Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Virginia Tech's Helmet Toss Trickeration
Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I discuss an example of trickeration by the Virginia Tech Hokies, who beat NC State in 1909 on several trick plays. One involved throwing a brown leather helmet over the line of scrimmage to simulate a forward pass.
Watch and listen to the discussion on YouTube, hear the podcast, or feel free to read the original Tidbit below.
I tell other stories of how teams camouflaged the football in my new book, The History of the Football, available now on Amazon ($18.99 print, $9.99 Kindle, free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers)
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