Posts with players, coaches, and other topics from the New Orleans Saints for The Football History Dude podcast, covering the history of the NFL.
The decade of the 1970s had numerous great plays in the NFL. Now this is not an exact science. I won’t be trying to list every single great play of the decade, because there were so many of them, and because I didn’t want to leave any out if I could help it. But I … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XLV, which was held on February 6, 2011, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, between the eight-time AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the three-time NFC champion Green Bay Packers. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz question for … Read more
Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey became a household name when he kicked a 63-yard field goal on November 8, 1970. The 63-yarder broke the then-NFL record of 56 yards set by Bert Rechichar in 1953 and gave his team, the New Orleans Saints, a 19–17 victory over the Detroit Lions. Dempsey’s record stood for 43 … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XLIV, which was held on February 7, 2010, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, between the three-time AFC champion Indianapolis Colts and the first-time NFC champion New Orleans Saints. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz … Read more
In this episode, I talk to Mark Pattison, former NFL wide receiver. I first found out about Mark by realizing he was a former NFL player, but then I saw something called The Seven Summits, which he accomplished on May 21, 2021. This is a feat only around 500 people in the world have accomplished. … Read more