Christmas

Merry Christmas

by Chase Stuart on December 25, 2012

The North Pole is that way, dude.

Merry Christmas from Football Perspective! Most people know that Jay Cutler is from Santa Claus, Indiana, but did you know that that Arizona offensive lineman Daryn Colledge is from the North Pole? Well, at least from the one in Alaska.

Former Oregon State lineman Johan Asiata had a cup of coffee with the Bears two years ago, and he’s one of two players in NFL history from Christchurch, New Zealand (Riki Ellison is the other). Wes Ours was from Christian, Kentucky and Wayne McClure was from Merryvile, Tennesssee, while Kyle Rudolph is one of seven players with that last name in league history.

On a more relevant note, today is the 41st anniversary of one of the best games in NFL history. On December 25th, 1971, the Miami Dolphins defeated the defending Kansas City Chiefs in double overtime. The win prevented Len Dawson from going for his 2nd Super Bowl title in three years and helped Don Shula reach the first of three consecutive Super Bowls.

Hopefully you are celebrating the day with your loved ones today. Thanks for being a part of Football Perspective. I’ll close with this list, courtesy of PFR: There are also 63 players in NFL history born our Christmas day, including a Hall of Famer and one of the best quarterbacks not currently in Canton.

Happy Holidays!

											Passing								Rushing				Receiving
Rk		Pos	Born	From	To	AP1	PB	St	AV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Int	Sk	Yds	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Lng
1	Ken Stabler	QB	1945	1970	1984	1	4	11	94	184	2270	3793	27938	194	88	222	281	2514	118	93	4	18
2	Larry Csonka	RB	1946	1968	1979	2	5	11	73	146									1891	8081	64	54	106	820	4	65
3	William Andrews	RB	1955	1979	1986	0	4	5	68	87	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1315	5986	30	33	277	2647	11	86
4	Hanford Dixon	DB	1958	1981	1989	2	3	9	68	131
5	Roland Lakes	DT-DE-T-DT	1939	1961	1971	0	0	10	58	154
6	Dave Parks	SE-TE-WR	1941	1964	1973	1	3	9	51	118	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	-10	0	10	360	5619	44	83
7	Norm Bulaich	RB	1946	1970	1979	0	1	5	50	120									814	3362	30	67	224	1766	11	80
8	Marcus Trufant	DB	1980	2003	2012	0	1	8	50	135
9	Chris Naeole	G	1974	1997	2007	0	0	9	48	154
10	Dick Barwegan	G	1921	1947	1954	4	4	7	37	92
11	Howard Twilley	WR-FL	1943	1966	1976	0	0	5	36	120													212	3064	23	44
12	Corey Widmer	LB-DT	1968	1992	1999	0	0	4	33	114
13	Shawn Andrews	G-T	1982	2004	2010	1	2	3	28	63
14	Harry Jagielski	DT-T	1931	1956	1961	0	0	2	27	36
15	Chris Fletcher	DB	1948	1970	1976	0	0	4	26	76
16	Pete Jaquess	DB	1940	1964	1970	0	1	3	26	85
17	Roy Hord	G	1934	1960	1963	0	0	3	24	53
18	Jeff Rohrer	LB	1958	1982	1987	0	0	3	22	83
19	Bob Scholtz	C-G-T	1937	1960	1966	0	0	3	21	81
20	Rod Sherman	WR-FL	1944	1967	1973	0	0	4	18	83									4	20	1	13	105	1576	5	55
21	Torrin Tucker	T-G	1979	2003	2005	0	0	2	11	36
22	Tom Drougas	T-G	1949	1972	1976	0	0	1	10	65
23	Craig Veasey	DT	1966	1990	1995	0	0	0	8	69
24	Demaryius Thomas	WR	1987	2010	2012	0	0	1	6	35	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	5	132	2044	14	71
25	Marlon Forbes	DB	1971	1996	1999	0	0	0	5	63
26	Reggie Rembert	WR	1966	1991	1993	0	0	0	5	28													36	437	1	27
27	Gordon Bell	RB	1953	1976	1978	0	0	0	4	30									90	319	2	26	32	259	0	20
28	Kerlin Blaise	G	1974	1999	2003	0	0	0	4	38
29	Robbie Jones	LB	1959	1984	1987	0	0	0	4	60
30	Hank Rivera	DB	1938	1962	1963	0	0	0	3	12
31	Stuart Anderson	LB	1959	1982	1985	0	0	0	2	40
32	Bill Briggs	DE	1943	1966	1967	0	0	0	2	23
33	Trevor Insley	WR	1977	2001	2001	0	0	0	2	11													14	165	1	26
34	Greg L. Robinson	T	1962	1986	1987	0	0	0	2	6
35	Josh Baker	TE	1986	2011	2011	0	0	0	1	11													3	27	1	17
36	Patrick Brown	T	1986	2011	2012	0	0	0	1	16
37	Scott Curry	T	1975	1999	1999	0	0	0	1	5
38	Buck McPhail	FB-K	1929	1953	1953	0	0	0	1	12									53	138	0	30	10	38	0	45
39	Limas Sweed	WR	1984	2008	2009	0	0	0	1	20													7	69	0	17
40	Thomas Williams	LB	1984	2008	2011	0	0	0	1	15
41	Nate Abrams	E	1897	1921	1921	0	0	2	0	1
42	Ermal Allen	QB-DB	1918	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	12	4	13	88	0	0	0			7	11	0	0
43	Napoleon Barrel	C	1885	1923	1923	0	0	2	0	7
44	Norm Barry	BB-HB	1897	1921	1922	0	0	3	0	12
45	John Barsha	FB	1898	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	3
46	Milt Crain	FB	1921	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	10									26	78	0	8	1	16	0	16
47	Lon Evans	G-T	1911	1933	1937	2	0	4	0	57
48	Harry Flaherty	LB	1961	1987	1987	0	0	0	0	2
49	Dick Hanson	T	1949	1971	1971	0	0	0	0	3
50	Mike Hudson	DB	1963	1987	1987	0	0	0	0	3
51	Julie Koshlap	B	1917	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	1
52	Mel Maceau	C	1921	1946	1948	0	0	0	0	37
53	Joe Majors	DB	1936	1960	1960	0	0	0	0	1
54	Joe Mickles	RB	1965	1989	1990	0	0	0	0	10
55	Gery Palmer	T	1950	1975	1975	0	0	0	0	2
56	Leon Pennington	LB	1963	1987	1987	0	0	0	0	3
57	Hosea Rodgers	FB	1921	1949	1949	0	0	1	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0			131	494	5	0	7	97	0	0
58	Jim Sanford	T	1898	1924	1924	0	0	0	0	1
59	Don Silvestri	K	1968	1995	1996	0	0	0	0	28
60	Marty Slovak	TB-DB	1916	1939	1941	0	0	0	0	27	57	109	638	4	48	18			141	396	1	14
61	John Starnes	P	1962	1987	1987	0	0	0	0	1
62	Frank Walton	G	1911	1934	1945	0	0	1	0	25
63	Bill Wexler	C	1904	1930	1930	0	0	0	0	1

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com

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