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I'm wondering if it had anything to do w/ the A's clinching their division that weekend in Chicago? The next day they started their last home stand of the season, to be immediately followed by the playoffs and World Series. Possibly the ball club figured there wouldn't be enough time to get the fiel...

I forgot all about Crow. I just looked at PFR---on 8 different occasions he threw 3 or more passes in a game. In a 1961 game vs. Washington he attempted 6 passes (completed 2, including a TD, and had a pick). To me that really is startling, just from the POV of trying to fool the defense. But you're...

I always found it interesting that Browns DE Len Ford had a total of 3 interceptions in back-to-back NFL title games: 2 vs. the Lions in '54 and 1 vs. LA in '55. In fact, his postseason totals of 3 picks for 45 yards exactly matched his regular season career totals. That and a nickel will get you......

Yeah, it's fun to speculate on those '62 Lions---and beyond. Don Shula left as defensive coordinator after the season to become Colts HC. Schmidt said the winning formula would've been to promote Shula to Detroit HC and move Wilson to GM, where he was more comfortable and valuable. Instead we got Ru...

Well, they're always talking about draining the swamp in DC. How about Swamp Creatures?

Or the Washington Lobbyists. The new logo can be a briefcase stuffed with cash.

Bobby Layne's leg injury in the second-from-last game of the 1957 regular season. His cleats caught in the mud and the bones in his lower right leg snapped when he was tackled. Tobin Rote, of course, went on to guide the Lions to their last title. Rote's success set in motion Layne's trade to Pittsb...

From what I can tell, Frank Gifford holds the record for most TD passes by a non-QB in a career, with 14. Tracy edges out Gifford for most career passing yards, though, 854 to 823. Tom "The Bomb" has always intrigued me. He came out of nowhere to have that great performance in the '57 divi...