COFFIN CORNER VOLUME 44 NUMBER 4

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George Bozeka
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COFFIN CORNER VOLUME 44 NUMBER 4

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The latest issue of The Coffin Corner is now available for immediate download from the PFRA website. The issue contains:

PFRA-ternizing. An announcement on the launch of the The Official PFRA Podcast this month (which will be available at the Sports History Network website: https://sportshistorynetwork.com/), and an update on the 2023 PFRA Convention to be held in Pittsburgh next year.

The Class of 2021 by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Career capsules, highlights, statistics, and awards from this year’s Hall of Fame class: Tony Boselli, Cliff Branch, LeRoy Butler, Art McNally, Sam Mills, Richard Seymour, Dick Vermeil, and Bryant Young.

Eagles All-Time “Best Buddy”: Head Coach Buddy Ryan by Mark A. Sullivan.
A short biography of James David "Buddy" Ryan, the architect of the 46 defense and the pugnacious defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears—dominant winners of Super Bowl XX—who went on to become a beloved (if not entirely successful) head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.

American Football in Japan by Tommy Phillips.
A brief history of the gridiron game in Japan beginning with the first game in 1934, a hiatus during World War II, followed by the start of a Japanese college football championship game in 1947, and an American college all-star game known as the Japan Bowl from 1976 to 1993. There is also a discussion of NFL preseason games and a history of Japan's X-League, the highest level of football in the island nation.
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