INTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL RESEARCHERS ASSOCIATION ™ The College Football Historian ™ Expanding the knowledge and information on college football’s unique past—today! ISSN: 1526-233x [November 2010 Vol. 3 No. 10] circa: Jan. 2008 Tex Noel, Editor (
[email protected] ) (Website) http://www.secsportsfan.com/college-football-association.html All content is protected by copyright© by the author. Ø First of all, Nov. 11 th was Veteran’s Day; IFRA would like to thank every member if he/she is currently serving or has served for defending our country; we’d also like to thank all members of the Military past and present for all you have done for us. Ø Next, I have had computer problems the past 3-4 weeks and I have lost a few files; but thankfully, I have the majority of my work. If you have sent in a story for the Nov. issue of The College Football Historian , at this time, I haven’t been able to find it—I apologize and would you please resend and it will appear in the December issue of TCFH. Thank you for understanding!!! First TV Football Game from 1939 to1940. A signal reaching an estimated 500 homes in a 50- • From Waynesburg mile radius broadcasted games from University site Ebbets Field, Madison Square Garden and Yankee Stadium. Those Waynesburg Plays in First who could afford a $600 television Televised Football Game set at the time witnessed television history. And it was the Waynesburg The inception of televised sports took place in the New York City area The College Football HistorianHistorian----2222 --- Cincinnati Reds in the first-ever televised professional baseball game, College Yellow Jackets that they first and five months after the Princeton watched play football.