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Digging into football's past via footballarchaeology.com and five books: https://tinyurl.com/TPBAuthorPage
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I know Nathan Rourke is not an NFL guy. They cut him after all, but he's still a damn good quarterback and fits the Canadian game.
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Thick Six or Thicc Six? The Birth of Girth TDs
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Thick Six or Thicc Six? The Birth of Girth TDs
The Sickos Committee posted a video yesterday from a high school game showing a fabulous interception return by an exceptionally large defensive lineman.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Blocking Pads: Ain’t That A Kick In The Ribs
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Blocking Pads: Ain’t That A Kick In The Ribs
Since football players began padding up in the 1890s, the game has had a love-hate relationship with pads.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Prosecution of sandwich guy was half baked.
Sandwich guy no longer in a pickle.
Sandwich guy wearing loafers once again.
Sandwich guy sporting a cheesy smile.
Sandwich guy hamming it up.
Sandwich guy likes tossed salad.
Sandwich guy throws away opportunity.
Sorry.
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Today’s Tidbit... A History Of Blocking Below The Waist
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Today’s Tidbit... A History Of Blocking Below The Waist
Since people first set down football rules on paper, some traditionalists have opposed proposed new rules by arguing that you could not play the game properly if restrictions A or B came to be.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Early Incomplete Pass Penalties
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Early Incomplete Pass Penalties
Pigskin Dispatch’s Darin Hayes and I discuss early incomplete pass penalties, which were far different than those of today.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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1,000 Words: The Mount Hermon-Deerfield Fire
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1,000 Words: The Mount Hermon-Deerfield Fire
This article concerns a picture that is worth 1,000 words —the exact number of words in this story, including the title and image captions.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Today’s Tidbit... Before Uniforms Were Uniform
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Today’s Tidbit... Before Uniforms Were Uniform
Earlier this year, I wrote that teams once wore uniforms that were not always uniform, and went on to discuss and show images of teams with the interlocking logos the well-funded once wore.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Pop Warner and the Bizarro World of Early Forward Passing
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Pop Warner and the Bizarro World of Early Forward Passing
Dickinson College is not a place you’d think of as a source of information on football history.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... When Football Came To Pass
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... When Football Came To Pass
Pigskin Dispatch’s Darin Hayes and I discuss my new book, When Football Came To Pass. We have a good time discussing several stories from the book, including the various methods used to throw the ball...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Today’s Tidbit... Lighting A Fire Under Your Team
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Today’s Tidbit... Lighting A Fire Under Your Team
We often describe football teams as fired up, sometimes as burned out, but we use those terms analogously, not literally.
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October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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I came across this article and immediately thought of the Sickos. The 1932 Montana State grain judging champs.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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October 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Just over a year ago I posted a story about Trump lying about his HS baseball career, showing he was not the MLB prospect he claimed.
Trump is a lying piece of shit. Always was. Always will be.
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Trump's Baseball Career and Other Lies
I have avoided covering political issues in Football Archaeology, partly because many use sports and sports history as a diversion.
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October 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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I hope he dies.
October 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Women’s Panties, a 4th String QB, and the 1939 Rose Bowl
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Duke, Women’s Panties, and the 1939 Rose Bowl
Few teams play the entire regular season without being scored on, but the 1939 Duke Blue Devils were such a team.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Gridiron Greats Podcast: When Football Came To Pass
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Gridiron Greats Podcast: When Football Came To Pass
Gridiron Greats magazine publisher Bob Swick and his partner in crime, Joe Squires, and I discussed my newest book, When Football Came To Pass. Bob and Joe discuss sports collectible topics to start t...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Today’s Tidbit... The Oliphant in the Room
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Today’s Tidbit... The Oliphant in the Room
Many football plays depend on misdirection or change of direction, and so does this story.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Football's Big Balls
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Football's Big Balls
Pigskin Dispatch’s Darin Hayes and I discuss the size of early footballs, how and why the size changed over time, and how those changes impacted the game.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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“I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause. There will be no peace in this land until slavery is done for. " 
— John Brown
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John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry began on October 16, 1859.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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October 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Today’s Tidbit... Football’s First Chains Revisited
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Today’s Tidbit... Football’s First Chains Revisited
When I started publishing Football Archaeology, most articles were only a few paragraphs long.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Auburn's First Team, In Pictures
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Auburn's First Team, In Pictures
Pigskin Dispatch’s Darin Hayes and I discuss the Auburn’s first football team, the first Iron Bowl, and related images that reveal elements of how football was played in 1892 and 1893.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Today’s Tidbit... The Once Great Spalding J5-V
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Today’s Tidbit... The Once Great Spalding J5-V
It’s funny how things work out.
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October 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM