June 27
This Day in Football History: June 27
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"On This Gridiron Day, June 27"
June 27 holds multiple events that helped shape the game of American football into its current popularity.
Color Television is once again in these historic headlines as it makes its debut, we run with this a bit and talk about one of the largest screens ever made and then as always we see which Hall of Fame members may be celebrating a birthday for the day.
We will provide you with a little bit of football nostalgia. This daily football history segment features the 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 27
- EVENTDAY: June 27
- FOOTBALL: Canadian Football League
- FOOTBALL LEAGUE: World Football League
- FOOTBALL MONTH: June History
- FOOTBALL NAME: Bobby Reynolds, Burris Kurt, Csonka Larry, Favor Mike, Kiick Jim, Kurt Burris, Mike Favor, Reynolds Bobby, Warfield Paul
- FOOTBALL POSITION: Center, Halfback
- FOOTBALL TEAM: Memphis Southmen, Miami Dolphins, Nebraska Corn Huskers, North Dakota State, Oklahoma Sooners
- NCAAF JERSEY: Number 12, Number 51, Number 57
- PODCAST: Football
- SPORTS: College Football Hall of Fame, Fun Fact
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"Color TV First Demonstration"
June 27, 1929 - The first time a color television is demonstrated took place at Bell Laboratories in New York, New York, on June 27, 1929. Color TV never shines so bright as when it displays the vivid green of the gridiron.
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