Public Relations Director
"Ed joined the Giants in 1965 as Director of Promotion, a position he held until 1972 when he became Director of Public Relations. Prior to joining the Giants, he was a police reporter and feature news columnist with the Yonkers Herald Statesman for three years, and sports editor and columnist for the White Plains Reporter Dispatch for six years.
Born in North Tarrytown, New York, Ed played football, basketball and baseball at North Tarrytown High School, earning All-League honors in all three seasons. He went to Iona College on a basketball scholarship, lettered there three years and played in two national tournaments as a teammate of Richie Guerrin. He also lettered three years in baseball as a pitcher, winning All-Met honors his senior year.
Ed pitched briefly in the minor league North Atlantic League before entering the Army during the Korean War where he served in the Signal Corps for two years. He still lives in North Tarrytown."
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
1976 Profile: Vinnie Swerc
Administrative Assistant
"A retired sales and purchasing executive, Vinnie Swerc has been affiliated with the Giants since the 1933 season ... giving him four decades of being around the club. During that period, Swerc has assisted in many ways, initially working in the clubhouse on game days and assisting on the field, and now as a full-time administrative assistant at the club's Pace University training facility where he assists in such areas as preparation of contracts, purchasing of orders and public relations, as well as continuation of his game day work.
Vinnie is a native of Elm Park, Staten Island, graduated from Port Richmond High School there and played on championship basketball teams in the Staten Island area for several years thereafter. His arrival with the Giants in 1933 coincided with that of Ken Strong, the NYU All-American. Swerc served for many years as the head of sales and as a purchasing agent for George H. McFaddon Cotton Merchants in New York until his retirement in 1972.
Vinnie lives in Port Richmond and his favorite pastime, other than the Giants, is travel, particularly in the Caribbean area."
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
"A retired sales and purchasing executive, Vinnie Swerc has been affiliated with the Giants since the 1933 season ... giving him four decades of being around the club. During that period, Swerc has assisted in many ways, initially working in the clubhouse on game days and assisting on the field, and now as a full-time administrative assistant at the club's Pace University training facility where he assists in such areas as preparation of contracts, purchasing of orders and public relations, as well as continuation of his game day work.
Vinnie is a native of Elm Park, Staten Island, graduated from Port Richmond High School there and played on championship basketball teams in the Staten Island area for several years thereafter. His arrival with the Giants in 1933 coincided with that of Ken Strong, the NYU All-American. Swerc served for many years as the head of sales and as a purchasing agent for George H. McFaddon Cotton Merchants in New York until his retirement in 1972.
Vinnie lives in Port Richmond and his favorite pastime, other than the Giants, is travel, particularly in the Caribbean area."
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
1976 Profile: Julius Horai
Administrative Assistant
"A key man at the Giants' training facility operation at Pace University in Westchester County, NY is Julius 'Whitey' Horai who has been associated with the club since 1954. Whitey handles a myriad of details at the training complex, including maintenance of fields, buildings, grounds and equipment as well as serving as the coordinator of transportation and film exchanges. He's also a familiar figure on the sidelines during games.
A native of Richmond, Staten Island, Whitey graduated from Curtis High School there, then went on to Wagner College where he worked for the athletic department as equipment and field maintenance man under Jim Lee Howell. When Jim Lee came to the Giants as head coach in 1954, Horai also came in a part-time capacity, then joined the club full time in 1970. Whitey still resides on Staten Island."
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
"A key man at the Giants' training facility operation at Pace University in Westchester County, NY is Julius 'Whitey' Horai who has been associated with the club since 1954. Whitey handles a myriad of details at the training complex, including maintenance of fields, buildings, grounds and equipment as well as serving as the coordinator of transportation and film exchanges. He's also a familiar figure on the sidelines during games.
A native of Richmond, Staten Island, Whitey graduated from Curtis High School there, then went on to Wagner College where he worked for the athletic department as equipment and field maintenance man under Jim Lee Howell. When Jim Lee came to the Giants as head coach in 1954, Horai also came in a part-time capacity, then joined the club full time in 1970. Whitey still resides on Staten Island."
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
Saturday, March 12, 2016
1976 Profile: Sid Moret
Equipment Manager-Assistant Trainer
"For the past 27 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."
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
"For the past 27 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."
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
Saturday, March 5, 2016
1976 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 32-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-Star 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.)"
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
"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 32-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-Star 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.)"
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
1976 Profile: Roosevelt Brown
Scout
"Roosevelt Brown'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 45, 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."
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
"Roosevelt Brown'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 45, 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."
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
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