Original title: "[OC] In 1981, the NFL's competition committee proposed having the conference championships in warm-weather, non-NFL neutral sites but was shot down. A year later, the league hoped to have the Superdome host both, though it failed as it clashed with an audiovisual convention that weekend." Subreddit: /r/NFL Post date: January 6, 2022 With... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] In 1949, Washington hired Navy Vice Admiral John Whelchel as HC but fired him after just 7 games. He broke the news to his team at halftime of his final game, led them to 20 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to beat Pittsburgh, and was carried off the field." Subreddit: /r/NFL... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] In 1943, 'another' Army/Navy Game took place in Sydney, Australia, to celebrate Independence Day. Led by future UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Norman Duncan, Army won 14–0." Subreddit: /r/CFB Post date: November 11, 2022 TL;DR: Newsreel of the game In celebration of Veterans Day today and the end of Daylight Savings earlier... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] In 1981, as his team was getting blown out by the Eagles, Colts owner Bob Irsay decided to call plays himself. He ordered HC Mike McCormack to bench QB Bert Jones, sent him back in, and took credit for calling Jones' TD pass as the Colts lost 38–13." Subreddit: /r/NFL Post date:... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] In a 1933 game between the Pittsburgh Pirates (now Steelers) and Cincinnati Reds, PIT's Tony Holm was ejected for punching an opponent. His team received a 49-yard penalty that sent them from the CIN 2 to midfield." Subreddit: /r/NFL Post date: May 27, 2022 "Half the distance to the goal" is a... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] On this day in 1963, the Eagles were put up for sale. One of the leading bidders was Cleveland's Paul Brown, who was recently fired by Art Modell, but he lost interest by May." Subreddit: /r/NFL Post date: April 19, 2022 Paul Brown needs no introduction. Legendary founder, owner, and coach of... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] On this day in 1951, Congressman L. Gary Clemente introduced a bill that would have required all Army and Navy football games to be televised." Subreddit: /r/CFB Post date: March 14, 2022 Today, the service academies' football games are primarily televised by CBS Sports Network, with Commander-in-Chief's Trophy games being on the... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] In the 1930s, the Lions tried to sign Bears star Bronko Nagurski but was blocked by Chicago's George Halas. Lions owner George Richards offered him $10,000 to retire, which Halas took for himself. Richards then ran onto the field after a game to give Nagurski $25,000 to quit but failed again." Subreddit:... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] In 1942, the Wichita Aero Commandos played the Cardinals and Rams, losing to both. They were a farm team for the Bears, had an FB nicknamed Big Doug who hit a 120-yard punt, another FB who lost a finger in an accident, and a future Packers HC and Hall of Fame basketball... Continue Reading →
Original title: "On this day in 1998, Bruton Smith said it was "inevitable" that Cup split into 2 divisions to have races in more markets, a plan he had discussed with Bill France Jr. for 4 years prior. It obviously hasn't aged well." Subreddit: /r/NASCAR Post date: January 13, 2022 Everyone knows about NASCAR's boom... Continue Reading →
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