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 18
July 18 | This Day in American Football History
Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
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"July 18th: Diving Deep into Football's Mid-Summer Milestones"
As the NFL offseason hums along, July 18th might seem like just another date on the calendar, but for American football history enthusiasts, it's a day packed with intriguing developments. From groundbreaking player negotiations to significant administrative decisions and the birthdays of gridiron greats, this mid-summer date holds more tales than you might expect.
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"Namath Picks Night Club Over NFL Club"
Last updated 📅 2025-07-17
July 18, 1969 - NY Jets quarterback Joe Namath agrees to sell his share of Bachelors III, to stay in the NFL, thus recinding his threat of retirement that was made earlier in the off-season.
"George Wilson Lafayette Legend"
Last updated 📅 2025-07-17
July 18, 1905 - George "Mike" Wilson was a halfback from LaFayette College during the 1926 through the 1928 seasons who was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 according to the National Football Foundation website.
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- DOB: July 18
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- FOOTBALL NAME: George Wilson, Wilson George
- FOOTBALL POSITION: Halfback
- FOOTBALL TEAM: Lafayette Leopards
- NCAAF JERSEY: Number B4
- SPORTS: College Football Hall of Fame
As a sophomore in the 1926 season, he began the year with a 69-yard run against Muhlenberg, scoring the first touchdown in Lafayette's new stadium. Wilson's 1926 story opened with a bang, and it also closed big when he finished with runs of 60 and 46 yards against Lehigh in the finale. Oh and what about the games in between, well he had a five-touchdown game in a 68-0 rout of Susquehanna and three-score contests against opponents Rutgers and Dickinson.
Wilson, a powerful halfback, only had two years of football experience under his belt, but ended up leading the nation in scoring that season, aided by 20 touchdowns, as he and his Leopard teammates went unbeaten with a 9-0 record and were named to the NEA (Newspaper Enterprise Association) All-America team.
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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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