Born March 18, 1905, in Cleveland, Ohio, was a man who would go on to do great things in the game of football, Benny Friedman. The Quarterback Who Revolutionized the Game Often considered the first modern quarterback, Benny Friedman’s influence on professional football is immeasurable. He was a trailblazer who transformed the forward pass from

On September 17, 1910, we had another legendary birthday, that of Cliff Montgomery, the former quarterback from Columbia University. Montgomery had his watershed collegiate moment on the big stage at a crucial moment. The setting was the 1934 Rose Bowl, and heavily favored Stanford University was having its way with the Lions in the second