Jerome Smith (American football)
Jerome Hassan Smith (born April 1991) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Syracuse University before being signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League in 2014. He was promoted to the active roster on December 24.
Chester Taylor
Chester Lamar Taylor (born September 22, 1979) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. In 2006, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings and played four seasons before signing with the Chicago Bears. He played college football at the University of Toledo.
Rod Smith (running back)
Rod Smith (born January 10, 1992) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at Ohio State.
Antonio Sánchez Cabeza
Antonio Sánchez Cabeza (born 7 February 1985 in Barcelona, Catalonia), commonly known as Toni, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Utrera as a left back.
2008 Summer Olympics torch relay
The outreach director of HRTR, Susan Prager, is also the communication director of "Friends of Falun Gong", a quasi-government non-profit funded by fmr. Congressman Tom Lanto's wife and Ambassador Mark Palmer of NED. A major setback to the event was caused by footballer Diego Maradona, scheduled to open the relay through Buenos Aires, pulling out in an attempt to avoid the Olympic controversy. Trying to avoid the scenes that marred the relay in the UK, France and the US, the city government designed a complex security operative to protect the torch relay, involving 1200 police officers and 3000 other people, including public employees and volunteers. Overall, the protests were peaceful in nature, although there were a few incidents such as the throwing of several water balloons in an attempt to extinguish the Olympic flame, and minor scuffles between Olympic protesters and supporters from Chinese immigrant communities.
Pascal Fils
Pascal Fils (born July 29, 1984) is a former professional Canadian football running back who played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Eskimos in May 2010 following the 2010 CFL Draft. He played college football for the Sherbrooke Vert et Or where he was a four-year starter at running back. He is francophone.
Lamar Herron
Lamar Herron (born October 27, 1984 in Alameda, California) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Eskimos as a street free agent in 2009. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and Texas Southern Tigers.
Eliel Swinton
Eliel Swinton (born March 27, 1975) played running back Wendell Brown in the 1999 film "Varsity Blues" and is a former professional football player with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was nationally ranked as a high school football player at Montclair Prep and then played his college football at Stanford University. He signed on as an undrafted free agent to play with the Chiefs. His playing days were cut short by injury and he moved back to California to do production assistant work.
Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué Bernabeu (Catalan: [ʒəˈɾaɾt piˈke βəɾnəˈβew], Spanish: [ɟʝeˈɾaɾ piˈke βeɾnaˈβeu]; born 2 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Barcelona and the Catalonia national team.
Jonathan Grimes
Jonathan Grimes (born December 21, 1989) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at William & Mary.
Bruce Perry
Bruce Perry (born March 22, 1981 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former American football running back in the National Football League who was released by the Philadelphia Eagles (on January 2, 2007) to make room for veteran quarterback Koy Detmer's return to the team. He has since signed as a free agent with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
Reno Mahe
Sateki Reno Mahe Jr. (born June 3, 1980) is a former American football running back who played five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Mahe played college football for Brigham Young University (BYU), and was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2003.
1936 Summer Olympics torch relay
The 1936 Summer Olympics torch relay was the first of its kind, following on from the reintroduction of the Olympic Flame at the 1928 Games. It pioneered the modern convention of moving the flame via a relay system from Greece to the Olympic venue. Leni Riefenstahl filmed the relay for the award - winning but controversial 1938 film Olympia.
Caleb King
Caleb King (born January 10, 1988) is a former American football running back who was a member of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was signed by the Vikings as a rookie free agent in 2011. He played college football at Georgia, redshirting in 2007 and playing from 2008–2010.
Allen Harvin
Allen Nathaniel Harvin (born March 18, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati. Harvin played in the USFL with the Philadelphia Stars in 1984 and the Baltimore Stars in 1985
Htike Htike Aung
Htike Htike Aung (; born 1 February 1995 in Myanmar) is a footballer from Burma, and a defender for the Myanmar under-20 football team and Ayeyawady United. He can play center back and right full back. In 2013, Ayeyawady United signed Htike Htike Aung. He played in Myanmar U-20 national team for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.
FC Barcelona
In June 1982, Diego Maradona was signed for a world record fee of £5 million from Boca Juniors. In the following season, under coach Luis, Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, beating Real Madrid. However, Maradona's time with Barcelona was short-lived and he soon left for Napoli. At the start of the 1984–85 season, Terry Venables was hired as manager and he won La Liga with noteworthy displays by German midfielder Bernd Schuster. The next season, he took the team to their second European Cup final, only to lose on penalties to Steaua Bucureşti during a dramatic evening in Seville.
Carl Volny
Carl Volny (born December 25, 1987 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian football running back who is currently a free agent. Volny was drafted 32nd overall in the draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and signed a contract with the team on May 18, 2011. He played college football with the Central Michigan Chippewas.
Mohamed Berrabeh
Mohamed Berrabeh ( – born 2 October 1985, Berkane) is a Moroccan international footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Moroccan Botola side Wydad Casablanca since signing for them back in 2009 from Mouloudia Oujda.
Spain
While varieties of football had been played in Spain as far back as Roman times, sport in Spain has been dominated by football since the early 20th century. Real Madrid C.F. and FC Barcelona are two of the most successful football clubs in the world. The country's national football team won the UEFA European Football Championship in 1964, 2008 and 2012 and the FIFA World Cup in 2010, and is the first team to ever win three back-to-back major international tournaments.
When was the football star who backed out due to relay controversy signed by Barcelona?
What football star backed out due to relay controversy?
Diego Maradona
When was #1 signed by Barcelona?
June 1982