1994 Pro Football Hall of Fame – Issac Bruce Bruce originally signed his letter of intent to play college football for the Purdue Boilermakers in 1990, but his SAT scores were too low for Purdue to accept him. Bruce then decided to attend West Los Angeles College, then to Santa Monica College before transferring to Memphis University. In 1992, Bruce’s …
Missouri Tigers School History
1954 1978 College World Series Champ 1954 for the Tigers In the first round, Missouri defeated the Lafayette Leopards by a score of 6-3. Missouri was then knocked into the loser’s bracket after a 1-4 second-round loss to Art Brophy and Rollins College. Behind lefthander Ed Cook, the Tigers then defeated the UMass Minutemen 8-1. Missouri defeated Oklahoma A&M Aggies …
LSU Tigers School History
1996 2019 LSU Tigers 1996 Baseball Champs In 1996, the Tigers entered the NCAA Tournament on a two-game losing streak, after being eliminated from the SEC Tournament by consecutive losses to Florida and Kentucky. However, based on the team’s regular-season performance, LSU was selected as one of the eight regional host sites for the NCAA tournament. The Tigers defeated Austin …
Hamilton Tigers Team History
1920 1925 Move to Hamilton After the 1919 – 1920 season, the NHL took back the Quebec franchise and sold the team to the Abso Pure Ice Company of Hamilton, Ontario. The club was moved to Hamilton for the 1920 – 1921 season and renamed the Hamilton Tigers. This was done to prevent the startup of a rival league, which …
Detroit Tigers Team History
1894 1935 1945 1968 1984 1992 2000 Detroit Tigers Team Formation The current Detroit club was a charter member when the Western League reorganized for the 1894 season. They originally played at Boulevard Park, sometimes called League Park. It was located on East Lafayette, then called Champlain Street, between Helen and East Grand Boulevard, near Belle Isle. In 1895, owner …