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September 17, 2021October 29, 2023

John Sinnott Irish-born Professional and College American Football Player 1976-1982

John Sinnott

Born: April 18, 1958 in Wexford, Ireland

Metrics: Height: 6-4 Weight: 279

High School: Dedham (MA)

College: Brown University Bears 1976-1979

Draft: 3rd Round (60th Overall) 1980 St. Louis Cardinals.

Professional: New York Giants (National Football League) 1980-1981 Baltimore Colts (National Football League) 1982

Position: Tackle.

Career Statistics (Professional): Games: 9; Season Average: 4; Games Started: 7

Biography: John Sinnott was born in Wexford, Ireland in 1958, and played High School Football in Denham, Massachusetts, where he was recruited for Brown University Bears of the Ivy League in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). His High School Football Coach told hm that he might get injured in his first few weeks playing Football, so he should not concentrate on just Football, as his College Academic Achievement was as important, something which is not all that common these days. [Reference: 2] While at Brown, he played in the most successful Brown University Football Team in 50 years, in 1976 emulating the Iron Men of 1926 in winning their first Ivy League Championship in half a century. [Reference: 8]

After College he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was cut from the roster during training camp. John was subsequently picked up by the New York Giants, and after two years on the squad, he was traded to the Baltimore Colts. There he played in 9 games in 1982, before injuring his back, an injury which still bothers him to this day, and retired from Football. [Reference: 2; 3]

CAREER STATISTICS

GENERAL

Year	Team	No	Pos	GP	GS
1976	Brown University Bears (NCAA)
1977	Brown University Bears (NCAA)
1978	Brown University Bears (NCAA)
1979	Brown University Bears (NCAA)
1980	New York Giants (NFL)
1981	New York Giants (NFL)
1982	Baltimore Colts (NFL)	79	LOT	9	7

[Reference: 3]

Legend: No = Jersey Number, Pos = Position, GP = Games Played, GS = Games Started. LOT = Left Offensive Tackle.

FUMBLES

Year	Team	No	Lost	Own	Opp	Rec	Yds	TD
1982	Baltimore Colts (NFL)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Career	NFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

[Reference: 3]

Legend: No = Number of Fumbles, Lost = Fumbles Lost, Own = Own Fumbles, Opp = Opposition Fumbles, Rec = Fumbles Recovered, Yds = Yards, TD = Fumbles Returned for a Touchdown.

Brown University Bears Football Team Photo 1976 [Reference: 9][Photo Credit: Brown University Athletics]

NCAAF IVY LEAGUE 1976

Ivy League 1976	CW	CL	CT	Pct	OW	OL	OT	Pct
*Brown Bears* (CC)	6	1	0	.857	8	1	0	.889
Yale Bulldogs	6	1	0	.857	8	1	0	.889
Dartmouth Big Green	4	3	0	.571	6	3	0	.667
Harvard Crimson	4	3	0	.571	6	3	0	.667
Columbia Lions	2	5	0	.286	3	6	0	.333
Pennsylvania Quakers	2	5	0	.286	3	6	0	.333
Cornell Big Red	2	5	0	.286	2	7	0	.222
Princeton Tigers	2	5	0	.286	2	7	0	.222

[Reference: 4]

Legend: CW = Conference wins, CL = Conference Losses, CT = Conference Ties, Pct = Winning Percentage, OW = Overall Wins, OL = Overall Losses, OT = Overall Ties.

NCAAF IVY LEAGUE 1977

Ivy League 1977	CW	CL	CT	Pct	OW	OL	OT	Pct
Yale Bulldogs (CC)	6	1	0	.857	7	2	0	.778
*Brown Bears*	5	2	0	.714	7	2	0	.778
Dartmouth Big Green	4	3	0	.571	6	3	0	.667
Pennsylvania Quakers	4	3	0	.571	5	4	0	.556
Harvard Crimson	4	3	0	.571	4	5	0	.445
Princeton Tigers	3	4	0	.429	3	6	0	.333
Columbia Lions	1	6	0	.143	2	7	0	.222
Cornell Big Red	1	6	0	.143	1	8	0	.111

[Reference: 5]

Legend: CW = Conference wins, CL = Conference Losses, CT = Conference Ties, Pct = Winning Percentage, OW = Overall Wins, OL = Overall Losses, OT = Overall Ties.

NCAAF IVY LEAGUE 1978

Ivy League 1978	CW	CL	CT	Pct	OW	OL	OT	Pct
Dartmouth Big Green (CC)	6	1	0	.857	6	3	0	.667
*Brown Bears*	5	2	0	.714	6	3	0	.667
Yale Bulldogs	4	1	2	.714	5	2	2	.667
Cornell Big Red	3	3	1	.500	5	3	1	.611
Harvard Crimson	2	4	1	.357	4	4	1	.500
Columbia Lions	2	4	1	.357	3	5	1	.389
Princeton Tigers	2	4	1	.357	2	5	2	.333
Pennsylvania Quakers	1	5	1	.214	2	6	1	.278

[Reference: 6]

Legend: CW = Conference wins, CL = Conference Losses, CT = Conference Ties, Pct = Winning Percentage, OW = Overall Wins, OL = Overall Losses, OT = Overall Ties.

NCAAF IVY LEAGUE 1979

Ivy League 1979	CW	CL	CT	Pct	OW	OL	OT	Pct
Yale Bulldogs (CC)	6	1	0	.857	8	1	0	.889
*Brown Bears*	5	2	0	.714	6	3	0	.667
Princeton Tigers	5	2	0	.714	5	4	0	.556
Cornell Big Red	4	3	0	.571	5	4	0	.556
Dartmouth Big Green	4	3	0	.571	4	4	1	.500
Harvard Crimson	3	4	0	.429	3	6	0	.333
Columbia Lions	1	6	0	.143	1	8	0	.111
Pennsylvania Quakers	0	7	0	.000	0	9	0	.000

[Reference: 7]

Legend: CW = Conference wins, CL = Conference Losses, CT = Conference Ties, Pct = Winning Percentage, OW = Overall Wins, OL = Overall Losses, OT = Overall Ties.

NFL 1980

NFL 1980	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Buffalo Bills (D)	16	11	5	0	320	260	.688
New England Patriots	16	10	6	0	441	325	.625
Miami Dolphins	16	8	8	0	266	305	.500
Baltimore Colts	16	7	9	0	355	387	.438
New York Jets	16	4	12	0	302	395	.250
AFC Central
Cleveland Browns (D)	16	11	5	0	357	310	.688
Houston Oilers (P)	16	11	5	0	295	251	.688
Pittsburgh Steelers	16	9	7	0	352	313	.438
Cincinnati Bengals	16	6	10	0	244	312	.375
AFC West
San Diego Chargers (D)	16	11	5	0	418	327	.688
Oakland Raiders (P)	16	11	5	0	364	306	.688
Kansas City Chiefs	16	8	8	0	319	336	.500
Denver Broncos	16	8	8	0	310	323	.500
Seattle Seahawks	16	4	12	0	291	408	.250
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Philadelphia Eagles (D)	16	12	4	0	384	222	.750
Dallas Cowboys (P)	16	12	4	0	454	311	.750
Washington Redskins	16	6	10	0	261	293	.375
St. Louis Cardinals	16	5	11	0	299	350	.313
*New York Giants*	16	4	12	0	249	425	.250
NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings (D)	16	9	7	0	317	308	.563
Detroit Lions	16	9	7	0	334	272	.563
Chicago Bears	16	7	9	0	304	264	.438
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	5	10	1	271	341	.344
Green Bay Packers	16	5	10	1	231	371	.344
NFC West
Atlanta Falcons (D)	16	12	4	0	405	272	.750
Los Angeles Rams (P)	16	11	5	0	424	289	.688
San Francisco 49ers	16	6	10	0	320	415	.375
New Orleans Saints	16	1	15	0	291	487	.063

[References: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1980	Oakland Raiders	27	Houston Oilers	7
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1980	San Diego Chargers	20	Buffalo Bills	14
1980	Cleveland Browns	12	Oakland Raiders	14
	AFC Championship
1980	San Diego Chargers	27	Oakland Raiders	34
	NFC First Round Playoffs
1980	Dallas Cowboys	34	Los Angeles Rams	13
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1980	Philadelphia Eagles	31	Minnesota Vikings	16
1980	Atlanta Falcons	27	Dallas Cowboys	30
	NFC Championship
1980	Philadelphia Eagles	20	Dallas Cowboys	7
	Super Bowl XV		At SuperDome, New Orleans
1980	Oakland Raiders (AFC)	27	Philadelphia Eagles (NFC)	10

[Reference: 1]

NFL 1981

NFL 1981	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Miami Dolphins (D)	16	11	4	1	345	275	.719
New York Jets (P)	16	10	5	1	355	287	.656
Buffalo Bills (P)	16	10	6	0	311	276	.688
Baltimore Colts	16	2	14	0	259	533	.188
New England Patriots	16	2	14	0	322	370	.188
AFC Central
Cincinnati Bengals (D)	16	12	4	0	421	304	.750
Pittsburgh Steelers	16	8	8	0	356	297	.500
Houston Oilers	16	7	9	0	281	355	.438
Cleveland Browns	16	5	11	0	276	375	.313
AFC West
San Diego Chargers (D)	16	10	6	0	478	390	.625
Denver Broncos	16	10	6	0	321	289	.625
Kansas City Chiefs	16	9	7	0	343	290	.563
Oakland Raiders	16	7	9	0	273	343	.438
Seattle Seahawks	16	6	10	0	322	388	.375
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	16	12	4	0	367	277	.625
Philadelphia Eagles (P)	16	10	6	0	368	221	.625
*New York Giants* (P)	16	9	7	0	295	257	.563
Washington Redskins	16	8	8	0	347	349	.500
St. Louis Cardinals	16	7	9	0	315	408	.438
NFC Central
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (D)	16	9	7	0	315	268	.563
Detroit Lions	16	8	8	0	397	322	.500
Green Bay Packers	16	8	8	0	324	361	.500
Minnesota Vikings	16	7	9	0	325	369	.438
Chicago Bears	16	6	10	0	253	324	.375
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers	16	13	3	0	357	250	.813
Atlanta Falcons	16	7	9	0	426	356	.438
Los Angeles Rams	16	6	10	0	303	351	.375
New Orleans Saints	16	4	12	0	207	378	.250

[References: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
181	New York Jets	27	Buffalo Bills	31
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1981	Miami Dolphins	38	San Diego Chargers	41 ot
1981	Cincinnati Bengals	28	Buffalo Bills	21
	AFC Championship
1981	Cincinnati Bengals	27	San Diego Chargers	7
	NFC First Round Playoffs
1981	Philadelphia Eagles	21	*New York Giants*	27
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1981	Dallas Cowboys	38	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0
1981	San Francisco 49ers	38	*New York Giants*	24
	NFC Championship
1981	San Francisco 49ers	28	Dallas Cowboys	27
	Super Bowl XVI		At Silverdome, Pontiac, Mich.
1981	San Francisco 49ers (NFC)	26	Cincinnati Bengals (AFC)	21

[Reference: 1]

NFL 1982

NFL 1982	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Los Angeles Raiders (P)	9	8	1	0	260	200	.889
Miami Dolphins (P)	9	7	2	0	198	131	.778
Cincinnati Bengals (P)	9	7	2	0	232	172	.778
Pittsburgh Steelers (P)	9	6	3	0	204	146	.667
San Diego Chargers (P)	9	6	3	0	288	221	.667
New York Jets (P)	9	6	3	0	245	166	.667
New England Patriots (P)	9	5	4	0	143	157	.556
Cleveland Browns (P)	9	4	5	0	140	182	.444
Buffalo Bills	9	4	5	0	150	154	.444
Seattle Seahawks	9	4	5	0	127	147	.444
Kansas City Chiefs	9	3	6	0	178	184	.333
Denver Broncos	9	2	7	0	148	226	.222
Houston Oilers	9	1	8	0	136	245	.111
*Baltimore Colts*	9	0	8	1	113	236	.056
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Washington Redskins (P)	9	8	1	0	190	128	.889
Dallas Cowboys (P)	9	6	3	0	226	145	.667
Green Bay Packers (P)	9	5	3	1	226	169	.611
Minnesota Vikings (P)	9	5	4	0	187	198	.556
Atlanta Falcons (P)	9	5	4	0	183	199	.556
St. Louis Cardinals (P)	9	5	4	0	135	170	.556
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (P)	9	5	4	0	158	178	.556
Detroit Lions (P)	9	4	5	0	181	176	.444
New Orleans Saints	9	4	5	0	129	180	.444
New York Giants	9	4	5	0	164	160	.444
San Francisco 49ers	9	3	6	0	209	208	.333
Chicago Bears	9	3	6	0	141	174	.333
Philadelphia Eagles	9	3	6	0	191	195	.333
Los Angeles Rams	9	2	7	0	200	250	.222

[References: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1982	Miami Dolphins	28	New England Patriots	13
1982	Los Angeles Raiders	27	Cleveland Browns	10
1982	Cincinnati Bengals	10	Los Angeles Raiders	27
1982	Pittsburgh Steelers	28	San Diego Chargers	31
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1982	Los Angeles Raiders	14	New York Jets	17
1982	Miami Dolphins	34	San Diego Chargers	13
	AFC Championship
1982	Miami Dolphins	14	New York Jets	0
	NFC First Round Playoffs
1982	Washington Redskins	31	Detroit Lions	7
1982	Green Bay Packers	41	St. Louis Cardinals	16
1982	Minnesota Vikings	30	Atlanta Falcons	24
1982	Dallas Cowboys	30	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1982	Washington Redskins	21	Minnesota Vikings	7
1982	Dallas Cowboys	37	Green Bay Packers	26
	NFC Championship
1982	Washington Redskins	31	Dallas Cowboys	17
	Super Bowl XVII		At Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca.
1982	Washington Redskins (NFC)	27	Miami Dolphins (AFC)	17

[Reference: 1]

REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

[1] NFL (1987) “Past Standings” 1987 NFL Record & Factbook . pg. 227. Workman Publishing Company, New York.

WEBSITES

[2] The 42.ie / Steve O’Rourke (2016) One of the last Irish-born NFL players says we’re ‘not too far away’ from another [Internet] Available from: https://www.the42.ie/john-sinnott-wexford-irish-nfl-player-3058766-Nov2016/ [Accessed 7 August 2018]

[3] Pro Football Archives (2020) John Sinnott [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballarchives.com/players/sinn00400.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[4] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1976 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[5] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1977 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[6] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1978 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1978-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[7] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1979 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1979-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[8] Brown University Athletics (2020) Brown Bears 1976 [Internet] Available from: https://brownbears.com/sports/2018/5/8/ivy-league-championships-1976-football [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[9] Brown University Athletics (2020) image_handler [Internet] Available from: https://brownbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=0&image_path=/images/2018/5/8/viox1eg8koyhw2ms.jpg [Accessed 30 December 2020]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision Schedule 2021

NCAA Logo [Reference: 1]

Conference Overall Standings

Atlantic Sun Conference Overall 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Central Arkansas Bears	0	1	0	0.000	21	40	-19	L1
2	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	0	1	0	0.000	0	31	-31	L1

Big Sky Conference Overall 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Montana Grizzlies	1	0	1.000	13	7	6	W1
2	California-Davis Aggies	1	0	1.000	19	17	2	W1
3	Idaho Vandals	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
4	Montana State Bobcats	0	1	0.000	16	19	-3	L1
5	Portland State Vikings	0	1	0.000	35	49	-14	L1
6	Weber State Wildcats	0	1	0.000	17	40	-23	L1
7	Northern Colorado Bears	0	1	0.000	7	35	-28	L1
8	Southern Utah Thunderbirds	0	2	0.000	28	86	-58	L2

Big South Conference Overall 2021

Pos	Team	L	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs	1	25	30	-5	L1
2	Monmouth Hawks	1	15	50	-35	L1
3	Campbell Fighting Camels	1	7	48	-41	L1

Colonial Athletic Association Overall 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
0	William & Mary Tribe	0	1	0	0.000	0	43	-43	L1

Ivy League Overall 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Overall

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
0	Norfolk State Spartans	0	1	0	0.000	10	49	-39	L1

Missouri Valley Conference Overall 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	1	0	1.000	42	23	19	W1
2	South Dakota Coyotes	0	1	0.000	14	17	-3	L1
3	Northern Iowa Panthers	0	1	0.000	10	16	-6	L1
4	Missouri State Bears	0	1	0.000	16	23	-7	L1
5	Western Illinois Leathernecks	0	1	0.000	21	31	-10	L1

Northern Sun Overall 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak

Northeast Conference Overall 2021

Pos	Team	L	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	St. Francis Red Flash	1	15	35	-20	L1
2	Long Island Sharks	1	10	48	-38	L1
3	Duquesne Dukes	1	3	45	-42	L1
4	Wagner Seahawks	1	7	69	-62	L1

Ohio Valley Conference Overall 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks	0	1	0	0.000	21	59	-38	L1
2	Eastern Illinois Panthers	0	1	0	0.000	0	46	-46	L1

Patriot League Overall 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Holy Cross Crusaders	1	0	1.000	38	28	10	W1
2	Lafayette Leopards	0	1	0.000	14	35	-21	L1
3	Fordham Rams	0	1	0.000	7	52	-45	L1
4	Colgate Raiders	0	1	0.000	0	51	-51	L1

Pioneer League Overall 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak

Southern Conference Overall 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	1	0	0	1.000	23	3	20	W1
2	The Citadel Bulldogs	0	1	0	0.000	14	52	-38	L1

Southland League Overall 2021

Pos	Team	L	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Houston Baptist Huskies	1	17	27	-10	L1
2	Nicholls Colonels	1	17	42	-25	L1
3	Northwestern State Demons	1	14	44	-30	L1

South Western Athletic Conference Overall 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	0	1	0	0.000	28	37	-9	L1
2	Southern Jaguars	0	1	0	0.000	3	55	-52	L1

Western Athletic Conference Overall 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
0	Abilene Christian Wildcats	0	1	0	0.000	9	56	-47	L1

Schedule

NCAA Football Championship Subdivision 2021


Match Day Kickoff Weekend
August 28, 2021 (Kickoff Weekend) 45 - 14 N/A San Jose State Spartans vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Match Day Week 1
September 1, 2021 (Week 1) 31 - 0 N/A Alabama-Birmingham Blazers vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks
September 2, 2021 (Week 1) 14 - 52 N/A The Citadel Bulldogs vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
September 2, 2021 (Week 1) 17 - 40 N/A Weber State Wildcats vs Utah Utes
September 2, 2021 (Week 1) 14 - 41 N/A Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Arizona State Sun Devils
September 2, 2021 (Week 1) 21 - 31 N/A Western Illinois Leathernecks vs Ball State Cardinals
September 2, 2021 (Week 1) 7 - 69 N/A Wagner Seahawks vs Buffalo Bulls
September 2, 2021 (Week 1) 10 - 48 N/A Long Island Sharks vs Florida International Panthers
September 2, 2021 (Week 1) 19 - 17 N/A California-Davis Aggies vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane
September 2, 2021 (Week 1) 17 - 27 N/A Houston Baptist Huskies vs New Mexico Lobos
September 2, 2021 (Week 1) 21 - 59 N/A Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
September 3, 2021 (Week 1) 14 - 17 N/A South Dakota Coyotes vs Kansas Jayhawks
September 3, 2021 (Week 1) 7 - 35 N/A Northern Colorado Bears vs Colorado Buffaloes
September 3, 2021 (Week 1) 42 - 23 N/A South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Colorado State Rams
September 3, 2021 (Week 1) 15 - 35 N/A St. Francis Red Flash vs Eastern Michigan Eagles
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 10 - 16 N/A Northern Iowa Panthers vs Iowa State Cyclones
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 13 - 7 N/A Montana Grizzlies vs Washington Huskies
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 0 - 51 N/A Colgate Raiders vs Boston College Eagles
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 7 - 52 N/A Fordham Rams vs Nebraska Cornhuskers
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 38 - 28 N/A Holy Cross Crusaders vs Connecticut Huskies
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 14 - 35 N/A Lafayette Leopards vs Air Force Fighting Falcons
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 16 - 19 N/A Montana State Bobcats vs Wyoming Cowboys
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 25 - 30 N/A Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs vs Georgia Southern Eagles
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 7 - 48 N/A Campbell Fighting Camels vs Liberty Flames
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 21 - 40 N/A Central Arkansas Bears vs Arkansas State Red Wolves
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 17 - 42 N/A Nicholls Colonels vs Memphis Tigers
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 15 - 50 N/A Monmouth Hawks vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 29 - 9 N/A Syracuse Orange vs Ohio Bobcats
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 16 - 23 N/A Missouri State Bears vs Oklahoma State Cowboys
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 9 - 56 N/A Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Southern Methodist Mustangs
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 0 - 46 N/A Eastern Illinois Panthers vs South Carolina Gamecocks
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 10 - 49 N/A Norfolk State Spartans vs Toledo Rockets
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 3 - 55 N/A Southern Jaguars vs Troy State Trojans
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 14 - 44 N/A Northwestern State Demons vs North Texas Mean Green
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 0 - 43 N/A William & Mary Tribe vs Virginia Cavaliers
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 3 - 45 N/A Duquesne Dukes vs Texas Christian Horned Frogs
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 23 - 3 N/A East Tennessee Buccaneers vs Vanderbilt Commodores
September 4, 2021 (Week 1) 28 - 37 N/A Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Texas-El Paso Miners
September 5, 2021 (Week 1) 35 - 49 N/A Portland State Vikings vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Recap Week 1

There were five major shocks in the first weekend of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 Football Championship ties, with University of California at Davis Aggies pulling off a 19-17 win at Tulsa Golden Hurricanes of the Football Bowl Subdivision. Fellow Big Sky Conference member Montana Grizzlies pulled off a huge shock with a 13-7 victory at Washington Huskies of the Pacific-12 Conference, one of the FBS Power 5 Conferences that play for the National Championship. South Dakota State Jackrabbits of the Missouri Valley Conference defeated Colorado State Rams of the FBS Mountain West Conference 42-23. Holy Cross Crusaders of the Patriot League won 38-28 at FBS Independent Connecticut Huskies. Meanwhile another huge win for the FCS was East Tennessee State Buccaneers’ 23-3 win at Vanderbilt Commodores of the mighty Power 5 Southeastern Conference of the FBS.

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association is the biggest of USA’s College Sports Assiociations, taking in all major American Sports, as well as Athletics, Soccer and numerous other sports. The NCAA Football Program is divided into four Divisions – In order of Merit they are: FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision), FCS (Football Championship Subdivision), Division II and Division III. Particular attention shall be given by Eirball to Irish-born Football players in the NCAA FCS.

REFERENCES

IMAGES

[1] NCAA | Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) logo [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160923081703im_/http://www.ncaa.com/sites/all/themes/ncaa/ncaa-respo/logo.png [Accessed 4 May 2020]

RESULTS

[1] NCAA (2021) Football – Scores – Week 1 [Internet] Available from: https://www.ncaa.com/scoreboard/football/fbs [Accessed 30 August 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Joe Grey.

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Father John Duggan Irish-Born American Football Chaplain 1974-1976

Father John Duggan

Born: Glenmore, County Kilkenny

Chaplain Pittsburgh Steelers 1974

Biography:

Father John Duggan Studied at St. Kieran’s College in Kilkenny, and went on study leave to the United States of America in 1972, where he came into contact with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was informally appointed Chaplain of the team and is credited with influencing them in their first ever Super Bowl win in 1974 when they defeated the Minnesota Vikings. The Steelers went on to win the Super Bowl again in 1975. He returned to Johnstown some time before August 1977.

NFL 1974

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
*Miami Dolphins	14	11	3	0	327	216	.786
*Buffalo Bills	14	9	5	0	264	244	.643
New York Jets	14	7	7	0	279	300	.500
New England Patriots	14	7	7	0	348	289	.500
Baltimore Colts	14	2	12	0	190	329	.143
Central Division
**Pittsburgh Steelers*	14	10	3	1	305	189	.750
Houston Oilers	14	7	7	0	236	282	.500
Cincinnati Bengals	14	7	7	0	283	259	.500
Cleveland Browns	14	4	10	0	251	344	.286
Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	12	2	0	355	228	.857
Denver Broncos	14	7	6	1	302	294	.536
Kansas City Chiefs	14	5	9	0	233	293	.357
San Diego Chargers	14	5	9	0	212	285	.357
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
*St. Louis Cardinals	14	10	4	0	285	218	.714
*Washington Redskins	14	10	4	0	320	196	.714
Dallas Cowboys	14	8	6	0	297	235	.571
Philadelphia Eagles	14	7	7	0	242	217	.500
New York Giants	14	2	12	0	195	299	.143
Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	10	4	0	310	195	.714
Detroit Lions	14	7	7	0	256	270	.500
Green Bay Packers	14	6	8	0	210	206	.429
Chicago Bears	14	4	10	0	152	279	.286
Western Division
*Los Angeles Rams	14	10	4	0	263	181	.714
San Francisco 49ers	14	6	8	0	226	236	.429
New Orleans Saints	14	5	9	0	166	263	.357
Atlanta Falcons	14	3	11	0	111	271	.214

National Football League Regular Season Standings 1974 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1974	Oakland Raiders	28	Miami Dolphins	26
1974	Pittsburgh Steelers	32	Buffalo Bills	14
	AFC Championship
1974	Oakland Raiders	13	Pittsburgh Steelers	24
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1974	Minnesota Vikings	30	St. Louis Cardinals	14
1974	Los Angeles Rams	19	Washington Redskins	10
	NFC Championship
1974	Minnesota Vikings	14	Los Angeles Rams	10
	Super Bowl IX		Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, La.
1974	*Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC)*	16	Minnesota Vikings (NFC)	6

National Football League Playoffs 1974 [Ref: 1]

NFL 1975

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
*Baltimore Colts	14	10	4	0	395	269	.714
Miami Dolphins	14	10	4	0	357	222	.714
Buffalo Bills	14	8	6	0	420	355	.571
New York Jets	14	3	11	0	258	433	.214
New England Patriots	14	3	11	0	258	358	.214
Central Division
**Pittsburgh Steelers*	14	12	2	0	373	162	.857
*Cincinnati Bengals	14	11	3	0	340	246	.786
Houston Oilers	14	10	4	0	293	226	.714
Cleveland Browns	14	3	11	0	218	372	.214
Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	11	3	0	375	255	.786
Denver Broncos	14	6	8	0	254	307	.429
Kansas City Chiefs	14	5	9	0	282	341	.357
San Diego Chargers	14	2	12	0	189	345	.143
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
*St. Louis Cardinals	14	11	3	0	356	276	.786
*Dallas Cowboys	14	10	4	0	350	268	.714
Washington Redskins	14	8	6	0	325	276	.571
New York Giants	14	5	9	0	216	306	.357
Philadelphia Eagles	14	4	10	0	225	302	.286
Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	12	2	0	377	180	.857
Detroit Lions	14	7	7	0	245	262	.500
Chicago Bears	14	4	10	0	191	379	.286
Green Bay Packers	14	4	10	0	226	285	.286
Western Division
*Los Angeles Rams	14	12	2	0	312	135	.857
San Francisco 49ers	14	5	9	0	255	286	.357
Atlanta Falcons	14	4	10	0	240	278	.286
New Orleans Saints	14	2	12	0	165	360	.143

National Football League Regular Season Standings 1975 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1975	Pittsburgh Steelers	28	Baltimore Colts	10
1975	Oakland Raiders	31	Cincinnati Bengals	28
	AFC Championship
1975	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	Oakland Raiders	10
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1975	Los Angeles Rams	35	St. Louis Cardinals	23
1975	Minnesota Vikings	14	Dallas Cowboys	17
	NFC Championship
1975	Los Angeles Rams	7	Dallas Cowboys	37
	Super Bowl X		Orange Bowl, Miami, Fl.
1975	Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC)	21	Dallas Cowboys (NFC)	17

National Football League Playoffs 1975 [Ref: 1]

NFL 1976

NFL 1976	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Baltimore Colts (D)	14	11	3	0	417	246	.786
New England Patriots (P)	14	11	3	0	376	236	.786
Miami Dolphins	14	6	8	0	263	264	.429
New York Jets	14	3	11	0	169	383	.214
Buffalo Bills	14	2	12	0	245	363	.143
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	14	10	4	0	342	138	.714
Cincinnati Bengals	14	10	4	0	335	210	.714
Cleveland Browns	14	9	5	0	267	287	.643
Houston Oilers	14	5	9	0	222	273	.357
AFC West
Oakland Raiders (D)	14	13	1	0	350	237	.929
Denver Broncos	14	9	5	0	315	206	.643
San Diego Chargers	14	6	8	0	248	285	.429
Kansas City Chiefs	14	5	9	0	290	376	.357
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	0	14	0	125	412	.000
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	14	11	3	0	296	194	.786
Washington Redskins (P)	14	10	4	0	291	217	.714
St. Louis Cardinals	14	10	4	0	309	267	.714
Philadelphia Eagles	14	4	10	0	165	286	.286
New York Giants	14	3	11	0	170	250	.214
NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings (D)	14	11	2	1	305	176	.821
Chicago Bears	14	7	7	0	253	216	.500
Detroit Lions	14	6	8	0	262	220	.429
Green Bay Packers	14	5	9	0	218	299	.357
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams (D)	14	10	3	1	351	190	.750
San Francisco 49ers	14	8	6	0	270	190	.571
Atlanta Falcons	14	4	10	0	172	312	.286
New Orleans Saints	14	4	10	0	253	346	.286
Seattle Seahawks	14	2	12	0	229	429	.143

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1976	Oakland Raiders	24	New England Patriots	21
1976	Baltimore Colts	14	Pittsburgh Steelers	40
	AFC Championship
1976	Oakland Raiders	24	Pittsburgh Steelers	7
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1976	Minnesota Vikings	35	Washington Redskins	20
1976	Dallas Cowboys	12	Los Angeles Rams	14
	NFC Championship
1976	Minnesota Vikings	24	Los Angeles Rams	13
	Super Bowl XI		At Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca.
1976	Oakland Raiders (AFC)	32	Minnesota Vikings (NFC)	14

[Reference: 1]

REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings 1970-1975” 2014 NFL Record & Fact Book. pp. 391-395.

Newspaper Articles

[2] Anon. (1977) “Johnstown Priest’s influence on American Team” Tipperary Star, Saturday, August 6, 1977. pg. 6

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Fr. Richard Sheehy (Trinity College Dublin)

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

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Last Updated: 9 September 2021

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Adrian Young Irish-Born Professional and College American Football Player 1964-1975

Adrian Young

Born: January 3, 1946 in Dublin, Ireland

Metrics: Height: 6-1, Weight: 232

High School: Bishop Amat High School, La Puente, Los Angeles.

College: University of Southern California Trojans 1964-1967.

Draft: 3rd Round (68th Overall), Philadelphia Eagles 1968

Professional: Philadelphia Eagles (National Football League) 1968-1972, Detroit Lions (National Football League) 1972, Chicago Bears (National Football League) 1973, The Hawaiians (World Football League) 1974-1975.

Position: Linebacker

Honors: National Champion with University of Southern California 1967. All-American and All-Conference Player Award 1967

Career Statistics (Professional): Games: 52; Season Average: 15; Interceptions; 3; Yards: 19; Touchdowns: 0

Biography:

Adrian Young was born in Dublin and grew up in Albert Court, ‘a tough place’, across from Boland Mills, the famous bread company. He would go to hurling and football matches at Croke Park and got to participate in a track meet there, an experience which meant a lot to him. He got involved through his father in soccer in the Phoenix Park. It was the middle of the 1950s, however, and there was a large amount of emigration. Adrian’s father followed in some of his siblings footsteps and moved to Baltimore. The rest of the family arrived by boat in New York from Cobh in Cork once Adrian father had settled there.

It was not long before California beckoned and they drove in a 1953 Ford all the way along the Appalachian Trail and Route 66 before setting in La Puente, about half an hour from downtown Los Angeles. While in Los Angeles Adrian attended Bishop Amat High School, and with no Soccer on the activities list Adrian joined the Football program. winning an Inter-State Championship. Despite being slight at 165 pounds Young dedicated himself to training and he won a scholarship to the University of Southern California.

At USC he was co-captain of a side featuring O.J. Simpson, Tim Rossovich and Ron Yary, all legendary American footballers. It was during one game against longtime rival Notre Dame that Young made National Football League teams sit up and notice. He made four interceptions in the game, tying a conference record. The Los Angeles Times called it “Young’s greatest day.” USC went to the Rose Bowl twice during Young’s career. In 1967, behind O.J. Simpson, one of the greatest pro and college players ever, USC won the national championship. Young was selected as an All-Conference and All-American player. , significant awards.

Simpson carved out a stellar career with the Buffalo Bills in the NFL while Yary was the first draft pick 12 months later and became a star with the Minnesota Vikings. Rossovich was, like Young, drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles. Rossovich had roomed with Tom Selleck at USC and became a Hollywood stuntman after his football career. Young and Rossovich roomed together while at the Eagles. At USC, Young remembers rubbing shoulders with billionaires and the Hollywood Elite. He recalls going to parties and seeing Oscars in the dens of some of the houses.

He recalled that he was fortunate to stay injury-free in college, but in the tougher world of the NFL he was getting beat up more including tearing ligaments in his right knee. He was a starting linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles for four and a half years.He then played half a year for the Detroit Lions, one year for the Chicago Bears and two for the Hawaiians in the World Football League. His time at Philadelphia wasn’t as successful as in college as the Eagles went through numerous coaching changes, but he said he got to play six years in the National Football League and nothing could take away from that.

Adrian Young (35) Philadelphia Eagles v NY Giants Preseason 1971 [Ref: 7]

Adrian Young Career Statistics

Year	Team	League	No	Position	GP	GS
1968	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	35	LLB	10
1969	PhiladelphiaEagles	NFL	35	LLB	13	1970
1970	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	35	LLB	14
1971	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	35	RLB	2	2
1972	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	35	LB	1	0
1972	Detroit Lions	NFL	51	LB	10	0
1972	Year	NFL			11	0
1973	Chicago Bears	NFL	54	LB	2
1974	The Hawaiians	WFL	61	RLB
1975	The Hawaiians	WFL	65	WLB

Adrian Young Career Record [Ref: 5]

Legend: NFL = National Football League. WFL = World Football League. No. = Shirt Number. LLB = Left Linebacker. RLB = Right Linebacker. LB = Linebacker. WLB = Wide Linebacker. GP = Games Played. GS = Games Started.

Interceptions

Year	Team	League	No.	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1969	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	1	0	0.0	0	0
1970	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	2	19	9.5	13	0
1974	The Hawaiians	WFL	1	11	11.0	11	0
1975	The Hawaiians	WFL	2	38	19.0	19	0

Adrian Young Interceptions [Ref: 5]

Legend: NFL = National Football League. WFL = World Football League. No. = Number of Interceptions Made. YDS = Yards Returned. AVG = Average Yards Returned. LG = Longest Yards returned. TD = Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns.

Fumbles

Year	Team	League	No	Lost	Own	Opp	Rec	Yds	TD
1968	PhiladelphiaEagles	NFL	0	0	0	1	1	11	0
1969	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	0	0	1	2	3	24	0

Adrian Young Fumbles [Ref: 5]

NFL = National Football League. No. = Number of Interceptions Made. Lost = Fumbles Made (Lost). Own = fumbles Recovered (Own Team). Opp = Fumbles Recovered (Opposing Team). Rec = Total Fumbles Received. YDS = Yards Returned. TD = Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns.

AAWU (College) 1964

	OW	OL	OT	Pct	CW	CL	CT	Pct
Oregon State Beavers	8	3	0	.727	3	1	0	.750
USC Southern Califonia Trojans	7	3	0	.700	3	1	0	.750
Washington Huskies	6	4	0	.600	5	2	0	.714
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	4	6	0	.400	2	2	0	.500
Stanford Cardinal	5	5	0	.500	3	4	0	.429
Oregon Ducks	7	2	1	.750	1	2	1	.375
Washington State Cougars	3	6	1	.350	1	2	1	.375
California Golden Bears	3	7	0	.300	0	4	0	.000

Athletic Association of Western Universities Standings 1964 [Ref: 6]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Southern California Trojans in 1964. [2] Note: OW=Overall Wins, OL= Overall Losses, OT=Overall Ties, CW=Conference Wins (AAWU), CL=Conference Losses (AAWU), CT=Conference Ties (AAWU)

AAWU (College) 1965

	OW	OL	OT	Pct	CW	CL	CT	Pct
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	8	2	1	.773	4	0	0	1.000
USC Southern California Trojans	7	2	1	.750	4	1	0	.800
Washington State Cougars	7	3	0	.700	2	1	0	.667
Washington Huskies	5	5	0	.500	4	3	0	.571
Stanford Cardinal	6	3	1	.650	2	3	0	.400
California Golden Bears	5	5	0	.500	2	3	0	.400
Oregon State Beavers	5	5	0	.500	1	3	0	.250
Oregon Ducks	4	5	1	.450	0	5	0	.000

Athletic Association of Western Universities Standings 1965 [Ref: 7]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Southern California Trojans in 1965. [2] Note: OW=Overall Wins, OL= Overall Losses, OT=Overall Ties, CW=Conference Wins (AAWU), CL=Conference Losses (AAWU), CT=Conference Ties (AAWU)

AAWU (College) 1966

	OW	OL	OT	Pct	CW	CL	CT	Pct
USC Southern California Trojans	7	4	0	.636	4	1	0	.800
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	9	1	0	.900	3	1	0	.750
Oregon State Beavers	7	3	0	.700	3	1	0	.750
Washington Huskies	6	4	0	.600	4	3	0	.571
California Golden Bears	3	7	0	.300	2	3	0	.500
Stanford Cardinal	5	5	0	.500	1	4	0	.200
Oregon Ducks	3	7	0	.300	1	3	0	.250
Washington State Cougars	3	7	0	.300	1	3	0	.250

Athletic Association of Western Universities Standings 1966 [Ref: 8]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Southern California Trojans in 1966. [2] Note: OW=Overall Wins, OL= Overall Losses, OT=Overall Ties, CW=Conference Wins (AAWU), CL=Conference Losses (AAWU), CT=Conference Ties (AAWU)

AAWU (College) 1967

	OW	OL	OT	Pct	CW	CL	CT	Pct
USC Southern California Trojans	10	1	0	.909	6	1	0	.857
Oregon State Beavers	7	2	1	.750	4	1	1	.750
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	7	2	1	.750	4	1	1	.750
California Golden Bears	5	5	0	.500	2	3	0	.400
Stanford Cardinal	5	5	0	.500	3	4	0	.429
Washington Huskies	5	5	0	.500	3	4	0	.429
Oregon Ducks	2	8	0	.200	1	5	0	.167
Washington State Cougars	2	8	0	.200	1	5	0	.167

Athletic Association of Western Universities Standings 1967 [Ref: 9]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Southern California Trojans in 1967. [2] Note: OW=Overall Wins, OL= Overall Losses, OT=Overall Ties, CW=Conference Wins (AAWU), CL=Conference Losses (AAWU), CT=Conference Ties (AAWU)

NFL & AFL 1968

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Conference Capitol Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	12	2	0	431	186	.857
New York Giants	14	7	7	0	294	325	.500
Washington Redskins	14	5	9	0	249	358	.357
Philadelphia Eagles	14	2	12	0	202	351	.143
Eastern Conference Century Division
*Cleveland Browns	14	10	4	0	394	273	.714
St. Louis Cardinals	14	9	4	1	325	289	.692
New Orleans Saints	14	4	9	1	246	327	.308
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	2	11	1	244	397	.154
Western Conference Coastal Division
*Baltimore Colts	14	13	1	0	402	144	.929
Los Angeles Rams	14	10	3	1	312	200	.769
San Francisco 49ers	14	7	6	1	303	310	.538
Atlanta Falcons	14	2	12	0	170	389	.143
Western Conference Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	8	6	0	282	242	.571
Chicago Bears	14	7	7	0	250	233	.500
Green Bay Packers	14	6	7	1	281	227	.462
Detroit Lions	14	4	8	2	207	241	.333
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Division
*New York Jets	14	11	3	0	419	280	.786
Houston Oilers	14	7	7	0	303	248	.500
Miami Dolphins	14	5	8	1	276	355	.385
Boston Patriots	14	4	10	0	229	406	.286
Buffalo Bills	14	1	12	1	199	367	.077
Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	12	2	0	453	233	.857
*Kansas City Chiefs	14	12	2	0	371	170	.857
San Diego Chargers	14	9	5	0	382	310	.643
Denver Broncos	14	5	9	0	255	404	.357
Cincinnati Bengals	14	3	11	0	215	329	.214

National Football League and American Football League Standings 1968 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	NFL Conference Championships
1968	Cleveland Browns	31	Dallas Cowboys	0
1968	Baltimore Colts	24	Minnesota Vikings	14
	NFL Championship
1968	Cleveland Browns	0	Baltimore Colts	34
	AFL Western Division Playoff
1968	Oakland Raiders	41	Kansas City Chiefs	6
	AFL Championship
1968	New York Jets	27	Oakland Raiders	23
	Super Bowl III		Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
1968	New York Jets (AFL)	16	Baltimore Colts (NFL)	7

National Football League and American Football League Playoffs 1968 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1968. [2]

NFL & AFL 1969

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Conference Capitol Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	11	2	1	369	223	.846
Washington Redskins	14	7	5	2	307	319	.583
New Orleans Saints	14	5	9	0	311	393	.357
Philadelphia Eagles	14	4	9	1	279	377	.308
Eastern Conference Century Division
*Cleveland Browns	14	10	3	1	351	300	.769
New York Giants	14	6	8	0	264	298	.429
St. Louis Cardinals	14	4	9	1	314	389	.308
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	1	13	0	218	404	.071
Western Conference Coastal Division
*Los Angeles Rams	14	11	3	0	320	243	.786
Baltimore Colts	14	8	5	1	279	268	.615
Atlanta Falcons	14	6	8	0	276	268	.429
San Francisco 49ers	14	4	8	2	277	319	.333
Western Conference Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	12	2	0	379	133	.857
Detroit Lions	14	9	4	1	259	188	.692
Green Bay Packers	14	8	6	0	269	221	.571
Chicago Bears	14	1	13	0	210	339	.071
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Division
*New York Jets	14	10	4	0	353	269	.714
Houston Oilers	14	6	6	2	278	279	.500
Boston Patriots	14	4	10	0	266	316	.286
Buffalo Bills	14	4	10	0	230	359	.286
Miami Dolphins	14	3	10	1	233	332	.231
Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	12	1	1	371	242	.923
Kansas City Chiefs	14	11	3	0	359	177	.786
San Diego Chargers	14	8	6	0	268	276	.571
Denver Broncos	14	5	8	1	297	344	.385
Cincinnati Bengals	14	4	9	1	280	367	.308

National Football League and American Football League Standings 1969 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	NFL Conference Championships
1969	Dallas Cowboys	14	Cleveland Browns	38
1969	Minnesota Vikings	23	Los Angeles Rams	20
	NFL Championship
1969	Minnesota Vikings	27	Cleveland Browns	7
	AFL Divisional Playoffs
1969	New York Jets	6	Kansas City Chiefs	13
1969	Oakland Raiders	56	Houston Oilers	7
	AFL Championship
1969	Oakland Raiders	7	Kansas City Chiefs	17
	Super Bowl IV		Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, La.
1969	Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)	23	Minnesota Vikings (NFL)	7

National Football League and American Football League Playoffs 1969 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1969. [2]

NFL 1970

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC Eastern Division
*Baltimore Colts	14	11	2	1	321	234	.846
*Miami Dolphins	14	10	4	0	297	228	.714
New York Jets	14	4	10	0	255	286	.286
Buffalo Bills	14	3	10	1	204	337	.231
Boston Patriots	14	2	12	0	149	361	.143
AFC Central Division
*Cincinnati Bengals	14	8	6	0	312	255	.571
Cleveland Browns	14	7	7	0	286	265	.500
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	5	9	0	210	272	.357
Houston Oilers	14	3	10	1	217	352	.231
AFC Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	8	4	2	300	293	.667
Kansas City Chiefs	14	7	5	2	272	244	.583
San Diego Chargers	14	5	6	3	282	278	.455
Denver Broncos	14	5	9	1	253	264	.385
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC Eastern Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	10	4	0	299	271	.714
New York Giants	14	9	5	0	301	270	.643
St. Louis Cardinals	14	8	5	1	325	228	.615
Washington Redskins	14	6	8	0	297	314	.429
Philadelphia Eagles	14	3	10	1	241	332	.231
NFC Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	12	2	0	335	143	.857
*Detroit Lions	14	10	4	0	347	202	.714
Green Bay Packers	14	6	8	0	196	293	.429
Chicago Bears	14	6	8	0	256	261	.429
NFC Western Division
*San Francisco 49ers	14	10	3	1	352	267	.769
Los Angeles Rams	14	9	4	1	325	202	.692
Atlanta Falcons	14	4	8	2	206	261	.333
New Orleans Saints	14	2	11	1	172	347	.154

National Football League Standings 1970 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1970	Baltimore Colts	17	Cincinnati Bengals	0
1970	Oakland Raiders	21	Miami Dolphins	14
	AFC Championship
1970	Baltimore Colts	27	Oakland Raiders	17
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1970	Dallas Cowboys	5	Detroit Lions	0
1970	Minnesota Vikings	14	San Francisco 49ers	17
	NFC Championship
1970	San Francisco 49ers	10	Dallas Cowboys	17
	Super Bowl V		Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
1970	Baltimore Colts (AFC)	16	Dallas Cowboys (NFC)	13

National Football League Playoffs 1970 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1970. [2]

NFL 1971

	P	W	L	`T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC Eastern Division
*Miami Dolphins	14	10	3	1	315	174	.769
*Baltimore Colts	14	10	4	0	313	140	.714
New England Patriots	14	6	8	0	238	325	.429
New York Jets	14	6	8	0	212	299	.429
Buffalo Bills	14	1	13	0	184	394	.071
AFC Central Division
*Cleveland Browns	14	9	5	0	285	273	.643
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	6	8	0	246	292	.429
Houston Oilers	14	4	9	1	251	330	.308
Cleveland Browns	14	4	10	0	284	265	.286
AFC Western Division
*Kansas City Chiefs	14	10	3	1	302	208	.789
Oakland Raiders	14	8	4	2	344	278	.667
San Diego Chargers	14	6	8	0	311	341	.429
Denver Broncos	14	4	9	1	203	275	.308
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC Eastern Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	11	3	0	406	222	.786
*Washington Redskins	14	9	4	1	276	190	.692
Philadelphia Eagles	14	6	7	1	221	302	.462
St. Louis Cardinals	14	4	9	1	231	279	.308
New York Giants	14	4	10	0	228	362	.286
NFC Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	11	3	0	245	139	.786
Detroit Lions	14	7	6	1	341	286	.538
Chicago Bears	14	6	8	0	185	276	.429
Green Bay Packers	14	4	8	2	274	298	.333
NFC Western Division
*San Francisco 49ers	14	9	5	0	300	216	.643
Los Angeles Rams	14	8	5	1	313	260	.615
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	6	1	274	277	.538
New Orleans Saints	14	4	8	2	266	347	.333

National Football League Standings 1971 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1971. [2]

NFL 1972

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC Eastern Division
*Miami Dolphins	14	14	0	0	385	171	1.000
New York Jets	14	7	7	0	367	324	.500
Baltimore Colts	14	5	9	0	235	252	.357
Buffalo Bills	14	4	9	1	257	377	.321
New England Patriots	14	3	11	0	192	446	.214
AFC Central Division
*Pittsburgh Steelers	14	11	3	0	343	175	.786
*Cleveland Browns	14	10	4	0	268	249	.714
Cincinnati Bengals	14	8	6	0	299	229	.571
Houston Oilers	14	1	13	0	164	380	.071
AFC Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	10	3	1	365	248	.750
Kansas City Chiefs	14	8	6	0	287	254	.571
Denver Broncos	14	5	9	0	325	350	.357
San Diego Chargers	14	4	9	1	264	344	.321
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC Eastern Division
*Washington Redskins	14	11	3	0	336	218	.786
*Dallas Cowboys	14	10	4	0	319	240	.714
New York Giants	14	8	6	0	331	247	.571
St. Louis Cardinals	14	4	9	1	193	303	.321
Philadelphia Eagles	14	2	11	1	145	352	.179
NFC Central Division
*Green Bay Packers	14	10	4	0	304	226	.714
Detroit Lions	14	8	5	1	339	290	.607
Minnesota Vikings	14	7	7	0	301	252	.500
Chicago Bears	14	4	9	1	225	275	.321
NFC Western Division
*San Francisco 49ers	14	8	5	1	353	249	.607
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	7	0	269	274	.500
Los Angeles Rams	14	6	7	1	291	286	.464
New Orleans Saints	14	2	11	1	215	361	.179

National Football League Standings 1972 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1972	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	Oakland Raiders	7
1972	Miami Dolphins	20	Cleveland Browns	14
	AFC Championship
1972	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	Miami Dolphins	21
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1972	San Francisco 49ers	28	Dallas Cowboys	30
1972	Washington Redskins	16	Green Bay Packers	3
	NFC Championship
1972	Washington Redskins	26	Dallas Cowboys	3
	Super Bowl VII		Memorial Colisseum, LA, Ca.
1972	Miami Dolphins (AFC)	14	Washington Redskins	7

National Football League Playoffs 1972 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions in 1972. [2]

NFL 1973

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC Eastern Division
*Miami Dolphins	14	12	2	0	343	150	.857
Buffalo Bills	14	9	5	0	259	230	.643
New England Patriots	14	5	9	0	258	300	.357
New York Jets	14	4	10	0	240	306	.286
Baltimore Colts	14	4	10	0	226	341	.286
AFC Central Division
*Cincinnati Bengals	14	10	4	0	286	231	.714
*Pittsburgh Steelers	14	10	4	0	347	210	.714
Cleveland Browns	14	7	5	2	234	255	.571
Houston Oilers	14	1	13	0	199	447	.071
AFC Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	9	4	1	292	175	.679
Kansas City Chiefs	14	7	5	2	231	192	.571
Denver Broncos	14	7	5	2	354	296	.571
San Diego Chargers	14	2	11	1	188	386	.179
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC Eastern Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	10	4	0	382	203	.714
*Washington Redskins	14	10	4	0	325	198	.714
Philadelphia Eagles	14	5	8	1	310	393	.393
St. Louis Cardinals	14	4	9	1	286	365	.321
New York Giants	14	2	11	1	226	362	.179
NFC Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	12	2	0	296	168	.857
Detroit Lions	14	6	7	1	271	247	.464
Green Bay Packers	14	5	7	2	202	259	.429
Chicago Bears	14	3	11	0	195	334	.214
NFC Western Division
*Los Angeles Rams	14	12	2	0	388	178	.857
Atlanta Falcons	14	9	5	0	318	224	.643
San Francisco 49ers	14	5	9	0	262	319	.357
New Orleans Saints	14	5	9	0	163	312	.357

National Football League Standings 1973 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1973	Oakland Raiders	33	Pittsburgh Steelers	14
1973	Miani Dolphins	34	Cincinnati Bengals	16
	AFC Championship
1973	Miami Dolphins	27	Oakland Raiders	10
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1973	Minnesota Vikings	27	Washington Redskins	20
1973	Dallas Cowboys	27	Los Angeles Rams	16
	NFC Championship
1973	Dallas Cowboys	10	Minnesota Vikings	27
	Super Bowl VIII		Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
1973	Miami (AFC)	24	Minnesota Vikings (NFC)	7

National Football League Playoffs 1973 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Chicago Bears in 1973. [2]

WFL 1974

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Division
*Florida Blazers	20	14	6	0	419	280	.700
Charlotte Hornets	20	10	10	0	467	350	.500
*Philadelphia Bell	20	9	11	0	493	413	.450
Jacksonville Sharks	14	4	10	0	258	358	.286
Central Division
*Memphis Southmen	20	17	3	0	629	365	.850
*Birmingham Americans	20	15	5	0	503	394	.750
Chicago Fire	20	7	13	0	446	622	.350
Detroit Wheels	14	1	13	0	209	358	.071
Western Division
*Southern California Sun	20	13	7	0	486	622	.350
*The Hawaiians	20	9	11	0	413	425	.450
Portland Storm	20	7	12	1	204	426	.375
Shreveport Steamer	20	7	12	1	240	415	.375

World Football League Standings 1974 [Ref: 2]

First Round Playoffs
Florida Blazers	18	Philadelphia Bell	3
Honolulu Hawaiians	32	Southern California Sun	14
Semi-Finals
Florida Blazers	18	Memphis Southmen	15
Birmingham Americans	22	Honolulu Hawaiians	19
World Bowl 74
Birmingham Americans	22	Florida Blazers	21

References: [1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Hawaiians in 1974. [2]

WFL 1975

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Division
Birmingham Vulcans	12	9	3	0	257	186	.750
Memphis Southmen	11	7	4	0	254	206	.636
Charlotte Hornets	11	6	5	0	225	199	.545
Jacksonville Express	11	6	5	0	227	247	.545
Philadelphia Bell	11	4	7	0	195	237	.364
Western Division
Southern California Sun	12	7	5	0	354	341	.583
San Antonio Wings	13	7	6	0	364	268	.538
Shreveport Steamer	12	5	7	0	276	313	.417
The Hawaiians	11	4	7	0	213	269	.364
Portland Thunder	11	4	7	0	210	281	.364
Chicago Winds	5	1	4	0	67	125	.200

World Football League Standings 1975 [Ref: 2]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Hawaiians in 1975. [3]

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings 1968-1973” 2014 NFL Record & Fact Book. pp. 393-395.

Websites

[2] Bob Braunwart, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1988) WFL by Team Records [Internet] Available from: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/10-03-337.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

[3] Pro Football Archives (2019) Adrian Young [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playery/youn00400.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[4] O’Callaghan, Eoin (2020) “Hollywood, the NFL and OJ – the remarkable tale of the Dublin kid who lived the American dream” The 42 Sunday, February 2, 2020. [Internet] Available from: https://www.the42.ie/adrian-young-nfl-4987121-Feb2020/ [Accessed 5 February 2020]

[5] Pro Football Archives (12020)ADRIAN YOUNG [Internet] Available from:http://www.profootballarchives.com/playery/youn00400.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[6] Sports Reference (2020) 1964 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1964-standings.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[7] Sports Reference (2020) 1965 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1965-standings.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[8] Sports Reference (2020) 1966 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1966-standings.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[9] Sports Reference (2020) 1967 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1967-standings.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[10] NASL Jersey (2016) Adrian Young in action for the Philadelphia Eagles a versus the New York Giants Preseason 1971 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nasljerseys.com/images/2013Images/2013WFL/NFL/Eagles%2070%20Road%20Back%20Nate%20Ramsey%20(24),%20Adrian%20Young%20(35),%20Giants.jpg [Accessed 9 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tim Leadingham

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Tom Furlong Irish-Born Professional American Football Player 1965-1966

Tom Furlong

Born: 1942, in Daingean, County Offaly, Ireland

Died: May 14, 2015, Boynton Beach, Florida.

Metrics: Height:6-0. Weight: 185

High School: Christian Brothers.

National Amateur: Offaly

College: None

Professional: New York Giants – (National Football League) Practice Squad 1965, Atlanta Falcons (National Football League) Preseason 1966 , Brooklyn Dodgers, (Continental Football League) 1966.

Position: Kicker

Career Statistics (Professional): Field Goals Made: 2 Field Goals Attempted: 10 Extra Points Made: 19. Extra Points Attempted: 21.

Biography: Tom Furlong was born in Daingean, County Offaly and played Inter-County Football for Offaly before being banned by the County Board for playing soccer and emigrated to New York. Sitting in a bar in New York in 1964, he overheard members of the New York Giants coaching staff lamenting the quality of their kickers (the Giants were having a woeful season) and having seen the game on TV, thought there was nothing to it a GAA player could not do and volunteered to try out. He got on the practice squad for the Giants in 1965, leading to interviews with the New York Times and other newspapers with Irish-American connections.

The Giants brought in a new kicker the following season but Irish-American community leaders, seeing the value of an Irish-born player in the NFL, arranged tryouts with the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. He was signed by the Falcons to a contract for $12, 000 a year, but unfortunately tore his cruciate ligament in training four days before the start of the season.

Furlong didn’t give up on a pro career, however, as he was only working as a carpet fitter at the time, a good job, but not paying nearly as much as Professional Football, and signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the Continental Football League where he played the 1966 season before retiring, as he thought his kicking was never as good after the injury.

Reference: [3-4]

Tom Furlong Career Statistics

Year	No.	Team	League	Position	GP	GS
1966	21	Brooklyn Dodgers	CoFL	K	6	0

Tom Furlong Career Statistics [Ref: 6]

Legend: No. = Shirt Number. CoFL = Continental Football League. K = Kicker. GP = Games Played. GS = Games Started.

Kicking

Year	Team	League	FG	FGA	Pct	XP1	XP1A	Pct	Pts
1966	Brooklyn Dodgers	CoFL	2	10	20.0	19	21	90.5	25

Tom Furlong Kicking Statistics [Ref: 6]

Legend: CoFL = Continental Football League. FG = Field Goals (Successful). FGA = Field Goals Attempted. Pct = Percentage. XP1 = Extra Points (Successful). XP1A = Extra Points attempted. Pts = Total Points (3 Pts FG, 1 Pt XP1)

Punting

Year	Team	League	No.	YDS	AVG	LG	BLOCK
1966	Brooklyn Dodgers	CoFL	1	10	10.0	10	0

Tom Furlong Punting Statistics [Ref: 6]

Legend: CoFL = Continental Football League. No. = Number of Punts Made. YDS = Yards Punted. AVG = Average Yards Punted. LG = Longest Punt. BLOCK = Punts Blocked.

NFL 1965

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Conference
*Cleveland Browns	14	11	3	0	363	325	.786
Dallas Cowboys	14	7	7	0	325	280	.500
New York Giants	14	7	7	0	270	338	.500
Washington Redskins	14	6	8	0	257	301	.429
Philadelphia Eagles	14	5	9	0	363	359	.357
St. Louis Cardinals	14	5	9	0	296	309	.357
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	2	12	0	202	397	.143
Western Conference
*Green Bay Packers	14	10	3	1	316	224	.769
Baltimore Colts	14	10	3	1	389	284	.769
Chicago Bears	14	9	5	0	409	275	.643
San Francisco 49ers	14	7	6	1	421	402	.538
Minnesota Vikings	14	7	7	0	383	403	.500
Detroit Lions	14	6	7	1	257	295	.462
Los Angeles Rams	14	4	10	0	269	328	.286

National Football League Standings 1965 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Western Playoff
1965	Green Bay Packers	13	Baltimore Colts	10 OT
	NFL Championship
1965	Green Bay Packers	23	Cleveland Browns	12

National Football League Playoffs 1965 [Ref: 1]

Tom Furlong, who was born in Co. Offaly, Ireland, was on the Practice Squad of the New York Giants in 1965 [Ref: 3-4]

NFL Preseason 1966

	P	W	L	T	Pct
Baltimore Colts	5	5	0	0	1.000
Dallas Cowboys	5	5	0	0	1.000
Chicago Bears	4	3	1	0	.750
Minnesota Vikings	5	3	1	1	.750
Philadelphia Eagles	5	3	2	0	.600
Cleveland Browns	5	3	2	0	.600
New York Giants	5	3	2	0	.600
Los Angeles Rams	5	3	2	0	.600
Green Bay Packers	4	2	2	0	.500
St. Louis Cardinals	5	2	3	0	.400
Washington Redskins	4	1	3	0	.250
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	1	4	0	.200
Atlanta Falcons	5	1	4	0	.200
Detroit Lions	5	0	4	1	.000
San Francisco 49ers	5	0	5	0	.000

National Football League Preseason Standings 1966 [Ref: 5]

Tom Furlong, who was born in Co. Offaly, Ireland, played Kicker for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL preseason 1966 [Ref: 3-4]

CoFL 1966

	P	W	L	T
West Division
Orlando Panthers	14	12	2	0
Charleston Rockets	14	10	4	0
Montreal Beavers	14	7	7	0
Richmond Rebels	14	4	10	0
Wheeling Ironmen	14	0	14	0
East Division
Toronto Rifles	14	9	5	0
Philadelphia Bulldogs	14	9	5	0
Norfolk Neptunes	14	8	6	0
Hartford Charter Oaks	14	6	8	0
Brooklyn Dodgers	14	5	9	0

Continental Football League Standings 1966 [Ref: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	CoFL Championship
1966	Philadelphia Bulldogs	W

Continental Football League Playoffs 1966 [Ref: 2]

Tom Furlong, who was born in Co. Offaly, Ireland, played as Kicker for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1966. [Ref: 3-4]

References:

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings” 2014 NFL Record & Factbook . pg. 396.

Websites:

[2] Greater Northwest Football Alliance (2017) Continental Football League (1965-1969) [Internet] Available from: http://www.gnfafootball.org/continentalleague.htm [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Sources:

[3] Hannigan, Dara (1987) “Greening of the Gridiron” The Sunday Tribune , 27 July 1987. Sportweek, pg. 10 [Available online at the British Newspaper Archive: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ ]

[4] Irish Independent (2014) Tom Furlong and the NFL career that slipped away [Internet] Available from: https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/offalys-tom-furlong-and-the-nfl-career-that-slipped-away-30549405.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[5] Anon. (1966) NFL Exhibition Final Standings El Paso Herald Post. September 5 1966. pg. 19 [Internet] Available from: https://newspaperarchive.com/el-paso-herald-post-sep-05-1966-p-19/ [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[6] Pro Football Archives (2020)1966 Brooklyn Dodgers Continental Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1966coflbkn.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

Images:

[7] Irish Independent (2014) Tom Furlong and the NFL career that slipped away [Internet] Available from: https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/25ee2/30549403.ece/AUTOCROP/w1240h700/2014-08-31_spo_3142175_I1.JPG [Accessed 2 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tim Leadingham

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ETO European Theater of Operations Northern Ireland Championship Winter 1944

Schedule

ETO European Theater of Operations Northern Ireland Championship Spring 1944


Match Day Potato Bowl
January 1, 1944 (Potato Bowl) 0 - 0 N/A Navy Galloping Gaels vs Army Wolverines

Report

In the big New Years’ Day Bowl Game in the European Theater of Operations Football Championship of Winter 1944, Navy Galloping Gaels tied 0-0 with Army Wolverines in the home ground of Newry Town Football Club (Soccer), which was designated “Lone Star Field” for the day. The game was billed as the “Championship of Northern Ireland”.

References

BIBLIOGRAPHY

[1] Massimo Foglio with Mark L. Ford (2015) “Winter Football 1944 – Bowl Games and Professionals” Touchdown in Europe: How American Football Came to the Old Continent. pg. 62.

Websites

[4] Lucky Show (2016) American Football in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Shamrock%20Bowl.htm [Accessed 5 June 2017]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Tim Leadingham (Tallaght Outlaws).

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Federation of American Football Bulgaria Flag Football 2014

Griffon Bowl VII – Blagoevgrad

Bulgarian American Football Association Griffon Bowl VII 2014


Match Day Group Stage
March 29, 2014 (Group Stage) 20 - 21 N/A Blagoevgrad Griffons vs Sofia Bears
March 29, 2014 (Group Stage) 22 - 0 N/A Sofia Bears vs Sofia Hawks
March 29, 2014 (Group Stage) 18 - 0 N/A Sofia Hawks vs Blagoevgrad Griffons
Match Day Griffon Bowl VII 2014
March 30, 2014 (Griffon Bowl VII 2014) 26 - 18 N/A Sofia Bears vs Sofia Hawks

Bulgarian American Football Association Griffon Bowl VII 2014

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Sofia Bears	3	0	1.000	69	38	31	W3
2	Sofia Hawks	1	2	0.333	36	48	-12	L2
3	Blagoevgrad Griffons	0	2	0.000	20	39	-19	L2

Seven Hills Tournament – Plovdiv

Bulgarian American Football Association Seven Hills Tournament 2014


Match Day Group Stage
May 6, 2014 (Group Stage) 6 - 19 N/A Plovdiv Wolves vs Sofia Bears
May 6, 2014 (Group Stage) 19 - 12 N/A Sofia Bears vs Sofia Hawks
May 6, 2014 (Group Stage) 24 - 6 N/A Sofia Hawks vs Plovdiv Wolves
Match Day Seven Hills Tournament Final
May 6, 2014 (Seven Hills Tournament Final) 31 - 12 N/A Sofia Bears vs Sofia Hawks

Bulgarian American Football Association Seven Hills Tournament 2014

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Sofia Bears	3	0	1.000	69	30	39	W3
2	Sofia Hawks	1	2	0.333	48	56	-8	W1
3	Plovdiv Wolves	0	2	0.000	12	43	-31	L2

Federation Cup – Sofia

Bulgarian American Football Association Federation Cup 2014


Match Day Group Stage
May 17, 2014 (Group Stage) 39 - 6 N/A Sofia Bears vs Plovdiv Wolves
May 17, 2014 (Group Stage) 25 - 7 N/A Sofia Bears vs Sofia Hawks
May 17, 2014 (Group Stage) 6 - 18 N/A Sofia Hawks vs Plovdiv Wolves
Match Day Federation Cup Final
May 17, 2014 (Federation Cup Final) 25 - 15 N/A Sofia Bears vs Plovdiv Wolves

Bulgarian American Football Association Federation Cup 2014

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Sofia Bears	3	0	1.000	89	28	61	W3
2	Plovdiv Wolves	1	2	0.333	39	70	-31	L2
3	Sofia Hawks	0	2	0.000	13	43	-30	L2

Report

Sofia Bears won all three Flag football Tournaments held from March to May 2014, defeating Sofia Hawks in the Griffon Bowl VII in Blagoevgrad and Seven Hills Tournament Final in Plovdiv, and then Plovdiv Wolves in the Federation Cup Final in Sofia.

Sofia Bears receiving the Federation Cup 2014 [References: 4]

ABOUT THE Federation of American Football Bulgaria Flag Football Bowls

The Federation of American Football Bulgaria runs a series of Flag Football Bowls over the course of a season. Each one is held in a different city with Group Games and a Bowl Game for the Top Two teams.

REFERENCES

[1] American Football Bulgaria (2014) Seventh Annual Griffon Bowl [Internet] Available from: http://americanfootball.bg/%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b7%d1%83%d0%bb%d1%82%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b8-%d0%be%d1%82-%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%b4%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d0%b5%d0%b6%d0%b5%d0%b3%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%80-%d0%b3/ [Accessed 6 September 2021]

[2] American Football Bulgaria (2014) Seven hills Tournament [Internet] Available from: http://americanfootball.bg/%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b7%d1%83%d0%bb%d1%82%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b8-%d0%be%d1%82-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d0%b2-%d0%bf%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b4%d0%b8%d0%b2-%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80/ [Accessed 6 September 2021]

[3] Federation Cup (2014) Federation Cup [Internet] Available from: http://americanfootball.bg/%d0%ba%d1%83%d0%bf%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d1%84%d0%b5%d0%b4%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%86%d0%b8%d1%8f%d1%82%d0%b0/ [Accessed 21 December 2017]

Images

[4] Federation of American Football Bulgaria (2014) 10300978_758740544160248_5845264449536714140_n-e1400350425385 [Internet] Available from: http://americanfootball.bg/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/10300978_758740544160248_5845264449536714140_n-e1400350425385.jpg [Accessed 6 September 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Dervla Mulcahy and Nora Mulcahy.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 September 2021

September 6, 2021October 29, 2023

BeNeLux Big Five Division 2000

Final Standings

BeNeLux Big Five Division 2000

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Rotterdam Trojans	4	0	1.000	105	26	79	W4
2	Brussels Angels	1	3	0.250	52	83	-31	L2
3	Antwerp Diamonds	1	3	0.250	36	84	-48	W1
4	Tournai Cardinals	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

BeNeLux Big Five Division Playoffs 2000


Match Day Semi-Final
May 21, 2000 (Semi-Final) 0 - 24 N/A Brussels Angels vs Antwerp Diamonds
Match Day Final BeNeLux Big Five Division
June 4, 2000 (Final BeNeLux Big Five Division) 18 - 15 N/A Rotterdam Trojans vs Antwerp Diamonds

Schedule

BeNeLux Big Five Division 2000


Match Day Week 1
February 27, 2000 (Week 1) 6 - 32 N/A Antwerp Diamonds vs Rotterdam Trojans
February 27, 2000 (Week 1) 12 - 8 N/A Tournai Cardinals vs Brussels Angels
Match Day Week 2
March 5, 2000 (Week 2) 35 - 8 N/A Rotterdam Trojans vs Brussels Angels
Match Day Week 3
March 12, 2000 (Week 3) 12 - 8 N/A Brussels Angels vs Tournai Cardinals
Match Day Week 4
March 26, 2000 (Week 4) 6 - 14 N/A Antwerp Diamonds vs Brussels Angels
Match Day Week 5
April 9, 2000 (Week 5) 0# - 50 N/A Tournai Cardinals vs Rotterdam Trojans
Match Day Week 6
April 16, 2000 (Week 6) 50 - 0# N/A Rotterdam Trojans vs Tournai Cardinals
Match Day Week 7
April 23, 2000 (Week 7) 20 - 0 N/A Rotterdam Trojans vs Antwerp Diamonds
Match Day Week 8
April 30, 2000 (Week 8) 12 - 18 N/A Brussels Angels vs Rotterdam Trojans
April 30, 2000 (Week 8) 0# - 50 N/A Tournai Cardinals vs Antwerp Diamonds
Match Day Week 9
May 7, 2000 (Week 9) 18 - 24 N/A Brussels Angels vs Antwerp Diamonds
Match Day Week 10
May 14, 2000 (Week 10) 50 - 0# N/A Antwerp Diamonds vs Tournai Cardinals

Final Standings

BeNeLux Big Five Division 2000

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Rotterdam Trojans	4	0	1.000	105	26	79	W4
2	Brussels Angels	1	3	0.250	52	83	-31	L2
3	Antwerp Diamonds	1	3	0.250	36	84	-48	W1
4	Tournai Cardinals	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

BeNeLux Big Five Division Playoffs 2000


Match Day Semi-Final
May 21, 2000 (Semi-Final) 0 - 24 N/A Brussels Angels vs Antwerp Diamonds
Match Day Final BeNeLux Big Five Division
June 4, 2000 (Final BeNeLux Big Five Division) 18 - 15 N/A Rotterdam Trojans vs Antwerp Diamonds

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Report

Rotterdam Trojans were deserving winners of the BeNeLux Big Five Division in 2000 having gone undefeated throughout the season and winning the Big Five Final 18-15 versus Antwerp Diamonds, who had won the Semi-Final 24-0 at Brussels Angels. Tournai Cardinals folded on 28 April 2000 and results were not considered, all remaining games awarded 50-0 to opponents.

About the BeNeLux Big Five Division

The BeNeLux Big Five Division was an American Football Super League with five teams from Belgium (one each from Brussels, Flanders and Wallonia), Netherlands and Luxembourg. Luxembourg did not compete in 2000.

References

[1] MIVB (2000) 2000 CHAMPIONSHIP – BENELUX DIVISION [Internet] Available from: http://www.mivb.com/BFL/results2000bd.htm [Accessed 7 July 2000][Broken Link – Available on Wayback Machine at: http://web.archive.org/web/20010501062159/http://www.mivb.com/BFL/results2000bd.htm [Accessed 6 September 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to John Kane, John Cummins, Graham Harkness.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 September 2021

September 5, 2021October 29, 2023

Irish American Football Association Flag Football 1985

Teams

IAFA Flag Football 1985

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
0	Blanchardstown Bears	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Drimnagh Pirates	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Dublin Celts	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Foxrock Falcons	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Marlay Chargers	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	University College Dublin	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0

Report

The Dublin Celts were formed in December 1984, becoming the first ever Irish American Football Team. By March there were teams in Coleraine, Co. Derry and Blanchardstown, UCD and Foxrock in Dublin, and by the summer teams had also sprung up in Drimnagh and Marlay Park, both also Dublin.

These teams were to form part of an unofficial ad-hoc Flag Football League in the Dublin Area – with the exception of Coleraine, who joined up with Tyrone Tornadoes, Belfast Blitzers, Craigavon Cowboys, Ballymena Wolfhounds and Bangor Buccaneers in forming the NIAFA – Northern Ireland American Football Association.

The Dublin teams formed their own IAFA – Irish American Football Association – under Aiden Prendergast and the two Associations, along with the IAFRA – Irish American Football Referees Association – were to join forces in January 1986.

References

[1] Anon. (1985) “Football Crazy” The Irish Times. Saturday, March 16, 1985. pg. 16 Available on the Irish Times Archive at: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1985/0316/Pg016.html#Ar01603

[2] Steve Stacher (1987) “AN OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL IN IRELAND” Receiver, 1987. pg. 25.

[3] Anon. (1985) “MEET THE ‘TYRONE TORNADOES'” Ulster Herald. Saturday, April 6, 1985. pg. 4. [Past editions of the Ulster Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[4] Anon. (1985) “AMERICAN FOOTBALL” Strabane Chronicle. Saturday, May 11, 1985. pg. 9 [Past editions of the Ulster Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[5] Neil Johnston (1985) “Introducing Tyrone’s Tornadoes…” Belfast Telegraph. Saturday, March 2, 1985. pg. 1.

[6] Advertisement (1985) “American Football: Dublin Celts” Evening Herald. Saturday, September 28, 1985. pg. 29. [Past editions of the Evening Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[7] Advertisement (1985) “Note” Evening Herald. Wednesday, April 17, 1985. pg. 19. [Past editions of the Evening Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[8] Sean O Mhurchu (1985) “Say Macho American Footballers” Evening Herald. Wednesday, October 2, 1985. pg. 10. [Past editions of the Evening Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[9] Paul Hyland (1985) “Forget TV – go see the real thing in the Phoenix Park” Irish Independent. Saturday, February 16, 1985. pg. 2. [Past editions of the Irish Independent are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[10] Paul Russell (1985) ” Crash, Bang…Wallop!” Evening Herald. Wednesday, April 17, 1985. pg. 18. [Past editions of the Evening Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to David Turner (Belfast Blitzers) and Anton “Pippo” O’Grady.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 5 September 2021

Belfast Blitzers v Coleraine Chieftains 1985

September 5, 2021October 29, 2023

Northern Ireland American Football Association Flag Football 1985

Standings

NIAFA Flag Football 1985

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	Streak
1	Craigavon Cowboys	1	0	1.000	W1
1	Tyrone Tornadoes	1	0	1.000	W1
3	Belfast Blitzers	1	1	0.500	W1
4	Coleraine Chieftains	0	2	0.000	L2

Schedule

NIAFA Flag Football 1985


Match Day Week 1
May 12, 1985 (Week 1) 3:30 pm N/A Tyrone Tornadoes vs Coleraine Chieftains
Match Day Final Match
December 31, 1985 (Final Match) 12:00 am N/A Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys
Match Day Unknown Week
December 31, 1985 (Unknown Week) 12:00 am N/A Coleraine Chieftains vs Belfast Blitzers

Report

The Coleraine Chieftains were formed in December 1984, the first American Football team in Northern Ireland. The following March, Steve Stacher, who had only arrived in Ireland a few months previously with his Irish wife, had started up the Tyrone Tornadoes. Meanwhile David Freeland had founded the Belfast Blitzers. The three teams formed the NIAFA – Northern Ireland American Football Association – in April 1985

The first match involving two Irish teams was a 7v7 or 9v9 Flag Football (non-contact American Football) between Tyrone Tornadoes and Coleraine Chieftains in Omagh Rugby Club, Co. Tyrone, which the Tornadoes won. Ballymena Wolfhounds, Bangor Buccaneers and Craigavon Cowboys had joined by mid-summer, and an ad-hoc series of games was played between the teams for the first season.

Tyrone Tornadoes disbanded after a few months due to the GAA players in the team focusing on Gaelic Football during the summer and Steve Stacher, along with a few others formed the IAFRA – Irish American Football Referees Association. Belfast Blitzers first match was against Coleraine Chieftains and they went on to play in the Final Match, a loss in the Final minutes to Craigavon Cowboys which was to start a fierce Inter-town rivalry.

References

[1] Belfast Blitzers Facebook Page (2013) Album, November 3, 2013 “Belfast Blitzers first ever game!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/455913187853175 [Accessed 12 October 2018]

[2] Belfast Blitzers Facebook Page (2013) Album, November 3, 2013 “Belfast Blitzers first ever game! – Blitzers D” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/ms.c.eJw9zdENADEIAtCNLqgQ7f6LXWprP19AobQQIcpRro9teRt1zZUlGjl5tWP6hbbFdcKsksrx6dvr1~;6f6ceE7RzrOY4x7nvUvad7~;8fz2cPdY6j7qslX74X9xRwwhw~-~-.bps.a.455903324520828/455904087854085 [Accessed 12 October 2018]

[3] Steve Stacher (1987) “AN OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL IN IRELAND” Receiver, 1987. pg. 25.

[4] Anon. (1985) “MEET THE ‘TYRONE TORNADOES'” Ulster Herald. Saturday, April 6, 1985. pg. 4. [Past editions of the Ulster Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[5] Anon. (1985) “AMERICAN FOOTBALL” Strabane Chronicle. Saturday, May 11, 1985. pg. 9 [Past editions of the Ulster Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[6] Neil Johnston (1985) “Introducing Tyrone’s Tornadoes…” Belfast Telegraph. Saturday, March 2, 1985. pg. 1.