Sports History Network Ever wonder what Hall of Fame voting for the NFL is like? What goes on in the room that ultimately changes the lives for a handful of legends each year? This week’s guest has been a voter for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for quite some time now. He’s also a founding member of … Read more
Did you ever wonder how the first hail mary pass came to be? Well, it all goes back to a game on December 28, 1975, between the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings. This was the NFC Divisional playoff round. There were 24 seconds left on the clock. Quarterback Roger Staubach was desperate to find a … Read more
It’s summertime and like most years, we look forward to the opening of training camps and the excitement of what the new football season will bring! But for many years, the advent of summer indicated that preparations were beginning for the annual NFL College All-Star football game in Chicago. This extravaganza, held each August in … Read more
When you first heard about the Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class, did you know the name, Duke Slater? If you did not, you were not alone. He is a long-forgotten name in the annals of football glory. Many referred to him as one of the greatest football players of all time, or the … Read more
Tom Matte was a very good and a very athletic running back in the 1960s and the early 1970s for the Baltimore Colts. In 1965, head coach Don Shula was saddled with some problems in his lineup, as both of his quarterbacks, Johnny Unitas and Gary Cuozzo, were sidelined with untimely injuries. Shula asked Matte, … Read more