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The following are hooks related to [[college football]] that have been featured on the [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia Main Page]] as part of the [[Wikipedia:Did you know|"Did you know ..."]] ("DYK") feature.  Since 2005, more than 500 DYK hooks relating to college football have been featured .  If you are aware of newly created articles (or existing articles that have recently undergone a five-fold expansion), consider whether there is an interesting hook that migh warrant a DYK feature.  If so, you can nominate it for DYK at [[Template talk:Did you know]].  Also, if you are aware of past college football DYK's that are not included on this list, feel free to add them.  


==2010==
===November===
*... that the [[Florida Gators football|Florida Gators]] hold the longest active streak of not opening their season on the road? It has been a quarter of a century since the Gators last opened a football season on the road (1987, at [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]], FL).
*... that '''[[Alan Pastrana]]''' ''(pictured)'' played as a [[linebacker]] in his first season at [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]], but was switched to [[quarterback]] and set the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] record for [[forward pass|passing]] [[touchdown]]s in 1966? 
*... that in a 2010 game against [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford football]] player '''[[Owen Marecic]]''' scored touchdowns on [[American football positions#Offense|offense]] and [[American football positions#Defense|defense]]&mdash;and did so within 13 game seconds? 
*... that '''[[Bernard Carvalho]]''', the current [[Mayor of Kauai|Mayor of]] [[Kauai]], was [[1984 NFL Draft|drafted]] by the [[Miami Dolphins]] in 1984 after attending the [[University of Hawaii at Manoa|University of Hawaii]] on a full [[American football|football]] scholarship? 
*... that '''[[Larry Taylor (gridiron football)|Larry Taylor]]''' returned a [[Punt (gridiron football)|punt]] for a [[touchdown]] in each of the [[Connecticut Huskies football|Connecticut Huskies football team's]] first two [[List of Connecticut Huskies bowl games|bowl games]]: the '''[[2004 Motor City Bowl]]''' and the '''[[2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl]]'''? 
*... that '''[[Gene Swick]]''' was the first college [[quarterback]] to amass more than 8,000&nbsp;career yards, but was cut by the [[Cleveland Browns]] during camp and never played professional [[American football|football]]? 
* ... that '''[[Mickey Mangham]]''', a [[Walk-on (sports)|walk-on]] player from [[Maryland]], scored the only [[touchdown]] in the [[1959 Sugar Bowl]] to secure a [[NCAA Division I Football Championship|national championship]] for the undefeated [[1958 LSU Tigers football team]]?
* ... that '''[[Craig Roh|Craig "Death" Roh]]''' adopted a diet of six meals and more than 4,000 calories a day because he considered himself "tiny" at {{convert|230|lb|kg|sigfig=3}}?
* ... that in his first two games as a starter, '''[[Denard Robinson|Denard "Shoelace" Robinson]]''' achieved the two highest single-game [[total offense]] totals in [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]] history&mdash;and did so with his shoes untied?

===October===
*... that '''[[Roy Roundtree]]''' was the leading receiver for the [[2009 Michigan Wolverines football team]] even though he only started four games? October 19, 2010

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[[File:Alan Pastrana.jpg|100x100px|Quarterback Alan Pastrana rolls out of the pocket looking to pass in 1966.|alt=A running quarterback in 1960s vintage American football equipment looks downfield to pass while clutching the football in both hands.]]
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*... that '''[[Alan Pastrana]]''' ''(pictured)'' played as a [[linebacker]] in his first season at [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]], but was switched to [[quarterback]] and set the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] record for [[forward pass|passing]] [[touchdown]]s in 1966? Oct. 14, 2010

*... that four-time [[National Football League|NFL]] [[All-Pro]] [[Safety (American football position)|safety]] '''[[Rick Volk]]''' spent two days in an [[intensive-care unit]] after a helmet-to-helmet collision with [[New York Jets|Jets]] [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] [[Matt Snell]] in [[Super Bowl&nbsp;III]]? Oct. 11, 2010

*... that [[Cincinnati Bengals]] [[cornerback]] '''[[Morgan Trent]]''' was a [[Sprint (race)|sprint]]er for the [[Michigan Wolverines men's track and field|Michigan track]] team and set indoor state track records in the 60-yard dash and 200-meter run? October 11, 2010

* ... that '''[[Andre Weathers]]''' returned [[interception]]s for game-winning [[touchdown]]s against [[1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] in [[1997 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan's 1997 national championship season]] and in his first [[National Football League|NFL]] game in 1999? October 10, 2010

* ... that '''[[Mike Martin (defensive lineman)|Mike Martin]]''' won consecutive high school state championships in both [[Scholastic wrestling|wrestling]] and [[shot put]] and has been called "the [[Most Valuable Player]] Not Named [[Denard Robinson|Denard]]" on the [[2010 Michigan Wolverines football team|2010 Michigan football team]]? October 10, 2010

*... that in a 2010 game against [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford football]] player '''[[Owen Marecic]]''' scored touchdowns on [[American football positions#Offense|offense]] and [[American football positions#Defense|defense]]&mdash;and did so within 13 game seconds? Oct. 10, 2010

*... that '''[[Don Doll]]''', the only player in [[National Football League|NFL]] history to register 10 or more [[interception]]s in 3 separate seasons, changed his surname to "Doll" after being discharged from the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]]? Oct. 9, 2010

*... that '''[[Bob Mann (American football)|Bob Mann]]''', the first [[African American|black]] player for [[Detroit Lions|Detroit]] and [[Green Bay Packers|Green Bay]], claimed he was "railroaded" out of [[American football|football]] when he objected to a pay cut after leading the [[National Football League|NFL]] in [[Reception (American football)|receiving]] yards? Oct. 7, 2010

*... that '''[[Bernard Carvalho]]''', the current [[Mayor of Kauai|Mayor of]] [[Kauai]], was [[1984 NFL Draft|drafted]] by the [[Miami Dolphins]] in 1984 after attending the [[University of Hawaii at Manoa|University of Hawaii]] on a full [[American football|football]] scholarship? Oct. 5, 2010

*... that '''[[Larry Taylor (gridiron football)|Larry Taylor]]''' returned a [[punt (football)|punt]] for a [[touchdown]] in each of the [[Connecticut Huskies football|Connecticut Huskies football team's]] first two [[List of Connecticut Huskies bowl games|bowl games]]: the '''[[2004 Motor City Bowl]]''' and the '''[[2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl]]'''? Oct. 5, 2010

* ... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s [[All-American]] 60-minute man '''[[Tom Johnson (tackle)|Tom Johnson]]''' was the second [[African-American]] player for the [[Green Bay Packers]]? October 5, 2010

*... that '''[[Marty Amsler]]''' was the first [[University of Evansville]] graduate to be [[National Football League Draft|drafted]] into the [[National Football League]]? Oct. 3, 2010

* ... that '''[[Monte Robbins]]''' holds the [[Michigan Wolverines football]] records for longest [[Punt (football)|punt]] at 82 yards and the highest career average for a [[Punter (football)|punter]]? October 1, 2010

*... that '''[[Gene Swick]]''' was the first college [[quarterback]] to amass more than 8,000&nbsp;career yards, but was cut by the [[Cleveland Browns]] during camp and never played professional [[American football|football]]? Oct. 1, 2010

===September===
*... that '''[[Jonas Mouton]]''' was nationally ranked as a [[Safety (American football position)|safety]] in [[high school football]] but has started for three seasons at [[weakside linebacker]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]]? Sept. 30, 2010

* ... that '''[[Mickey Mangham]]''', a [[Walk-on (sports)|walk-on]] player from [[Maryland]], scored the only [[touchdown]] in the [[1959 Sugar Bowl]] to secure a [[NCAA Division I Football Championship|national championship]] for the undefeated [[1958 LSU Tigers football team]]? September 27, 2010

* ... that '''[[Craig Roh|Craig "Death" Roh]]''' adopted a diet of six meals and more than 4,000 calories a day because he considered himself "tiny" at {{convert|230|lb|kg|sigfig=3}}? September 25, 2010 

* ... that the [[1980 Michigan Wolverines football team|1980 Michigan defense]], led by All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] [[linebacker]]s '''[[Andy Cannavino]]''', '''[[Paul Girgash]]''' and '''[[Robert Thompson (American football)|Robert Thompson]]''', gave up an average of only 1.8 points per game in the last five games of the season? September 21, 2010 

* ... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[linebacker]] '''[[Marty Huff]]''' intercepted three passes thrown in one game by [[College Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[quarterback]] [[Mike Phipps]]? September 15, 2010 

* ... that in his first two games as a starter, '''[[Denard Robinson|Denard "Shoelace" Robinson]]''' achieved the two highest single-game [[total offense]] totals in [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]] history&mdash;and did so with his shoes untied? September 15, 2010

*... that [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] '''[[Ed Shuttlesworth]]''' became [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s all-time leader in [[Rush (American football)|rush]]ing attempts while playing for teams that finished 30&ndash;1&ndash;1 from 1971 to 1973? September 15, 2010 

*... that [[quarterback]] '''[[George V. Chalmers|George "Shorty" Chalmers]]''' was considered a [[triple threat man]], and alongside [[Boze Berger]], "one of the most dangerous [[forward pass|pass]]&ndash;[[reception (American football)|catch]] combinations in [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] history"? Sept. 12, 2010

*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[linebacker]] '''[[Tom Beckman]]''' worked more than 30 years for [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] where he was in charge of new vehicle launches? September 11, 2010 

* ... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[strong safety]] '''[[Julius Curry]]''' in 2006 formed Curry Racing, the first [[NASCAR]] racing team with sole minority ownership? September 10, 2010  

* ... that '''[[Gil Chapman]]''' was [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s career leader in [[Kickoff returner|kickoff return]] yards and the first [[African-American]] elected to office in [[Elizabeth, New Jersey]]? Sept. 9, 2010

*... that, the week before he was scheduled to meet [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth&nbsp;II]] in a pre-game ceremony, [[Maryland Terrapins football|University of Maryland football]] co-captain '''[[Gene Alderton]]''' lost a tooth—so the university had it replaced to ensure he could smile properly? Sept. 9, 2010

* ... that, after receiving [[contact lens]]es in 2010, [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[wide receiver]] '''[[Darryl Stonum]]''' reported, "I could see everything like in HD"? Sept. 8, 2010

*... that despite the '''[[1941 Stanford Indians football team|1941 Stanford Indians]]''' being considered a favorite for the [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championship]], head coach [[Clark Shaughnessy]] correctly predicted at least two losses for his team? Sept. 8, 2010

* ... that '''[[Jack Karwales]]''' spent time as a [[Michigan Wolverines football|Wolverine]], [[Chicago Bears|Bear]], and [[Chicago Cardinals|Cardinal]], and a coach of [[Saint Louis Billikens|Billikens]]? Sept. 7, 2010

*... that the '''[[1957 Maryland Terrapins football team|1957 Maryland Terrapins football season]]''' included a game attended by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]? Sept. 7, 2010

* ... that former [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Darrell Harper]]''' scored the first points and kicked the first [[Field goal (football)|field goal]] and [[extra point]] in the history of the [[Buffalo Bills]]? Sept. 6, 2010

* ... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[Tackle (American football)|tackle]] '''[[Jack Carpenter (American football)|Jack Carpenter]]''' later played for the [[Toronto Argonauts]] and was described as "the pillar of strength on the Argos' front wall"? Sept. 5, 2010

*... that '''[[Ryan Boyle]]''', who holds the [[Ivy League]] lacrosse career scoring record, once set the Maryland [[high school football]] single-season pass completion percentage record? Sept. 5, 2010

*... that the '''[[1956 Maryland Terrapins football team|1956 Maryland Terrapins]]''' lost players to the [[conscription in the United States|military draft]] and [[jaundice]], and ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' called [[Tommy Mont|the head coach]] and quarterback "the biggest fall guys in [[college football]]"? Sept. 4, 2010

* ... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s starting [[quarterback]]s under [[head coach]] [[Bennie Oosterbaan]] included '''[[John Ghindia]]''' (1949), '''[[Lou Baldacci]]''' (1953&ndash;1954), and '''[[Jim Maddock]]''' (1954&ndash;1956)? Sept. 3, 2010

*... that '''[[Ray Van Orman]]''' was expelled from [[Cornell University]] for "[[cheat sheet|cribbing]]", but later returned to complete his [[veterinarian|veterinary doctorate]] and to coach the [[Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse|lacrosse]] and [[Cornell Big Red football|football teams]]? Sept. 3, 2010

* ... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s starting [[quarterback]]s under [[head coach]] [[Bump Elliott]] included '''[[Stan Noskin]]''' (1957&ndash;1959), '''[[Dave Glinka]]''' (1960&ndash;1962), and '''[[Wally Gabler]]''' (1965)? 

* ... that former [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[quarterback]] '''[[Jim Van Pelt]]''' set [[Canadian Football League]] records with a 107-yard [[touchdown]] [[Forward pass|pass]] and seven touchdown passes in one game? Sept. 1, 2010 

*... that the '''[[1939 Stanford Indians football team]]''' won its only game of the season after being told during halftime that they were "the worst group of players who have ever worn the [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford red]]"? Sept. 1, 2010

===August===
*... that '''[[Walter Hass]]''', who helped reestablish the sport at the [[University of Chicago]], played [[college football]] under three different [[College Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] head coaches? Aug. 31, 2010

*... that although the team was founded in 1896, the first '''[[Connecticut Huskies bowl game]]''' did not come until the end of the [[2004 college football season]]? Aug. 30, 2010

* ... that [[quarterback]] '''[[Steven Threet]]''' began his [[college football]] career at [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]], played for [[2008 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] in 2008 and is now a member of the [[2010 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|2010 Arizona State team]]? Aug. 29, 2010

*... that '''[[George Malley]]''', whose [[St. Ignatius College Preparatory|St. Ignatius High School]] [[American football|football]] team was once compared to [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] under [[Knute Rockne]], resigned from the [[University of San Francisco]] with a losing record? Aug. 28, 2010

* ... that after watching "the greatest single play" in team history, [[Bob Ufer]] exclaimed "'''[[John Wangler|Johnny Wangler]]''' to [[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]] will be heard until another 100 years of [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan football]] is played!"? Aug. 26, 2010

* ... that '''[[Michael Taylor (quarterback)|Michael Taylor]]''' led [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] to consecutive [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] [[American football|football]] championships and became the school's all-time leader in [[passing efficiency]]? Aug. 24, 2010

* ... that '''[[Dennis Brown (quarterback)|Dennis Brown]]''' broke the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] single game [[total offense]] record in his first start and set the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan football]] record for career [[Forward pass|pass]]ing yards? Aug. 23, 2010

* ... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] '''[[Mel Anthony]]''' set a [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] record with an 84-yard [[touchdown]] run in [[1965 Rose Bowl|1965]]? Aug. 22, 2010

* ... that former [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[running back]] '''[[Chuck Heater]]''' coached [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championship]] [[American football|football]] teams at [[1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] and [[Florida Gators football|Florida]]? August 22, 2010

*... that '''[[John Idzik]]''', [[University of Detroit Mercy|University of Detroit]] head coach until it discontinued its [[College football|football]] program, was fired by the [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]], along with the entire coaching staff, on two separate occasions? Aug. 22, 2010

* ... that former [[Jackson, Michigan]], mayor '''[[Fred Janke]]''' was the captain of [[Fritz Crisler]]'s first [[Michigan Wolverines football]] team? Aug. 20, 2010 

* ... that [[1954 Michigan Wolverines football team|1954 Michigan]] [[American football|football]] [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] '''[[Fred Baer]]''' and 1953 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner [[Johnny Lattner]] played in the same [[backfield]] for [[Fenwick High School (Oak Park, Illinois)|Fenwick High School]] in the [[Chicago Catholic League]] in 1949? August 19, 2010

*... that despite a slight build at 155 pounds, '''[[Jack Wheeler (American football)|Jack Wheeler]]''' was the [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] of the undefeated [[1930 Michigan Wolverines football team|1930 Michigan football team]] and finished second in voting for the [[Chicago Tribune Silver Football]]? August 17, 2010

*... that [[Youngstown, Ohio]], native '''[[Buster Stanley|Sylvester "Buster" Stanley]]''' won the [[1993 Michigan Wolverines football team|1993 Michigan football]] [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] and Dick Katcher awards? August 16, 2010 

*... that with 203 total [[Yard#Current_use|yard]]s and four [[touchdown]]s, [[Wali Lundy]] was named the [[Most Valuable Player]] of the [[American football]] '''[[2002 Continental Tire Bowl]]'''? Aug. 16, 2010

*... that '''[[Matt Patanelli]]''' was the first [[University of Michigan]] [[American football|football]] player selected in an [[National Football League Draft]]? August 16, 2010 

*... that [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]] native '''[[Reuben Kelto]]''' was selected as the [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] of the [[1941 Michigan Wolverines football team|1941 Michigan football team]] that was ranked fifth in the final [[Associated Press|AP]] poll? August 15, 2010

*... that '''[[Tony Branoff]]''' became the first sophomore selected as [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] of the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan football]] team after leading the [[1953 Michigan Wolverines football team|1953 squad]] in scoring, handling [[Punter (football)|punt]]ing duties and throwing a 66-yard [[touchdown]] [[Forward pass|pass]]? August 14, 2010 

*... that '''[[Tony Rio]]''', placed on probation in 1958 for being part of a football gambling ring, went on to become the [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] of the [[1959 Michigan Wolverines football team|1959 Michigan football team]]? August 13, 2010

*... that '''[[Henry Hill (American football)|Henry Hill]]''' attended the [[University of Michigan]] on an academic scholarship and became the [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] of the [[1970 Michigan Wolverines football team|1970 football team]] as a [[Walk-on (sports)|walk-on]]? Aug. 13, 2010

*... that [[1974 Michigan Wolverines football team|1974 Michigan football]] [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] '''[[Steve Strinko]]''' suffered a degenerative knee injury and later formed an organization to provide medical assistance to others injured in college athletics? August 12, 2010
 
*... that '''[[Marcus Ray]]''' was an [[All-American]] member of the record-setting [[1997 Michigan Wolverines football team]]'s defense? Aug. 11, 2010

*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Ted Kress]]''' set a [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] single-game [[Rush (American football)|rush]]ing record with 218 yards in his second conference game? August 8, 2010

*... that '''[[Dennis Fitzgerald]]''' won a gold medal in [[Freestyle wrestling|wrestling]] at the [[1963 Pan American Games]], and set the [[Michigan Wolverines football]] record with a 99-yard [[Kickoff (American football)#Return|kickoff return]]? August 6, 2010

*... that '''[[George F. Veenker|George Veenker]]''' has the highest winning percentage of any [[basketball]] coach in [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan]] history and served on the [[NCAA]] Football Rules Committee from 1938 to 1945? August 4, 2010

*... that '''[[Ray Courtright]]''', once considered [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]'s greatest [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]], [[pitcher|pitched]] a [[no-hitter]] for the [[Oklahoma Sooners baseball|Sooners]] and coached the [[Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball|Nevada]] [[basketball]] and [[Michigan Wolverines|Michigan]] [[golf]] and [[Collegiate wrestling|wrestling]] teams to championships? August 3, 2010

*... that former [[Miami University]] head [[American football|football]] coach ''' [[Arthur H. Parmelee]] ''' later studied pediatric medicine with Dr. [[Clemens von Pirquet]] in [[Vienna, Austria]]? Aug. 2, 2010

*... that '''[[William F. Borgmann|Bill Borgman]]''' was a [[Lineman (American football)|lineman]] for the undefeated [[NCAA Division I FBS national football championship|national champion]] [[1933 Michigan Wolverines football team|1932]] and [[1933 Michigan Wolverines football team|1933 Michigan football team]]s and a line-mate of [[Gerald R. Ford]] on the [[1934 Michigan Wolverines football team|1934 team]]? August 1, 2010

===July===
*... that [[college football]] coach '''[[Billy Laval]]''' modified his team's [[Jersey (clothing)|jerseys]] to help a [[Color blindness|color-blind]] [[quarterback]] find his [[eligible receiver|receivers]]? July 31, 2010

*... that '''[[Stanley Fay]]''', captain and [[quarterback]] of the undefeated [[NCAA Division I FBS national football championship|national champion]] [[1933 Michigan Wolverines football team|1933 Michigan football team]], later became [[Ford Motor Company]]'s personnel director? July 31, 2010

*... that less than six weeks after being fired from his 20-year career as the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin]]'s [[American football|football]] coach and [[athletic director]], '''[[Ivy Williamson]]''' died from falling down a staircase? July 31, 2010

*... that after posting an 11–3 record, the '''[[2007 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team]]''' lost to [[2007 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]] in the [[NCAA Division&nbsp;I Football Championship]] on December 14, 2007? July 30, 2010

*... that [[Eastern Michigan University|Eastern Michigan]] [[American football|football]] coach '''[[Fred Trosko]]''' suffered a 29-game winless streak after the school refused to follow a conference policy allowing athletic scholarships? July 29, 2010

*... that [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] athletic director '''[[Dick Dull]]''', who resigned after the death of [[Len Bias]], hired a "no name" head [[college football|football]] coach: [[Bobby Ross]]? July 29, 2010

*... that '''[[Hercules Renda]]''' was described as a "midget from the hills of [[West Virginia]]" who "ran, squirmed and tackled" his way into the hearts of [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan football]] fans in the 1930s? July 28, 2010

*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[linebacker]] '''[[Tony Momsen]]''' blocked a [[Vic Janowicz]] [[Punt (football)|punt]] and recovered it in the [[endzone]] for the only [[touchdown]] in the famed 1950 [[Snow Bowl (1950)|Snow Bowl]] game? July 27, 2010 

*... that long-time [[National Football League|NFL]] scout '''[[Ralph Kohl]]''' was considered the top "judge of football flesh" in BLESTO, the [[NFL Scouting Combine#Scouting organizations|scouting combine]] of the [[Chicago Bears|Bears]]-[[Detroit Lions|Lions]]-[[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]]-[[Pittsburgh Steelers|Steelers]] Talent Organization? July 27, 2010

*... that '''[[F. Stuart Wilkins|Stu Wilkins]]''', an [[offensive guard]] on [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s [[1947 Michigan Wolverines football team|1947 "Mad Magicians" team]], was a leader in establishing the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in his hometown of [[Canton, Ohio]]? July 27, 2010

*... that [[Irish-American]] banker '''[[Sam P. McBirney|Sam McBirney]]''' coached a [[American football|football]] team from a college with 400 students to a 16&ndash;0 win that broke the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]]' 18-game winning streak? July 26, 2010 

*... that [[Michigan Wolverines]] [[Center (American football)|center]] '''[[Alan Bovard]]''' coached the [[Michigan Tech Huskies|Michigan Tech]] [[American football|football]] team to its first undefeated season in 1948? July 24, 2010

*... that '''[[Garrett Rivas]]''', a [[placekicker]], is the all-time leading scorer in [[Michigan Wolverines football]] history? July 23, 2010

*... that the '''[[1999 Michigan Wolverines football team]]''', featuring 2007 [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVP]] and [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|Athlete of the Year]] [[Tom Brady]], holds the all-time [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] single-season attendance record? July 20, 2010

*... that '''[[Remy Hamilton]]''' established the current [[Big Ten Conference]] single-season record for successful [[field goal (football)|field goals]] at 25 during the [[1994 NCAA Division I-A football season]]? July 19, 2010

*... that '''[[Gordie Gillespie]]''' is the all-time winningest college [[baseball]] coach and was also selected as the head coach of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' all-time Illinois high school [[American football|football]] team? July 16, 2010

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*... that '''[[Willie Heston]]''' ''(pictured)'', rated by [[Knute Rockne]] as the greatest back of all time, helped [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] outscore its opponents 2,326 to 40 in his four years with the team? July 11, 2010

*... that the '''[[1972 Oklahoma Sooners football team]]''' was never sanctioned by the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] for using ineligible players although the [[Big Eight Conference]] vacated three wins? July 10, 2010

*... that the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma football team]] coached by '''[[Fred Ewing]]''' played one game that had a ten-minute half and was on a 75-yard [[American football#Field and players|field]], the lines of which the players chalked themselves? July 10, 2010

*... that '''[[Hugh Knox]]''', son of the [[U.S. Secretary of State]] and [[U.S. Attorney General|Attorney General]], was an [[All-American]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] at [[Yale University|Yale]]? July 9, 2010

*... that the '''[[1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team]]''' set the all-time [[college football]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division&nbsp;I]] record for rushing yards per game? July 9, 2010

*... that '''[[Bill Dague]]''' was the first consensus [[All-American]] [[American football|football]] player from the [[United States Naval Academy]]? July 9, 2010

*... that [[Oklahoma Sooners football]] [[head coach]] [[Barry Switzer]] won eight consecutive [[Big Eight Conference]] [[college football]] championships in his first eight years with the '''[[1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1973]]''', [[1974 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1974]], [[1975 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1975]], '''[[1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1976]]''', '''[[1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1977]]''', '''[[1978 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1978]]''', '''[[1979 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1979]]''', and '''[[1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1980 teams]]'''? July 8, 2010

*... that '''[[Frank Joranko]]''' was selected as the most valuable [[American football|football]] player in the [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association|MIAA]] and later coached [[Albion College]] to nine MIAA baseball championships? July 8, 2010 

*... that the '''[[1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team]]''' set a [[Oklahoma Sooners football|school]] single season record by only allowing 2.2 yards per rush attempt? July 7, 2010

*... that [[All-American]] [[Rickey Dixon]] set several school [[interception]] records with the '''[[1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team]]'''? July 7, 2010

*... that, seven years after [[California Golden Bears football|California football]] coach '''[[Stub Allison]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "nasty, opportunistic defense" helped win a [[NCAA Division I FBS national football championship|national championship]], he was fired for "shackl[ing] good material with a dull offense"? July 6, 2010

*... that head coach '''[[Chris Scelfo]]''''s [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane football team]] was forced to play all eleven of its games in different cities during the [[2005 NCAA Division I-A football season|2005 season]] after [[Hurricane Katrina]] struck [[New Orleans]]? July 5, 2010

*... that, in an eventually successful effort to end the nation's longest losing streak, [[Eastern Michigan Eagles football|Eastern Michigan University]] [[American football|football]] coach '''[[Bob LaPointe]]''' hired a local hypnotist? July 5, 2010

*... that the '''[[List of college football coaches with 200 career wins|list of college football coaches with 200 career wins]]''' is topped by [[John Gagliardi]], [[Eddie Robinson (Grambling football coach)|Eddie Robinson]], and [[Joe Paterno]]? July 3, 2010

*... that '''[[Eric Hamilton]]''', the youngest [[United States|American]] [[college football]] head coach when hired by [[The College of New Jersey|Trenton State College]] at age 23, has held the same job for 33 years? July 3, 2010

*... that '''[[Keith W. Piper|Keith Piper]]''' successfully perpetuated the [[single-wing formation|single-wing]], "the formation-of-choice during [[American football|football]]'s leather-helmet era," for decades after it had been discarded by other teams? July 3, 2010

*... that [[American football|football]] coach '''[[Dennis Douds|Denny Douds]]''', climbing the career wins list after decades at the same university, jumped with the [[United States Army Parachute Team|U.S. Army Parachute Team]] in May 2010 at age 69? July 3, 2010

*... that [[Florida A&M University|Florida A&M]] [[American football|football]] coach '''[[Joe Taylor (American football coach)|Joe Taylor]]''' has a career record of 214&ndash;82&ndash;4 and won four [[Black college football national championship|Black College Championship]]s at [[Hampton University|Hampton]]? July 3, 2010

*...  that '''[[Peter Mazzaferro|Peter "Papa Bear" Mazzaferro]]''' was removed as head [[American football|football]] coach at [[Bridgewater State College|Bridgewater]] after 19 years, sued for age discrimination, and coached another 17 years there after being reinstated? July 2, 2010 

===June===
*... that '''[[J. A. Gammons|J. A. "Daff" Gammons]]''' played professional [[baseball]] and [[American football|football]], coached the [[Brown University]] football team, founded a successful insurance agency, and was an accomplished amateur [[golf]]er? June 30, 2010

*... that word of [[Dartmouth Big Green football|Dartmouth football]] coach '''[[Jackson Cannell]]'''{{`s}} termination prompted a team petition and ''[[The New York Times]]'' to dismiss it as a "rumor [that] springs up every year"? June 29, 2010

*... that 5'5", 135&nbsp;lb (1.65&nbsp;m, 61&nbsp;kg) '''[[Chris Limahelu]]''' set a [[USC Trojans]] [[American football|football]] record with a 47-yard [[Field goal (football)|field goal]] at the [[1974 Rose Bowl]] game? June 28, 2010

*...  that '''[[Henry Schoellkopf]]''', selected as an [[1903 College Football All-America Team|All-American]] [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] while attending [[Harvard Law School]], later shot himself in the head at his [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] law office? June 27, 2010

*...  that former [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] [[American football|football]] coach '''[[Larry Catuzzi]]''' served on the Flight 93 Federal Advisory Commission after his daughter died on [[United Airlines Flight 93]]? June 27, 2010

*... that '''[[Frank Girardi]]'''{{'}}s [[Lycoming College|Lycoming]] [[American football|football]] team wore shoes borrowed from [[Joe Paterno]] in the 1990 [[NCAA Division III National Football Championship|NCAA football tournament]]? June 27, 2010

*... that [[Princeton Tigers football|Princeton]]'s '''[[A. Barr Snively|"Whoop" Snively]]''', known as "the best [[forward pass|forward-pass]]er in the East," later coached [[lacrosse]] and [[ice hockey]] at [[Williams College]] and [[University of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]? June 26, 2010

*... that '''[[Fred K. Nielsen]]''', a legal official of the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]], served as the part-time head [[college football|football]] coach at four different [[Washington, D.C.]] colleges? June 24, 2010

*... that [[Williams College]] [[American football|football]] coach '''[[Joseph W. Brooks|Joseph Brooks]]''' served in a machine gun battalion in [[World War&nbsp;I]] and survived a plane crash in 1931? June 24, 2010

*... that '''[[Norm Daniels (American football)|Norm Daniels]]''', '''[[Frank Hauser]]''' and '''[[Bill MacDermott]]''' achieved the most wins among the [[American football|football]] coaches in [[Wesleyan University|Wesleyan]] history, and Daniels led the team to four consecutive undefeated seasons?  June 23, 2010

*... that '''[[Edgar Fauver|Dr. Edgar Fauver]]''', a [[American football|football]] and [[baseball]] player in the 1890s, became a pioneer in women's athletics coaching women's [[basketball]] and baseball at [[Barnard College]] in the 1900s?  June 22, 2010

*... that '''[[Donald Russell (American football)|Donald Russell]]''' from 1964 to 1970 accumulated the highest winning percentage (.661) of any [[Wesleyan University|Wesleyan]] [[American football|football]] coach with more than two years as head coach? June 21, 2010

*... that [[American football|football]] coach '''[[Jake High]]''' has both the highest winning percentage (.778) in the history of [[Wesleyan University|Wesleyan]] football and the lowest percentage (.000) in the history of [[New York University|NYU]] football? June 20, 2010

*... that current [[Wesleyan University|Wesleyan]] [[American football|football]] coach '''[[Mike Whalen]]''' led the [[Williams College#Athletics|Williams College "Ephs"]] to four consecutive [[Little Three]] football championships and a undefeated record against Wesleyan? June 18, 2010

*... that '''[[Jim Ostendarp|Jim "the Darp" Ostendarp]]''', [[Amherst College]] [[American football|football]] coach for 33 years, refused to allow [[ESPN]] to televise a game saying, "We're in education. We aren't in the entertainment business"? June 16, 2010

*... that the [[2009 Connecticut Huskies football team|UConn Huskies]] won the '''[[2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl]]''' to end a year marked by five games lost by 15 total points, a [[Overtime (sports)#College, high-school, and Canadian football|double-overtime]] victory at [[2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]], and the murder of [[cornerback]] [[Jasper Howard]]? June 16, 2010

*... that '''[[Craig Rundle]]''', a [[college football]] head coach for 24 years, led [[Albion College]] to the 2001 [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association|MIAA]] championship with his sons playing at [[quarterback]] and [[tight end]]?

*... that '''[[Jack Siedlecki]]''' led [[Yale University|Yale]], [[Amherst College|Amherst]] and [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute|Worcester]] to conference championships in 21 years as a head [[American football|football]] coach? June 12, 2010

*... that '''[[Jack Faber]]''' received a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]], [[Master of Science|M.S.]], and [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] from the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]], where he also served as the school's Department of Microbiology head, [[Maryland Terrapins football|football]] coach, and [[Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse|men's lacrosse]] coach? June 9, 2010

*... that all nine individuals who served as '''[[List of Michigan Wolverines head football coaches|Michigan Wolverines head football coaches]]''' from 1900 to 1989 have been inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]? June 3, 2010

*... that '''[[2009 College Football All-America Team]]''' selection [[Zane Beadles]] was also a 2009 [[Academic All-America]] selection? June 2, 2010

===May===
*... that '''[[George Gauthier (American football)|Gooch Gauthier]]''' coached a "little band of Battling Bishops" to victory over the [[1928 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan Wolverines]] in the 1928 season opener at [[Michigan Stadium|The Big House]]? May 28, 2010

*... that '''[[Mysterious Walker]]''', who played for or coached more than 30 [[baseball]], [[basketball]] and [[American football|football]] teams, earned his nickname pitching for the [[San Francisco Seals (baseball)|San Francisco Seals]] under a pseudonym and wearing a mask? May 28, 2010

*... that '''[[Lyman Frimodig|Frim Frimodig]]''' played high school [[American football|football]] with [[George Gipp|The Gipper]] and held [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]]'s single-game [[basketball]] scoring record for 35 years? May 28, 2010 

*... that '''[[Don Coleman]]''' was the first [[Michigan State University|Michigan State]] [[American football|football]] player to have his number retired, the [[Michigan State Spartans|Spartans]]' first [[African-American]] coach, and the first African-American teacher at [[Flint Central High School|Flint Central]]?  May 20, 2010

*... that '''[[Bob Valesente]]''' has coached [[American football|football]] for the [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas Jayhawks]], [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]], [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], [[Green Bay Packers]] and [[Frankfurt Galaxy]]? May 16, 2010

*... that [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M football]] coach '''[[Harry Stiteler]]''' resigned in 1951 after admitting he had misrepresented the facts about being beaten by a stranger near a [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] hotel? May 14, 2010 

that '''[[Hootie Ingram]]''' tied the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] record for [[interception]]s, coached [[American football|football]] at [[Clemson University|Clemson]], and was the [[athletic director]] at [[Florida State University|Florida State]] and [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]]? May 10, 2010 

*... that '''[[Ernie Zampese]]''' coached the leading [[forward pass|pass]] offense in the [[National Football League|NFL]] six times in seven years and has been credited with putting the "air" in [[Air Coryell]]? May 10, 2010

*... that '''[[Jerry Vandergriff]]''' led the [[Angelo State Rams football|Angelo State Rams]] to 18 consecutive winning seasons and the winningest record of all [[Texas]] universities in the 1980s? May 8, 2010

*... that '''[[Joe Arenas|Lupe Joe Arenas]]''', one of the first [[Mexican-American]] [[American football|football]] stars, once held the [[National Football League|NFL]] career record with 4,572 kick and punt return yards? May 8, 2010

*... that '''[[Jay Riemersma]]''', [[tight end]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]], [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], is currently a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate for [[U.S. House of Representatives|Congress]] from [[West Michigan]]? May 8, 2010 

*... that '''[[Joe Arenas|Lupe Joe Arenas]]''', one of the first [[Mexican-American]] [[American football|football]] stars, once held the [[National Football League|NFL]] career record with 4,572 kick and punt return yards? May 8, 2010

*... that '''[[Mike Brumbelow]]''' was captain and MVP of the [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU Horned Frogs]]' first [[Southwest Conference]] championship team in 1929 and coached [[University of Texas at El Paso|UTEP]] to two wins in three appearances in the [[Sun Bowl]] in the 1950s? May 7, 2010

*... that '''[[David Moosman]]''' led his high school to the [[Illinois]] state championship in [[American football|football]] and qualified for the state championships three times in [[wrestling]]? May 7, 2010

*... that over the course of his career at [[Eastern Michigan University|Michigan State Normal College]], '''[[Elton Rynearson]]''' coached at least one year in every varsity sport, including [[Eastern Michigan Eagles football|football]], [[Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball|basketball]], baseball, and track? May 6, 2010 

*... that '''[[Mike Stock (American football)|Mike Stock]]'''{{'s}} only job as a [[head coach]] came near the middle of his 44-year [[American football]] coaching career? May 6, 2010

*... that '''[[Mike Gary]]''' played football at [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] with [[Bronko Nagurski]] and coached [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]] for 13 years, including undefeated seasons in 1932 and 1941? May 3, 2010

*... that the [[George Munger Award]], given since 1989 to the college football coach of the year, is named for long-time [[Penn Quakers football|Penn]] coach and [[decathlon]] champion '''[[George Munger (American football)|George Munger]]'''? May 3, 2010 

*... that '''[[Cleo A. O'Donnell|Cleo O'Donnell]]''' coached the 1914 [[Everett High School (Massachusetts)|Everett]] team that outscored opponents 600 to 0 and was rated by ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' as the greatest high school [[American football|football]] team of all time? May 2, 2010 

*... that when [[University of Minnesota Duluth|Minnesota Duluth]] coach '''[[James S. Malosky|Jim Malosky]]''' retired in 1998 he was the winningest [[American football|football]] coach in [[Division II (NCAA)|Division II]] history and ranked 11th in wins among all [[college football]] coaches? May 2, 2010 

*... that [[Dayton Flyers]] coach '''[[Mike Kelly (American football)|Mike Kelly]]''' has the fourth best winning percentage (81.9%) of all time among [[college football]] coaches with at least 25 years of experience? May 1, 2010

*... that [[American football]] player '''[[Mark Ortmann (American football)|Mark Ortmann]]''' was a [[discus throw]] champion in high school? May 1, 2010

*... that '''[[Dan Boisture]]''' said of his move from the two-time defending [[NCAA Division I FBS national football championship|national champion]] [[Michigan State Spartans football]] to the [[Eastern Michigan Eagles football|Eastern Michigan Hurons]], "There weren't many jobs open&nbsp;... It was a cute campus"? May 1, 2010

===April===
*... that [[quarterback]] '''[[Walter S. Kennedy|Walter Kennedy]]'''{{'}}s amateur status became a national media story in 1898 after his mother said he was receiving $500 a year to play football at the [[University of Chicago]]? April 29, 2010

*... that in addition to being the captain of the 1904 [[University of Chicago]] [[American football|football]] team, '''[[Frederick A. Speik|Fred Speik]]''' was a member of Chicago's [[water polo]] and [[Track and field athletics|track and field]] teams? April 29, 2010

*... that '''[[Stevie Brown]]''' led the [[2007 Michigan Wolverines football team]]'s [[special teams]] with 11 [[tackle (football move)|tackles]]? April 27, 2010

*... that [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] '''[[Henry Torney]]''', who later became a millionaire, was arrested at a 1910 [[New York shirtwaist strike of 1909|Shirtwaist Strikers]] protest that led the [[William Jay Gaynor|New York Mayor]] to rebuke the "police dictators"? April 26, 2010 

*... that '''[[John Macklin|"Big John" Macklin]]''' coached the [[Michigan State Spartans football]] program to its first wins over [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] and [[1913 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] and also coached the school's [[basketball]], [[baseball]] and [[Track and field athletics|track]] teams? Apr. 24, 2010

*... that since changing the mascot from the [[Huron]] to the [[Eagle]] in 1991, the '''[[Eastern Michigan Eagles football]]''' team has won less than 28% of their games? April 24, 2010

*... that baseball [[outfielder]] '''[[Domonic Brown]]''', nicknamed the "Total Package" by [[Ryan Howard]], originally intended to play [[wide receiver]] for the [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami Hurricanes football team]]? April 24, 2010

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[[File:Donald Brown at 2010 UConn Spring Game.JPG|100x100px|Donald Brown|alt=Donald Brown]]
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*... that '''[[2009 International Bowl]]''' MVP [[Donald Brown (running back)|Donald Brown]] ''(pictured)'' was the first [[Connecticut Huskies football]] player to be picked in the first round of the [[2009 NFL Draft|NFL Draft]]? April 23, 2010

*... that [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] [[Chicago Tribune Silver Football|MVP]] '''[[Willis Glassgow]]''' was called the "Dancing Master" for his shiftiness on the [[Gridiron football|gridiron]] and because he managed the most popular ballroom in [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]]? Apr. 23, 2010

*... that '''[[John W. F. Bennett|J.W.F. Bennett]]''', captain of the undefeated [[1898 Michigan Wolverines football team|1898 Michigan football team]], later supervised the construction of the [[Algonquin Hotel|Algonquin]], [[Ritz Hotel|Ritz]] and [[Waldorf Hilton|Waldorf Hotel]]s? Apr. 22, 2010 

*... that '''[[Frederick W. Henninger|"Pa" Henninger]]''', captain of the [[1895 Michigan Wolverines football team|1895 Michigan football team]] that outscored its opponents 266 to 14, was twice named to all-time All-[[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] teams? Apr. 20, 2010  football|gridiron]] and because he managed the most popular ballroom in [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]]? Apr. 23, 2010

*... that [[East Chicago, Indiana|East Chicago]] native '''[[Art Murakowski]]''' survived a [[kamikaze]] attack during the [[Battle of Okinawa]] and was named the [[Chicago Tribune Silver Football|most valuable football player]] in the [[Big Ten Conference]] in 1948? Apr. 20, 2010

[[File:Roger Sherman (1890 DYK temp).jpg|right|100x100px|Roger Sherman]]
*... that '''[[Roger Sherman (American football)|Roger Sherman]]''' ''(pictured in 1890)'' was accused of offering a [[American football|football]] player $600 to play for [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] and later served as president of the [[Chicago Bar Association|Chicago]] and [[Illinois State Bar Association]]s? Apr. 19, 2010 

[[File:George Dygert.jpg|100x100px|right|George Dygert]]
*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s [[1892 Michigan Wolverines football team|1892]]/[[1893 Michigan Wolverines football team|1893]] captain '''[[George Dygert]]''' ''(pictured)'' played professional [[American football|football]] for a [[Butte, Montana]], team sponsored by mine owners that defeated teams from [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] and [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]? April 17, 2010 

*... that [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Chuck Bennett]]''' built his physique working in coal mines and was selected as the [[Chicago Tribune Silver Football|MVP]] of the [[Big Ten Conference]] despite playing for the ninth place team? Apr. 17, 2010 

[[File:Flatiron Building and Street Scene October 8th 1902 New York City.ogv|100x100px|right|Flatiron Building]]
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*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[quarterback]] '''[[James Baird (civil engineer)|James Baird]]''' supervised the construction of the [[Flatiron Building]] ''(video right)'', the [[Lincoln Memorial]], and the [[Tomb of the Unknowns|Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]]? April 16, 2010

[[File:James E. Duffy (1889).jpg|100x100px|right|James Duffy]]
*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s '''[[James E. Duffy (American football)|James Duffy]]''' ''(pictured)'' played seven years of [[college football]] and set a world record by [[drop kick]]ing a football 168 feet, 7-1/2 inches? April 16, 2010

[[File:Gerald Ford.jpg|100x100px|right|Gerald Ford]]
*... that team [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] [[Gerald Ford]] ''(pictured)'' recalled that [[1934 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan's 1934]] "Punt, Pass and Prayer" offense lost [[Punter (American football)|punter]] '''[[John Regeczi]]''' and [[quarterback|passer]] '''[[William Renner|"Hard Luck Bill" Renner]]''' and "all we had left was the prayer"? April 11, 2010

*... that from his freshman year at [[Oak Park and River Forest High School|Oak Park High School]] through his junior year at the [[University of Michigan]], '''[[Herb Steger]]''' never lost a game of [[American football|football]]? April 7, 2010 

*... that '''[[Robert J. Dunne|Duke Dunne]]''', an [[1920 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] [[pentathlon|pentathlete]] and [[University of Michigan|Michigan]] [[American football|football]] captain, later presided over the sale of the [[Chicago White Sox]] to [[Bill Veeck]] and the [[Oakland Athletics|Kansas City Athletics]] to [[Charlie Finley]]? April 1, 2010 

*... that '''[[William Shakespeare (American football)|William Shakespeare]]''' was nicknamed "The Merchant of Menace"? April 1, 2010

===March===
[[File:Tom Hammond 1903a.jpg|right|100x100px|Tom Hammond]]
*... that [[American football]] player '''[[Thomas S. Hammond|Tom Hammond]]''' ''(pictured)'' always played without protective padding, saying "I want them to feel my bones"?  March 30, 2010

*... that '''[[Herb Graver]]''' scored five [[touchdown]]s in the 1903 [[Michigan – Ohio State football rivalry|Michigan–Ohio State game]], a record that has not since been matched by a player for either team? March 25, 2010

[[File:1901 Michigan Wolverines football team.jpg|right|100x100px|1901 Michigan Wolverines football team]]
*... that [[University of Michigan|Michigan]]'s 1901 '''[[1901 Michigan Wolverines football team|"Point-a-Minute" team]]''' ''(pictured)'', rated one of the greatest [[college football]] teams of all time, outscored its opponents 550–0 and beat [[Stanford University|Stanford]] 49–0 in the first [[1902 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] game? March 22, 2010

*... that '''[[Harold Pogue]]''', '''[[Perry Graves]]''' and [[Ralph Chapman]] became the [[University of Illinois]]' first first-team [[College Football All-American]]s in [[1914 College Football All-America Team|1914]]? March 18, 2010

*... that General '''[[Vernon Prichard]]''', commander of the [[1st Armored Division (United States)|"Old Ironsides" armored division]] during the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]] in [[World War II]], was [[Dwight Eisenhower]]'s [[quarterback]] at [[United States Military Academy|West Point]]? March 17, 2010

[[File:Irving Pond.jpg|right|100x100px|Irving Pond]]
*... that '''[[Irving Kane Pond|Irving Pond]]''' ''(pictured)'' designed three [[National Historic Landmark]]s, performed a backflip on his 80th birthday, and scored the first ever [[touchdown]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]]? March 16, 2010 

*... that [[American football|footballer]] '''[[Edward Leonard King|Edward King]]''' was honored for heroism in the [[Philippines]] and tactical skill in [[France]] and later became [[Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College|Commandant of the Army Command and General Staff College]]? March 16, 2010 

*... that [[College Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[Tackle (American football)|tackle]] '''[[Harold Ballin]]''' was "the hardest-hitting player" ever faced by fellow Hall of Famer [[Charles Brickley]] and the last [[Princeton University|Princeton]] player to play without a [[football helmet|helmet]]? March 15, 2010 

*... that [[College Football Hall of Fame|Football Hall of Fame]]r '''[[Huntington Hardwick|Huntington "Tack" Hardwick]]''' was called "a big, fine-looking aristocrat from blue-blood stock" who "loved combat &ndash; body contact at crushing force &ndash; a fight to the finish"? March 14, 2010 

*... that '''[[Frederick Bradlee|Frederick Josiah Bradlee]]''' was a [[Boston Brahmin]], an [[All-American]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] and the father of ''[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]]'' editor [[Benjamin C. Bradlee|Ben Bradlee]]? March 14, 2010

*... that [[1914 College Football All-America Team|1914 College Football All-American]]s '''[[Burleigh Cruikshank]]''' of [[Washington & Jefferson College|Washington & Jefferson]] and '''[[Haps Benfer]]''' of [[Albright College]] went on to become [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] and [[United Evangelical Church|United Evangelical]] ministers? March 14, 2010 

*... that [[University of Nebraska|Nebraska]]'s first [[All-American]] '''[[Vic Halligan]]''' was called "The premier punter of the West, A master of the forward pass, A tackler equal to the best"? March 14, 2010 

*... that [[College Football Hall of Fame]] [[Center (American football)|center]] '''[[Paul Des Jardien|Shorty Des Jardien]]''' played in the [[National Football League|NFL]] for the [[Chicago Tigers]] and in [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[Cleveland Indians]]? March 13, 2010 

*... that [[College Football Hall of Fame]] inductee '''[[Stan Pennock|Stan "Bags" Pennock]]''' was killed in an explosion that wrecked the chemical plant he opened in an abandoned [[New Jersey]] slaughterhouse? March 11, 2010 

*... that [[College Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[quarterback]] '''[[Charley Barrett]]''' died of an illness contracted in an explosion on the [[USS Brooklyn (CA-3)|USS ''Brooklyn'']] in [[Yokohama]] Harbor during [[World War I]]?  March 11, 2010 

*... that '''[[Louis Jordan (American football)|Louis Jordan]]''' was the first [[University of Texas]] [[All-American]] [[American football|football]] player and the first Texas officer killed in action in [[World War I]]?  March 10, 2010

*... that medical student '''[[Robert Kolesar|Bob Kolesar]]''' was one of [[University of Michigan|Michigan]]'s renowned "Seven Oak Posts" in [[1942 Michigan Wolverines football team|1942]]? March 10, 2010

*... that '''[[John Brennan (American football)|John Brennan]]''', a 201-pound [[American football|football]] player, was voted "queen" of the [[University of Michigan]] ice carnival after challenging the [[wikt:en:pulchritude|pulchritude]] of the school's [[Mixed-sex education|co-eds]]? March 8, 2010

*... that '''[[Stanley Muirhead]]''' helped lead [[1923 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] to a national football  championship in 1923 and was a first-team All-[[National Football League|NFL]] player in 1924 for the [[Dayton Triangles]] and [[Cleveland Bulldogs]]? March 4, 2010

===February===
*... that the '''[[1906 College Football All-America Team]]''' included [[Princeton University|Princeton]] [[quarterback]] '''[[Edward Dillon (American football)|Eddie Dillon]]''', [[Harvard University|Harvard]] [[Guard (American football)|guard]] '''[[Francis Burr]]''', [[Yale University|Yale]] [[End (American football)|end]] '''[[Robert Forbes|Bob Forbes]]''', [[Cornell University|Cornell]] [[Center (American football)|center]] '''[[William Newman (American football)|Bill Newman]]''', a [[midshipman]] who was '''[[Percy Northcroft|the strongest man in the U.S. Naval Academy]]''', and a guard who was described as "'''[[Elmer Thompson|one of the largest men who ever played on a college gridiron]]'''"? February 28, 2010 

*... that '''[[Louis Robertshaw]]''' flew combat missions in [[World War II]] and [[Korean War|Korea]] and flew an [[F4 Phantom II|F-4D Phantom]] fighter in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] as commanding general of the [[1st Marine Aircraft Wing]]? Feb. 26, 2010 

*... that in order to convince [[defensive end]] '''[[Jody Schulz]]''' to sign a [[National Letter of Intent|letter-of-intent]], former [[East Carolina Pirates football]] coach [[Ed Emory]] took a plane to [[Kent Island, Maryland|Kent Island]] during a snowstorm? Feb. 24, 2010

*...  that in [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU's]] first season in the [[Mountain West Conference]], the '''[[2005 TCU Horned Frogs football team]]'''  won its first outright conference championship since 1958? Feb. 23, 2010

*... that [[University of  Michigan]] freshman '''[[Devin Gardner]]''' compiled 3,287 yards of [[total offense]]  as a high school junior and was ranked as the top [[quarterback]] prospect in the United States in  2009? Feb. 23, 2010 

*... that '''[[Louis A. Merrilat|Louis Merrilat]]''' played [[American football|football]] with [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Dwight Eisenhower]] at [[United States Military Academy|West Point]], trained [[Iran]]'s Persian Guard, and served as a [[Mercenary|soldier of fortune]] in [[China]] and with the [[French Foreign Legion]]? Feb. 22, 2010

*... that thirteen-year-old '''[[David Sills (American football)|David Sills]]''' has verbally committed to play [[college football]] for [[USC Trojans football|USC]] although he is not eligible to sign a [[National Letter of Intent|letter of intent]] until 2015? Feb. 18, 2010

*... that in [[College football|U.S. college football]], the '''[[2010 East-West Shrine Game]]''' had the lowest attendance of any of the 85 [[East-West Shrine Game]]s? Feb. 15, 2010

*... that despite only playing [[college football]] for two and a half seasons with the [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern Wildcats]], '''[[Zak Kustok]]''' holds numerous rushing and passing records? Feb. 7, 2010

*... that many of [[Bo Schembechler]]'s assistant coaches at [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]], including '''[[Milan Vooletich]]''', '''[[Jerry Hanlon]]''', '''[[Tirrel Burton]]''', and '''[[Dick Hunter]]''', had previously coached at [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami of Ohio]], the "[[Cradle of Coaches]]"? February 6, 2010

*... that '''[[George Mans]]''', captain of the [[1961 Michigan Wolverines football team|1961 Michigan football team]], later served in the [[Michigan House of Representatives]] and as an assistant coach under [[Bo Schembechler]]? Feb. 3, 2010

===January===
*... that [[American football]] [[defensive tackle]] '''[[O'Brien Schofield]]''', who completed his [[college football|college]] career for [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]] in [[2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2009]], is a cousin of the [[National Football League]] veterans [[Vonnie Holliday]] and [[Bobby Engram]]? Jan. 29, 2010

*... that after scouting him at [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]], current [[Philadelphia Eagles]] [[running back]]s coach '''[[Ted Williams (American football coach)|Ted Williams]]''' advised the Eagles to take [[Duce Staley]] with a third-round draft pick in the [[1997 NFL Draft]]? Jan. 28, 2010

*... that the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote in 1914 that [[American football]] player '''[[Walter Rheinschild]]''' had been rated as "the highest salaried amateur athlete in the business"?   Jan. 27, 2010

*... that [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern University's]] appearance in the '''[[2003 Motor City Bowl]]''' marked the first time a [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] team played in that [[bowl game]]? Jan. 26, 2010

*... that the '''[[Toledo Rockets football|Toledo Rockets]]''' played the [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College Eagles]] in the '''[[2002 Motor City Bowl]]''', the first time that a [[bowl game]] was played in then-new [[Ford Field]]? Jan. 25, 2010

*... that the '''[[2005 Liberty Bowl]]''' was the first time [[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Fresno State]] played a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] east of the [[Mississippi River]]? Jan. 24, 2010

[[File:Paul Magoffin.jpg|right|100x100px|Paul Magoffin]]
*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Paul Magoffin]]'''  later coached the [[George Washington University|George Washington]] "Hatchetites" on the [[President's Park #The Ellipse|White House Ellipse]]? Jan. 23, 2010

*... that the undefeated '''[[1930 Michigan Wolverines football team]]''' was led by [[Harry Newman]], referred to by the [[United Press International|United Press]] as the "crack Jewish field general"? Jan. 12, 2010 
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[[File:Miami Orange Bowl.jpg|100x100px|The Miami Orange Bowl stadium, in February 2006]]
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*... that the [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl stadium]] ''(pictured)'' first hosted the [[college football]] [[bowl game]] of the [[Orange Bowl|same name]] in '''[[1938 Orange Bowl|1938]]'''? Jan. 12, 2010

*... that in 2003 '''[[Curtis Gatewood]]''' became the first [[college football]] recruit from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] to sign with [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]] since 1997? Jan. 10, 2010

*... that the '''[[1950 Salad Bowl]]''' in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], drew nearly 20,000 fans, setting a new statewide attendance record for [[American football|football]]? Jan. 7, 2010

*... that '''[[Fritz Crisler]]''' developed the platoon system of [[American football]] in which separate squads play offense and defense and designed the [[winged football helmet]] used by the [[Michigan Wolverines]]? Jan. 6, 2010 

*... that [[2010 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] [[Guard (American football)|guard]] '''[[Jahri Evans]]''' attended [[Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania|Bloomsburg University]] not on an [[athletic scholarship]], but rather an [[Scholarship|academic scholarship]]? Jan. 5, 2010

[[File:Clayton Teetzel 1897.jpg|right|100x100px|Clayton Teetzel]]
*... that [[Michigan Wolverines|Michigan]] sprinter '''[[Clayton Teetzel]]''' coached the [[Brigham Young University|BYU]] [[basketball]] team to an 11–1 season and later coached the [[Utah State University|Utah State]] [[American football|football]] team to an undefeated season outscoring opponents 164 to 0? Jan. 5, 2010 

*... that '''[[Wally Teninga]]''' played [[American football|football]] for [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s undefeated [[1947 Michigan Wolverines football team|1947]] and [[1948 Michigan Wolverines football team|1948 championship team]]s and later became vice chairman and chief financial officer of [[Kmart|Kmart Corporation]]? Jan. 4, 2010

*... that "Canonsburgh Comet" '''[[Leo Koceski]]''', [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] for [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s [[1948 Michigan Wolverines football team|1948 national championship]] and [[1950 Michigan Wolverines football team|1950 Rose Bowl championship]] teams, was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame? Jan. 4, 2010

*... that '''[[Howard Yerges]]''' began his [[American football|football]] career with the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]] and finished it as the [[quarterback]] of [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s [[1947 Michigan Wolverines football team|1947 "Mad Magicians" national championship team]]? Jan. 3, 2010

*... that on December 26, 2009, '''[[Sarah Thomas (American football official)|Sarah Thomas]]''' became the first woman to officiate a [[Football Bowl Subdivision]] bowl game, when she served as [[Official_(gridiron_football)#Line judge|line judge]] for the [[Little Caesars Pizza Bowl]]? Jan. 2, 2010

[[File:1896 Michigan football team.jpg|right|100x100px|1896 Michigan football team]]
*... that the '''[[1896 Michigan Wolverines football team|1896 Michigan football team]]''' ''(pictured)'' appeared in the first [[college football]] game played indoors and under electric lights? Jan. 2, 2010

[[File:Forrest Hall.jpg|right|100x100px|1895 player Forrest Hall]]
*... that the '''[[1895 Michigan Wolverines football team|1895 Michigan football team]]''' ''(player pictured)'' outscored its opponents 266 to 14 and clinched a claim to the Western championship of [[American football]]? Jan. 2, 2010 

*... that the '''[[1894 Michigan Wolverines football team|1894 Michigan football team]]''' played [[Chicago Maroons|Chicago]] in a sleet storm as the grandstand was "packed with yelling collegians" and the carriage rooms "filled with society people"? Jan. 2, 2010

*... that the '''[[1897 Michigan Wolverines football team]]''' won the inaugural game in the [[Michigan-Ohio State rivalry]] by a score of 34 to 0? Jan. 1, 2010

[[File:Gustave Ferbert.jpg|100x100px|right|1899 coach Gustave Ferbert]]
*... that after taking the '''[[1899 Michigan Wolverines football team|1899 Michigan football team]]''' to an 8–2 season, coach [[Gustave Ferbert]] ''(pictured)'' resigned to participate in the [[Klondike Gold Rush]] and became a millionaire? Jan. 1, 2010

==2009==

===December 2009===

*... that [[quarterback]] '''[[Don Moorhead]]''' set 24 [[Michigan Wolverines football]] records from 1969 to 1970, including career records for total offense and passing yards? Dec. 31, 2009

*... that in [[2007 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|2007]], '''[[A. J. Wallace (American football)|A. J. Wallace]]''' broke the [[Penn State Nittany Lions football]] record for kickoff return yardage in a season with 581, which broke [[Kenny Watson]]'s [[1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|1999]] record of 522?  Dec. 31, 2009

*... that football player '''[[Al Pollard]]''' quit the [[United States Military Academy]] because he was connected to a [[cheating|cribbing]] scandal? Dec. 22, 2009

*... that former [[National Football League]] [[wide receiver]] '''[[Tai Streets]]''' was named after former female [[figure skater]] [[Tai Babilonia]]? Dec. 13, 2009

*... that the '''[[Baylor University football, 1899–1914|Baylor University]]''' began its organized [[American football|football]] team in 1899, but adopted a [[mascot]] only after the completion of the 1914 season? Dec. 6, 2009

===November 2009===

*... that in April 1995, the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] drafted '''[[Derrell Robertson]]''', even though he had died in a car accident in December 1994? Nov. 29, 2009

*... that [[American football]] [[Center (American football)|center]] '''[[J. T. White]]''' played for [[NCAA]] national champions with both the [[1947 Michigan Wolverines football team]] and the [[1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team]]? Nov. 28, 2009

*... that [[American football]] [[Guard (American football)|guard]] '''[[Justin Boren]]''' cited family values as the reason for transferring from the [[University of Michigan]] to its [[Michigan – Ohio State rivalry|arch rival]], [[The Ohio State University]]? Nov. 27, 2009

*... that [[Tuskegee University]] gives up its chance for the [[NCAA Division II National Football Championship]] each year to be able to play in the '''[[Turkey Day Classic]]'''? Nov. 26, 2009

*... that '''[[J.D. Morgan]]''' led [[UCLA]] to at least 6 [[NCAA Men's Tennis Championship|NCAA championship]]s as tennis coach and 30 [[NCAA]] championships, including 10 [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|men's basketball title]]s, as [[athletic director]]? Nov. 25, 2009

*... that [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]]'s 130-pound [[quarterback]] '''[[Irby Curry|Irby "Rabbit" Curry]]''', an elusive runner who "only needed the suspicion of an opening to wriggle through," was killed in aerial combat in 1918? Nov. 24, 2009 

*... that '''[[Fritz Shiverick]]''', known as "a scoring machine", served in 1919 as [[Cornell Big Red football|Cornell]]'s [[quarterback]], [[Punt (football)|punt]]er, drop kicker, [[kickoff return]]er and play-caller on both offense and defense? Nov. 24, 2009 

*... that [[Northwestern University|Northwestern]]'s '''[[Max Morris]]''' was a consensus [[All-American]] in both [[basketball]] and [[American football|football]], played both sports professionally, and twice led the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] in scoring? Nov. 23, 2009

*... that [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]'s '''[[Pudge Wyman]]''' scored the first [[kickoff return]] for a [[touchdown]], the first blocked [[Punt (football)|punt]] returned for a touchdown, and the first [[forward pass|pass]]ing touchdown in the history of the [[National Football League|NFL]]? Nov. 22, 2009 

[[File:Joe Curtis.jpg|right|100x100px]]
*... that '''[[Joe Curtis|"Big Joe" Curtis]]''' was the starting [[Tackle (American football)|left tackle]] for [[Michigan Wolverines football]] teams that outscored opponents by a combined total of 1,627 to 30 from 1903 to 1905? Nov. 19, 2009

*... that '''[[John Messmer]]''' was captain of the [[University of Wisconsin]]'s [[American football|football]] and swim teams, set a U.S. high school record in the [[discus]] and was the first [[Wisconsin Badgers|Badger]] to win nine [[varsity letter]]s in major sports? Nov. 18, 2009

*... that '''[[Cliff Sparks]]''', hailed in 1916 as "eel-like," a "whirlwind" and "the greatest [[quarterback]] [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] ever has had," punted by forcefully throwing the ball at his uprising foot? Nov. 18, 2009

*... that '''[[Iolas Huffman|Iolas Melitus Huffman]]''' reportedly played in every quarter of every [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State football]] game except one from 1918 to 1921 and later played for the [[Cleveland Tigers (NFL)|Cleveland Indians]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]]? Nov. 15, 2009 

[[File:Joe Magidsohn.jpg|right|100x100px]]
*... that [[Russia|Russian]]-born '''[[Joe Magidsohn]]''' was the first [[Jew]] to win a varsity "M" at the [[University of Michigan]] and the first athlete known to have refused to compete on the [[High Holidays|High Holy Days]]? Nov. 15, 2009

*... that flags at the [[University of Iowa]] were flown at half-mast following the death from [[peritonitis]] of '''[[Jim Trickey]]''', one year after he became the first [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Hawkeye]] to win [[All-American]] honors in 1912? Nov. 13, 2009

*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football]] [[offensive lineman]] '''[[Stephen Schilling]]''' was unable to play organized youth football due to his large size? Nov. 13, 2009

*... that '''[[Bob Storer]]''', captain of [[Harvard University|Harvard]]'s undefeated, untied 1913 [[Harvard Crimson football|football]] team, was cited for bravery for saving a French officer during [[World War I]]? Nov. 11, 2009

*... that [[Yale University|Yale]]'s two-time [[All-American]] '''[[Douglas Bomeisler|"Bo" Bomeisler]]''', called "King of the Hard Luck Players," had his foot crushed by a trolley car on [[Brooklyn]]'s [[Flatbush Avenue]] in 1914? Nov. 10, 2009

*... that '''[[Wesley Englehorn|"Moose" Englehorn]]''', who played for [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]] and [[Dartmouth Big Green|Dartmouth College]], was the oldest living [[All-American]] [[American football|football]] player when he died in 1993 at age 103? Nov. 9, 2009  

*... that [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]] [[American football|football]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Dave Morey]]''' was given the nickname "David the Giant Killer" by American sportswriter [[Grantland Rice]]? Nov. 9, 2009

*... that [[Brown University|Brown]]'s [[All-American]] 135-pound [[quarterback]] '''[[George Crowther (American football)|"Kid" Crowther]]''' played with an elastic band around his head in lieu of a helmet? Nov. 9, 2009  (2,900 DYK views)

*... that [[Harvard University|Harvard]] [[All-American]] '''[[Sam Felton]]''' averaged between 60 and 70 yards (55 to 64 meters) on [[American football|football]] [[Punt (football)|punt]]s in 1912? Nov. 8, 2009 

*... that '''[[David Molk]]''' overcame [[mononucleosis]] to become the starting [[center (American football)|center]] for the [[2008 Michigan Wolverines football team]]? Nov. 6, 2009

===October 2009===

*... that '''[[Kevin Newsome]]''' was a two-time state champion [[Hurdling|hurdler]] at [[Western Branch High School]] before he enrolled at [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] to play [[college football|football]]? Oct. 21, 2009

*... that the skills of [[Michigan Wolverines football]] [[punter (American football)|punter]] '''[[Zoltan Mesko (American football)|Zoltan Mesko]]''' were discovered in seventh grade gym class when he knocked out a light during a [[kickball]] game? Oct. 20, 2009

*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football]] player '''[[Obi Ezeh]]''' was invited to try out for the [[United States national rugby union team]]? Oct. 18, 2009

*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football]] [[defensive end]] '''[[Brandon Graham (American football)|Brandon Graham]]''' was [[captain (sports)|captain]] of his [[U.S. Army All-American Bowl]] team? Oct. 12, 2009

*... that [[National Football League]] [[offensive tackle]] '''[[Jake Long]]''' was hospitalized in [[intensive care]] for [[smoke inhalation]] while in college? Oct. 6, 2009

===September 2009===

*... that before the 2008 [[International Bowl]], [[American football]] [[linebacker]] '''[[Jamaal Westerman]]''' was asked questions about the weather in [[Greater Toronto Area|Toronto]], because he had lived there? Sept. 25, 2009

*... that [[gridiron football]] [[quarterback]] '''[[Mike Quinn]]''' was the final member of the [[Houston Texans]]' first signings left on the team? Sept. 25, 2009

*... that '''[[Mike Milligan (coach)|Mike Milligan]]''' was a [[Division I]] head coach for [[American football|football]] and [[basketball]] at two different institutions? Sept. 22, 2009

*... that [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] organizers proposed to demonstrate '''[[American football at the 1932 Summer Olympics]]''' as a match-up between the defending [[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|national champions]] at [[USC Trojans football|USC]] and East Coast powerhouse [[Yale University]]? Sept. 21, 2009

*... that [[2009 Michigan Wolverines football team|2009 Michigan Wolverines]] senior [[running back]] '''[[Brandon Minor]]''' rushed for 209&nbsp;yards in his first [[high school football]] game and 24&nbsp;yards in his first [[college football]] carry? Sept. 19, 2009

*... that [[2009 Michigan Wolverines football team|2009 Michigan Wolverines]] starting [[quarterback]] '''[[Tate Forcier]]''' got his nickname from the 1991 movie ''[[Little Man Tate]]''? Sept. 18, 2009

*... that [[Glenn Scobey Warner|"Pop" Warner]]'s undefeated 1917 [[Pitt Panthers football]] team, known as "The Fighting Dentists", featured dental students '''[[Katy Easterday|"Katy" Easterday]]''', [[George McLaren|"Tank" McLaren]], '''[[Skip Gougler|"Skip" Gougler]]''' and '''[[E.A. "Jake" Stahl|"Jake" Stahl]]'''? Sept. 16, 2009

*... that [[Pitt Panthers football|Pitt]] [[All-American]] '''[[Tom Davies]]''' threw a [[touchdown]] [[forward pass|pass]], ran 80&nbsp;yards for a touchdown, returned a kickoff 90&nbsp;yards and returned an [[interception]] 60&nbsp;yards in the same game? Sept. 16, 2009

*... that after being named to the All–[[Western Athletic Conference]] team before the [[2008 Utah State Aggies football team|2008 season]], [[American football]] [[tight end]] '''[[Rob Myers]]''' suffered a [[turf toe]] injury that forced him to miss the entire season? Sept. 15, 2009

*... that although '''[[Paul W. Bryant High School]]''' in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]] is named for [[American football|football]] [[coach (sport)|coach]] [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]], a court order prevented the school from using "Bears" as its mascot? Sept. 15, 2009

*... that '''[[Lloyd Brazil]]''', once called "the ideal [[American football|football]] player," averaged more than eight&nbsp;yards per carry and gained 5,861&nbsp;yards in three&nbsp;years at the [[University of Detroit Mercy|University of Detroit]]? Sept. 15, 2009

*... that [[USC Trojans football|USC]] [[quarterback]] '''[[Gaius Shaver]]''' was the leading [[Rush (American football)|rush]]er in the [[American football]] competition at the [[1932 Summer Olympic Games]]? Sept. 14, 2009

*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[Center (American football)|center]] '''[[George C. Paterson|"Bubbles" Paterson]]''' was the namesake of an award recognizing academic achievement by [[American football|football]] players? Sept. 13, 2009 

*... that [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Andy Hastings]]''' led the 1916 [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pitt football]] team to a national championship and was also elected president of Pitt's University Glee Club? Sept. 12, 2009

*... that after leading [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]] to "the greatest [[American football|football]] upset of all time,"  '''[[Bart Macomber]]''' left school for the [[Orpheum Circuit, Inc.|Orpheum]] [[vaudeville]] circuit? Sept. 10, 2009

*... that '''[[Eddie Gillette]]''' led the [[Wisconsin Badgers football]] team to an undefeated season and in [[baseball]] "beat some of the best [[pitcher]]s in the '[[Three-Eye League]]'"? Sept. 9, 2009

*... that [[Buffalo All-Americans|Buffalo]]'s '''[[Ockie Anderson|"Ockie" Anderson]]''' scored more points in the [[1920 NFL season]] (the league's first) than four entire teams? Sept. 9, 2009

*... that [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] and [[College Football Hall of Fame]] inductee '''[[Everett Strupper|"Stroop" Strupper]]''' used lip-reading to overcome [[Hearing impairment|deafness]]? Sept. 8, 2009

*... that '''[[Gaylord Stinchcomb]]''', one of the stars of [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]'s first [[American football|football]] victory over [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]], also won the 1921 NCAA championship in the [[longjump|broad jump]]? Sept. 5, 2009 

*... that during the '''[[2009 Big Ten Conference football season]]''' nine teams open their seasons at [[home (sports)|home]]? Sept. 5, 2009

*... that three-time [[All-American]] '''[[Eddie Mahan]]''' was named by [[Jim Thorpe]] as the greatest [[American football|football]] player of all time? Sept. 3, 2009

===August 2009===

*... that [[American football]] player '''[[Captain Munnerlyn]]''' returned a [[Kickoff (American football)|kickoff]] for 84&nbsp;yards and a blocked [[Field goal (football)|field goal]] for 81&nbsp;yards in the same game? Aug. 28, 2009

*... that before the [[2008 Sugar Bowl]] game [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] [[defensive tackle]] '''[[Geno Atkins]]''' asked [[Hawaii Warriors football|Hawaii]] [[quarterback]] [[Colt Brennan]] for his autograph? Aug. 20, 2009

*... that in both 2006 and 2007, [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]] [[defensive tackle]] '''[[D'Anthony Smith]]''' had five [[Tackle (football move)|tackles]] against [[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Fresno State]]? Aug. 20, 2009

*... that in 2007, [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana University]] [[defensive end]] '''[[Greg Middleton]]''' led [[college football]] in [[Quarterback sack|sacks]] and broke a school record? Aug. 18, 2009

*... that in 2008, [[defensive tackle]] '''[[Arthur Jones (American football)|Arthur Jones]]''' was one of only 10 players for [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] to start every game? Aug. 18, 2009

*... that [[Minnesota Vikings]] [[safety (American football)|safety]] '''[[Colt Anderson]]''' recited a vulgar rhyme celebrating his hometown of [[Butte, Montana|Butte]] before each game while at the [[University of Montana]]? Aug. 16, 2009

*... that one of '''[[Kam Chancellor]]'''{{`}}s coaches called him possibly "the greatest [[safety (American football)|safety]] in [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] history"? Aug. 14, 2009

*... that '''[[William C. "King" Cole|William "King" Cole]]''' played for a national championship team at [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] and coached [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] to two championships? Aug. 12, 2009

[[File:Joe Maddock.jpg|right|100x100px|Joe Maddock]]
*... that '''[[Joe Maddock (coach)|Joe Maddock]]''' ''(pictured)'' was one of the biggest ground gainers, and played four positions, for [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s [[1903 Michigan Wolverines football team|1903]] "Point-a-Minute" [[American football|football]] team? Aug. 12, 2009 

*... that [[United States federal judge|federal judge]] '''[[Paul J. Jones|Paul Jones]]''' sentenced a pregnant mother of ten to jail for selling a quart of liquor, lectured her on birth control, and asked, "Doesn't this woman know how to stop it?" Aug. 11, 2009

*... that recruiting analysts thought '''[[Da'Rel Scott]]''' was too small for a [[college football|college]] [[running back]], but in 2008 he ran for more than 1,000 yards and led his conference in [[rush (American football)|rushing]] for most of the season? Aug. 10, 2009

*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] '''[[Everett Sweeley]]''' set a [[college football]] record in 1902 when he kicked the ball 86 yards? Aug. 10, 2009

*... that [[quarterback]] '''[[Jarrett Brown]]'''  replaced injured [[starting lineup|starter]] [[Pat White (American football)|Pat White]] and led [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] to defeat [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers]] in 2008, having done the same thing in the 2006 game after three [[overtime (sports)|overtime]] periods?  Aug. 10, 2009

*... that '''[[Irwin Uteritz]]''' ''(pictured)'', "one of the lightest 'big time' [[quarterback]]s in [[American football]] history" at 140 pounds, led [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] to two undefeated seasons and a national championship? Aug. 10, 2009 

*... that '''[[Bruce Shorts]]''', head [[American football|football]] coach at [[University of Nevada, Reno|Nevada]] and [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]], was described in 1904 as "the best coach west of the [[Mississippi River]]"? Aug. 9, 2009
 
*... that [[tight end]] '''[[Dennis Pitta]]''' put his [[college football]] career on hold for two years to serve in a [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] mission in the [[Dominican Republic]]? Aug. 9, 2009

[[File:Curtis Redden.jpg|right|100x100px|Curtis Redden]]
*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[End (American football)|end]] '''[[Curtis Redden]]''' ''(pictured)'' died in [[World War I]] after he had described the night sky over the battlefield as "weird, hideous, fascinating, sublime"? Aug. 9, 2009

*... that '''[[Harry Hawkins]]''' won the U.S. national collegiate [[hammer throw]] championship in 1926 and was rated by [[Fielding H. Yost|Fielding Yost]] as the best [[American football|football]] lineman of 1925? Aug. 9, 2009 

*... that [[cornerback]] '''[[Syd'Quan Thompson]]''' of [[California Golden Bears football|California]], a preseason [[College Football All-America Team|All-America]] prospect, played his first game with a broken wrist and was outrun for two [[touchdown]]s by the [[wide receiver]] he was assigned? Aug. 8, 2009

*... that '''[[Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry|Georgia Tech lured away Clemson's]]''' head [[college football|football]] coach, [[John Heisman]], by offering a US{{dollarsign}}450 pay increase? Aug. 8, 2009

*... that '''[[Mike Lantry]]''', a [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] veteran and [[Walk-on (sports)|walk-on]] [[place-kicker]], broke the [[Michigan Wolverines football|University of Michigan]] record for the longest [[Field goal (football)|field goal]] twice in the same quarter? Aug. 7, 2009

*... that '''[[Guilian Gary]]''', a former [[college football|college]] [[wide receiver]], says he has few "fond football memories" of [[2001 Maryland Terrapins football team|the season]] in which he made a [[List of Atlantic Coast Conference football champions|conference championship]]-winning [[reception (American football)|reception]]? Aug. 6, 2009

*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s "chunky [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]]," '''[[Bob Westfall|"Bullet Bob" Westfall]]''', known for his "spinner play," was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1987? Aug. 5, 2009 

*... that All-Pro [[linebacker]] '''[[Milan Lazetich|Milan "Sheriff" Lazetich]]''', a [[rodeo]] rider before joining the [[NFL]], reported that no end or back ever threw a block like a wild pony "when he feels the first touch of a saddle"? Aug. 4, 2009

*... that future [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]] waited tables at the [[North American fraternity and sorority housing|fraternity house]] of [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Herman Everhardus]]'''? Aug. 3, 2009

*... that [[Fritz Crisler]] called '''[[George Ceithaml]]''', [[quarterback]] of the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]]'s single-wing offense from 1941 to 1942, "the smartest player he ever taught"? Aug. 1, 2009 

*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Tom Kuzma]]''' was described as "a smacker from Smackersville"? Aug. 1, 2009 

===July 2009===


*... that "Calexico Kid" '''[[Primo Villanueva]]''' led [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] to the [[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|NCAA football championship]] in 1954 and was inducted into the [[British Columbia]] Restaurant Hall of Fame in 2009? July 31, 2009 

*... that '''[[Weston Dressler]]''' of the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] set 19 school records in [[American football|football]] at the [[University of North Dakota]]? July 29, 2009

*... that [[National Football League]] [[All-Pro]] [[linebacker]] and [[Super Bowl]] champion '''[[Cato June]]''' was co-[[class president]], [[salutatorian]] and a member of the [[National Honor Society]] in high school? July 29, 2009

*... that '''[[Homer Paine]]''' was one of several [[college football]] players that [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]] head coach [[Jim Tatum]] lured away from the school's rivals after [[World War II]]? July 28, 2009

*... that [[quarterback]] '''[[Lindy Berry]]''' played in a game one week after suffering a [[Mandibular fracture|broken jaw]], and since it was the era before [[Football helmet|football helmet]] facemasks, he wore a [[Goaltender mask|hockey mask]] instead? July 27, 2009

*... that '''[[Bob Reynolds (American football)|Bob "Horse" Reynolds]]''' founded the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Los Angeles Angels]] baseball team and was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] within a year? July 26, 2009

*... that the players selected for the '''[[1935 College Football All-America Team]]s''' included [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]]'s '''[[J.C. Wetsel|"Iron Man" Wetsel]]''', [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]]'s "Vow Boy" '''[[Bobby Grayson]]''', military historian '''[[Jac Weller]]''', aspiring [[G-Man (slang)|G-Man]] '''[[Paul Tangora]]''',  '''[[Charles Wasicek]]''' of the "unbeaten, untied and uninvited" [[Colgate Raiders football|Colgate]] team, [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]'s "battering ram [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]]" '''[[Sheldon Beise]]''' and tackles '''[[Ed Widseth]]''' and '''[[Dick Smith (tackle)|Dick Smith]]''', [[California Golden Bears football|Cal]] [[End (American football)|end]] '''[[Larry Lutz]]''', [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] end '''[[Merle Wendt]]''', [[Princeton University|Princeton]] second-generation All-American '''[[Gilbert Lea]]''' and '''[[Walter Winika]]''', the first [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights|Rutgers]] varsity athlete killed in [[World War II]]? July 25, 2009

*... that '''[[Gaynell Tinsley]]''', a two-time [[All-American]] [[End (American football)|end]] at [[Louisiana State University|LSU]], set an [[National Football League|NFL]] record with 675 receiving yards as a rookie in 1937? July 25, 2009

*... that '''[[Sid Wagner]]''' led [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] to their first consecutive [[American football|football]] wins over the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]] and was the first player selected by the [[Detroit Lions]] in the first [[1936 NFL Draft|NFL Draft]]? July 24, 2009

*... that [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]] All-American '''[[Truman Spain|Truman "Big Dog" Spain]]''', known for his "rumba king" good looks, was described as "hard as ship's steel and as torrid as a foundry furnace"? July 23, 2009

*... that at the [[1929 Rose Bowl]], '''[[Benny Lom]]''' stopped [[California Golden Bears football|Cal]] teammate [[Roy Riegels|Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels]] who had run 60 yards in the wrong direction and was about to score a [[safety (football score)|safety]], in a game Cal lost 8&ndash;7 to [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]]? July 21, 2009

*... that [[Canadian football]] [[wide receiver]]s and [[Murray State University]] graduates '''[[Andrew Nowacki]]''' and '''[[Jason French]]''' caught [[touchdown]] passes nearly one minute apart? July 20, 2009

*... that '''[[Donold Lourie]]''', a former [[Princeton University]] [[college football|football]] star, was appointed to a [[United States Department of State|State Department]] post by President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]? July 20, 2009


*... that rough hits from [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s '''[[Richard France]]''' induced [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]] star [[Pat O'Dea]] to slug France, leading to O'Dea's ejection from the 1899 [[Big Ten Conference|Western Conference]] championship game? July 18, 2009

*... that '''[[Martin Wheelock]]''', [[American football|football]] player for the [[Carlisle Indian School]] in the 1890s, was inducted into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1980? July 16, 2009 

*... that '''[[Paul Bunker]]''' died in a Japanese [[prisoner of war|POW]] camp in 1943 but kept hidden a remnant of the [[U.S. flag]] from [[Battle of Corregidor|Corregidor]] now displayed at the West Point Museum? July 15, 2009

*... that '''[[Charles de Saulles]]''' coached an undefeated [[American football|football]] team of workers from a [[Kansas]] [[zinc]] smelting works that defeated the [[Carlisle Indian School|Carlisle Indians]] and was dubbed "the oddest football team in the country"? July 15, 2009

*... that [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] '''[[John Baird (American football)|John Baird]]''' was forced to withdraw from [[Princeton University|Princeton]] in 1898 after playing a [[American football|football]] game on a wet field while recovering from [[tonsilitis]]? July 14, 2009

*... that '''[[Bemus Pierce]]''', a [[Guard (American football)|guard]] for the [[Carlisle Indian School|Carlisle Indians]] [[American football|football]] team, ran back three kickoffs for touchdowns in an 1896 game against the [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|University of Illinois]]? July 14, 2009

*... that despite being an [[All-American]] [[running back]] with the [[University of Evansville]], '''[[Sean Bennett]]''' played [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] at [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]? July 14, 2009

*... that the '''[[1972 Rose Bowl]]''' was the last [[American football|football]] game that [[Stanford University]] played using "Indians" as their [[athletic nickname|nickname]]? July 13, 2009

*... that [[Harvard University|Harvard]] [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] '''[[Bert Waters]]''' was accused of jabbing a finger into a Yale player's eye in the 1893 [[American football|football]] game that became known as "The Bloodbath in Hampden Park"? July 12, 2009

*... that '''[[Albert Sharpe (American football)|Albert Sharpe]]''' participated in [[American football|football]], [[basketball]], [[baseball]], [[gymnastics]], [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]], and [[Track and field athletics|track and field]], and was called "the greatest living all round athlete" in 1915? July 11, 2009

*... that '''[[Howard R. Reiter|Howard Reiter]]''' has been credited by some with developing the overhand spiral [[forward pass]] while playing for the [[Philadelphia Athletics (NFL)|Philadelphia Athletics]] of the original [[National Football League (1902)]]? July 11, 2009

[[File:Franklin Morse (cropped for DYK).jpg|right|100x100px|Franklin Morse]]
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*... that [[American football]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Franklin Morse]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the model for a drawing, prints of which reportedly "hung in most college rooms throughout the country" during the 1890s? July 11, 2009

*... that [[Princeton University|Princeton]] [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] '''[[Dudley Riggs (American football)|Dudley Riggs]]''' was the son of a wealthy banking family that lent {{dollarsign}}16&nbsp;million to the [[United States]] to fund the [[Mexican-American War]]? July 11, 2009

*... that the '''[[Wabash Little Giants|Wabash College Little Giants]]''' were the only [[college football|football]] team to defeat [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] at [[Cartier Field|home]] during a period of 29 years and 125 games? July 10, 2009

*... that '''[[Parke H. Davis]]''', who retroactively named the [[United States|American]] [[college football]] national champions between 1869 and 1933, was the only [[historian]] to select college champions based on research''? July 8, 2009

*... that '''[[Kenny Tate]]''', one of [[college football]]'s top [[wide receiver]] recruits in [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008]], was ultimately switched to the position of [[strong safety]]? July 7, 2009

[[File:The Victors (sheet music).jpg|right|100x100px]]
*... that the '''[[1898 Michigan Wolverines football team]]'''{{`}}s [[Big Ten Conference#History|Western Conference]] championship inspired a student to write the [[fight song]] "[[The Victors]]"? July 6, 2009

*... that the '''[[1890 College Football All-America Team]]''' was composed entirely of players from [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[Yale University|Yale]] and [[Princeton University|Princeton]], including '''[[Ralph Warren]]''', '''[[John Cranston (American football)|John Cranston]]''', '''[[William Rhodes (American football)|Billy Rhodes]]''', '''[[Frank Hallowell]]''' and '''[[Jesse Riggs]]'''? July 5, 2009

[[File:Allen Steckle.jpg|right|100x100px]]
*... that medical doctor '''[[Allen Steckle|A.C. Steckle]]''' ''(pictured)'' gained fame coaching the [[University of Nevada, Reno|University of Nevada]], a school with only 80 students, to a 1903 victory over the [[California Golden Bears football|University of California]] [[American football|football]] team? July 2, 2009 

*... that [[United States|American]] [[hammer throw]]er '''[[Walter Boal]]''' astonished passengers on a ship traveling to [[England]] in 1899 by skipping rope around the deck with another athlete on his back? July 2, 2009

===June 2009===

*... that '''[[Pete Overfield]]''' won a professional [[American football]] championship in 1901 and was later nominated by [[U.S. President]] [[William Howard Taft]] as a [[United States federal judge|federal judge]] in [[Alaska]]? June 30, 2009

[[File:Clarence Herschberger.jpg|right|100x100px]]
*... that [[University of Chicago]] [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] '''[[Clarence Herschberger]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been credited as the first player to run the [[Statue of Liberty play]]? June 29, 2009

*... that the '''[[1932 Colgate Red Raiders football team|1932 Colgate University football team]]''' was "undefeated, untied, unscored upon, and uninvited" after being snubbed by the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]]? June 29, 2009

*... that in 1992, the '''[[Utah Utes football under Ron McBride|Utah Utes football team]]''', coached by [[Ron McBride]], ended a 28-year bowl game drought by appearing in the 1992 Copper Bowl? June 27, 2009

*... that the '''[[2001 Gator Bowl]]''' was the final [[College football|collegiate game]] of [[American football]] star [[Michael Vick]]? June 26, 2009

[[File:John McLean (Michigan).jpg|right|100x100px]]
*... that the 1906 firing of '''[[John McLean (American football)|John McLean]]''' ''(pictured)'' for paying an athlete to play [[college football]] was called "the biggest scandal in the history of Missouri athletics"? June 26, 2009

*... that '''[[Freeman Fitzgerald]]''' played [[American football|football]] with [[Knute Rockne]] and once [[strikeout|struck out]] 19 batters in a [[baseball]] game? June 24, 2009

*... that when former [[New Jersey Senate]] President '''[[George H. Large]]''' died in 1939, he was the last surviving participant in [[1869 college football season#First football game ever played|the first college football game ever played]]? June 24, 2009

*... that '''[[Dick King (American football)|Dick King]]''', who played in the early days of the [[NFL]], was called "one of the greatest backs who ever wore moleskins"? June 23, 2009

[[:File:Johnny Gilroy.jpg|right|100x100px]]
*... that '''[[Johnny Gilroy|"The Great Gilroy"]]''', the leading scorer in [[college football]] in 1916, was charged in 1940 with stealing 35 shoe stitching machines from a Massachusetts factory? June 23, 2009

*... that [[University of Virginia|Virginia Cavaliers]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Eugene Mayer|Eugene "Buck" Mayer]]''' became the first consensus first-team All-American from a Southern school in 1915? June 23, 2009

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[[File:ChateauThierryTurningPointWorldWarCard.jpg|100x100px|Battle of Château-Thierry]]
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*... that [[University of Chicago]] [[American football|football]] star '''[[Laurens Shull|Laurens "Spike" Shull]]''' died of wounds suffered rushing a machine gun nest at the [[Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)|Battle of Château-Thierry]] ''(pictured)''? June 22, 2009

*... that, because of a bout with [[infectious mononucleosis|mononucleosis]], '''[[Dale Castro]]''' became a record-setting [[college football]] [[placekicker]] and consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]]? June 22, 2009

[[File:Ted Coy.jpg|right|100x100px|Ted Coy]]
*... that [[Yale University|Yale]] All-American '''[[Ted Coy]]''' ''(pictured)'', who played football with "his long blonde hair held back by a white sweatband," was the basis for a character in a short story by [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]? June 21, 2009

*... that [[Yale University|Yale]] All-American '''[[Paul Veeder]]''' has been credited with throwing the "first [[forward pass]] in a major game"?  June 20, 2009

*... that '''[[Damian Sims]]''' and '''[[Fred Reid (Canadian football)|Fred Reid]]''' spent a year out of [[American football|football]] before being recommended to their current [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] teams? June 19, 2009

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[[File:Tom Shevlin.jpg|100x100px|Tom Shevlin]]
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*... that four-time All-American [[American football|football]] [[End (American football)|end]] and millionaire [[lumberman]] '''[[Tom Shevlin]]''' ''(pictured)'' died of [[pneumonia]] after contracting a cold while training the [[Yale]] football team? June 18, 2009

*... that in 2005, [[Appalachian State Mountaineers football|Appalachian State]], led by quarterback '''[[Richie Williams (Canadian football)|Richie Williams]]''', became the first college or university in [[North Carolina]] to win an [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Division I Football Championship|national championship]] in [[college football|football]]? June 17, 2009

*... that [[gridiron football]] player '''[[Malik Jackson]]''' has played at every [[American football#Defense|defensive position]] in his professional career? June 16, 2009

*... that the '''[[2006 MPC Computers Bowl]]''' featured the [[2006 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami Hurricanes]], whose season had been marred by an [[Miami-FIU brawl|on-field brawl]], the termination of [[Larry Coker|their head coach]], and underachievement on the field? June 15, 2009

*... that while training for [[World War I]], American athlete '''[[Brooke Brewer]]''' played for the "Usaacs", a [[American football|football]] team composed of soldiers from the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]'s ambulance service? June 14, 2009

*... that '''[[Brett Swenson]]''' of [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]], one of [[college football]]'s top [[placekicker]]s, was passed over for the 2008 [[Lou Groza Award]] after missing three consecutive [[field goal (football)|field goal]]s against [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]? June 14, 2009

*... that [[Mike Reid (American football)|Mike Reid]] was a [[linebacker]] for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] before becoming a [[country music]] singer and releasing the single '''"[[Walk on Faith]]"'''? June 12, 2009

*... that [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] [[linebacker]] '''[[Casey Matthews]]''' is the [[Clay Matthews|son]], [[Clay Matthews, Sr.|grandson]], [[Clay Matthews III|brother]], and [[Bruce Matthews (American football)|nephew]] of [[National Football League]] players? June 11, 2009

*... that during five years of [[college football]], '''[[E. J. Kuale]]''' played at three different colleges? June 9, 2009

*... that '''[[Barry Wood (American football)|Barry Wood]]''', who played [[quarterback]] at [[Harvard University|Harvard]] and became a [[physician]] and [[microbiologist]], was elected to both the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] and the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]]? June 6, 2009

*... that '''[[Stanford Keglar]]''' was coached by ex-[[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] [[defensive back]] Ken Coudret in high school, before going on to play at Purdue himself? June 5, 2009

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[[File:Marshall Newell.jpg|100x100px|Marshall "Ma" Newell]]
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*... that '''[[Marshall Newell|"Ma" Newell]]''' ''(pictured)'', one of the few four-year [[All-American]]s in [[college football]] history, was run over by a railroad engine on [[Christmas Eve]] 1897? June 1, 2009

*... that '''[[Terrence Wheatley]]''' and teammate Sammy Joseph were the first two freshman [[cornerbacks]] to start at the same time in [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado Buffaloes]] history? June 1, 2009

*... that the [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech Hokies]], winners of the '''[[1995 Sugar Bowl (December)|1995 Sugar Bowl]]''', were selected for the game only after sanctions were levied against the [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami Hurricanes]]?  June 1, 2009

===May 2009===

*... that [[quarterback]] '''[[Scott Zolak]]''' was a [[waterboy]] at [[Ringgold High School (Pennsylvania)|Ringgold High School]] as a boy when [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Joe Montana]] was the quarterback? May 30, 2009

*... that [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] '''[[Jaymar Johnson]]''' became the first player from [[Jackson State University]] to be [[NFL Draft|drafted]] by the [[National Football League|NFL]] since [[Sylvester Morris]] in 2000? May 30, 2009

*... that despite not playing as a high school junior in 1999, [[American football]] [[cornerback]] '''[[Brock Williams]]''' still led [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] defenders in playing time in 2000? May 29, 2009

*... that about 12 plays into his [[National Football League|NFL]] career '''[[Charles Fisher (American football)|Charles Fisher]]''' tore three [[ligaments]] in his [[knee]] and never played in another game? May 26, 2009

*... that [[American football]] coach '''[[Wayne Howard (football coach)|Wayne Howard]]''' retired from the [[Utah Utes football|University of Utah]] for "no real reason" after his team nearly won a conference title? May 26, 2009

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[[File:Charge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill.JPG|100x100px|The Battle of San Juan Hill]]
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*... that [[Harvard University|Harvard]]'s All-American [[American football|football]] [[quarterback]] '''[[Dudley Dean]]''' was cited by [[Theodore Roosevelt]] for bravery after the [[Rough Riders]]' charge of [[Battle of San Juan Hill|San Juan Hill]] ''(pictured)''? May 25, 2009

*... that All-American '''[[Beaton Squires]]''' wrote an editorial in 1905 against turning [[American football|football]] into a "parlor game" after [[Harvard University|Harvard]]'s president criticized its violent nature? May 25, 2009

*... that [[quarterback]] '''[[Mark Vlasic]]''' was injured when, after [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]] beat [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] on a last second [[Field_goal_(football)|field goal]], a mob tore down the goalpost in celebration? May 25, 2009

*... that [[Grantland Rice]] wrote that All-American [[American football|football]] [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] '''[[Sheppard Homans, Jr.|Shep Homans]]''', who played in every minute of all 22 games for [[Princeton University|Princeton]] in 1890 and 1891, "represented the football that used to be"? May 25, 2009

*... that in 1899 '''[[Isaac Seneca]]''' became the first [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] to be named as an [[All-American]] [[American football|football]] player while playing [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] for the [[Carlisle Indian Industrial School|Carlisle Indian School]]?  May 24, 2009

*... that two-time All-American [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] '''[[Thomas Graydon|"Blondy" Graydon]]''' performed a tumbling routine with the Barnum & Bailey Circus while dressed "in resplendent pink tights"?  May 24, 2009

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[[File:ArmyNavyLax2009.JPG|100px|Lacrosse being played by Army.]]
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*... that during the 20th century, many [[Army Black Knights football|football players]] at the [[United States Military Academy]] also played '''[[Army Black Knights men's lacrosse|Army lacrosse]]''' ''(modern player pictured)'' to stay [[Physical exercise|physically fit]] during the off-season? May 20, 2009

*... that [[gridiron football]] [[wide receiver]] '''[[Chris Jackson (gridiron football)|Chris Jackson]]''' did not play football until attending [[Orange Coast College]] in 1994? May 20, 2009

*... that [[gridiron football]] [[defensive end]] '''[[Justin Brown]]''' was named in six [[All-American]] teams when playing at [[East Central University]] from 2001 to 2004? May 19, 2009

*... that '''[[Earl Sprackling]]''', who was selected as the best [[college football]] player of 1910, gained 456 total yards and kicked three [[field goal (football)|field goal]]s in one game? May 16, 2009

*... that '''[[Duane Purvis]]'''{{`s}} right arm made him a world-class [[javelin]] thrower and "without peer" as a long passer in [[American football|football]]? May 16, 2009

*... that '''[[Lester Belding]]''' was the first [[Iowa Hawkeyes]] [[American football|football]] player to be named an [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]]? May 15, 2009

*... that despite playing the position of [[wide receiver]] in [[American football|American]] [[College football|college football]], '''[[LaShaun Ward]]''' was the third leading rusher for the [[California Golden Bears football|University of California Golden Bears]] in 2001? May 10, 2009

*... that '''[[Wes Schulmerich]]''' turned down an offer to play football for [[Knute Rockne]] at [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], later becoming a [[Major League Baseball|Major League Baseball player]]? May 7, 2009

*... that '''[[The Grove (Ole Miss)|The Grove at Ole Miss]]''' was called "the mother and mistress of outdoor ritual mayhem" for its legendary football game day [[Tailgate party|tailgating]] by [[The New York Times]]? May 5, 2009

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[[File:William H. Lewis (1892).jpg|100x100px|William H. Lewis]]
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*... that '''[[William H. Lewis]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first [[African-American]] [[college football]] player in 1888 and the first African-American to serve as [[United States Assistant Attorney General|U.S. Assistant Attorney General]] in 1911? May 4, 2009

===April 2009===

*... that the [[quarterback]] for the first '''[[1889 College Football All-America Team|College Football All-America Team in 1889]]''' was [[Edgar Allan Poe (Maryland attorney general)|Edgar Allan Poe]]? April 29, 2009

*... that [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA Bruins]] [[End (American football)|end]] '''[[Dick Wallen]]''' won the 1957 '''[[W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy|Voit Trophy]]''' as the outstanding [[American football|football]] player on the Pacific Coast? April 26, 2009

[[File:Archie Weston.jpg|100x100px|thumb|right|<small>''[[Archie Weston]]''</small>]]
*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]'s All-American [[quarterback]] '''[[Archie Weston]]''' ''(pictured)'' was once tackled during a game by an irate female fan? April 17, 2009 

*... that '''[[Eric Wilbur]]''' is the only [[Punter (American football)|punter]] in [[Florida Gators football]] history to be named a semifinalist for the [[Ray Guy Award]]? April 25, 2009

*... that [[End (American football)|ends]] '''[[Tom Maentz]]''' and [[Ron Kramer]], known as the "[[touchdown]] twins," were the first [[University of Michigan]] athletes to appear on the cover of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''? April 22, 2009

*... that coach '''[[Paul E. Davis]]''' led [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]] to win the '''[[1963 Liberty Bowl]]'''? April 19, 2009

*... that [[University of Pittsburgh]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Gibby Welch]]''' broke the single-season yardage record set by [[Red Grange]], gaining 1,964&nbsp;yards in just nine&nbsp;games in 1926?  April 13,2009

[[File:Bernard Kirk.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Bernard Kirk]]''</small>]]
*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[End (American football)|end]] '''[[Bernard Kirk]]''', who [[Knute Rockne]] called the "apple of my eye," died of complications from a fractured skull days after being named an [[1922 College Football All-America Team|All-American]] in December 1922? April 10, 2009

*... that '''[[Gus Cifelli]]''' won three [[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|college football national championships]] and an [[NFL championship]] with the [[Detroit Lions]] before being elected as a [[judge]], where he served for over 20&nbsp;years?  April 9, 2009

*... that '''[[Herb Treat]]''', unanimously selected as a '''[[1922 College Football All-America Team|1922 College Football All-American]]''', was hit by a car in 1943 and plunged nine&nbsp;[[storey|stories]] from a [[hotel]] window in 1947?  April 7, 2009

*... that the [[Washington & Jefferson College]] '''[[Washington & Jefferson Presidents football|football team]]''' played the heavily favored [[California Golden Bears football|California Golden Bears]] to a 0–0 tie in the [[1922 Rose Bowl]]? April 4, 2009

*... that [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays|Johns Hopkins]] and [[Maryland Terrapins|Maryland]], which compete in what has often been called '''[[Johns Hopkins–Maryland rivalry|the greatest rivalry]]''' in men's [[college lacrosse]], actually first played [[college football|football]] three years earlier in 1892? April 2, 2009


[[File:Charles Pruner West - football uniform.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Charles Fremont West|Pruner West]]''</small>]]
*... that in [[1922 Rose Bowl|1922]], [[Washington & Jefferson College|Washington & Jefferson College's]] '''[[Charles Fremont West|Charlie "Pruner" West]]''' became the first [[African American]] to play quarterback in the [[Rose Bowl]]? April 6, 2009

===March 2009===

*... that the '''[[1948 College Football All-America Team|1948 All-America team]]''' was the first to include separate offensive and defensive [[college football]] teams? March 29, 2009

*... that former [[American football]] [[linebacker]] '''[[Craig Sauer]]''' has three brothers who have played professional [[ice hockey]]? March 28, 2009

*... that the [[Miami Hurricanes]] won 26&nbsp;'''[[Big East Conference football awards]]''' in the 14&nbsp;years  they belonged to the conference (1991–2004)? March 27, 2009

*... that during their first [[college football|football]] game against [[Yale University|Yale]] in 1884, the '''[[Dartmouth Big Green football|Dartmouth Big Green]]''' were routed, 113–0? March 22, 2009

*... that the '''[[Centre Praying Colonels football|Centre College Praying Colonels]]''' participated in the first game of [[American football]] played south of the [[Ohio River]] in 1880? March 20, 2009

*... that university founder [[Andrew Dickson White|Andrew White]] prevented the '''[[Cornell Big Red football|Cornell Big Red football team]]''' from playing [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]], saying "I refuse to let 40 of our boys travel 400 miles merely to agitate [[football (ball)#American and Canadian football|a bag of wind]]"? March 19, 2009

*... that '''[[Operation Sundevil]]''', a seizure of [[Bulletin board system|boards]] by the [[United States Secret Service]], was named after the football stadium of [[Arizona State University]]? March 16, 2009

===February 2009===

[[File:Horace Prettyman (1890).jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Horace Greely Prettyman|Horace Prettyman]]''</small>]]
*... that '''[[Horace Greely Prettyman|Horace Prettyman]]''' ''(pictured)'' played eight years of [[college football|"college" football]] for the [[University of Michigan]] from 1882 to 1890, some when he was in his 30s and no longer a [[student]]? Feb. 27, 2009 '''''(9,300 DYK views)'''''

*... that the '''[[1886 Michigan Wolverines football team|1886 Michigan football team]]''' had a "goalkeeper" and played games measured in "innings"? Feb. 28, 2009 

*... that the '''[[1881 Michigan Wolverines football team]]''' is credited with playing the first intersectional football games against [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[Yale University|Yale]] and [[Princeton University|Princeton]]? Feb. 21, 2009 

[[File:Albert Herrnstein.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Albert Herrnstein]]''</small>]]
*... that after scoring six touchdowns for [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] against [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] in 1902, '''[[Albert E. Herrnstein|Albert Herrnstein]]''' became the [[wiktionary:Winningest|winningest]] coach in Ohio State football history up to the time he retired? Feb. 17, 2009 

*... that [[American football]] star '''[[Albie Booth]]''' became famous after he scored all of [[Yale University|Yale]]’s points in a 1929 upset win over [[Army Black Knights football|Army]]? Feb. 16, 2009

*... that '''[[Bo Molenda]]''' played professional [[American football|football]], [[baseball]] and [[basketball]] and was the "workhorse" for the [[Green Bay Packers]] teams that won three consecutive [[NFL]] championships from 1929 to 1931? Feb. 15, 2009 

[[File:Ernie Vick.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Ernie Vick]]''</small>]]
*... that '''[[Ernie Vick]]''' was an [[All-America]]n [[Center (American football)|football center]] while enrolled at the [[University of Michigan]] medical school even though his schoolwork did not allow him to [[practice (learning method)|practice]] with the team? Feb. 14, 2009 

*... that sources indicate that '''[[Cedric C. Smith|Cedric "Pat" Smith]]''', who later worked at [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'s [[Rouge plant]], was either the second or third leading scorer in the [[NFL]] during its first season in 1920? Feb. 12, 2009 

*... that [[All America|All-American]] [[American football|football]] player '''[[Art Walker]]''' played in 479 of 540 minutes in the [[Michigan Wolverines]]' 1954 season and later played seven years for the [[Edmonton Eskimos]]? Feb. 11, 2009

[[File:Weeks, Heston and Yost.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Boss Weeks]]'' and ''[[Fielding H. Yost|Fieldng Yost]]''</small>]]
*... that '''[[Boss Weeks]]''' was quarterback of [[Fielding H. Yost]]'s "Point-a-Minute" [[University of Michigan]] [[Michigan Wolverines football|football]] teams in 1901–1902 that outscored opponents 1,211 to 12? Feb. 11, 2009

*... that [[American football]] player '''[[Buddy Burris]]''' was the first [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooner]] to be named an [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] three times? Feb. 4, 2009

*... that when '''[[Elton Wieman]]''' moved east to play football for the [[University of Michigan]] in 1915, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called it "a calamity of almost national importance"? Feb. 20, 2009 

[[File:Ernest Allmendinger.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Ernest Allmendinger]]''</small>]]
*... that [[American football]] player '''[[Ernest Allmendinger|"Aqua" Allmendinger]]''' (''pictured''), once described as "a young giant in perfect physical condition," acquired his nickname after working as a waterboy for railroad building crews? Feb. 10, 2009 '''(14,200 DYK views)'''

*... that '''[[Angus Goetz]]''' played for [[Buffalo All-Americans|Buffalo]] in the [[National Football League]] on the weekends while attending [[medical school]] at the [[University of Michigan]]? Feb. 3, 2009

*... that '''[[Franklin Cappon|"Cappy" Cappon]]''' ''(pictured)'', known for his "five-man weave" [[basketball]] offense, was mentor to [[Princeton University|Princeton]] athletes from the 1930s to the 1960s, including [[Bill Bradley]] and [[Frank Deford]]?  Feb. 19, 2009 

[[File:Neil Snow.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Neil Snow]]''</small>]]
*... that '''[[Neil Snow]]''' ''([[:File:Neil Snow.jpg|pictured]])'', ranked by [[Grantland Rice]] as one of the three greatest all-around athletes ever turned out in [[college athletics|college sports]], died of [[heart failure]] at age 34 after a game of [[squash]]? Feb. 10, 2009 '''(5,400 DYK views)'''

===January 2009===

*... that controversy erupted when [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] was selected to play in the '''[[2002 Gator Bowl]]''' [[college football]] game instead of [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]], which had more wins in [[2001 NCAA Division I-A football season|the regular season]]? Jan. 29, 2009

*... that [[college football]] player '''[[Bob Ward (American football)|Bob Ward]]''' is the only player to have been selected by the [[Associated Press]] as a first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] in both an offensive and defensive [[American football positions|position]]? Jan. 27, 2009

[[File:Mike Murphy (trainer).jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Mike Murphy (trainer and coach)|Mike Murphy]]''</small>]]
*... that '''[[Mike Murphy (trainer and coach)|Mike Murphy]]''' ''(pictured)'' trained heavyweight boxing champion [[John L. Sullivan]], was the first [[Michigan Wolverines]] football coach, and has been called the "the father of American track athletics"? Jan. 27, 2009
*... that, in 2008, [[college football]] player '''[[Russell Wilson]]''' of [[NC State Wolfpack football|North Carolina State]] became the first freshman [[quarterback]] to ever be named to the All-[[Atlantic Coast Conference]] first team? Jan. 27, 2009

*... that a 42&ndash;3 win by the [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina Tar Heels]] in the '''[[1998 Gator Bowl]]''' was the worst loss for the [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech Hokies]] [[college football]] team since a 45&ndash;0 shutout in 1983? Jan. 23, 2009

*... that [[college football]] [[cornerback]] '''[[Kevin Barnes (American football)|Kevin Barnes]]''' of [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] delivered a tackle hard enough to cause [[Heisman Trophy]] prospect [[Jahvid Best]] to [[vomiting|vomit]] on the field, footage of which became a [[viral video]]? Jan. 23, 2009

*... that [[college football]] [[tailback]] '''[[Mikell Simpson]]''' of [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]] ran for a 96-yard touchdown in the [[2008 Gator Bowl]], which is the longest [[rush (American football)|rush]] by a running back in an [[NCAA]] [[bowl game]]? Jan. 23, 2009


[[File:Keene Fitzpatrick 1894.jpg|thumb|100x100px|right|<small>''[[Keene Fitzpatrick]]''</small>]]
*... that '''[[Keene Fitzpatrick]]''' ''(pictured)'' invented modern [[Pole vault|pole-vault]]ing technique, coached five [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalists, and trained the [[University of Michigan]]'s "Point-a-Minute" football teams from 1901 to 1905? Jan. 24, 2009
*... that, in 2008, [[college football]] [[quarterback]] '''[[Rodney Landers]]''' of [[James Madison Dukes|James Madison]] became the first player from an [[Division I#Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]] school to win the [[Dudley Award]] for most outstanding player in [[Virginia]] since 1998? Jan. 22, 2009

*... that [[college football]] coach '''[[Don Brown (American football coach)|Don Brown]]''' led the [[UMass Minutemen]] to their best five-year record in [[University of Massachusetts Amherst|school]] history? Jan. 21, 2009

*... that [[college football]] coach [[Jim Tatum]] secured a [[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|national championship]] without a single losing season in '''[[Maryland Terrapins football under Jim Tatum (1947–1955)|his nine years at Maryland]]''', but was called a "parasitic monster" by one student newspaper? Jan. 20, 2009

*... that [[radio station]] '''[[WMSP]]''' in [[Montgomery, Alabama]], broadcasts the [[college football]] games of both the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama Crimson Tide]] and arch-rival [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn Tigers]]? Jan. 20, 2009

[[File:Charles Baird (Michigan).jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Charles A. Baird|Charles Baird]]''</small>]]
*... that [[University of Michigan|Michigan]]'s first athletic director '''[[Charles A. Baird|Charles Baird]]''' ''(pictured)'' built the largest college athletic ground in the United States and negotiated the school's appearance in the first [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] game? Jan. 18, 2009 

*... that after three years as a back-up, [[college football]] [[quarterback]] '''[[David Johnson (American football)|David Johnson]]''' threw for 46 [[touchdown]]s in 2008 and led [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane|Tulsa]] to an 11–3 record?  Jan. 16, 2009

*... that [[American football]] [[offensive tackle|tackle]] '''[[J.D. Maarleveld]]''' survived [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]] but was cut from the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] team anyway, transferred to [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]], and became a consensus first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]]? Jan. 14, 2009

*... that, despite being suspended for half the game, [[college football]] running back [[Da'Rel Scott]] set a school bowl record for [[rush (American football)|rushing]] for the [[2008 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland Terrapins]] in their '''[[2008 Humanitarian Bowl]]''' victory? Jan. 13, 2009

*... that college football [[quarterback]] '''[[Brian Johnson (quarterback)|Brian Johnson]]''' led the [[Utah Utes football|Utah Utes]] to become the [[2008 Utah Utes football team|only undefeated team]] in the [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008 season]], including an upset of [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings|fourth-ranked]] [[2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] in the [[2009 Sugar Bowl]]? Jan. 13, 2009

*... that [[college football]] wide receiver '''[[Torrey Smith]]''' of the [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland Terrapins]] set the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] record for single-season [[kick returner|kick return]] yards, including a 99-yard return in [[2008 Humanitarian Bowl|a bowl game]]? Jan. 12, 2009

*... that '''[[Dave Porter]]''' won the [[NCAA]] heavyweight collegiate wrestling championship twice and was subsequently drafted by the [[Cleveland Browns]] to play in the [[NFL]]? Jan. 12, 2009

*... that in 2008, [[college football]] [[running back]] '''[[Vai Taua]]''' and [[quarterback]] [[Colin Kaepernick]] became the first pair of [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]] players to both [[rush (American football)|rush]] for more than {{convert|1000|yd}} in the same season? Jan. 11, 2009

*... that {{convert|180|lb|adj=on}} [[Guard (American football)|guard]] '''[[Dominic Tomasi]]''' was selected as both captain and Most Valuable Player of the undefeated National Champion [[1948 Michigan Wolverines football team]]? Jan. 11, 2009 

*... that '''[[Charles Leigh]]''' played six seasons as a [[running back]] in the [[National Football League]] despite never playing [[college football]]? Jan. 10, 2009

*... that [[2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt University's]] win in the '''[[2008 Music City Bowl]]''' came 53 years to the day after [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|the Commodores']] last [[bowl game]] victory and gave them their first winning [[American football|football]] season since 1982? Jan. 10, 2009

==2008==
===December 2008===
*... that [[quarterback]] '''[[Scott McBrien]]''' transferred from [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] to the [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] and led Maryland to a 41–7 win over his former alma mater in the [[2004 Gator Bowl]]? Dec. 27, 2008

*... that, during the team's first official season, a '''[[Maryland Terrapins football: 1856–1946|Maryland Terrapins football]]''' player was accused of "unaccreditable ignorance of football" after running the wrong way for 30 yards (27 metres)? Dec. 26, 2008

*... that '''[[Bill Guckeyson]]''', the first [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland football]] player selected in the [[National Football League]]'s [[NFL Draft|Draft]], attended [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] and was later shot down as a fighter pilot in [[World War II]]? Dec. 25, 2008

*... that the '''[[1981 Rose Bowl]]''' was the first bowl victory for [[Michigan Wolverines football]] Coach [[Bo Schembechler]] – after seven prior bowl game losses? Dec. 22, 2008

*... that the '''[[1980 Michigan Wolverines football team]]''' did not give up a touchdown in the final 22 quarters of the season? Dec. 22, 2008

*... that 1949 [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan football]] [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] '''[[Dick Kempthorn]]''' later flew more than 100 missions as a jet fighter pilot in the [[Korean War]] and received the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]? 

*... that '''[[Bruce Hilkene]]''' was captain of the [[1947 Michigan Wolverines football team|1947 Wolverines]] who were selected as the greatest Michigan football team of all time? Dec. 21, 2008 

*... that [[University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor]] inductee '''[[Henry Hatch]]''' lived with his wife and daughter on the grounds of [[Michigan Stadium]] for more than a decade? Dec. 19, 2008 

*... that the visitor's [[locker room]] at the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] [[Bryant-Denny Stadium|stadium]] was recently named "The Fail Room" after alumnus contributor '''[[James M. Fail]]'''? Dec. 19, 2008

*... that the '''[[Cal State Fullerton Titans football]]''' team holds [[NCAA]] records for both most [[fumble]]s and most fumbles lost for a single season with 73 and 41 respectively? Dec. 18, 2008

*... that '''[[Collin Mooney]]''' beat the [[Army Black Knights football|Army football]] single-season [[rush (American football)|rushing]] record by one yard in the last play of his last college game, the 2008 U.S. [[Army-Navy Game]]?  Dec. 13, 2008

*... that [[Liz Heaston]] was the first woman to score points in a [[College football|college football game]] when she kicked two extra points for the '''[[Willamette Bearcats]]''' in 1997? Dec. 12, 2008

*...  that former [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland Terrapins]] wide receiver '''[[Steve Suter]]''' set three [[NCAA]] and five [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] football records for kick returns despite his small stature and recurring injuries? Dec. 10, 2008

===November 2008===
*... that following his team's loss in the '''[[1965 Rose Bowl]]''', [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State Beavers]] football coach [[Tommy Prothro]] was hired as head coach at [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]], where he led the team to victory in the [[1966 Rose Bowl|following year's Rose Bowl]]? Nov. 29, 2008

*... that at [[Washington State University]] from 1948 to 1950, '''[[Bob Gambold]]''' was the quarterback of the school's [[American football|football]] team and the starting forward for its basketball team during all three of those years? Nov. 7, 2008

*... that '''[[Mark Rubin]]''', a [[safety (American football)|safety]] for the [[2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State Nittany Lions]], defeated [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist [[Michael Phelps]] in swimming while in high school? Nov. 6, 2008

*... that five individual career records were set during the '''[[2008 CIS football season|2008 season]]''' of [[CIS football|Canadian university football]]?  Nov. 5, 2008

===October 2008===
*... that the press box at the [[University of Wyoming]] is named for '''[[Larry Birleffi]]''', who announced all [[Wyoming Cowboys]] [[football]] and [[basketball]] games from 1947&ndash;1986?  Oct. 5, 2008

*... that the '''[[Alabama Crimson Tide football seasons|Alabama Crimson Tide]]''' [[college football]] team holds [[NCAA]] records for both [[bowl game]] appearances and victories with 55 and 31 respectively?  Oct. 3, 2008

===September 2008===
*... that the '''[[1993 Independence Bowl]]''' was the first game in which a blocked [[field goal]] was returned for a [[touchdown]] by a [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech football]] player? Sept. 24, 2008

*... that [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]] won his final game as a head coach in the '''[[1982 Liberty Bowl]]''', his 323rd victory? Sept. 17, 2008

*... that [[placekicker]] '''[[Kevin Kelly (American football)|Kevin Kelly]]''' is the all-time leading scorer for the [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State Nittany Lions]]?  Sept. 15, 2008

*... that '''[[Evan Royster]]''' was the [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]] [[2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Nittany Lions]] starting [[running back]] for the team that let head coach [[Joe Paterno]] tie the record for all-time NCAA Division I victories? Sept. 5, 2008

===August 2008===
*... that '''[[Robert Park (football coach)|Robert Park]]''' acted simultaneously as a [[professor]], a [[college football]] coach, and a [[minister (Christianity)|minister]]? 

*... that in [[1923 college football season|1923]], [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska]] [[running back]] '''[[Dave Noble]]''' scored the first [[touchdown]] in [[Memorial Stadium, Lincoln|Memorial Stadium]]? Aug. 13, 2008

[[File:BoMcMillin.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Bo McMillin]] scored the only touchdown in the ''[[1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game|1921 Centre vs. Harvard game]]''.</small>]]
*... that after [[Harvard University|Harvard]] was defeated in the '''[[1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game]]'''—one of the greatest upsets in [[college football]] history—[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] students celebrated the win by tearing down Harvard's goalposts? Aug. 12, 2008

*... that '''[[Joe Allison (football player)|Joe Allison]]''' is a former [[American football]] [[placekicker]] who won the inaugural [[Lou Groza Award]], presented to the nation's top [[kicker (American football)|kicker]]? Aug. 5, 2008

*... that former [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] [[running back]] [[Lee Suggs]] set the [[NCAA]] [[Division I]]-A record for consecutive [[College football|American college football]] games with a [[Rush (American football)|rushing]] [[touchdown]] (27) in the '''[[2002 San Francisco Bowl]]'''? Aug. 5, 2008

===July 2008===
*... that a 15th-century bell from the '''[[Gokoku-ji (Okinawa)|Gokoku-ji]]''' [[Buddhist temples in Japan|Buddhist temple in Japan]] was sent to the U.S. in 1854 and rung when the [[United States Naval Academy|Naval Academy]] at [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]] won the annual [[Army-Navy Game|Army-Navy football game]]?  July 26, 2008

*... that '''[[Mike Ayers]]''' coaches [[Wofford College|the smallest school]] in the [[Division I|highest division]] of [[NCAA]] [[college football]]?  July 23, 2008

*... that a 73-[[Yards from scrimmage|yard]] [[Rush (American football)|run]] during the '''[[1949 Rose Bowl]]''' by Frank Aschenbrenner of the [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern Wildcats]] was the longest run from [[Line of scrimmage|scrimmage]] in [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] history? July 21, 2008

*... that petitions called for the firing of [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] athletic director '''[[Dick Larkins]]''' when he hired little-known football coach [[Woody Hayes]] in 1951 instead of [[Paul Brown]]?  July 21, 2008

*... that '''[[Edward P. Hurt]]''', who coached [[Morgan State University|Morgan State College]] to 14 [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]] football championships, was also the school's [[Athletics (track and field)|track]] coach and on the coaching staff at the [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Olympic Games]]? July 21, 2008

[[File:VAMC92.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons|1892 Va. Tech. team]]''</small>]]
*... that the [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech Hokies football team]] has played more than 1,100 games during '''[[Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons|its 116 years of existence]]'''?  July 18, 2008

*... that four players from the '''[[Morgan State University Football]]''' Bears are in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|NFL Hall of Fame]]? July 11, 2008

===May 2008===

*... that the '''[[Congressional Bowl]]''' is one of two new [[college football]] [[bowl game]]s that will be played in the United States this year? May 6, 2008

===April 2008===
*...that '''[[Joe Shell]]''', the [[Conservative (politics)|conservative]] [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] who challenged [[Richard M. Nixon|Richard Nixon]] for the 1962 [[California]] [[governor|governorship]] was a champion [[football]] halfback in 1939 and 1940? April 20, 2008

*...that the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]]' practice of parading their live mascot '''[[Biff, the Michigan Wolverine|Biff]]''' before matches was stopped as the animal grew larger and more ferocious? April 2, 2008

===March 2008===
[[File:Cody Hawkins Colorado.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Cody Hawkins]]''</small>]]
*...that [[2007 Colorado Buffaloes football team|2007]] [[Colorado Buffaloes]]' starting [[quarterback]] '''[[Cody Hawkins]]''' was on [[ESPNU]]'s [[reality television|reality]] show ''[[Summer House (TV series)|Summer House]]''? March 19, 2008

*...that [[quarterback]] '''[[Jack Crabtree]]''' of the [[Oregon Ducks football]] team was named [[Most Valuable Player]] of the '''[[1958 Rose Bowl]]''' even though his team lost the game? March 16, 2008

*...that the '''[[2007 Texas Longhorns football suspensions]]''' involved seven players, including one of the highest-ranking [[Recruiting (college athletics)|recruits]] for the [[Texas Longhorns]] [[college football]] team? March 14, 2008

*...that the '''[[2003 Insight Bowl]]''', won by [[California Golden Bears football|California]] 52–49 on a last-second field goal, was the second-highest-scoring regulation-length [[college football]] [[bowl game]] in history? March 14, 2008

*...that [[American football]] head coach '''[[Skip Holtz]]''' is the son of the famed [[college football]] coach [[Lou Holtz]]? March 13, 2008

===February 2008===
*...that [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Chuck Ortmann]]''' [[Punt (football)|punt]]ed 24 times in the famed 1950 [[Snow Bowl]], deciding the best strategy was to keep the slick ball on the other side of the field in the opponents' hands? February 15, 2008 

*...that in a [[Great Rose Bowl Hoax|college prank]] televised across the [[United States]], spectators at the '''[[1961 Rose Bowl]]''' unknowingly displayed the word "[[California Institute of Technology|CALTECH]]" in an altered [[card stunt]] instead of the nickname of [[Washington Huskies football|one of the teams on the field]]?

*...that '''[[Wally Weber]]''', [[American football|football]] player, coach and broadcaster at [[University of Michigan|Michigan]] for 45 years, was renowned for his "polysyllabic fluency" and sounding like an "an educated foghorn"? February 13, 2008 

*...that the '''[[1973 Rose Bowl]]''' holds the bowl game attendance record in American [[college football]] at 106,869? Feb. 5, 2008

*...that [[Roy Riegels|Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels]] ran in the wrong direction after recovering a [[fumble]], which led to a [[safety (football score)|safety]] that proved to be the winning margin in [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech's]] 8-7 win at the '''[[1929 Rose Bowl]]'''?

===January 2008===
*...that [[Gerald R. Ford|Gerald Ford]] threatened to quit the [[University of Michigan|Michigan]] [[American football|football]] team when [[African-American]] player '''[[Willis Ward]]''' was kept out of a 1932 game in response to [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]]'s refusal to play an [[Racial integration|integrated]] team?  January 28, 2008

*...that [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] '''[[Stan Baumgartner]]''' was named to the [[Big Ten Conference|All-Big Ten Conference teams]] for [[baseball]], [[basketball]], and [[American football|football]] in 1914? January 28, 2008

*...that Al Hoisch of [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] returned a kickoff for 103 yards and a touchdown at the '''[[1947 Rose Bowl]]''', a record that still stands as of the 2008 game? January 27, 2008

[[File:George Jewett (1890).jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[George Jewett]]''</small>]]
*...that '''[[George Jewett]]''' was the first [[African-American]] to earn a [[varsity letter]] in [[American football|football]] at both the [[University of Michigan]] and at [[Northwestern University]]? January 26, 2008

*...that [[offensive tackle]] '''[[Rich Strenger]]''' told reporters that [[Michigan Wolverines]] [[American football|football]] coach [[Bo Schembechler]] ran a more strenuous training camp at the college level than he experienced in the [[NFL]] with the [[Detroit Lions]]? January 25, 2008

*...that '''[[Scott Shafer]]''', hired in January 2008 as the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]] [[defensive coordinator]], started in [[American football|football]] as a high school and college [[quarterback]] in [[Ohio]]? January 24, 2008

*...that [[New York Giants]] [[quarterback]] '''[[Harry Newman]]''' threw the first [[touchdown]] pass in an [[NFL Championship Game]] 75 years ago in the [[NFL Championship Game, 1933|1933 NFL Championship Game]] against the [[Chicago Bears]]? January 19, 2008

*...that '''[[Ralph Heikkinen]]''' was the first [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] football player from the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan]], being raised in the [[Finnish-American]] communities of the '''[[Gogebic Range]]'''? January 17, 2008

*...that '''[[Stanfield Wells]]''' was the first of more than ten [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] [[American football|football]] players from [[Massillon Washington High School|Washinton High School]] in [[Massillon, Ohio]]? January 16, 2008

*...that [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] [[End (American football)|end]] '''[[Ed Frutig]]''' was the main [[Forward pass|pass]] receiver for [[Heisman Trophy]] winner [[Tom Harmon]] from 1938-1940? January 10, 2008

*...that coach [[Harry Kipke]] had to travel to the home of [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] '''[[Maynard Morrison (American football)|Maynard Morrison]]''' in 1930 to seek his father's permission to switch Morrison from a [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] to a [[Center (American football)|center]]? January 8, 2008

*...that [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] '''[[Bill Daley (American football)|Bill Daley]]''' is the only person ever to win [[Little Brown Jug (football)|Little Brown Jug]] games playing for both [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] and [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]?  January 7, 2008

[[Image:PaulGoebel.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>Paul Goebel</small>]]
*...that [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] footballer '''[[Paul G. Goebel]]''' ''([[:Image:PaulGoebel.jpg|pictured]])'' recommended [[Gerald Ford]] to the coach of the [[University of Michigan|Michigan]] [[Michigan Wolverines football|football team]] and later urged Ford to run for [[Michigan's 5th congressional district|Congress]]? January 6, 2008 

*...that [[college football]]'s '''[[2007 Holiday Bowl]]''' featured a bizarre play, involving a non-player staff member of the [[2007 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas Longhorn team]]?

*...that '''[[Ade Schwammel]]''' of the [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon Agricultural College]] football team was part of the 1933 "[[Pyramid Play]]", where a player stood on the shoulders of two others to block a kick, a ploy since banned?

*...that, after eluding capture for three months when his [[B-25]] bomber was shot down behind enemy lines in [[World War II]], '''[[Bob Chappuis]]''' was the [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] of the [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] 60 years ago? January 3, 2008 '''(5,000 DYK views)'''

*...that [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] '''[[Bump Elliott]]''' and his brother [[Pete Elliott]] played [[running back|halfback]] and [[quarterback]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] [[American football|football]] team that beat the [[University of Southern California Trojans football|USC Trojans]] 49-0 in the [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] 60 years ago on 1 Jan. 1948? January 1, 2008

==2007==
===December 2007===
[[Image:GustaveFerbert.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Gustave Ferbert]]''</small>]]
*...that '''[[Gustave Ferbert]]''' quit his job as head [[American football|football]] coach at the [[University of Michigan]] in 1900 to [[gold prospecting|prospect for gold]] in the [[Klondike Gold Rush]] and returned home in 1909 as a millionaire? December 29, 2007

*...that '''[[William Cunningham (American football)|William Cunningham]]''' became [[University of Michigan|Michigan's]] first [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] based on his performance in an 1898 game against [[University of Chicago|Chicago]] that inspired [[Louis Elbel]] to write the school's fight song, [[The Victors]]? December 31, 2007

*...that '''[[Jack Blott]]''', an [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] [[American football|football]] [[Center (American football)|center]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines]], had a [[Major League Baseball]] career with the [[Cincinnati Reds]] lasting only two games? December 23, 2007

*...that '''[[James B. Craig]]''', an [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] [[American football|football]] [[running back|halfback]] and [[quarterback]], was the brother of [[Ralph Craig]], a [[Sprint (race)|sprinter]] and [[gold medal]]ist at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]]? December 22, 2007

*...that [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] [[American football|footballer]] '''[[Merv Pregulman]]''', the [[Green Bay Packers]]' first pick in the 1944 [[NFL]] Draft, nearly died in a [[kamikaze]] attack on his ship before ever playing a pro football game? December 19, 2007

[[Image:Maulbetsch.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[John Maulbetsch]]''</small>]]
*...that the [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] [[American football|football]] player '''[[John Maulbetsch]]''' was known as the "Featherweight Fullback" because he weighed only 155 pounds and ate two [[pie]]s a day for dinner during his playing career? December 28, 2007  

*...that, though records from the era are sketchy, press accounts reported that [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] [[American football|football player]] '''[[Frank Steketee]]''' once kicked a 100-yard punt? December 19, 2007 '''''(5,500 DYK views)'''''

*...that twice named [[All-American]] [[American football|football]] [[Offensive tackle|tackle]] '''[[Robert Wahl|Robert "Brick" Wahl]]''' later became [[CEO]] of a [[Fortune 500]] irrigation equipment company? December 14, 2007

*...that newly named [[United States Naval Academy|U.S. Naval Academy]] head [[American football|football]] coach '''[[Ken Niumatalolo]]''' is believed to be the first [[Pacific Islander American]] to be head coach at a [[Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision|major]] [[college football]] program?

*...that '''[[Jamie Morris]]''' of the [[Washington Redskins]], originally considered too short to be a [[running back]], holds the [[National Football League|NFL]] record for the most [[Rush (American football)|rushing]] attempts in a game with 45? December 12, 2007

[[File:Germany Schulz.JPG|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Germany Schulz]]''</small>]]
*...that [[German-American]] [[American football|football]] [[Center (American football)|center]] '''[[Germany Schulz|Adolph F. "Germany" Schulz]]''' is credited for developing the "roving center" technique, which became the basis for the [[linebacker]] position? December 26, 2007 

*...that [[college football]] [[running back]] '''[[Butch Woolfolk]]''' was named [[MVP]] of both the [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] and the [[Bluebonnet Bowl]] in the same year? December 12, 2007 

*...that '''[[Clarence Williams (Arizona Cardinals)|Clarence Williams]]''' had 646 [[rush (American football)|rushing]] yards and 102 [[reception (American football)|receiving]] yards without scoring a [[touchdown]] during the [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998 NCAA college football season]]?

*...that [[1933 Michigan Wolverines football team|1933]] [[Michigan Wolverines football]] [[All-American]]s '''[[Ted Petoskey]]''' and [[Whitey Wistert]] debuted for the [[Major League Baseball]] [[Cincinnati Reds]] two days apart in September 1934? December 2007

*...that in the 1947 college football rankings, southern voters refused to vote for the integrated [[Michigan Wolverines football]] team with black stars such as '''[[Gene Derricotte]]'''? December 8, 2007

*...that undefeated national champion [[1997 Michigan Wolverines football team]] [[rush (American football)|rushing]] leader and [[Hula Bowl]] [[MVP]] '''[[Chris Howard (American football)|Chris Howard]]''' was released after [[fumble|fumbling]] five times in the preseason of the [[1998 NFL season]]? December 8, 2007

*...that [[college football]] coach [[Bo Schembechler]] died the day after attending the funeral of his 1971 quarterback '''[[Tom Slade]]''' and urging the football team to be "as good a Michigan man as Slade"? December 7, 2007

*...that [[Gerald Ford]]'s two greatest regrets in life were losing the starting [[center (American football)|center]] job in college to All-American '''[[Chuck Bernard]]''' and losing a presidential election? December 6, 2007

*...that in 1979 [[University of Michigan]] [[offensive tackle|tackle]] '''[[Ed Muransky]]''' set the all-time record at the traditional pre-[[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] "Beef Bowl" by eating 16 pounds of prime rib? December 5, 2007

*...that '''[[George Hoey]]''' still holds [[Michigan Wolverines football]] career, and single-season records 40 years after his best season? December 5, 2007

*...that although several [[Michigan Wolverines football]] [[wide receiver]]s have eclipsed most of '''[[Jack Clancy]]''''s team records, they all have needed more games to do so? December 4, 2007

*...that the '''[[Platypus Trophy]]''', awarded to the winner of the [[Civil War (college football game)|Civil War]] [[college football]] game between [[University of Oregon|Oregon]] and [[Oregon State University|Oregon State]], was lost for more than 40 years before being found in a closet in 2005? 

*...that [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]] outfielder '''[[Elmer Gedeon]]''', who pulled a crew member from a burning wreck, died while piloting a [[B-26 Marauder|B-26]] [[bomber]] over France? December 3, 2007

*...that the [[Toledo, Ohio]] native football player '''[[Jim Detwiler]]''' refused a recruiting trip invitation to [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] prompting a tonguelashing from [[Woody Hayes]] for disloyalty to Ohio? December 3, 2007

*...that '''[[Julius Franks]]''' was the first [[African-American]] [[Michigan Wolverines football]] player to earn [[All-American]] honors? December 2, 2007
 
*...that '''[[Dick Rifenburg]]''' was a [[Michigan]] high school [[U.S. state|state]] champion in [[basketball]] and [[track & field]], but was [[Draft (sports)|drafted]] to play professional [[American football]]? December 2, 2007

*...that former [[Michigan Wolverines football]] player '''[[Dan Dworsky]]''' designed [[Crisler Arena]], the home of [[Michigan Wolverines]] basketball? December 2, 2007

*...that '''[[George Lilja]]''' once played a [[Michigan Wolverines football]] game wearing another player's [[jersey]], confusing many of his fans? December 1, 2007

*...that [[American football]] [[guard (American football)|guard]] '''[[Dean Dingman]]''' was only the third true freshman to start on the [[Michigan Wolverines football]] [[offensive line]]? December 1, 2007

===November 2007===
*...that when [[American football]] [[center (American football)|center]] '''[[Rod Payne]]''' broke his right [[wrist]] during a [[Michigan Wolverines football]] game, he started [[Snap (football)|snap]]ping the ball with his left hand? November 30, 2007

*...that although [[Ohio State Buckeyes|Ohio State Buckeye]] [[Archie Griffin]] defended the [[Heisman Trophy]] in 1975, [[Michigan Wolverines football]] player '''[[Gordon Bell (football)|Gordon Bell]]''' won the 1975 [[Big Ten]] [[Rush (American football)|rush]]ing championship? November 29, 2007

*...that [[Safety (American football)|safety]] '''[[Don Dufek]]''' was cut from the [[Seattle Seahawks]] four times? November 29, 2007

[[File:Al Wistert.JPG|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Al Wistert]]''</small>]]
*...that the [[All-America]]n [[Wistert]] brothers '''[[Al Wistert|Albert]]''', '''[[Alvin Wistert|Alvin]]''' and '''[[Whitey Wistert|Whitey]]''' wore number 11 and played [[offensive tackle]] as [[University of Michigan]] [[Michigan Wolverines|Wolverines]] before being named to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]? Nov. 10, 2007

*...that [[Michigan Wolverines football]] player '''[[Bill Yearby]]''' was an [[All-American]] football player as well as a champion [[shot put]]ter who the coaches felt could have starred for the [[Michigan Wolverines|Wolverines]] [[basketball]] team? November 29, 2007

*...that [[Michigan Wolverines football]]  player '''[[Jim Pace]]''' not only won the [[Chicago Tribune Silver Football]] as the [[Most Valuable Player]] in the [[Big Ten]] Conference, but also won the Big Ten [[60 metres|60-yard indoor dash]] title? November 28, 2007

*...that '''[[Bob Timberlake]]''', an unsuccessful [[placekicker]] for the [[New York Giants]] who made only 1 of 15 [[field goal (football)|field goal]] attempts in his [[National Football League|NFL]] career, was an award-winning [[quarterback]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]] before he was [[1965 NFL Draft|drafted in 1965]]?  November 27, 2007

*...that '''[[Dennis Franklin]]''' was the first [[African American]] [[quarterback]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines football]] team? November 27, 2007

*...that [[University of Michigan]] [[Michigan Wolverines|Wolverine]] '''[[Tyrone Wheatley]]''' was not only both a [[Big Ten]] [[Rush (American football)|rushing]] and scoring champion, but also a Big Ten [[110 meter hurdles]] champion? Nov. 17, 2007

[[File:Jordon Dizon Colorado.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Jordon Dizon]]''</small>]]
*...that [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] [[American football|football]] player '''[[Jordon Dizon]]''', one of three finalists for the [[Dick Butkus Award]] as America's top collegiate [[linebacker]], attended [[Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii|Waimea High School]], the westernmost high school in the [[United States]]? Nov. 17, 2007

*...that '''[[Don Durdan]]''' was selected as the [[most valuable player]] of [[college football]]'s [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] in 1942, and six years later, won a professional [[basketball]] championship with the [[Portland Indians]]? Nov. 11, 2007

*...that '''[[2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game|Navy beat Notre Dame]]''' after losing for 43&nbsp;consecutive years, ending [[college football]]'s longest bilateral streak? Nov. 10, 2007

*...that in 2007, the [[Trinity Tigers]] threw 15&nbsp;[[lateral pass|backward passes]] in 62&nbsp;seconds to defeat the [[Millsaps Majors]] with the '''[[2007 Trinity vs. Millsaps football game|longest play in college football history]]'''? Nov. 5, 2007

===October 2007===

*...that '''[[Andy Papathanassiou]]''', a former college football player who was the first person hired as a [[NASCAR]] pit crew coordinator, started use of trained athletes to cut [[pit stop]] times from 19 down to 13 seconds? Oct. 23, 2007

*...that [[American football]] coach '''[[Dick Anderson (American football coach)|Dick Anderson]]''', who led [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers]] to its first victory over [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] in 70 years, was a Penn State assistant coach before and after his time at Rutgers? Oct. 22, 2007

*...that in 2004, [[running back]] [[Mike Hart (American football)|Mike Hart]] broke '''[[Ricky Powers]]'''' [[Michigan Wolverines]] freshman [[Rush (American football)|rushing]] record and matched '''[[Jon Vaughn]]''', the only other Michigan back with consecutive 200-yard games?  Oct. 20, 2007


*...that after only six games in 2007, [[college football]] player '''[[Michael Crabtree]]''' (''[[:Image:Michael Crabtree 01.jpg|pictured]]'') broke the record for most [[touchdown]] receptions in a [[freshman]] season? Oct. 15, 2007

*...that the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]] are [[college football]]'s '''[[College football's ten most victorious programs|most victorious program]]''' by total wins and percentage? Oct. 11, 2007

*...that the '''[[2001 GMAC Bowl]]''' set a record as the highest-scoring [[bowl game]] in [[college football]] history even before it went into [[overtime (sports)#American and Canadian football|overtime]]? Oct. 1, 2007

===September 2007===
*...that coach '''[[Spec Keene]]''''s [[Willamette University]] [[American football|football]] team played a game in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] on [[December 6]] [[1941]], and was unable to return home for two weeks following Japan's [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|attack on Pearl Harbor]]? Sept. 20, 2007

*...that shortly after [[2007 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State's]] 2007 [[college football]] '''[[2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game|upset]]''' of [[2007 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] [[Michigan Stadium|at Michigan]], ecstatic [[Appalachian State University|Appalachian State]] students tore down a goalpost at [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|their own stadium]] 600 miles (1000 km) away?  Sept. 8, 2007

===August 2007===
*...that the '''[[Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest]]''', a precursor to the modern day [[Big Ten Conference]], survived for only two seasons of [[college football]] competition before disbanding? Aug. 27, 2007

*...that the first meeting between the '''[[Birth of Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota Golden Gophers]]''' football team and the [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin Badgers]] took place in 1890 and marked the beginning of the most played rivalry at the top level of [[NCAA]] competition? Aug. 15, 2007

===July 2007===
[[File:Al-Borges FanDay07.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Al Borges]]''</small>]]
*...that [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn Tigers]] [[offensive coordinator]] '''[[Al Borges]]''' wrote both a book and an instructional video titled ''Coaching the West Coast Quarterback''? July 29, 2007

*...that [[John Beckett (football)|'''John Beckett''']] is the only [[American football]] player to have been the [[captain (sports)|team captain]] for two different [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] teams: the [[University of Oregon]] in 1917 and [[Mare Island Naval Shipyard|Mare Island]] in 1918? July 27, 2007

*...that in 1968 '''[[Eldridge Dickey]]''' was the first [[African-American]] [[quarterback]] to be drafted to a professional [[United States|American]] [[American football|football]] league in the first round? July 4, 2007

===June 2007===
*...that the '''[[2004 USC Trojans football team]]''' went undefeated, becoming the tenth team to win consecutive [[NCAA Division I-A national football championship|Associated Press National Championships]]? June 18, 2007

===May 2007===
[[File:Cookelj.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[L.J. Cooke]]''</small>]]
*...that '''[[L.J. Cooke]]''', the first coach of the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball]] team, created the tradition of the [[Little Brown Jug (football)|Little Brown Jug]], the oldest traveling [[trophy]] in [[college football]]? May 29, 2007

*...that '''[[Pokey Allen]]''', former head coach of the [[Portland State Vikings]] football team, appeared in television commercials threatening to have himself [[human cannonball|shot out of a cannon]] into the backyards of anyone not buying season tickets? May 19, 2007

===April 2007===
[[File:TX OU Red River Shootout in Cotton Bowl seen from fair grounds - with arrow showing 50 yard line.JPG|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''Cotton Bowl''</small>]]
*...that in the '''[[2005 Oklahoma vs. Texas football game|100th meeting]]''' of the [[Red River Shootout]] ''([[:Image:TX OU Red River Shootout in Cotton Bowl seen from fair grounds - with arrow showing 50 yard line.JPG|pictured]])'', the [[2005 Texas Longhorn football team|Texas Longhorns]] tied their record for biggest margin of victory over their rival, the [[Oklahoma Sooners football under Bob_ Stoops#2005|Oklahoma Sooners]]? April 25, 2007

===March 2007===
*...that '''[[Larry Blakeney]]''', the current [[head coach]] of the [[Troy Trojans football]] team, is one of only two men to take a [[college football]] team from [[Division II]] to [[Division I]]-AA and then Division I-A?  March 13, 2007

===January 2007===
[[File:Ralphie the CU Buffalo at the Big12 Championship football game 2005.JPG|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Ralphie]]''</small>]]
*...that '''[[Ralphie]]''' (''[[:Image:Ralphie the CU Buffalo at the Big12 Championship football game 2005.JPG|pictured]]''), the live [[mascot]] of the [[Colorado Buffaloes]], is actually a female [[American bison]]? Jan. 31, 2007

*...that former [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[American football]] [[quarterback]] '''[[Wyatt Sexton|Wyatt Sexton's]]''' career for the [[Florida State University Seminoles]] ended when he did [[Press up|pushups]] in the street and proclaimed he was [[God]]? Jan. 29, 2007

*...that [[College Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] football player '''[[Ed Molinski]]''' was also a [[Golden Gloves]] state [[boxing]] champion and served in the [[United States Marine Corp|U.S. Marines]] during [[World War II]]? Jan. 15, 2007

*...that '''[[William E. Davis|William E. "Bud" Davis]]''', who had a successful career as [[university president|president]] at four universities, originally wanted "''to be the world's greatest [[American football|football]] coach''" before he went 2-8 in 1962 and never coached again? Jan. 14, 2007

*...that [[Smokey (mascot)|Smokey]], was selected as mascot by the [[University of Tennessee]] students after a [[hound|blue tick coon hound]] howled during a halftime contest? Jan. 9, 2007

*...that the '''[[2006 Insight Bowl]]''' featured the biggest comeback in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I|Division I-A]] [[college football|football]] [[bowl game|bowl]] history? Jan. 5, 2007

==2006==
===December 2006===

*...that the '''[[2006 Boise State Broncos football team|2006 Boise State University football team]]''' returned more [[Starting lineup|starters]] from 2005 than any other team in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I|Division I-A]] [[American football|football]]? Dec. 8, 2006

===November 2006===
*...that '''[[Wyoming Seminary]]''', a private school in [[Kingston, Pennsylvania]], participated in the first nighttime [[American football]] game in [[1892]]? Nov. 20, 2006

===October 2006===
[[File:Lee McClung.jpg|right|thumb|100x100px|<small>''[[Lee McClung]]''</small>]]
*...that '''[[Lee McClung]]''', a [[College Football Hall of Fame]]r, also served as [[Treasurer of the United States]],  advocating the withdrawal of worn, dirty banknotes on sanitation grounds? Oct. 25, 2006

*...that [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] [[linebacker]] '''[[James Laurinaitis]]''', the son of [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] [[Road Warrior Animal]], is the first [[Ohio State Buckeyes|Buckeyes]] [[athletic scholarship|scholarship]] [[American football|football]] player from [[Minnesota]] since [[1933]]?  Oct. 23, 2006

*... that the '''[[World's Largest Texas Flag]]''', measuring 23&nbsp;metres by 38&nbsp;metres (75&nbsp;feet by 125&nbsp;feet), is unfurled on the field by members of [[Alpha Phi Omega]] before [[Texas Longhorns football]] games? ([[:Image:DKR Memorial Stadium.jpg|Image]])  Oct. 21, 2006

*...that last week's first-ever [[college football|football]] meeting between the [[University of Miami]] and [[Florida International University]] was marred by '''[[Miami-FIU brawl|a massive brawl]]''' that led to the suspension of 31 players?  Oct. 21, 2006

*...that the [[1989]] '''[[Glasnost Bowl]]''' was an attempt to schedule an [[American]] [[college football]] game in the [[Soviet Union]]?  Oct. 20, 2006

*...that the '''[[Sunflower Showdown]]''', the series of athletic contests between [[Kansas State University]] and the [[University of Kansas]], dates back to a dispute over the location of the state university in the [[1860s]]?  Oct. 16, 2006

===September 2006===

*....that even though [[Michigan State University|Michigan State]] [[American football|football]] coach '''[[Muddy Waters (football coach)|Muddy Waters]]''' got fired for his losing 10-23 record, his fans still carried him off the field after his final 24-18 loss to [[University of Iowa|Iowa]]?  Sept. 23, 2006

*...that '''[[Giles Pellerin]]''', known as the Super Fan, attended 797 consecutive [[University of Southern California Trojans football|USC]] [[college football|football]] games over a period of 73 years? Sept. 22, 2006

*...that three years after being arrested for dealing in [[cocaine]], former [[quarterback]] of the [[Oklahoma Sooners]] '''[[Charles Thompson (football)|Charles Thompson]]''' managed to win a [[NAIA national football championship|national championship]] with [[Central State University]]?  Sept. 12, 2006

===July 2006===

*...that the '''[[2004 Texas Longhorn football team]]''' made [[college football]] history by being the first team to ever win the [[Rose Bowl Game]] as time ran off the clock?  July 27, 2006

*...that prior to the [[1916]] [[college football]] season, John R. Bender and [[College Football Hall of Fame|Hall-of-Famer]] '''[[Zora G. Clevenger]]''' in effect traded jobs as [[head coach]] at [[Kansas State University]] and the [[University of Tennessee]]? July 10, 2006

[[File:Bennie Owen.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Bennie Owen]]''</small>]]
*...that '''[[Bennie Owen]]''' introduced the [[forward pass]] to the [[southwestern United States]] as [[head coach]] of the [[Oklahoma Sooners]] [[American football|football]] team? July 1, 2006

===June 2006===

*...that during '''[[Jake Gaither]]'s''' tenure as head [[American football|football]] coach at [[Florida A&M University]], his teams won twenty-two [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] championships and six Black College National Championships? June 29, 2006

*...that one of the [[shotgun]]s used by the all-male pep squad '''[[RUF/NEKS]]''' of the [[University of Oklahoma]] during [[American football|football]] games is displayed in the [[Smithsonian Institution]]? June 21, 2006

*...that three '''[[Red River Shootout trophies|trophies]]''' are given to the winner of the annual [[Red River Shootout]], one of [[college football]]'s oldest [[college rivalry|rivalry games]], played between the [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]] [[Texas Longhorn Athletics|Longhorns]] and the [[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] [[Oklahoma Sooners|Sooners]]? June 20, 2006

===May 2006===

*...that '''[[Cedric Griffin]]''', the only [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] [[college football|football]] player ever to return a blocked [[Field goal (football)|field goal]] for a [[touchdown]], was [[2006 NFL Draft|drafted]] by the [[Minnesota Vikings]]? May 1, 2006

===April 2006===

*... that '''[[Hugh Green (American football)|Hugh Green]]''' received the [[Walter Camp Award]] and the [[Lombardi Award]], and was elected to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in [[1996 in sports|1996]]? April 18, 2006

===March 2006===

*...that the '''[[Great Rose Bowl Hoax]]''' was a [[1961]] [[practical joke|prank]] by students at the [[California Institute of Technology]] that was broadcast by [[NBC]] to an estimated 30 million viewers in the [[United States]]? March 16, 2006

*...that '''[[Biggie Munn|Clarence L. "Biggie" Munn]]''' was [[Michigan State University]]'s most successful [[American football|football]] coach with a winning percentage of 85.7 over seven years, including a 28-game winning streak from [[October 14]], [[1950]] through [[October 17]], [[1953]]? March 7, 2006

===February 2006===

*...that the '''[[The University of Texas Longhorn Band|Texas Longhorn Band]]''' ''(pictured)'' performed for [[Inauguration Day|inauguration]]s of [[President of the United States|President]]s [[Theodore Roosevelt]], [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[George W. Bush]]? Feb. 24, 2006

===January 2006===

*...that '''[[Michael Bates (American football)|Michael Bates]]''' was an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] bronze medalist sprinter and a [[Pro Bowl]] [[American football]] player? Jan. 18, 2006

*...that '''[[Chuck Muncie]]''' was a star running back for The [[University of California]] during the 1970s, where he broke six school rushing records that stand to this day? Jan. 19, 2006

*...that quarterback '''[[Bill Kenney]]''' is the only player named [[Mr. Irrelevant]] (an "award" traditionally given to the last selection of the [[NFL Draft]]) to appear in the [[Pro Bowl]]? Jan. 17, 2006

*...that '''[[Paul Posluszny]]''', a [[linebacker]] for [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]'s [[American football|football]] team, was recently named [[college football]]'s best [[Chuck Bednarik Award|defensive player of the year]]? 

*...that '''[[Earl Morrall]]''' was named the [[National Football League|NFL's]] [[NFL Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] in [[1968 in sports|1968]], after replacing the injured [[Johnny Unitas]], and led the Colts into [[Super Bowl III]]?  Jan. 2, 2006

==2005==
*...that in [[1994]], '''[[Greg Landry]]''' was a key reason why [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|Illinois]] had the second-best passing offense in the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]], which eventually carried the team to a 30-0 win in the [[Liberty Bowl]] over [[East Carolina University|East Carolina]], the school’s first bowl appearance in 16 seasons? December 23, 2005

*...that '''[[Raghib Ismail]]''' became the highest-paid player in [[gridiron football]] history when he joined the [[Toronto Argonauts]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]? November 29, 2005

[[File:Bill the Goat.jpg|thumb|right|100x100px|<small>''[[Bill the Goat]]''</small>]]
*...that '''[[Bill the Goat]]''', the [[mascot]] of the [[United States Naval Academy]], first appeared at a [[Navy Midshipmen football]] game in [[1893]]? November 16, 2005

*...that '''[[Frank Ryan (football player)|Frank Ryan]]''' earned a [[Ph.D.]] in [[mathematics]] while playing [[quarterback]] for the [[Cleveland Browns]]? July 27, 2005

*...that '''[[Johnny Rodgers]]''' was voted the [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln|University of Nebraska's]] [[college football]] "''Player of the Century''"  and ''College Football News'' called him "the greatest kick returner in college football history"?  July 25, 2005