Harold Weekes: Columbia’s “Flying Hurdle” Pioneer and Four-Time All-American
What would you do if a 190-pound ball of muscle were catapulted directly over your head at full speed? In the turn-of-the-century era of…
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Month: April 2026
Pigskin Dispatch
April 2, 2026
Marshall “Ma” Newell: The Gentle Giant and Four-Time All-American of Harvard
How did a 168-pound tackle become the most feared—and most beloved—man on the Harvard gridiron? Marshall Newell was a walking contradiction: a compassionate mentor…
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Pigskin Dispatch
April 2, 2026
Bill Romanowski: The Unyielding Force of the Gridiron
How does a linebacker play 16 grueling seasons without ever missing a single game? For Bill Romanowski, the answer was a combination of obsessive…
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Pigskin Dispatch
April 2, 2026
Ron Pritchard: The Sun Devil Hybrid Who Set the Standard in Tempe
How does a player become the MVP of a team while leading them in both tackles and interceptions? For Arizona State in the late…
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Pigskin Dispatch
April 1, 2026
Darin Hayes Bio
Darin L. Hayes hosts the Pigskin Dispatch Podcast (pigskindispatch.com) with over 1500episodes of football history from all levels of the game. This former high…
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Pigskin Dispatch
April 1, 2026
April 11 Football Fix
“Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don’t quit until you attain it. When you do attain…
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Pigskin Dispatch
April 1, 2026
April 6 Football Fix
The “Consistent” Engine of the 1957 Buckeyes “Woody Hayes was a man of high standards and even higher volume. He didn’t hand out compliments…
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