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I'm seeing a Facebook post that Bob Fry, former Ram, Cowboy, and Brown, died last night. No link to a formal obit yet

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2493215 ... 963739027/

Lance Poimboeuf (G, 1963, Dallas Cowboys) died at age 77 on 05/18/2018

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/houma ... fhid=14164

I met the Cowboys archivist a couple of years ago, and he made it very clear that digitizing the Cowboys historical record and getting it online is a very low priority. Frankly, I was shocked at his honesty, but given that response, I'm not at all surprised that they're dragging their feet about res...

RIP Bruce Walton (OL: 1973-75)

Bruce Walton died Oct 18, 2019 at age 68. He was the big brother NBA HOFer Bill Walton.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ob ... -1951-2019

Rocky Colvin (Colts: 1960-63; Cowboys 1964-66, Giants: 1967) passed away at age 81 on Aug 30, 2019.

https://www.rekfunerals.com/notices/Jim-Colvin

The HOF lists Sep 17, 1920 as the birth of the NFL but many online sources say Aug 20, 1920 instead. Is there a definitive answer? Aug 20 is the date when the Canton Bulldogs, Akron Pros, Cleveland Bulldogs, and Dayton Triangles formed the American Professional Football Conference. Sep 17 is the da...

I don't remember much about the '82 season, other than begging the football gods to end the strike, but I do remember the '87 strike. The Cowboys had many frontline players cross the picket line (Texas is not a union state) and Tex is said to have strong-armed guys like Tony Dorsett into playing by ...

I got my copy of "NFL 100: A Century of Pro Football" yesterday but didn't get a chance to look it over in detail until tonight. It's arranged by decade. And PFRA is mentioned right in the very first decade, the 1920s. At page 30, a footnote credits David Neft for compiling and PFRA for or...

The new initiative will be dedicated to “celebrating the NFL’s iconic and classic moments spanning over a decade of past seasons.” Wow, "over a decade". What the heck is that supposed to mean? Up to nineteen years worth? Meaning they MIGHT go as far back as the year 2000? Whoopee! NFL And ...

The HOF lists Sep 17, 1920 as the birth of the NFL but many online sources say Aug 20, 1920 instead. Is there a definitive answer?