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.
May 13
May 13 | 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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- The Forward Pass Endures: Safeguarding Innovation in 1910 Football
"The Forward Pass Endures: Safeguarding Innovation in 1910 Football"
Last updated 📅 2025-05-12
The year 1910, proved to be a pivotal moment in the evolution of American football, a time when the foundational rules of the burgeoning sport underwent significant scrutiny and reform. On May 13th, the Intercollegiate Football Committee convened, grappling with the delicate balance between offensive innovation and player safety. The debates centered mainly on the fate of the forward pass. This revolutionary concept had faced brief bans and persistent skepticism from traditionalists who viewed it as a departure from the game's rugged, ground-based essence.
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"Before the Buzzer: A Look at Football's Evolving Game Clock"
Last updated 📅 2025-05-12
For modern football fans, glancing at the scoreboard for the definitive time remaining is second nature. The digital countdown dictates strategy, fuels urgency, and ultimately defines victory or defeat. However, this reliance on a visible, stadium-wide clock is a relatively recent development in the century-and-a-half history of American football. For much of the game's existence, timekeeping was a far more personal and, at times, ambiguous affair, relying on the watchful eye and personal timepiece of an on-field official.
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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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