Don Ameche joined forces with notables Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, among others after World War II, as owners of the Los Angeles Dons (fitting name) of the All-American Football League. Coaches, players and faculty members joined the celebrations and indications were that there would be no more classes today.. Date of Death: Aug 08, 1988. Draft: 1st round, 3rd overall of the 1955 NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts. Bio: After winning the Heisman Trophy in 1954 at the University of Wisconsin, Alan Ameche was selected by the Baltimore Colts with the third overall pick in the 1955 draft. Updated daily. The title matchup has been labeled, 'The Best Football Game Ever Played.'. He very seldom made a mistake. [13], He earned good reviews for the David Mamet and Shel Silverstein-penned Things Change (1988); The New York Times said that he showed "the kind of great comic aplomb that wins actors awards for other than sentimental reasons. Donovan thinks there might be more to Ewbank's dislike of Ameche than the fullback's tendency to be tardy. An Academy Award winning American actor. Alan Ameche Football Player #142870. The family then returned to Kenosha, where he attended Bradford High School. Like every team, the players came from all walks of life, but this was a group that genuinely practiced and believed in the team concept. Alan Ameche won the Heisman Trophy during his senior season at . 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. . Survived by his wife Amy Bloom, her three children Alexander Moon, Caitlin Sorenson (Corey) and Sarah Moon (Jasmine) as well as by his mother, Yvonne Ameche Davis and his siblings Alan. This is first biography of Alan "The Horse" Ameche, one of America's great gridiron heroes. He is also survived by his mother, Yvonne Ameche Davis, his siblings Alan Ameche, Catherine Cappelletti, Michael Ameche and Beth D'Arcy. . Yvonne Davis never strayed far from the game in the decades that followed. It's an honor that goes beyond the moment.". This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. She moved to the Washington area after her marriage in 1940 to Andrew S. Keck. This Date in Kenosha Sports History: 'The Horse' gains 133 yards in 7-0 loss to USC. That's all he needed to judge Alan, or any player for that matter, but Weeb took it way beyond that. Things like that really bothered Weeb. [3] He played on George Benson's White Rabbit album and two years later, in 1973, joined his touring band.[4]. Upon returning to the U.S. they settled in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The recent winner was Ron Dayne in 1999, but Alan Ameche came first in 1954. Despite what Ameche would accomplish on the field for the Colts, and his feats were borderline Hall of Fame caliber, Ewbank would ride him mercilessly and, eventually, right out of the league. "You know Alan played linebacker in college. By 1932, Ameche had become the leading man on two other Chicago-based programs: the dramatic anthology First Nighter and Betty and Bob, considered by many to be the forerunner of the soap-opera genre. We could move the ball from 20 to 20 but something always seemed to pop up when it looked like we could go all the way.. But fifty-six years after the fact, he still remembers the moment with crystal clarity because of the conversation that accompanied the sighting. 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 University of Wisconsin campus became the scene of celebration as word spread quickly that the Badgers had been chosen to represent the Western Conference in the Rose Bowl football classic, the Associated Press reported in stories published on Nov. 24, 1952. Alan Ameche, the University of Wisconsin's football full back, and nicknamed "the Horse," is pictured with his wife Yvonne and their five-month-old son Brian at their 131 Craig Avenue house. He was awfully tough on those 5- and 6-yard plunges but you cant tell me he weighs only 205 pounds, USC coach Jess Hill said in reports of the day. His zodiac sign is Pisces. After his retirement, Mr. Ameche and Gino Marchetti, a former Colt teammate, founded a successful chain of East Coast restaurants called Gino's. Mr. Ameche later sold out his interest. Unfortunately Ameche's Wisconsin Badgers lost to the University of Southern California, 7-0, before 101,500 in Pasadena, Calif., in the school's first appearance in the "granddaddy of them all.". 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. She was a charter member of the Potomac chapter of the Herb Society of America and served on the board of The Washington Home. He was a tough guy and he could take it.". The team was 5-6-1 in Ameche's rookie season of 1955; 5-7 in 1956, quarterback Johnny Unitas's first season with the team; and 75 in 1957. WINSOME COMBINATION INCLUDES AMECHE, WIFE YVONNE, SONS BRIAN AND ALAN. And it was at one such Heisman gathering that she came to know Davis, now 78, whose wife had died. Alan Ameche, that is. To Yvonne, smitten since she sat behind him in social studies in junior high, Ameche was the cutest thing she ever saw. New York: Facts on File, 1992. 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 . He sees Alan in front of us and he says, 'There is our big draft choice. UW and Ameche were tasked with solving Pacific Coast Conference champion USC, which possessed the nations No. I think maybe Weeb took that as not caring or being too lackadaisical, but that just wasn't the case. He was also popular as a radio master of ceremonies during this time. Suitably, they took turns winning the Heisman, too, with Blanchard claiming the 1945 trophy and Davis the following year. $28.95 11 Used from $10.95 11 New from $24.99 2 Collectible from $49.00. Before he got the opportunity to showcase his acting skills in the film and . 3 Ameche, whose great power, speed and elusiveness made No. He later played for the Bears and was a guest at Holy Rosary Sports Night on Feb. 13, 1966 along with the Cubs Ernie Banks, George Altman and Dick Ellsworth, the Packers Jim Grabowski and legendary Braves announcer Earl Gillespie. "Angelo had a slim chance of making it, because he had been out of football for a couple years. [2][3][4] Ameche was the second-oldest of eight children; he had three brothers, Umberto (Bert), James (Jim Ameche), and Louis, and four sisters, Elizabeth, Catherine, Mary and Anna. Login He's a wonderful player, very unique. Alan had a habit of always being barely late for everything meetings, practice, pregame meals. On this page: Rushing & Receiving. Alan Ameche prices (Football Cards 1956 Topps) are updated daily for each source listed above. Dupre looks to block and Jim Catcavage and Cliff Livingston of the. Anyone can read what you share. Braatz said that resulted in a lifelong friendship between the couples and they became godparents for each other's children. Most of those, though, came between the 20s. He was best known for being a Football Player. This is first biography of Alan "The Horse" Ameche, one of America's great gridiron heroes. 51-53 (article titled "The Bickersons"). These days, hardly a week goes by that Davis doesn't get four or five items in the mail that people want him to autograph. She is the author of five books including the novel Away (Random House, 2007), and an adjunct professor of creative writing at Yale. [10], Ameche did Happy Land (1943), Wing and a Prayer (1944), and Greenwich Village (1944). But Yvonne Davis will be there, joined by children, grandchildren, sisters and cousins, as Ameche is honored on the 50th anniversary of his 1954 Heisman Award. Was well known for having a peaceful, soothing but authoritative sounding voice. "I don't even have one! It's very sad. June 1, 1933 Kenosha Wisconsin. Became a father for the fourth time at age 32 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Lawrence Michael Ameche on July 20, 1940. CLASS OF 2015. Ameche may have been tardy to meetings, but he didn't have to worry about being fined for breaking curfew. "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. 4 Gathering speed now, Ameche is almost in the clear on his very first ball-carrying trip in the pro football ranks. Alan was on the receiving end of it. And she can't help but note how much the game has changed over the years, both college and pro. As his film popularity waned in the 1950s, he continued working in theater and some TV. "I think Weeb was influenced very much as a young coach working under Paul Brown," Berry said. She is also an executive producer, a writer and a creator of the Lifetime Network television series State of Mind. Ms. Bloom graduated from Wesleyan University and received a masters degree in social work from Smith. 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. That's all he had on his mind. GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The late Alan Ameche left a legacy of personal warmth, outstanding football achievement and shrewd business sense. Born in Italy in 1933, his parents, August and Elizabeth Ameche, emigrated to the United States in the late 1930s, but returned to Italy for a year. It might have only been a first impression, but apparently for the inflexible Ewbank, it was his lasting impression of Ameche. There was no such thing as agents, she adds with a chuckle. This excerpt of Alan Ameche: The Story Of The Horse by Dan Manoyan reveals that his career with the Colts wasn't always so smooth. 19 is Baltimore Colts fullback Alan Ameche's one . The Ameche-Ewbank feud was common knowledge among Colts insiders, and it really was an anomaly. He had a great football mind. As his film popularity waned in the 1950s, he continued working in theater and some TV. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Who Is Alan Ameche's Wife? 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. Freshman Paul Shwaiko, a Bradford graduate, played every down on defense, handled three punts and came up with an interception. Some consider it the greatest game ever by a Colts running back because he did it in just 15 carries -- an incredible 13 yards per carry. Marchetti was a World War II veteran who was a machine gunner at the Battle of the Bulge and would later in life be Ameche's business partner. In 1939, Ameche played the title character in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939). It began on NBC in 1946, moving to CBS the following year. Connect any celebrity with Alan Ameche to see how closely they are linked romantically! Available for purchase from the publisher, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. He was just a prince and I mean that seriously.". Read up on Alan Ameche's biography, career, awards and more on ESPN. 2/1/2013. From there he went on to break Big Ten rushing records for the University of Wisconsin Badgers, leading them to the 1953 Rose Bowl and winning the . "I remember it was before camp opened, and I was walking with [Colts coach] Weeb Ewbank. 'He was a track 100-yard dash man, he played basketball and he was, I think, a great football player. "My brother [Angelo "Itsy" Marchetti] tried out for the Colts the same year Alan was a rookie, and he and Alan made friends right away. "To be honest with you, I think that's what Weeb had in mind for Alan to play linebacker," Marchetti said. lists, at age 85. Lino Dante "Alan" Ameche (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 after winning the Heisman Trophy in college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. AMECHE, BRIAN A. James Murray, the Ronald McDonald House Co-Founder and former Philadelphia Eagles General Manager, will be recognized for his many philanthropic endeavors and his contributions to Malverns spiritual programs. He was the type of guy who never wanted to leave Antioch [California]; just be around his family and go fishing. Born in Italy, Ameche grew up in Kenosha, Wisc., where he was an all-state fullback at Bradford High. Ameche, a junior at Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., was visiting his family for the holidays. He was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1955 and led the NFL in rushing as a rookie with 961 yards. The platform features a wide range of content including news, features, profiles and reviews, showcasing Kenoshas outstanding people, places and events. "I'm sure Alan got a good bonus for signing a contract, and Weeb probably didn't like that either. But some of us would make mistakes, and he wouldn't say nothing about it. He did everything that was asked of him, but Weeb would never give the guy a break. Ameche rushed for 194 yards on that afternoon. Alan Ameche NFL Stats. He was a good friend. You get out of balance in the NFL and your butt is going to get handed to you. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. 'We're shocked,' he said. Inside." Alan Ameche was previously married to Yvonne Ameche Davis. It's Alan Ameche, certainly the best football player Kenosha has ever produced and arguably the best athlete overall. We just couldnt put it over, Ameche said in the Kenosha News. Help keep Alan Ameche profile up to date. He is also the chairman of Durhams Conservation Commission. PHOTO. Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". View all Kenosha County obituaries. Amy Bloom and Brian A. Ameche were married yesterday at their home in Durham, Conn. After retiring from professional football, he and former Colts teammate Gino Marchetti went into business together, founding a successful chain of East Coast fast-food restaurants called Gino's. That goes for cowboys, farmers and chemists. I went up to see my brother, and there was Alan, playing cards with five or six of the other rookies. "Alan came in here as Heisman Trophy winner and he had a personality that was very extroverted, and he had a tremendous sense of humor and laughed a lot. The Rev. Survivors include his wife, Lucille M. Henry of Washington; a son, Eugene R. Henry of Alexandria, and three grandchildren. He played for the Baltimore Colts from 1955 to 1960, and scored in overtime to defeat the New York Giants in the National Football Leagues 1958 championship game. With this new recognition, Malvern aims to honor the selfless leaders who walked their halls before and inspire the current generation to forge their own paths. photos, With Unitas fully settled in, the Colts won back-to-back world championships in 1958 and 1959. Heisman Voting : 6th in 1953, 1st in 1954. Davis was too weak to travel from their home in La Quinta, Calif., for the annual Heisman festivities this weekend. Fans knew the two-way star as "the Horse." Burris had 838 points. All rights reserved. Became a father for the first time at age 25 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Dominic Felix Ameche--aka. | Alan Ameche is immortalized in NFL lore for scoring the winning touchdown in what has often been called the "Greatest Game Ever Played." The 1958 NFL championship game was the first to go to . The running back was the NFL's rookie of the year and played five seasons with the Colts. She was a young wife, the mother of two, when Wisconsin's stampeding fullback won the Heisman in 1954. They didn't baby you in college, did they Gino?' Survivors include her husband, of Washington. 'Business-wise, he got a break everything was good for him,' said Braatz. Subscribe for great stories in your community! 1977 Topps MINNESOTA VIKINGS Complete TEAM Set TARKENTON Alan PAGE Carl ELLER. Unfortunately Ameches Wisconsin Badgers lost to the University of Southern California, 7-0, before 101,500 in Pasadena, Calif., in the schools first appearance in the granddaddy of them all.. He was babied in college. Abandoned a career as a lawyer to take up acting. Following four years at the University of Wisconsin that made him a legend, Ameche was selected in the first round of the National Football League draft by the Baltimore Colts. "To be honest with you, I don't think Weeb liked anybody who made more money than he did," Donovan theorized. Ameche was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin as Lino Dante Amici to Italian immigrant parents who came to the United States in the late 1920s, although they returned for a year to Italy during his childhood. [21] A Republican, he supported the campaign of Thomas Dewey in the 1944 United States presidential election[22] and Ameche had intended to study law, but . In lieu of flowers, please consider . In his very first run from scrimmage as a Colt, Mr. Ameche broke off tackle against the Chicago Bears and raced 79 yards for a touchdown. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Red Devils responded with a 5-3 record, winning their final four games. Many of our young men are already interested in business and entrepreneurship in general, said Adrienne Niles, Malverns Director of Enrollment Management. Not long ago Yvonne Davis ran into someone who had bought one of Ameche's jerseys for $5,000. to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. That was the beginning of a wonderful relationship with my camera, and all the places I have taken it. He is famous for scoring the winning touchdown in overtime in the 1958 NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants, labeled "The Greatest Game Ever Played.". and more from FamousFix.com, Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. Place of Death: Houston, TX. 5 Picking up a friendly convoy from Colt End Raymond Berry (82), the 217-pound Ameche crosses the 35-yard line In the 1950s he worked on Broadway and in television, and was the host of NBC's International Showtime from 1961 to 1965. Americans pronounced his last name incorrectly in Italian ("Ah-mee-see"). School: Wisconsin. He had two daughters, Connie and Bonnie. "We became overly reliant on Unitas throwing the football. On this date (Jan. 27) in 1955, the professional football career of Kenosha's Alan Ameche was launched. 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. We all had tremendous respect for him. 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. On this date (Jan. 1) in 1953, Kenoshas Alan Ameche turned in one of the greatest games in Rose Bowl history. 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. Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. He was named rookie of the year in 1955 and accumulated All-Pro honors until an Achilles . She was a young wife, the mother of two, when Wisconsin's stampeding fullback won the Heisman in 1954. and for Radio at 6313 Hollywood Blvd. Amy Bloom and Brian A. Ameche were married yesterday at their home in Durham, Conn. "It was really strange," said Marchetti, the Baltimore Colts Hall of Famer and arguably the greatest defensive end ever to play in the NFL. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Oscar-Nominated Science Fiction, Horror, & Fantasy Films. 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". Other recipients include Don ONeill a generous contributor to Malvern whose nonprofit, The Immokalee Foundation, provides educational opportunities to children of migrant workers, Joan Downs, a mother of eight children who forged the pipeline for increasing the number of students of color to enroll in Malvern. Other guys, like Alan, he'd be all over them for every little thing. She has also covered nine Olympics, three World Cups and written extensively about tennis, auto racing and college sports since joining The Post in 1998. Badgers Wire recalled this particular part of the larger story of Alan Ameche: . [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 . 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. About American Football (American) Player Alan Ameche was born Lino Dante "Alan" Ameche on 1st March, 1933 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA and passed away on 8th Aug 1988 Houston, Texas, USA aged 55. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "The only thing I can think of is one thing. I just know that our offense totally changed from the time we lost Alan Ameche, and two years later Weeb got fired himself because he couldn't put a balanced attack on the field. After immigrating to the United States, August and Elizabeth Ameche moved their family back to Italy in the late 1930s. As a handsome, debonair leading man in 40 films over the next 14 years . Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft. His father was an Italian immigrant. You don't usually see a superstar coming in to camp and hanging out with a guy trying to make the team who didn't really have a chance. The bridegroom, also 54, is an architect with Marx/Okubo, a real estate investment consulting firm in Farmington, Conn. [18] They had six children. "He was a good planner, too, but he was weak leader. A: The short answer is no. We would talk about things that might happen [on the football field] or whatever. [17], Ameche was married to Honore Prendergast from 1932 until her death in 1986. He was a clerk at the Main Post Office in Washington from 1948 until he retired in 1975. Alan Ameche was born Lino Dante Amici in Italy in 1933. Alan Ameche (; 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). Marchetti's opinion of Ewbank is very similar. Hardcover. 'We knew he had problems with open-heart surgery and all, but he was so tough, we thought he'd make it through. 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. Don Ameche was born as Dominic Felix Amici on May 31, 1908, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Appropriately, this will be the home to this illustrious Wall. His father was a football star at the University of Wisconsin and won the Heisman Trophy in 1954. Alan "the Horse" Ameche. He is the fourth-leading rusher in Colts history despite playing just five seasons. Top 3 Results for Alan Ameche. Mr. Fischer married his college sweetheart, Barbara Freeland, in 1953. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. "But it never got to that point because Alan did so well running the ball. He graduated from Armstrong High School and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1937 to 1940. Awards And Honors. Other attendees included: Randolph Scott, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ginger Rogers and Barbra Stanwyck. Quick Facts . He also missed a field goal. $3.75 + $3.75 shipping. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, "Don Ameche Is Dead at 85; Oscar Winner for 'Cocoon', "Happeningsmag.com-Don Ameche - Actors - Hall of Fame", "Ameche's son in Iowa City recalls dad's legacy of joy", "The Coffin Corner Vol. A very hard worker. 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