Coffin Corner Index
Professional Football Researchers Association www.profootballresearchers.com The Coffin Corner articles index, 1979-2021 Current through Vol. 43, No. 4 (2021) COMPILER’S NOTE: Articles are arranged alphabetically by writer’s name (or title of article if without byline), and then in reverse chronological order (most recent article first) for each writer. Compiled by Richard Bak A “Alumni in Politics.” 5:5 (1983). Meet Congressmen Chet Chesney, Laverne Dilweg, Winfield Denton, Jack Kemp, and Steve Largent; Governor Edward King; Mayor Bob St. Clair; Supreme Court Justice Byron (Whizzer) White; and lots of state legislators—all former pro players. “American Football Association Hall of Fame.” 16:1 (1994). A list of the 174 players, coaches, executives, and other personnel inducted into the Minor Pro Football Hall of Fame during the previous 13 years. Anderson, Joshua. “The Pro Football Career of Paul Robeson.” 39:6 (2017). A detailed account of the famed actor, singer, and activist’s playing days in the early NFL. The article covers his time with the Akron Pros in 1921 and the Milwaukee Badgers in 1922, including extensive contemporary news accounts and research notes. Anderson, Joshua. “The First NFL Championship: Portsmouth vs. Brooklyn?” 36:6 (2014). The final standings for 1933 don’t tell the full story of the first title game. With three weeks left to play in the regular season, the Spartans (at .750) and Dodgers (at .800) both led their P a g e | 1 The Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and, in some cases, reconstructing professional football history.
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