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The Chicago Bruins were an American basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Owned by Chicago Bears football team owner George Halas , the Bruins were a member of the American Basketball League , a league that also featured other National Football League team owners and run by NFL President Joseph Carr .
Billy "The Kid" Harris (November 12, 1951 – January 3, 2010) was an American basketball player. Billy Harris grew up in Chicago, where he earned a reputation as a streetball star. A prolific long-range scorer, he was nicknamed "Billy the Kid" and "Shotgun". [1] Scoop Jackson of the magazine SLAM later dubbed him the best playground basketball ...
Wide receiver, Punter, Punt returner: Career information; NFL draft: 1947 / round: 9 / pick: 75: Career highlights and awards University of Illinois records Punt return average in a single game - 10/8/1947 (51.0 yards) Punt return average in a season - 1947 (32.8 yards) Longest punt - 11/6/1948 (88 yards) Longest punt return - 11/8/1947 (92 yards)
Marquette King's 4,930 punting yards for the Oakland Raiders in 2014 is the most punting yards a player has had without setting the single-season record. Sammy Baugh led the league in yards per punt five times in his career (1940–1943, 1945). Lechler is the only other player to lead the league in yards per punt four times (2003, 2004, 2007 ...
He finished fourth in the league with a 41.8-yard average on 91 punts, was third in the American Football Conference in net punting with 35.7-yard average and tied for the league lead for punts downed inside the 20-yard line with 27. He had a 58-yard punt against the Miami Dolphins. In 1991, he switched his jersey number from 6 to 7, and went ...
Record keeping for punting yards in the National Football League (NFL) goes as far back as 1939. To be eligible for career-long rankings, a player must have a minimum of 250 punts. [1] Although he never led the league in punting yards for a single-season, Jeff Feagles' longevity propelled him to become the career punting yards leader, with ...
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In 1985, he punted 67 times for 2,626 yards. [21] After the 1985 season, with the USFL's future in doubt due to a lawsuit against the NFL, Parsons retired from pro football. [3] [22] During the 1975, 1981 and 1982 seasons, Parsons led the NFL in punting attempts, while leading the NFL in punt yards in both 1982 and 1983.