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Plunkett's father was a news vendor afflicted with progressive blindness, who had to support his blind wife along with their three children. [8] Plunkett's parents were both born in New Mexico; his mother, whose maiden name was Carmen Blea, was born in Santa Fe and his father, William Gutierrez Plunkett, was born in Albuquerque.
Sherman Eugene Plunkett (April 17, 1933 – November 18, 1989) was an American football offensive tackle.Over a ten-year career he played in the National Football League (NFL), for the Baltimore Colts (1958 to 1960), and in the American Football League (AFL) from 1961–1967, for the San Diego Chargers (1961–1962) and the New York Jets (1963–1967).
Plunkett won the Heisman Trophy and was the first pick of the 1971 NFL draft; Stanford climbed to eighth in the final AP poll with a 9–3 record. [11] Vataha was nicknamed "Rabbit" for his moves on the field and worked one summer at Disneyland in costume as one of the Seven Dwarfs (Bashful). [12]
Jim Plunkett, NFL quarterback; James Plunkett, pen name of James Plunkett Kelly (1920–2003), an Irish writer; John Plunket (1664–1738), Irish Jacobite; John Plunkett, (1802–1869), Attorney-General of New South Wales; Liam Plunkett, English cricketer; Margaret Louise "Peggy" Plunkett Ph.D. (1906-2000), U.S. diplomat, labor official
The Patriots finished with a 3–11 record, and traded Plunkett, their starter for the previous four years, [7] in the off-season. (Plunkett would eventually lead the Raiders to two Super Bowl victories.) For the Patriots 1976 season, Grogan led the Patriots to an 11–3 record and the franchise's first playoff berth since 1963. The eleven wins ...
The Minnesota Vikings general manager was Jim Finks, who had brought Kapp to Canada in 1959, and their head coach was Bud Grant, who had faced Kapp while coaching the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Both Finks and Grant thought Joe Kapp would be the best replacement for Fran Tarkenton , who had been traded to the New York Giants . [ 14 ]
Flores is a member of the Sid Gillman coaching tree.After stints as an assistant coach in Buffalo and Oakland (he won a Super Bowl XI ring as an assistant coach under John Madden), team owner Al Davis promoted Flores became the Raiders' head coach in 1979, following Madden's retirement.
The draft was dubbed "The Year of the Quarterback" with Pastorini taken third behind Jim Plunkett (first) and Archie Manning (second). Pastorini was known as a tough quarterback throughout his career. [citation needed] From 1971 through 1979, Pastorini missed only five regular season games, playing through broken ribs and even a punctured lung ...