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USFL Boston Breakers Win Fourth In...
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The 1922 Rose Bowl
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USFL Boston Breakers Win Fourth In a Row
What happened to the Boston Breakers pro football team that played at Nickerson Field during the spring of 1983? — funwhileitlasted.net
On Saturday, April 2nd, 1983, in Boston, Massachusetts, the Boston Breakers of the USA defeated the Birmingham Stallions by the score of 27-16. Johnny Walton threw two touchdown passes in the first five and a half minutes, and Tim Mazzetti kicked two field goals as the Boston Breakers rolled through their fourth consecutive victory 27-16 over the Birmingham Stallions.
Another famous player in this game was Scott Norwood, who kicked for Birmingham and knocked through a few field goals late. Norwood would later go on to kick in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills.
Source The Des Moines Register
Sun, Apr 03, 1983 ·Page 25 courtesy of Newspapers.com
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Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
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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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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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