44 years ago today, Pat Summerall and John Madden called a Division-III college football game. Wittenberg vs. Baldwin-Wallace October 3, 1982 During the fall of '82, in the second week of the NFLPA's 57-day players' strike, CBS needed to get creative with its Sunday afternoon programming. So on October 3, the network sent its top NFL broadcast team of Pat Summerall and John Madden to Springfield, Ohio to call Division-III Wittenberg's game against its rival Baldwin-Wallace — each school with an enrollment then of about 2,000 students. Three other NFL on CBS broadcast teams were also assigned to call Division-III games that weekend. Wittenberg, Baldwin-Wallace, and the Ohio Athletic Conference were each paid $10,000 for the game. The video includes the CBS open and pregame introduction by Pat and John, the first several minutes of the game, and select highlights from this historic CBS broadcast. A very rare and fascinating telecast — and quite a thrill for those players, coaches, students, and communities.

Chicago Bears legend Dick Butkus, career rushing totals 1 carry, 28 yards, 1 first down October 1, 1972

September 28, 1975 Sweetness's First 100 Total Yard Day Bears rookie Walter Payton follows up his minus-4 total yard NFL debut a week earlier with a 131-yard performance in Chicago's tight 15-13 win over the Eagles at Soldier Field.

Butkus. "Synonymous with football. It's synonymous with hitting, contact, aggressiveness." This is my favorite NFL Films Dick Butkus segment of them all. The best testimonials, the one I feel best captures the true essence of the iconic #Bears middle linebacker. #DaBears