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Johnny Bright Incident – October 21, 1951 Des Moines Register newspaper page showing Robinson and Ultang photo sequence [1]. The Johnny Bright incident was a violent on-field assault against African-American player Johnny Bright by Wilbanks Smith, a white opposing player during an American college football game held on October 20, 1951, in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
The 1994 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the 23rd-ranked Michigan Wolverines, and the unranked NC State Wolfpack. It was the eighth edition of the Hall of Fame Bowl . After a scoreless first quarter, Michigan's Tyrone Wheatley scored on a 26-yard rushing touchdown, and Michigan led 7–0.
ESPN named Young's fourth-down, game-winning touchdown run the fifth-highest rated play in college-football history. [42] The game is the highest-rated BCS game in TV history with 21.7% of households watching it, [43] and is often considered the greatest college football national championship game of all time. [44] [45] [46]
The 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the fourteenth-ranked Clemson Tigers and the sixteenth-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini. It was the fifth edition of the Hall of Fame Bowl. Clemson's Chris Gardocki kicked an 18-yard field goal as the Tigers built a 3–0 lead. They led 10–0 after DeChane Cameron threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Doug Thomas ...
The 1986 Hall of Fame Bowl was a college football bowl game featuring the Boston College Eagles and the Georgia Bulldogs. It was the inaugural edition of the Hall of Fame Bowl. Georgia started the scoring on a 7-yard James Jackson run. Boston College got on the board after Lowe made a 23-yard field goal at 7–3.
The NFL is a brutal game. You can't guarantee a 10-year career. ... Sharpe took a step toward the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Thursday. ... Like Davis, Sharpe was unquestionably a Hall of Fame ...
The following year, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame decided to relocate the game to Tampa, FL, beginning the Hall of Fame Bowl (now the Outback for sponsorship reasons). The game in Birmingham, AL remained, though renamed as the All-American Bowl .
The parties in a lawsuit involving the cancelled 2016 Hall of Fame Game have reached a preliminary settlement of $750K. Pro Football Hall of Fame, fans to finally settle lawsuit over NFL game ...