Where Is He? The Disappearance of Avatus Stone

When Football Is Football is part of the https://sportshistorynetwork.com/ (Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear). NETWORK SPONSORS https://sportshistorynetwork.com/row1/ (Row One) - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This episode of “When Football Was Football” is indeed a special one. Although it is hard to believe, “When Football Was Football” emerged nearly two years ago on the Sports History Network. As such, the program that you are about to hear is the 50th edition in our efforts to share some unusual stories about the early days of pro football in Chicago. Twice each month, we enter the dusty football archives in search of a forgotten hero, or simply to present another side of a familiar historical person or event. Although it was totally unexpected, we were very honored recently when this podcast was named as one of the eight finalists in the category of “team” podcasts in the global competition presented by the Sports Podcast Awards. Read the entire episode blog post and check out some other cool info regarding this https://sportshistorynetwork.com/football/nfl/avatus-stone (episode here). WHEN FOOTBALL WAS FOOTBALL BACKGROUND Each episode takes the listener back to the very early days of the National Football League. Author Joe Ziemba will share a forgotten or lost story from one of the NFL’s two oldest teams: The Bears and the Cardinals. Team championships, individual exploits, or long-buried items of interest from the earliest years of the NFL will be dusted off and resurrected for the listener. Not for the football faint-of-heart since these programs will document when the struggling Bears nearly went out of business or when Cardinals’ players earned $15 a game and were proud of it! It’s NFL history—with a twist!. See Joe's books below. https://amzn.to/32oYi2n (Cadets, Canons, and Legends: The Football History of Morgan Park Military Academy) https://amzn.to/3eGr8jK (When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NF