What position was the player who scored the game winning touchdown that ended the Raiders 1972 season?
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1972 Oakland Raiders season The 1972 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 13th season. The Raiders won the AFC West for the second time in three seasons. They lost in the AFC Division Round to the Pittsburgh Steelers when Franco Harris scored the game-winning touchdown on the Immaculate Reception. The Raiders still dispute that this was a legal touchdown to this day.
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Franco Harris Franco Harris (born March 7, 1950) is a former American football fullback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks. He was picked by the Steelers in the first round of the 1972 NFL Draft, the 13th selection overall. He played his first 12 years in the NFL with the Steelers; his 13th and final year was spent with the Seahawks. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
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1975 Oakland Raiders season The 1975 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 16th season, and 6th in the National Football League.
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Greg Pruitt Gregory Donald "Greg" Pruitt (born August 18, 1951) is a former American football running back in the NFL from 1973 through 1984. He was selected to five Pro Bowls, four as a member of the Cleveland Browns and one as a member of the Los Angeles Raiders, the last one as a kick returner. He was also part of the Raiders' Super Bowl XVIII winning team, beating the Washington Redskins.
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1970 Oakland Raiders season The 1970 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 11th season in Oakland. It was also their first season as members of the NFL. The Raiders would ultimately win their fourth consecutive division title (as well as their first AFC West title). They advanced to the AFC Championship Game, where they lost to the Baltimore Colts.
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Larry Walton Larry James Walton (born February 8, 1947) is a former American football wide receiver. He played eight years in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions (1969-1974 and 1976) and Buffalo Bills (1978). His best seasons were from 1970 to 1972 when he caught 84 passes for 1,508 yards and 16 touchdowns. He missed the 1975 season after undergoing knee surgery. He was cut by the Lions in September 1977, later attempting a comeback with the Bills in 1978.
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Dan Archer Daniel G. "Dan" Archer (born September 29, 1944) is a former American football offensive tackle in the American Football League. he played college football at the University of Oregon, and then professionally for the Oakland Raiders in 1967 and for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968. He currently lives in Mill Valley, California.
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1971 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1971 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's fourth year in professional football and the second with the National Football League (NFL). Cornerback Lemar Parrish set a team record with seven interceptions, including one for a 65-yard score, Cincinnati's first-ever interception return for a touchdown. The Bengals, coming off their first division winning season of 1970, drafted quarterback Ken Anderson in the third round of the 1971 NFL Draft. Anderson would go on to play 16 seasons for the club and set numerous team passing records. While 1971 proved to be a disappointment, losing six games by four points or less, statically this was the first year the Bengals led their opponents in almost every category.
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1982 Los Angeles Raiders season The 1982 Los Angeles Raiders season was the team's 23rd season, 13th season in the National Football League, and first of thirteen seasons in Los Angeles.
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David Humm David Henry Humm (born April 2, 1952) is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the NFL from 1975–84 for the Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Colts, and Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football at the University of Nebraska.
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1972 Los Angeles Rams season The 1972 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 35th year with the National Football League and the 27th season in Los Angeles.
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Bob Jackson (American football) Robert Dean Jackson (born March 16, 1940) is a former professional American football running back in the American Football League (AFL). He played four seasons for the San Diego Chargers (1962–1963), the Houston Oilers (1964, 1965), and the Oakland Raiders (1964).
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Dave Browning David Browning (born August 18, 1956 in Spokane, Washington) is a retired American football defensive end. He played in Super Bowl XV for the Oakland Raiders.
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2001 Oakland Raiders season The 2001 Oakland Raiders season was the club’s 42nd season, and 32nd in the National Football League. The club acquired wide receiver Jerry Rice through free agency. Rice excelled with his new team, catching 83 passes for 1,139 yards and 9 touchdowns. None of the team's six regular-season losses and seven total losses were by more than a touchdown. The Raiders would qualify for the postseason, but lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots in a divisional playoff game. The loss was controversial; with a minute and 43 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the Raiders winning 13-10, cornerback Charles Woodson appeared to force a fumble on Patriots quarterback Tom Brady that was recovered by the Raiders, but the play was ruled an incomplete pass. The Patriots tied the game in the ensuing drive and then won in overtime.
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Steve DeBerg Steven Leroy "Steve" DeBerg (born January 19, 1954) is a retired American football player, a quarterback in the National Football League for 21 years. Although large portions of his career were spent as a backup, DeBerg ultimately accumulated some impressive NFL statistics, particularly during the early 1990s, when he was the starting QB for the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Dan Colchico Daniel Mametta "Dan" Colchico (May 27, 1935 – April 27, 2014) was an American athlete who played defensive end in the National Football League.
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1972 Denver Broncos season The 1972 Denver Broncos season was the team's 13th season in professional football and third in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the season with five wins and nine losses. They finished third in the AFC West Division.
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Henry Lawrence (American football) Henry Lawrence (born September 26, 1951) is a former professional American football player. A two-time Pro Bowler, he played in the National Football League for 13 seasons as an offensive tackle with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He played in Super Bowl XI and was a starter in Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII for the Raiders earning three Super Bowl Championship Rings. Lawrence is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. At the 2010 Alpha Phi Alpha Convention, Henry was the recipient of the Jesse Owens Achievement Award for his athletic excellence.
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The Sea of Hands The Sea of Hands refers to a significant play during the 1974–75 NFL playoffs. The Miami Dolphins were facing the Oakland Raiders in an American Football Conference (AFC) Divisional playoff game on December 21, 1974 at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. The game was ultimately decided in the final seconds by a now-iconic play in which Oakland quarterback Ken Stabler launched an 8-yard touchdown pass to running back Clarence Davis, who seemed tightly covered but somehow wrestled the ball away from multiple Miami defenders to secure victory for the Raiders, thus effectively ending Miami’s historic run of Super Bowl appearances.
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Wendell Tucker Wendell Edward Tucker (born September 4, 1943) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the Los Angeles Rams. Tucker spent most of his first season on the "taxi-squad" while learning behind the Rams' starting flanker Bernie Casey. Tucker saw action in 10 of the team's 14 games in 1968 (catching only 7 passes but 4 of them went for touchdowns), and then became the starting flanker after Casey's retirement. The 1969 season would prove to be his most productive as, playing opposite wide receiver Jack Snow, he caught 38 passes for 629 yards and 7 touchdowns, including a 93 yarder vs. the 49ers for the Coastal Division champion Rams. Tucker returned in 1970 but was hampered by injuries and caught only 12 passes in 12 games. In May 1971, Tucker was traded along with Billy Truax to the Dallas Cowboys for receiver Lance Rentzel. However, unable to regain his trademark speed because of a knee injury, Tucker retired before the start of the 1971 season.
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Jim Brieske James F. Brieske (May 4, 1923 – November 29, 1968) was an American football placekicker. He played college football for the University of Michigan in 1942, 1946 and 1947. He set Michigan, Rose Bowl, Big Ten Conference, and national collegiate placekicking records and was the second leading scorer on Michigan's undefeated 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team. For more than two decades, he held the Michigan records for most successful point after touchdown ("PAT") conversions in a career (107), season (52), and game (9). Brieske's college football career was interrupted by service in the United States Navy during the 1944 and 1945 football seasons. His kicking foot was amputated in 1967 due to cancer. He died the following year at age 45 following surgery to remove growths from his lungs.
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Mike Johnson (cornerback) Michael Alan Johnson (born October 7, 1943) is a former American football cornerback who played four seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 14th round of the 1966 AFL draft. He played college football at the University of Kansas and attended Garden City High School in Garden City, Kansas.