"Some of us liked to drink a lot of beer after games, but Alan went home to his family. "He was a good planner, too, but he was weak leader. Her four sons all played football; her daughter, Catherine, married the brother of 1973 Heisman winner, Penn State running back John Cappelletti. It was the . After immigrating to the United States, August and Elizabeth Ameche moved their family back to Italy in the late 1930s. We saw Alan break loose for a long gain and we thought he was going all the way, UW defensive end Jerry Wuhrman said in Alan Ameche, The Story of the Horse. Unfortunately, somebody caught him from behind.. He is best remembered for scoring the winning touchdown against the New Yorks Giants in the 1958 NFL championship. Then Weeb comes to the Colts, and I know he was affected by Paul Brown's operation. Alan Ameche passed away in 1988, and Nationwide Nissan took over his drive-in corner in 2004, and is there today. Fans knew the two-way star as "the Horse." But you better believe it we all knew. So he changed it from "Amici" (correctly pronounced "Ah-mee-chee") into "Ameche", in order to keep the original Italian pronunciation. Just like his cousin, Don Ameche was from Kenosha where he was born. And no one ever thought about collecting memorabilia. Their eldest son will deliver the main address on his father's behalf at Monday's Heisman dinner, but Yvonne Davis will also make brief remarks. No one ever held out of training camp in the 1950s, she notes. He was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1955 and led the NFL in rushing as a rookie with 961 yards. 1954 Heisman Trophy winner and NFL fullback who played for the Baltimore Colts from 1955 to 1960. The bride, 54, is keeping her name. Mr. Ameche, who lived in Devon, Pa., was a native of Kenosha, Wis. Mr. Ameche, nicknamed "The Horse," won the Heisman Trophy in 1954 after a college career at the University of Wisconsin where he rushed for 3,212 yards, at the time a National Collegiate Athletic Association record. It's very sad. photos, You'd better be able to run and throw and hurt people on the ground and in the air. [8], According to one biography, Ameche then moved to Chicago, where "he began a radio career in 1930 on Empire Builders, a program broadcast from the Merchandise Mart. [25][26] He was cremated and his ashes are buried at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery in Asbury, Iowa.[27]. He also wrote six books, including The Trouble With Lawyers (Simon & Schuster, 1968). They didn't baby you in college, did they Gino?' A very hard worker. "Alan worked hard, he played hard, he was a good blocker. His zodiac sign is Pisces. [3] He played on George Benson's White Rabbit album and two years later, in 1973, joined his touring band.[4]. Don Ameche singing and Tyrone Power conducting.Irving Berlin composed "Easter Parade" in 1933 for the Broadway musical "As Thousands Cheer." This was the fir. Don Ameche (/ m i t i /; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 - December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. He was also popular as a radio master of ceremonies during this time. In lieu of flowers, please consider . Survivors include his wife, Lucille M. Henry of Washington; a son, Eugene R. Henry of Alexandria, and three grandchildren. Acclaimed as the best fullback Wisconsin ever produced, Alan was christened the name "the Horse" because he worked like a horse in practice, had unflagging stamina, said to personify sheer brute strength. "We became overly reliant on Unitas throwing the football. AMECHE, BRIAN A. Fans knew the two-way star as "the Horse." To Yvonne, smitten since she sat behind him in. Alan Ameche of the Baltimore Colts carries the ball for the game winning touchdown against Cliff Livingston and Emlen Tunnell of the New York Giants. He is most remembered for 1954 Heisman Trophy. At 8:15 of overtime, Mr. Ameche barged into the end zone from a yard out to give Baltimore a 23-17 victory in the game that almost overnight made the NFL a challenger to baseball as the national pastime. 1. He is . His mother, Barbara Etta Hertel, was of Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry. "[14], From 1946 to 1949, Ameche, with other Los Angeles entertainment figures including Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, was a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference, a rival to the National Football League. Other attendees included: Randolph Scott, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ginger Rogers and Barbra Stanwyck. Was well known for having a peaceful, soothing but authoritative sounding voice. I think maybe Weeb took that as not caring or being too lackadaisical, but that just wasn't the case. GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The late Alan Ameche left a legacy of personal warmth, outstanding football achievement and shrewd business sense. Gino Marchetti, who by our calculations is 85 years old, is going strong and still . He was curious, huge-hearted, funny, determined and unafraid. He is most remembered for 1954 Heisman Trophy. Along the way, the Heisman Trophy, the college game's highest honor, has proven its strongest bond -- linking her to a close-knit family of honorees and their relatives who gather in New York to renew acquaintances and welcome the newest member each December. 'We knew he had problems with open-heart surgery and all, but he was so tough, we thought he'd make it through. Alan was the cousin of noted actors Don Ameche and Jim Ameche. [5][6] Ameche attended Marquette University, Loras College, and the University of WisconsinMadison, where his cousin Alan Ameche played football and won the Heisman Trophy in 1954. "Don't get me wrong, Weeb was a helluva coach. 1 during the season, to a share of the Big Ten title with Purdue for the schools first league crown of any kind since 1912. Whether or not it was because Ewbank "lost the team," as Marchetti put it, Ewbank was replaced by another legendary coach, Don Shula, in 1963. With Davis's breakaway speed and Blanchard's force and fury between the tackles, they formed the greatest pair of running backs in the game. . In 1960 Ewbank effectively drove Ameche off the squad by making it clear that he was not wanted back after rehabbing his Achilles tendon injury. Heisman Trophy (1954) 2 NFL championships 1 All-Pro selection 4 Pro Bowl selections. He was more of a complete halfback.'. Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1992. He graduated from Yale and has a masters degree in architecture from the University of Minnesota. We struggled to be a contender after Alan retired.". Though he was only a sophomore and still two years away from winning the Heisman Trophy, Ameche was quite the attraction in La La Land, according to the Kenosha News. lists, Ameches rushing yardage was second in Rose Bowl history to Stanfords Bobby Graysons 158-yard game in 1936. "He couldn't hold the team together because he had a double standard for some players, and I admit I was one of his favorites. WINSOME COMBINATION INCLUDES AMECHE, WIFE YVONNE, SONS BRIAN AND ALAN. "And Paul Brown had a habit of needling his players; this was well known about him. Alan Dante Ameche The Horse. As a running back for the Badgers from 1951-1954, Alan rushed for 3,212 yards and scored 25 touchdowns. 'He was very strong in the Philadelphia community.'. "Alan and I were friends from the start, but we really didn't hang out that much," Marchetti said. Died. Subscribe for great stories in your community! videos, [18] They had six children. 'We're shocked,' he said. Alan Ameche scored the biggest TD in NFL history 50 years ago when he plowed in from the one-yard line to push the Baltimore Colts past the New York Giants in the NFL's first sudden death NFL . Awards And Honors. Became a father for the sixth time at age 39 when his wife Honore gave birth to their daughter Constance Victoria Ameche on February 22, 1948. Who Is Alan Ameche's Wife? Whatever it was, it was so counterproductive it was unbelievable.". [15] He was instrumental in forming and leading the ownership group the year before play began[16] and initially served as team president. Inside." Freshman Paul Shwaiko, a Bradford graduate, played every down on defense, handled three punts and came up with an interception. 4 Gathering speed now, Ameche is almost in the clear on his very first ball-carrying trip in the pro football ranks. ISBN 0816023387. That's all he needed to judge Alan, or any player for that matter, but Weeb took it way beyond that. Before he got the opportunity to showcase his acting skills in the film and . Feminine Touch, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) If Gorillas Had Puppies Jock Rubberlegs (Gordon Jones), growing a beard with the rest of the football team, has seized the opportunity to pick up Julie Hathaway (Rosalind Russell), pretty wife of his professor John (Don Ameche), who was summoned by the dean, and who's writing a book on jealousy, early in The Feminine Touch, 1941. "When we'd go on the road, a lot of us would go out and have some laughs, even some of the married guys would go along, but Alan hung out with the guys who went to the movies, when Donovan and [Bill] Pellington and me would go to a tap room and have a few beers. [23], On December 6, 1993, Ameche died at his son Don, Jr.'s house in Scottsdale, Arizona, of prostate cancer[24] Braatz said Ameche once purchased an old slum area in Philadelphia, tore down the buildings, built a park and gave it to the city. Kenosha.com is a local, digital media platform offering interesting, engaging content created by experienced journalists and local professionals. Their slogan was 'I'll Meetcha at Ameche's'. Became a father for the sixth time at age 39 when his wife Honore gave birth to their daughter Constance Victoria Ameche on February 22, 1948. In 1939, Ameche played the title character in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939). The running back was the NFL's rookie of the year and played five seasons with the Colts. Ameche,. He scored what remains one of the most famous touchdowns in NFL history, a 1-yard plunge that delivered the Colts an overtime victory over the New York Giants in the 1958 NFL Championship Game at Yankee Stadium. Amy Bloom and Brian A. Ameche were married yesterday at their home in Durham, Conn. Who is Alan Ameche dating? "What drew me to Brian was his warmth, and his energy, and a certain kind of fearlessness and full- steam-ahead for things. Most of those, though, came between the 20s. His teaming with, Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald S. Smith, pg. A few short miles up the road from my neighborhood was a drive-in that served food and drink named Ameche's. It was a local franchise partially owned by the great Baltimore Colts player Alan Ameche. It's Alan Ameche, certainly the best football player Kenosha has ever produced and arguably the best athlete overall. Berry went on to have a very solid coaching career after his Hall of Fame playing days were over, coaching the New England Patriots from 1984 through 1989, including Super Bowl XX in 1986, and it's for certain that his role model for dealing with players wasn't Ewbank. He had two daughters, Connie and Bonnie. It might have only been a first impression, but apparently for the inflexible Ewbank, it was his lasting impression of Ameche. That's all he had on his mind. Family (1) Spouse Yvonne Molinaro ( 27 November 1952 - 8 August 1988) (his death) (6 children) Trivia (14) Fullback for the Baltimore Colts (1955-1960). With Unitas fully settled in, the Colts won back-to-back world championships in 1958 and 1959. BERWYN, Pa. -- Paul Ameche, youngest of six children of former college and pro football star Alan Ameche, died in a two-car accident Sunday in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County. "The first time I ever really met Alan was at the fourth floor of a dorm at Westminster. Alan Ameche NFL Stats. As part of the NFL's celebration of the league's 100th season in 2019, the NFL Network has chosen the "NFL 100 Greatest Plays." Coming in at No. Ameche rushed for 194 yards on that afternoon. "The only thing I can think of is one thing. But mediocrity set in, and the Colts went 2119 in the following three seasons. Alan Ameche was born Lino Dante Amici in Italy in 1933. Donovan thinks there might be more to Ewbank's dislike of Ameche than the fullback's tendency to be tardy. Mr. Henry was born in Norfolk and moved to Washington as a child. My family got to know him when I coached the Eagles and he was living in the area. She was a young wife, the mother of two, when Wisconsin's stampeding fullback won the Heisman in 1954. He went on to open a chain of Gino's . $55.99. Alan Ameche is a member of the following lists: American football running backs, 1988 deaths and 1933 births. Everybody takes advantage of the situation, and that's what happened with Weeb.". Became a father for the second time at age 27 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Ronald Ameche on December 30, 1935. I asked my wife, Cheri, to buy me a good digital camera for my birthday that October and low and behold a Canon 40D showed up. High School: Kenosha, WI (Bradford HS) Known as "The Horse," Alan Ameche was one of college football's greatest fullbacks. Ameche led the Big Eight in scoring with 60 points on 10 touchdowns, earning all-conference honors, and was named second . Ivy Moon Sorenson and Zora Pearl Moon. Alan Ameche girlfriend, wife list. All of those things bothered Weeb and put a strain on their relationship.". We were coming from a meeting and heading to chow, and Alan was walking ahead of us. "I know that Weeb had an attitude toward Alan, and to this day I don't understand it," said another Ameche friend and Hall of Fame wide receiver, Raymond Berry. Marchetti's opinion of Ewbank is very similar. The fact that the Badgers were without injured halfbacks Harland Carl, Bill Hutchinson and Roy Burks really put the pressure on Ameche. Gino's was known for its community involvement and philanthropy, which Mr. Fischer continued after the chain was sold. During his glorious career at Army, he was known as "Mr. Outside" to Felix "Doc" Blanchard's "Mr. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. Abandoned a career as a lawyer to take up acting. One Los Angeles paper ran nearly a half-page picture of the Kenosha fullback.. He graduated from Armstrong High School and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1937 to 1940. He is from USA. We all had tremendous respect for him. SUBJECTS Clothing and dress Dwellings College students 2020-02-02 -. They all spoke highly of him.". He sees Alan in front of us and he says, 'There is our big draft choice. She moved to the Washington area after her marriage in 1940 to Andrew S. Keck. ", Ameche was Alice Faye's leading man in Hollywood Cavalcade (1939), then played another real-life figure, Stephen Foster, in Swanee River (1939). It's an honor that goes beyond the moment.". Eugene K. Henry, 68, a retired postal clerk, died of cancer July 31 at Providence Hospital. Born in Italy, Ameche grew up in Kenosha, Wisc., where he was an all-state fullback at Bradford High. He enjoyed the experience and got a juvenile lead in Jerry For Short in New York, followed by a tour in vaudeville with Texas Guinan until she dropped him from the act, dismissing him as "too stiff". In his retirement, Brian spent time fishing, meditating, and using. Yvonne Ameche was invited each year, as are all recipients and their wives, even after Ameche passed away. His exploits helped the Badgers, who were ranked No. After his career was prematurely interrupted by an Achilles' tendon injury in 1960, sustained while blocking the Detroit Lions' Alex Karras, he became a . "When opponents are teeing off on your quarterback, obviously it affects your passing game. [1] Denzel Washington j recebeu dois Oscares: Melhor Ator Coadjuvante por Glory (1990) e Melhor Ator por Training Day (2002); um Prmio Tony, um SAG Awards, dois Globos de Ouro e um outro pelo conjunto da obra.. Filho de um pastor protestante e de uma esteticista, foi batizado com o nome . Her father was, until his retirement, a freelance magazine writer. He was a good friend. 'Starting in high school, he was very blessed with talent,' Braatz said. Ameche's younger brother, Jim Ameche, also a well-known actor, died in 1983 at the age of 67. Alan is related to Yvonne Ameches and Elizabeth Yvonne Darcy. . Became a father for the first time at age 25 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Dominic Felix Ameche--aka. His wife is Yvonne Molinaro (27 November 1952 - 8 August 1988) ( his death) ( 6 children) Alan Ameche Net Worth His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. The 1958 NFL championship game pitted Ameche's Colts against the New York Giants in what has often been called the "Greatest Game Ever Played." Ameche had intended to study law, but . Our goal is to encourage them to take it a step further by identifying ways to use entrepreneurship as a launching pad for societal change.. I went up to see my brother, and there was Alan, playing cards with five or six of the other rookies. Ameche, a sophomore, had a stellar season, leading the Big Ten with 721 rushing yards in league games while setting an overall school record for the second consecutive campaign with 1,079 yards. After playing in college shows, stocks, and vaudevilles, he became a major radio star in the early 1930s, which led to the offer of a movie contract from 20th Century Fox in 1935. He was not one of the "party boys" clique that exists on every NFL team. CLASS OF 2015. Alan Ameche Email: alanameche@hotmail.com . Funeral services will be held Tuesday in Malvern. Burris had 838 points. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Alan Ameche (/ m i t i /; June 1, 1933 - August 8, 1988), nicknamed "The Iron Horse", or simply "The Horse", was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League (NFL).He played college football at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and won the Heisman Trophy during his senior season in 1954. His father, an All-America fullback at the University of Wisconsin who played with the Baltimore Colts, helped found Gino's Inc., operator of fast-food restaurants. He did a third biopic, Lillian Russell (1940) with Faye, and was top billed in a war film, Four Sons (1940), and a musical, Down Argentine Way (1940), which helped make stars of Betty Grable and Carmen Miranda. Alan Ameche won the Heisman Trophy during his senior season at . He is a son of Yvonne Ameche Davis of Berwyn, Pa., and the late Alan Ameche. The Rev. Ordinarily, Gino Marchetti probably never would have remembered the first time he laid eyes on Alan Ameche. A lover of football, fiction, good design, good food, hard work, fishing, Broadway, and his granddaughters, Brian was known just as much for his fierce defense of a woman's right to choose as he was for . He was best known for being a Football Player. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons in the league. And as he did throughout his football career from Kenosha High School to the NFLs Baltimore Colts, Ameche delivered with the second-highest Rose Bowl rushing output at the time. He was named All Pro from 1955 through 1958. My rookie year I was definitely on Weeb's list. Marchetti remembers his first face-to-face encounter with Ameche after the disturbing incident with Ewbank. She is the author of five books including the novel Away (Random House, 2007), and an adjunct professor of creative writing at Yale. In the 1950s he worked on Broadway and in television, and was the host of NBC's International Showtime from 1961 to 1965. Brian was devoted to his wife, Amy Bloom, whom he married in 2007. [18][19] One, Ron Ameche, owned a restaurant, "Ameche's Pumpernickel" in Coralville, Iowa. Despite the sterling credentials that Ameche brought with him from Wis- consin, there were still doubts how his skills would translate in the NFL. Born. ', Braatz said Ameche was a big halfback who could run both inside and outside but, 'he also had the home run speed. Alan Ameche, 55, a Heisman Trophy winner whose one-yard touchdown plunge won the 1958 National Football League championship for the Baltimore Colts in what has been called "The Greatest Game. "How could they get one of Alan's jerseys?" He did everything that was asked of him, but Weeb would never give the guy a break. See Quick Facts . To be sure, Ameche's identity as Wisconsin's first Heisman winner gives him a special place in UW sports history and the broader history of the school itself but let's imagine a world in which Ameche had narrowly lost that 1954 Heisman vote, which was very close. Weeb was blind to Alan's productivity as a player. Alan Ameche is best remembered for scoring the touchdown that gave the Colts the victory over the New York Giants in the first overtime game in NFL Championship history on December 28, 1958. Alan got along with everybody. Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". He died on January 2, 2001 in Iowa, aged 65. 3 Ameche, whose great power, speed and elusiveness made No. No one cared who scored the touchdown, either, as long as someone did, she says. Born in 1933 to Italian immigrants, he grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he played for one of the state's best-ever high school football teams. Amy Bloom and Brian A. Ameche were married yesterday at their home in Durham, Conn. Mr. Fischer married his college sweetheart, Barbara Freeland, in 1953. Son: Michael Daughter: Catherine Daughter: Elizabeth Son: Paul (d.) High School: Kenosha Bradford High School, Kenosha, WI (1951) University: BS Physical Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1955) Heisman . 1977 wirkte er an McCoy Tyners Album Inner Voices, 1987 am Soundtrack-Album Siesta von Marcus Miller und Miles Davis mit. Don Ameche was a versatile and popular American film actor in the 1930s and '40s, usually as the dapper, mustached leading man. View all Kenosha County obituaries. 25 No. The award is named to honor the legacy of Jim Stewart, who passed away in August of 2020. He ranks second in Colts history in single-game rushing with 194 yards on 21 carries against the Chicago Bears in 1955. His father was an Italian immigrant. He earned his nickname "The Horse" for his tremendous training ethic, power, and stamina. 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