On October 25, 1964, after recovering a fumble against the 49ers
in San Francisco, Minnesota Vikings star defensive end Jim
Marshall ran 66 yards the wrong way into his own end zone.

The four-year veteran believes he has scored a touchdown, so
he throws the ball out of bounds in celebration, resulting in a
safety for San Francisco and putting an exclamation point on
one of the worst blunders in NFL history. Despite Marshall’s
error, the Vikings win, 27-22.

“It was the nuttiest thing I’d ever seen,” said Vikings offensive
tackle Grady Alderman. 

Marshall recovers the fumble (1) before running
in the wrong direction (2).

Born: December 30, 1937 (age 85)

CHICAGO (WICS/WICD) — Illinois and Bears great Dick
Butkus passed away on Thursday. 

The Chicago Bears confirmed the news of the passing.

The team said Butkus died in his sleep overnight at his
home in Malibu, California. 

In August 2001, Butkus underwent quintuple bypass
surgery to remove blockages in his arteries.

A young Tommy Lee Jones in 1968 when he played
offensive guard on Harvard’s undefeated varsity
football team.

Jones will be 77 years old September 15.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Pro Football Hall of Fame
member James Francis "Jim" Thorpe came into this world on
this day in history, May 28, 1888.

Born in a one-room cabin in the geographical area that is now
Oklahoma, Thorpe was raised by Hiram and Charlotte Vieux
Thorpe on the Sac and Fox reservation, according to the
Oklahoma Historical Society.

Thorpe was given the Native American name "Wa-tho-huck,"
meaning "Bright Path" in Sac and Fox language.

This name would quickly turn prophetic, as Thorpe would
establish himself as one of the athletic superstars of the
20th century.         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

James Nathaniel Brown (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023)

(FOX NEWS) – The NFL community mourned the loss of legendary Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown Friday afternoon after
his family shared the news of his death. Brown died at his Los
Angeles home on May 18, 2023. He was 87.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell issued a statement calling
Brown "one of the most dominant players to ever step on any
athletic field" and also highlighted his work as a "cultural
figure who helped promote change.