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by Shipley
Wed Nov 19, 2014 3:54 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Semi-Pro Players Who Made It to the NFL
Replies: 28
Views: 56802

Re: Semi-Pro Players Who Made It to the NFL

Jack Dolbin played for the Pottstown Firebirds and the Schuylkill Coal Crackers before he made it onto the Broncos. RB Marv Hubbard was on the Hartford Knights before hooking on with the Raiders. And of course there's King Corcoran, made famous in the NFL Films documentary on the Firebirds, who brie...
by Shipley
Wed Nov 19, 2014 2:22 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Semi-Pro Players Who Made It to the NFL
Replies: 28
Views: 56802

Semi-Pro Players Who Made It to the NFL

As the son of a long-time semi-pro football coach, I'm always interested in hearing about players who made the jump from the minors to the NFL. In 1973, he coached the Hagerstown (MD) Bears, a team that included former Jet and Redskin quarterback Harry Theofiledes, as well as two players who graduat...
by Shipley
Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:15 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: 1950's Detroit Lions
Replies: 78
Views: 130131

Re: 1950's Detroit Lions

CoachTJ, what is the title of your book about Detroit in the 50s, and how can someone order it?
by Shipley
Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:05 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: '68 Packers expectations
Replies: 31
Views: 78466

Re: '68 Packers expectations

My 1968 Street and Smith's Yearbook picks Green Bay first, Detroit second, Chicago third and Minnesota last.