Welcome once again to the Pig Pen, your portal to positive football history. And as we like to do, we are covering some of the greatest coaches, players, executives, and just plain people in the game of football that we can. And this next one is big: a great coach who will be enshrined in

October 28, 1972- San Diego, California – Terrell Davis was a running back out of Long Beach State & Georgia. Per his Wikipedia bio, Davis joined the Long Beach State football team, coached by former Washington Redskins coach George Allen. He redshirted his first year to give him an extra year of eligibility. Davis never

Steve Atwater arrived in the NFL with a singular purpose: to deliver maximum impact on every play. The first-round pick of the Denver Broncos in 1989 immediately solidified the team’s secondary, anchoring a defense that quickly became one of the league’s best. Renowned for his versatility to cover the deep field and his explosive power

In the early 1950s, NFL defenses employed a five-man front, with the middle guard generally engaging the center. However, while playing against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1954, George noticed a vulnerability in the short passing game. Ignoring his assigned responsibility to hit the center, he instinctively dropped back into coverage. That singular decision not only

October 24, 1926- Marshall, Texas – Quarterback great, Yelbertron Abraham Tittle was born. Y. A.  Tittle played collegiately at Louisiana State University. He joined the Colts in the AAFC and was that league’s Rookie of the Year in 1950. When the Colts disbanded before the start of the 1951 season, Tittle joined the San Francisco

Winston Cordell Hill was born on October 23, 1941, in Joaquin, Texas. An imposing figure at 6’4″ and 270 pounds, Hill was defined by his extraordinary durability and mastery as an offensive tackle, ultimately earning a long-overdue place in football history. College Career Hill attended Texas Southern University, a historically black college, where he starred