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The Official PFRA Podcast is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.

LINKS

The Official PFRA Podcast Website

The Professional Football Researchers Association Website

EPISODE SUMMARY

Jon and George chat with former Buffalo Bills defensive back Jeff Nixon. He shares his stories of playing college ball at Richmond, shaking Bob Hope's hand and forcing four takeaways against the Dolphins. Recently, he has become quite the guitarist as well, listen in as Jeff explains his life in football and beyond to the guys.

THE OFFICIAL PFRA PODCAST BACKGROUND

The Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) was founded in Canton, Ohio in 1979 to foster the study of professional football as a significant and athletic institution; to establish an accurate historical account of professional football; and to disseminate research information. In each episode of The Official PFRA Podcast, co-hosts George Bozeka and Jon Bozeka will discuss the storied history of pro football, including interviews with prominent pro football historians and authors, and former players.

Born in Canton within walking distance of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, George is the current President of the PFRA. He has had a number of articles published in the PFRA’s official magazine The Coffin Corner and he is the lead editor for the PFRA’s Great Teams in Pro Football History book series.

Jon has been a radio broadcaster in the Canton area since 2014. He has been involved in every facet of radio sports coverage including play-by-play and color commentary for local high school and college football broadcasts. He is also a stringer for CBS Radio’s Eye on Sports show covering all Cleveland Browns Sunday home games.

Here we go on our Dynasty Quest! The journey to discuss the greatest teams in Pro Football History and see if they live up to the moniker of being called a "Dynasty" starts now, and we kick things off with the Canton Bulldogs. We have our numbers collected and expert opinions, including Os Davis, , and more to decide if the Canton Franchise was a Dynasty.

Check out more on this in our Pigskin Dispatch story.

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Rich Shmelter has released his latest book, Professional Football Goes Hollywood: Professional Football and the City of Los Angeles' Rise to Prominence. He has sat down with us to discuss it in the Pigpen. The LA Rams, USC Trojans, UCLA, Bruins, The Chargers, Raiders, and the Buccaneers? Join us to find out!

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In this epsiode Timothy P. Brown takes us back in time to an era when football teams displayed their team logo front and center.

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Our friend Jeff Payne, a collector of vintage gridiron memorabilia, joins us once again to share some incredible football history and artifacts centered on some Jim Thorpe-related pieces.

Here is a peek at some of these incredible pieces in Jeff's collection he has shared images of.

If you are interested in joining the fun at the Vintage Football Community (VFC), please let us know at [email protected], and we will pass your info on to Jeff Payne.

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What is an NFL Dynasty? Really we throw the term around, but what criteria does a team need to be called a dynasty? We are polling experts, historians, archived articles, and you our listeners and readers, to help us come up with the criteria and how to measure future and past teams under consideration of earning the right to be a dynasty.

Here is the poll to answer what your thoughts are on a dynasty.

Our article on the Pigskin Dispatch website

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The 1935 Season of the NFL, its 16th in all, is not remembered by many of us now, but it should be as some important items that helped the game grow were introduced. This episode includes an archived comment from the legendary Upton Bell!

Find out more in our Pigskin Dispatch Football History Rewind Part 77 Post.

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Timothy P. Brown at FootballArchaeology.com found a late fall Western (later to be called the Big Ten) Conference game back in 1925 with poor weather that helped create 33 fumbles in the contest. Tim joins us to give us the scoop on this turnover-filled game from a century ago.

Here is a link to Tim's original Tidbit on the 1925 Wisconsin-Iowa Game.

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In this episode, we talk about the history of College Football in 1935. The Football History Rewind Series Part 76, goes through the big games, the star players, and the top teams of the season. as well as some of the rating systems used.

Find out more at Football History Rewind Part 76.

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Dr. Tony Collins Is one of the most revered experts and historians in the disciplines of football globally, especially in the different types of Rugby Football. We had the honor of having a discussion with Tony along with one of America's foremost experts on the early origins of our brand of football in North America, Timoty P. Brown of Football Archaeology. Tony sheds light on so many items in the relationship and shared history of these football games and what each has given to the other.

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