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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast: Piling On

Timothy P. Brown

Jul 5, 2022

Each Tuesday, Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I will cover and expand on a recent Today’s Tidbits. Click here to listen or subscribe to Darin’s podcast wherever you normally listen.

Today’s podcast covers the Tidbit from April 22, When Piling on Was Legal.

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Today's Tidbit... When Piling On Was Legal

Early on, ball carriers could advance by crawling after being knocked down, leading to defenders piling on and the masses of humanity seen at the 1904 Army-Navy game. Crawling and piling on became illegal in 1910…

2 years ago · Timothy P. Brown

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