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05-02-2012, 05:11 AM
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Day #7 - Ken Strong
Card #7 in the Chicle set is Ken Strong. Ken was a 2x All-American at NYU and a 5x All-Pro selection. He is the first player in the Chicle set to have played in both the NFL and the second instantiation of the AFL. Ken was voted to the 1930's All Decade Team and the New York Giants retired his number. He was the first known player in NFL history to score on a fair catch kick, an obscure NFL rule that is still in existence. Only 5 players in NFL history have made a fair catch kick. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_catch_kick for more information.
Check out this link for more info on Ken: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Strong strong35front.jpg strong35back.jpg jeff Last edited by jefferyepayne; 05-02-2012 at 05:12 AM. 
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05-02-2012, 08:26 AM
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new board member
I was speaking with a brand new board member yesterday. He says his main thing is football. Maybe there will be more talk of it in the future on this board. The cards are certainly neat looking. I personally didn't play football growing up as I was generally too small. I played a lot of baseball. Great looking cards posted Jeff....
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05-03-2012, 05:54 AM
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Day #8 - Jim Zyntell
Card #8 in the Chicle set is Jim Zyntell. Jim is a Holy Cross graduate and has the distinction to being in both the Holy Cross Football Hall of Fame and Holy Cross Track Hall of Fame. Alphabetically, he is the last person in the list of former NFL players.
Check out this link for more info on Jim: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Zyntell zyntell35front.jpg zyntell35back.jpg jeff
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05-03-2012, 08:17 AM
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Jeffrey- The mention of the "Fair Catch Kick" on the Ken Strong card brought back some fun memories.
About 8 or 9 years ago I was broadcasting a local high game on local cable and right before half the rule was put into use. A visiting player called a fair catch at mid-field and theie coach declared the free kick option. I was aware of the rule but was not aware that an unlimited run-up to the ball is allowed. The ball was placed on a kickoff tee and a 270 lb. lineman took about a ten yard run-up to the ball and kicked it through. The points were the deciding margin at game's end. Fun stuff. By the way NFL Ref Walt Coleman is our guest speaker at our annual Boys & Girls Club fund raiser next Tuesday night. I am sure he will address the "Tuck Rule" and his relationship with the Raider organization.
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05-03-2012, 10:27 AM
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Jeffrey
Great thread, keep them coming!
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Always looking for Army-Navy and Army-Notre Dame tickets and programs from before 1930. Vintage Army Football Collection http://www.wix.com/armyautin/vintage-army-football
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05-03-2012, 12:57 PM
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Thanks. I needed a little positive feedback ... I was starting to wonder whether I was just talking to myself!
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05-03-2012, 02:44 PM
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Always looking for Army-Navy and Army-Notre Dame tickets and programs from before 1930. Vintage Army Football Collection http://www.wix.com/armyautin/vintage-army-football
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05-03-2012, 12:42 PM
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NFL kickers are so good at drilling kickoffs through the uprights now that I'm surprised more situations to try a fair catch kick haven't occurred in the NFL recently. Probably because most teams forced to punt in a close game are going to punt it out of bounds. On a last second kickoff, teams usually squib it as well.
My understanding is that a fair catch kick is a legitimate field goal attempt and if someone made one from farther than 64 yards it would be considered the longest field goal in history. jeff Quote:
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