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Martin Anthony Lyons (born January 15, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle and defensive end for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s and 1980s.
This led Mara to increase the salaries of all his players by $50 a game to prevent them from leaving the Giants, too. He also signed many players to full-season contracts. Mara suffered $60,000 in financial losses that season. However all but four of the AFL franchises finished the 1926 season.
As a junior in the 1965 Orange Bowl, he made one of the most famous tackles in the game's history. On fourth-and-inches, and clinging to a 21–17 lead, Nobis led his teammates to a game-saving halt of top-ranked Alabama’s QB Joe Namath. Nobis was an iron man, playing (and starting) on both defense and offense for his entire college career.
The players continued the game, knowing nothing of the attack. The Giants lost but went on to play the Chicago Bears in the NFL championship game . On October 11, 2015, the Giants honored Lummus by inducting him into the New York Giants Ring of Honor .
Duke Slater played more seasons (10), played in more games (99), started more games (96), and had more all-pro selections (six) than any other African-American player in the NFL from 1920 to 1945. Second in all of those categories was Fritz Pollard, who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
Travis Kelce is one of the greatest NFL tight ends in history, but his slow start to the 2024-2025 season has fans talking — and criticizing. “For whatever reason, these past two games it hasn ...
The Tigers registered an undefeated season (11–0) in 1949, led the nation in total offense (502.9 yards a game), and set an NCAA single-season record of 575 points. LeBaron was a two-way, 60-minute player, as a quarterback on offense, safety on defense, and punter on special teams. He also played one year of baseball for the Tigers as a catcher.
Oldest player to have a game with 100+ rushing yards & 1 rushing touchdown: 36 years, 84 days; Oldest player to have 30+ rushing attempts in a game: 36 years, 84 days; Oldest player to rush for 100+ yards in a playoff game: 34 years, 157 days (breaking his own record he set one week earlier) Oldest player to rush for 150+ yards in a playoff ...