Coffin Corner Volume 40 Number 1

[Ken Crippen]

The latest issue of The Coffin Corner is now available for immediate download from the Members Only section of the PFRA website.

The issue contains:
PFRA-ternizing. The executive director gives his state of the PFRA address to the members, listing the accomplishments of the organization for the past year and provides a look ahead to the future. Also there's a big announcement about the 2018 PFRA Convention in Buffalo with the addition of Hall of Famer and former Bills running back Thurman Thomas as a guest speaker.

Hall of Very Good Class of 2017. by the Hall of Very Good Committee, with illustrations by John Richards. Mini-biographies of last year’s class are included for Bobby Boyd, Todd Christensen, Joe Fortunato, Dave Grayson, Cornell Green, Dan Reeves and Bob Skoronski.

From Kickoff to Tipoff: Pro Football’s Notable Basketball Teams by Mark L. Ford. An account of pro football players who shed their cleats and laced up the high tops to represent their teams on the basketball court, including brief histories of the more prominent squads with lists of over 100 verified game scores and the top scoring players with 30 points or more in a contest.

The Crazy College Career of Elroy Hirsch by Matt Foss. A look back at the collegiate athletic achievements of “Crazylegs” Hirsch, who starred for two university football teams—Wisconsin and Michigan—and was a letter winner in an unprecedented four different sports in the same academic year for the Wolverines.