- Dennis Homan
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Dennis Homan Position(s)
Wide receiverJersey #(s)
24, 21Born January 9, 1946
Muscle Shoals, AlabamaCareer information Year(s) 1968–1972 NFL Draft 1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 College Alabama Professional teams - Dallas Cowboys (1968-1970)
- Kansas City Chiefs (1971-1972)
- Birmingham Americans (WFL) (1974)
- Birmingham Vulcans (WFL) (1975)
Career stats Receptions 37 Receiving yards 619 Touchdowns 2 Stats at NFL.com Career highlights and awards - All-American (1967)
Dennis Frank Homan (born January 9, 1946 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons for the Dallas Cowboys (1968–1970) and the Kansas City Chiefs (1971–1972). He later played for the Birmingham Americans (1974) and Birmingham Vulcans (1975) of the World Football League.[1] As a teenager, he played for the Muscle Shoals High School Trojans.[2] In 2005, the Muscle Shoals City School System honored Dennis Homan by naming the field of James F. Moore Stadium, Dennis Homan Field.[3] Homan played on the school's first football team and is the first Muscle Shoals High School player to be drafted into the NFL.[2][3]
Prior to joining the NFL, Homan spent his college days at the University of Alabama, where he was named All-American, Academic All-American, and twice all-SEC.[4] Homan was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 1999.[5]
References
- ^ Browning, Al (June 30, 1974). "Dennis Homan found himself and another shot at football". The Tuscaloosa News. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ikYgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EJ0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7155%2C5790996. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ^ a b McKean, Matt (September 12, 2007). "Home, sweet home". Shoals Magazine. http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20070912/SHOALS/70828020/-1/SHOALS20?Title=Home-sweet-home. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ a b "Field named for Dennis Homan". TimesDaily: p. 2A. June 29, 2005. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-XA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=7McEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5262%2C3843171. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ Gold, Eli; M. B. Roberts (2007). Bear's Boys: 36 Men Whose Lives Were Changed by Coach Paul Bryant. Thomas Nelson Inc,. pp. 73–75. ISBN 1401603246. http://books.google.com/books?id=sh7In_W8c-UC&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "Dennis Homan - Class of 1999". Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. http://www.ashof.org/index.php?src=directory&srctype=display&id=283&submenu=Inductees&view=company_detail. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
1967 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense B Gary Beban | B Larry Csonka | B Leroy Keyes | B O. J. Simpson | E Dennis Homan | E Ron Sellers
OT Edgar Chandler | OT Ron Yary | G Rich Stotter | G Harry Olzewski | C Bob JohnsonDefense DL Dennis Byrd | DL Ted Hendricks | DL Granville Liggins | DL Wayne Meylan | DL Tim Rossovich
LB Don Manning | LB Adrian Young
DB Dick Anderson | DB Bobby Johns | DB Frank Loria | DB Tom SchoenAlabama Crimson Tide Football 1965 AP National Champions Dennis Homan | Leslie Kelley | Ray Perkins | David Ray | Jackie Sherrill | Steve Sloan | Ken Stabler
Head Coach Bear Bryant
Coaches Ken Donahue | Pat Dye | Ken Meyer | Mal Moore | Howard Schnellenberger | Jimmy Sharpe | Richard WilliamsonDallas Cowboys first-round draft picks Lilly · Jordan · Appleton · Morton · Niland · Homan · C. Hill · D. Thomas · To. Smith · B. Thomas · DuPree · E. Jones · Young · R. White · Henderson · Kyle · Dorsett · Bethea · Shaw · Richards · R. Hill · Jeffcoat · Cannon · Brooks · Sherrard · Noonan · Irvin · Aikman · E. Smith · Maryland · Harper · Pritchett · K. Smith · R. Jones · Carver · LaFleur · Ellis · Ekuban · R. Williams · Newman · Ware · Spears · Carpenter · Spencer · F. Jones · Jenkins · Bryant · Ty. SmithThis biographical article relating to an American football wide receiver born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.