Football History

Welcome to Today In Football History for Sunday, August 20, 2017.

On this day in history ..

1920 - Preliminary meeting in Akron to form American Pro Football League
1948 - 15th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Cards 28, All-Stars 0 (101,220)
1991 - Dolphin Dan Marino surpasses Joe Montana as the highest paid NFL player with a 5-year extension for $25 million

Famous birthdays for this day ..

1966 - Greg Jackson, NFL strong safety (Phila Eagles, SD Chargers)
1969 - Bart Spark, soccer player (Veendam, SC Heerenveen)
1970 - Jay McNeil, CFL guard (Calgary Stampeders)
1971 - Bernard Whittington, defensive end (Indianapolis Colts)
1971 - Brett Bech, wide receiver (New Orleans Saints)
1971 - Kevin Hickman, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)
1971 - Oronde Gadsden, NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)

Famous deaths for this day ..

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