The history of the big play ending pile ups of yesteryear is the topic we get to enjoy from our guest. One of the top historic observers and researchers on the game of the gridiron, author Timothy P. Brown shares some of the football factoids that make up his FootballArchaeology.com "Today's Tidbits.
The Football Archaeology of Piling...
Historian Timothy Brown Tells of How at One Time Piling On Was Legal and Almost Encouraged By Football...
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Courtesy of Parke H. Davis Football the American Intercollegiate Game of Michigan holding up a goal line stand against Penn in 1906.
Timothy Brown's FootballArchaeology.com has a daily football factoid that he shares that are really quite interesting in a short read. They preserve football history in a very unique way and we are quite happy that Tim has agreed to join us each week to go over some of his Today's Tidbits. Click that link and you can subscribe for free to receive them yourself each evening.
The topic of this episode is a Tidbit that Tim posteded back in April about how once upon in gridiron history the football rules almost encouraged piling on a downed ball carrier!
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The banner photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of The Big Game, American football final circa 1905. from an Unknown author
A Very Special thanks to information obtained from the following brilliant internet sites mentioned above including the Football Archaeology and Timothy P. Brown.