Pigskin Dispatch... The Amazing Charlie Trippi
Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I discussed a recent Tidbit about Charlie Trippi and the 1947 Sugar Bowl. Following a college season with rosters filled with returning veterans, Trippi starred as a quintuple threat and finished his college career on a high note before doing the same in the NFL.
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Here’s the original Tidbit:
Today's Tidbit... Charley Trippi and the 1947 Sugar Bowl
Although the modern national championship process is great in many respects, the messiness, uncertainty, and ongoing arguments about who deserved various national championships had its magic. An example season in which multiple teams staked claim to the championship game came in 1946, which was among the most talent-laden in college football history as …
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