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January 12, 1946

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 12, 1946, the National Football League champions, the Cleveland Rams, were given permission to escape and move to Los Angeles, California. Proving that even in 1946, nobody really wanted to live in Cleveland. Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinkedInMa.gnoliaMister WongMixxMySpaceNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSurphaceSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveYahoo!Email This to a Friend  Link HTML:  Permalink:  If you like … Continue reading →

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April 9, 1945

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Joel Byers

On April 9, 1945, National Football League Commissioner Elmer Layden decided that the football paying public no longer wanted to see a professional football player’s hairy, scarred legs. He decreed that all NFL players must wear long stockings that reach up to the knee. Unfortunately, while this did hide the hirsute extremities of the ape-men … Continue reading →

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July 13, 1972

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1972, Carroll Rosenbloom and Robert Irsay traded their favorite toys with each other. They were not 12 year old boys swapping comic books or baseball cards. They were the owners of the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams and they didn’t trade a couple of players, they swapped the … Continue reading →

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