By Darin This podcast episode elucidates the rich tapestry of American football history, with a particular focus on significant events that transpired on September 15th. Notably, we delve into the inaugural game of the third edition of the American Football League in 1940, where the Milwaukee Chiefs triumphed over the Columbus Bullies. Additionally, we explore the groundbreaking patent for a radio transmitter device, which revolutionized communication in football, first demonstrated by the Cleveland Browns under the aegis of the esteemed coach Paul Brown. Furthermore, we recount the storied rivalry between Notre Dame and Boston College, dubbed the “Holy War,” marking its first clash in 1975. As we traverse through these historical moments, we also celebrate the birthdays of illustrious players, including the legendary Dan Marino, whose contributions to the sport remain unparalleled.
Recapping all of the historic American football news of September 15.
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Speaker A:We're going to cover some radio transmissions in Cleveland, a Notre Dame first, and we're going to go over one of the great legends of the game from Ohio State, along with some great NFL legends and college Football hall of Famers that you're going to love in just a minute.
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Speaker A:I'm your host, Darren Hayes from pigskindispatch.com and in this episode we have some great football stories and legends of the game covering over the date of September 15th.
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Speaker A:,:Speaker A:The third edition of the American Football League plays its very first game.
Speaker A:The Milwaukee Chiefs overcome the Columbus Bullies by a score of 14.
Speaker A:Two Columbus bullies.
Speaker A:That is a classic name.
Speaker A:Then we zip forward to:Speaker A:-:Speaker A:dary head coach Paul Brown in:Speaker A:And Brown loved the idea and agreed to have the inventors put a prototype in the quarterback of Cleveland's team.
Speaker A:George Raderman's helmet.
Speaker A:The radio transmitter was installed carefully into Ratterman's head protector and Paul Brown made the project of testing the device be top secret.
Speaker A:Campbell and Sarlis tested the transmission in a wooded area behind John Campbell's house.
Speaker A:It worked great for a bit as Sarlis put on a helmet and walked off into the woods.
Speaker A:Soon, though, the signal weakened and then went quiet.
Speaker A:On Campbell's end, John went to try to find his friend, but eventually he did.
Speaker A:Sarlis was talking to a local police officer who had picked up the transmission signal on his police radio.
Speaker A:Enough.
Speaker A:The policeman was a big fan of the Browns and promised to keep the secret.
Speaker A:The inventors made sure to change the frequency they were using.
Speaker A:Though Paul Brown had the helmet transmitter convertedly used in a preseason exhibition game against the Detroit Lions, the Keene Lions staff noticed that Brown was not using his normal substitution platoon to run plays from the sideline to the huddle.
Speaker A:One lion assistant was so suspicious that he investigated further and found the transmitter hidden behind a wooden pole.
Speaker A:The secret was out.
Speaker A:The rest of the league tried to come up with devices of their own, but none were the qual of Sarlis and Campbell's designs.
Speaker A:The Browns used the transmitter for three more games until Commissioner Burt Bell made that type of device illegal in the NFL.
Speaker A:John Campbell donated Raderman's helmet to the Pro Football hall of Fame and it's on display for all to see in today's NFL, one player on offense, one player on defense is allowed to have the green dot and that means they have a radio transmitter in their helmet to get plays from the sideline.
Speaker A:,:Speaker A:he media a few years later in:Speaker A:On September 15, another college game, the 12th ranked Georgia Bulldogs hosted the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in Athens, Georgia for the opening game of the season.
Speaker A:The Demon Deacons came prepared and surprised the Bulldogs by piling up 31 first downs and running 91 offensive plays as they racked up a total of 570 yards of total offense.
Speaker A:ints, but the deacons trailed:Speaker A:The demon Deacons came out fired up after halftime and held the Bulldogs scoreless in the second half.
Speaker A:est then pulled to being down:Speaker A:h quarter, the Deacons took a:Speaker A:Wake Forest defensive back Larry Ingram intercepted a pair of Buck Balloo passes in the fourth quarter to help seal the win.
Speaker A:McDougal finished with 189 yards rushing on 30 carries and Venuto was named the Sports Illustrated's College Player of the Week.
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Speaker A:,:Speaker A:In:Speaker A:lege Football hall of fame in:Speaker A:th,:Speaker A:From a young age, all of his friends and family referred to him as Chick.
Speaker A:In:Speaker A:There he attended East High School in the capital city of Ohio, and Chick's play in high school drew crowds larger than that of Ohio State's games at Old Ohio Field.
Speaker A:In the day, Chick Harley only played one game at East High where his team lost and that would have been his last game of his senior season.
Speaker A:When the school lost to rival North High School.
Speaker A:He enrolled into OSU and played out his freshman season on the frosh team.
Speaker A:In that era of college football, students in their freshman seasons were not permitted to play varsity ball and could only play on the freshman year teams of their respective schools.
Speaker A:Chick Harley was reportedly 5 foot 7 inches tall and weighed about 170 pounds.
Speaker A:Nothing much to draw attention to as being a football star.
Speaker A:t to the main buckeye team in:Speaker A:The star in him started to shine with just over a minute to play against defending Western Conference, the precursor of the Big Ten champion Illinois.
Speaker A:Chick dropped back to pass, scrambled around a bit, pumped fake and took off like lightning to pay dirt through the sloppy muddy field.
Speaker A:Harley then called timeout, matter of factly put on a clean shoe and tied it and then kicked the game winning point in a 76 victory.
Speaker A:It was Illinois's first home loss in four seasons.
Speaker A:That same season the Buckeyes knocked off an undefeated Wisk Thompson squad by the score of 14:3.
Speaker A:And you guessed it, Harley scored all their points for the Ohio State team.
Speaker A:Two touchdowns, two extra points in that game.
Speaker A:Also, the Ohio State teams that had Chick Harley playing for had an amazing record of 211 1.
Speaker A:The Buckeyes won every Western Conference championship game as well.
Speaker A:Except for the very last game Chick played in.
Speaker A:And you guessed it, the defeat came at the hands of the University of Illinois, the team that Harley stole the winning streak from earlier in his career.
Speaker A:This last game of chick's was some 16 years prior to the Heisman Trophy being awarded to the nation's top college football player.
Speaker A:But many speculate that he may have been the winner of multiple Heismans had it existed when he played.
Speaker A:Harley brought Ohio State football to the forefront of national attention as he became the school's very first consensus first team All American as well as the first three time All American selection from the school.
Speaker A:layed for the Buckeyes in the:Speaker A:He missed:Speaker A:Chick Harley was listed as the first team running back alongside Jim Thorpe while Red Grange.
Speaker A:Yes, Red Grange was on the second team as a running back.
Speaker A:So Chick Harley took the front seat.
Speaker A:Red Grange in the back seat on this all time team.
Speaker A:Harley is one of the few Ohio State four letter sportsmen in history.
Speaker A:And besides football, he was the starting guard on the basketball team, set a Big Ten record in a 50 yard dash and track and was a three year starter.
Speaker A:lege Football hall of Fame in:Speaker A:,:Speaker A:That's the birth of Gene McEver who was a halfback from the University of Tennessee.
Speaker A:e seasons on the varsity team:Speaker A:The Vols were undefeated.
Speaker A:ack and Mack backfield of the:Speaker A:Gene's 98 yard kickoff return helped put the University of Tennessee's football program on the map as it helped them knock off the formerly highly ranked Alabama team 15 to 13, which was a tremendous upset at the time.
Speaker A:lege Football hall of Fame in:Speaker A:,:Speaker A:He played for Tulane in:Speaker A:ack national championships in:Speaker A:lege Football hall of Fame in:Speaker A:,:Speaker A:Francis Reds Bagnell was a University of Pennsylvania quarterback.
Speaker A:He grew up in West Philadelphia and fittingly enough, the house he grew up and is now part of the extended Pennsylvania University campus.
Speaker A:At Penn, he earned nine varsity letters three H in baseball, basketball and football, the highlight of his collegiate career.
Speaker A:It had to be the:Speaker A:ns as the Quakers rolled to a:Speaker A:lege Football hall of fame in:Speaker A:Next we'll come to a name that many of you will well recognize.
Speaker A:,:Speaker A:He was a defensive tackle from Utah State.
Speaker A:Olson was an All American in college and also the winner of the coveted Outland Trophy for the country's top interior lineman.
Speaker A:r one pick of the Rams in the:Speaker A:With the Rams, he became one of the pillars of the Fearsome Foursome defensive line.
Speaker A:Merlin won the:Speaker A:ball Football hall of fame in:Speaker A:Merlin Olsen went on to become an actor and an NFL broadcaster after he cleaned out his NFL locker and now the most famous legendary name of the day to the modern fan.
Speaker A:,:Speaker A:As a freshman in:Speaker A:The:Speaker A:th overall pick in the:Speaker A:Dan played with Miami for 17 seasons and rewrote not only the Dolphins passing, but the NFL passing records too.
Speaker A:He played only one Super bowl in a second season where the Dolphins fell to the 49ers after Dan passed for over 300 yards.
Speaker A:Fame enshrined this passer in:Speaker A:,:Speaker A:That's the birth of Will Shields.
Speaker A:He was a 6 foot 3 in 320 pound guard from the University of Nebraska with the Cornhuskers.
Speaker A:He became a consensus All American and won the Outland Trophy.
Speaker A:guy in the third round of the:Speaker A:That's 223 starts in 224 games.
Speaker A:hall of Fame enshrined him in:Speaker A:That's all the football history we have today, folks.
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