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Today's Tidbit... A Look Back At Snapping Between The Quarterback's Legs
Football has evolved and changed its rules over the years, perhaps more than any other sport.
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Today's Tidbit... Football and Facial Hair
I've never cared much about facial hair or skinny jeans since my pull from the hereditary lottery provided limited facial hair and no skinny genes.
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Today's Tidbit... Putting Offensive Football On Hold
I haven't posted much lately since I'm working hard to finish my next book, but here's a story from our old friend, Walter Camp.
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Factoid Feast XV
Pigskin Dispatch’s Darin Hayes and I cover a Factoid Feast that covers Carlisle’s Bemus Pierce’s punt with great hang time, Bennie Owen’s locker room…
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1955 East Los Angeles JC Schedule and Weingart Stadium
Based on the title, you might think this is going to be another one of those stories about some obscure team with an interesting wrinkle or two, but…
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1904 Chicago North Division High's Stars
The 1904 Chicago North football team was a special bunch.
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Brothers Collide In The 1909 Carlisle-St. Louis Game
League Park, home of the St.
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... The Heisman Trophy and Canadian Football
Pigskin Dispatch’s Darin Hayes and I cover Billy Vessels’ story and those of other Heisman Trophy winners who played in Canada.
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July 2025

The Rise and Fall of Hip and Kidney Pads
The various forms of football equipment have always combined function and fashion, with hip and kidney pads exemplifying both when they peaked in the…
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Factoid Feast XVI
As discussed in Factoid Feasts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, and XV, my searches through football history sometimes lead…
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... When The Bench Enters Play
Pigskin Dispatch’s Darin Hayes and I cover multiple stories in which players on the bench enter the game illegally - during play - to make touchdown…
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1960 NFL Enterprises Catalogue: Booze and Butts
This is the third and last in a series about the 1960 NFL Enterprises Catalogue.
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