Mike Holovak
Our next legendary birthday took place on September 19, 1919, and that’s for Mike Holovak, a fullback from Boston College. Fordham head coach Frank…
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Category: College Football Hall of Fame
Brinck Thorne
We’ll go to September 19, 1873, and that’s for Sam Brinck Thorne, a halfback who played for Yale University in 1893, 1894, and 1895.…
βRonald McKinnon
September 20, 1973 – Ronald McKinnon was a linebacker from the University of North Alabama from 1992 through the 1995 seasons.Β The three-time consensus…
βTommy Nobis
September 20, 1943 – Tommy Nobis was a former guard and linebacker from the University of Texas who played from 1963 to 1965. Nobis,…
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Reggie Williams
Born September 19, 1954, in Flint, Michigan, he was a linebacker as tough as nails. Reggie Williams. The Renaissance Man of the Gridiron College…
βBenny Friedman
Born March 18, 1905, in Cleveland, Ohio, was a man who would go on to do great things in the game of football, Benny…
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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…
βBilly 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…
βSkip 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…
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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 Rentner…
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