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For Johnny Strzykalski fans, a pic of the last of his 31 AAFC/NFL touchdowns. It was a 1-yard run @ Detroit at tail end of the 1951 season. I'm using it in a picture book I'm doing on the 1950s Lions. That may be Don Doll looking down at him, but not sure.

I can't say I followed the guy's career, or SD in general, but I basically remember him as the "Touchdown Tommy" Vardell of the Chargers. Always good for a 1-yard TD. There was one blowout I watched on TV where he had 3 TDs by halftime--all short runs, of course--and had me thinking, "...

This is way, way overdue. But I had feeling the NFL would follow suit after MLB decided to incorporate Negro League stats (a decision, btw, I don't agree with but that's beside the point).

I'm not a big fan of the tush push, but I think it has more to do with this guy I had to stand in line behind.....

Had to ask Richard ... did the 1957 Lions have a white road or home uniform that had a darker shade of blue for the numbers and stripes on the elbows? Similar to the Colts? I saw a cool throwback #28 jersey for Yale Lary made by Mitchell+Ness and wondered if it was truly authentic for that year? Sa...

I remember that Joe Schmidt allowed Pat Swilling to wear his retired No. 56 for a couple seasons, 1993 & 1994. Many thought it was kind of sacrilegious at the time.

Not sure if this would fit the bill, but I thought of the 1995 Wild Card Game between the Eagles and Lions where the final score is 58-37; with Detroit scoring 30 points in garbage time after trailing 51-7. Side note: I recall an NFL Top 10 segment about a game in 1989 where Sam Wyche ran up the sc...

I'm more inclined to say it's special teams that wins championships--specifically place-kicker and punter.

IIRC the documentary producers went to the Marine Corps historical branch with all the evidence they had compiled on their own, including digital analysis. It was compelling enough to cause the Marines to launch their own investigation. And of course, the Corps had access to the FBI lab and other re...

Why would a TE come back at age 35 after a few years off?? Dude's got zillions in the bank, crazy cash flow from commercial and broadcasting gigs, he's a shoo-in HOFer w/ bunch of Super Bowl rings, everything a normal guy would want. Is he married? If not (or even if he is), he's never gotta worry a...