We identify the top players in NFL history that wore the number 88 and then present you with a top ten best!

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I learn a lot about sports in the February 2 edition. Baseball Hall of Fame players, basketball scoring legends, and some skaters in hockey doing amazing things. The take of the day is from my friend historian Jay Abramson host of the History of College Football Podcast who leaves the realm of the collegiate level for a moment, to tell us about one of his favorite pro players of the gridiron, Jim Otto.

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James Naismith the OG of basketball, created the game loved by so many in all over the world all before 1890s and was able to grow it globally all within his lifetime. From a family looking to for a better life coming from Scotland to Canada, James was able to take help from family members after being orphaned at a young age to make it out of his small town, and taking his faith and values to help young men have a better life and get plenty of exercise of course. He seemed to never stop working and become a doctor, a veteran, and a hall of famer.

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Meadowlark Lemon is remembered as one of the greatest Globetrotters in the team's history. His gift for comedy connected with audiences for nearly 30 years. Despite his remarkable showmanship, however, his actual basketball skills lacked true greatness, leading to resentment from his teammates and a downfall of his own making.

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The 1920s featured several legendary names in the NFL. Guys like Red Grange, Curley Lambeau ,Jim Thorpe, George Halas and a host of others. But one name that if often overlooked is that of Paddy Driscoll. The first-ever All-Pro QB, Driscoll was one of the game's most dominant forces. Originally a member of the then "Chicago" Cardinals, Driscoll also played halfback, would line up on defense, and was also a terrific dropkicker. In fact, over the course of his career, not only did Driscoll pass for 18 touchdowns (according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame), he also rushed for 25, caught four touchdown passes, returned a punt for a touchdown, returned a fumble for touchdown and he kicked 63 extra points and added 51 field goals. On this edition of Sports' Forgotten Heroes, I take a look back at the Hall of Fame career of Driscoll with one of the foremost experts on the Cardinals - Joe Ziemba. We cover it all, from Driscoll's early days as star with Northwestern and the Great Lakes Naval team that won the Rose Bowl, to his days in the NFL with the Cardinals, his trade to their crosstown rivals, the Chicago Bears, his stint as a head coach, and his later years as an executive with the Bears as well.

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EPISODE SUMMARY

I grew up watching football in the 1970s, an era many consider to be the greatest in NFL history. During this decade, there were many competitive playoffs games, and the rivalries were intense. Here's my top 10 from the decade. This is part 1 (of 3), covering the first 2 games......

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Host Mark Morthier grew up in New Jersey just across the river from New York City during the 1970s, a great time for sports in the area. He relives great moments from this time and beyond, focusing on football, baseball, basketball, and boxing. You may even see a little Olympic Weightlifting in the mix, as Mark competed for eight years. See Mark's book below.

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I was privileged to be able to sit down and talk to the legendary author and historian Larry Lester in earl 2022 about his experience in finding numbers of the players of the Negro Leagues of Baseball. Larry was so kind to spend the time to educate me and show everyone what a passionate and special man he is. You can find more of the fruits of Larry's knowledge and hardworking research at his website LarryLester42.com as well as much of his collected data on SeamHeads.com.

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Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 1: Some former stars garner executive roles in their respective sports, a Negro League1 Legend is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and a young lady in high school sets a scoring record! Listen in to learn more about these stories of sports history and more from the uniforms and jerseys the players wore.

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The top players in the NFL that wore the 87 jerseys are remembered and discussed with Jeremy McFarlin host of the Football is Family Podcast. Jeremy joins us in the Pigpen to help determine a top ten list.

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EPISODE SUMMARY

As we approach the 2022 Super Bowl, one old and familiar name will be missing from the participants: the Cardinals. Again. After a promising start to the 2021 season that sputtered and then ground to a halt in the first round of the playoffs, the Cardinals have ensured that the longest streak without a championship in any professional sport will now stretch into its 75th year. 75 years!

While many fans of the team certainly hoped that the impressive start this year signaled the imminent end of the team’s title drought, fate interceded and crushed those hopes with nary a look back. Very few are still around who personally witnessed the Cardinals' last championship in 1947 yet we can always dip into the history books to experience the heroes and highlights of that long-ago victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on December 28, 1947.

In a past episode of “When Football Was Football,” we covered that title contest but as we near the conclusion of still another NFL season without a Cardinals’ championship, we’ll peek behind the curtain from another direction and share the Philadelphia side of that famous battle. The result of that long ago contest will remain the same: the Cardinals survived the Eagles 28-21 behind two touchdowns each from Charley Trippi and Elmer Angsman. It was a tough game, played on the frozen surface of Comiskey Park in Chicago and the weather played a prominent role in the outcome, at least early in the game......

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WHEN FOOTBALL WAS FOOTBALL BACKGROUND

Each episode takes the listener back to the very early days of the National Football League. Author Joe Ziemba will share a forgotten or lost story from one of the NFL’s two oldest teams: The Bears and the Cardinals. Team championships, individual exploits, or long-buried items of interest from the earliest years of the NFL will be dusted off and resurrected for the listener. Not for the football faint-of-heart since these programs will document when the struggling Bears nearly went out of business or when Cardinals’ players earned $15 a game and were proud of it! It’s NFL history—with a twist!. See Joe's books below.

Cadets, Canons, and Legends: The Football History of Morgan Park Military Academy

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