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Luckman was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965, and in 1988 he was declared a joint winner of the Walter Camp Distinguished American Award.
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Construction of the center, designed by Charles Luckman, began in April 1962, and Gilruth's new organization was formed and moved to the temporary locations by September.
Among its presidents was Charles Luckman who in the 1950s championed the construction of the Lever House in New York City.
Sidney Luckman, known as Sid Luckman, ( November 21, 1916 – July 5, 1998 ) was an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League ( NFL ) from 1939 to 1950.
Luckman was the first modern T-formation quarterback and is considered the greatest long range passer of his time.
He was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1943, and Pulitzer prize winning sports writer Ira Berkow wrote that Luckman was " the first great T-formation quarterback ".
Luckman was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrants from Germany.
Little known to most people, Luckman was not originally a Columbia student.
Luckman was selected to attend the New College for the Education of Teachers, an undergraduate school, which was within Teachers College at Columbia.
Halas then convinced the Pittsburgh Pirates ( football team ) to draft Luckman second overall and then trade him to the Bears because he was interested in using Luckman's skills to help him restructure the offensive side of the game.
Although the T-formation had been used many years before Luckman joined the Chicago Bears, he was central to Chicago's successful use of this style of play because of his game-sense and versatility.
During one game that year, Luckman threw for 443 yards and seven touchdowns, still tied for the most passing touchdowns in one game ; it was also the first 400-yard passing game in NFL history.
Luckman was a five-time All-NFL selection, was named the National Football League's Most Valuable Player Award in 1943, and led the " Monsters of the Midway " to championships in 1940, 1941, 1943, and 1946.
Shortly afterwards, Mark Cawthra moved over from drums to keyboards ( following a brief period during which Sarah Cutts covered live keyboards as well as saxophone ) and Dominic Luckman was recruited from the road crew as the new drummer.
Looking for a quarterback to run his new offense, Halas was particularly impressed with Sid Luckman, a passing star at Columbia University.
Although Luckman was a single wing tailback, Halas felt he was the perfect quarterback for this offense.
Halas was not satisfied with other players who succeeded Luckman under center.
The circular, US $ 16 million ( US $ in dollars ) structure was designed by renowned Los Angeles architect Charles Luckman and was intended to evoke the Roman Forum.
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In 1978, Nick Landau, Mike Lake and Mike Luckman " took their comic distribution business into the highstreet ," opening the first Forbidden Planet comics shop, for which Lake asked Bolland to produce the now-famous " People like us shop at ...
The firm, Pereira & Luckman, grew into one of the nation's busiest.
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At Columbia, Little coached future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Sid Luckman and writer Jack Kerouac, who broke his leg playing in 1940.
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* Sid Luckman, American 8x All-Pro, MVP, Hall of Fame quarterback
Luckman launched his Hall of Fame career, playing the position from 1939 to 1950.
While his rushing yardage totals seem modest by today's standards, he had to share the backfield with other outstanding running backs, such as Hugh Gallarneau, Norm Standlee, and Bill Osmanski, as well as Hall of Fame quarterback Sid Luckman.
Luckman and American
* July 5 – Sid Luckman, American football player ( b. 1916 )
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Luckman left the company before the building's completion, moving on to a notable architectural career, including the design of Madison Square Garden, the Theme Building and master plan for Los Angeles International Airport, the Aon Center, and major buildings at the Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center.
Following his retirement from playing, Luckman continued his association with football by tutoring college coaches, focusing on the passing aspect of the game.
Luckman chose Columbia University after meeting Lions coach Lou Little during a Columbia / Navy game at the university's Baker Field athletic facility.
Hearing of Sid Luckman's exploits as a single-wing tailback at Columbia University, Chicago Bears owner and coach George Halas believed Luckman had the ability to become an effective T-formation quarterback, and traveled to New York to watch him play.
However, despite his successes at Columbia University, Luckman initially declined any further interest in pro football, instead preferring to work for his father-in-law ’ s trucking company.
After gaining an invitation to Luckman's tiny apartment for a dinner which Luckman's wife Estelle prepared, Halas produced a contract for $ 5, 500 ($ today ) which Luckman immediately signed.
Upon starting with Halas, Luckman mastered an offense that revolutionized football, and became the basis of most modern professional offenses.
Eventually, Luckman tutored college coaches across the Big Ten, Notre Dame and West Point in the intricacies of the passing game.
In 1940, during his second season with the Bears, Luckman took over the offense and led the Bears to the title game against Sammy Baugh and the Washington Redskins.
Luckman passed only six times, with four completions and 102 yards in the rout.
Perfecting Halas ' complex offensive scheme of fakes, men in motion, and quick hitting runs, Luckman added the dimension of accurate downfield throwing.
" Luckman later became a sought-after tutor and instructor for universities wishing to install the T-formation as an offense.
In 1943, as soon as the season had ended, Luckman volunteered as an ensign with the U. S. Merchant Marine.
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Petitioner, who claims to be a conscientious objector, was convicted of violating 12a of the Universal Military Training and Service Act by refusing to be inducted into the armed forces.
When he was inducted into the Army at Fort Knox, Ky., Hansen's weight had dropped to 180 -- `` too light for me to be at my best '' he said.
On July 9, 2011, Agassi was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Newport, Rhode Island.
Neither his letters nor his diaries nor his New York Times obituary ever mentions the game, and he was never inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
It was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design's Hall of Fame, along with Sackson, in 2011.
Lerner was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.
Capp was also inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2004.
Federko was eventually inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002.
On 14 September 2012 Brian Lara was inducted to the ICC's Hall of Fame at the awards ceremony held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
In September 2009, Lara was inducted as an honorary lifetime member of the Royal St. Kitts Golf Club.
Haley was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
While he did well in Las Vegas and other areas, and made records for the Kapp Records label, he was largely a forgotten figure — even though inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1968.
Santer was elected to the American Geophysical Union in 2011, and inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in 2012.
Accordingly, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and a Grammy Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
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In 2004, Mickey and Sylvia's 1956 recording of his song " Love Is Strange " was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as a recording of qualitative or historical significance, and he was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame.
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In 2000 Eastman was inducted in the ( American ) National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York.
Among many honors, Atkins received 14 Grammy Awards as well as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, nine Country Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year awards, was inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
In 2002, Atkins was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 1999, Cronenberg was inducted onto Canada's Walk of Fame and was awarded with the Silver Bear Award at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.
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