Tag Archives: Rose Bowl
Lou Little
Lou Little (College football. Born, Leominster, MA, Dec. 6, 1893; died, Delray Beach, FL, May 28, 1979.) Louis Lawrence Little stamped his name indelibly on some of the brightest moments in the history of New York college football during his 27-year tenure as head coach at Columbia. After playing a season at Vermont, Little transferred […]
George Furey
George Furey (College football. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Mar. 8, 1914; died, Nyack, NY, Jan. 20, 1986.) Co-captain of the 1936 Columbia football team, George Francis Furey returned the opening kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown Nov. 28 to give the Lions another 7-0 victory over Stanford, this time at the Polo Grounds. (Columbia had also […]
William J. Donovan
William J. Donovan (College football. Born, Buffalo, NY, Jan. 1, 1883; died, Washington, DC, Feb. 8, 1959.) Known primarily as the founder of the Office of Strategic Services, Gen. William J. Donovan was also influential in college football. Donovan was a backup quarterback for Columbia (1903-05) who also rowed crew (1904-06) and ran track (1906). […]
Pete Carroll
Pete Carroll (Pro football. Born, San Francisco, CA, Sept. 15, 1951.) Head coach of the Jets for the 1994 season, Pete Carroll was the field boss for two days less than a year. He replaced his long-time friend Bruce Coslet on Jan. 7, 1994, after an 8-8 season. Carroll was the first man hired for Coslet’s […]
