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Part 1 of our History of Notre Dame Football series this offseason. 
Written by Sean Buck
Narrated by Mike McClure
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Given Notre Dame’s worst football season in history—a 2-8 record in 1956—the Fighting Irish would be the last team fans would expect to end the Oklahoma Sooners’ record 47-game streak. END ZONE INSIGHT delves into the 1930s Dust Bowl, the Irish post-war glory days ending in self-induced struggles and the building of the Sooners dynasty leading up to this stunning upset.  But was it all on the up-and-up?

Return with END ZONE INSIGHT to more than 100 years ago when the American Professional Football Association was launched in a hot, crowded automobile dealership in Canton, Ohio. 

Cold beer all around. Prohibition be damned. Long live the Hupmobile!

Long live the National Football League, which became the official name after two years operating under the rather clumsy APFA title. It’s not as if many sports fans noticed the name change because it would take many years for the pro league to catch on.

While famous college football coaches ripped the professionals for playing dirty and giving real sport of football, that is, the spirted, die-for-dear-old-Rutgers college boys a bad name.

Listen in to find out what REALLY happened to Ralph Hay—who hosted the early meetings at his Hupmobile dealership—Jim Thorpe, Joe Carr, the Massillon Tigers, Gus Dorais, the Staley Starchmakers, and George Stanley Halas. TAKE A DRINK!

For the sake of accurate information, END ZONE INSIGHT encourages a frat boy type of drinking game. That is, whenever you hear the name George Halas in any episode—and he pops up often—please take a good swallow of your favorite beverage.

Please don’t drink and drive. But, please seek out our podcast.

Historian + Curator, Jeremy Swick, takes us on a tour of the College Football Hall of Fame's history, how he creates an exhibit + a rare peek inside the secret archive room known as "The Vault".

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