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If anyone on the forum won the ebay auction for the color 16mm '42-'47 Redskins highlight film, please PM me. I'd like to make you an offer.

There is an actual plan in writing for this that I read somewhere once. Similar to what was mentioned a replenishment draft from the other teams. I remember seeing another or a few other plans depending on the severity of the roster wipeout. As in if half of the roster was lost. This discussion is ...

JohnTurney wrote:a handful of things . . .
Kenny Washington was the first- African-American to play QB in the modern T.

And Willie Thrower drops to #2.

In an old MNF broadcast Howard Cosell reminded Gifford about the time the Giants tried him at QB. Years later I found a newsreel of a 1959 exhibition game vs the Eagles that supported that story.

Nick's post reminded me of the '61 Charger back seven w/ 49 INTs that year. The "Seven Bandits".

Raider secondary in the mid-'70s was the "Soul Patrol". Not sure if anyone outside of the actual membership used the name.

Eleven Angry Men - Late 1960s Raiders Here are nuggets for you 6 degrees of separation geeks. I worked on Dan Birdwell's cousin's (Jan Birdwell) ranch for four years... AND I once soaked in a hot tub w/ one of Ben Davidson's daughters. When I got too fresh she head butted me. (This last part isn't ...

Homer Jones didn't spike the ball in 1964 (no TDs in '64), but I'll tell you who was spiking it that year. Denver Bronco Hewritt Dixon. Dixon should be crediting with first celebrating TDs in this manner. Of course maybe he picked it up from someone else. I've seen only film of Dixon doing it in '64...

The SP folded up shop a year or so ago. No explanation given.

The hand injury to Lamonica was inflicted by the Chiefs. Vs the Colts it was his groin.