Showing posts with label American football quarterback. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American football quarterback. Show all posts

Monday, December 6, 2010

Don Meredith Wiki | Don Meredith Pics

Joseph Don "Dandy Don" Meredith was an American football quarterback, sports commentator and actor. He played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. Meredith was so popular on campus, many at the time jokingly referred to the school as "Meredith Southern University." Meredith was named All-American in 1958and the 1959th.

Don Meredith Wiki | Don Meredith Pics


Meredith became a color commentator for ABC's Monday Night Football starting in 1970. He was known to sing "turn out the lights, the party is over" at the time the game was apparently decided. Meredith retired from the sport after forecasting 1984 season, a year after Cosell retirement. His final broadcast was Super Bowl XIX with Frank Gifford and Joe Theismann, who was the first Super Bowl ABC.

Meredith was selected as the 2007 recipient of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. He received the award on Enshrinee's Dinner on 3 August 2007. Meredith died 5 December 2010, at the age of 72 after suffering a brain haemorrhage.

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Don Meredith Wiki | Don Meredith Pics

Don Meredith Wiki | Don Meredith Pics

Don Meredith Wiki | Don Meredith Pics

Don Meredith Wiki | Don Meredith Pics

Don Meredith Wiki | Don Meredith Pics

Don Meredith Wiki | Don Meredith Pics

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Kerry Collins Wiki | Kerry Collins Pics

Kerry Michael Collins was born December 30, 1972 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans in the National Football League. He was drafted by Carolina Panthers with the fifth overall pick in 1995 NFL Draft.He is currently the backup to Vince Young.



Collins played college football at Pennsylvania State University where he received many awards in football. Football News, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp and The Sporting News. Collins has also caught two of college football's great postseason awards - Maxwell Award, presented to the nation's outstanding player and the Davey O'Brien Award, which goes to the nation's top quarterback.

Collins was selected as the Carolina Panthers' first round pick in 1995 NFL Draft. His completion percentage was 52.6% and his quarterback rating was 65.6. In his second season, he led the Panthers to the NFC Championship Game. Collins threw 21 interceptions in the 1997 season and the Panthers finished 7-9, one season after advance to the NFC championship.

Collins began the 1999 season as the Giants' second-string quarterback, but soon claimed starting job. Collins began the 2004 season as the team's backup to Rich Gannon, but took over the starting role when Gannon got a neck injury in the third week of the regular season. Collins was the team's starting quarterback for the 2005 season after Gannon's departure.