Sports History Network
When Football Was Football
Each episode of “When Football Was Football” will take the listener back to the very early days of the National Football League. Your host, Joe Ziemba, will share a forgotten or lost story from one of the NFL’s two oldest teams: The Bears and the Cardinals. Team championships, individual exploits, or long-buried items of interest from the earliest years of the NFL will be dusted off and resurrected for the listener. Not for the football faint-of-heart since these programs will document when the struggling Bears nearly went out of business or when Cardinals’ players earned $15 a game and were p...
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May 18, 2026
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Episodes
Bears' 1940 Championship Rout 12.10.2020 15:43
When Football Was Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . To learn more about this episode, you can check out the page here.
The Pursuit of Charley Trippi 28.09.2020 15:15
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The Birth of Indoor Football in the NFL 14.09.2020 16:38
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The Sad, Strange, and Curious Case of Johnny Grigas 31.08.2020 12:59
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Jim Hardy: From the Worst Day Ever to All-Pro in 1950!!! 17.08.2020 15:21
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Ernie Nevers and the NFL's Oldest Individual Record 03.08.2020 15:17
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1948 NFL vs. College All-Star Game 20.07.2020 21:11
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The Wit and Wisdom of Chet Bulger 06.07.2020 17:38
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1944 Card-Pitts (Worst NFL Team Ever?) 22.06.2020 15:05
This podcast is part of the Sports History Network . In this episode, we talk about a team considered possibly the worst of all-time. It was tough in 1944 trying to manage rosters, but the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers managed to combine forces for a season. Music from https://www.purple-planet.com/
Hugo Bezdek | Pro Football Player Before College Athlete? 08.06.2020 9:51
This podcast is part of the Sports History Network . In this episode we talk about a man who played professional football BEFORE he played in college, and later went on to become the only person who coached an NFL team as well as managed a major league baseball team. Music from https://www.purple-planet.com/
Motts Tonelli | From the NFL to Bataan 25.05.2020 9:46
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Sports History Network Presents: When Football Was Football (Trailer) 21.05.2020 5:25
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! WHEN FOOTBALL WAS FOOTBALL BACKGROUND Each episode takes the listener back to the very early days of the National Football League. Author Joe Ziemba will share a forgotten or lost story from one of the NFL’s two oldest teams...
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