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The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.

EPISODE SUMMARY

This time I take the DeLorean to many timelines in "The World of Football" with podcast host and football historian, Rand Snow. You may have read or heard some of his work before, and if you did, you very well may know how much of a Detroit Lion's fan he is. So yes, as a diehard Lion's fan myself, this episode does tilt a little bit that way. Don't worry though, we get into so much football history, the episode ended up going over an hour. Below are a few of the topics we discuss:

• The mission of Randy's website and podcast - The World of Football
• His experience at the most recent Professional Football Researcher's Association Convention (listen to episode 203 of The World of Football for a more in-depth rundown of the events
• The meat and potatoes of the interview revolved around the most recent issue of the Coffin Corner, a bi-monthly publication from the Professional Researchers Association - Randy had an article make the front cover, titled "10 Things You Didn't Know About the Detroit Lions"
• Randy has visited numerous graves of football legends throughout his years. We discussed some of his most cherished, the reason behind it, and even where he's taking my DeLorean if he could spend a day with one person from the graves.
• There's so much more I can't include it all. You'll just have to listen to hear all the neat stories Randy shares

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AUTHOR BIO

***NOTE - Below is from Randy's website - The World of Football

What do I know about The World of Football? Plenty. I have traveled quite a bit over the years and I've experienced many aspects of the football world first hand. 

I saw my first NFL game in 1975 at the age of 16 when my brother took me to a Detroit Lions game. The Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers that day, 13-10. It was the first season that the Lions played in the Pontiac Silverdome.

 I played high school football in 1976 at Maple Valley High School in Vermontville, Michigan. At 115 pounds, I was the third-string offensive center for the MV Lions. I was terrible as a player, but I was, and always have been, a huge fan of the game.

In 1983, I attended my first United States Football League (USFL) game, also at the Pontiac Silverdome. The Michigan Panthers defeated the Chicago Blitz 17-12. In 1985 I flew out to Arizona from Michigan to see Doug Flutie and the New Jersey Generals play Doug Williams and the Arizona Outlaws. Arizona won the game, 31-13. (I was young and single at the time and could afford to do crazy stuff like that)

I went to my first Canadian Football League game in Toronto in 1994, again to see Doug Flutie play. This time he was playing for the visiting Calgary Stampeders. Calgary beat the Toronto Argonauts, 52-3 at the SkyDome.

In 2000, I attended my first Arena Football League game. The Grand Rapids Rampage lost to the visiting...