Strange things often happen in sports. On Sunday, when the past Super Bowl Most Valuable Players were honored before the championship contest one of the players remains unique in the history of football. It occurred during Super Bowl V between the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Colts on Jan. 17, 1971. Chuck Howley was a […]
Category: Football History
Merry Christmas. At least that may have been what the National Football League brass might have been hoping for on Christmas Day in 1971 as there would be games played on the holiday for the first time. There are multiple stories discussing the complaints from fans ranging from playing on a holiday to messing up […]
Two very important ingredients of the college football season come together on Saturday as the Heisman Trophy winner will be announced and the annual Army-Navy game will take place in Philadelphia. There have been five Heisman winners who played in the Army-Navy game with Roger Staubach being the last one to do it in 1963. […]
As Thanksgiving is celebrated today among the best known traditions is football. Among the many things I’ve always been thankful for is the neighbor who gave me a box full of baseball, football and basketball cards from the late 1960s. At the time, the cards were not over 10 years old. Although I don’t remember […]
Two of my favorite sports movies are “Hoosiers” and “Rudy.” No need to go into get detail about either of those films. “Hoosiers” celebrated a high school basketball championship in Indiana. Even had a few friends that served as extras in the 1986 drama, so it was fun to see them. Released in 1993, “Rudy” […]
Tony Dorsett had set the stage one year earlier for the Pittsburgh Panthers. During the 1975 season, Dorsett had led the Pittsburgh Panthers to an 8-4 record. The Panthers finished the year ranked No. 15 in the final Associated Press poll after winning 34-20 at Notre Dame as Dorsett gained 303 yards before beating Kansas […]
Being undefeated usually leads to a post-season game. But for the San Francisco Dons back in 1951, it meant standing on a principle. The 9-0 Dons could have appeared in the Orange Bowl that season, but they did not accept the bid to the contest despite being ranked No. 14 in the final Associated Press […]