1942 Harrisburg Houdini from Seton Hall Davies entered Seton Hall in 1938 on a baseball scholarship, but Russell persuaded him to concentrate on basketball after seeing him practice once. Never a high scorer—his best college average was 11.8 points a game—Davies was a consummate passer and play-maker.” Known as the “Harrisburg Houdini”, Davies led Seton Hall to 43 consecutive victories …
East Carolina Pirates School History
2007 Finishing Strong for EC’s Chris Johnson After an average junior season, Johnson entered his senior season as a preseason All-Conference USA first-team as a return specialist. However, he finished the season as a first-team selection as a returner and second-team selection as a running back. Johnson began the season with a rushing score in the 17–7 loss to Virginia …
Shreveport Pirates Team History
1994 1995 Shreveport Pirates Team Formation The Pirates were created when Bernard Glieberman and his son Lonnie, owners of the Ottawa Rough Riders, expressed a desire to move the struggling franchise to the United States. The CFL rejected this move but engineered a deal in which the Rough Riders were essentially split in two. The Gliebermans received an expansion franchise …
Pittsburgh Pirates (Hockey) Team History
1925 1928 1930 Pirates Hockey Team Formation Pittsburgh was granted a franchise by the National Hockey League on November 7, 1925. The move came after Eddie Livingstone, the former owner of the Toronto Shamrocks and the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association saw Pittsburgh as a possible member for a proposed rival league to the NHL; Pittsburgh had, in …
Pittsburgh Pirates Team History
1882 1909 1925 1960 1970 1971 1979 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Formation The new owners also signed up several players from American Association teams. One of them was highly regarded second baseman Lou Bierbauer, who had previously played with the A.A.’s Philadelphia Athletics. The Athletics failed to include him on their reserve list, and the Alleghenys picked him up. This …
Pittsburgh Pirates (Football) Team History
1933 Pittsburgh Pirates Football Team Formation In May 1933, in anticipation of the repeal of some of Pennsylvania’s restrictive laws in the fall of that year, Rooney applied for a franchise with the NFL. His request was granted on May 19, 1933, and the Pittsburgh Professional Football Club, Inc. joined the NFL in exchange for a US$2,500 franchise fee (roughly …