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- 0:57Hello
- 0:57my
- 0:58football
- 0:58friends.
- 0:58This
- 0:58is
- 0:58Darren
- 0:59Hayes
- 0:59of
- 0:59pigskindispatch.com
- 1:00welcome.
- 1:00Once
- 1:00again
- 1:01to
- 1:01the
- 1:01Pig
- 1:01Pen,
- 1:01your
- 1:01portal
- 1:02to
- 1:02positive
- 1:02football
- 1:03history
- 1:03and
- 1:03I
- 1:04have
- 1:04some
- 1:04great
- 1:05stories
- 1:05of
- 1:06football
- 1:06history
- 1:06for
- 1:07you
- 1:07today.
- 1:08I've
- 1:08picked
- 1:08up,
- 1:08I've
- 1:08been
- 1:09on
- 1:09doing
- 1:09some
- 1:09vacationing,
- 1:10doing
- 1:10a
- 1:10little
- 1:10bit
- 1:11of
- 1:11reading,
- 1:11getting
- 1:11some
- 1:12great
- 1:12material
- 1:13to
- 1:14share
- 1:14with
- 1:14you.
- 1:14Some
- 1:15are
- 1:15appropriate
- 1:16for
- 1:16the
- 1:16day
- 1:16that
- 1:16we
- 1:17are
- 1:17releasing
- 1:18this
- 1:18story,
- 1:19which
- 1:19is
- 1:20May
- 1:2030,
- 1:212026
- 1:23and
- 1:23it's
- 1:24about
- 1:24a
- 1:24player
- 1:24that
- 1:25was
- 1:25born
- 1:25on
- 1:25this
- 1:26day.
- 1:27Larry
- 1:27Kelly,
- 1:28a
- 1:28Yale
- 1:28football
- 1:28player
- 1:29born
- 1:29on
- 1:29May
- 1:2930,
- 1:301915,
- 1:31changed
- 1:32the
- 1:32course
- 1:32of
- 1:32football
- 1:32history
- 1:33with
- 1:33a
- 1:33controversial
- 1:34quick
- 1:34thinking
- 1:35play
- 1:35that
- 1:36left
- 1:36the
- 1:36Navy
- 1:36Midshipmen
- 1:37furious
- 1:38and
- 1:38the
- 1:38referees
- 1:38scrambling
- 1:39for
- 1:39the
- 1:39rule
- 1:40book.
- 1:40It
- 1:40all
- 1:41happened
- 1:41October
- 1:4117,
- 1:421936
- 1:43at.
- 1:43Memorial
- 1:44Stadium
- 1:44in
- 1:44Baltimore,
- 1:44Maryland.
- 1:45Yale
- 1:45took
- 1:46on
- 1:46an
- 1:46undefeated
- 1:47Navy
- 1:47Midshipman
- 1:48squad.
- 1:49Now,
- 1:49during
- 1:49this
- 1:491936
- 1:50showdown
- 1:50between
- 1:51Yale
- 1:51and
- 1:51Navy,
- 1:52a
- 1:52loose
- 1:52ball
- 1:52bounced
- 1:53deep
- 1:53into
- 1:53Midshipman
- 1:54territory.
- 1:55That's
- 1:56when
- 1:56Yale's
- 1:57end
- 1:57Kelly
- 1:58pursued
- 1:58the
- 1:58play
- 1:59as
- 1:59the
- 1:59ball
- 1:59trickled
- 2:00toward
- 2:00the
- 2:00Navy
- 2:00goal
- 2:00line.
- 2:01Realizing
- 2:01he
- 2:02could
- 2:02not
- 2:02scoop
- 2:02it
- 2:02up
- 2:03before
- 2:03the
- 2:03football
- 2:03rolled
- 2:04out
- 2:04of
- 2:04bounds,
- 2:05Kelly
- 2:05used
- 2:05his
- 2:06foot
- 2:06to
- 2:06boot
- 2:06the
- 2:06ball
- 2:07further
- 2:07downfield
- 2:08toward
- 2:08the
- 2:08end
- 2:08zone.
- 2:09Yale
- 2:09recovered
- 2:10the
- 2:10kicked
- 2:10fumble
- 2:11at
- 2:11the
- 2:11Navy
- 2:122
- 2:12yard
- 2:12line,
- 2:12setting
- 2:13up
- 2:13the
- 2:13game
- 2:13winning
- 2:14touchdown
- 2:14in
- 2:15a
- 2:15tight
- 2:15127
- 2:16victory.
- 2:17Now
- 2:17this
- 2:17controversial
- 2:18play
- 2:18ignited
- 2:19a
- 2:19massive
- 2:19national
- 2:20debate
- 2:20regarding
- 2:21the
- 2:21legality
- 2:22of
- 2:22kicking
- 2:23a
- 2:23loose
- 2:23ball.
- 2:24Navy
- 2:24coaches
- 2:25and
- 2:25players
- 2:25protested
- 2:26fiercely,
- 2:26arguing
- 2:27that
- 2:27Kelly
- 2:27intentionally
- 2:28kicked
- 2:28the
- 2:28ball
- 2:28to
- 2:29advance
- 2:29it,
- 2:29a
- 2:30move
- 2:30that
- 2:30should
- 2:30have
- 2:31resulted
- 2:31in
- 2:31a
- 2:31penalty
- 2:32for
- 2:32an
- 2:32illegal
- 2:33kick.
- 2:33However,
- 2:34the
- 2:34officials
- 2:35in
- 2:35the
- 2:35game
- 2:35ruled
- 2:36that
- 2:36the
- 2:36contact
- 2:36was
- 2:37accidental
- 2:37and
- 2:38allowing
- 2:38the
- 2:38play
- 2:39to
- 2:39stand.
- 2:39The
- 2:40outcry
- 2:40from
- 2:40this
- 2:41specific
- 2:41instance
- 2:42forced
- 2:42the
- 2:42NCAA
- 2:43Football
- 2:43Rules
- 2:44Committee
- 2:44to
- 2:45alter
- 2:45the
- 2:45rule
- 2:45book
- 2:45the
- 2:46following
- 2:46season,
- 2:47officially
- 2:47banning
- 2:48any
- 2:48INT
- 2:48intentional
- 2:49kicking
- 2:49of
- 2:49a
- 2:49loose
- 2:50ball,
- 2:50a
- 2:50regulation
- 2:51that
- 2:51was
- 2:51known
- 2:52for
- 2:52years
- 2:52as
- 2:53the
- 2:53Larry
- 2:53Kelly
- 2:54Rule.
- 2:54Instead
- 2:55of
- 2:55damaging
- 2:55his
- 2:56reputation,
- 2:57the
- 2:57high
- 2:57profile
- 2:58debate
- 2:58showcased
- 2:59Kelly's
- 2:59uncanny
- 3:00knack
- 3:00for
- 3:01being
- 3:01in
- 3:01the
- 3:01right
- 3:01place
- 3:02at
- 3:02the
- 3:02right
- 3:02time.
- 3:03The
- 3:03media
- 3:03sensation
- 3:04surrounding
- 3:04his
- 3:05genius
- 3:05on
- 3:06field
- 3:06awareness
- 3:07captivated
- 3:07voters.
- 3:08Just
- 3:08weeks
- 3:09after
- 3:09the
- 3:09Navy
- 3:10incident,
- 3:10Kelly
- 3:11became
- 3:11the
- 3:11first
- 3:11line
- 3:12player
- 3:12and
- 3:13the
- 3:13first
- 3:13player
- 3:13under
- 3:14the
- 3:14official
- 3:14Heisman
- 3:15name
- 3:16to
- 3:16win
- 3:16the
- 3:16coveted
- 3:17trophy.
- 3:17Larry
- 3:18Kelly
- 3:18proved
- 3:19that
- 3:19sometimes
- 3:19a
- 3:19little
- 3:20controversy
- 3:20is
- 3:21a
- 3:21perfect
- 3:21final
- 3:22touch
- 3:22on
- 3:22a
- 3:23Hall
- 3:23of
- 3:23Fame
- 3:23resume
- 3:24and
- 3:24a
- 3:24Heisman
- 3:25Trophy.
- 3:25For
- 3:26more
- 3:26deep
- 3:26dives
- 3:27into
- 3:27the
- 3:27rules
- 3:27of
- 3:28Change
- 3:28the
- 3:28Gridiron
- 3:28forever,
- 3:29head
- 3:29over
- 3:29to
- 3:30pigskind
- 3:30dispatch.com
- 3:32Heisman
- 3:32Trophy
- 3:33winning
- 3:33of.
- 3:33Larry
- 3:33Kelly
- 3:34on
- 3:34our
- 3:35timeline
- 3:35on
- 3:35pigskindispatch.com
- 3:37upper
- 3:37menu
- 3:38there's
- 3:38a
- 3:39spot
- 3:39that
- 3:39says
- 3:39timeline.
- 3:40You
- 3:40can
- 3:40click
- 3:40on
- 3:40it.
- 3:41Two
- 3:41different
- 3:41timelines,
- 3:42one
- 3:42by
- 3:43every
- 3:43day
- 3:43of
- 3:43the
- 3:44year,
- 3:44which
- 3:45we've
- 3:45made
- 3:45famous
- 3:46here
- 3:46over
- 3:46the
- 3:46last
- 3:47five
- 3:47or
- 3:47six
- 3:47years.
- 3:47But
- 3:48now
- 3:48we
- 3:48have
- 3:48an
- 3:48annual
- 3:49yearly
- 3:50one
- 3:50that
- 3:50we're
- 3:50building
- 3:51out.
- 3:51Hope
- 3:51they
- 3:51have
- 3:52done
- 3:52by
- 3:52the
- 3:52beginning
- 3:53of
- 3:53September
- 3:53and
- 3:53football
- 3:54season
- 3:54start
- 3:54but
- 3:55it's
- 3:55up
- 3:55through
- 3:55the
- 3:55night
- 3:55late
- 3:561950s
- 3:57right
- 3:57now
- 3:57as
- 3:57we
- 3:57are
- 3:58recording
- 3:58this.
- 3:59You
- 3:59can
- 3:59go
- 3:59on
- 3:59pigskind
- 4:00dispatch.com
- 4:01timeline
- 4:02go
- 4:02to
- 4:03yearly
- 4:03and
- 4:04find
- 4:04some
- 4:04great
- 4:04events
- 4:05that
- 4:05happened
- 4:06in
- 4:06the
- 4:06chronicles
- 4:06of
- 4:07football
- 4:07history.
- 4:08Yeah,
- 4:08I
- 4:08love
- 4:08those
- 4:09stories
- 4:09about
- 4:10old
- 4:10Yale
- 4:11football.
- 4:12Got
- 4:12to
- 4:12visit
- 4:13the
- 4:13Yale
- 4:13bowl
- 4:14probably
- 4:14about
- 4:1410,
- 4:1515
- 4:15years
- 4:15ago
- 4:15and
- 4:16what
- 4:16a
- 4:16great
- 4:17nostalgic
- 4:18place
- 4:19to
- 4:19celebrate
- 4:19football.
- 4:20You
- 4:20know,
- 4:20being
- 4:21a
- 4:21fan
- 4:21of
- 4:21Walter
- 4:22Camp
- 4:22and
- 4:22everything
- 4:23that
- 4:23he
- 4:23did
- 4:23for
- 4:24the
- 4:24game.
- 4:25Just
- 4:25love
- 4:25walking
- 4:26those
- 4:26hallways,
- 4:27walking
- 4:27the
- 4:27grounds
- 4:28where
- 4:29legends
- 4:29played
- 4:30football
- 4:30and
- 4:31lived
- 4:31and
- 4:31went
- 4:32to
- 4:32school
- 4:32there
- 4:33on
- 4:33a
- 4:33campus
- 4:34of
- 4:34Yale
- 4:34University.
- 4:35Yale
- 4:36Bulldogs.
- 4:37But
- 4:37you
- 4:37know,
- 4:38this
- 4:38is
- 4:38Fridays
- 4:39and
- 4:39we're
- 4:39trying
- 4:39to
- 4:40reserve
- 4:40Fridays
- 4:41for
- 4:41some
- 4:41Pittsburgh
- 4:42Steelers
- 4:43related
- 4:44stories.
- 4:44And
- 4:45we
- 4:45have
- 4:45a
- 4:46good
- 4:46one,
- 4:46a
- 4:47couple
- 4:47good
- 4:47ones
- 4:48here
- 4:48really.
- 4:50The
- 4:50second
- 4:50one
- 4:50is
- 4:50going
- 4:51to
- 4:51be
- 4:51a
- 4:51little
- 4:51bit
- 4:51more.
- 4:52It's
- 4:52about
- 4:52Johnny
- 4:52Blood
- 4:52McNally
- 4:53who
- 4:53ended
- 4:53up
- 4:54playing
- 4:54for
- 4:54the
- 4:54Steelers.
- 4:54We
- 4:55don't
- 4:55have
- 4:55too
- 4:55much
- 4:55Steeler
- 4:56stuff
- 4:56in
- 4:56it,
- 4:56but
- 4:57this
- 4:57next
- 4:57one
- 4:58is
- 4:58about
- 4:58the
- 4:58founder
- 4:59of
- 4:59of
- 4:59the
- 4:59Steelers.
- 5:00So
- 5:00I
- 5:00told
- 5:01you
- 5:01not
- 5:01too
- 5:01long
- 5:01ago,
- 5:02as
- 5:02I
- 5:02do
- 5:02every
- 5:02year
- 5:03I
- 5:03went
- 5:03up
- 5:03to
- 5:03the
- 5:03Western
- 5:04New
- 5:04York
- 5:04Pfra
- 5:06Mini
- 5:06Conference,
- 5:07get
- 5:07to
- 5:07see
- 5:07a
- 5:08bunch
- 5:08of
- 5:08old
- 5:08friends
- 5:08here,
- 5:09some
- 5:09great
- 5:09speakers
- 5:10up
- 5:10there.
- 5:10But
- 5:11one
- 5:11of
- 5:11the
- 5:11great
- 5:11things
- 5:12they
- 5:12have
- 5:12up
- 5:12there
- 5:12is
- 5:12they
- 5:13have
- 5:13a
- 5:13book
- 5:13exchange
- 5:14for
- 5:14gray
- 5:15iron
- 5:15books,
- 5:15you
- 5:15know,
- 5:15things
- 5:16that
- 5:16you
- 5:16can
- 5:16read
- 5:16about.
- 5:17And
- 5:17I
- 5:17picked
- 5:17up
- 5:18one
- 5:18that
- 5:18in
- 5:19this
- 5:19little
- 5:19trade
- 5:19off,
- 5:20the
- 5:20Fireside
- 5:21Book
- 5:21of
- 5:22Pro
- 5:22Football.
- 5:23It's
- 5:24edited
- 5:24by
- 5:24Richard
- 5:25Whittingham
- 5:25and
- 5:26it
- 5:26is
- 5:26a
- 5:26group
- 5:26of
- 5:27multiple
- 5:29sports
- 5:29articles
- 5:30on
- 5:30the
- 5:31game
- 5:31of
- 5:31professional
- 5:32football.
- 5:32And
- 5:32they
- 5:33had
- 5:33some
- 5:33real
- 5:33dandies
- 5:34in
- 5:34there
- 5:34that
- 5:35a
- 5:35couple
- 5:35of
- 5:35moment
- 5:36of
- 5:36reference
- 5:36here
- 5:36in
- 5:37this
- 5:37episode
- 5:37and
- 5:38one
- 5:38of
- 5:38them
- 5:38is
- 5:38about
- 5:39Art
- 5:39Rooney
- 5:40Senior,
- 5:41you
- 5:41know,
- 5:41the,
- 5:42the
- 5:42chief,
- 5:42the
- 5:43glorified
- 5:44owner,
- 5:44original
- 5:45owner
- 5:45of
- 5:45the
- 5:45Pittsburgh
- 5:46Pirates,
- 5:46which
- 5:47turned
- 5:47into
- 5:47the
- 5:47Pittsburgh
- 5:48Steelers.
- 5:48A
- 5:49lot
- 5:49of
- 5:49stories
- 5:49that
- 5:49we've
- 5:49talked
- 5:50a
- 5:50lot
- 5:50about
- 5:50Art
- 5:50Rooney
- 5:51on
- 5:51past
- 5:51episodes.
- 5:52And
- 5:53one
- 5:53of
- 5:53the
- 5:53episodes
- 5:54is
- 5:54about
- 5:54his
- 5:541936
- 5:57windfall
- 5:57that
- 5:58he
- 5:58made
- 5:59from
- 5:59horse
- 5:59racing.
- 6:00And
- 6:00I
- 6:01don't
- 6:01think
- 6:01that
- 6:01I
- 6:02had
- 6:03these
- 6:03numbers
- 6:03in
- 6:04hand
- 6:04when
- 6:04I
- 6:04talked
- 6:05about
- 6:05this
- 6:05before.
- 6:06We
- 6:06knew
- 6:06it
- 6:06was
- 6:07substantial
- 6:07enough
- 6:08to
- 6:09put
- 6:09the
- 6:09franchise
- 6:10that
- 6:10was
- 6:10sort
- 6:11of
- 6:11struggling,
- 6:11not
- 6:11winning
- 6:12a
- 6:12whole
- 6:12lot
- 6:12of
- 6:12games.
- 6:13Rooney
- 6:13wasn't
- 6:14a
- 6:14very
- 6:14wealthy
- 6:15man,
- 6:15but
- 6:16he
- 6:16was
- 6:16a
- 6:16gambler
- 6:17and
- 6:17he
- 6:17loved
- 6:17the
- 6:18horses
- 6:19and
- 6:19he
- 6:20was
- 6:20friends
- 6:20with
- 6:20Tim
- 6:21Mara.
- 6:21Well,
- 6:22anyway,
- 6:23he's
- 6:23up
- 6:23in
- 6:23New
- 6:24York
- 6:24State
- 6:24for
- 6:25a
- 6:25weekend
- 6:25and.
- 6:26And
- 6:26he
- 6:27didn't
- 6:28like
- 6:28to
- 6:28talk
- 6:28about
- 6:28it
- 6:28much,
- 6:29but
- 6:29this
- 6:30particular
- 6:31gentleman
- 6:31that's
- 6:32writing
- 6:32this
- 6:32article
- 6:33wrote
- 6:33this
- 6:33article
- 6:33long
- 6:34ago.
- 6:34Roy
- 6:35Blount
- 6:35Jr.
- 6:36Got
- 6:36to
- 6:37spend
- 6:37quite
- 6:37a
- 6:38bit
- 6:38of
- 6:38time
- 6:38with
- 6:39the
- 6:39Chief
- 6:39and
- 6:40take
- 6:40a
- 6:40long
- 6:40car
- 6:41ride
- 6:41with
- 6:41him
- 6:41and
- 6:41a
- 6:42weekend
- 6:42of
- 6:43doing
- 6:43some
- 6:43gambling
- 6:44on
- 6:44some
- 6:44horses,
- 6:45too.
- 6:45But
- 6:45he
- 6:46found
- 6:46out
- 6:47that
- 6:48in
- 6:481936
- 6:51that
- 6:52Art
- 6:53Rooney
- 6:53Sr.
- 6:54Had
- 6:55$300
- 6:55in
- 6:55his
- 6:56pockets
- 6:56and
- 6:57went
- 6:58and
- 6:58played,
- 6:59you
- 6:59know,
- 7:00one
- 7:01Empire
- 7:02City
- 7:02racetrack
- 7:03up
- 7:03in
- 7:04New
- 7:04York
- 7:04State,
- 7:05ran
- 7:05up
- 7:05to
- 7:05$21,000
- 7:07in
- 7:07one
- 7:08day
- 7:09by
- 7:09using
- 7:09his
- 7:10special
- 7:10formulas
- 7:11that
- 7:11he
- 7:11would
- 7:11do
- 7:11to,
- 7:11to
- 7:12put
- 7:12the
- 7:12horse
- 7:13numbers
- 7:13all
- 7:13together
- 7:14on
- 7:14that.
- 7:14Now,
- 7:15he
- 7:15went
- 7:15to
- 7:15a
- 7:15local
- 7:16watering
- 7:17hole,
- 7:18sports
- 7:18bar
- 7:18at
- 7:19the
- 7:19time,
- 7:19and
- 7:21him
- 7:21and
- 7:21his
- 7:21cronies,
- 7:22and
- 7:22all
- 7:23of
- 7:23a
- 7:23sudden
- 7:23three
- 7:24of
- 7:24them
- 7:24left
- 7:24there
- 7:25and
- 7:25went
- 7:25to
- 7:25Saratoga
- 7:27Racetrack
- 7:28and
- 7:29he
- 7:29ended
- 7:29up
- 7:29taking
- 7:30that
- 7:30$21,000.
- 7:32He
- 7:32took
- 7:332,000
- 7:33of
- 7:33it,
- 7:34bet
- 7:34an
- 7:348
- 7:35to
- 7:351
- 7:35on
- 7:35a
- 7:36horse
- 7:36that
- 7:37was
- 7:37named
- 7:37Quell
- 7:38Jeu.
- 7:39I'm
- 7:39not
- 7:39sure
- 7:39what
- 7:40the
- 7:40language
- 7:40that
- 7:40is
- 7:41or
- 7:41what
- 7:41it
- 7:41means,
- 7:41but
- 7:41it
- 7:42must
- 7:42mean
- 7:42you're
- 7:42going
- 7:42to
- 7:42win
- 7:43a
- 7:43lot
- 7:43of
- 7:43money
- 7:43because
- 7:44this
- 7:44horse,
- 7:45it
- 7:45was
- 7:458
- 7:45to
- 7:451,
- 7:46won
- 7:46the
- 7:46race
- 7:47and
- 7:47so
- 7:47did
- 7:48several
- 7:48more
- 7:48during
- 7:48the
- 7:49day.
- 7:49And
- 7:49at
- 7:49the
- 7:49end
- 7:50of
- 7:50this
- 7:50day,
- 7:51he
- 7:51wins
- 7:52$21,000.
- 7:53The
- 7:53day
- 7:53before,
- 7:54well,
- 7:54he
- 7:54cleared
- 7:54$256,000,
- 7:58a
- 7:59cool
- 7:59quarter
- 7:59mill
- 8:00back
- 8:01in
- 8:011936.
- 8:02That's
- 8:02probably
- 8:03got
- 8:03a
- 8:03couple
- 8:03million
- 8:04by
- 8:04today's
- 8:05standards.
- 8:06Great
- 8:07day
- 8:07for
- 8:07Art
- 8:07Rooney,
- 8:08which
- 8:08helped
- 8:09him
- 8:10pay
- 8:10his
- 8:11payroll
- 8:11for
- 8:11his
- 8:12team
- 8:12for
- 8:12the
- 8:121936
- 8:13season
- 8:14and
- 8:14beyond
- 8:15a
- 8:15few
- 8:15times,
- 8:16got
- 8:16some
- 8:16decent
- 8:17players
- 8:17out
- 8:17of
- 8:18there,
- 8:18didn't
- 8:18have
- 8:18a
- 8:19winning,
- 8:19winning
- 8:20record
- 8:21very
- 8:21much
- 8:22and
- 8:22didn't
- 8:22even
- 8:23win
- 8:23a
- 8:23playoff
- 8:23game
- 8:24until
- 8:24the
- 8:25Immaculate
- 8:26Conception
- 8:26game.
- 8:27Immaculate
- 8:28Reception
- 8:28game,
- 8:29not
- 8:29the
- 8:29Immaculate
- 8:29Conception
- 8:30Immaculate
- 8:30Reception
- 8:31game
- 8:31in
- 8:32the
- 8:32early
- 8:321970s.
- 8:33So
- 8:34just
- 8:34amazing
- 8:34story,
- 8:35but
- 8:35it
- 8:35goes
- 8:36to
- 8:36show
- 8:36you
- 8:36a
- 8:36little
- 8:36bit
- 8:36of
- 8:37luck
- 8:37can
- 8:37go
- 8:37a
- 8:37long
- 8:38way.
- 8:38And
- 8:38Art
- 8:39Rooney
- 8:39definitely
- 8:39had
- 8:40it
- 8:40there.
- 8:41His
- 8:41horse
- 8:41racing
- 8:42helped
- 8:42his
- 8:42football
- 8:43team.
- 8:43You
- 8:44know,
- 8:44one
- 8:44player
- 8:44that
- 8:45played
- 8:46for
- 8:46Rooney
- 8:47Sr.
- 8:47Back
- 8:48in
- 8:48the
- 8:481937
- 8:49and
- 8:4938
- 8:50season,
- 8:50after
- 8:51playing
- 8:51multiple
- 8:52championships
- 8:53with
- 8:53the
- 8:53Green
- 8:53Bay
- 8:54packers,
- 8:54some
- 8:55stops
- 8:55with
- 8:55the
- 8:55Duluth
- 8:56Eskimos,
- 8:56the
- 8:57Milwaukee
- 8:58Badgers,
- 8:58the
- 8:58Pottsville
- 8:59Maroons,
- 9:00a
- 9:00bunch
- 9:00of
- 9:01different
- 9:01plays,
- 9:02the
- 9:02vagabond
- 9:03Halfback,
- 9:04Johnny
- 9:04Blood
- 9:05McNally
- 9:06played
- 9:06for
- 9:06the
- 9:06Steelers
- 9:071937,
- 9:081938,
- 9:09wore
- 9:09number
- 9:1015
- 9:10on
- 9:11his
- 9:11jersey.
- 9:13Here's
- 9:13a
- 9:13great
- 9:13story
- 9:14about
- 9:14Johnny
- 9:14Blood.
- 9:15Had
- 9:16another
- 9:16Very
- 9:17memorable
- 9:18story
- 9:18that
- 9:19I
- 9:19got
- 9:19out
- 9:19of
- 9:19that.
- 9:20The
- 9:20Fireside
- 9:21book
- 9:21of
- 9:21pro
- 9:22football
- 9:22that
- 9:22I
- 9:23got
- 9:23up
- 9:23at
- 9:23the
- 9:23PFRA
- 9:24book
- 9:24swap
- 9:25back
- 9:26in
- 9:26April.
- 9:27And
- 9:27this
- 9:28one
- 9:28was
- 9:28on
- 9:28Johnny
- 9:29Blood
- 9:29McNally.
- 9:30You
- 9:30can
- 9:30remember,
- 9:30we've
- 9:31talked
- 9:31about
- 9:31Johnny
- 9:31Blood
- 9:32in
- 9:32a
- 9:32lot
- 9:32of
- 9:33instances.
- 9:33You
- 9:33know,
- 9:34he's
- 9:34known
- 9:34as
- 9:34the
- 9:34vagabond
- 9:35halfback.
- 9:36And
- 9:36one
- 9:37of
- 9:37the
- 9:37stories
- 9:37I
- 9:38got
- 9:38out
- 9:38of
- 9:38this
- 9:39little
- 9:39tale
- 9:40that
- 9:40came
- 9:40out
- 9:40of
- 9:41this
- 9:41fireside
- 9:42pro
- 9:42football
- 9:42chat
- 9:43was
- 9:44from
- 9:44an
- 9:44article
- 9:45that
- 9:45was
- 9:46wrote.
- 9:46It
- 9:47was
- 9:47actually
- 9:47an
- 9:47interview
- 9:48back
- 9:48with
- 9:48Johnny
- 9:49Blood
- 9:50back
- 9:50in
- 9:50the
- 9:50day.
- 9:51And,
- 9:51you
- 9:51know,
- 9:52a
- 9:52lot
- 9:52of
- 9:52it
- 9:52was
- 9:52penned
- 9:53by
- 9:53himself.
- 9:53I
- 9:53believe
- 9:54the
- 9:54way
- 9:54this
- 9:54article
- 9:55was
- 9:55written.
- 9:56And
- 9:56one
- 9:57reason
- 9:57is
- 9:57that
- 9:58he's
- 9:58called
- 9:58a
- 9:58vagabond
- 9:59halfback
- 9:59is
- 10:00that
- 10:00reporters
- 10:01were
- 10:02trying
- 10:02to
- 10:03find
- 10:03come
- 10:03up
- 10:03with
- 10:04a
- 10:04name
- 10:04for
- 10:04him
- 10:04because
- 10:05as
- 10:05a
- 10:05kid,
- 10:06he
- 10:06grew
- 10:06up
- 10:06in
- 10:06the
- 10:06Milwaukee,
- 10:07Wisconsin
- 10:08area
- 10:09and
- 10:09he
- 10:09used
- 10:09to
- 10:10hop
- 10:10a
- 10:10lot
- 10:10of
- 10:10trains
- 10:11sometimes
- 10:12to
- 10:12save
- 10:12a
- 10:12couple
- 10:12bucks
- 10:13when
- 10:13he
- 10:13was
- 10:13playing
- 10:14pro
- 10:14football.
- 10:15He
- 10:15would
- 10:16hop
- 10:16some
- 10:16trains
- 10:17to
- 10:17save
- 10:18a
- 10:18couple
- 10:18dollars
- 10:18to
- 10:19get
- 10:19to
- 10:19and
- 10:20fro
- 10:20and
- 10:20not
- 10:21have
- 10:21to
- 10:21pay
- 10:21his
- 10:21own,
- 10:22you
- 10:22know,
- 10:23fees
- 10:23for
- 10:23the
- 10:23train.
- 10:24So
- 10:24he
- 10:24would
- 10:24hop
- 10:24into
- 10:24boxcars
- 10:25and
- 10:25ride
- 10:26the
- 10:26rail.
- 10:27So
- 10:27a
- 10:28reporter
- 10:29found
- 10:29out
- 10:29about
- 10:29this
- 10:30and
- 10:30decided
- 10:31he
- 10:31was
- 10:31going
- 10:31to
- 10:31call
- 10:32him
- 10:32the
- 10:32Hobo
- 10:33halfback.
- 10:34And
- 10:34Johnny
- 10:35McDowelley
- 10:36said,
- 10:36hey,
- 10:36don't
- 10:36call
- 10:37me
- 10:37that.
- 10:37That
- 10:37sounds
- 10:38kind
- 10:38of,
- 10:38you
- 10:38know,
- 10:39disparaging.
- 10:39You
- 10:40know,
- 10:40I
- 10:40don't
- 10:40want
- 10:40to.
- 10:41Disparaging.
- 10:41I
- 10:42don't
- 10:42want
- 10:42to
- 10:42have
- 10:42that
- 10:42be
- 10:43my
- 10:43name.
- 10:44So
- 10:44he
- 10:44said,
- 10:44how
- 10:44about
- 10:44the
- 10:45vagabond
- 10:45halfback?
- 10:46And
- 10:46that's
- 10:46the
- 10:47name
- 10:47they
- 10:47came
- 10:47up
- 10:47with.
- 10:47That's
- 10:48how
- 10:48Johnny
- 10:48McNally
- 10:49got
- 10:49that
- 10:49name.
- 10:50Now,
- 10:50as
- 10:50for
- 10:50Johnny
- 10:51Blood,
- 10:51we
- 10:51talked
- 10:51about
- 10:52it
- 10:52before.
- 10:53Kind
- 10:53of
- 10:54interesting.
- 10:54Johnny's
- 10:55own
- 10:55words
- 10:56were
- 10:56the
- 10:57him
- 10:57and
- 10:57another
- 10:58guy
- 10:58that
- 10:59played,
- 10:59they
- 10:59were
- 10:59on
- 11:00the
- 11:00freshman
- 11:00team
- 11:01at
- 11:01Notre
- 11:02dame
- 11:02back
- 11:03in
- 11:031924.
- 11:05Yeah,
- 11:05that's
- 11:05right.
- 11:05The
- 11:05Notre
- 11:06Dame
- 11:06team
- 11:06that
- 11:06had
- 11:06the
- 11:06Four
- 11:07Horsemen,
- 11:07coached
- 11:07by
- 11:08Knute
- 11:08Rockne,
- 11:09freshmen
- 11:10were
- 11:10not
- 11:10eligible
- 11:11in
- 11:11their
- 11:11first
- 11:11year
- 11:11of
- 11:12playing.
- 11:12So
- 11:13even
- 11:13though
- 11:13Johnny
- 11:14was
- 11:14practicing
- 11:15with
- 11:15the
- 11:15team,
- 11:15with
- 11:15the
- 11:16Four
- 11:16Horsemen,
- 11:17he
- 11:17says
- 11:17the
- 11:17most
- 11:18famous
- 11:18thing,
- 11:18contribution
- 11:19that
- 11:19he
- 11:19did
- 11:20to
- 11:20that
- 11:201924
- 11:21squad
- 11:22that
- 11:22ended
- 11:22up
- 11:22being
- 11:22crowned
- 11:23the
- 11:23national
- 11:23champions
- 11:25retroactively
- 11:26was
- 11:26he
- 11:26used
- 11:27to
- 11:27write
- 11:27the
- 11:28English
- 11:28poetry
- 11:29papers
- 11:29for
- 11:30Harry
- 11:30Stuldrayer,
- 11:31one
- 11:31of
- 11:31the
- 11:31Four
- 11:31Horsemen.
- 11:32Kind
- 11:32of
- 11:32a
- 11:33funny
- 11:33thing
- 11:33there.
- 11:34Anyway,
- 11:35the
- 11:35way
- 11:36he
- 11:36got
- 11:36the
- 11:36name
- 11:37Johnny
- 11:37Blood,
- 11:38he
- 11:39told
- 11:39us,
- 11:39and
- 11:39we've
- 11:40said
- 11:40this
- 11:40story
- 11:40before,
- 11:41I
- 11:41think
- 11:41Warren
- 11:41Rogan
- 11:42told
- 11:42it
- 11:42one
- 11:42time,
- 11:42is
- 11:43that
- 11:43they
- 11:44were
- 11:44playing
- 11:44for
- 11:44Notre
- 11:44Dame.
- 11:44They
- 11:45did
- 11:45not
- 11:45want
- 11:45to
- 11:45lose
- 11:45their
- 11:45eligibility,
- 11:47but
- 11:47they
- 11:47wanted
- 11:47to
- 11:47put
- 11:47a
- 11:48little
- 11:48bit
- 11:48of
- 11:48cash
- 11:48in
- 11:48their
- 11:48pocket.
- 11:49So
- 11:50he
- 11:50and
- 11:50another
- 11:50player
- 11:51went
- 11:51and
- 11:52were
- 11:53playing
- 11:53some
- 11:53semi
- 11:53pro
- 11:54ball.
- 11:54On
- 11:54their
- 11:55way
- 11:55there,
- 11:55they
- 11:55saw
- 11:56that
- 11:56there
- 11:56was
- 11:56a
- 11:56movie
- 11:57marquee
- 11:57that
- 11:58was
- 11:58called
- 11:59Blood
- 11:59and
- 12:00Sand
- 12:00was
- 12:00the
- 12:00name
- 12:00of
- 12:01the
- 12:01movie.
- 12:01I
- 12:02believe
- 12:02Valentino
- 12:03was
- 12:03the
- 12:04actor
- 12:04in
- 12:04it.
- 12:05And
- 12:05that's
- 12:05what
- 12:05they
- 12:06said.
- 12:06Okay,
- 12:06that's
- 12:06a.
- 12:07To
- 12:07be
- 12:07our
- 12:07names.
- 12:07I'll
- 12:08be
- 12:08Blood,
- 12:08said
- 12:08Johnny
- 12:09and
- 12:09you
- 12:09be
- 12:09Sand.
- 12:10And
- 12:10that's
- 12:11the
- 12:11way
- 12:11they
- 12:11signed
- 12:12up
- 12:12their
- 12:12names
- 12:12to
- 12:13play
- 12:13in
- 12:13that
- 12:13semi
- 12:14pro
- 12:14game
- 12:14and
- 12:15make
- 12:15some
- 12:15money
- 12:15under
- 12:17a
- 12:17pseudonym
- 12:18name
- 12:19so
- 12:19they
- 12:19wouldn't
- 12:19be
- 12:19recognized.
- 12:20But
- 12:21you
- 12:21know,
- 12:21Johnny
- 12:22Blood
- 12:22had
- 12:22some
- 12:23really
- 12:23cool
- 12:24things.
- 12:24You
- 12:24know,
- 12:25he
- 12:25played
- 12:26not
- 12:26only
- 12:26on
- 12:27a
- 12:27Four
- 12:27Horsemen
- 12:28team
- 12:28under
- 12:28Newt
- 12:28Rockne,
- 12:29he
- 12:29practiced
- 12:30with
- 12:30them.
- 12:30Anyway,
- 12:31he
- 12:31ended
- 12:31up
- 12:32going
- 12:32and
- 12:32playing
- 12:33some,
- 12:35some
- 12:35minor
- 12:36teams
- 12:36up
- 12:36around
- 12:37the
- 12:37Minneapolis
- 12:37area.
- 12:38Played
- 12:38with
- 12:38the
- 12:39Milwaukee
- 12:40Badgers,
- 12:41who
- 12:41we've
- 12:41talked
- 12:41about
- 12:42in
- 12:42our
- 12:43book
- 12:43Marooned
- 12:44before.
- 12:44We
- 12:44know
- 12:45their
- 12:45story.
- 12:46He
- 12:46also
- 12:46played
- 12:46on
- 12:47a
- 12:47Duluth
- 12:47Eskimos
- 12:48with
- 12:48Ernie
- 12:48Nevers
- 12:49for
- 12:50a
- 12:50year
- 12:50or
- 12:50two.
- 12:50Loved
- 12:51Ernie
- 12:51Nevers,
- 12:52great
- 12:52player
- 12:53there.
- 12:54When
- 12:54the
- 12:54Eskimos
- 12:55folded
- 12:55up,
- 12:55he
- 12:55ended
- 12:55up
- 12:55playing
- 12:56for
- 12:56the
- 12:56Pottsville
- 12:56Maroons
- 12:57after
- 12:58the
- 12:58lost
- 12:58championship
- 12:59era.
- 12:59But
- 13:00he
- 13:00played
- 13:00with
- 13:00Pete
- 13:00Henry
- 13:01there,
- 13:01the
- 13:01famous
- 13:01Canton
- 13:02Bulldog
- 13:02and
- 13:02Pottsville
- 13:03Maroon,
- 13:04and
- 13:04then
- 13:04ended
- 13:05up
- 13:05going
- 13:05up
- 13:05and
- 13:06playing
- 13:06for
- 13:06Curly
- 13:06Lambeau
- 13:07with
- 13:07the
- 13:08Green
- 13:08Bay
- 13:08packers
- 13:08and
- 13:09Cal
- 13:09Hubbard
- 13:10and
- 13:10a
- 13:11bunch
- 13:11of
- 13:11other
- 13:11great
- 13:12players.
- 13:12Arnie
- 13:12Erber
- 13:13and
- 13:14I
- 13:14think
- 13:15Don
- 13:15Hudson
- 13:15was
- 13:16coming
- 13:16on
- 13:16right
- 13:17about
- 13:17that,
- 13:17the
- 13:17end
- 13:18of
- 13:18his
- 13:18career
- 13:18at
- 13:19that
- 13:19time.
- 13:20But
- 13:20it's
- 13:21kind
- 13:21of
- 13:21funny
- 13:21that
- 13:22Curly
- 13:22Lambeau,
- 13:23I
- 13:23guess,
- 13:24didn't
- 13:24really
- 13:24care
- 13:25for
- 13:25Johnny
- 13:26Blood.
- 13:26McNally.
- 13:26McNally
- 13:27by
- 13:27his
- 13:27own
- 13:28admission,
- 13:30was
- 13:30quite
- 13:31a.
- 13:31Quite
- 13:31the
- 13:31partier.
- 13:32He
- 13:32loved
- 13:32to
- 13:32go
- 13:33and
- 13:33have,
- 13:33you
- 13:33know,
- 13:34a
- 13:34few
- 13:34suds
- 13:34after
- 13:35the
- 13:35game,
- 13:35have
- 13:36some
- 13:36fun,
- 13:36live
- 13:37it
- 13:37up
- 13:37a
- 13:37little
- 13:37bit,
- 13:38chase
- 13:38the
- 13:38ladies
- 13:38around
- 13:39a
- 13:39little
- 13:39bit.
- 13:39Karel
- 13:40Lambeau,
- 13:40a
- 13:40lot
- 13:41more
- 13:41refined
- 13:42and
- 13:43conservative
- 13:44than
- 13:44that.
- 13:44Never
- 13:45was
- 13:45very
- 13:45fond
- 13:46of
- 13:46that.
- 13:46And
- 13:47a
- 13:47couple
- 13:47times
- 13:48they
- 13:48got
- 13:48into
- 13:48it
- 13:48where
- 13:49McNally
- 13:50thought
- 13:50he
- 13:50was
- 13:50off
- 13:51the
- 13:51team
- 13:51and
- 13:52Lambeau
- 13:53would
- 13:53end
- 13:53up
- 13:53calling
- 13:53him
- 13:53up
- 13:54because
- 13:54he's
- 13:54just
- 13:54too
- 13:54talented
- 13:55of
- 13:55a
- 13:55player
- 13:55not
- 13:55to
- 13:56have
- 13:56on
- 13:56your
- 13:56team.
- 13:57He
- 13:57was,
- 13:57you
- 13:58know,
- 13:58a
- 13:58great,
- 14:00very
- 14:00versatile
- 14:01running
- 14:01back
- 14:01that
- 14:02could
- 14:02catch
- 14:02a
- 14:02few
- 14:02passes
- 14:03in
- 14:03an
- 14:04era
- 14:04where
- 14:04the
- 14:04pass
- 14:05was
- 14:05just
- 14:05coming
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