Len Grant
Len Grant (College football. Born, Boston, MA, Jan. 17, 1905; died, Dedham, MA, Aug. 6,1938.) One of the standout interior linemen in the East during his career, Leonard T. Grant played for N.Y.U....
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Rosey Grier (Pro football. Born, Cuthbert, GA, July 19, 1932.) Once an N.C.A.A. shot put champion at Penn State, Roosevelt Grier became a standout defensive tackle for seven seasons with the Giants....
View ArticleAl Groh
Al Groh (Pro football. Born, New York, NY, July 13, 1944.) Al Groh became head football coach of the Jets on Jan. 24, 2000, after Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick had resigned within a day of each...
View ArticleLee Grosscup
Lee Grosscup (Pro football. Born, Santa Monica, CA, Dec. 27, 1936.) Billed first as a potential star for the Giants and then as a savior for the Titans, Clyde Lee Grosscup proved to be neither....
View ArticleErnie Palladino
Ernie Palladino (Sportswriter. Born, White Plains, NY, Apr. 13, 1955.) While an undergraduate at Fordham, Ernest Andrew Palladino began his career with the old Daily Argus of Mount Vernon, N.Y., in...
View ArticleBill Parcells
Bill Parcells (Pro Football. Born, Englewood, NJ, Aug. 22, 1941.) One of the most dynamic and impressive figures in the recent history of pro football in New York, Duane Charles (Bill) Parcells led...
View ArticleBill Paschal
Bill Paschal (Pro football. Born, Atlanta, GA, May 28, 1921; died, Marietta, GA,May 25, 2003.) Twice N.F.L. rushing champion during World War II, William A. Paschal was signed for $1,500 by the...
View ArticleHinkey Haines
Hinkey Haines (Pro football. Born, Red Lion, PA, Dec. 23, 1898; died, Sharon Hill, PA, Jan. 9, 1979.) The only man to have played for both a World Series and an N.F.L. champion, Henry Luther Haines...
View ArticleBuster Poole
Buster Poole (Pro football. Born, Gloster, MS, Sept. 9, 1915; died, Oxford, MS, Nov. 16, 1994.) Eldest of four pro football-playing brothers, James Eugene Poole spent six seasons (1937-41, 1946) and...
View ArticleEddie Price
Eddie Price (Pro football. Born, New Orleans, LA, Sept. 2, 1925; died, New Orleans, LA, July 21, 1979.) After naval service in the Pacific during World War II (Saipan, Guam, Leyte, Luzon), Edward J....
View ArticleDom Principe
Dom Principe (Football. Born, Brockton, Mass., Feb. 9, 1917.) A rugged back who was a major part of Fordham’s offense, Dominic Alfred Principe was also a member of both the Football Giants (1940-42)...
View ArticleJim Hall
Jim Hall (Public address. Born, New York, NY, May 30, 1933.) Perhaps the most-heard but least known public address announcer in New York sports, James Joseph Hall began filling in for the legendary...
View ArticleKen MacAfee
Ken MacAfee (Pro football. Born, North Adams, MA, Aug. 3, 1929; died, Brockton, MA, July 4, 2007.) Though he played at Alabama, Kenneth Adams MacAfee Sr. really built his reputation as a pass receiver...
View ArticleTom Landry
Tom Landry (Pro football. Born, Mission, TX, Sept. 11, 1924; died, Dallas, TX, Feb. 12, 2000.) Though later justifiably famed as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Thomas Wade Landry was part of the New...
View ArticleJohn K. Mara
John K. Mara (Pro football. Born, New York, NY, Dec. 1, 1954.) Chosen among the many of his generation of Maras to run the Giants, John K. Mara has followed in the footsteps of his grandfather Tim and...
View ArticleTim Mara
Tim Mara (Pro football. Born, New York, NY, July 29, 1887; died, New York, NY, Feb. 16, 1959.) One of the legendary names not only in New York sports but in all of pro football, Timothy J. Mara created...
View ArticleWellington Mara
Wellington Mara (Pro Football. Born, New York, NY, Aug. 14, 1916; died, Rye, NY, Oct. 25, 2005.) During the 1930s, Fordham was a national power in college football with the second version of the “Seven...
View ArticleGreg Larson
Greg Larson (Pro football. Born, Minneapolis, MN, Nov. 15, 1939.) Captain of Minnesota’s 1961 Rose Bowl team, Gregory Kenneth Larson eventually succeeded Ray Wietecha as the Giants center after being...
View ArticleGus Mauch
Gus Mauch (Trainer. Born, New York, NY, Mar. 7, 1902; died, St. Petersburg, FL, Apr. 16, 1983.) Augustus Mauch, who played a key role in many a Casey Stengel-managed championship team with the Yankees...
View ArticleTuffy Leemans
Tuffy Leemans (Pro football. Born, Superior, WI, Nov. 12, 1912; died, Hillsboro Beach, FL, Jan. 19, 1979.) Signed partly on the recommendation of young Wellington Mara, Alphonse Emil Leemans proved to...
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