Joe Carr (Columbus Panhandles) – The Father of Professional Football

This episode we fire up the DeLorean and head back to explore the life and career of Joe Carr, the Father of Professional Football.  He was the NFL President from 1921 – 1939 and was considered one of the most influential people in bringing legitimacy to the league.  Due to his contributions to the league, … Read more

Pudge Heffelfinger (Yale) – The First Professional Football Player

Early NFL historians believed a 16-year old quarterback named John Brollier, from Indiana College in Pennsylvania was the first professional football player because he accepted $10 and some expenses to play a football game on September 3, 1895. They were wrong, and this travesty wasn’t discovered until about 80 years later the true first professional … Read more