Sports History Network 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
Not many players can claim to be a member of their team’s worst all-time season, as well as its best. And have a great time doing both! Tackle Chet Bulger of the Chicago Cardinals enjoyed an intriguing nine-year career in the NFL, being with the Cardinals from 1942 through 1949, and then finishing his … Read more
In 1972, the NFL’s competition committee and the league owners and the television networks all agreed that the game needed more scoring, and more excitement. Their remedy was to move the hash marks on the field closer to the middle of the field. Their hope that by doing this, pro quarterbacks across the league would … Read more