DAVID BIANCULLI

Founder / Editor

ERIC GOULD

Associate Editor

LINDA DONOVAN

Assistant Editor

Contributors

ALEX STRACHAN

MIKE HUGHES

KIM AKASS

MONIQUE NAZARETH

ROGER CATLIN

GARY EDGERTON

TOM BRINKMOELLER

GERALD JORDAN

NOEL HOLSTON

 
 
 
 
 
1939: NBC Presents the First Televised Pro Football Game
October 22, 2012  | By Christy Slewinski  | 49 comments
 
On this day in 1939, NBC presented the first televised professional football game, a match-up between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The game took place at the Dodgers' home field, Ebbets Field. 

There were 13,050 fans in the stands. Another 500 or so were able to watch the game at home on NBC's experimental station, W2XBS. The game was simulcast at the World's Fair in New York, in the RCA Pavilion.

On the Pro Football Hall of Fame website, NBC's play-by-play Allen "Skip" Walz announcer offers a wonderful account of how he sat in the stands in the mezzanine section and pointed to where the action was happening, so the cameraman who was sitting behind him would know where to aim the camera.

The Dodgers won, 23-14.
 
 
 
 
 
Leave a Comment: (No HTML, 1000 chars max)
 
 Name (required)
 
 Email (required) (will not be published)
 
GGRIW
Type in the verification word shown on the image.
 
 
 Page: 1 of 3  | Go to page: 
49 Comments
 
 
This is such a great resource that you are providing and you give it away for free. I love seeing blog that understand the value of providing a quality resource for free.
Jul 10, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
This is such a great resource that you are providing and you give it away for free. I love seeing blog that understand the value of providing a quality resource for free.
Jul 10, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
Excellent article. Very interesting to read. I really love to read such a nice article. Thanks! keep rocking.
Jul 9, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
Pretty good post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts. Any way I'll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon. Big thanks for the useful info.
Jul 9, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
 
 
Took me time to read all the comments, but I really enjoyed the article. It proved to be Very helpful to me and I am sure to all the commenters here! It’s always nice when you can not only be informed, but also entertained!
Jul 7, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
Pretty good post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts. Any way I'll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon. Big thanks for the useful info.
Jul 7, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
Wow, What a Excellent post. I really found this to much informatics. It is what i was searching for.I would like to suggest you that please keep sharing such type of info.Thanks
Jul 4, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
I am impressed. I don't think Ive met anyone who knows as much about this subject as you do. You are truly well informed and very intelligent. You wrote something that people could understand and made the subject intriguing for everyone. Really, great blog you have got here.
Jul 3, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
I am impressed. I don't think Ive met anyone who knows as much about this subject as you do. You are truly well informed and very intelligent. You wrote something that people could understand and made the subject intriguing for everyone. Really, great blog you have got here.
Jul 3, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
I was reading some of your content on this website and I conceive this internet site is really informative ! Keep on putting up.
Jul 3, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
4D
I was reading some of your content on this website and I conceive this internet site is really informative ! Keep on putting up.
Jul 3, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
I was reading some of your content on this website and I conceive this internet site is really informative ! Keep on putting up.
Jul 3, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
Thanks for sharing us.
Jul 2, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
If you are looking for more information about flat rate locksmith Las Vegas check that right away.
Jul 2, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
If you are looking for more information about flat rate locksmith Las Vegas check that right away.
Jul 2, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
Wow! Such an amazing and helpful post this is. I really really love it. It's so good and so awesome. I am just amazed. I hope that you continue to do your work like this in the future also
Jul 1, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
I’m going to read this. I’ll be sure to come back. thanks for sharing. and also This article gives the light in which we can observe the reality. this is very nice one and gives indepth information. thanks for this nice article...
Jun 30, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
Very informative post! There is a lot of information here that can help any business get started with a successful social networking campaign.
Jun 29, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
Very informative post! There is a lot of information here that can help any business get started with a successful social networking campaign.
Jun 29, 2025   |  Reply
 
 
 
 Page: 1 of 3  | Go to page: