The awarding of game balls to the best players after a contest is a practice that seems to be as old as the game itself. It is close, but it did have an origin after football was well established. Football Archaeology.com's Timothy Brown explains as he tells us about one of his recent Tidbits titled: A History of Game Balls
392.Sean Conley: The Point After Part 2, From Pitt to the NFL & Beyond
00:48:26
391.Sean Conley the Point After: An incredible inspirational journey of a kicker overcoming obstacles
00:33:50
390.The Football Archaeology of Piling On with Historian and Author Timothy P. Brown
00:11:37
389.Who Was Howard Schnellenberger and What Did He Do for Football?
00:11:36
388.The NFL's 25 Greatest Players at All-Purpose Yardage
00:13:11
387.The Many Amazing Athletic Talents of Ernie Vick
00:06:25
386.Mike Haynes and His Great Football Journey
00:08:48
385.The NFL's Best All-Time Head Coaches for Winning Percentage
00:10:43
384.Chad Pennington His NFL Career and a Story of his Passion for the Game
00:09:12
383.The 1922 Rule Change that Set Up the PAT and the Rose Bowl Venue and its history: Football History Rewind Part 50
00:09:16
382.The Day a Trio of Players From an NFL Team Walked into a Rival League's Training Camp to Play
00:11:38
381.Broadway Joe Namath and His Hall of Fame Football Career
00:20:54
380.The Best of The Football History Headlines for June 25.
00:14:43
379.The Denver Broncos Origin Story
00:13:01
378.Lafayette and Cal in 1921: Football History Rewind Part 49
00:08:19
377.Podcast Historian Joe Moore Joins Us to Talk About the Magical 1980 College Football Season
00:46:17
376.The Gridiron Rules of Today May have Taken Root in 1921: Football History Rewind Part 48
00:09:24
375.The Continued story of the Rock Island Independents in organized Pro Football
00:14:09
374.Steve Van Buren: The Honduran Hall of Fame Halfback
00:08:08
373.Charlie Batch learned to play football in Western PA and finished his Pro Career there
00:10:48
372.A Professional Pigskin Prank that had a Retaliation Tale as Well
00:10:00
371.The 1921 Vanderbilt & Iowa Teams that were National Champs of 1921: Football History Rewind Part 47
00:12:34
370.1921 Football Rules and the Pre-Snap Fundamentals. Football History Rewind Part 46
00:07:45
369.The 1976 Grey Cup Was a Rough Ride in more ways than one!
00:08:49
368.The History of the Rock Island Independents Football Team Part 1
00:12:27
367.The History and Evolution of the Position of Fullback
00:08:08
366.The Early Years That Led to Joe Montana's "Magic"
00:11:55
365.The Historic Make Up of Art Donovan Jr, Football Super star
00:13:17
364.Using Gridiron History, Vinny Lospinuso Visits the Pigpen to Pick 6 to Fix the NFL's Worst Team of 2021
00:33:26
363.The Changes of 1921 Rules For Scoring After a TD & The Cornell Big Red in the Football History Rewind Part 45
00:11:27
362.Some Legendary Tales of the Feats of One; Bronko Nagurski
00:09:53
361.The AAFC NY Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers History with Guest Historian Larry Schmitt
00:50:09
360.LeRoy Butler: Overcoming Much Adversity to Become a Hall of Fame Football Player
00:09:08
359.The Pittsburgh Steelers fans of Hollywood
00:12:31
358.Famous People that Became Football Officials
00:19:06
357.Interesting Facts and Stories of the Football Scoring Play called the Safety
00:16:49
356.Walter Camp and his 1921 Football Code: Football History Rewind Part 44
00:10:56
355.The Story of the Hominy Indians and their 26 game Professional Win Streak That Included NFL Teams defeated
00:09:27
354. bonusPigskin Dispatch Vault: Memorializing Football's Fallen Heroes with Ray Durbin
01:17:19
353.Medal of Honor Winners with Pro Football Connections
00:10:09
352.The Smallest School in the Rose Bowl Game and More 1921 Revisions: Football History Rewind Part 43
00:14:10
351.Chris Doleman: Hall of Fame Defender
00:11:04
350.Author Tim Brown gives us some Football Archaeology lessons of traditions in the CFL brand of football
00:56:05
349.Former Chicago Blitz Exec Tom Gosche tells us about running an Indoor Pro Football Team
00:51:09
348.World Football League with Mark Speck Part 2: The 1974 Season
00:38:47
347.The 1921 Gridiron Season: Football History Rewind part 42
00:19:21
346.The World Football League History with Author Mark Speck: Part 1
00:39:32
345.Who was the Gipper? George Gipp and his football legacy are explained.
00:16:23
344.The 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers forgotten season with Author Steve Massey
00:36:08
343.The History and Evolution of Football's Wide Receiver Positions.
00:17:45
342.The Longest Down and Distance Situations in NFL History
00:12:03
341.The 1920 Gridiron Season: Football History Rewind Part 41
00:13:14
340.Richard Seymour and his outstanding football career
00:12:50
339.The Brief History of the Hartford Blues NFL Franchise
00:18:42
338.Eddie LeBaron proves them wrong and leads the way for the undersized NFL QB
00:10:51
337.The Pittsburgh Steelers Family and Brotherly Love
00:12:19
336.The Early Canadian Pro Teams with R.C. Christiansen
00:46:08
335.Fun Facts About the Top Overall Picks in the NFL Draft's History
00:11:01
334.The Gridiron Season of 1919: Football History Rewind Part 40
00:09:37
333.Ray May and his inspirational journey through football and beyond
00:09:05
332.Oorang Indians: A Barnstorming Pro Football Native American Team
00:11:41
331.The Big Games that Don Shula Coached in.
00:11:27
330.Johnny Unitas: the Determined Young QB that Proved Critics Wrong
00:12:45
329.Knute Rockne Rises To Become a Legend. Football History Rewind Part 39
00:10:20
328.John Davis tells us about a new Pro Football League called Major League Football.
00:36:00
327.Cliff Branch: The talented receiver that put team first
00:10:52
326.Football in 1918, a year filled with war and pandemic. Football History Rewind Part 38
00:12:38
325.The Anthracite League is Remembered with Historian Joe Zagorski
00:30:52
324.Dick Vermeil: Hall of Fame Coach and Legendary person
00:14:38
323.Dan Marino; Another of Western Pennsylvania's Great Gridiron Heroes
00:13:54
322.More Top PA High School Rivalries with the PA Football Historian, Part 4
00:39:43
321.The Evolution of the Whistle and What It Is Made of
00:14:34
320.The Football Season of 1917 and John Heisman in Football History Rewind Part 37
00:12:29
319.PA HS Football Rivalries Part 3 with the PA Football Historian!
00:18:49
318.The Cleveland Browns: Historian George Bozeka talks of their orgin & playing in the AAFC
01:02:05
318.Part 2 of some of Pennsylvania's Top High School Rivalries with the FB PA History guy!
00:26:08
317.The 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft Class, the Foundation Building Draft of a Dynasty.
00:14:08
316.Great Pennsylvania High School Rivalries with the PA Football Historian- Part 1
00:23:36
315.Who was George Preston Marshall?
00:13:50
314.Pop Warner, Jim Thorpe and the Single and Double Wing Formations
00:09:48
313.The History of Football Pass Interference
00:16:45
312.The History of the AAFC's Chicago Rockets with historian Joe Ziemba
00:31:38
311.Tony Boselli: Hall of Fame Tackle
00:12:02
310.Coach John Heisman, One of the Greatest Innovators of Football
00:22:16
309.The Colorful History of the Football Penalty Flag
00:12:53
308.NFL Draft Stories that Make One Scratch Their Head
00:11:49
307.More Pop Warner Legendary stories and innovations. Football History Rewind 35
00:07:17
306.Art McNally: The First NFL On Field Official to Be Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
00:11:02
305.Team Historian Joe Hession Discusses The San Francisco 49ers origin in the AAFC
00:41:48
304.The History of How to Reach a First Down. Evolution of the line to gain equipment.
00:12:32
303.Bill Nunn; A smart innovator of scouting football players that is enshrined in Canton
00:13:35
302.The 1915 Season and Pop Warner; Football History Rewind Part 34
00:11:06
301.Dorsett's Birthday Bio and the NFL Rules Changes in 1943
00:11:50
300.Talking Pooley Hubert and Aurealius Thomas in their gridiron stories
00:11:39
299.The Interesting Story of How Yale Motivated Pudge Heffelfinger
00:13:35
298.The Original Baltimore Colts of the AAFC
00:15:30
297.The Top Offenses in NFL History
00:15:02
296.A Brief History of Professional Football in Western Pennsylvania
00:16:06
295.Joe Guyon; A Champion and a Hall of Fame Player of early football
00:14:09
294.The 1914 Football Season's Changes: Football History Rewind 33
00:09:41
293.The Undersized Player That Made Up for His Size to Become a Hall Of Fame Pro Player.
00:12:01
292.The NFL Overtime Dilemma and how to fix it.
00:15:54
291.Buffalo AAFC Football History with Authors; Ken Crippen, Jeff Miller and Greg Tranter
00:43:18
290.From the Coal Mines to the Gridiron, a legendary rushers story
00:12:52
289.Art Rooney Sr, The Chief of Western, PA Professional Football
00:14:35
288.A few crazy rules from the NFL that you may be surprised to hear!
00:14:30
287.The rules revisions and season of 1913: Football History Rewind 32
00:10:18
286.Larry Schmitt Clears the Air of the team lineages of the Colts, Dodgers, Yanks, Yankees, and Triangles history
00:26:01
285.The Great Harvard Winning Streak of 1912 and 1913.
00:09:40
284.The Story of the Miami Seahawks, AAFC Franchise
00:09:56
283.From the Gridiron to the Silver Screen. Players that made it in Hollywood
00:15:16
282.Football Stadium Disasters and Near Misses
00:14:17
281.What is the Tailgating Challenge? Founder Luke Lorick Tells Us All About It!
00:24:24
280.The 1912 Season; A Year That Changed the game! Football History Rewind Part 30
00:14:48
279.Author R.C. Christiansen Shares the Parallel Story of Early Canadian and American Football
00:38:36
278.Football History Rewind 29: The 1911 Season
00:10:29
277.What was the All-America Football Conference and how did it start?
00:11:38
276.The History of the Horse Collar Rule in Football
00:10:38
275.The Amazing Running of Tony Dorsett
00:10:22
274.Football History Rewind 28: The 1910 Rules and Champs of the Season
00:12:47
273.Football History Rewind 27: The 1910 Rules to Open Up the Passing Game, Part 1
00:09:47
272.The Evolution of the Football Itself Over the Ages
00:10:19
271.A Story of a Roughrider Win with the Unlikely 13th Import
00:11:13
270.The Story of Pro Football in Duluth, Minnesota with the Kelleys and Eskimos
00:16:48
269.The Four Great Innovators of Football
00:17:48
268. bonusCarlisle versus Army 1912 Part 2
00:43:24
267.Football History Rewind Part 26: the 1908 Rules revisions and season
00:19:30
266.Carlisle meets Army in a 1912 Showdown, Part 1
00:15:57
265.Maya Washington Shares the Story of her Famous Football Father, "Through the Banks of the Red Cedar"
00:39:33
264.Pop Warner, his football story and many contributions to football
00:12:35
263. bonusThe Providence Steam Roller Pro Football Franchise Origin and History
00:15:57
262.Happy Birthday to Colts Legends Raymond Barry and Bubba Smith as well as top TE Tony Gonzalez
00:08:52
261.Joe Ziemba Shares the Scoop on One of the Biggest Trades in NFL History
00:29:37
260.Tom Landry's tenure in Dallas ends
00:11:24
259. bonusRELICS of Buffalo Bills History, as told by Authors Greg Tranter and Jeff Miller
00:50:16
258.Fred Dean's football career as well as other Hall of Fame players with February 24 Birthdays
00:09:15
257.In 1907 Walter Camp Revised the Rules Further to Help Save it from itself
00:09:46
256.Remembering Greats like Jackie Smith , Freddie Biletnikoff, Jim Youngblood and more
00:11:29
255.The First Iron Bowl was Played on February 22, 1893
00:12:32
254. bonusThe Story of the Boston Yanks Professional Football Team
00:11:01
253.CFL Expansion has a team flipping cities
00:07:14
252.The Oldest College Football Rivalry of the South
00:07:28
251.Paul Krause, Roy Hubbard and an innovation of Bob Zuppke.
00:07:33
250. bonusDiscussing The History of College Football with podcast host and author Jay Abramson
00:15:36
249.Remembering Hall of Fame Greats like Len Ford, Bob St Claire and George Gipp
00:13:00
248.Happy Birthdays to Jim Brown, Neil Lomax and more!
00:09:21
247. bonusFootball History Rewind Part 24: The 1906 Season reforms
00:11:40
246.Happy Birthday Jerome Bettis: We'r riding the "Bus" back into Football History
00:08:41
245.A sporting Goods start up and a birthday shout out to one of the fastest NFL players ever, Darrell Green
00:13:34
244.Remembering Woody Hayes, Jim Kelly and George Kerr on their Birthday.
00:08:09
243.The Early History of the Washington Commanders Football Franchise
00:09:50
242. bonusRoosevelt's 1905 Edict spurns change and re-organization of the gridiron
00:13:43
241.The Rams Move West...For the First Time
00:10:11
240. bonusCatching Up With the Fellas of the Gridiron-Uniform Database, Bill, Tim and Larry
00:47:04
239.Spalding Takes over Sponsorship of the College Football Rules Book
00:09:51
238.Celebrating the Hall of Fame Birthdays of Great Defensive Backs like Woodson, Law and Anderson
00:09:39
237.Football History Rewind 22: Thank you Mr President!
00:08:07
236.A Compromise in the NFL and AFL Co-Existence
00:07:52
235.The First NFL Draft Takes Place February 8, 1936
00:11:55
234.The Shelby Blues football history
00:12:30
233.February 7: A Special Day is remembered filled to the brim with Super Bowl Memories
00:11:02
232.George Halas Introduces a Rule That He Already Broke
00:09:34
231.Lombardi Rules the Roost in DC and 2 Star QBs with a lot in common Celebrate Birthdays
00:18:48
230.John Madden Takes the Wheel
00:09:34
229.Tarkenton and Griese Celebrate Birthdays and Brady Leads the Patriots to 3 Super Bowls
00:17:47
228.Happy Birthday Dave Casper and George Halas
00:12:16
227.Tom Brady and Peyton Manning Collect Multiple MVP Awards
00:11:58
226.Part II of the History of the Shelby Athletic Association Football Team
00:15:20
225.Remembering the Great Don Hutson on his birthday!
00:16:06
224.The Anniversary of Three Superb Super Bowls Played
00:12:50
223.The NFL Draft Team Class of All Draft Classes is Remembered on its Anniversary
00:14:28
222.The Day of Super Bowls! Remembering Three Big Versions of the Big Game
00:14:57
221.Remembering The Chief, Fritz Pollard and a Man They Called "White Shoes"
00:21:40
220.Sweetness, The Fridge and a Man Named Dent along with the Rest of 1985 Chicago Bears Win It All!
00:13:12
219.The Brother of Pop Warner is Remembered& we Also review a few Super Bowls played this day
00:16:17
218.The Shelby Athletic Association Team History
00:09:52
217.Super Bowl XVI history & more from January 24
00:15:06
216.The Big Rule Revision in the NFL on substitutions in 1950 that changed the game!
00:14:30
215.The Hall of Fame Players that Came our of the 1953 Draft
00:14:13
214.Football History Rewind 21: The Story of the 1904 Season
00:12:30
213.Super Bowl XIII, One of the Best NFL Title Games Ever Played
00:14:52
212.The Gridiron History of Super Bowls XIV & XIX
00:16:11
211.The Big Scandal of 1906 From the Canton and Massillon Rivalry
00:18:46
210.The Tuck Rule Game Changed the Way Quarterbacks Could Fumble
00:15:00
209.NFL Interior Offensive Linemen Became Ineligible Receivers & Remembering Super Bowl X
00:14:58
trailerAn Audio Drama to Kick start more Sports History
00:03:36
208.The Moline Universal Tractors History
00:07:39
207.The Colts & Cowboys Tangle in Super Bowl V
00:15:33
206.The Dallas Cowboys Claim Their First NFL Title
00:14:14
205.Remembering Super Bowls I and XII
00:16:24
204.Completion of the Perfect Season; Dolphins Super Bowl VII
00:12:59
203.Football History Rewind Part 20: The Season of 1903
00:10:27
202.Remembering Super Bowl VIII & When the NCAA Adopted the Two Point Conversion
00:11:21
201.Namath's Promise in Super Bowl III Comes True & Strong Defenses Meet in Super Bowl IX
00:17:26
200.Denver Goes to the Super Bowl via the Drive
00:17:54
199.The Pottsville Maroons Franchise History
00:11:26
198.The "Catch" of all Catches Occurred on This Day in History!
00:13:39
197.Anniversary of the NFL's Institution of the Face Mask Rule & Dan Marino's Last NFL Victory
00:17:00
196.Joe Gibbs and his January 8 historic events in D.C.
00:13:21
195.What was the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl?
00:15:58
194.The 1980 AFC Championship Game Controversy
00:14:48
193.Football History Rewind 19: Football Enters the Twentieth-Century
00:12:10
192.The Legends of Chuck Noll & Jim Otto are Remembered on Their Date of Birth!
00:18:26
191.The last of the AFL and NFL Championship games plus Happy birthday Don Shula!
00:18:54
190.The 1900 & 1901 Homestead Stars Teams that were the best in Pro Football
00:09:43
189.Some History on the Legendary Coach Hank Stram
00:16:53
188.The 1922 Rose Bowl Saga
00:18:00
187.On This Gridiron Day January 1: The Most Significant New Year's Day Bowl Games in History
00:20:53
186.We End the Year with memories of the Ice Bowl & more!
00:13:52
185.Remembering the 1956 & 1962 NFL Title games and More!
00:13:38
184.The Game that led to Neutral Site Holiday Bowls is remembered!
00:14:48
183.The First Hail Mary Pass and many more December 28 Historic Football Events!
00:15:22
182.The First HBCU Matchup game: Livingstone versus Biddle
00:15:09
181.Maybe the Best Pro Team You May have Never Heard of & Four NFL Championships Games are Played
00:16:57
180.The History of Christmas Day Football
00:16:30
179.The Cleveland Browns Win their First NFL Title
00:12:45
178. bonusA look at Both Sides of the Immaculate Reception with guest Rich Shmelter
00:51:09
177.The First Coast to Coast Broadcast of Football Occurs!
00:16:27
176.Football History Rewind: The Pro and College top news and teams of 1895 through 1900
00:12:19
175.A New NFL Single Season Reception Record Was Set!
00:11:19
174.Two Legends of the Coaching Ranks have a connection to this Gridiron Day in History
00:13:51
173.The 1903 Franklin All-Stars Professional Football Team & their odd rise to the top
00:15:44
172.Celebrating the retirement of the Legendary Howard Cosell & the Controversy of the 1925 NFL TItle
00:16:14
171.Chronicles of the 1926 and 1927 NFL Championship Titles
00:16:52
170.NFL Conference Championships of Fight Songs
00:06:27
169.On This Gridiron Day December 18: The Unscheduled, Almost Impromptu First NFL Championship Game
00:15:04
168.On This Gridiron Day December 17: Controversial NFL Plays in Big Games that Changed Outcomes and Rules!
00:13:49
167.The Rams Leave Cleveland on a High!
00:16:29
166.The 1902 Oil City and Franklin, Pennsylvania Rivalry Scandal
00:19:21
165.The December 15 Football History Headlines that include the NFL Champs getting beat just after wining the title
00:12:47
164.The Memorable 1st Divisional Playoff Game between the Bears and the Packers in 1941
00:16:54
163.Before Baseball Played a World Series Game the NFL Had One, well sort of...
00:18:42
162.The Green Bay Packers Win Their First of Many NFL Titles!
00:17:23
161.On This Gridiron Day December 12: Rookie Gale Sayers has a great day!
00:13:21
160.Help Us Find the Best Fight Song of the AFC West and the NFC West
00:06:49
159.Th Final AAFC Championship Game and a QB throws 6 TDs in an NFL game
00:11:47
158.Football History Rewind 18A: Pro Football Rises
00:08:31
157.The Longest Drop Kick for Score in NFL History & the Youngest Heisman Winner is Selected
00:13:50
168.On This Gridiron Day December 17: Controversial NFL Plays in Big Games that Changed Outcomes and Rules!
00:13:49
156.Football History Rewind 18: Amos Alonzo Stagg's Contributions
00:09:05
155.The NFL absorbs 3 franchises and the Anniversary of the infamous "Sneaker Game" is remembered.
00:16:23
154.The 1892 Controversy That Spawned Professional Football
00:11:52
153.The Anniversary of the Formation of the SEC & 8 Heisman Trophies Awarded
00:17:29
152.Football History Rewind 17: The 1896 Great Compromise!
00:08:19
151.Instant Replay Was 1st Used at the Army/Navy Game on this Date
00:12:01
150.The History of the Decatur Staleys with Historian and Author Joe Ziemba
00:36:37
149.75,000 Watch Red Grange in a Record New York City Crowd
00:15:28
148.The WFL plays its only Championship World Bowl Game
00:17:34
147.Pick the Best Fight Song of the AFC South and NFC South
00:07:34
146.The First Grey Cup Game and Herschel Walker's Heisman Win!
00:14:40
145.The History of Football Jersey Numbers with Author Timothy P. Brown
00:39:20
144.The last time an NFL game ended without a pass being thrown
00:17:56
143.Football History Rewind 16: The Public Outcry to End the Mass Momentum Plays in 1895
00:09:19
142.Alabama's Famous "Run in the Mud" Play & Chicago Coaches Almost in a Mele
00:18:35
141.The 1925 Lost Championship Controversy of the Pottsville Maroons
00:11:35
140.A couple of Heisman winners are announced and 2 fantastic SEC Championships were played
00:19:53
139.Football History Rewind 15A: The 1893 & 1894 Season Champs and new teams
00:09:34
138.The 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs Championship Remembered plus More Gridiron History From November 30
00:18:56
137.The History of Early Buffalo Pro Football, the All-Americans and more with guest Ken Crippen
00:33:40
136.Joe Montana's streak of completions!
00:11:27
135.Ernie Nevers' BIG Thanksgiving Day Game & Priceton v. Yale Controversy
00:18:02
134.The Best Fight Song of the AFC North and AFC East Divisions
00:06:28
133.More Heisman winners are awarded and Grey Cups with Os Davis
00:18:26
132.The Day is filled with Iron Bowls, Grey Cups and legends that won the Heisman Trophy
00:22:49
131.Football History Rewind 15: The Advent of the Scoop and Score and the Old Turtle-back play
00:08:22
130.The Original Home Coming Game & the Initial Broadcast of Madden and Summerall.
00:17:30
129.The 1925 Chicago Cardinals End of the season scandal
00:06:48
128.Jim Brown has a BIG day as a Rookie and the highlights of 10 great Grey Cup games
00:19:48
127.Football History Rewind 14: The 1891 & 92 game and the Flying V
00:10:50
126.On This Gridiron Day November 23: Sammy Baugh Registers 6 touchdowns and some Grey Cup Memories!
00:12:28
125.The History of the Detroit Heralds Football Team
00:07:40
124.On This Gridiron Day November 22: The Anniversary of the First AFL Draft & more
00:10:59
123.The Fans Were on Their Feet At Grange's Last College Game!
00:12:02
122. bonusHelp Us Choose the Best NFL Fight Song: Part 1 NFC East & North Divisions
00:06:56
121.The Stanford Band Play and Winning One with the Gipper... One last Time!
00:10:37
120.Football History Rewind 13: 1890 Rules Revisions & The First Army versus Navy Football Game
00:08:36
119.The Miracle at the Meadowlands Anniversary and so many more awesome gridiron events to remember
00:14:36
118.Football History Rewind 12: 1889 & 1890 Rules revisions of Fair Catch & Half the Distance with turmoil
00:09:23
117.The Last Game for Joe Theisman as well as more great events of football that happened on November 18 in history
00:15:43
116.The Time Raiders Safety George Atkinson Sued Steelers Coach Chuck Noll
00:08:08
115.The Jets take flight and Jim Brown goes out with a bang in his final Collegiate game at Syracuse
00:11:52
114.Football History Rewind 11: the seasons of 1889 an early 1889 brought great changes to the game
00:12:10
113.How Alabama Became the Crimson Tide & the Peanuts Gang & Charlie Brown
00:12:09
112.The History of the Dayton Triangles with Historian Bruce Smith
00:28:15
111.The Greatest Win By Paul Brown and some upsets of top teams
00:09:48
110.Hear Why Visiting Chicago QB Sid Luckman is Cheered in New York City
00:07:38
109.The History of Flag and Touch Football, and one famous player that got his start there.
00:10:39
108.The First Time Football Uniforms are Worn as well as the day that streamers were first used in flag football!
00:09:33
107.Football History Rewind 10: The 1887 & 88 Rules that changed defenses forever
00:10:42
106.Pudge Heffelfinger Becomes The First Paid American Football Player in History on November 12, 1892
00:14:46
105.Football History Rewind 9: The Rules and Season of 1886
00:09:50
104.A Veteran's Day Salute to our heroes and Jim Thorpe shows his moxy against Harvard
00:14:52
103.James Hogan and an early football scandal that could have involved Walter Camp
00:08:29
102.Some of the Greatest College Football Comebacks Ever Happened on This Day!
00:13:20
101.The Legendary Innovator Coach Paul Brown's story with Author Jonathan Knight
00:30:36
100.A day when ARod tossed 6 TDs & the Irish shut down Mr. Inside & Mr. Outside
00:07:28
99.The City of Cleveland's First NFL Team: History of the Cleveland Tigers/Indians Franchise
00:08:21
98.621 yards passing in one game by a College QB headline the November 8 football events.
00:08:30
97.The Browns Have a Record Day & Pennsylvania Laws lift to allow NFL football
00:07:54
96.Plaay Classic Games versions of football board games give you a variety of game play!
00:27:55
95.Remembering what many call the 1st College Football Game; Princeton vs Rutgers 1869
00:14:12
94.Football History Rewind Part 8: 1885 The Officials and Football Fandom Arises as the Games are Played on Campus
00:09:21
93.Who was Greasy Neale? We have his story as well as many more that connect to the date of November 5 Gridiron History here!
00:12:27
92.Football History Rewind Part 7: The Championship Controversy of 1884
00:11:46
91.An NFL defense so dominant that it gave up only one 1st Down and -7 yards all game!
00:06:42
90.The 1921 Green Bay Packers Scandal That Got Them Kicked Out of the League!
00:13:10
89.The First Time Pads Are Worn and an 11 interception game, in this Best of the PD episode
00:12:12
88.Football History Rewind: The Events of 1883 in Football History
00:10:08
87.11/2 is a Day of Firsts in Football History! 1st game outside of New Jersey; 1st Endorsement Deal & More!
00:08:58
142.Alabama's Famous "Run in the Mud" Play & Chicago Coaches Almost in a Mele
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86.History of the Hammond Pros: One of the Original APFA/NFL Teams
00:25:38
85.Best of PD: The Saints Come Marching In to the NFL on All Saints Day!
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84.Remembering some of the Greatest Tackles of All-Time on their Halloween Birthday, Fralic, Hubbard and Henry
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83.What is "Sim" Football and how do you play it? Greg James, Randy Sivigny and Brandon Rose fill us in.
01:04:18
82.The Legendary Joe Delaney, a true Gridiron Hero & more HOF stories of October 30
00:08:51
81.The Rise of the Washington Redskins in the Mid 1960's, a discussion with Historian Jim Johnson
00:48:00
80.The Best of the Pigskin Dispatch podcasts: Big college upsets and the end to a brilliant streak!
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79.Football History Rewind: 1874 through 1882, Walter Camp Enters the Scene
00:10:22
78.A 99 Yard Kick, A Penalty Free Game and the 1st National Broadcast of Football
00:11:37
77.Gridiron Scandals and Scoundrels: The 1921 Taylorville Scandal
00:10:23
76.The 1st Pro Pass, The Selmon Brothers dominate & WIllie Totten tosses for 599!
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75.Football History Rewind Part 4: Football arrives in America
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74.The Massillon and Canton Scandal that almost ended Professional Football
00:11:16
73.Dr. Harry March: Founding Father of the New York Giants as well as Pro Football, as told by Alan March
01:00:47
72.The legendary fumble recovery and wrong-way run of Jim Marshall
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71.Happy Birthday Y.A. Tittle & a Music Man saves a CFL Franchise
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70. bonusWho was Joe Carr and what was his significance to professional football?
00:37:41
69.Britain's Ancient Contributions to the game of football
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68.Football's Television Debut Takes Place
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67. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear Jersey 99 with guest Larry Schmitt!
01:02:03
66.Walter Camp Provides Down and Distance to Football!
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65. bonusCanton McKinley v. Massillon HS: Perhaps the oldest and most competitive rivalry in high school football
01:11:13
64.Jim Thorpe Day and Jim Brown sets record
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63.Two Pro Teams Battle for the Right to Call Dallas Home: Author John Eisenberg Tells the Story
00:42:23
62.The Longest Game in College Football
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61. bonusThe Los Angeles Dons and their Hollywood Story
00:48:12
60.Walter Camp's Pivotal Revisions That Differentiated Football from Rugby
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59.Naismith wears one of the 1st helmets & the Bears 1st game in this October 17 Best of Pigskin Dispatch
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58.The Fun of Collecting Ticket Stubs and Game Day Programs with Ray Durbin
00:38:38
57.NFL Coach Fired & a New Hired Mid-Game!
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56. bonusThe Ancient Roman Contributions to Football
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55.The Greatest NFL Players to wear Jersey 98!
00:21:05
54.Amazing single player accomplishments in games are remembered!
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53. bonusAncient History of Football's Roots: Part 1, Greece
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52.The Greatest NFL Players to wear Jersey 97!
00:20:28
51.The Most Decorated Player in College Football is Remembered Along with One of the NFL's Biggest Trades
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50.The History of the Akron Pros with Football Historian Ken Crippen
00:28:03
49.Prime Time Plays Two Pro Games in One Day in our Best of October 11 Football History
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48.Happy Birthday Brett Favre & We Remember the Anniversaries of Two Different Chicago Teams playing their 1st games for Chicago
00:16:27
47.President Teddy Roosevelt's Famous Meeting To Start Football Reform
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46.The Nerf Football a Product Created by a Former NFL All-Pro Player
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45.The Greatest NFL Players to wear 96!
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44.The 1st Football Radio Broadcast & the Best of October 8 Football History
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43.The Most Lopsided Football Game in History
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42.A Brief History of Women Officiating Football
00:10:16
41.Best of Football history for October 6
00:10:34
40.The Greatest NFL Players to wear 95!
00:20:41
39.Football History of October 5: Coach Eddie Robinson, Dante Hall and Eric Dickerson set records on this day
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38.The Greatest NFL Players to wear 94!
00:21:46
37.The Best of Podcast: On the Top Events in Football History for October 4
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36.The History of the Forward Pass with author Timothy P. Brown
00:52:12
35.Best of Football History for October 3 Events podcast episode
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34.Best of October 2 Football History Events
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33.The Flicks and Slides of Paper Football
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32.Best of October 1 Football History Events
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31.The Greatest NFL Players to wear 93 with guest host Joe Ziemba!
00:39:11
30.Washington's Walk-On Sensation Herb Mul-Key is Remembered By Frank Reading
00:31:04
29.The Greatest NFL Players to Wear 92 with Guest Kyle Smith of the USFL Project!
00:57:49
28.The Greatest NFL Players to wear Jersey 91!
00:24:34
27.The Chicago Cardinals and Their Long History With Author Joe Ziemba
01:01:10
26.The Mascot Names of the FBS Schools
00:11:49
25.Mattel Electronics Football: You could take a game of football with you anywhere!
00:10:34
24.The Greatest NFL Players to wear 90 on their jersey with Jeremy McFarlin!
01:14:56
23.The Sensational Running Back: Ernie Davis
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22.Who invented the football helmet?
00:11:00
21.The Greatest NFL Players to wear Jersey 89 with Dan and Andrew Neumann.
00:57:52
20.The Story of Hap Moran: An Early NFL Star By his Son, Mike Moran
00:54:26
19.A Little Black Rubber Ball was Part of the Inspiration to Make Football What it is Today
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18.Tecmo Bowl: The Football Video Game that Changed It All
00:44:47
17.The Meeting that Started the NFL: September 17, 1920
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16.What are the different lines on a football field and what do they do?
00:12:37
15.The Greatest NFL Players to wear 88!
00:27:31
14.The Greatest NFL Players to wear 87 with guest host Jeremy McFarlin!
01:20:05
13.The Story of the Muncie Flyers professional Football Team
00:13:17
12.The Top Week One NFL Games in League History
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11.The Good Vibrations of the National Electric Football Game Museum with Chris LeMay
00:54:39
10. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to Wear Jersey 86.
00:23:26
9.Where did the shape and the size of the football goal post come from?
00:11:33
8.The Greatest NFL Players to wear 85 with guest host John Turney!
00:43:48
7.The Greatest NFL Players to wear Jersey 84!
00:24:27
6.The Legend of the Tonawanda Niagara Kardex Lumbermen: The NFL's Shortest Lived Active Team with Ken Crippen
00:15:46
5.The Gold Dust Trio: The 1939 UCLA Bruins that featured Jackie Robinson, Kenny Washington & Woody Strode
00:15:26
4.Strat-O-Matic Football: The Closest Home Game to an Actual Football Game
00:35:11
3.The Greatest NFL Players to wear the 83 jersey!
00:24:33
2. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear Jersey Number 82!
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1.The Wettest Modern NFL Games in Memory!
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451. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 81 with guest host Joe Ziemba!
00:48:30
450.The first Chicago College All-Star Game is Played
00:12:40
449. bonusThe Massillon Tigers Professional Football Team and their History with Author Gregg Ficery
00:24:10
448.Ashley Martin: The First Female to Score Points in NCAA Division I Football History!
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447.A Record Contract Extension by Aaron Rodgers and more great NFL Champs versus College All-Star matchups.
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446. bonusQB54: A Tailgate, Backyard BBQ and Beach game of skill explained by one of its founders Mike Silva.
00:21:41
445.A great Notre Dame linebacker, a first in sudden death overtime and a couple of those wonderful College All-Star Games
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444.Green Bay, Evansville, Minneapolis and Tonawanda all join the APFA in 1921.
00:10:29
443.The Birth of the Face Mask for Football and many more stories from August 26 in History
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442. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 80 with guest host Os Davis!
01:14:50
441.The First Time Player Names Were Placed on the Backs of Pro Football Jerseys
00:08:53
440. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 79 with guest host Larry Schmitt!
00:42:08
439.This Day in Football History: August 24- Andrew Luck Retires from Football
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438. bonusThe Frankford Yellow Jackets, the 1926 NFL Champions
00:45:48
437.This Day in Football History: August 23- Paul Hornung Wins Lawsuit over the NCAA
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436.The Naming of the New American Football League occurred in 1959
00:10:17
435.The Cardinals Are the 1st to Leave the State to Train & We remember Archie Griffin and Jim McMahon on Their Birthdays
00:11:30
434.Many Early Pro Franchises had their Recognition on August 20, 1920. Here is the Scoop!
00:13:44
433. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 78!
00:28:00
432.Welcome to the Jungle, and a great Bengals HOF Tackle and an NFL HOF kicker are remembered .
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431. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 77 with guest host Joe Ziemba!
00:51:30
430.USFL Stars Made the News in Different Ways, and the Birthdays are Plentiful
00:10:35
429. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 76 with guest host George Bozeka!
00:56:46
428.American Football History with the Detroit Wolverines founding and some famous other events!
00:13:14
427. bonusWho were the Union Club of Phoenixville Big Red and were they the Best Team in Pro Football in 1920?
01:01:16
426.A Day to Remember the Birth of Amos Alonzo Stagg as well as the The Dolphins Franchise are started.
00:11:58
425.Memorable Events in American Football History for August 15
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424.Memorable Events in American Football History for August 14
00:11:44
423.All-Stars and legends fill the football memories of this day in football history
00:10:27
422. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 75 with guest host Warren Rogan!
01:06:47
421.PAC-10 Suspensions, The Browns, Colts and Eagles facing off Against All-Star Teams & the Giants Give Ottawa a Rough Ride!
00:11:23
420.The Day When Giants Ran in the open fields of Canada, a new Lion roars and the NFL in Montreal.
00:12:24
419. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 74!
00:27:56
418.The Seahawks Open a New Stadium, A legend had a heart attack, and we first viewed our ABC!
00:15:37
417. bonusThe Minneapolis Marines and their early pro football story!
00:27:44
416.Remembering when a famous Dome opened, Champs played All-Stars and NFL plays in London on August 9
00:13:59
415.The Canadians triumph, the NFL almost strikes Gold as Legends Barry Sanders, John Elway & More Get Their Gold Jackets!
00:10:30
414. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 73!
00:24:01
413.Headliners Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Troy Polamalu and more enter the Legendary Confines of the Hall of Fame!
00:12:16
412.The Memories of the NFL Playing in All Corners of the World!
00:10:19
411.The 1st NFL vs AFL Exhibition Game Post merger was truly Historic!
00:10:44
410. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players Who Wore the Number 72 Jersey !
00:23:32
409.Memories of the College players versus the NFL Games, the USFL and the Diesel.
00:12:14
408. bonusReal Football Games Based on the 1920's Era NFL Are Still Played Today
00:38:22
407.Bears, Steelers and Packers shine in exhibition games & the Rock Re-Enters the Football Ring!
00:11:44
406. bonusThe Columbus Panhandles: Their Franchise Story with Author and Historian Chris Willis!
00:39:22
405.CFL v. NFL Exhibition, All-Stars, a Hunt for a franchise and the Saints fill the gridiron memories of August 2
00:09:26
404.The Detroit Panthers, New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks all get their the starts!
00:11:48
403.The HOF Enshrinement of Sweetness, Bill Walsh, Vince Lombardi and the Great Jim Brown
00:13:46
402.Memories of Pro Football HOF Enshrinement of Bart Starr, Frank Gifford & Gale Sayers, Kodak moments & multi-sport stars!
00:10:17
401. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 71!
00:25:35
400.The USFL v. NFL Trial has a Verdict, A founding Giant remembered, shouldering the load & members of the HOF celebrating!
00:15:05
399.The Day where the Duluth Eskimos & St. Louis All-Stars arose, secret meetings and the birthdays of Hall of Fame players are remembered.
00:14:45
398. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 70 with guest host author/historian Joe Ziemba!
00:48:14
397.The Cardinals are sold, Tornadoes & Stapletons start NFL operations & our salute to HOF birthdays continues!
00:14:57
396. bonusThe Los Angeles Bulldogs: The original Dominant Pro Football Team of the West Coast with Rich Shmelter
00:48:15
395.The 1974 Players Strike Stops All-Star Game & We Celebrate the Birthdays of HOFs Strupper, Waterfield, McDonald, and Lilly!
00:13:15
394. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 69!
00:20:10
393.We Remember the Frankford Yellow Jackets and Walter Payton, Ed Tryon and Ron Burton on their HOF birthdays.
00:13:17
392. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 68!
00:21:23
391.George Halas & How the 1915 S.S. Eastland Disaster in Chicago Almost Reshaped Football History!
00:15:35
390. bonusThe History of the Canadian Football League with Greg James From the 55 Yard Line!
01:12:34
389.The Final College All-Star Classic Ends Early to the Anger of the Crowd!
00:11:14
388.Remembering Tim Brown's Career on His Birthday & the Day Don Hutson Said I Quit!
00:09:11
387.What was the College All Star Football Classic and how long was it played?
00:10:00
386. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 66 with guest host Joe Ziemba!
00:54:09
385.Jason Taylor is Traded, Barry Sanders and Charles Woodson Ink Deals aand we Remember the Steelers Dan Rooney, Dick Stanfel of the Lions and Pa Corbin of Yale!
00:13:46
384. bonusThe Rochester Jeffersons & How Leo Lyons Made Them One of the NFL's Original Teams
00:59:26
383.Walter Camp Announces 1924 Changes to the Gridiron Code & the World is Given Professional Football
00:12:02
382.Joe Namath Gets Out Of Bachelor III, A Soccer Star Signs with Jets & the Retirement of the Great Tim Brown
00:09:53
381. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players that Wore Number 64 Discussion with Dan and Andrew Neumann!
00:57:32
380.Home-run Derby Between 2 NFL Legends & the First USFL Championship Game!
00:13:21
379.We Celebrate the Birthday of Barry Sanders, the First Event at Three Rivers Stadium & a Grid Legend's Rise to POTUS.
00:14:53
378. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 67!
00:16:16
377.Jim Thorpe Wins Home Gold Again! Also the Gipper's Shoes, and Karras and Stallworth are celebrated on their Bday!
00:10:18
376.A Canton, Ohio Meeting of Things to Come in Pro Football
00:11:44
375. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to wear 62 with guest host Joe Ziemba!
00:51:30
374.A Rare NFL Ownership Swap, Trading the Rams for the Colts!
00:11:15
373. bonusThe Portsmouth Spartans, The Early NFL Team That Just Couldn't Catch a Break!
00:13:04
372.Dodgers, Indians, Tigers All Share History On July 12 & It Is NOT Baseball Related!
00:13:58
371.The Original NFL Buccaneers Establish, The WFL Games Debut to Large Crowds & A couple of Super Bowl Champs Retired!
00:10:25
370.The Original NFL Lions Franchise was in Brooklyn and We Remember them and the Hartford Blues!
00:13:07
369. bonusThe Greatest NFL Players to Wear 60 with Warren Rogan!
01:20:57
368.Washington Team History Before Going to D.C, Billionaires laying down cash and Eagles Swallowing up Yellow Jackets
