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June 23
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"Hunter Carpenter Virginia Tech and North Carolina Phenom"
Last updated 📅 2025-06-23
June 23, 1883 - Louisa County, Virginia - Hunter Carpenter, a Virginia Tech and North Carolina halfback who played college football from 1900 to 1905, was born.
"Dave Butz Legendary Defender for Purdue, Cardinals, and Redskins"
Last updated 📅 2025-06-23
June 23, 1950 - Lafayette, Alabama - Dave Butz, who was a Purdue Boilermaker defensive tackle from 1970 to 1972, was born. According to the NFF Butz won acclaim as a Consensus First-Team All-American as a senior in 1972, he took home the Zipp Award as college football’s most outstanding player, and Dave was also named a finalist for the Lombardi Award.
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"On This Gridiron Day June 23"
As summer continues its stride, the football season may be months away, but American football history is a continuous narrative, with intriguing events unfolding on every calendar day. This series delves into the moments and forgotten narratives that have shaped the sport on June 23rd throughout the years.
From the quiet birthdays of influential figures to significant off-season decisions, draft movements, or even the subtle shifts in organizational structure that laid the groundwork for future success, June 23rd offers a unique glimpse into football's evolving story. We'll explore moments that might not grab headlines but were crucial in their own right, proving that even in the off-season, football's past is rich with compelling tales. Join us as we uncover the sometimes subtle, sometimes significant ways this specific date has left its mark on American football history.
"Legendary Coach was a Top Athlete"
Last updated 📅 2025-06-22
June 23, 1888 - Yale faced Harvard for a share of the league baseball championship with future legendary gridiron coach Amos Alonzo Stagg on the mound, according to an excerpt in Jennifer Taylor Hall's Amos Alonzo Stagg: College Football's Man in Motion.
The athletic Stagg was quite the coveted pitcher in college, even attracting attention from multiple professional organizations of the era. The Yale squad won the game 8-0 behind the arm of Football's Grand Old Man!
"Bronko Is Champion of Multiple Sports"
Last updated 📅 2025-06-22
Our Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day comes from the June 24, 1939 edition of the Santa Rosa Republican in Santa Rosa, California when they printed the headline of:
"WLAF World Bowl 4"
Last updated 📅 2025-06-22
June 23, 1996 - The World League of American Football's World Bowl 4 was played at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland.
The outcome of the game found the Scottish Claymores garnering the title by defeating the Frankfurt Galaxy, 32-27 in a thriller. According to the
WorldLeagueofAmericanFootball.com, the Scottish team was a worst to first champion going 7-3 in their championship season after have a dismal 2-8 record at the end of the 1995 season. In the 1996 World Bowl, the Claymores wide receiver Yo Murphy was voted MVP for his 163 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. 38,982 fans were in attendance that day, the highest in Claymores history and the largest crowd ever assembled for an American football game in Scotland.
"LaDainian Tomlinson A Back That Could Score In Multiple Ways"
Last updated 📅 2024-06-23
Born June 23, 1979 - Rosebud, Texas - LaDainian Tomlinson, the premier Texas Christian University running back from 1997 through the 2000 season was born.
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