1974 Profile: Vin Clements

Running Back
No. 29
Connecticut
"Clements came to the Giants as part of the Fran Tarkenton trade to the Minnesota Vikings after being a No. 4 draft choice of the Vikings in 1971. He started the 1972 regular season on the taxi squad, was activated late in the season and showed power and speed when he got his chance to play. He had 221 yards rushing in 46 carries for a fine 4.8 average, and rushed for 105 yards against the Dallas Cowboys in the season finale. In 1973, he had 214 yards rushing, caught 15 passes and scored two touchdowns.
Vin was an All-East selection at Connecticut, where he set marks in rushing with 2,327 yards despite missing time with a knee injury which required surgery. He had 1,060 yards rushing in his junior year and also punted for a 40.0 average. He also received a letter in track.
Clements was born in Southington, Connecticut and was an all-around athlete at Southington High School. He lists chess and golf as his hobbies."

-1974 New York Giants Media Guide

1974 Profile: Carter Campbell

Defensive End
No. 79
Weber State
"The Giants obtained Campbell via waivers from the Denver Broncos just prior to the opening of the regular season in 1972 and he proved to be a valuable member of the special teams as well as a reserve linebacker. He had one key fumble recovery and one quarterback during his playing time, while doing a fine job on the special teams. Last year, he was a regular defensive end and was credited with 10 quarterback sacks. Campbell was a No. 8 draft choice of the San Francisco 49ers, then went to the Broncos for the 1971 season where he appeared in all 14 games.
Carter was a Junior College All-American at Treasure Valley C.C. in Oregon before winning two letters at Weber State as a defensive tackle. He was named to the Coaches' All-American team in his senior season, and also lettered in track as a high hurdler.
Campbell was born in Mobile, Alabama and starred at Vanden High School in California. His father was a career NCO in the U.S. Air Force. Carter designs his own clothes, has coached during the off-season at East Stroudsburg State College and is an accomplished congo drummer."

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1974 Profile: Bart Buetow

Tackle
No. 60
Minnesota
"A No. 3 draft choice of the Minnesota Vikings in 1972, Bart came to the Giants on waivers in one of the final cutdowns, underwent knee surgery and sat out all of the 1972 campaign. Fully recovered last year, he spent half of the season on the inactive list, but was then activated and played in seven games, chiefly as a special teams man.
Bart was both a tight end and offensive tackle at Minnesota, winning three varsity letters with the Gophers. He also starred in hockey at Minnesota along with his twin brother Brad, and spent this past off-season keeping in shape by playing with Syracuse in the North American Hockey League.
Buetow was born in Moundsville, Minnesota, where he was a fine all-around high school athlete. When he's not breaking up power plays in hockey in the off-season, Bart's a bachelor and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota."

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1974 Profile: Otto Brown

Cornerback
No. 21
Prairie View
"The Giants acquired Brown as a free agent prior to the 1970 season after he was released by the Dallas Cowboys, with whom he had played as a rookie in 1969. Otto spent his first Giant season as a reserve, seeing some duty at free safety, and in 1971 he played both safety and cornerback. Last year, he was again a reserve.
Otto earned two letters at Prairie View College in football as a running back and as a cornerback; he also served as a punt return specialist for coach Hoover Wright. Brown won the Thomas Burton Award for the Prairie View athlete with the highest academic average in the sciences. He was a pre-med student.
Brown was born in Tallahassee, Florida and grew up there, starring in high school as a football and baseball man. He still lives in Tallahassee, where he is continuing his education in the off-season."

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1974 Profile: Tom Blanchard

Punter
No. 15
Oregon
"The No. 12 pick of the Giants in 1971, Tom has been the club's regular punter ever since. He had a 40.6 average for 66 punts and was named as the punter on the NFC's All-Rookie team that year. His current career average of 41.7 on 169 punts ranks him second on the all-time Giant list behind Don Chandler who had a 43.8 average for 525 attempts. A quarterback in college, Tom is highly capable of stepping in as a reserve. He's thrown only twice, completing one for 18 yards, and rushed once for 17 yards on a fake punt.
Blanchard had a fine college career at Oregon as a quarterback-punter. Captain his senior year, he was idled by a knee injury, but nonetheless holds Oregon marks for most touchdown passes in a game (4) and career punting average (41.7). He had his best game against Army in 1969 when he completed 22 of 32 passes for 262 yards.
Tom was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, starred at Grants Pass High School, still lives in Grants Pass and aspires to a teaching career."

-1974 New York Giants Media Guide

1974 Profile: Pete Athas

Cornerback-Punt Returner
No. 45
Tennessee
"Athas came to the Giants as a free agent prior to the 1971 season and won a spot as a defensive back and return man. He's been the starting left cornerback ever since and led the club in interceptions in 1973 with five for 52 yards returned, and in punt returns with 20 for 153 yards.
Pete also shared the club lead in interceptions in 1972 with four, and of his 11 interceptions in three seasons, one went for a touchdown- a 37-yard return against Dallas in 1971. The Cowboys had drafted Athas No. 10 in 1969, but released him during the preseason. He spent the next two seasons in the Continental League, winning All-League honors twice.
Athas had an extremely brief collegiate career, first at Dade Junior College in Miami and then at Tennessee where he played just one season of freshman football after going out for the team without the benefit of a scholarship. He had three interceptions against the Georgia frosh in his very first game.
Pete was born in Hackensack, New Jersey and later moved to Miami where he starred in all sports at Edison High School."

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1974 Profile: Jerry Shay

Scout
"Former Giants defensive tackle Jerry Shay serves as the Giants' scout in the Western States area, including the West Coast and several other states such as Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas. A native of Gary, Indiana, the 30-year-old Shay played for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons and Giants before a broken leg in the final game of the 1970 season ended his career.
A 6-3, 250-pounder, Jerry was the Vikings' No. 1 draft choice in 1966 after an All-American career at Purdue. He played two years with the Vikings, then was traded to the Falcons in 1968 where he was a starting tackle for two years. Jerry came to the Giants in 1970 and was a starter for all of that season, a 9-5 year for the Giants. He never fully recovered from the broken leg and retired after the 1971 season, in which he appeared in only six games, and has served as a scout since 1972.
An All-American for two years at Purdue, Jerry was born in Gary into a family named Dzedzeji (since changed to Shay.)"

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1974 Profile: Roosevelt Brown

Scout
"Roosevelt's appointment to the Giants' scouting staff in 1971 signaled the beginning of yet another era in his outstanding career with the New York ball club. From 1953 through 1965, Rosey ranked as one of the all-time great offensive linemen in the National Football League. He was a big, fast, wide-ranging tackle who earned All-Pro honors six times, was selected to play in the Pro Bowl on eight occasions, and in 1956 was voted Lineman of the Year in the NFL. When a phlebitis condition forced him to retire in 1966, Brown was immediately named assistant line coach by the Giants, a post he held until 1969 when he became head line coach, replacing Jim Trimble.
In 1971 Brown, along with another coaching aide, Ken Kavanaugh, left Alex Webster's staff to assume new responsibilities under Jim Lee Howell, his onetime coach, in the scouting department. Rosey, now 43, is a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey but spends a good deal of his time on the road in search of fresh talent for the Giants."

-1974 New York Giants Media Guide

1974 Profile: Ken Kavanaugh

Scout
"Ken Kavanaugh, one of the most famous names in National Football League history, joined the Giants' scouting staff in 1971 and brought with him a wealth of experience as both a professional player and a coach. Actually, Kavanaugh moved into the Giants' scouting department from the coaching staff, where he had been offensive end coach from 1955-68 and offensive coach from 1969-70, a total of 16 years under three head coaches, Jim Lee Howell (his current scouting superior), Allie Sherman and Alex Webster. Prior to becoming a Giant aide, the Pro Football Hall of Fame end had spent one season (1951) as end coach for his old club, the Chicago Bears, and one season (1954) at Villanova in his hometown of Philadelphia.
As a player, Ken was one of the Bear greats. He starred at end (1940-41), left for an Air Force tour of duty and returned to make All-Pro again in 1947-48. At LSU, Kavanaugh was a four-year regular (1936-39), twice earning All-American honors."

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1974 Profile: Pop Ivy

Scout
"With the start of the 1972 NFL season, Frank (Pop) Ivy began his second tour of duty as a scout for the Giants. A veteran of head coaching assignments in three major professional leagues (NFL, AFL and Canada), Ivy first joined the New York organization as defensive line coach in 1965. He held that post through the 1966 season and then left to head up scouting operations in the Southwest. Coach Alex Webster talked Pop back into coaching in 1971 and he returned to New York from his home in Norman, Oklahoma to tutor the offensive line. Now, for the second time in his Giant career, the veteran football man is once again the club's chief talent hunter in the Southwest.
Ivy has a broad background in pro football. He was head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos in Canada (1954-57), head coach of the Chicago Cardinals in the NFL (1958-61) and then head coach of the Houston Oilers of the AFL (1962-63). An All-American college player at the University of Oklahoma, Pop saw NFL service as an end with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals."

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1974 Profile: Harry Buffington

Scout
"During his 35-odd years in football, Harry Buffington has gained wide experience on virtually every level of the game, experience that he now brings to the Giants' scouting department. In his time, the Pryor, Oklahoma native has been player, coach, scout, recruiter and personnel expert.
His professional playing experience includes one year with the Giants (1942) when he played running back, guard and linebacker; and three years with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the AAC (1946-48). As a collegian, Harry was an all-conference wingback and blocking back for three years at Oklahoma A&M. He received a Master's Degree in secondary school administration there in 1947.
Buffington was head coach and athletic director at Austin College in Texas from 1951-54, and from 1955-62 was defensive coach at Oklahoma State. He filled the same role at Texas Tech in 1963 and then coached the defense for the Edmonton Eskimos in Canada (1964-65). Since 1966, Harry has been an area scout with CEPO."

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1974 Profile: Sid Moret

Equipment Manager-Assistant Trainer
"For the past 25 years, Sid Moret has been an invaluable contributor to the behind-the-scenes operations of the New York Giants. He has filled a variety of necessary roles, including equipment manager, assistant trainer and director of clubhouse morale. Sid, a New Yorker all the way (via Brooklyn, that is), is a product of New York University.
He joined the staff of the Giants in 1949 (the same year as co-trainer John Johnson) and assumed the dual role of equipment man and part-time trainer. Moret worked with the NYU Athletic Association after leaving school and, during World War II, he was associated with the Gene Tunney physical fitness program in the U.S. Navy (1943-45). In 1946-47, Sid was introduced to professional sports as trainer for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the old All-America Conference. Prior to joining the Giants, Brooklyn-born Moret handled the training chores for Brooklyn College (1948-49).
At various times, Sid has also served as trainer for basketball teams visiting Madison Square Garden."

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1974 Profile: John Johnson

Trainer
"John Johnson, a graduate of the Swedish Institute of Physical Therapy, has been a trainer for the Giants for the past 22 years, and during this period has also served as head trainer and physical instructor at Manhattan College.
After serving an internship period at Brooklyn Jewish and Long Island College Hospitals (1937-38), Johnson worked as a physical trainer for the Bedford YMCA and then, from 1942-46, was in charge of physical therapy and rehabilitation at a U.S. Air Force base hospital. His service hitch included duty as a physical therapy instructor, athletic trainer for post teams and as an air-sea rescue medic. From 1946-47, John was a civilian athletic trainer at the U.S. Naval Preflight School at Ottumwa, Iowa.
A member of the Eastern and National Athletic Trainers' Associations as well as the National Physical Therapy Association, Johnson has also served as a trainer for visiting teams at Madison Square Garden (1954-63). He lives in Cresskill, New Jersey."

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1974 Profile: John Dziegiel

Physical Fitness Director
"John Dziegiel, one of the best known and widely respected trainers in the sports field, has a career that dates back over 40 years to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
John started in 1928 by assisting the regular West Point trainers with rubdowns; in 1930, he became a full-time assistant trainer and stayed at The Point until 1944. From 1946 through 1967, Dziegiel was head trainer at Fordham University, dividing his time between Rose Hill and Yankee Stadium, where he was co-trainer, along with John Johnson, for the Football Giants, a post he acquired in 1956.
An acknowledged authority on sports injuries and treatment, John helped found the National Association of Athletic Trainers and is also active in the Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association. He and his family live in Nanuet, New York.
Dziegiel now devotes his full time and energies to a year-round physical training and conditioning program for the Giants. Players living in the New York metropolitan area work regularly with John in the off-season."

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1974 Profile: Dr. Rudy Bono

Team Physician
"As they say, Dr. Rudy Bono had a 'tough act to follow' when he joined the medical staff of the New York Giants back in 1967 as the successor to Dr. Francis J. Sweeney, who had died the previous year. Doc Sweeney had been with the ball club for over 35 years and was something of a walking legend in the NFL, and his shoes would be hard to fill. But in the ensuing years, Rudy Bono has left his own mark on the Giants and is now regarded as one of the top team physicians in the league.
The 45-year-old resident of Englewood, New Jersey forms one half of the Giants' medical team. He is responsible for the general health problems of players and coaches while his colleague, Dr. Tony Pisani, concerns himself with the orthopedic problems.
Dr. Bono received a B.S. from Union College in 1950 and his M.D. from Albany Medical College in 1954. He did his surgical internship at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City from 1954-55 and then served for three years as a Navy Lieutenant (1955-57). In 1965, he became Associate Attending Surgeon At St. Vincent's, and the same year was appointed Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery at the New York University-Bellevue Medical Center."

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1974 Profile: Dr. Anthony Pisani

Team Orthopedic Surgeon
"Dr. Anthony (Tony) Pisani, Chief Orthopedic Surgeon at St. Vincent's Hospitial in New York City, Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Bellvue Medical College and consultant to the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, has been associated with the Football Giants for the past ten years, the last eight as team orthopedic surgeon. In this capacity, he has prolonged the careers of many top Giant players, among them Tucker Frederickson and Greg Larson, and at the same time has won distinction among his fellow medical practitioners.
As one of the most skilled orthopedic men in professional sports, it is a matter of record that Dr. Pisani's surgical techniques for repairing torn knee ligaments have been copied by doctors from other pro football teams, as well as those from basketball and baseball. Athletes are sent to Tony from all parts of the country by coaches and trainers who are familiar with his great success in this area of surgery.
Dr. Pisani, a native New Yorker, graduated from Fordham University in 1931, received his medical degree from New York University and Bellvue Medical School and then spent five years there specializing in orthopedic surgery. From 1941-45, he was chief orthopedic surgeon for U.S. Army hospitals here and abroad."

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1974 Profile: Joe Sulaitis

Assistant Director of Personnel
"Joe Sulaitis brings to his role of Assistant Director of Personnel a broad football background that includes playing, scouting and coaching.
As a player with the Giants from 1943-45 and again from 1947-53, Joe earned a reputation as one of the most versatile men ever to play the game. He was, at various times, a wingback, end, quarterback (blocking back in the A formation) and guard on offense, while on defense he played defensive end, linebacker and defensive back. At any position, he was known as a tough, aggressive 60-minute football player. After his first three-year stint with the Giants, Joe played one year with the Boston Yanks (1946). He returned to the Giants in 1947 and put in seven more productive seasons before retiring in 1953.
Sulaitis' coaching experience included one year (1943) as head coach of North Arlington (New Jersey) High School and two years (1947-48) as backfield coach at Wagner College under Jim Lee Howell, who later became head coach of the Giants and who is now Joe's immediate superior in the club's scouting division. Sulaitis was in private business from 1953 until 1966, when he rejoined his old ball club as an area scout."

-1974 New York Giants Media Guide