Harrison Samuel “Sam” Francis was born on October 26, 1913, in Dunbar, Nebraska. He is celebrated as one of the greatest all-around athletes in Nebraska history, excelling in both football and track & field before becoming the NFL’s first overall draft pick. Francis was a great player; he finished as the runner-up for the Heisman

Pat Swilling was born on October 25, 1964, in Toccoa, Georgia, and quickly established a reputation as one of football’s most feared pass rushers at both the collegiate and professional levels. An article on si.com about the football great tells how Swilling was a pass-rushing standout at Georgia Tech, setting an NCAA record with 7

There are many stories of how star collegiate football players took what they learned on the gridiron, along with their educations, and went on to bigger and better things. None is more prevalent than what this young man from BYU accomplished. Gifford Nielsen was born on October 25, 1954, in Provo, Utah. Nicknamed “The Mormon

Bob Steuber (born October 25, 1921, in Wenonah, New Jersey) was a versatile and explosive halfback whose collegiate career shattered records and helped revolutionize offensive football. Bob was a former halfback from Missouri. He set records aplenty at the school, including the most points in a season and a career, as well as the most

For the better part of four decades, American football had been a growing attraction on Eastern campuses, but in the early twentieth century, due to the brutality of the game and the lives lost or altered by injury, many wanted football banned. One man helped defend the gridiron game, just long enough to save it

October 25, 1917 – Elkins, West Virginia – Former University of Pittsburgh fullback Marshall Goldberg arrived on the scene.  Goldberg played for the Panthers from 1936 through 1938, and the team posted a 25-3-2 record during his tenure.  In his first game with the Panthers, he rushed for 208 yards against Ohio Wesleyan and led