February 17, 1905 - Andy Oberlander the fine Dartmouth halfback and tackle celebrated his birth. Lean more about this legend by clicking his name!
February 17, 1920 - Huntington, West Virginia - The explosive halfback from Marshall University, Jackie Hunt arrived into this life. According to the NFF website Hunt lettered in football as a Freshman and got even better from there. Jackie thrived in 1940 when his team switched to the single wing offense, scoring 21 touchdowns in the season's final five games. His 27 scores for the year set an NCAA record that would last for 31 seasons. Jackie made the first of back-to-back Little All-America teams. Jackie Hunt received the great honor of being selected for inclusion into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
February 17, 1936 - St Simons, Georgia - The all time great running back Jim Brown was born. There is so much more about this NFL and College FOotball Great, so click his name to catch up on this gridiron great!
February 17, 1959 - Portland Oregon - Neil Lomax the great quarterback from Portland State was born. Neil threw for 106 touchdowns and 13,220 yards at Portland State in the seasons of 1977 through 1980 as he left school with those as collegiate records per the NFF. The 1980 game against Delaware State, Lomax threw seven touchdown passes in the first quarter.on the way to a 105-0 victory. The 1980 Portland State team won the national scoring championship with 541 points in 11 games as Nneil tossed for 4094 yards in just 11 games! The National Football Foundation selected Neil Lomax for entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
