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In this episode of the Football's History Headlines we discuss 6 Scoring passes from the great Sammy Baugh, and more Grey Cup and Iron Bowl matchups as well as many more HOF Legendary stories. Want more? Here are all of our podcasts click here!
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2007 Arkansas versus No. 1 LSU, 3 OT Thriller
A great SEC game occurred on November 23, 2007, when #1 LSU hosted the Arkansas Razorbacks. Hogs running back Darren McFadden rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns. The man was busy tossing a TD pass in the Razorbacks' upset victory. The ending got exciting when DB Matterral Richardson picked off LSU's 2-point try in the third overtime to end it. LSU recovered to win the SEC title and then beat Ohio State to claim the BCS national title. The final score of the 3 OT game was Arkansas 50, LSU 48. ESPN in 2019 ranked it as the 136th Greatest College Game ever.
Our Top Ten Thanksgiving Day Games Ever that we need to be thankful for! Happy Thanksgiving #10 First Televised Iron Bowl November 26, 1964. Was the advent of the First Televised Iron Bowl per si.com. It was a great one to show on TV too as Quarterback Joe Namath and a 100-yard k...
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Brown Bears Football History
The Brown Bears football program has a long and quite remarkable history. The Bears gridiron squad represents Brown University in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The program started in 1878, and they have played hard ever since. Players such as Fritz Pollard, Sean Morey, John Sinnott, Thomas Gilbane, Joe Paterno, Roderic Parson, and more have donned the letter "B" on the football field. Some of the more famous moments are the 1915 Rose Bowl appearance of the Bears, the 1926 season where the "Iron Men" came into being when the same 11 players played against Yale for 60 minutes and a 7–0 win, and the following week when the same group played without substitution to defeat Dartmouth. Great tradition and excellent stories of football lore reside with this group!
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1984 The Hail Flutie Game - BC at Miami
You know it's a good game when they erect a statue of a play from it! Folks knew it would be a classic showdown when #10 Boston College traveled to play #12 Miami on November 23, 1984. With their standout QB Doug Flutie, BC moved around in the pocket all day, tiring a very aggressive Miami defense. It was when Number 22 scrambled to his right, with time running out, and then launched a 48-yard desperation pass into the end zone with zeroes on the clock and receiver Gerard Phelan, plopped just behind a scrum of defenders, caught the ball like it was a punt. CBS announcer Brent Musburger screamed, "I don't believe it!" into his microphone. It was a fantastic finish, one of the most memorable in collegiate football history! The victory propelled the Eagles into the Cotton Bowl, and this play may have sealed the deal of Flutie winning the 1984 Heisman—final score: Boston College 47, Miami 45. ESPN in 2019 ranked it as the 4th Greatest College Game ever.
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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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Gridiron Legacy: Pro Football's Missing Origin Story
Author Gregg Ficery tells the story of the beginnings of Pro Football through the pro football career of his Great Grandfather, Bob Shiring
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Bears versus Cardinals: The NFL's Oldest Rivalry
Author Joe Ziemba the master historian of football in Chicago has released another beauty. It is titled Bears versus Cardinals: The NFL's Oldest Rivalry.
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