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Pigskin Dispatch... Beating Harvard To The Punch

Timothy P. Brown
Oct 3, 2023
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Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I discuss a recent Tidbit about a war of words that occurred when a Harvard alum accused Princeton of dirty tactics in a 1926 game with the Johnnies. Click here to listen to the story or subscribe to Pigskin Dispatch wherever you get your podcasts.

Here’s the original Tidbit:

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Today's Tidbit... Dirty Play And A Ring Of Truth

Timothy P. Brown
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Aug 10
Today's Tidbit... Dirty Play And A Ring Of Truth

Back in the day, there was an element of chivalry in football. Despite many stories of dirty play, there were other tales of teams tackling opposing players high due to the awareness that an opposing player had a leg injury. For example, an earlier Tidbit

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