The latest issue of the Coffin Corner is now available for immediate download from the PFRA website. The issue contains the following:
PFRA-ternizing. An update on another speaker and two players added to the 2023 PFRA Convention in Pittsburgh, and a full rundown of the speakers, activities and accommodations. In addition, there's a complete listing of the seven episodes available to stream now of the Official PFRA Podcast.
They Put the “Foot” in Football: Hall of Fame Position Players Who Punted or Kicked or Did Both by Alan Ross. A comprehensive look at the 54 Hall of Famers who, in addition to excelling at their regular position, also aided their team by placekicking and/or punting, including some who were the best to ever perform at this type of special teams. They're all here from Jim Thorpe to John Lynch. Yes, Lynch kicked off twice in one game, on an emergency basis, and never again.
Indoor Cats: The Detroit Lions Move to the Silverdome by Thomas E. Hall. An exploration of the reasons behind the Lions’ move to Pontiac, Michigan in 1975, and an analysis of the resulting detrimental effect it had on the team’s road winning percentage while calling their last two indoor stadiums—the Silverdome and Ford Field—home.
Canada vs. the United States (in Football) by Gary Cobb. A short history of the exhibition contests between Canadian and American teams from various leagues starting in 1923—from the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU), the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU), an early version of the AFL, the AAFC, and all the way up to the last AFL, and the CFL and NFL—the rules they played under, and why this unrelated series of games ended in 1961.
2022 Player Deaths. A list of the pro football players who died last year, including information on the team(s) and league(s) they played for, the date and location of their death (if known) and their age when they passed away.