Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... The Origins of Flip-Style Down Markers

Jul 09, 2024

Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I discuss the invention and spread of the flip-style down marker and the unfortunate situation in which its inventor did not receive the credit he deserved.

Watch and listen to the discussion on YouTube, hear the podcast, and feel free to read the original Tidbit below.

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Today's Tidbit... Col. Roy C. Baker And The Flip-Style Down Marker

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May 30

Today's Tidbit... Col. Roy C. Baker And The Flip-Style Down Marker

While I enjoy learning and writing about football innovations that Amos Alonzo Stagg, John Heisman, or even Rich Rodriguez sent our way, my favorite stories are those in which an everyday person takes a different approach and develops something that impacts the football world. This is one of those stories, and even better, it crossed my path because a f…

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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... The Origins of Flip-Style Down Markers

Today's Tidbit... Col. Roy C. Baker And The Flip-Style Down Marker

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