FReeper Canteen ~ Football Facts ~ 8 November 2007

November 7, 2007 | The Coach

[beachn4fun]

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

FOOTBALL FACTS

Thanks for joining us once again as we look at some football facts. This time we’ll look at "From a regional to a National sport. From 1930-1958"

In the early 1930s, the college game continued to grow, particularly in the south, bolstered by fierce rivalries such as the "Third Saturday in October"—a rivalry between Alabama and Tennessee. While prior to the mid-1920s most national powers came from the northeast or the midwest, the trend changed when Wallace Wade's 1925 Alabama team won the 1926 Rose Bowl en route to its first national title. Because the South lacked any professional major league sports presence, college football quickly became its most popular spectator sport.

As it grew beyond its regional affiliations in the 1930s, college football garnered increased national attention. Four new bowl games were created: the Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, the Sun Bowl in 1935, and the Cotton Bowl in 1937.

In 1935, New York City's Downtown Athletic Club awarded the first Heisman Trophy to Chicago halfback Jay Berwanger, who was also the first ever NFL Draft pick in 1936.

The 1950s saw the rise of yet more dynasties and power programs. Oklahoma, under coach Bud Wilkinson, won three national titles (1950, 1955, 1956) and all ten Big Eight Conference championships in the decade while building a record 47 game winning streak that still stands today.

Woody Hayes led Ohio State to two national titles, in 1954 and 1957, and dominated the Big Ten conference, winning three Big Ten titles—more than any other school.

Nine out of ten Heisman trophy winners in the 1950s were runners. Notre Dame, one of the biggest passing teams of the decade, saw a substantial decline in success; the 1950s were the only decade between 1920 and 1990 when the team did not win at least a share of the national title. Paul Hornung, Notre Dame quarterback, did however win the Heisman in 1956, becoming the only player from a losing team ever to do so.

(All information found on websites.)

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[ReleaseTheHounds]

Thanks, beachn4fun!

One other little bit of “notereity” that I think is a fun story. I played defensive back at Princeton (falls of 1967-1969) and got 12 interceptions in my career. 18 years later, my son is a freshman at Princeton and attending one of the football games and he hear’s the announcer say “with that interception, Cain ties the career interception record of ReleaseTheHounds, Class of 1970.” Brad calls me up with this news — I had never been told that I had a career record... and didn’t realize it until the day it was tied... And it was broken the next weekend!

One other fun part of this story: the guy who broke my career interception record was Dean Cain — the guy who ended up playing Superman on TV in the 1990’s. My three kids followed me to Princeton (I always say that I was very proud to have my 3 kids get into Princeton but even MORE PROUD to have gotten 3 CONSERVATIVES out of Princeton) and they liked to say that it took Superman to beat Dad’s record!

Yours,
ReleaseTheHounds

[beachn4fun]

WOO HOO - hey gang, come read another great story.

We have a celebrity amongst us!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Tanniker Smith]

again?

Oh, go sleep peacefully in bed or something, will ya?

W O O - H O O !

[beachn4fun]

Oh, go sleep peacefully in bed or something, will ya?

I wish...LOL

[luvie]

Guess you learned something from ME! :D

Think you can get the hat trick this morning?

I might be charitable!

*NARK*—unquote—

[stand watie]

GM, dear.

free dixie SMOOCH,sw

[luvie]

The book “Friday Night Lights” was written about my town, Odessa, and my team, the Permian High Panthers.

It was made into the movie, and the TV show is loosely based on this book and movie. They made up a ficional town
in the TV show. But, yes, Texas is ALL about football!

We have oil, too. :D

[luvie]

Yark!

Did I kill the Canteen...or is there a parallel universe here?

[luvie]

That is way cool!

Thanks for sharing your great football history with us.

[Tanniker Smith]

Did I kill the Canteen...or is there a parallel universe here?

oooooooooohhhhhh, you broke it! I'm tellin'!!
Luvy did it! Luvy did it! Luvy did it!

[Tanniker Smith]

*NARK*—unquote—

Um, did you by chance mean "NARF!"

TS

[luvie]

Tattle-tale!!!!!

[luvie]

I KNEW I should have gone back and re-read that! LOL!

NARF.......okay? :D

Whatever....

[blackie]

Thanks Kathy!

{{HUGS}}

[Tamar1973]

Awwwwwww...poor BYJ. How’s he gonna get the bad guys like that!

His character Damdeok, is supposed to be the reincarnation of the Son of God or something like that. He'll be fine. You'd think they would have photoshopped that out or something. (Unless they wrote the injury into the script at the last minute.)

[Kathy in Alaska]

OK....checked the list at work....your name is on it. Wonder if the gremlins got it. I’ll make sure tonight.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks for always letting us know about the updates....it warns me to get all my open windows saved so I don’t get up in the morning to the auto restarts and improperly closed windows. d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

beachy.....#450 and #500!!