October 11, 1896 - George Preston Marshall acquired the Boston Braves NFL franchise in 1932 along with two partners per his bio on the profootballhof.com website. The team lost $46,000 in revenue of that first season and the two partners bailed on the team leaving Marshall as the sole owner. George was a larger than life showman, who thrived on attention. He named the team after the Boston Braves baseball team that played there but after very little support he knew he had to change things up a bit. Prior to the 1933 season the nickname was changed to the Redskins to give his team their own identity. The team had limited success in Boston, and didn’t get much support from the community. The lack of support by both the fans and the media really came to a head when Marshall noticed that a local field hockey team was getting more press coverage than his beloved Redskins. This infuriated Marshall so a change of surroundings seemed to be in order and the move to the Nation’s Capital changed the course of the franchise as they were crowned the NFL Champions in their inaugural year in DC. The Pro Football Hall of Fame inducted George Marshall in 1963.
October 11, 1905 - Joel Hunt was a former Texas A&M halfback that played from 1925 through the 1927 season. Joel was all-Southwest Conference all three years he was in college. The National Football Foundation states that Joel scored 30 TDs in 27 games played in college, and that his team at A&M had a record of 20-4-3 while he was with the team. After graduation Joel went into coaching serving many schools in one form of coaching or another and then went into the professional coaching ranks with the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Colts. The College Football Hall of Fame inducted Joel Hunt in 1967
October 11, 1906 - Earl “Dutch” Clark was a former Colorado College quarterback. According to the National Football Foundation’s website, Clark had some interesting football stories in both his college and pro career after he grew up in Colorado. The first was that he had committed to play at the University of Michigan and while on his way, the four sport high school star was kidnapped by some folks at Northwestern University. He disappointed his Wildcat suitors though and returned due to being homesick, to Colorado and he played for his local Colorado College team. As a pro his team, the Portsmouth Spartans had an identical record with the Chicago Bears so the first postseason game in NFL history was scheduled to decide a champion and it had some huge twists and turns to make it quite a remarkable story. Spartans star Dutch Clark was unable to play in the game because he had to work. Dutch worked as the Head Basketball Coach at Colorado College and his hoops team had a game on that December 18 and Dutch couldn't get off work to make the first NFL Championship football game. The National Football Foundation selected Dutch Clark to enter into their College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. The Pro Football Hall of Fame requested his presence in 1963.
October 11, 1947 - Bobby Anderson was a former Colorado halfback/quarterback. He was not a typical drop back passer, as he led his team two straight years in both rushing and passing. As a senior, after injuries to teammates, Bobby was moved to the halfback position and became an All-American. The College Football Hall of Fame enshrined Bobby Anderson in 2006.
October 11, 1961 - Steve Young was a former Brigham Young quarterback. Steve was a very good quarterback for BYU too as he set the school and NCAA records en route to being runner-up for the 1983 Heisman Trophy and was a consensus All-American. The College Football Hall of Fame placed him in their museum in 2001. Young was drafted by the LA Express of the USFL in the first round of the 1984 draft. After the fledgling league folded , Steve joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a first round pick of a special draft for displaced USFL players. In 1987 the Bucs traded Young to the San Francisco 49ers. He did not play much for the Niners for the next fur seasons, as they had a guy by the name of Montana that had a pretty good career. In 1991 he got his break when Joe Montana suffered an injury and Young ended up with his first of six League passing titles. Profootballhof.com tells us how Steve Young had an incredible performance in San Francisco 's 49-26 win over the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX. Young passed for 325 yards and threw a Super Bowl record six touchdowns. He also was the game's leading rusher with 49 yards on five carries. For his efforts, he was named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined Steve Young in 2005.
October 11, 1965 - Chris Spielman was a former Ohio State linebacker. He was the 1987 Lombardi Award winner according to the footballfoundation.org website. Spielman was a consensus All-American for the Buckeyes in 1986 and a unanimous All-American selection in 1987. Chris graduated as the Ohio State’s all- time leader in solo tackles with 283. with 546 tackles, eight sacks and 11 interceptions. In 1988, after graduation, Spielman was drafted by Detroit as their second round pick. Spielman played with the Lions franchise for eight seasons and became the first Lion ever to register 1,000 career tackles. He spent two later seasons with the Buffalo Bills and was named to the Pro Bowl six times. In his career. The National Football Foundation selected Chris Spielman into their College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
