The “Snow Bowl” Proved Playing College Football In A Blizzard Is Hard

For some people, watching football is the best part of Thanksgiving weekend. Today in 1950, there was a football game that had to be seen to be believed: the Snow Bowl.

By |2024-12-07T21:32:24-05:00November 25, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

A College Football Game Ended With A Score Of 222-0

Today in 1916, a college football game that was about as one-sided as it gets: Georgia Tech 222, Cumberland College 0. Here's how this absolute squash of a game played out.

By |2024-12-14T11:05:44-05:00October 7, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

The Star Wars Holiday Special Brought Extra Weirdness To The Galaxy

Today in 1978, "The Star Wars Holiday Special," aired on TV. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's the only one that has a Jefferson Starship video, a Bea Arthur-owned cantina and opening dialogue that's entirely in Wookiee.

By |2024-12-04T07:15:18-05:00November 17, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Two Football Teams Merged And Became The “Steagles”

When World War II put many pro athletes into military service, pro sports leagues had to get creative. That's how on this day in 1943, two pro football teams that normally competed against each other joined forces.

By |2024-12-02T10:19:24-05:00October 2, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |
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