June 11, 1902 – Willow River, Minnesota – Ernie Nevers was Stanford University’s fullback from 1923 to 1925. He was an All-American, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and excelled in basketball, baseball, and football. Nevers gained national attention on New Year’s Day 1925 at the Rose Bowl. Ernie and his Cardinal teammates

November 12, 1912 – Superior, Wisconsin –  Alphonse “Tuffy” Leemans, the tough running back from George Washington University. Tuffy was a second-round pick in the very first NFL Draft in 1936, thanks to a tip from Tim Marra’s son Wellington, who, while vacationing as a high schooler, saw Tuffy play at GW, per the Pro

October 10, 1969 – Brett Favre played in the National Football League for 20 highly productive seasons, where he was a 3-time NFL Player of the Year and made it into 11 Pro Bowls! Do we need to say anything more? Of course we do! Favre attended Southern Mississippi University, where he was a four-year