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In the NFL films show "Glory Year" about Sammy Baugh's great season of 1943 they show a clip from a game in which Baugh passes for a TD of about 25 yards or so in the snow to a #28 whom I assume is Bones Taylor. I've been interested in identifying that TD. I know it snowed in 1949 at NYG. ...

Earnest Byner and for Mike Oliphant was weird in that it was so lopsided. [I'm assuming my memory is correct that it was one player for one player]

What has always confounded me about the barefoot kickers is that they appeared to be a coming trend in the 80's, and all of a sudden, they became totally extinct and never returned. It was as if the soccer style kickers totally vanished after the 1969 season and the species were never seen again in...

The Redskins have never played the Cowboys, the Seahawks, nor the Texans in the preseason. I think they have played everyone else.

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While we're on the subject of ridiculous changes to American football Field goals might not be as interesting as touchdowns, but I wouldn't call them boring-- most games that come down to the wire have turned upon the suspense of "the kick is up and it's....." And punts? A necessary evil....

I suppose it could be. My recollection is of one not that wide but more of a standard YA book size. However it has been almost 40 years since I saw the book. Often things aren't quite as we remember them.

Years ago my school library had a book about the production of a football TV broadcast. As I recall all the pictures featured a game between the Redskins and Vikings which I believe was the 1972 season opener of MNF. Does anyone else recall that book and if so would you recall the name of the book? ...