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Bob Long, reciever for the Packers, Falcons and Redskins from 1964-‘70) died Sunday. Bob was a guest at the PRFA Meeting in Green Bay in 2016 (I believe Rick Schabowski drove him up from Milwaukee). They got there early Friday night and Bob grabbed a seat to listen to speakers (he was to speak with ...

Probably because football is a game and not a Marvel movie. A stirring climax isn't built in, nor should it be. If one team has the game in hand in the fourth quarter, they've earned the right to put it in cruise control: empty the bench, give the backup QB some snaps, etc. I don't need an exciting...

Has anyone mentioned Bronko Nagurski? Then Bronko came to the U of Minnesota varsity-alumni game in 1959 at the age of 49 to punish the varesity defense on the opening drive. The equipment manager had no helmet large enough fro Nagurski, until he found an old leather one that he had to stretch to f...

Why wasn’t the Pro Football Hall of Fame founded until 1963 The Pro Football Hall of Fame should have been founded earlier then we wouldn’t be talking about Lavvie Dilweg Verne Lewellen Ox Emerson Cecil Isbell and Al Wistert not being in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Buddy Parker too But if they ha...

From the NFL's perspective, I suppose the difference between Rare Sports Films and Volsky is a matter of eyeballs. Doak is selling his merchandise onesey-twosey to a few hundred people whereas the YouTube channel is viewable by potentially millions. I've worked on a few docs, and I've been surprise...

Yeah, John wrote about this back in ‘17 … https://packerspastperfect.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/jim-ringo/ Somewhere - I think it was in an obit in the L.A. Times - there is a Ringo quote about being in PA at the time of the trade. This and the Forrest Gregg story are two stories that keep circulating...

Ken Crippen wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2024 8:43 am It's a shame that this information gets leaked.

It is. And a shame that the writer included quotes which only create drama (unnamed "sources").

About a team in the '40s, includes league information: "Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles―"The Steagles"―Saved Pro Football During World War II" by Matthew Alego Not about the '40s specifically, but includes the '40s: "What a Game They Played: Stories of th...

The Hay is nearly in the barn ... we will see. At least we dont have to debate Williams again till next year. I get where his case is coming from, but he just has others ahead of him that deserve their chance and to bypass someone like Lloyd Wells, didnt seem right to me. As long as Modell and Roon...

Cecil. Fricking. Isbell. Stanley Morgan would also be very ?!?! I was thinking about how awful isbell would be on that list of 9 that was the name i was thinking of at first but i typed otis taylor instead of isbell my apologies The worst part is that Isbell may need to be elected before Lewellen a...