GenX Classic Sports

Episode 42: (Bonus Episode). Thanksgiving Football History in High Schools and Colleges.

Shon Enis Season 1 Episode 42

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Welcome to GenX Classic Sports, the podcast where we revisit the unforgettable moments that shaped our sports memories growing up. 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone and welcome to our first ever Bonus Episode. 

Thanksgiving and football have been inseparable for more than a century. Long before the NFL’s holiday showcase, small towns and big cities alike celebrated the day with their own Turkey Day classics. 

From the muddy fields of Germantown in 1869 to the packed stands at San Francisco’s Kezar Stadium and the roaring rivalries of Baltimore, Boston, and Little Rock, these Thanksgiving battles became annual traditions that united communities and crowned local legends. 

In this episode of GenX Classic Sports, we travel back through time to revisit the origins, rivalries, and unforgettable moments of America’s greatest Thanksgiving football games — where hometown pride met holiday spirit on the gridiron.

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Production Credits:

Intro and outro music: Mason Enis

Narrator: Haylee Wolf

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