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Redskins Can Keep Their Trademark

tombenjey wrote 1 month ago: On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States refused to hear an appeal of the Washington federa … more →

Tags: Redskins, Trademark, Supreme Court

Lonestar Played in the NFL

tombenjey wrote 2 months ago: Not long ago, I learned that some Carlisle Indians other than the ones on the Oorang Indians also pl … more →

Tags: Football, Carlisle Indian School, Oorang Indians, Fabulous Redmen, NFL, Columbus Panhandles, Frank Lonestar, Chris Willis, John Steckbeck

Unexpected Carlisle Indians in the NFL

tombenjey wrote 4 months ago: While researching Carlisle Indian School alums who played in the NFL, I came across an unexpected na … more →

Tags: Football, Carlisle Indian School, Gus Welch, Oorang Indians, Columbus Panhandles, Detroit Heralds, Fort Wayne Friars, Joe Little Twig, Littleboy

Single-Wing Revisited

tombenjey wrote 4 months ago: When addressing the incorrect assertion that Pop Warner had developed the single-wing formation whil … more →

Tags: Pop Warner, Carlisle Indian School, washington state university, Single wing, footballhistorian.com, Richard Fry, The Crimson and the Gray, Hack Applequist

Redskins Trademark Safe for Now

tombenjey wrote 7 months ago: Last Friday, a three-judge panel of the U. S. Court of Appeals in Washington upheld the D. C. Circui … more →

Tags: Washington Redskins, Suzan Shown Harjo, Redskins trademark, Redskinettes, Appeal, Mateo Romero, U. S. Court of Appeals

Indians Dissed by Halls of Fame

tombenjey wrote 7 months ago: Last week was a bad week for Indian athletes. Both players and coaches continue to be overlooked for … more →

Tags: Frank Cayou, Frank Mt. Pleasant, Jim Thorpe, Mike Balenti, Victor Kelly, Barry Sanders, Centre College, Charles Moran, College Football Hall of Fame

Will Hall of Fame Move?

tombenjey wrote 8 months ago: The National Football Foundation has not yet been moved to induct Lone Star Dietz into the College F … more →

Tags: College Football Hall of Fame, T. Boone Pickens, Dallas, South Bend

Lone Star Dietz Belongs in Hall of Fame

tombenjey wrote 9 months ago: The National Football Foundation released the 2009 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame and … more →

Tags: Football, Carlisle Indian School, washington state university, Single wing, Rose Bowl, College Football Hall of Fame, Brown University, Fritz Pollard, Eddie Robinson

A Visit to Sports Immortals

tombenjey wrote 10 months ago: Last week I was finally able to visit the Sports Immortals museum in Boca Raton, FL. Joel Platt has … more →

Tags: Jim Thorpe, Joel Platt, Sports Immortals, Pittsburgh Just Grew, Liberty Academy, Boca Raton

Some Good Scholarship

tombenjey wrote 10 months ago: A couple of years ago Angel DeCora’s biographer wrote, “I noticed Benjey did not seem to have … more →

Tags: Pop Warner, Carlisle Indian School, Angel DeCora, Linda Waggoner, John C. Ewers, Keep a-goin', The Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, Sara MacDonald, Doris O. Pottlitzer

Common Misconceptions About Carlisle Indian School8 comments

tombenjey wrote 11 months ago: Google Alerts inform me of “news” on the internet regarding Lone Star Dietz, most of which I ignore. … more →

Tags: Jim Thorpe, Carlisle Indian School, Albert Exendine, Gus Welch, Ed Rogers, James Johnson, Joe Guyon, Moses Friedman

Captain of Industry at Thorpe Premier

tombenjey wrote 12 months ago: Another Brown end made the trip to Pasadena. Furber I. Marshall was born in New Hampshire to a Avard … more →

Tags: Jim Thorpe, 1916 Rose Bowl, bendix, Brown University, Carlisle Corporation, Furber I. Marshall, John S. Fine

Brown Was In 1916 Rose Bowl, Too!

tombenjey wrote 1 year ago: I recently posted some footage of the 1916 Rose Bowl that was provided to me by the Washington State … more →

Tags: Single wing, washington state university, 1916 Rose Bowl, Brown University, Fritz Pollard, Josh Weeks, Mike Farnum, Ted Seay

Lone Star Inducted into Albright College Hall of Fame

tombenjey wrote 1 year ago: Last Friday night I was given the honor of standing in for Lone Star Dietz at his induction ceremony … more →

Tags: Albright College, Gus Cohen, Hall Of Fame, Lone Star's playbook, Marcia Cohen, Sheldon Cohen

Puttin' on my top hat ...1 comment

tombenjey wrote 1 year ago: This week promotion for my new book, Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs, kicks off with a book talk and … more →

Tags: Carlisle Indian School, Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs, Albright College, book talk, Hall Of Fame, Whistlestop Bookshop

Rally in the Valley2 comments

tombenjey wrote 1 year ago: David “Cougman” Welch informs me that an autographed copy of Keep A-goin’: the life of Lone Star Die … more →

Tags: Carlisle Indian School, washington state university, Rally in the Valley, silk necktie, skagit valley

What happened to Dietz's Russian Wolfhound?

tombenjey wrote 1 year ago:   Orloff Kennel logo from Lone Star Dietz Over the weekend I was contacted by Lizzie with www.ArtHis … more →

Tags: Carlisle Indian School, washington state university, Angel DeCora, Joseph B. Thomas, Valley Farms Kennels, Khotni, Russian Wolfhound, Borzoi, Westminster Kennel Club

More on Indian Sports Leadership 2 comments

tombenjey wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday’s email brought a curious announcement. I am going to receive a free, signed copy of a new … more →

Tags: Jim Thorpe, Pop Warner, Football, Carlisle Indian School, Albert Exendine, Gus Welch, Joe Guyon, Sampson Bird, Thomas St. Germain

Radio Tour Kicks off in Lawrence, Kansas

tombenjey wrote 1 year ago: With the release of a new book starts another adventure – radio interviews. The first one I’m doing … more →

Tags: Football, Carlisle Indian School, Charles Guyon, Joe Guyon, Wauseka, Pete Hauser, Nick Lassa, Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs, Haskell Institute


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