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.
June 30
June 30 | This Day in American Football History
Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
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"Atlanta Makes Its Pro Football Choice"
Last updated 📅 2025-06-30
Our Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day comes from the July 1, 1965, edition of the Atlanta Constitution, when they described in print:
"WFL Fines Express Over Signing Reamon"
Last updated 📅 2025-06-30
A newspaper report in Reno, Nevada's Nevada State Journal on July 1, 1975, said that the WFL was fining their Jacksonville Express franchise for prematurely signing running back Tommy Reamon on June 30, 1975.
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Reamon was the MVP and leading rusher of the World Football League the season before as part of the then recently defunct Orlando Blazers. When the Blazers went under, there was a decision by the WFL to assign this player to the San Antonio Wings franchise, but when they were unable to sign him, they notified the other teams in the League that he was available for trade or purchase.
However, Jacksonville signed the coveted player before finalizing a deal with the Wings. The penalty...well the Express faced losing a percentage of their gate revenue for two regular season games for the violation. Both of the games that they lost gate revenue from were against the Wings during the 1975 season, 10% in the first meeting and 6% for the second game.
On Wednesday, October 22, a few days before the start of week 13, the WFL went out of business. The Birmingham Vulcans, with a league-best record of 9–3 at the time of the shutdown, were proclaimed league champions. And what happened to Tommy Reamon?
According to Wikipedia, after the WFL folded in 1975, Reamon joined the Pittsburgh Steelers, who had drafted him in the 1974 NFL Draft and retained his rights. That same draft class for the Steelers included the likes of future Hall of Famers Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth and Mike Webster. Tommy scored a touchdown for the Steelers in the last game ever played between the NFL Super Bowl Champions and College All-Stars. During the 1976 pre-season the Steelers traded Reamon to the Kansas City Chiefs.
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"Dan Reeves The Quiet Innovator and His Lasting Impact on Football"
Last updated 📅 2024-06-30
While Dan Reeves, born in 1912, may not be a household name among casual football fans, his contributions to the sport as an executive were nothing short of revolutionary. He wasn't a star player or a flamboyant head coach; his legacy lies in the quiet yet impactful changes he implemented that continue to shape the NFL today.
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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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