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June 21

This Day in Football History: June 21

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"June 21 On This Gridiron Day"

In this edition, we discuss how Bo Jackson rejected the Buccaneers' offer, and we remember Hall of Fame players on their birthdays, such as Al Wilson, Jeff Bentrim, Mike McCormack, and Bob Gain.

We will provide you with a little bit of football nostalgia. This daily football history segment features significant events, Franchise formation anniversaries, as well as the birthdays of notable Hall of Fame players, coaches, or anyone else in our great game, and many more Legendary stories of the Gridiron.

  • DOB: June 21
  • EVENTDAY: June 21
  • FOOTBALL MONTH: June History
  • FOOTBALL NAME: Al Wilson, Bentrim Jeff, Bo Jackson, Bob Gain, Gain Bob, Jackson Bo, Jeff Bentrim, Mike McCormack, Wilson Al
  • FOOTBALL POSITION: Guard, Linebacker, Quarterback, Tackle
  • FOOTBALL TEAM: Cleveland Browns, Dallas Texans, Denver Broncos, Kentucky Wildcats, New York Yanks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Volunteers
  • NCAAF JERSEY: Number 01, Number 27, Number 70
  • NFL JERSEY: Number 52, Number 56, Number 71, Number 74, Number 79
  • PODCAST: Football
  • PROFOOTBALL: 1986
  • SPORTS: College Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • HASHTAGS: #June21 #JuneHistory #AlWilson #BentrimJeff #BoJackson #BobGain #GainBob #JacksonBo #JeffBentrim #MikeMcCormack #WilsonAl #Guard #Linebacker #Quarterback #Tackle #ClevelandBrowns #DallasTexans #DenverBroncos #KentuckyWildcats #NewYorkYanks #TampaBayBuccaneers #TennesseeVolunteers #Number01 #Number27 #Number70 #Number52 #Number56 #Number71 #Number74 #Number79 #Football #CollegeFootballHallofFame #ProFootballHallofFame
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"Bo Jackson Refused To Sign Deal"

The Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day comes from the June 22, 1986, Tampa Tribune in Tampa, Florida, where they listed a headline of:
Bucs strike out on Jackson This refers to the June 21, 1986, announcement by Bo Jackson, who had recently won the 1985 Heisman Trophy, had rejected a Buccaneers offer of $7 million to sign a 3 year baseball contract with the Kansas City Royals...
My Podcasts | "BO KNOWS WHEN NOT TO TAKE AN OFFER AND WE REMEMBER SOME GREAT HALL OF FAME PLAYERS BORN JUNE 21"
  • HASHTAGS: #June21 #Football
  • EVENTDAY: June 21
  • PODCAST: Football

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