Quincy Delight Jones Jr. Name at birth: Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. Quincy Jones started as a trumpet player, touring with Lionel Hampton in the early 1950s. He soon gained a reputation as an arranger and composer, and was leading his own bands by the end of the decade. Since then he has worked as an arranger, composer and producer for some of the greatest performers of swing, jazz, blues and hip-hop, from Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra to Little Richard and Michael Jackson. Nicknamed "Q," Jones is also a noted composer of film and television scores who was especially active in the 1960s and 1970s.…
Vince Lombardi is believed to be the greatest coach in the history of the sports. He was born on June 11, 1913, in Brooklyn, New York. He was successful both in the football and off the field. In 1937 he graduated from Fordham University with a business major. After serving as assistant and head football coach to many teams, in 1958, he accepted the head football coach position with the Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin. He was able to get the fullest dedication and effort from each one on the team and he was able to make the Green Bay Packers champions in National Football League Tournament. This paper explore the his winning rules in the book “The Lombardi Rules: 26 lessons Vince Lombardi†written by his son Vince Lombardi Jr. The first part of the paper examines his winning rules and, the second part of the paper discusses the…
The professional football team from Detroit, Michigan, the Lions compete in the NFL as a member of the NFC North division. The team joined the NFL in 1930 and had won numerous titles since then, including four NFL Championships. They are also tied for 9th overall in total championships amongst all 32 NFL teams. The Lions play their home games at Fort Field in downtown Detroit.…
was drafted eighth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. Burress went on to play five years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, amassing 261 receptions for 4,…
Brian Robeson, a 13-year-old from New York has boarded a bush plane directed towards Northern Canada to visit his father 1 month after his parent’s divorce. He only bears a hatchet that he received from his mother as a gift for the summer. The divorce is affecting his life as it plagues his thoughts, but a flying lesson taught by the pilot takes his mind off the divorce. While Brian is managing the plane the pilot starts to have pains all over his torso, the cause being a heart attack. Brian pilots the plane until his descent starts and Brian knows he won’t reach his destination and he attempts to land in a lake. After surviving the plane crash Brian is injured and has nothing to eat, but he locates a berry patch that contains berries that make him exceedingly sick. After coping with the pain he comes across a raspberry patch with a bear roaming…
Troy Aikman, from college football, to the NFL, to a commentator, to a man of charity. Most known for his career as a Dallas Cowboy, it all started somewhere, and although Troy Aikman had a rocky start as the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, by the end of his career he had become one of the very best Cowboys quarterbacks of all time.…
Silas Deane was a man of promise, he came from humble origins, but he rose to great heights. However, he did fall from respect, and lived out his life thought to be a traitor and a cheat. He died in an unusual manner, however. On the deck of the ship that would bring him back to America for the first time in over a decade, he fell extremely ill and died. Silas Deane was murdered by a certain Dr. Bancroft. This is not definite by any means, but it is the most probable cause of his death. The murder of Silas Deane protected Bancroft, and so shows the motive of the murderer, and his circumstances show his ability to perform the act.…
Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr. (born June 11, 1956), nicknamed Joe Cool[1] and The Comeback Kid,[2] is an American retired professional American football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs.[3] After winning a college national championship at Notre Dame, Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons.[4] Traded before the 1993 season, he spent his final two years in the league with the Kansas City Chiefs. While a member of the 49ers, Montana started and won four Super Bowls and was the first player ever to have been named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player three times. He also holds Super Bowl career records for most passes without an interception (122 in 4 games) and the all-time highest quarterback rating of 127.8.…
Ray Lewis emerged from tiny Lakeland, Florida to become one of the National Football League's (NFL) most feared defensive players of the modern era. Lewis's passion for football grew out of his love of wrestling, a sport that he excelled in at Lakeland Kathleen High School. Lewis's father had won state wrestling titles at Kathleen, and that motivated Lewis to set new records there. On the football field Lewis has exuded the same kind of…
When Michael Vick went to federal prison the general thought was that he would never be an NFL quarterback again the redemption of Michael Vick to being NFL quarterback again has started. Michael Dwayne Vick was born on June 26,1980 in Newport News, Virginia to Brenda Vick and Michael Boddle . The second of four children Michael and his family lived in the Ridley Circle Home, a public housing project in a financially depressed and crime-ridden neighborhood. Michael Vick told the Newport News Daily Press in 2001 interview that when he was 10 or 11, “ I would go fishing even if the fish weren’t biting, just to get away from the violence and stress of daily life in the projects”(Wood, 2001).…
He was their starting running back for 10 years until his abrupt retirement in 1999. He was a pro bowl invitee for all 10 years of his career. He will go down in history as one of America's fastest, quickest, and most elusive running back ever (“Barry Sanders”).…
Vince Lombardi is one of the most notable figures in football. He has firm religious grounding that transferred to his professional coaching career. The coach endorsed ethics and perseverance as a way of life. He encouraged his players to grow not just as athlete but also as individuals. As much as Lombardi garnered respect, he firmly believed in giving respect to authority figures. The game winning coach personified leadership through example.…
Bill Belichick is the NFL's go to guy since he won five Super Bowls. His instructing voyage to make this level of progress was not generally simple, and there are lessons to be gained from Belichick's understanding. Belichick began his football profession and training—viewing an extensive variety of awesome mentors with bunches of various styles. He started his training profession in 1979 with the New York Mammoths, first close by head mentor Beam Perkins as protective partner and uncommon groups mentor, and afterward with Bill Parcells, where he won two Super Bowls. Belichick turned into a NFL legend by watching and gaining from other extraordinary instructing legends, and afterward discovered his very own leadership style that worked for him.…
I admire Derrick Rose, a twenty two year old professional basketball player. He has been playing in the NBA for three years and is a point guard for the Chicago Bulls. I admire Rose because he works hard for his team and does not give up. He encourages me to put all my effort into every game I play. I admire him for the recognition he has earned, he has ranked the nations top point guard. He inspires me to do my best and never give up.…
named the NFL's Most Valuable Player, setting NFL records for most touchdown passes in a season.…