Step onto the gridiron of history as we explore significant football moments occurring on this calendar date. From the foundational days of college play to crucial developments in the professional leagues, this date marks key milestones, player legacies, and pivotal events shaping the game we know today.
July 07
July 07 | This Day in American Football History
Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
We invite you to take a ride through 1920's sports history in the audio drama that takes the listener through the sounds and legendary events of the era through the eyes of a young newspaper journalist. You will feel like you were there!
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If you like remembering players of the NFL by their numbers then you may also enjoy going uniform number by number in othre team sports as well. We have it for you on our other website in baseball, basketball, hockey and more on the Sports Jersey Dispatch.
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- EVENTDAY: July 07
- PODCAST: Football
"1st Fully Electronic TV Broadcast"
Last updated 📅 2025-07-06
July 7, 1936 - The RCA Company broadcasts the first real TV program, which entertains viewers with a comedy monologue, dancing, a fashion show, and a short documentary on trains.
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- EVENTDAY: July 07
- SPORTS: Fun Fact
Where would we be without football on TV?
"July 7 Gridiron History"
In this edition, we discuss how a fella named James from Carlisle won Olympic Pentathlon Gold in Stockholm, Sweden, and what that did for his status in life.
"Thorpe Wins Olympic Gold"
Last updated 📅 2025-07-06
Our Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day comes from the Hallett Herald in Hallett, Oklahoma, on July 8, 1912, when they printed a header of :
"Best Thing Since Sliced Bread"
Last updated 📅 2025-07-06
July 7, 1928 - Sliced Bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri as inventor Otto Frederick Rohwedder invents a machine to evenly portion the loaves.
It has nothing to do with the game of football, but now we have a reference point when someone says it is the best thing since sliced bread!
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Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
We invite you to take a ride through 1920's sports history in the audio drama that takes the listener through the sounds and legendary events of the era through the eyes of a young newspaper journalist. You will feel like you were there!
Brought to you by Number 80 Productions and Pigskin Dispatch
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Sports Jersey Dispatch
If you like remembering players of the NFL by their numbers then you may also enjoy going uniform number by number in othre team sports as well. We have it for you on our other website in baseball, basketball, hockey and more on the Sports Jersey Dispatch.
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