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The North–South Shrine Game was an annual postseason college football all-star game played each December from 1948 to 1973 in Miami, and a final time in 1976 in Pontiac, Michigan. [1] The game was sponsored by the fraternal group Shriners International, with proceeds used to support the Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children. The full name ...
George W. Mans Jr. (January 31, 1940 – December 20, 2017) was an American college football player and coach and politician. [1] He was the captain of the 1961 Michigan Wolverines football team, an assistant football coach at the University of Michigan from 1966 to 1973, and the head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles football (then called the Hurons) team from 1974 to 1975.
He played in the North-South Shrine Game before the 1968 draft. [1] [2] He was in the 1968 Chicago Charities All Star Game, playing with the collegians against the NFL champion Green Bay Packers. Landry threw a touchdown pass to future Lions teammate Earl McCullough. [3] He was selected All-Yankee Conference for two seasons. [5]
He played in the North–South Shrine Game at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, throwing a touchdown pass for the winning North team. [12] [13] In January 1958, he also played in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. [14] In three years at Michigan, Van Pelt completed 66 of 134 passes for 989 yards, ten touchdowns and five interceptions.
JONESBORO, Ark. – One of the all-time football greats for Arkansas State University, Bill Bergey, has died at the age of 79. During his time with A-State, Bergy helped the football program to a ...
He started in the thirteenth game against the Dallas Cowboys, throwing for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 24–14 win. In 1965 , he was the third-string quarterback, appearing in 3 games, while making 12-of-29 completions (41.4%) for 176 yards, one touchdown and 3 interceptions.
Charlotte-area players play in 3 all-star games in North and South Carolina Saturday: Shrine Bowl, East-West and the Queen City Senior Bowl
He then accepted a scholarship to attend the University of Michigan where he competed on the wrestling and football teams. As a collegiate wrestler, Porter was a three-time All-American and won NCAA championships as a heavyweight in 1966 and 1968 and compiled a three-year record of 51 wins and three losses, for a 94.4% winning percentage.