sport.wikisort.org - AthleteEugene L. Mingo (born September 22, 1938) is a former professional American football player from Akron, Ohio, who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist. He is widely recognized as the first African American placekicker in American football.[1][2]
American football player (born 1938)
American football player
Gene Mingo |
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Position: | Running back / Placekicker / Kick returner |
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Born: | (1938-09-22) September 22, 1938 (age 84) Akron, Ohio |
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Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
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Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) |
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High school: | Akron (OH) South |
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College: | None |
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Undrafted: | 1960 |
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- Denver Broncos (1960–1964)
- Oakland Raiders (1964–1965)
- Miami Dolphins (1966–1967)
- Washington Redskins (1967)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (1969–1970)
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- 2× AFL All-Star (1960, 1962)
- Denver Broncos Ring of Fame
- NFL record
- Most touchdown passes by a halfback, game: 2
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
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He played youth football at the behest of a cousin, Dean Newby. After quitting, his cousin was angry. He called Gene a quitter, and tried to get him to come back. Shortly after, his cousin lost his life when mauled by a dog. When his aunt called him a quitter, too, he went back to football. After missing a couple of years to care for his terminally ill mother, he returned to school and found out that he excelled at football.[3]
He later dropped out of high school and joined the Navy where he played for a Navy team and was a star. After his discharge, he returned to Akron and worked at the Goodyear plant. Reading the paper in the lead up to the inaugural 1960 season, he read about a former opponent who had played for the Army who was signed by the Denver Broncos. He wrote them a letter and received a contract. He made the team without having played any college football.[4]
In 1960, he had the first punt return for a touchdown in the American Football League, for the Denver Broncos. That touchdown won the first-ever American Football League game, as the Broncos defeated the Boston Patriots. Mingo also scored the first points in Mile High Stadium, then called Bears Stadium, with an 18-yard field goal. In the 1961 season opener at War Memorial Stadium against the Buffalo Bills, Mingo threw a touchdown pass, from the halfback position, to help the Broncos win 22-10: a 50-yarder to Lionel Taylor in the first quarter. Mingo kicked the PATs after each score. He led the American Football League in scoring as a rookie in 1960 with 123 points and in 1962 with 137 points. Mingo holds the Broncos' franchise record for the longest touchdown run, an 82-yarder against the Raiders in 1962. He also played for the Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, and Washington Redskins. He kicked for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969 and 1970.
On September 14, 2014, Mingo, along with Dan Reeves and Rick Upchurch, was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame.
See also
- List of American Football League players
References
Denver Broncos 1960 inaugural season roster |
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- 14 Dick Doyle
- 16 George Herring
- 18 Frank Tripucka
- 20 Henry Bell
- 21 Gene Mingo
- 22 Bob Stransky
- 23 Goose Gonsoulin
- 24 Don Allen
- 33 Pete Mangum
- 34 Hardy Brown
- 35 Dave Rolle
- 36 J.W. Brodnax
- 40 Al Carmichael
- 40 Ted Wegert
- 41 Bob McNamara
- 42 Al Romine
- 43 Frank Bernardi
- 50 Fred Broussard
- 51 Mike Nichols
- 52 Frank Kuchta
- 53 Bob Hudson
- 60 Ken Adamson
- 61 Chuck Gavin
- 62 Buddy Alliston
- 63 Dave Strickland
- 64 Bud McFadin
- 65 Joe Young
- 67 Johnny Hatley
- 70 Don King
- 71 Willie Smith
- 72 Hal Smith
- 73 Gordy Holz
- 75 Eldon Danenhauer
- 76 Bill Danenhauer
- 76 Bill Yelverton
- 77 Carl Larpenter
- 81 Bill Jessup
- 83 Johnny Pyeatt
- 84 Al Day
- 85 Jim Greer
- 86 Don Carothers
- 87 Lionel Taylor
- 88 Pat Epperson
- 89 Ken Carpenter
- -- Jack Davis
- -- Tom Dublinski
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- Head coach: Frank Filchock
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Miami Dolphins 1966 inaugural season roster |
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- 2 Cookie Gilchrist
- 10 George Wilson
- 11 Rick Norton
- 15 John Stofa
- 18 Dick Wood
- 21 Gene Mingo
- 22 Willie West
- 23 Wes Matthews
- 24 Billy Hunter
- 25 Dick Westmoreland
- 26 Frank Jackson
- 28 George Chesser
- 30 Sammy Price
- 32 Joe Auer
- 33 Billy Joe
- 35 Rick Casares
- 35 Stan Mitchell
- 40 Bo Roberson
- 43 Bob Neff
- 44 Pete Jaquess
- 46 Hal Wantland
- 47 John McGeever
- 48 Bob Petrella
- 49 Jimmy Warren
- 50 Frank Emanuel
- 52 Mike Hudock
- 53 Tom Erlandson
- 54 Wahoo McDaniel
- 55 Jack Rudolph
- 56 Bob Bruggers
- 58 Tom Goode
- 59 Jack Thornton
- 61 Ernie Park
- 63 Billy Neighbors
- 65 Jim Higgins
- 72 Whit Canale
- 73 Norm Evans
- 75 Ken Rice
- 76 Tom Nomina
- 77 Rich Zecher
- 78 Maxie Williams
- 79 Alphonse Dotson
- 80 Ed Cooke
- 81 Howard Twilley
- 82 Doug Moreau
- 83 Dave Kocourek
- 84 Earl Faison
- 85 Johnny Holmes
- 86 Mel Branch
- 87 John Roderick
- 88 LaVerne Torczon
- 89 Karl Noonan
- 90 Bill Cronin
Head coach: George Wilson
Assistant coaches: Bobby Walston
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Denver Broncos Ring of Fame |
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- 1984
- Goose Gonsoulin
- Rich Jackson
- Floyd Little
- Lionel Taylor
- 1985
- Gerald Phipps
- 1986
- Charley Johnson
- Paul Smith
- Frank Tripucka
- 1987
- Billy Thompson
- 1988
- Craig Morton
- Haven Moses
- Jim Turner
- 1989
- Randy Gradishar
- 1992
- Tom Jackson
- 1993
- Louis Wright
- 1999
- John Elway
- 2001
- Karl Mecklenburg
- Dennis Smith
- 2003
- Gary Zimmerman
- 2005
- Steve Atwater
- 2007
- Terrell Davis
- 2009
- Shannon Sharpe
- 2012
- Rod Smith
- 2013
- Tom Nalen
- 2014
- Gene Mingo
- Dan Reeves
- Rick Upchurch
- 2015
- Pat Bowlen
- 2016
- Jason Elam
- Simon Fletcher
- John Lynch
- 2017
- Red Miller
- 2019
- Champ Bailey
- 2020
- Mike Shanahan
- 2021
- Peyton Manning
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AFL annual scoring leaders |
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