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The 1922 Rose Bowl
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2nd of April
Marshall Newell
Born April 2, 1871, Clifton, New Jersey, was the great tackle of Harvard University from 1890 to 1893 Marshall Newell. Marshall according to his bio on the Football Foundation’s website says that he was a gentle and compassionate man. The players called him “Ma” because he often took lonely confused underclassmen under his wing and helped them adjust to college life away from their homes. On the football field he morphed into a fierce opponent. His leg strength and drive as well as his passion to complete his tasks were seldom paralleled. The man had an iron grip as well as seldom could a runner escape him once his bear trap hands clasped them. He wasn’t great in size standing only 5’-7” and weighing 168 pounds but his other traits more than made up for that as he was selected as an All-American in four straight years. The National Football Foundation selected Marshall Newell for entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957.
2nd of April
Arnie Herber
Born April 2, 1910, in Green Bay, WI, was Green Bay Packers legendary Quarterback Arnie Herber. Before the great Packers, Bart Starr, Brett Favre, and Aaron Rodgers signal callers was Arnie Herber. His accolades include: Pro Football Hall of Fameenshrinement in 1966, NFL All-Decade Team: 1930s, Official NFL All-Pro Team (11-man team, chosen 1931-42): 1932, Other years selected to an all-pro first team: 1935, '36, Packers All-Time Team: 1946, '57
In this edition of the Football History Headlines, we discuss Arnie Herber, Ma Newell and Harold Weekes as well as many more HOF Legendary stories.
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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!
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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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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 other 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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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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