November 8 Football History
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“Captain Chaos”: The Walk-On Who Became a College Football Interception King
November 8, 1964 – Red Bluff, California – The safety from the University of Arizona,...
The Greatest Center Play Ever? Celebrating Vince “Bananas” Banonis
April 9, 1921 – Detroit, Michigan – Vince “Bananas” Banonis, the University of Detroit’s great...
Greatest Players Who Wore the NFL Jersey 44
The number 44 carries an almost mythic weight in football, instantly evoking images of powerful...
🏈 The Wolverine Interception King: Tom Curtis and His NCAA Record-Setting Career
November 1, 1947 – Cleveland, Ohio – Marked the birth of a safety from the...
The Mad Stork: Ted Hendricks, A Towering Terror on Defense
November 1, 1947 – Guatemala City, Guatemala – Ted Hendricks, the linebacker from the University...
The Iron Man of the Trenches: Tom Mack, the Rams’ Indestructible Guard
November 1, 1943 – Cleveland, Ohio – Tom Mack, the 1965 All-American guard out of...
🧱 The Pavement Maker: Steve Hutchinson, A Decade of Dominance on the Offensive Line
November 1, 1977 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Steve Hutchinson, a guard from the University...
⚓ The All-American Line: Slade Cutter, Paul Brown’s Recruit and Submarine Ace
November 1, 1911 – Oswego, Illinois – Slade Cutter, a tackle for the Navy...
From Turnover to Touchback: The Punitive Era of the Early Forward Pass
In modern football, a simple incomplete pass brings the ball back to the line of...