seems inconceivable but segregation-shackled Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech (W in 1960), LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State (W in 1963), Tennessee, Texas A&M (W in 1969) and Virginia combined for a paltry three NCAA playoff victories during 22-year tourney famine from 1954 through 1975. Moreover, Arkansas, Clemson, Florida (1967), Georgia, Georgia Tech (1960), LSU, Ole Miss, Texas Tech (1961) and Virginia Tech collaborated for an anemic total of three final AP Top 20 finishes in 20-season span from 1954-55 through 1973-74. Even colossus UK didn't win an NCAA Tournament title in 19-year span from 1959 through 1977.

For the record, ACC members in North Carolina all included black players on their varsity teams by end of the 1960s. Despite excluding much of the ACC, a trip into the what-if world of hoopdom can be fascinating. What might have been for principally football-dominated Southern schools if they weren't so narrow-minded waiting until the early 1970s to treat in-state African-American hoopers as equals? If not judged by color of skin, consider the following possible "started living (in basketball)" promised-land scenarios:

Power-Conference Schools	Consequences for Shunning African-American Players	What Might Have Been for Southern Schools?
Alabama (1970-71 was first season for black on varsity roster) and Auburn (1969-70)	Alabama (no appearances from inception of NCAA tourney in 1939 until 1975) and Auburn (no appearances until 1984) were outsiders in regard to the NCAA playoffs. Each school managed only one AP Top 20 finish until the mid-1970s.	Bama and Auburn wouldn't have combined for losing records in 1969-70 and 1970-71 if in-state All-American products Artis Gilmore (Jacksonville FL), Travis Grant (Kentucky State) and Bud Stallworth (Kansas) were on their rosters.
Arkansas (1969-70)	No NCAA playoff victory in 28-year span from 1950 through 1977. No AP Top 20 finish until 1977.	Hogs would have been much better than posting mediocre 13-11 record in 1962-63 if they boasted inside-outside combination of All-Americans Jim Barnes (Texas Western) and Eddie Miles (Seattle).
Florida (1971-72)	The Gators had no NCAA tourney appearances until 1987. Only one AP Top 20 finish until 1994.	UF would have far exceeded an 11-15 record in 1970-71 if Howard Porter (Villanova) and Truck Robinson (Tennessee State) manned forward positions.
Georgia (1970-71) and Georgia Tech (1971-72)	Georgia (no appearances until 1983) and Georgia Tech (only one NCAA playoff appearance and victory until 1985) were non-factors in national postseason play. Only one AP Top 20 finish for either school until mid-1980s.	Georgia and Georgia Tech wouldn't have incurred double digits in defeats in 1969-70 if they fortified frontline with Gar Heard (Oklahoma), Elmore Smith (Kentucky State) and Joby Wright (Indiana).
Louisiana State (1971-72)	No NCAA playoff appearance or AP Top 20 finish in 24-year span from 1955 through 1978.	Bayou Bengals wouldn't have compiled non-winning records in 1962-63 and 1963-64 if their frontcourt included Luke Jackson (Pan American), Bob Love (Southern LA), Cincy Powell (Portland) and/or Willis Reed (Grambling). LSU's initial campaign post-Pistol Pete Maravich in 1970-71 would have been much better than 14-12 if backcourt was buttressed by Fred Hilton (Grambling) and/or James Silas (Stephen F. Austin State).
Mississippi (1971-72) and Mississippi State (1972-73)	Ole Miss (no appearances until 1981) and MSU (only two NCAA playoff appearances and one victory until 1995). Ole Miss didn't have an AP Top 20 finish until 1998.	Doubtful both schools would have compiled losing records each season from 1967-68 through 1969-70 if frontcourters E.C. Coleman (Houston Baptist), Mike Green (Louisiana Tech), Spencer Haywood (Detroit), George T. Johnson (Dillard LA), Earnest Killum (Stetson FL) and Sam Lacey (New Mexico State) competed for them at some point during that subterranean span.
Clemson (1970-71) and South Carolina (1970-71)	Clemson (no NCAA playoff appearances until 1980) and USC (no NCAA playoff appearances until 1971). Clemson had only one AP Top 20 finish through 1986.	Teams could have thrived with inside-outside combination of Art Shell (Maryland-Eastern Shore) and Kenny Washington (UCLA) in mid-1960s and frontcourt featuring Gene Gathers (Bradley) and Clifford Ray (Oklahoma) in 1969-70 and 1970-71.
Tennessee (1971-72)	Winless in NCAA playoff competition until 1979. Only one AP Top 10 finish in 20th Century.	Paul Hogue (Cincinnati), Les Hunter (Loyola of Chicago) and Vic Rouse (Loyola of Chicago) were standouts for NCAA titlists the first half of 1960s. The Volunteers could have featured one of the finest frontcourts in NCAA history with James Johnson (Wisconsin), Charlie Paulk (Tulsa/Northeastern Oklahoma State), Rick Roberson (Cincinnati) and Bingo Smith (Tulsa) in 1966-67 and 1967-68. Rocky Top could have boasted one of the top backcourts in NCAA history in 1970-71 with Richie Fuqua (Oral Roberts) and Ted McClain (Tennessee A&I).
Texas (1969-70), Texas A&M (1971-72) and Texas Tech (1969-70)	UT (only two NCAA Tournament appearances in 24-year span from 1948 through 1971), A&M (only one NCAA playoff victory until 1980) and TT (only two NCAA playoff victories until 1976) were inconsequential in postseason play for extended period. No AP Top 10 finish among trio until 1996.	How potent of frontlines could SWC members have had from 1961-62 through 1964-65 choosing among Zelmo Beaty (Prairie View A&M), Nate Bowman (Wichita), Mitchell Edwards (Pan American), Eddie Jackson (Oklahoma/OCU), McCoy McLemore (Drake), John Savage (North Texas State), Dave Stallworth (Wichita), Gene Wiley (Wichita) and John Henry Young (Midwestern State)?
Virginia (1971-72) and Virginia Tech (1969-70)	UVA (no NCAA playoff appearances until 1976) and VT (only one NCAA playoff appearance until 1976) had little impact on postseason play until mid-1970s. No AP Top 20 finish for VT until 1996.	College class of '69 could have been one of premier in-state recruiting groups of all-time with Charles Bonaparte (Norfolk State), Bob Dandridge (Norfolk State), Bill English (Winston-Salem State NC) and Skeeter Swift (East Tennessee State).

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 16 Gridiron

January 16th, 2022 - 9:06

JANUARY 16

Dallas Cowboys TE Mike Ditka (averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Pittsburgh in 1958-59 and 1959-60) caught a seven-yard touchdown pass from Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) in 24-3 win against the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI following 1971 season. Staubach threw two TD passes in the game.
Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two first-half touchdown passes in a 27-14 NFC divisional-round playoff win against the Minnesota Vikings following 2004 season.
San Francisco 49ers E Billy Wilson (averaged 3.3 ppg as senior letterman for San Jose State in 1950-51) named NFL Pro Bowl MVP following the 1954 season.

Defending Champion Baylor "Bearly" Breathing Regarding Playoff Prospects

January 16th, 2022 - 8:52

Baylor became the first AP top-ranked team in history twice losing at home in the same week. If history means much, the Bears will be fortunate to reach the Final Four, let alone successfully defend their NCAA championship. Magic Johnson-led Michigan State '79 is the only NCAA titlist among six F4 participants in this category. Following is a list of #1-ranked schools losing back-to-back contests within a week (in reverse order):

AP Top-Ranked Team (Final Record)	Season	Back-to-Back Defeats Within a Week as #1	NCAA Playoff Result
Baylor (27-7)	2021-22	Jan. 11 (Texas Tech/65-62) and Jan. 15 (Oklahoma State/61-54)	Lost Second Round
Syracuse (28-6)	2013-14	Feb. 19 (Boston College/62-59) and Feb. 22 (at Duke/66-60)	Lost Second Round
Texas (24-10)	2009-10	Jan. 18 (at Kansas State/71-62) and Jan. 23 (at Connecticut/88-74)	Lost First Round
Wisconsin (30-6)	2006-07	Feb. 20 (at Michigan State/64-55) and Feb. 25 (at Ohio State/49-48)	Lost Second Round
Duke (32-4)	2005-06	March 1 (at Florida State/79-74) and March 4 (North Carolina/83-76)	Lost Regional Semifinal
Florida (20-11)	2003-04	Dec. 10 (Maryland/69-68 in OT) and Dec. 13 (at Louisville/73-65)	Lost First Round
Duke (28-8)	1988-89	Jan. 18 (North Carolina/91-71) and Jan. 21 (at Wake Forest/75-71)	Lost National Semifinal
North Carolina (28-6)	1985-86	Feb. 20 (Maryland/77-72) and Feb. 23 (at North Carolina State/76-65)	Lost Regional Semifinal
Georgetown (35-3)	1984-85	Jan. 26 (St. John's/66-65) and Jan. 28 (at Syracuse/65-63)	Lost National Final
UNLV (28-3)	1982-83	Feb. 24 (at Cal State Fullerton/86-78) and Feb. 27 (at West Virginia/87-78)	Lost Second Round
Duke (24-9)	1979-80	Jan. 9 (at Clemson/87-82) and Jan. 12 (North Carolina/82-67)	Lost Regional Final
Michigan State (26-6)	1978-79	Jan. 11 (at Illinois/57-55) and Jan. 13 (at Purdue/52-50)	Won National Final
Duke (22-8)	1978-79	Dec. 29 (Ohio State at New York City/90-84) and Dec. 30 (at St. John's/69-66)	Lost Second Round
UCLA (26-4)	1973-74	Feb. 15 (at Oregon State/61-57) and Feb. 16 (at Oregon/56-51)	Lost National Semifinal
Houston (31-2)	1967-68	March 22 (at UCLA/101-69) and March 23 (Ohio State at Los Angeles/89-85)	Lost National Semifinal and 3rd-Place Game
UCLA (18-8)	1965-66	Dec. 10 (at Duke/82-66) and Dec. 11 (Duke at Charlotte/94-75)	DNP
Kentucky (21-6)	1963-64	Jan. 4 (at Georgia Tech/76-67) and Jan. 6 (at Vanderbilt/85-83)	Lost Regional Semifinal
Kansas State (22-5)	1957-58	March 3 (at Nebraska/55-48) and March 8 (Kansas/61-44)	Lost National Semifinal
Duquesne (26-3)	1953-54	Feb. 25 (at Cincinnati/66-52) and Feb. 27 (at Dayton/64-54)	DNP (NIT Runner-up)
Seton Hall (21-8)	1952-53	March 1 (at Dayton/70-65) and March 2 (at Louisville/73-67)	DNP (NIT Champion)
Bradley (32-6)	1950-51	Jan. 11 (at St. John's/68-59) and Jan. 15 (Detroit/70-65)	DNP

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 15 Gridiron

January 15th, 2022 - 7:03

JANUARY 15

Kansas City Chiefs TE Reg Carolan (Idaho three-year letterman in early 1960s averaged 4 ppg and 4.7 rpg) had a seven-yard pass reception in 35-10 setback against the Green Bay Packers in inaugural Super Bowl following 1966 campaign. Chiefs DE Buck Buchanan (earned hoops letter as Grambling freshman in 1958-59) recorded a sack.
Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap (grabbed 14 rebounds in 11 games for Arizona State in 1999-00) caught a four-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco in 31-24 AFC divisional-round playoff setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers following 2010 season.
St. Louis Rams WR Dane Looker (averaged 4.8 ppg as Western Washington freshman in 1995-96 and 10.2 ppg as sophomore in 1996-97 before transferring to Washington and concentrating on football) caught three passes for 38 yards and rushed once for 11 yards in a 47-17 NFC divisional-round setback against the Atlanta Falcons following 2004 season. Rams LB Tommy Polley (played in one basketball game for Florida State in 1996-97 under coach Pat Kennedy) had nine solo tackles.
Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antwaan Randle El (member of Indiana's 1999 NCAA Tournament team) opened game's scoring with a six-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger in 21-18 AFC divisional-round playoff win against the Indianapolis Colts following 2005 season.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 14 Gridiron

January 14th, 2022 - 7:49

JANUARY 14

Following the 1961 season, Cleveland Browns FB Jim Brown (#2-scorer with 14 ppg for Syracuse as sophomore in 1954-55 before averaging 11.3 as junior) earned his first of three NFL Pro Bowl MVP awards in a five-year span.
New Orleans Saints TE Jimmy Graham (part-time starter for Miami FL averaged 4.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg from 2005-06 through 2008-09) caught two touchdown passes from Drew Brees - including 66-yarder - in a 36-32 NFC divisional-round playoff setback against the San Francisco 49ers following 2011 season.
Cleveland Browns QB Otto Graham (Big Ten Conference runner-up in scoring as Northwestern sophomore in 1941-42 and junior in 1942-43) named NFL Pro Bowl MVP following 1950 season.
Green Bay Packers LB Dave Robinson (made two free throws and grabbed five rebounds in two basketball games for Penn State in 1960-61) returned a fumble 16 yards in 33-14 win against the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II following 1967 season.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 13 Gridiron

January 13th, 2022 - 8:24

JANUARY 13

San Diego Chargers WR Chris Chambers (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers in 28-24 AFC divisional-round playoff win against the Indianapolis Colts following 2007 season. Chargers WR Vincent Jackson (Northern Colorado's scoring leader with 13.6 ppg in 2003-04 while also contributing 5.6 rpg and 3.1 apg) had team highs of seven pass receptions and 93 receiving yards.
Miami Dolphins DE Vern Den Herder (finished Central College IA career in 1970-71 as school's all-time leading scorer and rebounder) delivered a sack in 24-7 win against the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII following 1973 season. Bud Grant (third-leading scorer for Minnesota in 1948-49 after named team MVP previous season over first-team All-American Jim McIntyre) coached the Vikings.
WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) opened the Dallas Cowboys' scoring with a five-yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo in 21-17 NFC divisional-round playoff setback against the New York Giants following 2007 season.
San Francisco 49ers WR Tai Streets (collected four points and seven rebounds in 13 games for Michigan's NIT titlist in 1997 under coach Steve Fisher) caught a game-tying touchdown pass from Jeff Garcia in fourth quarter of 25-15 NFC wild-card playoff game setback against the Green Bay Packers following 2001 season.

Picture Perfect: Baylor & USC Fall Far Short of Becoming 13th Unbeaten Team

January 12th, 2022 - 19:48

"We will either find a way or make one." - Hannibal, Carthaginian military commander

UCLA, in a stellar 10-year stretch from 1963-64 through 1972-73 ruling the scene much like Hannibal, accounted for four of only 12 major-college squads to go undefeated since the start of national tournament postseason competition in the late 1930s. Defending NCAA titlist Baylor and Southern California, both incurring first loss on same day this week, fell far short of becoming Unbeaten Team #13.

Kentucky was soundly whipped by undefeated LIU in 1938-39 prior to the Wildcats going unbeaten themselves 15 years later. The average number of defeats the previous year for the first 12 unbeaten teams was five. The only time in major-college history two undefeated major colleges met in a national postseason tournament was the 1939 NIT final between Loyola of Chicago and Long Island University. LIU (23-0) defeated Loyola (21-1), 44-32.

In a seven-year span, all-time greats Lew Alcindor (UCLA in 1966-67), Bill Walton (UCLA in 1971-72) and David Thompson (North Carolina State in 1972-73) weren't freshmen but they were in their first season of varsity eligibility when leading their unbeaten teams in scoring. Alcindor (29 ppg), Lennie Rosenbluth (28 ppg with North Carolina in 1956-57) and Thompson (24.7 ppg) tallied the three highest-scoring averages among these undefeated squads.

Each of the dozen unbeaten major universities had at least one outing decided by fewer than eight points. Following is chronological list of schedules and team statistics for the 12 squads, including last one to achieve feat in 1975-76 (Indiana won five regular-season games by fewer than five points or in overtime), to emerge undefeated since the start of national tournament postseason competition:

Long Island (23-0 in 1938-39)
Coach: Clair Bee (eighth of 18 seasons with Blackbirds)

1938-39 LIU Opponents	Score	LIU's High Scorer
Newark University (N.J.)	64-14	George Newman 14
Panzer College	41-35	Daniel Kaplowitz 15
Princeton/Seminary	82-37	John Bromberg/Irv Torgoff 10
McGill University (Quebec)	77-39	Irv Torgoff 12
Montclair Teachers College (N.J.)	63-40	Irv Torgoff 10
East Stroudsburg Teachers (Pa.)	63-33	John Bromberg 14
Southern California	33-18	Daniel Kaplowitz 12
Kentucky	52-34	John Bromberg 12
Marquette	41-34	Arthur Hillhouse 14
New York Athletic Club	64-43	Arthur Hillhouse 15
Toledo	46-39	Irv Torgoff 18
Geneva College (Pa.)	48-39	Irv Torgoff 15
Duquesne	48-31	John Bromberg 13
Scranton (Pa.)	65-53	Daniel Kaplowitz 16
Canisius	62-50	Myron Sewitch 15
St. Francis (N.Y.)	61-20	Ossie Schechtman 13
St. Bonaventure	70-31	Irv Torgoff 12
University of Baltimore	52-34	Daniel Kaplowitz 9
John Marshall College	65-25	Irv Torgoff 11
at La Salle	28-21	Daniel Kaplowitz 7
New Mexico State (NIT)	52-45	Irv Torgoff 14
Bradley (NIT)	36-32	John Bromberg 12
Loyola of Chicago (NIT)	44-32	Irv Torgoff 12

NOTES: La Salle game technically played on a neutral court (Philadelphia Convention Hall). . . . NIT games played at Madison Square Garden.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR LIU REGULARS

Player	Pos.	Class	G.	PPG
Irv Torgoff	F	Sr.	23	9.5
Daniel Kaplowitz	F	Sr.	23	8.1
*Arthur Hillhouse	C	Sr.	12	7.1
John Bromberg	G	Sr.	23	6.6
Oscar "Ossie" Schechtman	G	Soph.	22	4.8
Seymour "Cy" Lobello	C	Soph.	22	4.4
**Dolly King	C	Soph.	10	4.0
Myron Sewitch	C	Sr.	21	3.9
Solomon Schwartz	G	Soph.	22	3.8
George Newman	G	Sr.	23	3.5
Joseph Shelly	G	Soph.	20	3.5
Irving Zeitlin	G	Soph.	18	1.7
Maxwell Sharf	G-F	Soph.	16	1.4

*Hillhouse completed eligibility at the end of the first semester.
**King became eligible at the start of the second semester.

Seton Hall (19-0 in 1939-40)
Coach: John "Honey" Russell (fourth of 18 seasons with Pirates)

1939-40 Seton Hall Opponents	Date	Score	Pirates High Scorer
Alumni	D8	45-29	Nick Parpan 12
Mount St. Mary's	D18	58-32	Ed Sadowski 13
Tulane	D20	53-25	Bob Davies 9
Florida	D28	43-41	Bob Davies/Ed Sadowski 13
William & Mary	J6	51-35	Ed Sadowski 17
at Scranton	J12	48-32	Ed Sadowski 17
Becker	J17	69-29	Ed Sadowski 14
at Kutztown (Pa.)	J24	42-34	Ed Sadowski 15
Loyola (Md.)	F2	50-40	Ed Sadowski 13
at St. Peter's	F3	55-27	Bernie Coyle 13
at Brooklyn	F5	51-34	Bob Fischer 13
Rider	F9	44-32	Bob Davies/John Ruthenberg 8
St. Francis (Pa.)	F14	48-36	Bob Davies 17
St. Bonaventure	F17	46-41	Bob Davies 19
Kutztown (Pa.)	F21	53-33	Bob Davies 15
Canisius	F23	52-46	Bob Davies 17
Catholic (D.C.)	F26	53-27	Edward Ryan 13
Brooklyn	F28	43-41	Frank Delany 16
Scranton (Pa.)	M1	68-39	Bob Davies 16

NOTE: Seton Hall played its home games at five different arenas - East Orange High School, Elizabeth Armory, Orange Armory, Orange High School and Dickinson High School (Jersey City).

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR SETON HALL REGULARS

Player	Pos.	Class	G.	PPG
Ed Sadowski*	C	Sr.	9	12.2
Bob Davies	F	Soph.	18	11.8
Bob Fischer	F	Soph.	18	4.9
John Ruthenberg	G-C	Soph.	19	4.7
Bob Holm	G	Soph.	17	4.2
Frank Delany	G-F	Sr.	19	3.8
Bernie Coyle	G-F	Sr.	18	3.7
Nick Parpan	G-F	Jr.	14	3.4
Ken Pine	C	Soph.	16	3.2
Ray Studwell	F-G	Soph.	18	1.2

*Sadowski missed the second half of the season because of a broken kneecap.

Army/U.S. Military Academy (15-0 in winter of 1944)
Coach: Ed Kelleher (first of two seasons with Cadets)

1943-44 Army Opponents	Score	Army's High Scorer
Swarthmore (Pa.)	80-29	Bob Faas 20
Colgate	69-44	Dale Hall 18
St. John's	49-36	Dale Hall 21
at Columbia	55-37	Dale Hall 17
Penn State	49-38	Dale Hall 14
Coast Guard	55-37	Doug Kenna 11
West Virginia	58-31	Dale Hall 18
at Rochester (N.Y.)	57-43	Dale Hall 23
Pittsburgh	66-32	Ed Christl 16
Hobart (N.Y.)	69-36	Dale Hall/Doug Kenna 20
Pennsylvania	55-38	Dale Hall 18
Villanova	34-22	Dale Hall 23
New York University	46-36	Dale Hall 18
Maryland	85-22	Dale Hall 32
Navy	47-40	Doug Kenna 17

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR ARMY REGULARS

Player	Pos.	Class	G.	PPG
Dale Hall	F	Jr.	15	18.2
Doug Kenna	G	Jr.	15	10.1
Ed Christl	C	Sr.	12	8.3
Bob Faas	F	Sr.	15	7.1
Bill Ekberg	C	Jr.	15	4.7
Jack Hennessey	G	Sr.	15	1.7

Kentucky (25-0 in 1953-54)
Coach: Adolph Rupp (24th of 41 seasons with Wildcats)

1953-54 UK Opponents	Date	Score	UK's High Scorer
Temple	D5	86-59	Cliff Hagan 51
at Xavier	D12	81-66	Frank Ramsey 27
Wake Forest	D14	101-69	Cliff Hagan 18
at St. Louis	D18	71-59	Frank Ramsey 21
Duke	D21	85-69	Cliff Hagan 27
La Salle	D22	73-60	Cliff Hagan 28
Minnesota	D28	74-59	Frank Ramsey 23
Xavier	J4	77-71	Cliff Hagan 20
Georgia Tech	J9	105-53	Cliff Hagan 34
DePaul	J11	81-63	Cliff Hagan/Frank Ramsey 22
Tulane	J16	94-43	Frank Ramsey 26
at Tennessee	J23	97-71	Frank Ramsey 37
at Vanderbilt	J30	85-63	Frank Ramsey 24
Georgia Tech*	F2	99-48	Cliff Hagan 23
Georgia	F4	106-55	Frank Ramsey 29
Georgia*	F6	100-68	Cliff Hagan 29
at Florida	F8	97-55	Cliff Hagan 22
Mississippi	F13	88-62	Cliff Hagan 38
Mississippi State	F15	81-49	Cliff Hagan 26
Tennessee	F18	90-63	Cliff Hagan 24
at DePaul	F20	76-61	Cliff Hagan 29
Vanderbilt	F22	100-64	Cliff Hagan 22
Auburn*	F27	109-79	Frank Ramsey 28
at Alabama	M1	68-43	Cliff Hagan 24
Louisiana State* (SEC Playoff)	M9	63-56	Frank Ramsey 30

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR KENTUCKY REGULARS

Player	Pos.	Class	G.	FG%	FT%	PPG	RPG
Cliff Hagan	F-C	Sr.	25	.455	.691	24.0	13.5
Frank Ramsey	G	Sr.	25	.416	.729	19.6	8.8
Lou Tsioropoulos	F	Sr.	25	.351	.690	14.5	9.6
Billy Evans	F-G	Jr.	25	.372	.778	8.4	7.2
Gayle Rose	G	Jr.	23	.346	.646	6.7	1.3
Phil Grawemeyer	F-C	Soph.	25	.372	.543	5.9	6.1
Linville Puckett	G	Soph.	24	.295	.673	5.1	2.2
Bill Bibb	F	Soph.	16	.313	.583	1.7	1.6
TEAM TOTALS			25	.383	.678	87.5	52.7

San Francisco (29-0 in 1955-56)
Coach: Phil Woolpert (fifth of nine seasons with Dons)

1955-56 USF Opponents	Date	Score	USF's High Scorer
Chico State (Calif.)	D2	70-39	Bill Russell 15
Southern California	D3	58-42	Bill Russell 24
San Francisco State	D6	72-47	Bill Russell 20
Marquette*	D16	65-58	Bill Russell 16
at DePaul	D17	82-59	K.C. Jones 23
at Wichita	D20	75-65	Bill Russell 17
at Loyola of New Orleans	D23	61-43	Bill Russell 20
La Salle*	D26	79-62	Bill Russell 26
Holy Cross*	D27	67-51	Bill Russell 24
UCLA*	D28	70-53	Bill Russell 17
Pepperdine	J6	62-51	Bill Russell 20
Santa Clara	J10	74-56	Mike Farmer 18
at Fresno State	J13	69-50	Bill Russell 22
at California	J28	33-24	K.C. Jones 15
San Jose State	J31	67-40	Bill Russell 21
Loyola of Los Angeles	F3	68-46	Carl Boldt 20
at Pacific	F7	77-60	Bill Russell 24
Fresno State	F10	79-46	Bill Russell 23
at San Jose State	F14	76-52	Bill Russell 21
at St. Mary's	F17	76-63	Bill Russell 28
at Santa Clara	F24	80-44	Bill Russell 29
Pacific	F28	87-49	Bill Russell 28
at Pepperdine	M2	68-40	Carl Boldt 14
at Loyola of Los Angeles	M3	65-48	Bill Russell 24
St. Mary's	M6	82-49	Bill Russell 22
UCLA* (NCAA Tournament)	M16	72-61	Gene Brown 23
Utah* (NCAA Tournament)	M17	92-77	Bill Russell 27
Southern Methodist* (NCAA Tournament)	M22	86-68	Mike Farmer 26
Iowa* (NCAA Tournament)	M23	83-71	Bill Russell 26

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR USF REGULARS

Player	Pos.	Class	G.	FG%	FT%	PPG	RPG
Bill Russell	C	Sr.	29	.513	.495	20.6	21.0
K.C. Jones*	G	Sr.	25	.365	.655	9.8	5.2
Hal Perry	G	Sr.	29	.365	.729	9.1	2.0
Carl Boldt	F	Jr.	28	.326	.783	8.6	5.0
Mike Farmer	F	Soph.	28	.371	.548	8.4	7.8
Gene Brown	G	Soph.	29	.377	.641	7.1	4.4
Mike Preaseau	F	Soph.	29	.366	.609	4.1	3.1
Warren Baxter	G	Sr.	26	.301	.667	2.2	0.7
Bill Bush	G	Sr.	22	.208	.625	0.9	0.8
Jack King	F	Jr.	22	.162	.462	0.8	1.0
TEAM TOTALS			29	.388	.604	72.2	54.2

*Ineligible for NCAA Tournament as a fifth-year player.

North Carolina (32-0 in 1956-57)
Coach: Frank McGuire (fifth of nine seasons with Tar Heels)

1956-57 UNC Opponents	Date	Score	Carolina's High Scorer
Furman	D4	94-66	Lennie Rosenbluth 47
Clemson*	D8	94-75	Pete Brennan 28
George Washington	D12	82-55	Lennie Rosenbluth 27
at South Carolina	D15	90-86	Tommy Kearns 29
Maryland	D17	70-61	Lennie Rosenbluth 26
at New York University	D20	64-59	Bob Cunningham 16
Dartmouth*	D21	89-61	Lennie Rosenbluth 30
Holy Cross*	D22	83-70	Lennie Rosenbluth 23
Utah*	D27	97-76	Lennie Rosenbluth 36
Duke*	D28	87-71	Lennie Rosenbluth 32
Wake Forest*	D29	63-55	Lennie Rosenbluth 18
at William & Mary	J8	71-61	Pete Brennan 20
Clemson	J11	86-54	Lennie Rosenbluth 34
Virginia	J12	102-90	Lennie Rosenbluth 30
at North Carolina State	J15	83-57	Lennie Rosenbluth 29
at Western Carolina	J30	77-59	Lennie Rosenbluth 26
at Maryland	F5	65-61 (2OT)	Lennie Rosenbluth 25
Duke	F9	75-73	Lennie Rosenbluth 35
at Virginia	F11	68-59	Lennie Rosenbluth 23
Wake Forest	F13	72-69	Lennie Rosenbluth 24
North Carolina State	F19	86-57	Lennie Rosenbluth 28
South Carolina	F22	75-62	Pete Brennan 26
at Wake Forest	F26	69-64	Lennie Rosenbluth 30
at Duke	M1	86-72	Lennie Rosenbluth 40
Clemson* (ACC Tournament)	M7	81-61	Lennie Rosenbluth 45
Wake Forest* (ACC Tournament)	M8	61-59	Lennie Rosenbluth 23
South Carolina* (ACC Tournament)	M9	95-75	Lennie Rosenbluth 38
Yale* (NCAA Tournament)	M12	90-74	Lennie Rosenbluth 29
Canisius* (NCAA Tournament)	M15	87-75	Lennie Rosenbluth 39
Syracuse* (NCAA Tournament)	M16	67-58	Lennie Rosenbluth 23
Michigan State* (NCAA Tournament)	M22	74-70 (3OT)	Lennie Rosenbluth 31
Kansas* (NCAA Tournament)	M23	54-53 (3OT)	Lennie Rosenbluth 20

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR NORTH CAROLINA REGULARS

Player	Pos.	Class	G.	FG%	FT%	PPG	RPG
Lennie Rosenbluth	F	Sr.	32	.483	.758	28.0	8.8
Pete Brennan	F	Jr.	32	.394	.706	14.7	10.4
Tommy Kearns	G	Jr.	32	.434	.711	12.8	3.1
Joe Quigg	C	Jr.	31	.434	.719	10.3	8.6
Bob Cunningham	G	Jr.	32	.393	.598	7.2	6.7
Tony Radovich	G	Sr.	16	.525	.769	3.9	1.8
Bill Hathaway	C	Soph.	15	.333	.417	2.8	5.0
Stan Groll	G	Soph.	12	.370	.556	2.1	1.5
Bob Young	C	Sr.	15	.256	.538	1.9	2.1
Ken Rosemond	G	Jr.	15	.400	.556	1.1	0.6
Danny Lotz	F	Soph.	24	.350	.391	1.0	1.6
TEAM TOTALS			32	.431	.701	79.3	46.7

UCLA (30-0 in 1963-64)
Coach: John Wooden (16th of 27 seasons with Bruins)

1963-64 UCLA Opponents	Date	Score	Bruins High Scorer
Brigham Young	D6	113-71	Walt Hazzard 20
Butler	D7	80-65	Walt Hazzard 21
Kansas State*	D13	78-75	Gail Goodrich 21
Kansas*	D14	74-54	Gail Goodrich 23
Baylor*	D20	112-61	Walt Hazzard 23
Creighton*	D21	95-79	Walt Hazzard 26
Yale	D26	95-65	Gail Goodrich 25
Michigan	D27	98-80	Gail Goodrich 30
Illinois	D28	83-79	Gail Goodrich 21
at Washington State	J3	88-83	Gail Goodrich 28
at Washington State	J4	121-77	Gail Goodrich 21
Southern California	J10	79-59	Walt Hazzard 21
Southern California	J11	78-71	Gail Goodrich 23
Stanford	J17	84-71	Gail Goodrich 23
Stanford*	J18	80-61	Walt Hazzard 31
UC Santa Barbara	J31	107-76	Gail Goodrich/Walt Hazzard 21
UC Santa Barbara*	F1	87-59	Gail Goodrich 31
at California	F7	87-67	Gail Goodrich 26
at California	F8	58-56	Walt Hazzard 17
Washington	F14	73-58	Walt Hazzard 17
Washington	F15	88-60	Gail Goodrich 22
at Stanford	F22	100-88	Walt Hazzard 27
at Washington	F24	78-64	Keith Erickson/Walt Hazzard 21
Washington State	F29	93-56	Walt Hazzard 19
California	M2	87-57	Gail Goodrich 23
Southern California	M6	91-81	Gail Goodrich 23
Seattle* (NCAA Tournament)	M13	95-90	Walt Hazzard 26
San Francisco* (NCAA Tournament)	M14	76-72	Walt Hazzard 23
Kansas State* (NCAA Tournament)	M20	90-84	Keith Erickson 28
Duke* (NCAA Tournament)	M21	98-83	Gail Goodrich 27

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS

Player	Pos.	Class	G.	FG%	FT%	PPG	RPG
Gail Goodrich	G	Jr.	30	.458	.711	21.5	5.2
Walt Hazzard	G	Sr.	30	.445	.718	18.6	4.7
Jack Hirsch	F	Sr.	30	.528	.664	14.0	7.6
Keith Erickson	F	Jr.	30	.403	.623	10.7	9.1
Fred Slaughter	C	Sr.	30	.466	.484	7.9	8.1
Kenny Washington	F-G	Soph.	30	.458	.627	6.1	4.2
Doug McIntosh	C	Soph.	30	.519	.500	3.6	4.4
Kim Stewart	F	Sr.	23	.393	.467	2.2	2.0
Rich Levin	F	Jr.	19	.372	.500	2.0	0.6
Mike Huggins	G	Sr.	23	.382	.478	1.6	1.0
Chuck Darrow	G	Soph.	23	.379	.583	1.6	1.2
Vaughn Hoffman	C	Soph.	21	.476	.500	1.2	1.3
TEAM TOTALS			30	.455	.644	88.9	55.7

UCLA (30-0 in 1966-67)
Coach: John Wooden (19th of 27 seasons with Bruins)

1966-67 UCLA Opponents	Date	Score	Bruins High Scorer
Southern California	D3	105-90	Lew Alcindor 56
Duke	D9	88-54	Lew Alcindor/Lucius Allen 19
Duke	D10	107-87	Lew Alcindor 38
Colorado State	D22	84-74	Lew Alcindor 34
Notre Dame	D23	96-67	Lew Alcindor 25
Wisconsin	D28	100-56	Lew Alcindor 24
Georgia Tech	D29	91-72	Lew Alcindor 18
Southern California	D30	107-83	Lew Alcindor 25
at Washington State	J7	76-67	Lew Alcindor 28
at Washington	J9	83-68	Lew Alcindor 28
California	J13	96-78	Lew Alcindor 26
Stanford	J14	116-78	Lew Alcindor 37
Portland	J20	122-57	Lew Alcindor 27
UC Santa Barbara	J21	119-75	Lew Alcindor 37
at Loyola of Chicago	J28	82-67	Lew Alcindor 35
Illinois*	J29	120-82	Lew Alcindor 45
at Southern California	F4	40-35 (OT)	Lew Alcindor 13
Oregon State	F10	76-44	Lew Alcindor/Lucius Allen 22
Oregon	F11	100-66	Lucius Allen 20
at Oregon	F17	34-25	Lew Alcindor 12
at Oregon State	F18	72-50	Lew Alcindor 28
Washington	F24	71-43	Lew Alcindor 37
Washington State	F25	100-78	Lew Alcindor 61
at Stanford	M3	75-47	Lew Alcindor 20
at California	M4	103-66	Lew Alcindor 30
Southern California	M11	83-55	Lew Alcindor 26
Wyoming* (NCAA Tournament)	M17	109-60	Lew Alcindor 29
Pacific* (NCAA Tournament)	M18	80-64	Lew Alcindor 38
Houston* (NCAA Tournament)	M24	73-58	Lynn Shackelford 22
Dayton* (NCAA Tournament)	M25	79-64	Lew Alcindor 20

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS

Player	Pos.	Class	G.	FG%	FT%	PPG	RPG
Lew Alcindor	C	Soph.	30	.667	.650	29.0	15.5
Lucius Allen	G	Soph.	30	.479	.713	15.5	5.8
Mike Warren	G	Jr.	30	.465	.758	12.7	4.5
Lynn Shackelford	F	Soph.	30	.480	.821	11.4	5.9
Ken Heitz	F-G	Soph.	30	.506	.600	6.1	3.2
Bill Sweek	G	Soph.	30	.479	.565	4.7	2.8
Jim Nielsen	F-C	Soph.	27	.519	.455	4.6	3.4
Don Saffer	G	Jr.	27	.451	.542	2.9	0.8
Gene Sutherland	G	Jr.	20	.455	.583	1.9	0.8
Neville Saner	F-C	Jr.	24	.308	.667	1.4	1.9
Joe Chrisman	F	Jr.	19	.320	.364	1.1	1.5
TEAM TOTALS			30	.520	.653	89.6	49.8

UCLA (30-0 in 1971-72)
Coach: John Wooden (24th of 27 seasons with Bruins)

1971-72 UCLA Opponents	Date	Score	Bruins High Scorer
The Citadel	D3	105-49	Henry Bibby 26
Iowa	D4	106-72	Henry Bibby 32
Iowa State	D10	110-81	Bill Walton 24
Texas A&M	D11	117-53	Bill Walton 23
Notre Dame	D22	114-56	Henry Bibby 28
Texas Christian	D23	119-81	Bill Walton 31
Texas	D29	115-65	Bill Walton 28
Ohio State	D30	79-53	Bill Walton 14
at Oregon State	J7	78-72	Henry Bibby 17
at Oregon	J8	93-68	Bill Walton 30
Stanford	J14	118-79	Bill Walton 32
California	J15	82-43	Bill Walton 20
Santa Clara	J21	92-57	Keith Wilkes 16
Denver	J22	108-61	Henry Bibby/Larry Farmer 19
at Loyola of Chicago	J28	92-64	Henry Bibby/Bill Walton 18
at Notre Dame	J29	57-32	Henry Bibby 15
Southern California	F5	81-56	Bill Walton 22
Washington State	F11	89-58	Bill Walton 25
Washington	F12	109-70	Bill Walton 27
at Washington	F19	100-83	Bill Walton 31
at Washington State	F21	85-55	Larry Hollyfield/Keith Wilkes 16
Oregon	F25	92-70	Bill Walton 37
Oregon State	F26	92-72	Bill Walton 26
at California	M3	91-71	Bill Walton 24
at Stanford	M4	102-73	Greg Lee 16
at Southern California	M10	79-66	Bill Walton 20
Weber State* (NCAA Tournament)	M16	90-58	Henry Bibby 16
Long Beach State* (NCAA Tournament)	M18	73-57	Henry Bibby 23
Louisville* (NCAA Tournament)	M23	96-77	Bill Walton 23
Florida State* (NCAA Tournament)	M25	81-76	Bill Walton 24

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS

Player	Pos.	Class	G.	FG%	FT%	PPG	RPG
Bill Walton	C	Soph.	30	.640	.704	21.1	15.5
Henry Bibby	G	Sr.	30	.450	.806	15.7	3.5
Keith Wilkes	F	Soph.	30	.531	.696	13.5	8.2
Larry Farmer	F	Jr.	30	.456	.549	10.7	5.5
Greg Lee	G	Soph.	29	.492	.824	8.7	2.0
Larry Hollyfield	F	Jr.	30	.514	.651	7.3	3.3
Swen Nater	C	Jr.	29	.535	.609	6.7	4.8
Tommy Curtis	G	Soph.	30	.437	.636	4.1	2.1
Andy Hill	G	Sr.	26	.356	.709	2.7	0.8
Vince Carson	F	Soph.	28	.400	.667	2.4	2.6
Jon Chapman	F	Sr.	28	.465	.500	1.6	1.6
Gary Franklin	F	Soph.	26	.412	.438	1.3	1.0
TEAM TOTALS			30	.504	.695	94.6	54.9

UCLA (30-0 in 1972-73)
Coach: John Wooden (25th of 27 seasons with Bruins)

1972-73 UCLA Opponents	Date	Score	Bruins High Scorer
Wisconsin	N25	94-53	Bill Walton 26
Bradley	D1	73-38	Bill Walton 16
Pacific	D2	81-48	Keith Wilkes 18
UC Santa Barbara	D16	98-67	Bill Walton 30
Pittsburgh	D22	89-73	Keith Wilkes 20
Notre Dame	D23	82-56	Keith Wilkes 18
Drake*	D29	85-72	Bill Walton 29
Illinois*	D30	71-64	Bill Walton 22
Oregon	J5	64-38	Larry Farmer/Keith Wilkes 14
Oregon State	J6	87-61	Keith Wilkes 19
at Stanford	J12	82-67	Larry Farmer/Larry Hollyfield/Bill Walton 18
at California	J13	69-50	Larry Farmer/Keith Wilkes 18
San Francisco	J19	92-64	Bill Walton 22
Providence	J20	101-77	Larry Farmer 21
at Loyola of Chicago	J25	87-73	Bill Walton 32
at Notre Dame	J27	82-63	Keith Wilkes 20
at Southern California	F3	79-56	Bill Walton 20
at Washington State	F10	88-50	Bill Walton 17
at Washington	F12	76-67	Bill Walton 29
Washington	F16	93-62	Bill Walton 26
Washington State	F17	96-64	Bill Walton 29
at Oregon	F22	72-61	Keith Wilkes 18
at Oregon State	F24	73-67	Bill Walton 21
California	M2	90-65	Bill Walton/Keith Wilkes 15
Stanford	M3	51-45	Bill Walton 23
Southern California	M10	76-56	Bill Walton/Keith Wilkes 17
Arizona State (NCAA Tournament)	M15	98-81	Bill Walton 28
San Francisco (NCAA Tournament)	M17	54-39	Larry Farmer 13
Indiana* (NCAA Tournament)	M24	70-59	Tommy Curtis 22
Memphis State* (NCAA Tournament)	M26	87-66	Bill Walton 44

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS

Player	Pos.	Class	G.	FG%	FT%	PPG	RPG
Bill Walton	C	Jr.	30	.650	.569	20.4	16.9
Keith Wilkes	F	Jr.	30	.525	.652	14.8	7.3
Larry Farmer	F	Sr.	30	.511	.701	12.2	5.0
Larry Hollyfield	G	Sr.	30	.466	.492	10.7	2.9
Tommy Curtis	G	Jr.	24	.512	.667	6.4	1.7
Dave Meyers	F	Soph.	28	.477	.756	4.9	2.9
Greg Lee	G	Jr.	30	.473	.790	4.6	1.3
Swen Nater	C	Sr.	29	.459	.652	3.2	3.3
Pete Trgovich	G-F	Soph.	25	.382	.400	3.1	1.7
Vince Carson	F	Jr.	26	.514	.471	1.7	2.2
Gary Franklin	F	Jr.	24	.485	.500	1.6	1.3
Bob Webb	G	Jr.	21	.148	.833	0.6	0.2
TEAM TOTALS			30	.519	.632	81.3	49.0

Assists leader: Walton 168.

North Carolina State (27-0 in 1972-73)
Coach: Norman Sloan (seventh of 14 seasons with Wolfpack)

1972-73 N.C. State Opponents	Date	Score	Wolfpack High Scorer
Appalachian State	N27	130-53	David Thompson 33
Atlantic Christian	D1	110-40	David Thompson 32
Georgia Southern	D4	144-100	David Thompson 40
South Florida	D8	125-88	David Thompson 30
Wake Forest*	D15	88-83	David Thompson 29
North Carolina*	D16	68-61	David Thompson 19
Davidson*	D19	103-90	Joe Cafferky 25
at Georgia	D23	97-83	David Thompson 26
at Virginia	J6	68-61	Monte Towe 17
Duke	J10	94-87	Monte Towe/Tom Burleson 20
Lehigh	J12	115-53	Tom Burleson 30
at Maryland	J14	87-85	David Thompson 37
at Clemson	J20	86-76	David Thompson 24
at Furman	J27	98-73	David Thompson 27
Maryland	J31	89-78	David Thompson 24
Virginia	F3	64-59	David Thompson 18
North Carolina	F5	76-73	David Thompson 22
Clemson*	F9	68-61	David Thompson 30
Georgia Tech*	F10	118-94	David Thompson 36
East Carolina	F13	105-70	David Thompson 33
at Wake Forest	F17	81-59	David Thompson 21
at Duke	F21	74-50	David Thompson 31
UNC Charlotte	F24	100-64	Tom Burleson 26
at North Carolina	F27	82-78	David Thompson 18
Wake Forest	M3	100-77	Tom Burleson 27
Virginia* (ACC Tournament)	M9	63-51	Tom Burleson/David Thompson 14
Maryland* (ACC Tournament)	M10	76-74	Tom Burleson 14

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR N.C. STATE REGULARS

Player	Pos.	Class	G.	FG%	FT%	PPG	RPG
David Thompson	F	Soph.	27	.569	.825	24.7	8.1
Tom Burleson	C	Jr.	27	.512	.730	17.9	12.0
Monte Towe	G	Soph.	27	.468	.729	10.0	1.7
Rick Holdt	F	Sr.	27	.531	.660	8.3	3.7
Tim Stoddard	F	Soph.	27	.482	.569	7.9	5.3
Joe Cafferky	G	Sr.	25	.569	.767	7.2	2.1
Greg Hawkins	F	Jr.	25	.448	.706	5.6	3.3
Mark Moeller	G	Soph.	27	.579	.516	4.7	1.6
Steve Nuce	F	Jr.	26	.474	.571	4.4	2.1
Craig Kuszmaul	G	Soph.	19	.667	.400	2.4	0.9
TEAM TOTALS			27	.520	.715	92.9	46.5

INDIANA (32-0 in 1975-76)
Coach: Bob Knight (fifth of 29 seasons with Hoosiers)

1975-76 IU Opponents	Date	Score	IU's High Scorer
UCLA*	N29	84-64	Scott May 33
Florida State*	D8	83-59	Scott May 24
Notre Dame	D11	63-60	Scott May 25
Kentucky*	D15	77-68 (OT)	Kent Benson/Scott May 27
Georgia	D19	93-56	Scott May 18
Virginia Tech	D20	101-74	Scott May 27
Columbia*	D26	106-63	Kent Benson 15
Manhattan*	D27	97-61	Scott May 32
at St. John's	D28	76-69	Scott May 29
at Ohio State	J3	66-64	Scott May 24
Northwestern	J5	78-61	Kent Benson 22
at Michigan	J10	80-74	Kent Benson 33
at Michigan State	J12	69-57	Kent Benson 23
at Illinois	J17	83-55	Scott May 27
Purdue	J19	71-67	Scott May 32
at Minnesota	J24	85-76	Tom Abernethy 22
at Iowa	J26	88-73	Scott May 32
Wisconsin	J31	114-61	Scott May 30
Michigan	F7	72-67 (OT)	Scott May 27
Michigan State	F9	85-70	Kent Benson 38
Illinois	F14	58-48	Kent Benson 17
at Purdue	F16	74-71	Scott May 26
Minnesota	F21	76-64	Tom Abernethy 22
Iowa	F23	101-81	Quinn Buckner 24
at Wisconsin	F26	96-67	Scott May 41
at Northwestern	M1	76-63	Scott May 24
Ohio State	M6	96-67	Kent Benson/Scott May 21
St. John's* (NCAA Tournament)	M13	90-70	Scott May 33
Alabama* (NCAA Tournament)	M18	74-69	Scott May 25
Marquette* (NCAA Tournament)	M20	65-56	Kent Benson 18
UCLA* (NCAA Tournament)	M27	65-51	Kent Benson 16
Michigan* (NCAA Tournament)	M29	86-68	Scott May 26

*Neutral court games.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR INDIANA REGULARS

Player	Pos.	Class	G.	FG%	FT%	PPG	RPG
Scott May	F	Sr.	32	.527	.782	23.5	7.7
Kent Benson	C	Jr.	32	.578	.684	17.3	8.8
Tom Abernethy	F	Sr.	32	.561	.743	10.0	5.3
Quinn Buckner	G	Sr.	32	.441	.488	8.9	2.8
Bobby Wilkerson	G-F	Sr.	32	.493	.630	7.8	4.9
Wayne Radford	G	Soph.	30	.563	.712	4.7	2.1
Jim Crews	G	Sr.	31	.468	.857	3.3	0.7
Jim Wisman	G	Soph.	26	.367	.724	2.5	0.8
Rich Valavicius	F	Fr.	28	.483	.625	2.4	1.8
TEAM TOTALS			32	.517	.698	82.1	41.4

Assists leader: Wilkerson 171.
Blocked shots leader: Benson 39.
Steals leader: Buckner 65.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 12 Gridiron

January 12th, 2022 - 8:16

JANUARY 12

Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE Rickey Dudley (averaged 13.3 ppg and 7.5 rpg as senior in 1994-95 when leading Ohio State in rebounding and finishing third in scoring) caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Brad Johnson (part-time starting forward for Florida State as freshman in 1987-88 when averaging 5.9 ppg and shooting 89.1% from free-throw line) in 31-6 NFC divisional-round playoff win against the San Francisco 49ers following 2002 season. Johnson threw two second-quarter TD passes.
Weeb Ewbank (hoops letterman for Miami OH in 1926-27 and 1927-28) coached the New York Jets to a 16-7 victory against the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III following 1968 season. Jets DB Johnny Sample (freshman hooper for UMES) had an interception and Colts TE Tom Mitchell (averaged 6.1 ppg and 9.4 rpg in 10 basketball games for Bucknell in 1963-64) caught a 15-yard pass from Earl Morrall on their opening drive.
Bud Grant (third-leading scorer for Minnesota in 1948-49 after named team MVP previous season over first-team All-American Jim McIntyre) coached the Minnesota Vikings when they suffered a 16-6 setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl IX following 1974 season.
Green Bay Packers RB Aaron Jones (collected six points and six assists in eight basketball games for Texas-El Paso in 2013-14 under coach Tim Floyd) rushed for two second-quarter touchdowns in 28-23 win against the Seattle Seahawks in NFC divisional-round playoff game following 2019 season.
Baltimore Ravens WR Jacoby Jones (part-time starter averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.7 rpg for Lane TN in 2004-05 and 2005-06) caught a 70-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco with 31 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score before they won against the Denver Broncos, 38-35, in double overtime in AFC divisional-round playoff game following 2012 season.
Jacksonville Jaguars WR Matt Jones (started two of his 11 Arkansas games in 2001-02 when averaging 4.2 ppg and 2.3 rpg and 10 of 17 in 2003-04 when averaging 5 ppg and 4.5 rpg) opened game's scoring with an eight-yard touchdown catch in a 31-20 AFC divisional-round playoff setback against the New England Patriots following 2007 season.
Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two second-quarter touchdown passes in a 31-9 NFC wild-card playoff win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following 2001 season.
New England Patriots TE Derrick Ramsey (grabbed three rebounds in two Kentucky games in 1975-76) caught a touchdown pass in 31-14 AFC championship game win against the Miami Dolphins following 1985 season.

Last of Unbeatens: Odds Against Baylor and USC Winning NCAA Title This Year

January 12th, 2022 - 7:57

No NCAA Division I men's team has compiled an undefeated record since Indiana in 1975-76. Baylor and Southern California were the last two remaining unbeaten teams this season before their shot at becoming the 20th team in history to enter the NCAA Tournament with an unblemished record ended on the same day.

Despite Virginia's success three seasons ago, the historical odds are against the Bears defending their NCAA title because only four final undefeated teams in the previous 42 years - Duke '92, UConn '99, Florida '06 and UVa '19 - went on to capture the national crown.

Prior to probation-shackled SMU six seasons ago, Clemson (winner of its first 17 outings in 2006-07), was the only school in this last-of-the-unbeaten category to fail to participate in the NCAA playoffs. The Tigers finished runner-up in the NIT.

The total of 49 clubs previously in this "final-undefeated" category combined to compile an average 31-4 season record. Following in reverse order are vital facts on final unbeaten teams since the Hoosiers nearly a half-century ago:

Season	Last Unbeaten (Wins)	First Defeat	Date	Score	Final Record/Postseason
2021-22	Baylor (15)	Texas Tech	1-11-22	65-62	27-7/Second Round
2020-21	Gonzaga (31)*	Baylor	4-5-21	86-70	31-1/NCAA runner-up
2019-20	San Diego State (26)*	UNLV	2-22-20	66-63	30-2/NCAA cancelled
2018-19	Michigan (17)	at Wisconsin	1-19-19	64-54	30-7/Regional Semifinal
2018-19	Virginia (16)	at Duke	1-19-19	72-70	35-3/NCAA Champion
2017-18	Arizona State (12)	Arizona	12-31-17	84-78	20-12/NCAA Play-In
2016-17	Gonzaga (29)*	Brigham Young	2-25-17	79-71	37-2/National Runner-up
2015-16	Southern Methodist (18)	at Temple	1-24-16	89-80	25-5/Probation
2014-15	Kentucky (38)*	vs. Wisconsin	4-4-15	71-64	38-1/NCAA Final Four
2013-14	Wichita State (35)*	vs. Kentucky	3-23-14	78-76	35-1/Second Round
2012-13	Michigan (16)	at Ohio State	1-13-13	56-53	31-8/NCAA Runner-up
2011-12	Murray State (23)*	Tennessee State	2-9-12	72-68	31-2/Second Round
2010-11	Ohio State (24)	at Wisconsin	2-12-11	71-67	34-3/Regional Semifinal
2009-10	Kentucky (19)	at South Carolina	1-26-10	68-62	35-3/Regional Final
2008-09	Wake Forest (16)	Virginia Tech	1-21-09	78-71	24-7/First Round
2007-08	Memphis (26)	Tennessee	2-23-08	66-62	38-2/National Runner-up
2006-07	Clemson (17)*	at Maryland	1-13-07	92-87	25-11/NIT Runner-up
2005-06	Florida (17)*	at Tennessee	1-21-06	80-76	33-6/NCAA Champion
2004-05	Illinois (29)*	at Ohio State	3-6-05	65-64	37-2/NCAA Runner-up
2003-04	Saint Joseph's (27)*	vs. Xavier	3-11-04	87-67	30-2/Regional Final
2002-03	Duke (12)	at Maryland	1-18-03	87-72	26-7/Regional Semifinal
2001-02	Duke (12)	at Florida State	1-6-02	77-76	31-4/Regional Semifinal
2000-01	Stanford (20)	UCLA	2-3-01	79-73	31-3/Regional Final
1999-00	Syracuse (19)	Seton Hall	2-7-00	69-67	26-6/Regional Semifinal
1998-99	Connecticut (19)	Syracuse	2-1-99	59-42	34-2/NCAA Champion
1997-98	Utah (18)	at New Mexico	2-1-98	77-74	30-4/NCAA Runner-up
1996-97	Kansas (22)	at Missouri (2OT)	2-4-97	96-94	34-2/Regional Semifinal
1995-96	Massachusetts (26)*	George Washington	2-24-96	86-76	35-2/NCAA Final Four
1994-95	Connecticut (15)	at Kansas	1-28-95	88-59	28-5/Regional Final
1993-94	UCLA (14)	at California	1-30-94	85-70	21-7/First Round
1992-93	Virginia (11)	at North Carolina	1-20-93	80-58	21-10/Regional Semifinal
1991-92	Duke (17)	at North Carolina	2-5-92	75-73	34-2/NCAA Champion
1991-92	Oklahoma State (20)	at Nebraska	2-5-92	85-69	28-8/Regional Semifinal
1990-91	UNLV (34)	vs. Duke	3-30-91	79-77	34-1/NCAA Final Four
1989-90	Georgetown (14)	at Connecticut	1-20-90	70-65	24-7/Second Round
1988-89	Illinois (17)	at Minnesota	1-26-89	69-62	31-5/NCAA Final Four
1987-88	Brigham Young (17)*	at UAB	2-6-88	102-83	26-6/Sweet 16
1986-87	DePaul (16)	at Georgetown	1-25-87	74-71	28-3/Regional Semifinal
1985-86	Memphis State (20)	at Virginia Tech	2-1-86	76-72	28-6/Second Round
1984-85	Georgetown (18)	St. John's	1-26-85	66-65	35-3/NCAA Runner-up
1983-84	North Carolina (21)	vs. Arkansas	2-12-84	65-64	28-3/Regional Semifinal
1982-83	UNLV (24)	at Cal State Fullerton	2-24-83	86-78	28-3/Second Round
1981-82	Missouri (19)	Nebraska	2-6-82	67-51	27-4/Regional Semifinal
1980-81	Oregon State (26)*	Arizona State	3-7-81	87-67	26-2/Second Round
1979-80	DePaul (26)*	at Notre Dame (2OT)	2-27-80	76-74	26-2/Second Round
1978-79	Indiana State (33)*	vs. Michigan State	3-26-79	75-64	33-1/NCAA Runner-up
1977-78	Kentucky (14)	at Alabama	1-23-78	78-62	30-2/NCAA Champion
1976-77	San Francisco (29)	at Notre Dame	3-5-77	93-82	29-2/First Round

*All-time top winning streaks.
NOTES: North Carolina lost in Pine Bluff, Ark. . . . Saint Joseph's lost in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Dayton.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 11 Gridiron

January 11th, 2022 - 8:47

Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map prior to politicized multiple anthems and hug-a-thug NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, the NCAA Tournament commenced in 1939, which was one year after the NIT triggered national postseason competition. An overlooked "versatile athlete" feat occurring in 1938 likely never to be duplicated took place at Arkansas, where the quarterback for the football squad (Jack Robbins) repeated as an All-SWC first-team basketball selection, leading the Razorbacks (19-3) to the league title. After the season, Robbins became an NFL first-round draft choice by the Chicago Cardinals (5th pick overall) and senior football/basketball teammates Jim Benton (11th pick by Cleveland Rams) and Ray Hamilton (41st pick by Rams) went on to become wide receivers for at least six years in the NFL. Yes, they created a kneeling-in-admiration shatterproof achievement - three members of a league championship basketball squad who promptly were among the top 41 selections in the same NFL draft.

JANUARY 11

Chicago Bears DE Doug Atkins (third-leading scorer as Tennessee center with 9.9 ppg in 1950-51) named co-NFL Pro Bowl MVP following the 1958 season.
Cleveland Browns DE Sam Clancy (two-time Eastern 8 first-team selection ended career in 1981 as Pittsburgh's all-time leading rebounder) had a sack in his second straight playoff game following 1986 campaign.
Bud Grant (third-leading scorer for Minnesota in 1948-49 after named team MVP previous season over first-team All-American Jim McIntyre) coached the Minnesota Vikings when they suffered a 23-7 setback against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV following 1969 season. Vikings QB Joe Kapp (backup forward averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.2 rpg for California's PCC champions in 1957 and 1958) completed 16-of-25 passes for 183 yards. Vikings DB Charlie West (collected two points and one rebound in two UTEP basketball games in 1967-68 under coach Don Haskins) returned three kickoffs and two punts. Chiefs FL Otis Taylor (backup small forward for Prairie View A&M) caught a 46-yard touchdown pass from Len Dawson (Purdue hooper in 1956-57). Chiefs DE Buck Buchanan (earned hoops letter as Grambling freshman in 1958-59) recorded a sack.
Tennessee Titans TE Erron Kinney (averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.3 rpg in six basketball games for Florida in 1996-97 under coach Billy Donovan) caught a touchdown pass from Steve McNair in 34-31 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Divisional Playoff Round following 2002 season.
Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw two touchdown passes in a 20-17 Divisional Playoff Round win against the Green Bay Packers in overtime following 2003 season.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 10 Gridiron

January 10th, 2022 - 8:33

JANUARY 10

Cincinnati Bengals QB Ken Anderson (swingman finished Augustana IL career in early 1970s as fifth-leading scorer in school history with 1,044 points) threw two touchdown passes in 27-7 AFC championship playoff win against the San Diego Chargers following 1981 season.
Tennessee Titans WR Justin Gage (averaged 2.1 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Missouri from 1999-00 through 2001-02) had 10 pass receptions for 135 yards in a 13-10 AFC divisional-round playoff setback against the Baltimore Ravens following 2008 season.
Minnesota Vikings TE Andrew Glover (All-SWAC second-team selection as senior in 1990-91 when leading Grambling with 16.2 ppg and 8.6 rpg while pacing league in field-goal shooting) caught a touchdown pass from Randall Cunningham in 41-21 NFC divisional-round playoff win against the Arizona Cardinals following 1998 season.
St. Louis Rams WR Dane Looker (averaged 4.8 ppg as Western Washington freshman in 1995-96 and 10.2 ppg as sophomore in 1996-97 before transferring to Washington and concentrating on football) caught two passes for 31 yards and a two-point conversion late in fourth quarter of 29-23 NFC divisional-round setback in double overtime against the Carolina Panthers following 2003 season. Rams LB Tommy Polley (played in one basketball game for Florida State in 1996-97 under coach Pat Kennedy) returned an interception 37 yards.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 9 Gridiron

January 9th, 2022 - 8:39

JANUARY 9

Cincinnati Bengals QB Ken Anderson (swingman finished Augustana IL career in early 1970s as fifth-leading scorer in school history with 1,044 points) threw two first-quarter touchdown passes in a 44-17 AFC wild-card playoff setback against the New York Jets following the 1982 season.
Bud Grant (third-leading scorer for Minnesota in 1948-49 after named team MVP previous season over first-team All-American Jim McIntyre) coached the Minnesota Vikings when they suffered a 32-14 setback against the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI following 1976 season.
Minnesota Vikings TE Joe Senser (two-time NCAA Division I leader in FG% averaged 11.4 ppg and 7.4 rpg while shooting 66.2% from floor in four-year career for West Chester State PA) caught six passes for 81 yards in a 30-24 NFC first-round playoff win against the Atlanta Falcons following 1982 campaign.
Denver Broncos WR Kitrick Taylor (Washington State hooper in 1984-85 and 1986-87) had a 13-yard pass reception in 42-24 AFC wild-card playoff game setback against the Oakland Raiders following 1993 season.
Denver Broncos DE Marvin Washington (played in 1985 NCAA Tournament with UTEP under coach Don Haskins before averaging 2.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg for Idaho under Tim Floyd in 1987-88) had a sack in 38-3 win against the Miami Dolphins in AFC Divisional Round following 1998 season.
Dallas Cowboys rookie DE Peppi Zellner (averaged 10.3 ppg and team-high 9.1 rpg for Fort Valley State GA in 1997-98) had four tackles in a 27-10 NFC wild-card playoff game setback against the Minnesota Vikings following 1999 campaign.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 8 Gridiron

January 8th, 2022 - 10:35

Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before politicized multiple anthems and NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, the NCAA Tournament commenced in 1939, which was one year after the NIT triggered national postseason competition. An overlooked "versatile athlete" feat occurring in 1938 likely never to be duplicated took place at Arkansas, where the quarterback for the football squad (Jack Robbins) repeated as an All-SWC first-team basketball selection, leading the Razorbacks (19-3) to the league title. After the season, Robbins became an NFL first-round draft choice by the Chicago Cardinals (5th pick overall) and senior football/basketball teammates Jim Benton (11th pick by Cleveland Rams) and Ray Hamilton (41st pick by Rams) went on to become wide receivers for at least six years in the NFL. Yes, they created a kneeling-in-admiration shatterproof achievement - three members of a league championship basketball squad who promptly were among the top 41 selections in the same NFL draft.

Hickey and ex-Hog All-SWC second-team hooper in 1929-30/NFL end Milan Creighton each coached NFL franchises. Many other ex-college hoopers also displayed their wares on the gridiron. Following is exhaustive research you can tackle regarding former college basketball player Greg Pruitt making a name for himself on January 8 in football at the professional level:

JANUARY 8

Oakland Raiders RB Greg Pruitt (Oklahoma frosh hooper in 1969-70) rushed three times for 15 yards, caught two passes for 14 yards, returned two kickoffs for 57 yards and returned five punts for 45 yards in a 27-10 AFC first-round playoff win against the Cleveland Browns following 1982 season.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 7 Gridiron

January 7th, 2022 - 7:32

Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map before spurring politicized multiple anthems and NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, the NCAA Tournament commenced in 1939, which was one year after the NIT triggered national postseason competition. An overlooked "versatile athlete" feat occurring in 1938 likely never to be duplicated took place at Arkansas, where the quarterback for the football squad (Jack Robbins) repeated as an All-SWC first-team basketball selection, leading the Razorbacks (19-3) to the league title. After the season, Robbins became an NFL first-round draft choice by the Chicago Cardinals (5th pick overall) and senior football/basketball teammates Jim Benton (11th pick by Cleveland Rams) and Ray Hamilton (41st pick by Rams) went on to become wide receivers for at least six years in the NFL. Yes, they created a kneeling-in-admiration shatterproof achievement - three members of a league championship basketball squad who promptly were among the top 41 selections in the same NFL draft.

JANUARY 7

New York Giants CB Jason Sehorn (averaged 12.5 ppg and 6 rpg for Shasta Community College CA in 1990-91) intercepted a pass from Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 ppg for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) and returned it 32 yards for touchdown in 20-10 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in NFC divisional-round playoff game following 2000 season.
Dallas Cowboys QB Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes in a 28-0 win against the Los Angeles Rams in NFC Championship contest following 1978 season.
Houston Oilers CB Greg Stemrick (played in two basketball games for Colorado State in 1973-74) intercepted a pass by QB Terry Bradshaw in their 34-5 setback against the Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Championship game following 1978 season.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 6 Gridiron

January 6th, 2022 - 8:51

JANUARY 6

San Diego Chargers WR Chris Chambers (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) had six pass receptions for 121 yards in a 17-6 AFC wild-card playoff win against the Tennessee Titans following 2007 season. Chargers WR Vincent Jackson (Northern Colorado's scoring leader with 13.6 ppg in 2003-04 while also contributing 5.6 rpg and 3.1 apg) had five pass receptions for 114 yards - including a 25-yard touchdown from Philip Rivers.
TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) provided the Kansas City Chiefs' lone touchdown with a six-yard pass from Trent Green in 23-8 AFC wild-card playoff setback against the Indianapolis Colts following 2006 season.
New Orleans Saints WR Willie Jackson (started five hoops games for Florida in 1989-90) had nine pass receptions in a 34-16 NFC divisional-round playoff setback against the Minnesota Vikings following 2000 season.
San Francisco 49ers DB Ronnie Lott (USC hooper as junior in 1979-80) returned an interception 58 yards for fourth-quarter touchdown in 41-13 NFC divisional-round playoff win against the Minnesota Vikings following 1989 season.
San Francisco 49ers WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) closed out 2001 regular season with two first-quarter touchdown passes from Jeff Garcia (56 and 60 yards) in a 38-0 win against the New Orleans Saints early in 2002.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 5 Gridiron

January 5th, 2022 - 7:25

JANUARY 5

New England Patriots LB Don Blackmon (collected 42 points and 32 rebounds in 12 games for Tulsa in 1977-78) registered two sacks in a 27-20 AFC divisional-round playoff win against the Oakland Raiders following 1985 season.
Boston Patriots DE Larry Eisenhauer (collected 14 points and 18 rebounds in four basketball games for Boston College in 1959-60) recovered a fumble in 51-10 setback against the San Diego Chargers in AFL Championship following 1963 season.
San Diego Chargers DT Ernie Ladd (intended on only playing hoops for Grambling before legendary coach Eddie Robinson got him to play football) had a sack in 51-10 win against the Boston Patriots in AFL championship game following 1963 season. Pats rookie WR Art Graham (collected one point and three rebounds in two basketball games for Boston College in 1961-62) caught two passes for 68 yards.
San Francisco 49ers WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) had nine pass receptions for 177 yards - including two touchdowns from Jeff Garcia (76 and 26 yards) - in a 39-38 wild-card win against the New York Giants following 2002 season. 49ers WR Tai Streets (collected four points and seven rebounds in 13 games for Michigan's NIT titlist in 1997 under coach Steve Fisher) caught game-winning TD pass from Garcia with one minute remaining in fourth quarter.
WR Antwaan Randle El (member of Indiana's 1999 NCAA Tournament team) returned a punt 66 yards for the Pittsburgh Steelers' first touchdown in 36-33 AFC wild-card playoff win against the Cleveland Browns following 2002 season. Five years later, Randle El had a seven-yard TD reception for the Washington Redskins' first score in 35-14 NFC wild-card playoff setback against the Seattle Seahawks following 2007 campaign.

On This NFL Date: Ex-College Hoopers Ready to Tackle January 4 Gridiron

January 4th, 2022 - 8:53

JANUARY 4

Minnesota Vikings QB Joe Kapp (backup forward averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.2 rpg for California's PCC champions in 1957 and 1958) threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Gene Washington in 27-7 NFL championship game win against the Cleveland Browns following 1969 season.
Cleveland Browns WR Dave Logan (three-time scoring runner-up averaged 14.1 ppg and 6.3 rpg for Colorado in mid-1970s) had two pass receptions for 36 yards in a 14-12 AFC divisional round playoff setback against the Oakland Raiders following 1980 season. Browns RB Greg Pruitt (Oklahoma frosh hooper in 1969-70) caught three passes for 54 yards. Browns WR Reggie Rucker (averaged 6.8 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Boston University in 1966-67) caught two passes for 38 yards.
Indianapolis Colts DB David Macklin (collected 13 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists for Penn State in 15 basketball games as freshman in 1996-97) returned two interceptions a total of 52 yards in 41-10 win against the Denver Broncos in wild-card playoff game following 2003 season.
Dallas Cowboys RB Preston Pearson (swingman averaged 8.7 ppg and 6 rpg as Illinois senior in 1966-67) caught three of four touchdown passes by Roger Staubach (Navy varsity hooper in 1962-63) in a 37-7 NFC championship game win against the Los Angeles Rams following 1975 season.
Kansas City Chiefs WR Andre Rison (backup hoops guard for Michigan State in 1987-88) had playoff career-highs of eight pass catches and 110 receiving yards in a 14-10 AFC divisional round playoff setback against the Denver Broncos following 1997 season. Broncos DE Alfred Williams (Colorado hooper in 1989-90) had two sacks.

Fierce Rivalries: Nothing Compares With Intra-State Conference Competition

January 3rd, 2022 - 19:53

Was it worth the outlandish outrage? Perhaps Kansas' sanctimonious athletic department shouldn't have been quite so "incensed" by the NCAA's original decision amid corruption probe to suspend scholarly center Silvio De Sousa for two full seasons a couple of years ago. Jayhawks coach Bill "Just Got to Get a Couple of Real Guys" Self's previous bluster he would "fight for Silvio" and "Silvio is the type of student-athlete college athletics needs" rang a mite hollow after stool-wielding De Sousa's thuggish raising of a potential weapon significantly higher than taunting major's anemic scoring average (2.6 ppg) during brawl in disability-seating section at end of game against arch-rival Kansas State. Let's hope dearly-departed De Sousa elevated or fought to keep gpa above 2.6 after moving on following sickening showmanship.

Media personalities failing to comprehend the gravity of De Sousa's actions should be confined to a mentally-challenged section of press area. What's new? It takes a long time to read about Self-less' prominent players who've run afoul of the law since KU captured 2008 NCAA title in midst of an off-the-books sale of nearly $900,000 worth of basketball tickets to brokers over five-year span.

Well, the faces change on rosters, but the intensity of power league intra-state match-ups and zeal for tickets remains when they come to blows in conference play. If in doubt about raw emotions, see video of conclusion of K-State's confrontation at KU. Sans prayerful #NannyPathetic's juvenile pen collection and #Demonrat ceremonial impeachment parade testing jolly Jerry "The White Urkel" Nadler's athletic prowess, regional hoop fans eagerly anticipate the following intra-conference "bragging rights" games (series records are through 2020-21):

Leader/Opponent	Series Record	Season Started	Series Highlights
Alabama/Auburn	98-66	1924	Auburn, which defeated Alabama three times in 1998-99 by an average of 29.3 points, won 26 of 30 assignments from 1958 through 1971 before the Crimson Tide won 18 of the next 19.
Arizona/Arizona State	155-85	1914	Arizona won 46 of first 55 meetings to 1937, 17 in a row from 1945 to 1952 and 24 of 25 from 1996 through 2007.
Baylor/Texas Christian	101-85	1909	TCU lost first seven meetings before winning nine in a row. Baylor won 14 straight from 1935 to 1942 and 11 consecutive contests from 2013 through 2017. TCU won 12 successive games from 1981 to 1987.
Bradley/Illinois State	68-64	1905	Ten consecutive contests were decided by fewer than seven points from 1996 through 2000. ISU won 16 of 18 games from 2009 to 2018.
California/Stanford	153-128	1912	Cal won 14 in a row from 1924-25 through 1929-30 and 24 of 25 to 1933-34. Stanford won 10 straight at the turn of the century, including a 51-point triumph in 2000.
Duke/North Carolina State	149-102	1912	Duke won 15 straight from 1941 to 1947 before losing 12 of 13 from 1947 to 1952. N.C. State also won nine consecutive confrontations in the mid-1970s. The Blue Devils won 13 in a row from 1998 through 2002.
Duke/Wake Forest	176-79	1906	Duke won 40 of 42 meetings from 1928 through 1948 with the two setbacks in that span coming by a total of seven points. Wake won eight straight from 1981 to 1984 and nine in a row from 1993 to 1997. The Blue Devils won 18 of 19 tilts between them prior to splitting games in 2019-20.
Florida State/Miami (Fla.)	51-36	1951	FSU won 11 of 12 games from 2006 to 2012.
Idaho/Idaho State	61-51	1933	Idaho won 14 games in a row from 1987-88 to 1993-94. Idaho State won 13 of 15 contests from 1971-72 to 1978-79.
Illinois/Northwestern	140-42	1908	Illini twice won 16 in a row (from 1946-47 through 1954-55 and 1983-84 through 1990-91). Northwestern's best extended stretch was winning eight of 14 contests from 1928 to 1939.
Kansas/Kansas State	201-94	1907	Kansas won 31 games in a row from 1993-94 through 2004-05 in fourth-most frequently played series in Division I. The Wildcats won 25 of 36 contests from 1967-68 through 1982-83.
Michigan/Michigan State	102-85	1909	Michigan won 12 straight from 1921 through 1927, 10 of 11 from 1935 through 1940 and 13 of 15 from 1970 to 1978. MSU defeated the Wolverines three times in 2019 and has won 30 of last 44 outings overall (10 of last 15).
Mississippi State/Mississippi	146-118	1914	Both schools have won more than 65% of their home assignments. MSU won the first nine games in the series, 16 of the first 18 and 15 of 18 from 1955 through 1963. Ole Miss won eight straight in the early 1980s and eight of nine from 2013-14 to 2017-18.
Montana/Montana State	153-148	1903	Second-most frequently played series in Division I. Montana State, which prevailed in 19 of first 21 contests to 1917-18, had winning record in series until dropping 19 of last 20 outings (both games cancelled last year). UM also won 11 in a row from 1938-39 to 1941-42.
North Carolina/Duke	141-114	1920	UNC won 16 straight from 1921 through 1928 and 16 of 17 in the mid-1970s (three-point overtime loss in 1975). The Blue Devils won all three assignments in 1998-99 by an average margin of 18.3 points. The two teams would have split their last 102 match-ups if Heels didn't lose at home in OT two seasons ago. When they met in 2020, it was first time in 60 years that neither school was nationally ranked.
North Carolina/North Carolina State	161-79	1913	Carolina won 16 of 17 contests from 1922 to 1930, 17 of 18 from 1934 to 1942 and 14 of 15 from 1967 to 1972. Roy Williams won 33 of his first 37 assignments against NCSU as coach of the Tar Heels.
North Carolina/Wake Forest	163-67	1911	UNC won 29 of 31 games from 1919 through 1936, 23 of 27 from 1966 through 1975, 23 of 24 from 1982 through 1992, and 12 of last 14 outings.
North Carolina State/Wake Forest	148-106	1911	The Wolfpack won 16 of 19 games from 1928 to 1937, 19 of 22 from 1942 through 1952, 16 of 18 from 1954 through 1959 and 10 of 11 from 1985 to 1990. Wake won nine of first 11 meetings, including a 41-point victory in 1912.
Oklahoma/Oklahoma State	140-102	1908	Oklahoma was victorious in first 11 meetings, 26 of first 28 and 44 of first 53. The Aggies/Cowboys prevailed in 14 of 16 outings from 1940 to 1947.
Oregon State/Oregon	192-165	1903	Most frequently played series in Division I by more than 50 games. The Beavers won 14 of 16 contests from 1954 to 1959, 16 of 17 from 1962 to 1966 and 15 straight from 1980 to 1986. The Ducks won 19 of 20 outings from 1994-95 through 2002-03.
Purdue/Indiana	124-89	1901	Purdue won 50 of first 60 meetings with archrival. IU won 13 in a row from 1949 to 1955 and 25 of 42 from 1973 through 1993. The Boilermakers have prevailed in 12 of last 13 outings.
Tennessee/Vanderbilt	126-75	1922	The Volunteers, who are 72-20 at Knoxville, won 25 of 26 games overall from 1937 to 1950 and 25 of 30 from 1968 through 1982. Vandy's longest winning streak was six in the mid-1950s. The Vols have won 10 of last 11 outings.
Texas/Baylor	163-94	1906	UT won 16 of 17 games from 1914 to 1921, 14 of 15 from 1924 through 1930 and 24 in a row from 1999 to 2009.
Texas/Texas Christian	113-68	1915	Texas won the first 13 meetings, 10 straight from 1945 to 1950, eight in succession from 1977 through 1980, eight in a row from 1988 to 1991 before the SWC disbanded in 1996 and 11 consecutive from 1995 through 2015. TCU's longest winning streak was seven from 1982 through 1985.
Texas/Texas Tech	88-63	1940	Texas posted only one triumph over Texas Tech (75-74) in a 15-game stretch of their series from 1970 through 1976. The Longhorns won 11 straight from 1988 to 1993 and 13 in a row from 1998 to 2003.
Texas Tech/Baylor	80-60	1937	Tech won 10 straight from 1976 to 1980 and 1983 to 1987.
Texas Tech/Texas Christian	85-52	1932	Texas Tech won 12 of 13 from 1960 to 1966 and 19 straight from 1973 through 1981.
UCLA/Southern California	143-113	1928	UCLA's only two defeats in a 38-game stretch from 1964 through 1979 were back-to-back setbacks by a total of three points. USC won 42 in a row from 1932 to 1943, including nine consecutive seasons when the Trojans pulled off 4-0 sweeps.
Virginia/Virginia Tech	95-57	1915	Virginia won 10 of first 11, 15 of 17 from 1931 through 1941 and nine straight from 1978 to 1984. The Hokies twice won nine straight (from 1948 to 1952 and 1959 through 1965). UVA is 40-13 in Charlottesville.
Washington/Washington State	186-107	1910	UW won first seven meetings in the third-most frequently played series in Division I, all-time high 17 straight from 1923 to 1930, 14 of 16 from 1932 to 1936, 28 of 32 from 1952 through 1963, eight straight from 1971 to 1975 and eight straight from 1983 to 1987. WSU won 17 of 26 from 1945 to 1951 and seven in a row from 2006 through 2008.

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January 3rd, 2022 - 8:15

JANUARY 3

Philadelphia Eagles WR Harold Carmichael (starter two seasons for Southern LA averaged 9.8 ppg and 10.6 rpg in 1969-70) had a playoff-career high seven pass receptions in 31-16 divisional-round win against the Minnesota Vikings in 1981.
Baltimore Colts CB Jim Duncan (UMES hooper) returned four kickoffs for 105 yards (26.3 average) in a 27-17 AFC Conference playoff win against the Oakland Raiders following 1970 season.
TE Darren Fells (averaged 10.2 ppg and 6.3 rpg from 2004-05 through 2007-08, leading UCI in rebounding each of last three seasons) opened the Arizona Cardinals' scoring by catching a touchdown pass in 27-16 wild-card playoff setback against the Carolina Panthers following 2014 season.
San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates (second-team All-MAC selection in 2002 when Kent State finished runner-up in South Regional) had eight pass receptions in a 23-17 wild-card playoff win in overtime against the Indianapolis Colts following 2008 season.
Minnesota Vikings TE Andrew Glover (All-SWAC second-team selection as senior in 1990-91 when leading Grambling with 16.2 ppg and 8.6 rpg while pacing league in field-goal shooting) had three pass receptions for 84 yards in a 38-22 NFC divisional playoff setback against the San Francisco 49ers following 1997 season. 49ers RB Terry Kirby (averaged 3.4 ppg as Virginia freshman in 1989-90 and 2.1 as sophomore in 1990-91) rushed for two touchdowns on goal-line plunges.
TE Demetrius Harris (led Milwaukee in FG% and rebounding as senior in 2012-13) contributed the Kansas City Chiefs' final score with a 15-yard touchdown reception from Alex Smith in 23-17 win against the Oakland Raiders in 2015 season finale.
Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap (grabbed 14 rebounds in 11 games for Arizona State in 1999-00) caught a 35-yard touchdown pass in 20-17 wild-card playoff setback against the Tennessee Titans following 2003 season.
St. Louis Rams WR Jordan Kent (part-time starter for Oregon under his father while averaging 3.1 ppg and 3.3 rpg from 2003-04 through 2005-06) had his lone NFL pass reception (five yards against San Francisco 49ers in 2009 regular-season finale).
San Francisco 49ers DB Ronnie Lott (USC hooper as junior in 1979-80) had two interceptions - returning one 20 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown - in 38-24 NFC divisional playoff win against the New York Giants following 1981 season.
San Francisco 49ers WR Terrell Owens (UTC hooper from 1993-94 through 1995-96 started five games) caught a game-winning 25-yard touchdown pass from Steve Young in 30-27 NFC wild-card playoff win against the Green Bay Packers following 1998 season.
Carolina Panthers DE Julius Peppers (averaged 5.7 ppg and 3.7 rpg while shooting 60.7% from floor for North Carolina in 1999-00 and 2000-01) returned an interception 34 yards in 29-10 NFC wild-card playoff win against the Dallas Cowboys following 2003 season.
San Francisco 49ers TE Bob Windsor (played two games for Kentucky in 1965-66 under coach Adolph Rupp) caught three passes for 70 yards in a 17-10 NFC championship game setback against the Dallas Cowboys following 1970 season.

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January 2nd, 2022 - 8:29

Long before kneeling knuckleheads such as GQ cover boy #ColonKrapernick tried to pinpoint where Iran is on a map amid politicized multiple anthems and NFL funding anti-cop activist groups, the NCAA Tournament commenced in 1939, which was one year after the NIT triggered national postseason competition. An overlooked "versatile athlete" feat occurring in 1938 likely never to be duplicated took place at Arkansas, where the quarterback for the football squad (Jack Robbins) repeated as an All-SWC first-team basketball selection, leading the Razorbacks (19-3) to the league title. After the season, Robbins became an NFL first-round draft choice by the Chicago Cardinals (5th pick overall) and senior football/basketball teammates Jim Benton (11th pick by Cleveland Rams) and Ray Hamilton (41st pick by Rams) went on to become wide receivers for at least six years in the NFL. Yes, they created a kneeling-in-admiration shatterproof achievement - three members of a league championship basketball squad who promptly were among the top 41 selections in the same NFL draft.

JANUARY 2

Miami Dolphins WR Chris Chambers (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin under coach Dick Bennett in 1997-98) caught four passes for 146 yards in a 30-23 setback against the Baltimore Ravens in 2004 season finale early in 2005. Ravens LB Adalius Thomas (averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Southern Mississippi in 1996-97 and 1997-98) had two sacks and forced two fumbles.
Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez (averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg for California from 1994-95 through 1996-97) caught 14 passes for 144 yards in a 24-17 setback against the San Diego Chargers in 2004 season finale early in 2005.
Miami Dolphins QB Bob Griese (sophomore guard for Purdue in 1964-65) opened game's scoring by throwing a 75-yard touchdown pass to Paul Warfield in 21-0 AFC championship playoff win against the Baltimore Colts following 1971 season.
Kansas City Chiefs rookie WR Tony Hargain (averaged 2.3 ppg for Oregon from 1986-87 through 1988-89 under coach Don Monson) caught two passes for 46 yards in a 17-0 setback against the San Diego Chargers in AFC wild-card game following 1992 season.
Green Bay Packers RB Paul Hornung (averaged 6.1 ppg in 10 contests for Notre Dame in 1954-55) rushed for a 13-yard touchdown in 23-12 NFL championship game win against the Cleveland Browns following 1965 season.
Philadelphia Eagles rookie QB Donovan McNabb (averaged 2.3 points in 18 games for Syracuse in 1995-96 and 1996-97) threw three touchdown passes in a 38-31 win against the St. Louis Rams in 1999 season finale early in 2000.
Washington Redskins TE Robert Royal (collected 10 points and six rebounds in five LSU basketball games in 2000-01) caught a touchdown pass in his third consecutive contest in 2004 regular-season finale early in 2005.
Miami Dolphins WR Lamar Thomas (collected 16 points and 4 rebounds in four games for Miami FL in 1990-91) caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Dan Marino in the fourth quarter to provide the difference in 24-17 wild-card playoff win against the Buffalo Bills following 1998 season early in 1999.
New York Jets DE Marvin Washington (played in 1985 NCAA Tournament with UTEP under coach Don Haskins before averaging 2.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg for Idaho under Tim Floyd in 1987-88) had career-high 2 1/2 sacks in a 24-0 setback against the Houston Oilers at end of 1993 regular season.
Dallas Cowboys P Ron Widby (three-time All-SEC selection averaged 18.1 ppg and 8.4 rpg for Tennessee from 1964-65 through 1966-67) punted six times for 270 yards (45.0 average) in a 14-3 NFC championship game win against the San Francisco 49ers following 1971 season early in 1972.

Happy Birthday! January Celebration Dates for A-As and Hall of Fame Coaches

January 1st, 2022 - 9:28

A high this month of seven NCAA Division I All-Americans were born on January 7th and 26th. Kansas, Kentucky and Notre Dame contributed the most A-As born in January with five apiece. Marquette (Dwayne Wade and Sam Worthen on 17th) and the Fighting Irish (David Rivers and Dick Rosenthal on 20th) each have two All-Americans born on the same day this month. All-Americans Bill Closs (Rice) and George Munroe (Dartmouth) both were born 100 years ago this month. Kenny Sailors, who passed away five years before celebrating his 100th birthday this month last year, is one of three former Wyoming A-As born in January. Following are All-Americans and Hall of Fame coaches born this month:

JANUARY

1: All-Americans Glen "Big Baby" Davis (born in 1986/Louisiana State), Travis Grant (1950/Kentucky State), George Gregory Jr. (1906/Columbia), Ronnie Lester (1959/Iowa), Mike Mitchell (1956/Auburn) and Waldo Wegner (1913/Iowa State).
2: All-Americans Hal Gensichen (1921/Western Michigan), Luke Harangody (1988/Notre Dame), Kirk Hinrich (1981/Kansas), Chris Thomforde (1947/Princeton) and Michael Young (1961/Houston).
3: All-Americans Jay Edwards (1969/Indiana), Don May (1946/Dayton), Doug McDermott (1992/Creighton) and Jason Sasser (1974/Texas Tech).
4: All-Americans Sidney Green (1961/UNLV) and Bob Morse (1951/Penn).
5: All-Americans Rod Fletcher (1930/Illinois), Ryan Minor (1974/Oklahoma), Rick Mount (1947/Purdue), George Munroe (1922/Dartmouth and Tyler Ulis (1996/Kentucky) plus Hall of Fame coach Luigi "Lou" Carnesecca (1925/St. John's).
6: All-Americans Sean Kilpatrick (1990/Cincinnati), Duane Klueh (1926/Indiana State), Tom Marshall (1931/Western Kentucky) and Dwayne "Pearl" Washington (1964/Syracuse).
7: All-Americans Todd Day (1970/Arkansas), Reece Gaines (1981/Louisville), Jerry Nemer (1912/Southern California), Don Rehfeldt (1927/Wisconsin), Edgar Sonderman (1916/Syracuse), Bill Uhl Sr. (1933/Dayton) and Michael Wright (1980/Arizona).
8: All-Americans Bill Closs (1922/Rice), John "Hook" Dillon (1924/North Carolina), Chris Douglas-Roberts (1987/Memphis), Tre Jones (2000/Duke), Todd Lichti (1967/Stanford) and Calvin Natt (1957/Northeast Louisiana) plus Hall of Fame coach Davey Whitney (1930/Alcorn State).
9: All-Americans Michael Beasley (1989/Kansas State) and James "Scoonie" Penn (1977/Ohio State).
10: All-Americans Paul Birch (1910/Duquesne) and Glenn Robinson Jr. (1973/Purdue) plus Hall of Fame coach Lou Henson (1932/Hardin-Simmons, New Mexico State and Illinois).
11: All-Americans Ernie Andres (1918/Indiana) and Gary Brokaw (1954/Notre Dame).
12: All-Americans Bonzie Colson II (1996/Notre Dame), Michael "Campy" Russell (1952/Michigan) and Dominique Wilkins (1960/Georgia).
13: All-Americans Tom Gola (1933/La Salle), Vernon Hatton (1936/Kentucky) and Alec Kessler (1967/Georgia).
14: All-Americans Meyer "Mike" Bloom (1915/Temple), Aaron Brooks (1985/Oregon), Wayne Hightower (1940/Kansas) and Kenny Sailors (1921/Wyoming).
15: All-Americans Bob Davies (1920/Seton Hall), Ernie DiGregorio (1951/Providence) and Don Kojis (1939/Marquette).
16: All-Americans Don MacLean (1970/UCLA), Greivis Vasquez (1987/Maryland) and Joseph "Jo Jo" White (1946/Kansas).
17: All-Americans Bill Davis (1911/Kentucky), Quamdeen "Ayo" Dosunmu (2000/Illinois), Don Forman (1926/NYU), Dwyane Wade (1982/Marquette), Sam Worthen (1958/Marquette) and Tyler Zeller (1990/North Carolina).
18: All-Americans Isaac "Bud" Stallworth (1950/Kansas) and Jewell Young (1913/Purdue).
19: All-Americans Ron Behagen (1951/Minnesota), Jim Line (1926/Kentucky) and Bill Mlkvy (1931/Temple).
20: All-Americans Ron Harper Sr. (1964/Miami of Ohio), Bailey Howell (1937/Mississippi State), Jason Richardson (1981/Michigan State), David Rivers (1965/Notre Dame), Dick Rosenthal (1930/Notre Dame) and Grady Wallace (1934/South Carolina) plus Hall of Fame coach Norm Stewart (1935/Missouri).
21: All-Americans Roosevelt Bouie (1958/Syracuse), Simpson "Skip" Brown (1955/Wake Forest), Hakeem Olajuwon (1963/Houston), Detlef Schrempf (1963/Washington) and Tom Stith (1939/St. Bonaventure) plus Hall of Fame coaches John Chaney (1932/Temple) and Don Donoher (1932/Dayton).
22: All-Americans Dillon Brooks (1996/Oregon), Quintin Dailey (1961/San Francisco), Greg Oden (1988/Ohio State), Leon Powe (1984/California), Lennie Rosenbluth (1933/North Carolina) and Sam Williams (1945/Iowa).
23: All-American Keita Bates-Diop (1996/Ohio State).
24: All-Americans Fennis Dembo (1966/Wyoming), Kevin Magee (1959/UC Irvine) and Albert "Ab" Nicholas (1931/Wisconsin).
25: All-Americans Da'Sean Butler (1988/West Virginia), Acie Law IV (1985/Texas A&M), Chris Mills (1970/Arizona), Rollie Seltz (1924/Hamline MN), Emilio "Zeke" Sinicola (1929/Niagara) and Walt Wesley (1945/Kansas).
26: All-Americans MarShon Brooks (1989/Providence), Vince Carter (1977/North Carolina), Bill Hapac (1918/Illinois), Tom Henderson (1952/Hawaii), Dick McGuire (1926/St. John's), Kevin Pangos (1993/Gonzaga) and Sylvester "Sly" Williams (1958/Rhode Island) plus Hall of Fame coach Walter "Doc" Meanwell (1884/Wisconsin and Missouri).
27: All-Americans Wesley Cox (1955/Louisville), Russell Lee (1950/Marshall) and Tony Windis (1933/Wyoming).
28: All-Americans Michael Cage (1962/San Diego State), Mark Madsen (1976/Stanford) and Payton Pritchard (1998/Oregon).
29: All-Americans Greg Ballard (1955/Oregon), Vinnie Ernst (1942/Providence) and Stacey King (1967/Oklahoma).
30: All-Americans Ernie Calverley (1924/Rhode Island State), John "Jack" Kerris (1925/Loyola of Chicago), Paul Neumann (1938/Stanford), Rick Robey (1956/Kentucky), Jalen Rose (1973/Michigan) and Mychal Thompson (1955/Minnesota) plus Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo (1955/Michigan State).
31: All-Americans Len Chappell (1941/Wake Forest) and Hal Lear (1935/Temple).

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