June 17
"On this Gridiron Day, June 17"
The day of June 17 holds some very special history in the chronicles of American football. The very ball used in games today was transformed through innovations sparked on June 17. While legends of the game were born, such as Walter Eckersall, Bobby Bell, Ketcham, and a man they called Crazy Legs.
Kick back for a few moments and find the memories of the gridiron that make June 17 a day like no other.
- DOB: June 17
- EVENTDAY: June 17
- FOOTBALL MONTH: June History
- FOOTBALL NAME: Bell Bobby, Bobby Bell, Crazy Legs Hirsch, Dawson Dermontti, Dermontti Dawson, Eckersall Walter, Elroy Hirsch, Hank Ketcham, Hirsch Elroy, Ketcham Hank, Simpson O.J., Walter Eckersall
- FOOTBALL POSITION: Center, Guard, Linebacker, Quarterback, Wide Receivers
- FOOTBALL TEAM: Chicago Maroons, Chicago Rockets, Kansas City Chiefs, Kentucky Wildcats, Los Angeles Rams, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Wisconsin Badgers, Yale Bulldogs
- NCAAF JERSEY: Number 57, Number 78, Number B4
- NFL JERSEY: Number 40, Number 63, Number 78, Number 80
- OTHER:
- SPORTS: College Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football, Football, Fun Fact
- HASHTAGS: #June17 #JuneHistory #BellBobby #BobbyBell #CrazyLegsHirsch #DawsonDermontti #DermonttiDawson #EckersallWalter #ElroyHirsch #HankKetcham #HirschElroy #KetchamHank #SimpsonOJ #WalterEckersall #Center #Guard #Linebacker #Quarterback #WideReceivers #ChicagoMaroons #ChicagoRockets #KansasCityChiefs #KentuckyWildcats #LosAngelesRams #MichiganWolverines #MinnesotaGoldenGophers #PittsburghSteelers #WisconsinBadgers #YaleBulldogs #Number57 #Number78 #NumberB4 #Number40 #Number63 #Number80 #CollegeFootballHallofFame #ProFootballHallofFame #CollegeFootball #Football #FunFact
"Goodyear Changes the Game"
Later on, he would gain other patents for vulcanized rubber (1844) and for a rubber inflatable bladder for footballs (1855), which helped the football to take a consistent size and shape.
"OJ's Famous Bronco Ride"
Case Dominates Airwaves a Media Joins Chase
That is talking about the infamous June 17, 1994, ride of Pro Football Hall of Fame member O.J. Simpson when he went on his famous "White Bronco" ride in which he did not turn himself in on murder charges put upon him. He eventually turned himself in hours later after a nationally broadcast, low-speed chase through Southern California highways.
The Bronco belonged to his friend Al Cowlings, who was driving. Helicopter camera crews broadcast the slow-speed chase for quite a while on almost every station in America.
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