Under the Lights: Why September 28 is One of Football’s Most Electrifying Dates Imagine a football game played under a single light pole in the middle of the field. That’s precisely the history made on September 28, 1892, marking the birth of night football! While that first attempt ended in a scoreless, dimly lit tie,

September 28, 1941 – Charley Taylor was a wide receiver from Arizona State University with outstanding size, with his 6’3″ frame and carrying 210 pounds. The Washington Redskins used the number one pick in the 1964 Draft to acquire the prize talent of Taylor, and they selected him to be their running back. Taylor played