Skip Minisi
Another famous name from the football past has a birthday celebration on this day, September 18, 1926. That’s Skip Minisi. He was a former…
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Month: September 2025
Pigskin Dispatch
September 18, 2025
Pug Rentner
Let’s begin with September 18’s birthday boy from 1910, Ernie Pug Rentner, who was a former halfback and quarterback from Northwestern University. Pug Rittner…
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Pigskin Dispatch
September 17, 2025
Ken Burrough: The Last of the Double Zeros
Ken Burrough was born July 14, 1948, in Jacksonville, Florida. A dynamic receiver who became a Houston legend and the final player to wear…
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Pigskin Dispatch
September 17, 2025
Jim Otto: The Iron Man of the Raiders
January 5, 1938 – Wausau, Wisconsin – The great center from the University of Miami, Jim Otto, was born. Otto anchored the Oakland Raiders’…
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Pigskin Dispatch
September 17, 2025
Football History of September 17
A little over a hundred years ago, the end of World War I occurred, and the U.S. economy was booming going into the 1920s.…
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Pigskin Dispatch
September 17, 2025
NFL Week 3: Apologies, Week-to-Week Baffles, and Bold Predictions
As Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season kicks off, hosts Darin Hayes and guest NFL historian Ed Kleese from the Pigskin Dispatch podcast…
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Pigskin Dispatch
September 16, 2025
Floyd Little
July 4, 1942 – New Haven, Connecticut – Syracuse halfback Floyd Little was born. This legendary back has a great story as told by…
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Pigskin Dispatch
September 16, 2025
Anthony Carter: Michigan Standout
Born on September 17, 1960, in Riviera Beach, Florida, Anthony Carter was a dynamic wide receiver whose speed and agility left a lasting mark…
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Pigskin Dispatch
September 16, 2025
Monk Moscrip – One of the Vow Boys
We had another Hall of Famer born on September 17, 1913, James Monk Moscrip. He was a young man from Stanford University who played…
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