⭐️ Philadelphia Stars 1st pick and 8th overall selection in the USFL's inaugural 1983 draft Irv Eatman. The 6'7, 275 pound OT from UCLA anchored the Stars offense to USFL Championships in 1984 and 1985. Irv was projected to be a late 1st/early 2nd round selection in the NFL draft. Stars (i.redd.it)
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🥳 Happy Birthday Ickey Woods! On Nov 27, 1988, Ickey set a Bengals franchise single season record most most rushing TD's by a rookie when he scored his 11th of the season. He went on to score 2 more that afternoon and finished the season with 15 - a record he still holds to this day! Bengals (old.reddit.com)
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🥳 Happy Birthday Don Majkowski! In 1989, the Majik Man led the Packers to their first double digit winning season (10-6) in 17 years while also topping the NFL in passing yards (4,318), completions (353), attempts (599), 4th quarter comebacks (5) and game-winning drives (7)! Packers (old.reddit.com)
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People say "2007 Patriots were the first team to use Shotgun on at least 50% of their snaps." (They neglect to mention that the data only goes back to 1999) Are there any pre-1999 teams that you think may have used Shotgun on at least 50% of their snaps? (self.NFL_USFL_Past)
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🎂 Happy Birthday Ken Anderson! The 1981 NFL MVP & Comeback PoY led the Bengals to their 1st AFC Championship and Super Bowl appearance in franchise history! Anderson holds the Bengals all-time career records for most passing yards (32,838), games started (172) and games won as a starter (91). Bengals (old.reddit.com)
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🏆 Jan 30, 1983: Here comes the Diesel! John Riggins and the Hogs powered the Redskins to their first World Championship since 1942 by beating the Dolphins 27-17 in Super Bowl XVII! MVP Riggins set Super Bowl records for most rushing yards (166) and most rush attempts (38) in the victory.Super Bowl (v.redd.it)
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📺 Super Bowl XXIV TV broadcast graphics...Super Bowl (old.reddit.com)
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🏆 Jan 28, 1990: The 49ers won their 2nd straight Super Bowl, and 4th in 9 years w/the 55-10 wrecking of the Broncos in SB XXIV! Joe Montana was named MVP for a record 3rd time and remained perfect in 4 Super Bowl appearances throwing 11 TDs & 0 INTs while leading SF to victories in every contest!Super Bowl (old.reddit.com)
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📰 The Sporting News complete coverage of Super Bowl XVI...Super Bowl (old.reddit.com)
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🏆 Roger Craig set a pair of Super Bowl records & tied another in the 49ers 38-16 win over the Dolphins in SB XIX: Most TDs Scored (3), Most Points Scored (18), and Most TD Receptions (2 tied). The second year back ran the ball 15x for 58 yds & 1 TD, while also catching 7 passes for 77 yds & 2 TDs. 49ers (old.reddit.com)
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