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LTC Stephen C.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell, Corrigan's wrong way effort always reminds me of Jim Marshall's wrong way run in an NFL game. The narrative goes like this:
"During his time with the Minnesota Vikings, Marshall was involved in what is considered by many, including SI.com author John Rolfe, to be the most embarrassing moment in NFL history. On October 25, 1964, in a game against the San Francisco 49ers, Marshall recovered a fumble and ran 66 yards with it the wrong way into his own end zone. Thinking that he had scored a touchdown for the Vikings, Marshall then threw the ball away in celebration. The ball landed out of bounds, resulting in a safety for the 49ers. According to Marshall, when he approached Vikings head coach Norm Van Brocklin afterwards, Van Brocklin, after a pause, said, 'Jim, you did the most interesting thing in this game today.' Despite the gaffe, the Vikings won the game 27–22, with the final margin of victory provided by a Carl Eller touchdown return of a fumble caused by a Marshall sack."
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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A little bit before I was watching football on TV.
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LTC Stephen C.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth, I can remember watching the 1956 National Football League Championship Game which was played at Yankee Stadium in New York City on December 30, with the NY Giants beating the Chicago Bears, 47-7!
I didn't know I was watching it at the time, but here's why I remember the game. "The game was played on an icy field, with temperatures hovering around 20 °F. To adjust to the slick conditions, the Giants opted to wear sneakers instead of traditional football cleats. The advantage the white sneakers provided in footing was cited as a major factor in New York's romp!"
I watched the game with my father, but I had no idea what I was watching! I was seven years old at the time. PVT James Strait
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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LTC Stephen C. - I wasn't even born yet, in '56. I was born a yr. later, Dec. '57.
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LTC Stephen F.
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Thanks for reminding us that Douglas P. Corrigan, the American flyer who took off from New York on a flight to California, dropped unheralded from the skies today at Baldonnel Airport Dublin, Ireland on July 18, 1938 SGT John " Mac " McConnell.
He accomplished this feat in a nine-year-old, single-motored Curtis Robin plane the year before WWII started.
This was in the days before fly-by-wire when pilots relied on their skill and coffee or stronger stuff to stay awake and alert.
Image: 1938-07-18 Douglas P. Corrigan-in front of Curtiss Robin Atlantic-ocean-Dublin-Ireland.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority was not as robust or authoritative in those days to keep track of aircraft and airborne threats.
The FAA was created on August 23, 1958,when the President signed the Federal Aviation Act, which transferred the Civil Aeronautics Authority's functions to a new independent Federal Aviation Agency responsible for civil aviation safety.
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LTC Stephen C.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell, most accounts offer that Corrigan went to his grave, never admitting his true destination!
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I wouldn't be a bit suprised LTC Stephen C.
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