In this episode of the Football History Headlines, we discuss some headlines of gridiron history on Bountygate and Peyton Manning as well as many more HOF Legendary stories.
March 2
On This Gridiron Day March 2: A Big Peyton Manning Payday, Bounty-gate Punishments Handed and H O F Birthdays!
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Football History Headlines
March 2, 2004 - Indianapolis Colts signed quarterback Peyton Manning to a 7-year, $98 million deal with a $34.5 million signing bonus. To that date it was the largest package ever in the NFL. Manning rewarded the franchise by winning a Super Bowl Championship and losing another title game. He was eventually replaced after a neck injury but returned triumphantly in Denver to win a another Super Bowl game, He was in 14 Pro Bowls, 5 times was the NFL MVP and had numerous other awards and records held per the Pro Football Reference.
March 2, 2012 - Bountygate - NFL establishes existence of a bounty program at the New Orleans Saints 2009-11. The Saints players had allegedly been given incentives to injure opposing players by Defensive Coordinator Greg Williams. Head Coach Sean Payton along with GM Mickey Loomis and Williams were all suspended for the 2012 season due the findings.
HOF Birthdays
March 2, 1946 - Bay City, Michigan - Wayne Meylan the Nebraska Corn Huskers standout linebacker was born.
March 2, 1954 - Los Angeles, California - UCLA's fine Quarterback John Sciarra arrived into the world. The FootballFoundation.org website says that John was a Consensus All-America selection in 1975. Sciarra was named as the Player of the Game in the 1976 Rose Bowl after leading the Bruins to an upset over No. 1 ranked, undefeated Ohio State. Sciarra holds the school record for rushing yards gained by a quarterback with 1,813. The National Football Foundation voters selected John Sciarra for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
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The picture in the banner above is from the US Library of Congress' collection and was contributed by Balin News Service circa 1910 and is titled "Instructing Yale football team."
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