Welcome to Today In Football History for Thursday, April 9, 2020.

On this day in history ..

• 1945 - NFL requires players to wear long stockings
• 1997 - NFL announces it will give $3M to CFL & possible "World Classic Bowl"

Famous birthdays for this day ..

• 1962 - Freddie Joe Nunn, NFL defensive end (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1966 - Oliver Barnett, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers)
• 1970 - Chuck Bradley, CFL/WLAF tackle (BC Lions, Barcelona Dragons)
• 1971 - Anthony Redmon, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
• 1971 - Derwin Gray, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
• 1971 - James Hundon, wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals)
• 1972 - Brian DeMarco, NFL tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1972 - Jeff Wilkins, kicker (St Louis Rams)
• 1972 - Jeffrey van As, soccer player (MVV)
• 1974 - Ben Bordelon, tackle (San Diego Chargers)
• 1974 - Kevin Mathis, cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)

Famous deaths for this day ..