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- Sun Mar 22, 2015 3:54 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Players who played H.S., college, pro ball in same city
- Replies: 34
- Views: 55488
Re: Players who played H.S., college, pro ball in same city
Most of your teams from the 1920s and early 1930s were pretty much home-grown teams.
- Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:21 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Harry O'Connell - Chicago Bears 1924
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8830
Re: Harry O'Connell - Chicago Bears 1924
From the obituary "...retired last Aug. 10 on his 63d birthday". So, either he was born August 10, or was just 63 at the time he retired on August 10 1958. Depends on the author I suppose, but why write it like that if it was not his birthday? Given the seemingly matching draft records an...
- Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:07 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Harry O'Connell - Chicago Bears 1924
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8830
Re: Harry O'Connell - Chicago Bears 1924
Compiling Bears game by game lineups using the Chicago Tribune archives, I came across Harry O'Connell in 1924. The lineup for the Bears-Packers game on 21 September 1924 includes an O'Connell as a sub at C. This game was subsequently deemed to be an exhibition game, so the likes of Harry Englund, ...
- Fri Feb 20, 2015 3:45 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Deja vu? - Los Angeles Rams, Chargers and Raiders
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8539
Deja vu? - Los Angeles Rams, Chargers and Raiders
Am I hallucinating or we about to see THREE former NFL Los Angeles teams move back to Los Angeles???
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/02/raiders ... os-angeles
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/02/raiders ... os-angeles
- Tue Feb 17, 2015 3:54 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: The Draft Combine Is Dumb
- Replies: 24
- Views: 42316
The Draft Combine Is Dumb
Most intelligent NFL story I've read in years:
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/02/nfl-dra ... ne-is-dumb
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/02/nfl-dra ... ne-is-dumb
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:39 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Roster limits
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39113
Re: Roster limits
No, it does not list who was inactive, just the year-by-year roster limits:BrownsHistorian wrote:Todd,
You referenced your web site has an Inactive list of players...Where can I Find your web site
http://www.profootballarchives.com/NFLRosterLimits.html
Tod
- Wed Feb 11, 2015 4:19 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Nomination for PFRA President
- Replies: 71
- Views: 115558
Re: Nomination for PFRA President
When Bob Carroll ran the organization, he kept things informal. He did not push to grow the organization exponentially. Frankly, the organization was not set up to grow to the likes of SABR. When I took over as ED, and what was continued when Mark and Chris took over, was to get the foundation in p...
- Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:53 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Per Diem "Jock Tax"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10200
Re: Per Diem "Jock Tax"
We've all heard of jock itch - but did you know about "jock tax?" Brady is also on the hook for Arizona’s “jock tax.” ========== IRS Sacks Tom Brady With ‘Super’ Tax Bill By Matthew Rocco Published February 05, 2015 FOXBusiness USA TODAY SPORTS Tom Brady and the New England Patriots may h...
- Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:52 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Roster limits
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39113
Re: Roster limits
Looking at the link posted for the NFL Archives leads to this question was the "taxi squad" something that was sanctioned and monitored by the league? Meaning was there a limit of players that could be on it? Could they be activated from the squad or deactivated directly to the squad? Loo...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 2:17 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Roster limits
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39113
Re: Roster limits
Looking at the link posted for the NFL Archives leads to this question was the "taxi squad" something that was sanctioned and monitored by the league? Meaning was there a limit of players that could be on it? Could they be activated from the squad or deactivated directly to the squad? Loo...