Jim Katcavage
Jim Katcavage (Pro football. Born, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Oct. 28, 1934; died, Maple Glen, PA, Feb. 22, 1995.) Drafted out of Dayton as the Giants’ fourth pick in 1956, James R. Katcavage became a...
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Les Keiter (Broadcasting. Born, Seattle, Wash., Apr. 27, 1919; died, Kailua, Hawaii, April 14, 2009.) For nearly a decade starting in 1954, Les R. Keiter was one of the most recognizable voices in...
View ArticleDave Jennings
Dave Jennings (Pro football. Born, New York, NY, June 8, 1952.) A top punter who played for the Giants (1974-84) and Jets (1985-87), David Tuthill Jennings then became an outstanding radio color...
View ArticleErnie Koy, Jr.
Ernie Koy, Jr. (Pro football. Born, Bellville, TX, Oct. 22, 1942.) A 225-pound running back from the U. of Texas, Ernest Melvin Koy was a No. 1 draft choice by the Giants in 1965. Koy was a member of...
View ArticleRich Kotite
Rich Kotite (Pro football. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 13, 1942.) Though largely remembered for two disastrous seasons as head coach of the Jets, Richard Edward Kotite was a record-setting receiver at...
View ArticleDoug Kotar
Doug Kotar (Pro football. Born, Canonsburg, PA, June 11, 1951; died, Pittsburgh, PA, Dec. 16, 1983.) Acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers in July 1974, Douglas Allan Kotar became a very productive...
View ArticleShipwreck Kelly
Shipwreck Kelly (Pro football. Born, Simmstown, NY, July 8, 1910; died, Lighthouse Point, FL, Aug. 17, 1986.) A star running back at Kentucky, John Simms Kelly played for the Football Giants and...
View ArticleJoe King
Joe King (Sportswriter. Born, Jersey City, NJ, May 19, 1908; died, Ridgewood, NJ, Apr. 16, 1979.) Recognized as one of the first writers to see pro football as a major national sport, Joseph King...
View ArticleDave Klein
Dave Klein (Sportswriter. Born, Newark, NJ, Mar. 10, 1940.) Three times in six years, David S. Klein had his work chosen as the No. 1 submission to the Best Sports Stories anthology. Klein was...
View ArticleOtto Schnellbacher
Otto Schnellbacher (Pro football. Born, Sublette, KS, Apr. 15, 1923; died, Topeka, KS, Mar. 10, 2008.) Though he was with the team for only two seasons (1950-51), Otto Schnellbacher was a corner of...
View ArticleBob Schnelker
Bob Schnelker (Pro football. Born, Gahon, O., Oct. 17, 1928.) Slow-footed but sure-handed, Robert Bernard Schnelker caught 189 passes for 3,312 yards (16.2 average) in seven seasons with the Giants....
View ArticleHank Soar
Hank Soar (Pro football, baseball. Born, Alton, RI, Aug. 17, 1914; died, Pawtucket, RI, Dec. 24, 2001.) Many athletes in the post-World War II era were involved in more than one sport, but Henry...
View ArticleBarry Stanton
Barry Stanton (Sportswriter. Born, The Bronx, NY, Apr. 30, 1955.) For nearly a quarter-century, Barry Jon Stanton was a mainstay of the sports staff of the Gannett Westchester newspapers (now...
View ArticleTara Sullivan
Tara Sullivan (Sportswriter. Born, New York, NY, June 20, 1968.) In less than a decade, Tara Pauline Sullivan rose from a writer covering high school sports to the beat writer following the Football...
View ArticleWilliam Roberts
William Roberts (Pro football. Born, Miami, FL, Aug. 5, 1962.) A first-round draft pick out of Ohio State in 1984, William Harold Roberts was a 10-year offensive lineman for the Football Giants....
View ArticleHarold Rosenthal
Harold Rosenthal (Sportswriter. Born, New York, NY, Mar. 11, 1914; died, Colorado Springs, CO, June 29, 1999.) Joining the Herald Tribune at age 17, Harold Rosenthal rose to become a leading baseball...
View ArticleBob Tisch
Bob Tisch (Executive. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Apr. 29, 1926; died, New York, NY, Nov. 15, 2005.) Long a leader of New York’s cultural, educational, and charitable community, Preston Robert Tisch joined...
View ArticleY.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle (Pro football. Born, Marshall, TX, Oct. 24, 1926.) As a star at Louisiana State from 1944-47 and for 12 seasons of pro football, Yelverton Abraham Tittle was one of the standout...
View ArticleArnie Weinmeister
Arnie Weinmeister (Pro football. Born, Rhine, Sask., Mar. 23, 1923; died, Seattle, WA, June 28, 2000.) A hard-hitting tackle who was a versatile two-way player, Arnold G. Weinmeister joined the...
View ArticleRay Wietecha
Ray Wietecha (Pro football. Born, East Chicago, IN, Nov. 4, 1928; died, Phoenix, AZ, Dec. 24, 2002.) An ironman center who played 124 games in a row at center for the Giants, Raymond Walter Wietecha...
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