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		NFL Draft 2003 By Michael John Schon Running back La Danian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers and cornerback Fred Smoot of the Washington Redskins are the NFL Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Month for September, the NFL announced today.
		In 1966, after years of toiling in the Negro Leagues and minor leagues, Emmett Ashford became the first black umpire in major league history, 19 years after Jackie Robinson's debut.
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		led Georgia to national title as freshman in 1980; won Heisman as junior in 1982 then jumped to USFL in '83; signed by Dallas of NFL after USFL folded; led NFL in rushing in 1988; traded by Cowboys to Minnesota in 1989 for 5 player and 6 draft picks.
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		NFL Draft 2003 By Michael John Schon Running back La Danian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers and cornerback Fred Smoot of the Washington Redskins are the NFL Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Month for September, the NFL announced today.
		Born: August 23, 1968 College: Miami (FL) Drafted: Selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round (third pick over...
		In 1966, after years of toiling in the Negro Leagues and minor leagues, Emmett Ashford became the first black umpire in major league history, 19 years after Jackie Robinson's debut.
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	American Football League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In an early attempt by the established NFL to disrupt the new league, Winter and the Minnesota group were lured away from the so-called "Foolish Club" and promised a franchise in the older league, which eventually became the Minnesota Vikings.
		The American Football League took advantage of the burgeoning popularity of football by locating teams in major cities that lacked NFL franchises, and by using the growing power of televised football games (bolstered with the help of major network contracts, first with ABC and later with NBC).
		The league added a ninth team, the Miami Dolphins, in 1966, and a tenth team, the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Football_League

	NFLHistory.txt
		The remaining AAFC players are spread throughout the NFL via draft.
		NFL History NFL Franchise Year-by-Year Genealogy Entry of Current Teams into the NFL Defunct NFL Franchises League Champions NFL Franchise Year-by-Year Genealogy 1920 The American Professional Football Association was formally organized to begin play in fall of 1920.
		New Orleans is awarded a franchise by the NFL, to be later named the Saints and to begin play in the Eastern Conference in 1967 Atlanta is moved to the Western Conference.
	www.geocities.com /billnor/NFLHistory.txt (385 words)

	NFL.com: NFL - Attending HOF bios (2) (G-K)
		• Continually frustrated in attempts to gain NFL franchise…Developed idea, became driving force behind organization of rival American Football League, 1959…Founded Dallas Texans, 1960…Moved team to Kansas City, 1963, where solid club, organization provided AFL with stability, strength during AFL-NFL war…Spearheaded merger negotiations with NFL, 1966…Born Aug. 2, 1932, in El Dorado, Arkansas.
		• Consensus All-America, 1968…No. 1 draft pick, 1969…Became "cornerstone of franchise" that dominated the NFL in 1970s…Exceptional team leader, possessed size, speed, quickness, strength, determination…NFL Defensive Player of Year, 1972, 1974…All-Pro or All-AFC nine years…Played in four Super Bowls, six AFC title games, 10 Pro Bowls…Born September 24, 1946, in Temple, Texas.
		• Exceptional passer, superb team leader, intelligent, determined, competitive, poised against pass rush…Career 82.625 passing rating…Won three NFL individual passing titles…Surpassed 3,000 yards in five seasons, 300 yards in 25 games, 400 yards in five games…Career totals: 2,433 completions, 32,224 yards, 255 touchdowns…Excelled in spite of numerous injuries…Born August 23, 1934, in Wilmington, North Carolina.
	www.nfl.com /news/hof/attendeebios2.html (874 words)

	Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor
		Drafted: Don Meredith was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1960 NFL Draft, before his rights were traded to the Dallas Cowboys for future draft picks.
		Don Meredith's best season came in 1966 when he was named NFL Player of the Year.
		Don Meredith led the Cowboys to their first winning season and their first NFL Championship Game in 1966.
	www.dallascowboysfanclub.com /history/ringofhonor.htm (3362 words)

	Dallas Cowboys
		In 1961, the Cowboys made their first NFL Draft selection, acquiring Bob Lilly with the 13th pick in the draft.
		The Cowboys are one of the most booming teams in the history of the NFL, holding the record for the most Super Bowl wins.
		The Cowboys emerged as the bombshell team of the 2003 season, posting a 10-6 record with the best overall defense in the NFL.
	www.dallas-cowboys-players.com (550 words)

	Articles - New England Patriots
		Plunkett, from Stanford University was the first overall selection in the 1971 NFL Draft which the Patriots received for having finished with the NFL's worst record in 1970 [5].
		The draft picks acquired in the Plunkett trade were used to select defensive backs Mike Haynes and Tim Fox and set the stage for the team's first winning seasons in the NFL.
		In the late 1960's, fullback Jim Nance became a powerful offensive weapon for the Patriots, gaining 1,458 yards in 1966 and 1,216 in 1967, when he was the American Football League's MVP [1] [2].
	www.bowling-balls.net /articles/New_England_Patriots (7347 words)

	The Sporting News: NFL - Browns still appear torn on whom to select No. 1
		Only three linebackers have been the first pick in the NFL draft-- Aundray Bruce in 1988, Tom Cousineau in 1979 and Tommy Nobis in 1966-- and none made it to the Hall of Fame.
		While Brown has been compared to Bruce Smith -- the first pick in the 1985 draft-- Arrington has been measured against Taylor, the Giants' dominating Hall of Fame linebacker and No. 2 pick in 1981.
		However, since 1972, nine defensive linemen have led off the draft, including Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon in 1976.
	archive.sportingnews.com /nfl/articles/20000409/229408-p.html (1027 words)

	The Playoff Bowl (Bert Bell Benefit Bowl)
		Among his notable contributions to the game was his conceptualizing of an NFL player draft, his successful battle with the rival upstart AAFC, the authorization for local blackouts of televised games to encourage attendance and the recognition of the NFL Players Association.
		Bell, a founding owner of the Philadelphia Eagles and later, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, was the Commissioner of the NFL from 1946 to 1959.
		From 1960 through 1966, the memorial Bert Bell Playoff Bowl matched up the teams that finished in second place in the two conferences (Eastern and Western) that the league had at that time.
	www.hostinghelps.com /mmbolding/The_Playoff_Bowl.htm (608 words)

	JS Online: Starr regrets coaching days
		Starr was named to the Pro Bowl four times, was the Most Valuable Player of both Super Bowls I and II, and was the NFL MVP in 1966 when he had a quarterback rating of 105.0 and threw 14 touchdown passes and just three interceptions.
		Starr lost much of his junior and senior seasons at the University of Alabama due to back injuries, and with NFL brass leery of him physically, he wasn't even chosen until the 17th round of the 1956 draft.
		Bart Starr, the quarterback, led the Packers to five NFL championships in seven years.
	www.jsonline.com /packer/news/may02/39832.asp?format=print (1282 words)

	Encyclopedia: Buffalo Bills
		1973 was a season of change: Joe Ferguson became their new quarterback, they moved into a new stadium, Simpson recorded a 2000-yard season and was voted NFL MVP, and the team had its first winning record since 1966.
		In the famous 1983 draft the Bills selected quarterback Jim Kelly as their replacement to an aging Joe Ferguson, but Kelly decided to play in the upstart United States Football League instead.
		After the AFL merged into the NFL in 1970, the Bills spent the next few years in the basement until Lou Saban, who coached the Bills' AFL championship teams, returned in time for the 1972 season.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Buffalo-Bills (1282 words)

	Don Meredith memorabilia - Dallas Cowboys
		Don Meredith was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 3rd round of the 1960 NFL draft but the Cowboys had already signed Meredith to a personal Services contract.
		Don was named the NFL MVP for the 1966 season!
		Meredith had to bide his time behind Eddie LeBaron for a few years but when he finally took the reigns he took the Cowboys to the cusp of the NFL Championship 2 times.
	www.cowboycards.com /Players/Meredith/Meredith.asp (244 words)

	Michael Irvin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Irvin was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys, with the 11th selection in the first round of the 1988 NFL draft.
		Michael Irvin (born March 5, 1966 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA) is a former American football player known for a dynamic, record-setting football career, but also for his flamboyant personality and widely-publicized run-ins with the law.
		But the NFL suspended Irvin for the first five games of the 1996 season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Irvin (1595 words)

	Bubba
		1966 Bubba McDowell, NFL safety for the Carolina Panthers
		1967 1st NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba Smith
		1945 Charles "Bubba" Smith, Texas, NFLer for the Baltimore Colts/actor, Police Academy
	www.brainyhistory.com /topics/b/bubba.html (1595 words)

	Tony Mandarich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tony Mandarich (born September 23, 1966 in Oakville, Ontario) was a former football player and the number one draft pick of the NFL Green Bay Packers in 1989.
		Mandarich is largely considered to be the biggest bust of any draft pick in American Football history—or at least was until the spectacular failure of Ryan Leaf about a decade later.
		The Mandarich pick is still discussed by Green Bay Packer fans today as a major blunder by the team, when it's pointed out by fans that "We could have had Barry Sanders instead".
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tony_Mandarich (1595 words)

	Nobis
		He was the NFL's number one draft choice and the first player ever drafted by the new expansion team Atlanta Falcons in 1966.
		After turning down more financially lucrative offers from the Houston Oilers of the infant and rival AFL he signed with the Falcons and the more established NFL (the Oilers even had Mission Control in Houston have astronauts greet Tommy with a recruiting message while they were orbiting Earth).
		After a legendary career at the University of Texas Tommy Nobis was considered to be one of the most highly sought after players ever to enter the professional ranks.
	www.helmethut.com /Nobis.html (1595 words)

	American Football League
		In 1966 the two leagues paved the way a merger by agreeing to operate a draft and to carry out a championship between the two league champions.
		Of all the leagues that have to challenge the dominance of the NFL it was the only one to truly successful.
		The league added a ninth team the Miami Dolphins in 1966 and a tenth team the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968.
	www.freeglossary.com /American_Football_League (1365 words)

	Articles - New England Patriots
		Plunkett, from Stanford University was the first overall selection in the 1971 NFL Draft which the Patriots received for having finished with the NFL's worst record in 1970 [5].
		In the late 1960&, fullback Jim Nance became a powerful offensive weapon for the Patriots, gaining 1,458 yards in 1966 and 1,216 in 1967, when he was the American Football League& MVP [1] [2].
		On the field in 1971 was a new quarterback, Heisman Trophy [3] winner Jim Plunkett [4].
	www.bowling-balls.net /articles/New_England_Patriots (7357 words)

	Tom Mack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mack was the No. 1 pick of the Rams in the 1966 NFL Draft, second overall, from the University of Michigan and was one of only two rookies to not receive the axe in George Allen’s tough veteran-dominated squad.
		Tom Mack (born in 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio) played left guard for the Los Angeles Rams, spending all 13-years with them from 1966 through 1978.
		Tom Mack’s 11 invitations earned him a third-place tie with Bob Lilly and Ken Houston with the most appearances.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Mack (321 words)

	Larry Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite his skill and adaptability, Wilson was not drafted until the 7th round of the 1960 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.
		During the 1966 NFL season, Wilson had at least one interception in seven consecutive games, en route to a 10-pick season that led the league.
		Wilson played college football at the University of Utah, where he was a two-way starter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Wilson (230 words)

	Steve Atwater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stephen Dennis Atwater (born October 28, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football player who spent most of his career playing strong safety for the Denver Broncos of the NFL.
		He was drafted out of the University of Arkansas by the Broncos with the 20th pick in the first round of the 1989 NFL Draft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Steve_Atwater (230 words)

	www.MackBrown-TexasFootball.com
		The Baltimore Colts selected Hendricks in the second round of the 1969 NFL Draft and he went on to win four Super Bowl Championships with the Colts and the Oakland Raiders.
		Hendricks played in 215 consecutive games until his retirement in 1983 and is a member of the NFL and College Football Halls of Fame.
		The award's namesake, Ted Hendricks, was a three-time All-American for the Miami Hurricanes from 1966-68.
	mackbrown-texasfootball.com /pages/releases/2002_03/006/111302_10.html (230 words)

	Hall of Fame
		Jim Plunkett began his pro-football career as the first selection in the 1971 NFL draft.
		In 1980, Jim was voted Comeback Player in the NFL while guiding the Raiders to wins in 13 of their final 15 games, including four playoff games and a Super Bowl victory.
		Born in San Jose, California on December 5, 1947, Jim Plunkett attended San Jose schools until his enrollment at Stanford University in September of 1966.
	www.stanford.edu /dept/elcentro/hall_of_fame.html (4351 words)

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