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AI generated image of American football players in a football action pose wearing different colored number 86 jerseys.

From the Archives

Greatest Players Who Wore the NFL Jersey 86

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Black and white newspaper image of Ernie Nevers running the Ball against the Chicago Bears in 1929.

Daily Football History

Football History 100 Years Ago – October 1926: The Intentional Safety Abolished

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Daily Football History

Football History of October 24

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Pro Football Hall of Fame

Y.A. Tittle

October 24, 1926- Marshall, Texas – Quarterback great Yelbertron Abraham Tittle was born. Notably, Y.A. Tittle is best remembered for his football bio, which…

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Here is a photograph of a gray and scarlet "EAST" pennant from 1926, designed to look like an authentic wool-felt relic from the era with natural aging, frayed edges, and period-specific typography.

Daily Football History

Football 100 Years Ago: October 23, 1926

The Evening Star in Washington, D.C., reported a football fight involving a high school team from my hometown of Erie, PA. Surely this headline…

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October 23, 1937 official football program for the Wisconsin versus Pittsburgh game

Daily Football History

Football History of October 23

Hail Mary Heroes and Gridiron Legends: Why October 23 is a Touchdown in Football History! Get ready to celebrate a colossal day in American…

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John Heisman posing as football player while at Penn, 1891.

College Football Hall of Fame

John Heisman: The Man Behind the Award

October 23, 1869, in Cleveland, Ohio, John Heisman was an American football coach who was one of the top innovators in the history of the…

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College Football Hall of Fame

Bruiser Kinard

October 23, 1914 – Pelahatchie, Mississippi – Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, a tackle from the University of Mississippi, was born. Bruiser was voted an All-American…

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East Cleveland Leader (East Cleveland, Ohio), October 10, 1957.

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Football 74 Years Ago, October 1957

The East Cleveland Leader’s headline buzzed about the golden anniversary of a football field in Eastern Ohio: Shaw Field. On October 10, 1957, the…

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