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Weeb Ewbank

Born May 6, 1907, in Richmond, Indiana, was the only coach that won World Championships in both the AFL and the NFL, Weeb Ewbank. Think about that for a second, and couple it with the fact that he accepted his first head coaching job at the age of 47, and what a small window that was to accomplish so much! Weeb’s 1958 and 1959 Baltimore Colts won the NFL Title both seasons and the New York Jets that Ewbank led won Super Bowl III! Ponder that, His Teams won the Greatest Game Ever Played and the Namath’s Promise of the Jets upsetting the Colts! Those two victories each changed the NFL forever and spurned its growth in popularity in amazing ways. Weeb was best known for using the process of building winning teams patiently around great quarterbacks and Johnny Unitas and Joe Namath thrived in his system. Coach won 130 professional football games walking the sidelines as the head man and his legacy will endure as the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined Weeb Ewbank in 1978.

Walt Kiesling

Born May 27, 1903, in St. Paul, Minnesota, was Pro Football Hall of Fame Lineman and Coach Walt Kiesling. Kiesling played college football at the University of St. Thomas. Walt played 13 years as a guard and tackle in the NFL with the Duluth Eskimos (1926–1927), Pottsville Maroons (1928), Chicago Cardinals (1929–1933), Chicago Bears (1934), Green Bay Packers (1935–1936), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1937–1938). Kiesling also spent 25 years as a coach or aide for NFL teams, including seven years as head coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers from 1939 to 1942 and 1954 to 1956. He provided Pittsburgh's first franchise winning season in 1942. He was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966 and was named to the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team in 1969.

Wade Boggs

Born June 15, 1958, in Omaha, Nebraska, was baseball Hall of Fame Third Baseman Wade Boggs. Boggs played 18 season of MLB ball mainly with the Boston Red Sox but also had stints on the New York Yankees (93, 94, 95, 96, 97) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (98, 99) as he batted 0.328 for his career, had an On Base percentage of 0.443, with 118 career Home Runs, and 2 Gold Glove Awarded Seasons. He is one o the top MLB players to have worn Jersey Number 26. He is also one o the top MLB players to have worn Jersey Number 12

Vince Lombardi

Born June 11, 1913, in Brooklyn, New York, was Vince Lombardi, the a Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee and NFL coach of the Green Bay Packers as well as a former NFL executive. Yes even the trophy awarded to the Super Bowl Champion each season bears his name, due to his importance to the NFL. Prior to becoming the Packers head man he had only five years of NFL experience as an assistant coach with the New York Giants. At his very first team meeting lombardi challenged his new team by saying, "I have never been on a losing team, gentlemen, and I do not intend to start now!" The Packers responded as they improved from 1-10-1 in 1958 to 7-5 in 1959 in Lombardi's first season on the job. During the 1960's Lombardi's Packers won the NFL championship 5 times in seven years as well as also winning the first two Super Bowls in just 10 seasons! Coach Vince had an overall career record of 105-35-6 as a head coach. The Pro Football Hall of Fame website claims that not only did he turn the Green bay Packers around take the league crown in 7 of nine seasons but he also in his final year as a coach took the dismal Washington team and gave them their first winning season in 14! Vince Lombardi was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, a year after he died of cancer at the age of 57.
2025-02-03

February 3 Jersey Numbers

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Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 3: A blockbuster deal for Carew goes down, The Iceman Cometh in the All-Star game and a dramatic 600th goal milestone is reached on the ice. Our Sports Jersey Take of the Day is from Mark Morthier of Yesterday Sports on Thurman Mun...[iframe]https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0c7c051c-b3c6-47e9-a8eb-21a3cdc0e4af[/iframe]

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2025-02-03

Who was Bobby Dodd?

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The image of the day is a football card depicting the Tennessee Volunteers Quarterback from 1928-30, Bobby Dodd. (image) Dodd was a good QB for the Vols as in his Sophomore season, he led Tennessee to the National Title. However that is not what got him the the pigskin prestige we remem...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-3-Image/images/Bobby_Dodd_football_card.jpg[/iframe]

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2025-02-02

February 2 Jersey Numbers

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Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February: The forming of the a Major League in baseball, tying one of the Great One's records and Pistol Pete hits a milestone. Listen in to learn more about sports history along with me from the uniforms and jerseys the players wo...[iframe]https://player.captivate.fm/episode/b0c2961b-c9c8-4bec-8757-5c87b081604e[/iframe]

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2025-02-02

New Mexico Basketball 1903

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The photo of the day is and image of the first basketball team at the University of New Mexico in 1903 contributed by the UNM Digital Libraries - State of New Mexico. The picture is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. (image) Our research finds evidence that UNM established basketball as a varsity spo...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-2-Image/images/1903_NewMex_basktball.jpg[/iframe]

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2025-02-01

February 1 Jersey Numbers

Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 1: Some former stars garner executive roles in their respective sports, a Negro League 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 storie...[iframe]https://player.captivate.fm/episode/5a36655a-d00e-4882-a401-0b001ac5c57e[/iframe]

 

2025-02-01

February 1, 1884 the start of the Montreal Winter Carnival t...

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A great depiction of outdoor hockey in 1884 at McGill University (image) Look at this crowd! This is in the nineteenth-century for heaven's sake. Do you think that sports were not an event back then? Playing hockey on the skating rink at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This ...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-1-Image/images/640px-Ice_hockey_McGill_University_1884.jpg[/iframe]

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