Throwbacks: Stories from Pro Football History

How did the draft and the NFL become what it is today? We tell you the stories of the first NFL Draft, as well as the one man whose vision molded the league you know and love. Music featured in this episode by the following (in order of appearance):   Ending Satellites - A Day in Port-Royal Dexter Britain - Summers Coming Simon Robinson - Country Trouble Jaakko - Rosa Mota Monster Rally - Sun Bum Dexter Britain - From the Dream of Life Explosions in the Sky - Welcome, Ghosts The Freak Fandango Orchestra - Requiem for a Fish If you like the show, want to be a part of it, or want to see us cover a great story, please reach out to me at erik.oehler@nationalfootballpost.com.     Follow @erikoehlerFollow @FVRThrowbacks

President Nixon wasn't the only president to resign on August 8th, 1974. This week, we tell the story of the downfall of the WFL, as well as the story of the most hyped player to never play a game. Or did he? Music featured in this episode by the following (in order of appearance):   et_ - Kopeika YACHT - Holly Roller Milt Buckner - The BeastLos Amigos Invisibles - ChaChaborro Remus - Resistance main theme Charles Atlas - Demus Jose Travieso - Zombie Nation Hugh Masekela - Grazing in the Grass The Freak Fandango Orchestra - Requiem for a Fish If you like the show, want to be a part of it, or want to see us cover a great story, please reach out to me at erik.oehler@nationalfootballpost.com.   Follow @erikoehlerFollow @FVRThrowbacks

Not every idea works out. In this episode, we highlight a few from pro football's history that failed. We tell the stories of a new uniform numbering system, the biggest waiver steal of all time, and a choose-your-own-adventure football game where the home viewers called the plays. Music featured in this episode by the following (in order of appearance): YACHT - Holly Roller El Chicano - Viva Tirado The Freak Fandango Orchestra - The Hug The Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Telephone and Rubber Band All India Radio - When you are here Hugh Masekela - Grazing in the Grass The Freak Fandango Orchestra - Requiem for a Fish If you like the show, want to be a part of it, or want to see us cover a great story, please reach out to me at erik.oehler@nationalfootballpost.com. Follow @erikoehler

The year is 1906. Ohio pro teams Canton and Massillon have assembled dream teams consisting of the best players in the country. NFP, along with the Professional Football Researchers Association, is proud to bring you the story of the first, and maybe biggest, pro football scandal, ever. Our new podcast, Throwbacks, will tell some of the most compelling stories of football's past in an engaging way. Much of the original story appeared in print in the 1984 PFRA Annual #5. Music featured in this episode by the following (in order of appearance): Dexter Britain - The Time to Run Tascott - Shame on You (1905) The Years - The In Crowd Football - Dan Quinn (1906) Simon Robinson - Country Trouble Jackson F. Smith - Cantina Rag Link Wray & his Ray Men - Rumble Booker T. & the MG’s - Soul Dressing Milt Buckner - The Beast Hugh Masekela - Grazing in the Grass Victor Herbet Orchestra - The Ameer (1912) Combustible Edison - Spy vs Spy Calexico - Whipping the Horse’s Eye Bill Frisell, Ron Miles, Curtis