Fascinating to read about how the game has changed, especially punting strategy. Makes me wonder what the average number of punts per game was back then. Now it's about four per team in the NFL.
Unfortunately, consistent college game stats did not come along until the late 1930s. Some college yearbooks included detailed stats pages, but not many.
The NFL (oops) breakout season for me was 1965, gratis Namath and Rozelle. As part of the sell that September, several 'How to follow the game' booklets appeared, none as involved as Pop's. I remember a box of them over the frozen foods; I think Birdseye was behind them ..
Fascinating to read about how the game has changed, especially punting strategy. Makes me wonder what the average number of punts per game was back then. Now it's about four per team in the NFL.
Unfortunately, consistent college game stats did not come along until the late 1930s. Some college yearbooks included detailed stats pages, but not many.
The NFL (oops) breakout season for me was 1965, gratis Namath and Rozelle. As part of the sell that September, several 'How to follow the game' booklets appeared, none as involved as Pop's. I remember a box of them over the frozen foods; I think Birdseye was behind them ..
There have been many similar booklets over the years. I'll have to look for the Bird's Eye version.