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37. Ummmm, what did Teddy Roosevelt actually have to do with football?

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Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 19 hrs ago OP

James Caan was great in Brian's Song. displacedvermoter 19 hrs ago #1

So was Billy Dee Williams. ShazzieB 17 hrs ago #19

Same plaque, in Bears uniforms! displacedvermoter 6 hrs ago #32

I attended a university with the best football team in the world. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #2

So, you went to Florida State? Lochloosa 19 hrs ago #6

ha ha do they have a football team? Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #9

Do you know the difference between FSU's football team and a dollar bill? rubbersole 18 hrs ago #15

My football team is in the cold midwest, some players leave to go to Florida. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #36

Girls in Florida wear bikinis to family reunions. rubbersole 4 hrs ago #45

Good God, we thought the Florida coaches were lying. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #46

An Ohio State cheerleader was driving her booster sugardaddy's BMW ... rubbersole 46 min ago #48

Cheerleaders are not hired for their IQ. Irish_Dem 41 min ago #49

You got my vote! Permanut 14 hrs ago #28

WTF That's real important. Something else for Trump to claim he accomplished as his legacy. flashman13 19 hrs ago #3

I nominate Ted Cruz... walkingman 19 hrs ago #4

Apparently, Trump doesn't have anything better to do. sop 19 hrs ago #5

With peace around the world, a humming economy, happy fellow countrymen, low oil prices, Wonder Why 5 hrs ago #38

Insane. Srkdqltr 19 hrs ago #7

Is this meant to deflect attention from the fact that TR received an actual (not g(r)ifted) Nobel Peace Prize? jls4561 19 hrs ago #8

Shush, now! GenThePerservering 18 hrs ago #10

The D.C. Mayor doesn't blue-wave 18 hrs ago #11

So does Goodell actually. Both of them are there because the KPN 15 hrs ago #25

Not the Onion? Talitha 18 hrs ago #12

The real football helmet testing was done under Howard Taft's administration Brother Buzz 18 hrs ago #13

Kash Patel conducting an investigation into international terrorism. rubbersole 18 hrs ago #16

Bob Kennedy testing new treatment option displacedvermoter 6 hrs ago #35

Yikes, where were scientists back then? Polybius 5 hrs ago #40

They were busy inspecting Taft's bathrub Brother Buzz 1 hr ago #47

I thought Trump was down on various displacedvermoter 18 hrs ago #14

Glad our government is focused on the important issues Mysterian 18 hrs ago #17

Roosevelt, was not a typical Republican bmichaelh 17 hrs ago #18

Roosevelt would've hated Trump with every fiber of his being nt Rob H. 17 hrs ago #20

Well that should bring down the price of gas. SunSeeker 16 hrs ago #21

At least 50% of the population Henry203 16 hrs ago #22

He was the four-term guy, right? (ducks) eggplant 16 hrs ago #23

If that is right, that is sad. Teddy was a huge influence in the creation of our KPN 15 hrs ago #26

Teddy enacted safety regulations. BidenRocks 15 hrs ago #24

Pretty transparent: TR is step 1, to set precedent. Then they will demand The Dotard get it too. RockRaven 15 hrs ago #27

WTF is LBN? God, I hate acronyms. Firestorm49 14 hrs ago #29

Late Breaking News BidenRocks 14 hrs ago #30

I nominate Chico Escuela for the baseball hall of fame. twodogsbarking 6 hrs ago #31

"Base-a-ball has been berry, berry good to me." ProudMNDemocrat 6 hrs ago #34

Habe a womberful day my sweet. twodogsbarking 5 hrs ago #39

The same TR that was in "Night At The Museum" films? ProudMNDemocrat 6 hrs ago #33

Ummmm, what did Teddy Roosevelt actually have to do with football? oberle 6 hrs ago #37

He's credited with sparking reforms that essentially saved the sport. onenote 4 hrs ago #43

Like the President of the United States doesn't have anything more important to do. Dyedinthewoolliberal 5 hrs ago #41

Every leak from the Trump administration on how they'd like to divert attention is Important News of National Interest muriel_volestrangler 4 hrs ago #42

There's a non-zero chance that Trump will sign an EO restoring all native team names before 2028 Prairie Gates 4 hrs ago #44