Artwork for podcast Pigskin Dispatch
The First Football Rules Book Hits the Market!
Episode 654th November 2020 • Pigskin Dispatch • Darin Hayes
00:00:00 00:09:25

Share Episode

Shownotes

The Football History Headlines for November 4! Beyond individual brilliance, November 4 highlights critical organizational and media shifts. In 1934, the dominant Detroit Lions finally surrendered their season-long shutout streak but simultaneously set an NFL record with 426 rushing yards in a single game. Decades later, the New Orleans Saints secured their franchise's first-ever shutout victory in 1973. The day also saw a significant shakeup in New York radio coverage in 1992 and the launch of the NFL Network in 2003, proving that this November 4 is a date where the game's foundation, its media landscape, and its greatest players all converged.

We would like to thank the National Football Foundation, Pro Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Reference Websites for the information shared with you today.

Do you want more football history? Grab a copy of our latest book, "Marooned," on the 1925 Pottsville Maroons NFL franchise saga.

*OR* Grab a copy of our book on Western Pennsylvania football history, "World's Greatest Gridiron Team" on the 1903 Franklin All-Stars

Drop us a line at PigskinDispatch@gmail .com and check out and subscribe to the Pigskin Dispatch YouTube channel.

Miss our football by the day of the year podcasts, well, don't because they can still be found at the Pigskin Dispatch website.

Chapters

Video

More from YouTube