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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Category: College Football Hall of Fame
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September 18, 2025
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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September 18, 2025
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…
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September 18, 2025
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…
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September 17, 2025
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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September 16, 2025
Anthony Carter: Michigan Standout
Born on September 17, 1960, in Riviera Beach, Florida, Anthony Carter was a dynamic wide receiver whose speed and agility left a lasting mark…
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September 16, 2025
Monk Moscrip – One of the Vow Boys
We had another Hall of Famer born on September 17, 1913, James Monk Moscrip. He was a young man from Stanford University who played…
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September 16, 2025
Bob Ward – One of the Top Terrapins
Born on September 16, 1927, Bob Ward was a celebrated football player and coach known for his tenacity. A standout at the University of…
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September 16, 2025
Emil “Red” Sitco
Born September 7, 1923, Emil “Red” Sitko was a standout football player for the University of Notre Dame from 1946 to 1949. Nicknamed “Six-Yard…
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