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Happy 57th birthday to Bob Bleier
Born June 1, 1964 in Rochester, New York
Patriot QB, 1987; uniform #10
The cousin of Rocky Bleier was
New England's starting quarterback when the NFL players went on strike in '87 and replacement players were used for three games. Bleier
still ranks first in University of Richmond school history in most passing categories, but installing a productive pass offense in such a short time with no veterans was impossible for the coaches of the replacements in '87. Bob is now a financial adviser and
active in youth charitable organizations in western New York.
University of Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame
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Bob Bleier was one of the most prolific passer in Richmond football history. He is first on Richmond's career lists with 1,169 career attempts, 672 completions, 8,057 passing yards and 54 passing touchdowns from 1983-86. Bleier owns three of the top five passing seasons in school history. He was Second Team All-Yankee Conference in 1986 and played in the Blue-Gray Game following that season. Bleier played for the New England Patriots of the National Football League in 1987.
Bob Bleier, former NFL quarterback, cited for work with Camp Good Days and Special Times.
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Bob is the former managing partner at Bonadio Financial Services, LLC, and is a founding partner at Montage Wealth Management. He works as a trusted advisor to individuals, as well as small- and middle-market companies in the areas of compensation, benefits planning, estate planning, financial...
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Prior to his 28 years in the financial services industry, Bob played professional football with the NFL New England Patriots. In 1991, he was named “The All Time Greatest Quarterback” at the University of Richmond. He has been inducted into three athletic Halls of Fame: Aquinas Institute, NYS Section V, and the University of Richmond. He is a frequent keynote speaker with a number of speaking engagements stressing his lifelong message, “If the opportunity comes, take it; if it doesn’t come, make it”.
Happy 60th birthday to Jon Williams
Born June 1, 1961 in Somerville, New Jersey
Patriot KR/RB, 1984-1985; uniform #44
Pats 3rd round (70th overall) selection in the 1984 draft, from Penn State
Williams had a rough childhood: his father was in prison on a murder charge when he was nine, and three of his six siblings wound up being drug addicts. He somehow persevered and was part of a national championship team at Penn State. Unfortunately he blew out his knee his rookie season, and his pro football career lasted only nine games. Since then he has used his life experience to
council at risk boys on making the right choices, and now works in sales for Federal Express.
RB, #44 Height: 5’9 Weight: 205 Yrs/Pat: 3 Acquired: D-3, 1984 (70th) School: Penn State Major: Counseling Education Born: Jun 1, 1961 Somerville, NJ Personal At different points in his life, the path he could have taken would have led to disastrous results. But Jon Williams never let that...
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Happy 61st birthday to Cedric Jones
Born June 1, 1960 in Norfolk, Virginia
Patriot WR, 1982-1990; uniform #83
Pats 3rd round (56th overall) selection in the 1982 draft, out of Duke
Cedric Jones played in 120 games over nine seasons with the Patriots, scoring 16 touchdowns on 191 receptions for 2,703 yards. At that time he ranked 9th in career franchise receiving yardage (it is 20th now), 9th in receptions (20th) and 10th in TD receptions (22nd). Jones averaged 14.2 yards per reception but did not get a whole lot of passes thrown his way, as he was typically the fourth option after Stanley Morgan, Irving Fryar and RB Tony Collins.
Jones did develop a niche as a trusted possession receiver. His best season was in 1989 when he had 48 receptions for 670 yards and six touchdowns. Part of his post-NFL career includes being the athletic director at the New York Athletic Club, catering in part to athletes focusing on the Olympics.
GREENWICH, Connecticut - He was a mainstay at the wide receiver position for the New England Patriots during the 1980's.
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Cedric Jones played nine seasons at wide receiver for the New England Patriots and has...
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Happy 84th birthday to Joe Biscaha
Born June 1, 1937 in Clifton, New Jersey
Patriot end, 1960; uniform #34
After retiring from football in 1961, Biscaha spent 35 years as a teacher, coach and school administrator in Passaic County, New Jersey. He played briefly for the Giants in 1959, and Patriots in their inaugural season.
Happy 29th birthday to Tony Washington
Born June 1, 1992 in High Point, NC
Patriot WR, 2017 offseason; uniform #17
Signed as free agent on July 27, 2017
Tony Washington during a preseason game between the Patriots and Giants on August 31, 2017 at Gillette Stadium.
The Appalachian State alum never had a chance, having been designated the cursed number 17 jersey.
The New England Patriots announced today the signing of WR Tony Washington and rookie DE Caleb Kidder.
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The New England Patriots announced today that they have released 32 players to reach the NFL-mandatory 53-man limit.
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Washington, 26, signed with New England as a free agent on July 27, 2017. The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder was originally signed by the Indianapolis Colts as a rookie free agent out of Appalachian State on May 11, 2014. He spent his rookie season on the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad in 2014 and began the 2015 season on the Jacksonville practice squad before being added to the 53-man roster on Sept. 26, 2015. In his two seasons with the Jaguars and multiple stints on the practice squad and 53-man roster, Washington appeared in six regular season games as a reserve and caught one pass for 9 yards. He also had one rushing attempt for 8 yards. Washington was released by Jacksonville on May 1, 2017.
Tony Washington, who enjoyed a four-year career as a wide receiver in the National Football League, is in his first season on the ECU staff as the offensive quality
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Washington was a multi-selection to All-Southern Conference squads while at ASU and was chosen to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Senior Bowl. He earned a number of accolades for his performance in the classroom, including SoCon All-Academic, Capital One All-District Academic and ADA FCS All-Star Academic honors, along with being the 2013 recipient of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award & Scholarship. Washington was a Dean's List student at ASU who also captured the school's Science Building Most Outstanding Student Award.
Washington, who prepped at T. Wingate Andrews High School in High Point, N.C., earned dual bachelor's degrees in architecture & design technology and construction management from Appalachian State in 2013. He graduated with a 3.83 grade point average.
June 1, 2001:
Nick Caserio is hired by the Patriots as a personnel assistant. Earlier that year he was a grad assistant at Central Michigan, and held the same position the previous two seasons for Saginaw Valley State.
One other pro football player born on this date with a New England connection:
Joe Costello, 61 (June 1, 1960)
Costello grew up in Stratford CT and went to Central Connecticut State.
The linebacker played 31 games for the Falcons and Raiders from 1986-89, and also spent some time in the CFL and USFL.
Other notable football players born June 1:
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Alan Ameche, 4-time Pro Bowl RB and Heisman Trophy winner.
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Ki Aldrich, 1st overall pick in '39 and C/LB/G for Cardinals and Washington.
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Santana Moss, WR with 10,283 career receiving yards -
and cousin of Patriot RB James White.