The Sooner Pioneer: Claude Reeds and Oklahoma’s Unbreakable 102-Yard Punt
Imagine punting a football over 100 yards in a game! That is precisely the unbelievable feat achieved by Claude Reeds, a legendary fullback from…
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Category: College Football Hall of Fame
Pigskin Dispatch
November 12, 2025
Cal’s Steve Bartkowski’s Record-Setting Rise
Did you know that the University of California quarterback who became the number one overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft once led the…
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Pigskin Dispatch
November 12, 2025
The One-Eyed Titan: Bill Fincher, Georgia Tech’s Unstoppable Wreck
Did you know that one of the toughest linemen in college football history, Georgia Tech’s Bill Fincher, played his entire career and earned All-American…
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Pigskin Dispatch
November 11, 2025
Turning Down Baseball: The Unwavering Choice of All-American Linebacker Ricky Hunley
Did you know that one of the greatest linebackers in college football history chose to forgo a lucrative minor league baseball contract with the…
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Pigskin Dispatch
November 11, 2025
Unstoppable Two-Way Force: John Orsi and the Undefeated Colgate Machine
Did you know that one College Football Hall of Famer was the driving force behind a dominant early 1930s team that recorded an astounding…
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Pigskin Dispatch
November 11, 2025
From Fullback to Field Goal Phenom: Ed Dyas’s Unmatched Auburn Legacy
Did you know that in 1960, one man at Auburn set an NCAA record for field goals in a season—and that he also happened…
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Pigskin Dispatch
November 11, 2025
“In Dodd We Trust”: The All-American Quarterback Who Mastered Every Game
Did you know that one of the greatest Southern football players of all time was so versatile, he won not only All-America honors on…
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Pigskin Dispatch
November 9, 2025
Rediscovering “Eckie”: Walter Eckersall and the Unsung Pioneers of American Football
Did you know that long before Red Grange captivated the nation, another Midwest athlete defined football greatness, not only as a player but as…
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Pigskin Dispatch
November 8, 2025
“Captain Chaos” the Interception King
November 8, 1964 – Red Bluff, California – The safety from the University of Arizona, Chuck Cecil, was born. Cecil attended Arizona, where he…
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Pigskin Dispatch
November 8, 2025
Tom Curtis’ Interception Record-Setting Career
November 1, 1947 – Cleveland, Ohio – Marked the birth of a safety from the University of Michigan, Tom Curtis. Curtis played for the…
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