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Yale 1958-77 all-era team
During the week of each home football game, a Yale all-era team will be announced. It’s part of the Yale Bowl 100th anniversary celebration.
Below is the 1958-77 all-era team courtesy of Yale athletics.
Balme, Ben '61, G
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Height, weight: 6-2, 199
NOTES:
-All-American '60
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '60
-Drafted by NFL teams Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Chargers '61
-Recipient of the George H.W. Bush '48 Lifetime of Leadership Award in '11
Blanchard, Bob '61, FB
Hometown: Hamden, Connecticut
Height, weight: 6-2, 197
NOTES:
-All-American '60
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '60
Carfora, Steve '78, G
Hometown: Willingboro, New Jersey
Height, weight: 6-1, 215
NOTES:
-All-American '77
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '76, '77
Dowling, Brian '69, QB
Hometown: Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Height, weight: 6-2, 195
NOTES:
-All-American '68
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '67, '68
-Drafted by NFL Minnesota Vikings '69
-Played for New England Patriots '72 to '73, Green Bay Packers '77
-Basis for Gary Trudeau character B.D.
Fencik, Gary '76, WR
Hometown: Barrington, Illinois
Height, weight: 6-1, 185
NOTES:
-All-American '75
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '75
-Shrine East-West Game '76
-Drafted by NFL Miami Dolphins '76, Played for Chicago Bears '76-'87 (Super Bowl XX, Pro Bowls '81, '82)
Gallagher, Jim '71, DE
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Height, weight: 6-2, 185
NOTES:
-Two-time All-American '69, '70
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '69, '70
-Drafted by NFL Minnesota Vikings '71
Gee, Kyle '69, OT
Hometown: Victoria, Virginia
Height, weight: 6-4, 235
NOTES:
-All-American '68
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '67, '68
Green, Rudy '75, HB
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Height, weight: 6-0, 195
NOTES:
-All-American '74
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '73, '74
-Drafted by NFL team Detroit Lions '75
-Winner of '75 William Neely Mallory Award (Yale's top male athlete)
Hill, Calvin '69, RB
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Height, weight: 6-2, 215
NOTES:
-All-American '68
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '67, '68
-Drafted by NFL Dallas Cowboys in '69
-Played for Dallas from '69-'74 (Super Bowls V, VI; Pro Bowls '70, '73, '74, '75)
-Played for the Washington Redskins from '76-77, Cleveland Browns from '78-'81
-Also on Yale track team
Jauron, Dick '73, RB
Hometown: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Height, weight: 6-0, 190
NOTES:
-Two-time All-American '70, '72
-Three-time All-Ivy First Team Selection, '70, '71, '72
-1972 Ivy League MVP
-Shrine East-West Game '72
-National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete '72
-Drafted by NFL Detroit Lions '73
-Played for the Detroit Lions '73-'77 (Pro Bowl '75)
-Played for Cleveland Browns '78, Cincinnati Bengals '79-'81
-Coached in NFL for 24 years (AP Coach of the Year '01, Chicago)
Mercein, Chuck '65, FB
Hometown: Glencoe, Illinois
Height, weight: 6-2, 221
NOTES:
-All-American '64
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '64
-All-Star Game Participant '65, College All-Stars vs. NFL (Cleveland Browns)
-Drafted by NFL teams New York Giants and Buffalo Bills in '65
-Played for Giants from '65-'67
-Played for Green Bay Packers from '67-'68 (Ice Bowl, Super Bowl II)
-Played for Washington Redskins in '69, New York Jets in '70
-Son, Tom '87, played football at Yale
Pagliaro, John '78, RB
Hometown: Derby, Connecticut
Height, weight: 5-10, 190
NOTES:
-Two-time All-American '76, '77
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '76, '77
-Yale's only two-time (1976, 1977) Ivy League MVP
-Son, John Jr '11 played football at Yale
Pyle, Mike '61, C
Hometown: Winnetka, Illinois
Height, weight: 6-3, 233
NOTES:
-Two-time All-American, '59, '60
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '59, '60
-Drafted by NFL Chicago Bears, New York Titans in '61
-Played for Chicago from '61-'69 (Pro Bowl '64)
Singleton, Tom '61, QB
Hometown: Kenilworth, Illinois
Height, weight: 6-1, 200
NOTES:
-All-American '60
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '60
-Led Yale to last perfect season in 1960
Staffieri, Vic '77, OG
Hometown: Lynbrook, New York
Height, weight: 6-0, 183
NOTES:
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '75, '76
-Helped Yale win the '76 Ivy title
Weinstein, Bruce '69, TE
Hometown: White Plains, New York
Height, weight: 6-5, 235
NOTES:
-All-American '68
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '68
-Drafted by NFL Miami Dolphins '69
Will, Hardy '61, C
Hometown: Kenilworth, Illinois
Height, weight: 5-11, 195
NOTES:
-All-American '60
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '60
Wolfe, Ken '61, HB
Hometown: Norristown, Pennsylvania
Height, weight: 5-11, 175
NOTES:
-All-American '60
-All-Ivy '60
Below is the 1958-77 all-era team courtesy of Yale athletics.
Balme, Ben '61, G
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Height, weight: 6-2, 199
NOTES:
-All-American '60
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '60
-Drafted by NFL teams Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Chargers '61
-Recipient of the George H.W. Bush '48 Lifetime of Leadership Award in '11
Blanchard, Bob '61, FB
Hometown: Hamden, Connecticut
Height, weight: 6-2, 197
NOTES:
-All-American '60
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '60
Carfora, Steve '78, G
Hometown: Willingboro, New Jersey
Height, weight: 6-1, 215
NOTES:
-All-American '77
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '76, '77
Dowling, Brian '69, QB
Hometown: Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Height, weight: 6-2, 195
NOTES:
-All-American '68
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '67, '68
-Drafted by NFL Minnesota Vikings '69
-Played for New England Patriots '72 to '73, Green Bay Packers '77
-Basis for Gary Trudeau character B.D.
Fencik, Gary '76, WR
Hometown: Barrington, Illinois
Height, weight: 6-1, 185
NOTES:
-All-American '75
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '75
-Shrine East-West Game '76
-Drafted by NFL Miami Dolphins '76, Played for Chicago Bears '76-'87 (Super Bowl XX, Pro Bowls '81, '82)
Gallagher, Jim '71, DE
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Height, weight: 6-2, 185
NOTES:
-Two-time All-American '69, '70
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '69, '70
-Drafted by NFL Minnesota Vikings '71
Gee, Kyle '69, OT
Hometown: Victoria, Virginia
Height, weight: 6-4, 235
NOTES:
-All-American '68
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '67, '68
Green, Rudy '75, HB
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Height, weight: 6-0, 195
NOTES:
-All-American '74
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '73, '74
-Drafted by NFL team Detroit Lions '75
-Winner of '75 William Neely Mallory Award (Yale's top male athlete)
Hill, Calvin '69, RB
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Height, weight: 6-2, 215
NOTES:
-All-American '68
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '67, '68
-Drafted by NFL Dallas Cowboys in '69
-Played for Dallas from '69-'74 (Super Bowls V, VI; Pro Bowls '70, '73, '74, '75)
-Played for the Washington Redskins from '76-77, Cleveland Browns from '78-'81
-Also on Yale track team
Jauron, Dick '73, RB
Hometown: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Height, weight: 6-0, 190
NOTES:
-Two-time All-American '70, '72
-Three-time All-Ivy First Team Selection, '70, '71, '72
-1972 Ivy League MVP
-Shrine East-West Game '72
-National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete '72
-Drafted by NFL Detroit Lions '73
-Played for the Detroit Lions '73-'77 (Pro Bowl '75)
-Played for Cleveland Browns '78, Cincinnati Bengals '79-'81
-Coached in NFL for 24 years (AP Coach of the Year '01, Chicago)
Mercein, Chuck '65, FB
Hometown: Glencoe, Illinois
Height, weight: 6-2, 221
NOTES:
-All-American '64
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '64
-All-Star Game Participant '65, College All-Stars vs. NFL (Cleveland Browns)
-Drafted by NFL teams New York Giants and Buffalo Bills in '65
-Played for Giants from '65-'67
-Played for Green Bay Packers from '67-'68 (Ice Bowl, Super Bowl II)
-Played for Washington Redskins in '69, New York Jets in '70
-Son, Tom '87, played football at Yale
Pagliaro, John '78, RB
Hometown: Derby, Connecticut
Height, weight: 5-10, 190
NOTES:
-Two-time All-American '76, '77
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '76, '77
-Yale's only two-time (1976, 1977) Ivy League MVP
-Son, John Jr '11 played football at Yale
Pyle, Mike '61, C
Hometown: Winnetka, Illinois
Height, weight: 6-3, 233
NOTES:
-Two-time All-American, '59, '60
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '59, '60
-Drafted by NFL Chicago Bears, New York Titans in '61
-Played for Chicago from '61-'69 (Pro Bowl '64)
Singleton, Tom '61, QB
Hometown: Kenilworth, Illinois
Height, weight: 6-1, 200
NOTES:
-All-American '60
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '60
-Led Yale to last perfect season in 1960
Staffieri, Vic '77, OG
Hometown: Lynbrook, New York
Height, weight: 6-0, 183
NOTES:
-Two-time All-Ivy First Team Selection '75, '76
-Helped Yale win the '76 Ivy title
Weinstein, Bruce '69, TE
Hometown: White Plains, New York
Height, weight: 6-5, 235
NOTES:
-All-American '68
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '68
-Drafted by NFL Miami Dolphins '69
Will, Hardy '61, C
Hometown: Kenilworth, Illinois
Height, weight: 5-11, 195
NOTES:
-All-American '60
-All-Ivy First Team Selection '60
Wolfe, Ken '61, HB
Hometown: Norristown, Pennsylvania
Height, weight: 5-11, 175
NOTES:
-All-American '60
-All-Ivy '60
posted by Anonymous at
4:12 PM
2 Comments:
Calvin Hill was also Rookie of the Year after his first year with Dallas.
I remember Jim Gallagher. He was a beast (my personal hero, too, because he shares the family name on my mother's side). But a DE at 6'2' 185?? My, but those were different days, weren't they?!?!
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