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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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| Positions | Tackle, guard, defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | March 10, 1927 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | January 20, 2017 (aged 89) Cape Coral, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Lane Tech (Chicago) | ||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (1945–1948) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1949: 1st round, 10th overall pick | ||||||||
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William Anton "Moose" Fischer (March 10, 1927 – January 20, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a lineman for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1949 to 1953. He was a first-round pick by the Cardinals in the 1949 NFL draft.[1] With the Cardinals, he was invited to three Pro Bowls.
Fischer played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, winning two national championships. He was twice named a consensus All-American in 1947 and 1948. He was the first Mr. Irrelevant to make the NFL Pro Bowl, as the last pick in the 1948 NFL draft; Fischer was selected by the Chicago Cardinals after his junior season with Notre Dame. He opted to stay in school, and won the Outland Trophy as the nation's top interior lineman in 1948. Chicago drafted him again in 1949, this time in the first round.[2]
Fischer returned to Notre Dame after his playing career, serving as an assistant coach under Terry Brennan, from 1954 to 1958. He also served as president of the Notre Dame Monogram Club in 1982. In 1983, he was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame.[3] Fischer died on January 20, 2017, in Cape Coral, Florida.[4]
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William Anton "Moose" Fischer (March 10, 1927 – January 20, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a lineman for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1949 to 1953. He was a first-round pick by the Cardinals in the 1949 NFL draft. With the Cardinals, he was invited to three Pro Bowls. Fischer played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, winning two national championships. He was twice named a consensus All-American in 1947 and 1948. He was the first Mr. Irrelevant to make the NFL Pro Bowl, as the last pick in the 1948 NFL draft; Fischer was selected by the Chicago Cardinals after his junior season with Notre Dame. He opted to stay in school, and won the Outland Trophy as the nation's top interior lineman in 1948. Chicago drafted him again in 1949, this time in the first round. Fischer returned to Notre Dame after his playing career, serving as an assistant coach under Terry Brennan, from 1954 to 1958. He also served as president of the Notre Dame Monogram Club in 1982. In 1983, he was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. Fischer died on January 20, 2017, in Cape Coral, Florida.
William Fischer may refer to: Bill Fischer (Australian footballer) (1883–1917), Australian rules footballer and soldier Bill Fischer (American football) (1927–2017), American football player Bill Fischer (baseball) (1930–2018), former American Major League Baseball pitcher William Fischer (baseball) (1891–1945), catcher in Major League Baseball William S. Fischer, American composer, conductor, arranger, and producer
Emil Richard Fischer (August 15, 1887 – January 2, 1958) was an American businessman and a football executive for the Green Bay Packers. Fischer was well known in the Green Bay cheese industry, a nationally recognized businessman, and a local civic leader. From 1948 to 1952, he served as the fifth president of the Packers. He is credited with leading the Packers through one of the most difficult periods in the team's history. During his tenure, the team's co-founder and longtime coach Curly Lambeau resigned, the Packers issued their third stock sale, and the National Football League (NFL) merged with the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He also sat on the organization's board of directors and executive committee from 1935 to 1958. After his presidency ended, he served as chairman of the board until his death in 1958. In recognition of his contributions to the team, Fischer was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 2013.
William Clarkson Pierce (September 6, 1909 – September 8, 1981) was an American college football player and coach. A Notre Dame player during his college years, he served as the head football coach at Stephen F. Austin State University, Austin College and St. Edward's University in Texas. Pierce began his coaching career in 1933 at St. Edward's, when he was hired as line coach under head football coach Jack Chevigny. He moved to Austin College the following year to serve in the same capacity under Joseph B. Head. Pierce was born on September 6, 1909, in Seibert, Colorado. He served in World War II and later worked for Kraft Foods. He retired in 1975 and moved from Champaign, Illinois to Victoria, Texas, where he died in a hospital on September 8, 1981. He was buried at Memory Gardens in Edna, Texas.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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