sport.wikisort.org - AthleteEdward F. "Butch" Songin (May 11, 1924 – May 12, 1976) was a quarterback for the Boston College Eagles, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Rugby Union, and for the American Football League's Boston Patriots and the New York Titans. He also was an All-American defenseman for the BC Eagles ice hockey team.
American gridiron football player (1924–1976)
American football player
Butch Songin|
Position: | Quarterback |
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Born: | (1924-05-11)May 11, 1924 Walpole, Massachusetts |
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Died: | May 26, 1976(1976-05-26) (aged 52) Foxboro, Massachusetts |
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Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
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Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
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College: | Boston College |
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NFL Draft: | 1950 / Round: 19 / Pick: 247 |
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- Erie Vets (1950)
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1953–1954)
- Boston Patriots (1960–1961)
- New York Titans (1962)
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- 1949 Scanlan Award
- Grey Cup champion (1953)
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Pass attempts: | 694 |
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Pass completions: | 327 |
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Percentage: | 47.1 |
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TD–INT: | 38–31 |
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Passing yards: | 4,347 |
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Passer rating: | 67.1 |
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
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College career
From 1947 to 1949, Songin was the starting quarterback for the Boston College Eagles. He completed 192 of 385 passes for 2,534 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions.
Songin was a Hockey All-American for Boston College in 1948. He was a member of the 1948–1949 national championship team. He was captain of the 1949–50 squad and also won All-American. He was a founding member of the Pike's Peak Hockey Club. Today it is Boston College's oldest hockey booster organizations. Songin also played 1 game for the Worcester Warriors of the Eastern Hockey League during the 1954–55 season. His nephew Tom Songin played right wing for the Boston Bruins
Professional career
In 1950 Songin played three games for the Erie Vets of the AFL (formerly the American Association) before being sidelined by an injury, damaging the team's chances of a championship.[1]
From 1953 to 1954, Songin played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, predecessor of the Canadian Football League. He won the Grey Cup in his rookie season in 1953.
In 1960 Songin signed with the Boston Patriots of the newly created American Football League. On September 9, 1960, Songin played in the first ever AFL game, against the Denver Broncos. In his first season with Boston he completed 187 of 392 passes for 2,476 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions. In 1961, he split starting duties with Babe Parilli. He completed 98 of 212 passes for 1,429 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions. In 1962, he was the opening day quarterback for the New York Titans, but was replaced by Lee Grosscup. He played in 7 games, completing 42 of 90 passes for 442 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions.
Death
Songin died of cancer May 26, 1976 at his home in Foxboro, Massachusetts. He was 52 years old. At the time of his death, he was chief probation officer in the Wrentham District Court. He left his widow, Catherine E. (Rockett-Currivan); ex-wife Joyce Songin (nee Laverick), three daughters, a son, a stepson, a stepdaughter, three sisters and three brothers.[2]
Awards and honors
Award |
Years |
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AHCA First Team All-American |
1947–48, 1948–49 |
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NCAA All-Tournament Second Team |
1948, 1950 |
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NCAA All-Tournament First Team |
1949 |
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See also
- List of American Football League players
References
Boston College Eagles starting quarterbacks |
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- Darling
- McKenney
- Weston
- Creedon
- Boehner
- Freitas
- Moynahan
- DiNatale
- O'Rourke
- Toczylowski
- Doherty
- Cronin
- Englert
- Panciera
- Songin
- McBride
- Kane
- Donlan
- Allard
- Amabile
- VanCott
- Concannon
- L. Marzetti
- E. Foley
- J. Marzetti
- DiVito
- Fallon
- Harris
- Rippman
- Marangi
- Kruczek
- K. Smith
- Palazola
- Loughery
- D. Flutie
- Halloran
- Power
- Kamphaus
- Hicks
- G. Foley
- Hartsell
- Mutryn
- M. Hasselbeck
- T. Hasselbeck
- St. Pierre
- Porter
- Peterson
- Ryan
- Crane
- Davis
- Tuggle
- Shinskie
- Rettig
- Murphy
- Wade
- T. Flutie
- J. Smith
- Fadule
- Towles
- Brown
- Grosel
- Jurkovec
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats starting quarterbacks |
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- Heath
- Custis
- Mackrides
- Songin
- Garrigus
- Knox
- Curcillo
- Faloney
- Cosentino
- Zuger
- Ealey
- Jonas
- McMillan
- Keeling
- J. Jones
- Mattingly
- Cassata
- Clements
- Marler
- Brock
- Hobart
- Kerrigan
- Porras
- Allen
- McPherson
- Dillon
- Rosenbach
- Slack
- Taylor
- Calvillo
- Jusdanis
- Graves
- Dunigan
- Cawley
- Foggie
- Fleetwood
- McManus
- Bankhead
- K. Jones
- Brady
- Eakin
- Maas
- Chang
- Printers
- Williams
- Porter
- Glenn
- Burris
- Collaros
- Masoli
- LeFevour
- Mathews
- Harris
- Evans
- Moore
- Watford
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New England Patriots starting quarterbacks |
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Formerly the Boston Patriots (1960–1970) |
- Butch Songin (1960–1961)
- Tom Greene (1960)
- Babe Parilli (1961–1967)
- Tom Yewcic (1962)
- Eddie Wilson (1965)
- Don Trull (1967)
- Mike Taliaferro (1968–1970)
- Tom Sherman (1968)
- Joe Kapp (1970)
- Jim Plunkett (1971–1975)
- Steve Grogan (1975–1990)
- Neil Graff (1975)
- Matt Cavanaugh (1980–1982)
- Tom Owen (1981)
- Tony Eason (1983–1989)
- Tom Ramsey (1987–1988)
- Bob Bleier (1987)
- Doug Flutie (1987–1989)
- Marc Wilson (1989–1990)
- Tommy Hodson (1990–1992)
- Hugh Millen (1991–1992)
- Scott Zolak (1992, 1995, 1998)
- Jeff Carlson (1992)
- Drew Bledsoe (1993–2001)
- Scott Secules (1993)
- Tom Brady (2001–2019)
- Matt Cassel (2008)
- Jimmy Garoppolo (2016)
- Jacoby Brissett (2016)
- Cam Newton (2020)
- Brian Hoyer (2020)
- Mac Jones (2021–present)
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New York Jets starting quarterbacks |
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Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962) |
- Al Dorow (1960–1961)
- Dick Jamieson (1960)
- Johnny Green (1962)
- Lee Grosscup (1962)
- Butch Songin (1962)
- Dick Wood (1963–1964)
- Galen Hall (1963)
- Pete Liske (1964)
- Mike Taliaferro (1965)
- Joe Namath (1965–1976)
- Al Woodall (1970–1971, 1973)
- Bob Davis (1971–1972)
- Bill Demory (1973)
- J. J. Jones (1975)
- Richard Todd (1976–1983)
- Matt Robinson (1977–1979)
- Marty Domres (1977)
- Pat Ryan (1984, 1986–1989)
- Ken O'Brien (1984–1992)
- David Norrie (1987)
- Tony Eason (1989)
- Kyle Mackey (1989)
- Browning Nagle (1992)
- Boomer Esiason (1993–1995)
- Jack Trudeau (1994)
- Bubby Brister (1995)
- Frank Reich (1996)
- Neil O'Donnell (1996–1997)
- Glenn Foley (1996–1998)
- Vinny Testaverde (1998–2003, 2005)
- Ray Lucas (1999)
- Rick Mirer (1999)
- Chad Pennington (2002–2007)
- Quincy Carter (2004)
- Brooks Bollinger (2005)
- Kellen Clemens (2007, 2009)
- Brett Favre (2008)
- Mark Sanchez (2009–2012)
- Greg McElroy (2012)
- Geno Smith (2013–2014, 2016)
- Michael Vick (2014)
- Ryan Fitzpatrick (2015–2016)
- Bryce Petty (2016–2017)
- Josh McCown (2017–2018)
- Sam Darnold (2018–2020)
- Trevor Siemian (2019)
- Luke Falk (2019)
- Joe Flacco (2020–2021)
- Zach Wilson (2021–present)
- Mike White (2021)
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats 41st Grey Cup champions |
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- Eddie Bevan
- Dick Brown
- Bob Dawson
- Cam Fraser
- Lou Kusserow
- Tip Logan
- Vince Mazza
- Chet Miksza
- Pete Neumann
- Vito Ragazzo
- Vince Scott
- Butch Songin
- Ralph Toohy
- Art Darch
- Alex Muzyka
- Bill Berezowski
- Bob Cross
- Jerry MacTaggart
- Royal Bailey
- Jake Gaudaur
- Bernie Custis
- Pete Wooley
- Buster Brown
- Bob Garside
- Ray Truant
- Merle Hapes
- Quincy Armstrong
- Fred Ruish
- Ron Murphy
- Don Beatty
- Duncan Ellis
- Billy Graham
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Cleveland Browns 1950 NFL draft selections |
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- Ken Carpenter
- John Sandusky
- Jim Martin
- Johnny Joe Robinson
- Bob (Red) Wilson
- Don Phelps
- Ken Gorgal
- Win Carter
- Russ Frizzell
- Jim Duncan
- Frank O'Pella
- Bob Plotz
- Emerson Cole
- Rupe Wright
- Packard Harrington
- Ted Meland
- Art King
- Hal McKinney
- Joe Trabue
- Butch Songin
- John Hackney
- Leroy Vogts
- Jim Dowling
- Dom Moselle
- Jack Woodland
- Jim Brasher
- Charlie Toogood
- Dick Gray
- Bill Pyle
- Bob Schnelker
- Jim Massey
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Boston Patriots 1960 inaugural season roster |
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- Tom Addison
- Jack Atchason
- Walter Beach
- Phil Bennett
- Bill Brown
- Fred Bruney
- Ron Burton
- Gino Cappelletti
- Dick Christy
- Abe Cohen
- Jim Colclough
- Jim Crawford
- Bobby Cross
- Jake Crouthamel
- Al Crow
- Walt Cudzik
- Bill Danenhauer
- Jack Davis
- Bob Dee
- Jerry DeLucca
- Tom Dimitroff
- Tony Discenzo
- Larry Garron
- Jerry Green
- Tom Greene
- Art Hauser
- Jim Lee Hunt
- Harry Jacobs
- Harry Jagielski
- Joe Johnson
- Bill Larson
- Bob Lee
- Chuck Leo
- Walt Livingston
- Oscar Lofton
- Mike Long
- Don McComb
- George McGee
- Alan Miller
- Ross O'Hanley
- Al Richardson
- Jack Rudolph
- Tony Sardisco
- Gerhard Schwedes
- Chuck Shonta
- Hal Smith
- Bob Soltis
- Butch Songin
- Thomas Stephens
- Bill Striegel
- Clyde Washington
- Billy Wells
- Harvey White
Head Coach: Lou Saban
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Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey |
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Playing venues | |
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Head coaches | |
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Conference affiliations |
- ECAC Hockey (1961–1984)
- Hockey East (1984–present)
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Rivalries |
- Boston University
- Notre Dame
- Beanpot
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All-time leaders | |
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Retired jerseys | |
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National championships | |
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Frozen Four appearances |
- 1948
- 1949
- 1950
- 1954
- 1956
- 1959
- 1963
- 1965
- 1968
- 1973
- 1978
- 1985
- 1990
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2004
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2010
- 2012
- 2014
- 2016
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Conference Tournament titles |
- ECAC Hockey
- 1965
- 1978
- Hockey East
- 1987
- 1990
- 1998
- 1999
- 2001
- 2005
- 2007
- 2008
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
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Hobey Baker Award | |
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Mike Richter Award | |
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Tim Taylor Award | |
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Seasons |
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| Bold Italics denotes National Championship season |
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