Dynasty Defining Trades and All-Time Records: The October 12th Milestones October 12th is a pivotal date in American football history, forever tied to a trade that dramatically reshaped the NFL landscape. In 1989, the Minnesota Vikings made one of the most lopsided deals ever, acquiring Herschel Walker from the Dallas Cowboys for a massive package
October 12, 1970, Thomasville, Georgia- Charlie Ward was a Quarterback from Florida State. Charlie may be the most decorated college quarterback of all time, according to heisman.com, as he won every award he was eligible for in 1993. For starters, he won the Heisman Trophy, and he led his Florida State Seminoles to the National
October 12, 1921, South Bend, Indiana – Les Horvath was born. Don’t let his birthplace fool you into thinking Les was with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish; he wasn’t. It might become clearer when you find out that after the family moved, he spent most of his childhood in Parma, Ohio. Les attended and played
October 12, 1878 – Truxtun Hare was a guard from the University of Pennsylvania. Hare played on the Penn Quakers football team from 1897 through 1900. He was the first of four players to have been a four-year All-American, according to pennathletics.com. Even more amazing was that Hare played every minute of all 54 games