Charles Coppen

Charles Coppen

Charles B. Coppen was a sports editor for the Providence Journal. However he is best remember for being a part owner of the Providence Steam Roller of the National Football League. He not only shared ownership of the team with Peter Laudati and James Dooley, but was also a co-founder of the team with Pearce Johnson, the team's general manager. In addition to his duties to the Steam Roller, he also had a budding law practice. His career with the Providence Journal ended with his involvement with the Steam Roller and in managing boxers. Coppen was also the manager of Providence's stadium, the Cyclodome.[1]

It was also Coppen who named the Steam Roller. During halftime against a game between the Steam Roller and the Providence Pros, Coppen who was getting a hot dog, heard a remark that the opposing team was "getting steam-rolled". Coppen loved the remark so much named his team the Steam Roller.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Hogrogian, John (1980). "The Steam Roller". Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) 2 (3): 1–13. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/02-03-029.pdf. 
  2. ^ Peterson, Robert W. (1997). Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-511913-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=rCnbhSRZpgIC. 

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • New England Steamrollers — [[File:|center|150px|New England Steamrollers]] Year founded {{{founded}}} Year folded 1988 Prior names …   Wikipedia

  • Cyclodome — Location Providence, Rhode Island Built 1925 Owner Providence, Rhode Island Operator Providence Steam Roller Surface G …   Wikipedia

  • Catholic Herald — Infobox Newspaper name = The Catholic Herald type = Weekly newspaper format = Broadsheet owners = Sir Rocco Forte and Lord Black of Crossharbour editor = Luke Coppen foundation = 1888 price = £1.00 headquarters = Herald House, Lambs Passage,… …   Wikipedia

  • Ontario general election, 1990 — 1987 ← September 6, 1990 → 1995 …   Wikipedia

  • Grammy Awards 2008 — Am 10. Februar 2008 wurden im Staples Center von Los Angeles die Grammy Awards 2008 verliehen. Es war die große Jubiläumsveranstaltung: Zum 50. Mal wurde der wichtigste US amerikanische Musikpreis an die laut Jury besten Künstler des… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ontario general election, 1995 — 1990 ← June 8, 1995 → 1999 …   Wikipedia

  • List of articles about Ontario CCF/NDP members — This is a list of articles about members of the Co operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and its successor, the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP), social democratic political parties in Ontario, Canada. Articles on current and former CCF/NDP… …   Wikipedia

  • Through The Dragon's Eye — Infobox Television show name = Through the Dragon s Eye caption = Opening Credits of Through The Dragon s Eye show name 2 = genre = Children s Fantasy creator = writer = Christopher RussellChristine Russell director = creative director =… …   Wikipedia

  • 50th Grammy Awards — Infobox Grammy Awards name = 50th imagesize = caption = date= February 10, 2008 venue = Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Person of the Year = Aretha Franklin host = none network = CBS last = 2007 next = 2009The 50th Annual Grammy Awards… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Old Alleynians — The following is a list of notable Old Alleynians, former pupils of Dulwich College, England. Years of birth and death (when listed) are given in full. Years at the college are given last, using two digits if unambiguous.Exploration*Sir Ernest… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”