Ben Flick, OL, dies in accident, 3 Others severely injured

 

CINCINNATI -- A freshman offensive lineman for Cincinnati was killed and two freshman receivers were injured in a one-vehicle accident following the Bearcats' 14-0 win over Miami of Ohio on Saturday night in nearby Oxford.

 

Ben Flick of Hamilton, Ohio, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred south of Oxford.  Receivers Mark Barr of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Javon Harrison of Dayton, Ohio, were taken by helicopter to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Barr and the driver of the vehicle -- whose identity has not been released -- were listed in critical condition. Harrison was in stable condition.

 

The three players are redshirting and didn't dress for the game or travel with the team. They were returning from Oxford, located 25 miles north of Cincinnati. 

 

"I can't put into words how tragic this is," coach Tommy Tuberville said in a statement. "As a father and a coach, it's something you hope you never have to go through."

 

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AMERICAN FOOTBALL  HALL OF FAME

"A League of Extraordinary People"

 

Hall of Famer Danny Crookham

Class of 2013

Category: High School Coach

Date Deceased: 12/02/2006

Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma

High School Attended: East Central High

University Attended: Tulsa University

Graduated: 1971

Degrees: B.S., HPER: Social Studies: Minors in Natural Science and Business

 

The following was submitted by Mr. Barry Parks

 

PART TWO:

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(More to Come on HOF Crookham)

 

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 HALL OF FAME TROPHY

 
 

      

 

Hall Of Fame Awards

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  THE HEISMAN TROPHY

The Most Prestigious Award in College Football

 

"AND THE HEISMAN GOES TO..."

 

1953 - 19th Award

John "Johnny" Lattner

Notre Dame Back

 

The only player ever to win the Maxwell Award twice (1952 and 1953)

as college football's outstanding player, Lattner also won the Heisman Trophy in 1953, his senior year at Notre Dame. The versatile, 6-foot-2, 195-pounder was a T-formation halfback, but he performed like a single-wing tailback, passing on the run and from punt formation, kicking, running, and returning kicks.

 

A marvelous clutch performer, Lattner as a junior scored the winning touchdowns against the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California. In his senior year, he rushed for 567 yards on 118 carries, returned 8 kickoffs for 321 yards and 2 touchdowns, caught 13 passes for 180 yards, intercepted 4 passes, and punted 28 times for a 34.5 average. He scored 4 touchdowns in Notre Dame's 48-14 win over Southern California.

 

Lattner scored 20 touchdowns and 120 points for the Irish. He gained 3,095 yards rushing, catching passes, returning punts and kickoffs and intercepting passes. Notre Dame lost only three times in three years. The 195-pound smack-over halfback turned in fine performances in showcase games against the top caliber teams of Oklahoma, Purdue, Southern Cal. and Iowa. Lattner won the Heisman in 1953 even though he didn't even lead the Irish in passing, rushing, receiving or scoring. If you wanted a runner, Lattner ran for 1724 yards in his career and 20 touchdowns averaging 4.9 yards per carry. He caught 39 passes for 613 yards averaging 15.7 yards per catch for his career. He also was a game-breaking kick returner. He returned 11 kicks for 366 yards and 2 TDs along with 27 punt returns for 307 yards. Lattner held the Notre Dame record for all-purpose yards until Vagas Ferguson broke it in 1979. As great an offensive weapons as Lattner was, he was also a solid defensive back picking off 13 passes for his career. He also punted.

 

A first-round draft choice of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers in 1954, Lattner played with them for only one season. He entered the Air Force in 1955 and suffered a severe knee injury in a service game. He rejoined the Steelers in 1957 but quit during training camp because of the bad knee, and never played in the NFL again. 

 

John began coaching at St. Joseph High School and Denver University. In 1962, he opened a steak house in Chicago, which bore his name as well as a second restaurant, Marina City. His Heisman Trophy was always proudly on display at Lattner's Steak House. He is currently Vice-President of Sales for PAL Graphics, Inc. He has been active in fund raising for many charities and serves on the Physical Fitness Committee of the State of Illinois.

 

John was elected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 1979.

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The Early Years

University of Miami football literally was born in the midst of a hurricane.  On September 15, 1926, construction began on a temporary, 8,000-seat stadium on campus at the edge of Coral Gables.  But one day later, the Great Miami Hurricane, leveled much of South Florida, killing more that 130 people in the Miami area and damaging more than 10,000 homes.  A makeshift grandstand eventually was built with lumaber from a dismantled stadium in Coral Gables.  The grassless field jokingly was called "Sandspur Stadium."  The first game was played October 23, five days after classes had begun at the new school.  UM's president, Dr. Bowman F. Ashe, hired Howard "Cub" Buck, a two-time All-American at Wisconsin, to coach the team.  Just two weeks before the opening of classes, Buck organized a team and it was an instant success.  Playing a freshman schedule with seven of eight games at home, the team won all eight and outscored the opposition 122-13.^[1]

 

During the entire 1926 season, the team played without a nickname.  UM's End Porter Norris is said to be the first to use the nickname "Hurricanes".   Some reports suggest it was in reference to the devastating power of the 1926 hurricane that postponed the program's first game by a month.  The team officially adopted it over the objections of some of the people in the community.  Subsequently, all of the University's athletic teams were nicknamed the Hurricanes in memory of this catastrophe.

 

The school's mascot is Sebastian, an ibis. The ibis is a small white bird that can be seen around south Florida and especially on the UM campus. An ibis was selected to represent the Hurricanes because of folklore in which it is typically the last bird to leave before a hurricane strikes and the first to return once it's gone.^[2]

Sebastin is one of the most recognizable college mascots in the United States.

 

To Be Continued...