We are starting a series involving some True Crime elements with a gridiron twist. Case Number 1: A story of murder in NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback Sid Luckman's past had a big impact on his family, as football may have saved Sid in more ways than one. Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriber Miss our football by the day of the year podcast...
Jan 08, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 1137
In this episode we have the honor to chat about a book called Boston Ball:and the Forgotten Cradle of Basketball Coaches by author Clayton Trutor about three legendary college basketball coaches: Jim Calhoun, Gary Williams, and Rick Pitino. We want to thank the following sources for their brilliant work that may have given us inspiration and information in today's episode. OnThisDay.com 80sBaseball.com Vintage Hockey Jerseys website NBA.com NFL.com MLB.com...
Jan 05, 2024•34 min
Timothy Brown captures the importance of the 1949 All-America Team not just because there were some top-notch players from a historical perspective but because of how the top names were picked. Listen in on our conversation with Tim about the TidBit he wrote: Here is Tim's Original TidBit on the subject. The First Two-Platoon All-American Team Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history head...
Jan 02, 2024•19 min•Season 4Ep. 1136
Step into a time machine where cleat meets mud, pigskins soar, and legends are born. The film archive is your portal to the golden age of pro football, where every snap crackles with history, and every play unfolds like a cinematic masterpiece. Founder and host Andrew Brown's Football Video Archive website is more than just an archive; this community of fans is curators of passion, chroniclers of gridiron greatness, and storytellers who bring the past to life through the magic of celluloid. Pro ...
Dec 28, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 1135
The Big Ten Conference Football Championship game is a must-see on many fans of college football's annual watch lists. The schools' traditions and football programs are almost as old as the game itself. These title games had to start somewhere, and in this edition, we peek back into a post our guest Tim Brown wrote a while back on the inaugural Big 10 Championship game titled The Big Ten's First Conference Championship Game (in 1931) . Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jerse...
Dec 26, 2023•15 min•Season 3Ep. 1134
The World's Greatest Pro Gridiron Team: The 1903 Franklin All-Stars . got closer to a perfect season in American football than anyone else in the sport’s professional history. A young merchant constructed the team in revenge for gambling losses and went undefeated, unscored upon, with opponents crossing the midfield stripe only twice and had an offense more productive than the famed collegiate point-a-minute teams. Special Thanks to our dear friend Author R.C.Christiansen , who wrote the brillia...
Dec 22, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 1133
Football celebrity broadcaster Eddie Dooley had some interesting angles on getting folks to listen to football. Tim Brown brings us the story from one of his past TidBits to entertain us with some past gridiron memories. Tim's original TidBit is Eddie Dooley's 1936 All-America Team Contest Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriber Miss our f...
Dec 19, 2023•15 min•Season 3Ep. 1132
The history of the Gridiron takes us to the exciting 1940 College season, when multiple teams had claims to the title, and the controversy of who was the best is still debated to this day. Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriber Miss our football by the day of the year podcasts, well don't, because they can still be found at the Pigskin Di...
Dec 18, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 1131
NO NONSENSE, OLD SCHOOL WEIGHTLIFTING HISTORY is presented by the Sports History Network, the headquarters for sports yesteryear . ABOUT SHOW: My name is Mark Morthier, and I host yesterday’s Sports on the Sports History Network. As many of you know from reading my articles and listening to my podcasts, I am not only an avid weightlifter but a fan of the sport as well. I’m excited to share my newest adventure, a show dedicated to promoting weightlifting, while also looking back at some weightlif...
Dec 17, 2023•5 min
John Heisman led Georgia Tech to some successful seasons on the gridiron. They played in the Rose Bowl and won shortly after he left the school. This would be the first leg of winning each of the major bowl games in the era, and the circuit of GT being victorious in the Cotton, Sugar, and Orange Bowls would soon follow before World War II, making them the first school to do so. Here is Timothy Brown's original post on the Ramblin Wreck accomplishment: Georgia Tech Hits Football’s First Grand Sla...
Dec 12, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 1130
The two-point conversion has become a thrilling element in football, adding an extra layer of strategic decision-making and excitement. However, its history reveals a fascinating journey of experimentation and gradual adoption. Here is our article titled: The Origins and Evolution of the Two-Point Conversion in Football Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbo...
Dec 11, 2023•17 min•Season 3Ep. 1129
Winds of change were brewing in football and across the globe. As the world teetered on the brink of global conflict in 1939, the American Professional Football season roared to life. While the headlines were dominated by the rising tide of fascism in Europe, on the gridiron, rivalries were renewed, legends were born, and the game continued to captivate a nation. Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily f...
Dec 08, 2023•14 min•Season 3Ep. 1128
In this episode, we'll take you back in time to a pivotal moment in sports history, when the threat of war loomed large over the sporting world. We'll hear stories of athletes who had to train and compete under the shadow of fear, and we'll explore how the war impacted the world of sports in ways you might never have imagined. So join us as we journey back to a time of uncertainty and fear, and discover how sports were used as a tool for both propaganda and hope during World War II. original Tid...
Dec 05, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 1127
One of the more famous plays of late in the NFL is Philly's short-yardage play called the Tush Push. This play has a high conversion rate but is it safe for players and should it be legal? We will examine the play and the rule's history to help make an informed opinion of the strategy. Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriber Miss our footb...
Dec 04, 2023•14 min•Season 3Ep. 1128
Gridiron Greats Magazine podcast is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Co-Host Joe Squires and I talk about some recent auctions on 1948 Leaf Football cards and a special Tom Brady card. We then interview Darin Hayes of the Pigskin Dispatch on his new book. GRIDIRON GREATS MAGAZINE BACKGROUND Gridiron Greats covers 150+ years of North American football history and memorabilia. It was founded in 2002 and published by Franklin Rose who the...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Timothy Brown joins us to explore the Football Archaeology of a possible homicide that occurred on a gridiron field long ago. Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriber Here is the direct link to Tim's Original Tidbit titled: Murder on the Football Field Miss our football by the day of the year podcasts? Well don't, because they can still be ...
Nov 28, 2023•22 min•Season 3Ep. 1126
In many cases, the team assigns the jersey numbers of NFL players, adhering to the positional numbering restrictions afforded by the rules. However, there have been some special stories of players wearing a number per their request for meaningful reasons. In this edition, we will explore some fascinating stories as to why the number fits the player. Our book is out: The World's Greatest Pro Gridiron Team: The 1903 Franklin All-Stars . Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey...
Nov 27, 2023•15 min•Season 3Ep. 1125
The pass interference is one of the most game-changing enforcements in football. A spot foul in the NFL and a fifteen-yard walk-off at the lower levels have some serious consequences for offending teams. But what if you were told there was a time when interference was allowed and almost encouraged? Timothy P. Brown joins us to discuss a recent Football Archaeology TidBit on the Changes in Pass Interference . Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more ...
Nov 21, 2023•18 min•Season 3Ep. 1124
The 1938 college football season was among recent history's most exciting and unpredictable. No clear favorites were heading into the season, and several teams emerged as contenders throughout the year. Our book is out on Amazon: The World's Greatest Pro Gridiron Team: The 1903 Franklin All-Stars. Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriber Mi...
Nov 20, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 1123
Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Today we talk to friend of the show, and personal friend, Darin Hayes. Not only does he host two podcasts, he is now also an author of the book The World's Greatest Pro Gridiron Team: The 1903 Franklin All-Stars. Link in the show notes on where you can buy this book. Darin is not only a great historian when it comes to football, he is also a great guy to talk to, and...
Nov 19, 2023•35 min
The timing of a football game has changed with the technologies available to fields of different eras. Timothy P. Brown takes us to early football before artificial light was used to illuminate the Gridiron. How did this affect the timing of the games? Tim lays it out for us in this podcast episode. Here is the link for Tim's original TidBit House of the Setting Sun . Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get da...
Nov 14, 2023•17 min•Season 3Ep. 1122
We take a look at a couple of great professional football teams that went undefeated in the regular season and won the League Championship game unblemished. First off the 1948 Cleveland Browns and then the 1972 Miami Dolphins . We then make a major announcement for Pigskin Dispatch along with presenting a third team that may have been more perfect than the other two. We discuss our new book The World's Greatest Gridiron Team . Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatc...
Nov 13, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 1121
Washington D.C. area Journalist and Author Mike Richman shares the story of Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach George Allen in a book titled George Allen: A Football Life . Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriber Miss our football by the day of the year podcasts, well don't, because they can still be found at the Pigskin Dispatch website ....
Nov 09, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 1120
The 1937 professional football season was among the most memorable in NFL history. 1937 was the 18th regular season of the National Football League and was also notable for the increasing popularity of the sport. Game attendance was up, and the NFL was beginning to attract national attention. The season saw some newer concepts, such as specialists or players excelling at one position, a new rival League, and a non-Mid-West franchise winning the NFL Championship Game for the first time. Join us a...
Nov 08, 2023•17 min•Season 4Ep. 1119
Tim Brown joins us to share his findings on this impressive array of Goldsmith experts and their place in football history in this podcast episode. Tim's original TidBit on the subject can be found here . Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriber Miss our football by the day of the year podcasts, well don't, because they can still be found a...
Nov 07, 2023•28 min•Season 4Ep. 1118
The break near the end of each half of an NFL game, at approximately two minutes remaining on the clock, is a much-anticipated time stoppage for teams and fans alike. Appropriately named the 'two-minute warning," this professional football contribution to the gridiron had a somewhat different purpose at its inception. Check out our post on the subject here . Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily footba...
Nov 03, 2023•12 min•Season 4Ep. 1117
A few months back, Timothy P Brown posted the following fascinating TidBit on FootballArchaeology.com about a couple of parallel stories of women rumored to be on the football teams at several colleges. Mr. Brown joins us in discussing his research on these very intriguing stories. Here is Tim's original TidBit post. Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @...
Oct 31, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 1116
In this episode, we talk about the history of College Football in 1937. The Football History Rewind Series Part 80 goes through the rules revisions, the big games, the star players, a new source for ranking teams, and the top teams of the season. Here is the webpage version. Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriber Miss our football by the ...
Oct 30, 2023•19 min•Season 4Ep. 1115
We came across a few stories of students on both sides of a University of Texas and Texas A&M Rivalry that each tried to one-up the other through the team mascots. Make sure you check out our web story on this podcast episode on Bevo and Reveille . Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriber Miss our football by the day of the year podcast...
Oct 26, 2023•27 min•Season 4Ep. 1114
Timothy P. Brown of FootballArchaeology.com always seems to find those cool little stories that have come up throughout football history. He had an interesting one recently titled The Case Of The Missing Goal Posts . We had the great opportunity to catch up with Tim recently to learn more about a unique story of some goalposts that came up "missing" at the end of a competitive contest between Rutgers and Princeton in 1974. Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to...
Oct 24, 2023•14 min•Season 4Ep. 1113
