Football’s Extra Point: What You Never Knew
Explore the history and evolution of football’s extra point play with insights from Timothy P. Brown on the Pigskin Daily History Dispatch podcast. What…
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Month: September 2025
Bob Ward – One of the Top Terrapins
Born on September 16, 1927, Bob Ward was a celebrated football player and coach known for his tenacity. A standout at the University of…
βEmil “Red” Sitco
Born September 7, 1923, Emil “Red” Sitko was a standout football player for the University of Notre Dame from 1946 to 1949. Nicknamed “Six-Yard…
βBill Morton
Another great legend was born on September 17, 1909, and that was Bill Morton, a quarterback from Dartmouth College. Morton became a Dartmouth legend…
βCliff Montgomery
On September 17, 1910, we had another legendary birthday, that of Cliff Montgomery, the former quarterback from Columbia University. Montgomery had his watershed collegiate…
βWilbert Montgomery: The Eagle’s Rushing King
Born on September 16, 1954, in Greenville, Mississippi, Wilbert Montgomery became a legend for his explosive running style and was a centerpiece of the…
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Legendary Players
King of the Bleachers
Check out R.L.’s excellent book of sports memoirs in the Bleacher King’s Sports Almanac: My Ticket to 30 Years of Sports History . Today,…
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Daily Football History
Football History of September 15
The middle of September is right in the heart of most football seasons. Teams and players are starting to find their “sea-legs” as the…
βJohn Green – Tulane’s Two-Way Terrific Tackle
John Green, who played for Tulane in 1942 and then for the Army as a guard from 1943 to 1945, was born on September…
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