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Joined October 2009
Someone just sent me this picture from a New York newspaper of my last college game against Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y. on Nov. 23, 1968. I converted six extra points and a 37-yard field goal in our 45-7 victory on a very chilly and windy day.
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Fred Mitchell Award Kickers of the Week for Week 6.
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🏈 Fred Mitchell Award Kickers of the Week -Wk7 -Justin Keller - SEMO (FCS)🎯 4/4 FGs : 47, 54,23,28 -Preston Kyle - Colorado School of Mines (DII)💥 1/1 : 60-yard FG -Liam Quigley - New Haven (FCS)🎯 4/4 FGs : 53, 46, 47, 21 About: fredmitchellaward.com/about-… @SEMOfootball @justin_keller7 @MinesFootball @preston_kyle05 @UNewHavenFB @LiamQuigley0
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I covered Jordan Lynch for the Chicago Tribune when he quarterbacked Northern Illinois to the Orange Bowl vs. Florida State and finished third in Heisman Trophy voting. This year he has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
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Cubs 2016 World Series hero Ben Zobrist inducted into Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
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Former Bears cornerback Jerry Azumah among Chicagoland Hall of Famers fredmitchellwriter.com/azuma…
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After months of building, @YD3_Sports is officially live. Proud to help bring this vision to life and tell the stories of D3 student-athletes and alumni:
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🏈 Fred Mitchell Award Kickers of the Week - Week 6 Mason Lindberg — Idaho State🎯 5/5 FGs 🏆 Now a 2x Kicker of the Week Jude Kelley — Chattanooga🎯 4/4 FGs 💥 Long makes of 46 & 45 yards Carter Brown — Tennessee Tech 🎯 2/2 FGs💥 52 & 52 yards 🔥 Now 4 makes from 50+ this season About: fredmitchellaward.com/about-… @MmasonLindbergg @JudeKelley83 @CarterABrown @BengalGridiron @GoMocsFB @TNTechFootball
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RIP Mike Ditka 🕯️ The signature play from Iron Mike's Hall of Fame career as of one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history Returning home to Pittsburgh in 1963, Ditka rumbled 63 yards with a Billy Wade pass late in the game — setting up a Bears field goal to salvage a 17-17 tie with the Steelers. A key play in the Chicago's 1963 NFL title march
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Mike Ditka, Hall of Fame tight end and Super Bowl XX Bears coach has passed away at 86. RIP
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Ever-classy Bears legend Walter Payton delivers a reflective tribute in the postgame press conference after becoming the NFL's all-time leading rusher October 7, 1984
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October 6, 1968 Bears halfback Gale Sayers and Colts tight end John Mackey, putting on a talent show in Baltimore
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~ In Memoriam ~ Richard Marvin "Dick" Butkus December 9, 1942 – October 5, 2023 NFL Icon, Chicago Bears Legend
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🏈 FMA Kickers of the Week – Week 5 🔥 Joel McGrath |Southeastern (NAIA) 3/3 FG — 52, 42, 38 🏴‍☠️ Iden Bone | Whitworth (DIII) 2/2 FG — 55, 48 ⚔️ Sean Medcalfe | Luther (DIII) 2/2 FG — 54 GAME WINNER, 28 About: fredmitchellaward.com/about-… @IdenBone @JoelMcGrath12 @SeanMedcalfe @SEUFireFootball @LutherFootball @WhitworthFB
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Always a great memory for Tiger fans. Proud day to host CBS Sports and some of the broadcast legends of the game. #TigerUp
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.
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🏈 FMA Kicker of the Week – Week 4 Jonathon Scheffler | Tabor College (NAIA)💥 50 & 45-yard FGs — and both cleared by a mile! The true freshman already has 7 made FGs this season, tied for 3rd-most in the NAIA. @Tabor_Football @JonathanSc76916
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🏈 FMA Kicker of the Week – Week 4 Nathan Chapman | Furman (FCS) 🔥 Chapman is 8-for-10 from 40+ yards this season — the ONLY kicker in all of college football, FBS included, with 8 made FGs from 40+ yards. 🎯 3/3 FG (49, 42, 33) Actually insane!!!! @PaladinFootball @NathanChapmanK1
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🏈 FMA Kicker of the Week: Week 4 Joshua Hossmann Lees | Portland State 🚨 GAME WINNER! Drilled a 41-yard FG as time expired to lift Portland State over Weber State, 44-41! 🎯 3/3 FG (42, 31, 41) Also, awesome job by the holder to get the laces out. Not easy, team effort on the operation. @psuviksFB @j_hossmannlees
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"The Fog Bowl" 1988 NFC Divisional Playoff The Eagles and Bears at Chicago's Soldier Field
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