FReeper Canteen ~ Football Facts ~ 8 November 2007

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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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To: Kathy in Alaska; Soaring Feather; MEG33

See who blinks first: The polar owl at Royev Ruchey Zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, can outstare anyone.

581 posted on 11/08/2007 11:32:00 AM PST by AZamericonnie

To: Kathy in Alaska

582 posted on 11/08/2007 11:36:11 AM PST by beachn4fun (With the holidays fast approaching, remember the deployed troops. A care package shows you care.)

To: Kathy in Alaska

Sending that one on.....lol

583 posted on 11/08/2007 11:40:34 AM PST by AZamericonnie

To: GodBlessUSA; beachn4fun

584 posted on 11/08/2007 11:40:41 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

To: AZamericonnie; Kathy in Alaska

*HUG*
Dark, overcast and 38 degrees..
Glad I can stay home and putter around the house.
I put some slightly stale tacos out for the birds this afternoon..
Knowing how greedy Blue Jays are, I left one whole instead of crushing it, just for fun..
Sure enough, one of the Jays is hopping around on the lawn with a whole taco shell in his beak..
and I am LMBO!

585 posted on 11/08/2007 11:41:04 AM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)

one of the Jays is hopping around on the lawn with a whole taco shell in his beak.. and I am LMBO!

Howdy, Ms. B (((HUGS)))

(better hope PETA is not listening..hehe)

586 posted on 11/08/2007 11:43:58 AM PST by beachn4fun (With the holidays fast approaching, remember the deployed troops. A care package shows you care.)

To: Kathy in Alaska; GodBlessUSA

587 posted on 11/08/2007 11:44:34 AM PST by beachn4fun (With the holidays fast approaching, remember the deployed troops. A care package shows you care.)

Welcome Home Fred & thank you for your service!

588 posted on 11/08/2007 11:46:16 AM PST by AZamericonnie

delete “going”

insert “doing”

(that’s what happens when the fingers type faster than the brain can think...LOL)

589 posted on 11/08/2007 11:46:23 AM PST by beachn4fun (With the holidays fast approaching, remember the deployed troops. A care package shows you care.)

*HUG*
You misspelled it..
It’s “PITA”
Pain in the a$$
LOL

590 posted on 11/08/2007 11:53:51 AM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)

To: Kathy in Alaska

591 posted on 11/08/2007 11:55:24 AM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)

LOL

I thought about it....twice

LOL

592 posted on 11/08/2007 11:56:32 AM PST by beachn4fun (With the holidays fast approaching, remember the deployed troops. A care package shows you care.)

To: LUV W; GodBlessUSA; Tanniker Smith

Come and get it

I’m leaving and won’t be able to snag it

593 posted on 11/08/2007 11:57:00 AM PST by beachn4fun (With the holidays fast approaching, remember the deployed troops. A care package shows you care.)

LOL
I bet you did!
They better not ever show up here..
I’ll tell you dat right now!
*evil grin*
BTW, that Jay made out alright..
he just kept smashing that taco till it broke..
Then a squirrel took the rest from him..
(what was left of it anyway)

594 posted on 11/08/2007 12:00:30 PM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)

Come and get it

Come and get what?

595 posted on 11/08/2007 12:07:35 PM PST by Tanniker Smith ("What're we doing tomorrow night, Brain?""Same thing we do every night. Try to take over the world!")

Come and get it

Oh, did you mean . . . ?

596 posted on 11/08/2007 12:07:53 PM PST by Tanniker Smith ("What're we doing tomorrow night, Brain?""Same thing we do every night. Try to take over the world!")

To: beachn4fun; LUV W; GodBlessUSA

597 posted on 11/08/2007 12:08:17 PM PST by Tanniker Smith ("What're we doing tomorrow night, Brain?""Same thing we do every night. Try to take over the world!")

To: beachn4fun; LUV W; GodBlessUSA

598 posted on 11/08/2007 12:08:18 PM PST by Tanniker Smith ("What're we doing tomorrow night, Brain?""Same thing we do every night. Try to take over the world!")

To: beachn4fun; LUV W; GodBlessUSA

599 posted on 11/08/2007 12:08:23 PM PST by Tanniker Smith ("What're we doing tomorrow night, Brain?""Same thing we do every night. Try to take over the world!")

To: beachn4fun; LUV W; GodBlessUSA

600 posted on 11/08/2007 12:08:26 PM PST by Tanniker Smith ("What're we doing tomorrow night, Brain?""Same thing we do every night. Try to take over the world!")

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