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I believe that the Cleveland Browns were the greatest team in football during the All-America Conference years (1946-49). Had there been a Super Bowl, what happens? @74_75_78_79_/others, what do you think? '46: Browns v. Bears '47: Browns v. Cardinals '48: Browns v. Eagles '49: Browns v. Eagles I t...

1950 Eagles out gained their opponents by almost 1000 yards and were +5 in turnovers. They lost their last 4 games of the season, all 1 score games, and were -10 in turnovers in those games. Lost by 4 points to the Cardinals, 6 to the Browns. 4 and 2 points to the Giants. ... They were still a good...

I can't believe college allowed ties back then in Bowl games even! Thinking 'bout Dye in '87! I watched that game. I still remember one of the headlines in NJ (close enough to Syracuse I guess) was something along the lines "The war eagle is a chicken". Not trying to stir up any Auburn fa...

Jay Z wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2024 8:41 pm The whole point of having an extra point in the first place was to lessen the number of ties.

Interesting thought, but originally kicks (both goals from the field and after TDs) were valued more than TDs. Over time that reversed.

Growing up where and when I did, my first thought was Freeman McNeil remembering that he won a rushing title in a strike-shortened season and thinking maybe he didn't get the All-Pro nod. *** I always found 1935 an odd year for rushing statistics. The leader had such a low total, I even wondered if ...

The NFL’s 60-Minute Men
All-Time Greats of the Two-Way Player Era, 1920–1945

I ordered mine from here:

https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the- ... inute-men/

I nominated Kopcha this year ... based partially on Chris, partially on his All-pros and so on ... plus he was a member of PFRA! Good nomination! I'll vote for Kopcha if he gets through. I missed the deadline, but I nominated McBride last year (before Chris' book, so I was happy to find an addition...

These are the players from Chris Willis' latest book not yet in the HOVG: 1. Ward Cuff (32) 2. George Christensen (35) 3. Joe Kopcha (37) 4. Jack McBride (39) 5. Red Dunn (40) 6. Ed Danowski (41) 7. Charley Brock (43) 8. Roy "Father" Lumpkin (45) I'm scanning the book and going from memory...

that centennial class was the golden opportunity for the super seniors and it was hijacked to a degree, IMO. Great description. A quick google search showed the second definition for hijack as: take over (something) and use it for a different purpose. A class meant for early era players got used fo...

Thanks Bob! I can't find the CC article on Carthon, but Wikipedia is counting those exhibition games. Here is what they said: In 1985, Carthon signed as a free agent with the New York Giants. From February to June, his USFL career consisted of three preseason games, 18 regular season games, and a fi...