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LOOKING FOR The "Best of the Best"  FOR THE 10th ANNUAL SUNSHINE BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND BOWL GAMES.    

 

ANOTHER HISTORIC EVENT!
Make no mistake about it, the "SUPER WEEKEND" January 13, 14, 15, & 16, 2012, in Homestead, Florida, has the best lineup of teams playing in a post-season extravaganza anywhere. 

More at: www.sunshinebowlex.com.

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HALL OF FAME ENSHRINEMENT TO BE IN Las Vegas.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

7:00 P.M.

at the beautiful Palace Station Hotel/Casino

 

The following deserving individuals have been selected for induction into the

American Football Hall of Fame Class of 2012.  More being considered.

 

       

Louis Briggins	Minor League Coach
Jim Gibson	Minor League Coach
Vernon Gregory	Minor League Coach
Gayle Harrington	Executive/Administrator (Pro)
Kenneth Horner	Minor League Player
Michael Kelly	Minor League Player
Matt Michancyzk	Minor League Player
Jessica Saucedo	Executive/Administrator
Zane Simpson	Minor League Coach
Frank Susino	Minor League Player
Derek Van Voast	Minor League Player
Kendrick Bell, Sr.	Minor League Player
Dennis "DJ" Jones	Minor League Coach
Frank Sacco	Pro/Minor League Player
Bobby Lide	Minor League Player
Pete Porcelli	Pro/Minor League Coach
Andy Siegal	Pro/College Coach/Player

 

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SPECIAL ALERT!

The American Football Hall of Fame family prides itself in considering all qualified nominees and responding in a timely manner.  However, it has come to our attention that some of the nominations landed in our SPAM email and were "immediately" deleted.  The setting has recently been corrected, and we are asking anyone that has not heard from us to please resubmit your nominations and applications.  We apologize for any inconvenience or anxiety this may have caused.   Thank you.

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Don't miss out. 

  THE HEISMAN TROPHY

The Most Prestigious Award in College Football

 

"AND THE HEISMAN GOES TO"

Bruce "Boo" Smith, Seventh Recipient of the Heisman in 1941.

  Position: Halfback; University of Minnesota, Years: 1939-1941; Jersey Number: 54, Height: 6-0, Weight: 193

       "Boo" Smith made a habit of salvaging victory from the depths of apparent defeat, doing it in flashy, long-run fashion and leading Minnesota to national titles in 1940 and 1941.   In pacing the Gophers to the first of their back-to-back 8-0-0 campaigns, Smith was a sensation in 1940, scoring "come-from-behind" touchdowns that doused threats by Nebraska, Ohio State and Michigan.  A courageous and inspired performer, Smith saved his best for last. In 1941, as a senior captain of the team, he ran over the competition on the road to winning the  Heisman Trophy. Smith's post-season play proved to be a continuation of his collegiate excellence. He was the MVP in the 1942 College All Star Game against the NFL's Chicago Bears and, after enlisting as a U.S. Navy fighter pilot, won the Player of the Year honors in Armed Forces competition.

  

      Boo was born in Faribault, Minnesota on February 8, 1920.  In the spring of 1967, he was diagnosed with cancer, and spent the next several months visiting young cancer patients with the Reverend William Cantwell. Smith lost over half his body weight before succumbing to the disease on February 28, 1967 in Alexandria, Ninnesota.  Rev. Cantwell, who was unfamiliar with Boo's sports achievements, nominated him for sainthood.

In 1972, Boo was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. His number 54 was the first to be officially retired by the Gophers in 1977. 

 

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     "BACK DOWN MEMORY LANE - WHEN THEY PLAYED ON REAL GRASS..

 

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