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June 25

This Day in Football History: June 25

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"June 25 American Football History"

Here is what happened on June 25 in football history:

The birth anniversary of a lady important to NFL broadcasting, the World Football is on Fire, Grambling launches a Tank, and remembering Hall of Fame greats on their birthdays!  We will provide you with a little bit of football nostalgia. This daily football history segment features great 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 25
  • EVENTDAY: June 25
  • FOOTBALL LEAGUE: World League of American Football
  • FOOTBALL MONTH: June History
  • FOOTBALL NAME: Mike Ruth, Ruth Mike, Tank Younger, Younger Tank
  • FOOTBALL POSITION: Defensive Line
  • FOOTBALL TEAM: Boston College Eagles, Grambling State Tigers, Los Angeles Rams
  • NCAAF JERSEY: Number 35, Number 68
  • NFL JERSEY: Number 11, Number 13, Number 35
  • PODCAST: Football
  • PROFOOTBALL: 2020
  • SPORTS: College Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Fun Fact
  • HASHTAGS: #June25 #WorldLeagueofAmericanFootball #JuneHistory #MikeRuth #RuthMike #TankYounger #YoungerTank #DefensiveLine #BostonCollegeEagles #GramblingStateTigers #LosAngelesRams #Number35 #Number68 #Number11 #Number13 #Football #CollegeFootballHallofFame #ProFootballHallofFame #FunFact

Football History

"Color My World"

The Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day is from the June 26, 1951, St. Louis Post-Dispatch when they printed this headline:
Godfrey in Color Television Debut Yes, on June 25, 1951, the first Color Television broadcast took place from New York City by CBS to 4 other cities of the Arthur Godfrey Show...

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