College Football Hall of Fame
Paddy Driscoll
January 11, 1895 – Evanston, Illinois -Northwestern Quarterback Paddy Driscoll was born. In 1916, Driscoll earned All-America honors with the Wildcats. Banner image of…
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Author: Darin Hayes
College Football Hall of Fame
Hap Moran: An Icon of the Gridiron
December 28, 1904, Boone, Iowa Hap Moran: A Humble Legend of Early Pro Football For more on this legend, visit the site dedicated to…
↗Billy Sims
This next Hall of Fame birthday is a special one, September 18, 1955. That’s the birth of Billy Sims, who’s a former running back…
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Daily Football History
Football History of September 18
You’re here in a great place before kickoff, as we are going to discuss YA Tittle and Johnny Unitas, a guy named Pug, Skip,…
↗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…
↗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…
↗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…
↗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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Daily Football History
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.…
↗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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