October 18, 1902 – Phillipsville, New Jersey – Charlie Berry, the end from Lafayette College, was born. Charlie played collegiate football from 1921 through 1924 for the Leopards. Berry earned the distinction of making Walter Camp’s last handpicked All-America Team just a short time before the innovator of football’s untimely death. Per the National Football
Decoding Number 17: The Legends Who Defined the NFL’s Most Clutch Jersey From historic Hall of Famers to the dynamic playmakers of the modern era, the No. 17 jersey has been worn by some of the most consistent and explosive talents in NFL history. Whether it’s a quarterback known for his iron-man toughness, a massive
On October 10, 1922, Mervin “Merv” Pregulman was born in Lansing, Michigan. His football career spanned the golden age of “Iron Men” and was interrupted by heroic military service during World War II. College Career and Accolades Pregulman was a paragon of versatility for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1941 to 1943, playing under
September 28, 1907 – Glen “Turk” Edwards was a tackle from Washington State University. Turk made his most memorable splash play in college as a junior in a big game against Oregon State to decide who would represent the Pacific coast in the Rose Bowl. The game was tied late when the big hands of
On September 1, 1903, a man named Ray Flaherty was born, and he was both a player and a head coach in the early NFL. He spent a total of 18 years in the Pro Football. Flaherty played college football at Washington State, and then he later transferred to Gonzaga, where he played a little
September 22, 1949 – Harold Carmichael was a 6-foot-8-inch-tall 225 225-pound wide receiver from Southern University. The Philadelphia Eagles got a steal as they picked him in the 7th round of the 1971 NFL Draft with the 161st overall pick. Carmichael played 14 seasons with Philly and led the NFL in receptions in 1973, and