NFL Draft
The History of the 9th Overall NFL Draft Selections
The Strategic Power of the Ninth Pick of the NFL Draft This episode explores the hidden prestige of the ninth overall selection in the…
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Author: Darin
NFL Draft
Daily Football History
Football History of April 14
Imagine a world where the Silver and Black were called the “Oakland Senors.” On April 14, 1960, the Oakland AFL franchise traded this widely…
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Football History Rewind
1889 American Football Season
The 1889 season saw several significant events that helped shape the modern game of American football. Our story of football history left off as…
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Football History Rewind
1888 American Football Season
The 1888 season was a very radical year, as a couple of seemingly small rules changes from the spring conventions turned the game tacticians…
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Football History Rewind
1887 American Football Season
By 1887, American football had survived its infancy and was entering its “Gilded Age” of expansion. This wasn’t just a year of hard-hitting games;…
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College Football Teams
Worldly Spring Connections to the Rise of Notre Dame Football
How are two events, occurring half a world away from each other in the spring of 1888, milestone moments for Notre Dame football? Imagine…
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Football History Rewind
1886 American Football Season
The late 1880s saw the introduction of many rules that are still essential to today’s football. These building-block years laid the foundation for our…
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Football History Rewind
1885 American Football Season
The debate at the specially convened football rules meeting in November 1884 highlighted the need to define the referee’s and the two judges’ authority……
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College Football Hall of Fame
Eddie Rogers: The Trailblazing End Who Put Carlisle on the Map
Long before Jim Thorpe became a household name, another “free spirit” from the Minnesota wilds was carving out a legend that would change college…
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Football History Rewind
1884 American Football Season
By 1884, American football had outgrown its “experimental” phase and was rapidly becoming a game of total domination. This was the year that witnessed…
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