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	Jerry Lee Rice Jerry Lee Rice 1962-, American football player, b. Crawford, Miss. Winning national attention while at the otherwise obscure Mississippi Valley State College, Itta Bena, Miss., Rice subsequently played professionally with the San Francisco 49ers (1985-2001), the Oakland Raiders (2001-2004), and the... Read more
	Jim Brown Jim Brown 1936-, American football player, b. St. Simon Island, Ga. A football and lacrosse All-American at Syracuse Univ., Brown became one of the greatest fullbacks in professional football history during his career (1957-65) with the Cleveland Browns. A durable player of exceptional power and qu... Read more
	Walter Jerry Payton Walter Jerry Payton 1954-99, American football player, b. Columbia, Miss. He played at Jackson State College (now Jackson State Univ.) in Mississippi before being drafted as a running back by the Chicago Bears in 1975. He spent his entire career with the Bears and set many records, including all-ti... Read more
	Herschel Junior Walker Herschel Junior Walker 1962-, American football player, b. Wrightsville, Ga. After winning the 1982 Heisman Trophy, as college football's best player, at the Univ. of Georgia, he played (1983-85) for the New Jersey Generals of the short-lived United States Football League. In 1986 he moved to the D... Read more
	Franz Anton Beckenbauer Franz Anton Beckenbauer 1945-, German soccer player nicknamed der Kaiser. The only person to win the World Cup as both player-captain (1974) and coach (1990), he began his career at 14 on the Bayern Munich youth team. A player on the regular Munich squad (1963-76) and team captain from 1971, he d... Read more
	rugby rugby game that originated (1823), according to tradition, on the playing fields of Rugby, England. It is related to both soccer and American football . The game is said to have started when a Rugby School student named William Webb Ellis playing soccer picked up the ball and ran downfield with ... Read more
	rugby rugby game that originated (1823), according to tradition, on the playing fields of Rugby, England. It is related to both soccer and American football . The game is said to have started when a Rugby School student named William Webb Ellis playing soccer picked up the ball and ran downfield with ... Read more
	Ty Cobb Ty Cobb (Tyrus Raymond Cobb), 1886-1961, American baseball player, b. Narrows, Ga. In 1905 he joined the Detroit Tigers as center fielder and in his 24 years in the American League was one of the most spectacular and brilliant players in the history of the game. The hot-tempered Cobb, called the ... Read more
	Joe Namath Joe Namath (Joseph William Namath) , 1943-, American football player, b. Beaver Falls, Pa. Namath's brilliance as a quarterback at the Univ. of Alabama earned him a three-year no-cut contract for $387,000 from the New York Jets before he had played a single minute of professional football. Namath'... Read more
	Tom Brady Tom Brady (Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr.), 1977-, American football player, b. San Mateo, Calif. He attended the Univ. of Michigan (1995-99), where he was co-starting quarterback (1998-99) and led the team to win the 1999 Orange Bowl. Drafted by the New England Patriots in 2000, Brady replaced t... Read more

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	BIG EAST FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY: ; Cincy's Kelly a hot commodity; How long before power schools come calling? Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 8/5/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...job opens up at a traditional football school. Washington and Tennessee...1983, has pushed Bearcats football like a politician on the stump...three seasons. Cincinnati football has been respectable for years...Gilyard and most of the key players from last year's offense...
	CORNERBACKS: ANTOINE WINFIELD; Hot commodity; Because even the best get beat often, cornerbacks face possible the toughest job in football. That's why the Vikings made signing free agent Antoine Winfield their top priority.(SPECIAL) Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 9/8/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...less excel at it. The Pro Football Hall of Fame, in business...their 225-member club. Many players settle for the position...any contract for a Vikings player not named Culpepper or Moss...most inherent disadvantage of football: The offensive player knows where he's planning...
	Favre is a hot commodity He'll try to relax at home despite demands on time Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/30/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...named the Miller Lite player of the year, he...price. Favre was a hot commodity during the season...grab it while it's hot.' "But my first...ones other National Football League stars have...to get away from football living in Wisconsin...
	ENGLEWOOD'S HOT COMMODITY Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 11/16/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...1992 ENGLEWOOD'S HOT COMMODITY By BARRY GRAMLICH...run into a college football scout who'll try...for a big-time football program. Friday...on from Secaucus players who accuse Rutherford...that the alleged player appeared in The Record's high school football preview section...
	JEFFERIES A HOT COMMODITY Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 12/12/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...1991 JEFFERIES A HOT COMMODITY By Steve Adamek...McReynolds, the player the Mets most want...said. "Any time a player makes $3 million...as the Canadian Football League's. Thus...hands around that football and hold on...involved a series of players. They weren't...
	Hot commodity. Newspaper article from: Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK); 10/26/2006; 700+ words ; ...contract that runs through the 2011 football season. His salary -- guarded...said that we want to be a major player in Division I college football." North Carolina isn't the...Schools with coaches on the hot seat include: --Arizona State...
	Saban: NFL's most wanted: Work ethic, background make state native a hot commodity Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 12/20/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...academia for professional football. But why is Nick Saban the hottest coach in the country...college or professional football? Take Saban's tutelage...Coach right now is hot," said Cowboys linebacker...demanding hard work of his players and himself. "I remember...to succeed, said NFL ...
	Ice time a hot commodity.(Sports)(With one ice rink and plenty of local interest in hockey, Lane Event Center's Ice Center is pushed to its limits) Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 1/30/2006; 700+ words ; ...and approximately 175 players that play all year...throughout the year, players come from as far away...And I'm not a red-hot player. I have to wear glasses...midget team and an avid player. "I tell you, when you think about playing football, baseball, soccer...
	White Sox' Wilder a hot commodity.(Sports) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 11/4/2005; 700+ words ; ...his third ring. Player development director...never has been a hotter prospect than he...that's a job many players strive for when...league department and player- development staff...he retired as a player (shoulder injury...Notre Dame has given football coach Charlie Weis...new ...
	Colton High's Allen Bradford a Hot Commodity in CBL Newspaper article from: Precinct Reporter; 10/13/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...High School's Allen Bradford become a hotter item than a seat at Michael Jackson...he is one of the most sought-after players in the country. Despite double-duty...am being recruited more as a defensive player. I like the defensive side of the ball...California with its smash-mouth type of ...