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The All-American Bowl was an annual postseason college football bowl game played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama from 1977 to 1990.
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* U. S. Army All-American Bowl
* Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
* Chris Jacke – BBA 1989, All-American place kicker, Super Bowl champion with Green Bay Packers
When the Southeastern Conference expanded to twelve schools and began contesting a championship game in 1992, Birmingham officials chose to host the conference title game and abandon the All-American Bowl.
A high school all-star game, " The O-D All-American Bowl ", took place on January 4, 2008 and was the last game before the closing events.
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Named an All-American during his senior year, Layden culminated his collegiate career in the 1925 Rose Bowl against Stanford, returning two interceptions for touchdowns in Notre Dame's 27-10 victory.
The Offense-Defense All-American Bowl is held every January, featuring the 88 top-ranked high school seniors.
The U. S. Army All-American Bowl is played each January.
In 2002, the stadium hosted the U. S. Army All-American Bowl.
His younger brother, Jack " Mad Dog " O ' Billovich, who died in 1995 of a heart condition, was an All-American at Oregon State who helped OSU get to the Rose Bowl in 1965.
Brian Bosworth, the All-American linebacker, and two of his University of Oklahoma teammates were barred from playing in the Orange Bowl game against Arkansas Jan. 1, 1987 because they tested positive for anabolic steroids.
In football he was an All-American linebacker and was voted Most Valuable Player of the 1985 Rose Bowl.
He was also selected as a unanimous All-American at the conclusion of the 1988 season, a season which culminated in the Crimson Tide's thrilling 29-28 victory over Army in the 1988 Sun Bowl.
Birmingham and Legion Field have since played host to a number of other bowl games including the Hall of Fame Classic, All-American Bowl and the BBVA Compass Bowl.
He played in the first ever U. S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30, 2000 alongside fellow LSU teammates Ben Wilkerson, Andrew Whitworth, and Marcus Spears.
Come to think of it, he was a three-time All-American, twice one of the Outstanding Players in the Cotton Bowl, a four-time All-Pro.
Tingelhoff participated in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama and in the All-American Bowl after the regular season was over.
Playing at Michigan State University, Mandarich played in the 1988 Rose Bowl, was named as a First-team All-American, an Outland Award finalist and a two-time Big Ten Lineman of the Year.
He earned Parade magazine high school All-America and first-team All-Texas Class 5A honors following both his junior and senior seasons, and played in the first-ever U. S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30, 2000.
An All-American pick following the 1930 season, Hein helped lead the Cougars to an undefeated record that year and into the 1931 Rose Bowl game against Alabama.
He played in the first-ever U. S. Army All-American Bowl game on December 30, 2000.
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* Indiana State, led by All-American Jerry Newsom, was the 1968 NCAA College Division Runner-up.
Robeson won a scholarship to Rutgers University, where he was a football All-American and class valedictorian.
He then attended the University of Texas, compiling a 25 – 7 record in two All-American seasons, and was on the mound when the Longhorns won the 1983 College World Series.
In 2002, Roswell was named one of the All-American cities.
In 1907, the first formation on a football field was the " Block P " created by Paul Spotts Emrick, director of the Purdue All-American Marching Band.
White was an All-American football halfback for the Colorado Buffaloes of the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he acquired the nickname " Whizzer " from a newspaper columnist.
He was awarded All-American honors in both 1911 and 1912.
Thorpe was memorialized in the Warner Bros. film Jim Thorpe – All-American ( 1951 ) starring Burt Lancaster, with Billy Gray performing as Thorpe as a child.
The full road, including extensions east to Baltimore and west to St. Louis, was designated " The Historic National Road, an All-American Road " in 2002.
During that season he broke the team record for most home runs in a single season, led the team in numerous other categories and was first team All-American.
In 1976, Henderson graduated from Oakland Technical High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football, and was an All-American running back with a pair of 1, 000-yard rushing seasons.
Matthewson was selected to the Walter Camp All-American football team in 1900.
Fate ( and other titles ) was published by National ; Sandman, Hawkman and the Flash were released by All-American.
It was then, that documents surfaced showing that William " Pudge " Heffelfinger, a former three-time All-American from Yale, was employed to play guard for the Allegheny Athletic Association three years earlier.
Ohio State finished the season with a 10-2 record, and George was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and won the Heisman Trophy in the closest vote in the history of the award at the time, beating the University of Nebraska's Tommie Frazier by 264 votes.
His mother, Helen ( née King ), was a department store buyer, and his father, Franklin Arthur Nolte, was a farmer's son who worked in irrigation pump sales, and who was an All-American football player at Iowa State University in 1934.
As a pitcher, he went 8-2 with a 3. 00 ERA and was a freshman All-American.
He was a consensus All-American as both 1B and Pitcher and Baseball America College Player of the Year.
In 1929, after leading the nation in rushing with 737 yards he was a consensus All-American at fullback, and despite playing fewer games at the position also made some All-American teams at tackle.
Perry played college football for Clemson University, and was recognized as an All-American.
He won a national championship in 1981, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American as a junior in 1983.
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