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The 1st Game West of the Alleghenies is Played & We Remember Gale Sayers on his Birthday!

Here are some of the headlines we hit on in this episode: The game of early football spread to Chicago in an 1879 game played on May 30, and we also celebrate the birthdays of Hall of Fame players like Gale Sayers, Bob Peck, Larry Kelley, and Lydell Mitchell!

We would like to thank the National Football Foundation, Pro Football Hall of Fame, On this day.com, and Pro Football Reference Websites for the information shared with you today.

Do you want more football history? Grab a copy of our latest book, "Marooned," on the 1925 Pottsville Maroons NFL franchise saga.

*OR* Grab a copy of our book on Western Pennsylvania football history, "World's Greatest Gridiron Team" on the 1903 Franklin All-Stars

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By Darin

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