But fifty-six years after the fact, he still remembers the moment with crystal clarity because of the conversation that accompanied the sighting. He was spoiled at Wisconsin. [18][19] One, Ron Ameche, owned a restaurant, "Ameche's Pumpernickel" in Coralville, Iowa. The bride, 54, is keeping her name.. Other attendees included: Randolph Scott, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ginger Rogers and Barbra Stanwyck. "I saw that myself, his need to needle players. [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. After his career was prematurely interrupted by an Achilles' tendon injury in 1960, sustained while blocking the Detroit Lions' Alex Karras, he became a . 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. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. Copyright 2023 American Community Journals, LLC |, The James H. Stewart IV Wall of Distinction. Ameche scored in overtime to give Baltimore its first NFL championship. Weight: 215. Brian was devoted to his wife, Amy Bloom, whom he married in 2007. Alan Ameche was previously married to Yvonne Ameche Davis. Subscribe for great stories in your community! The Ameche-Ewbank feud was common knowledge among Colts insiders, and it really was an anomaly. He ran for 4,045 yards, scored 40 touchdowns and was inducted into the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame in 1975. On September 15th, Malvern Preparatory School, an independent Augustinian school for boys, will induct an Inaugural Class of alumni and community members to an honorary institution that brings an entirely new meaning to Hall of Fame.. She is a daughter of Murray Teigh Bloom of Branford, Conn., and the late Sydelle Bloom. "The really strange thing is that Weeb never changed his mind about Alan. Most of those, though, came between the 20s. The platform features a wide range of content including news, features, profiles and reviews, showcasing Kenoshas outstanding people, places and events. to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. 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 . 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.. Mr.. That goes for cowboys, farmers and chemists. The winner of the 1954 Heisman Trophy, Ameche held the NCAA record for career rushing yards at the time of his graduation. He had great hands because he was also a good basketball player. It's an honor that goes beyond the moment.". "When you lose control of the team, you can be the best organized coach in the world, but it doesn't do you any good," Marchetti said. 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. In 1940, he was voted the 21st-most-popular star in Hollywood. He was more of a complete halfback.'. 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. "I have my theories about it, but I honestly don't know for sure. In the 1950s he worked on Broadway and in television, and was the host of NBC's International Showtime from 1961 to 1965. 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. Dupre looks to block and Jim Catcavage and Cliff Livingston of the. "Don Ameche" in Thomas, Nicholas ed. During his glorious career at Army, he was known as "Mr. Outside" to Felix "Doc" Blanchard's "Mr. He was a first-round draft pick for the Colts, who offered him the princely sum of $15,000 the highest annual salary for a rookie to date. . Abandoned a career as a lawyer to take up acting. 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 . Alan Ameche is a member of the following lists: American football running backs, 1988 deaths and 1933 births. "The relationships I've made, the friends I've made who are friends to this day, the wonderful associations with past winners and their families -- what a special gift," Davis said in a telephone interview this week. 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. Don Ameche (/ m i t i /; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 - December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. Although he wanted to play for his home-state Green Bay Packers, a Packers coach said the team passed him up because it did not think Mr. Ameche was fast enough to run off tackle in the pros. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. "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. "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. Yvonne Ameche was invited each year, as are all recipients and their wives, even after Ameche passed away. Heisman Voting : 6th in 1953, 1st in 1954. But mediocrity set in, and the Colts went 2119 in the following three seasons. Tom Braatz, executive vice president of football . [11], Following his appearances as announcer and sketch participant on The Chase and Sanborn Hour, Ameche achieved memorable success during the late 1940s playing opposite Frances Langford in The Bickersons, the Philip Rapp radio comedy series about a combative married couple. Interred at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery (formerly St. Philomina's), Dubuque, IA (grave unmarked). Ameche, a hard-charging fullback, gained 133 yards on 28 carries in a performance that would land him posthumously in the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 2004. 'He was very strong in the Philadelphia community.'. Weeb wouldn't bother to fine certain people on the team, and you can't have a double standard like that.". "Alan worked hard, he played hard, he was a good blocker. Don Ameche. His motivating question was, "What do I have to give the world?" his family said. '"[9] Such an identity between Ameche and the telephone was forged, that in the 1940 film Go West, Groucho Marx proclaims, "Telephone? Don Ameche was a versatile and popular American film actor in the 1930s and '40s, usually as the dapper, mustached leading man. and the University of Wisconsin, where his cousin Alan Ameche played football and won the Heisman Trophy in 1954. 35 famous last year at Wisconsin, heads up the field. That's all he needed to judge Alan, or any player for that matter, but Weeb took it way beyond that. "When opponents are teeing off on your quarterback, obviously it affects your passing game. Yvonne Davis never strayed far from the game in the decades that followed. It led to the use of the word "ameche" as juvenile slang for a telephone, as noted by Mike Kilen in the Iowa City Gazette (December 8, 1993): "The film prompted a generation to call people to the telephone with the phrase: 'You're wanted on the Ameche. Alan Ameche was previously married to Yvonne Ameche Davis. Lino Dante "Alan" Ameche (June 1, 1933 - August 8, 1988) (FB) was a two-time All-American at the University of Wisconsin and won the 1954 Heisman Trophy as college football's outstanding player of the year. Free shipping. August 8, 1988 (aged 55) Houston Texas. His father was an Italian immigrant. "Here's my brother, who had no reputation or anything, and Alan is the Heisman Trophy winner, big star coming in, and he and Itsy are friends right away. "I remember it because Weeb made a really strange comment that stuck with me over the years. Ameche may have been popular with his teammates, but not all of the NFL's talent scouts were unanimous in their praise of the rookie fullback. He is most remembered for 1954 Heisman Trophy. "Don't get me wrong, Weeb was a helluva coach. Appropriately, this will be the home to this illustrious Wall. And the occasion has caused her to reflect on the award's meaning. "I don't know if Alan would have ever recovered from the Achilles tendon injury or not, because that injury was pretty uncommon those days, so there wasn't a lot of medical experience to go by in dealing with that injury. He was a tough guy and he could take it.". Returning to film work in his later years, Ameche enjoyed a fruitful revival of his career beginning with his role as a villain in Trading Places (1983) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Cocoon (1985). 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. she wonders. Ameche's salary, which was $34,499 in 1936 and $51,833 in 1937, grew to $147,824 in 1940. It's Alan Ameche, certainly the best football player Kenosha has ever produced and arguably the best athlete overall. 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. Fans named Ameche Wisconsin's "all-time greatest player.". 2020-02-02 -. An Academy Award winning American actor. 1. . Alan Ameche won the Heisman Trophy during his senior season at . Burris had 838 points. When Wisconsin received the Rose Bowl nod from the Big Ten, it ignited a wild celebration in Madison. He'd let it slide. "It gives you immortality," Davis says. Born in 1933 to Italian immigrants, Alan Ameche grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and went on to break Big Ten rushing records for the Wisconsin Badgers, leading them to . Ewbank may have won the battle with Ameche. The Rev. Ameche was pictured with Lana Turner, Doris Day, Bob Hope, Leah Feland, the Tournament of Roses Queen, and many others. ', Braatz said Ameche was a big halfback who could run both inside and outside but, 'he also had the home run speed. "I don't think there is any question about that. One Los Angeles paper ran nearly a half-page picture of the Kenosha fullback.. On this date (Jan. 1) in 1953, Kenoshas Alan Ameche turned in one of the greatest games in Rose Bowl history. Malvern teacher, Charles Chic Kelly will be awarded for his role as a long-term mentor on campus and for The Friends and Family of Chic Kelly Foundation, which provides funds for individuals living with a spinal cord injury and lack the necessary resources. USC quarterback Rudy Bukich, whose touchdown pass accounted for the games only score, was the MVP. She was a member of the Sulgrave Club, the New Scotland Garden Club and Christ Episcopal Church in Georgetown. . It's very sad. Alan Ameche has scored the touchdown, and the Baltimore Colts are the professional football champions of the world! videos, The running back was the NFL's rookie of the year and played five seasons with the Colts. $28.95 11 Used from $10.95 11 New from $24.99 2 Collectible from $49.00. [18] They had six children. Don Ameche born Dominic Felix Amici May 31, 1908 - December 6, 1993) was a versatile and popular American film actor in the 1930s and '40s, usually as the dapper, mustached leading man. With Unitas fully settled in, the Colts won back-to-back world championships in 1958 and 1959. That's exactly a big part of what was happening. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons in the league. 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. Don Ameche was born as Dominic Felix Amici on May 31, 1908, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She is the author of five books including the novel Away (Random House, 2007), and an adjunct professor of creative writing at Yale. "You know Alan played linebacker in college. He was named All Pro from 1955 through 1958. 51-53 (article titled "The Bickersons"). 'He was a real, solid, good person,' he said. "It was so strange because here Weeb hadn't even had a chance to know the guy and he'd already made up his mind about him," Marchetti said. 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. Family (1) Spouse Yvonne Molinaro ( 27 November 1952 - 8 August 1988) (his death) (6 children) Trivia (14) Fullback for the Baltimore Colts (1955-1960). "I knew Alan was a good guy from the get go and I'll tell you why," Marchetti said. Here is how the 1954 Heisman vote went down: Ameche won a close vote with 1,068 points. Don Ameche (/miti/; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 December 6, 1993)[1] was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. His zodiac sign is Pisces. It began on NBC in 1946, moving to CBS the following year. But you better believe it we all knew. [10], Ameche did Happy Land (1943), Wing and a Prayer (1944), and Greenwich Village (1944). 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). The Badgers squandered two other chances inside the red zone, including one march that reached the 3. 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. lists, Alan, his wife, and six children remained on the east coast. It might have only been a first impression, but apparently for the inflexible Ewbank, it was his lasting impression of Ameche. On this page: Rushing & Receiving. Ameche, 22, of Malvern was pronounced dead at Paoli Memorial Hospital of head and internal injuries shortly after the accident. Calling the telephone the "Don Ameche" became popular American slang in the 1930s and '40s due to his role as Alexander Graham Bell. His mother, Barbara Etta Hertel, was of Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry. 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. "Some of us liked to drink a lot of beer after games, but Alan went home to his family. 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. And she can't help but note how much the game has changed over the years, both college and pro. "Weeb never liked the Horse from the beginning and it was because the writers were writing more about the Horse than they were about him. "How could they get one of Alan's jerseys?" "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. He was not one of the "party boys" clique that exists on every NFL team. 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. He is best remembered for scoring the winning touchdown against the New Yorks Giants in the 1958 NFL championship. 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. Alan Ameche Email: alanameche@hotmail.com . 19 is Baltimore Colts fullback Alan Ameche's one . Ameche looked to have the Badgers cooking early in the third quarter when he broke free and galloped 54 yards before he was corralled at the USC 33. 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 played both fullback and linebacker during his college football career with the Wisconsin Badgers. Awarded two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6101 Hollywood Blvd. This Date in Kenosha Sports History: 'The Horse' gains 133 yards in 7-0 loss to USC. He died on August 8, 1988 in Houston, Texas, USA. Jersey Number: 35. "I don't even have one! All rights reserved. She moved to the Washington area after her marriage in 1940 to Andrew S. Keck. Things like that really bothered Weeb. 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. He is a son of Yvonne Ameche Davis of Berwyn, Pa., and the late Alan Ameche. 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