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How A Radio Owner Created A U.S. NFL Thanksgiving Tradition
This is the big Thanksgiving Day weekend in the U.S. and for many fans in Canada that means only one thing - a ton of NFL football on TV. But how did that tradition begin? Turns out you have George A. Richards, the "GAR" in WGAR Cleveland to thank for all those contests. Because there was a time when 'wasting' a game on a holiday was considered unthinkable.
And it's also the reason the Detroit Lions always play an America's turkey day.
How 1934 marketing gamble made Detroit Lions Thanksgiving football tradition
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RadioActive wrote:
Because there was a time when 'wasting' a game on a holiday was considered unthinkable.
I have a feeling that many non-football fans married to football fan would see this as having destroyed a holiday.
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Re: How A Radio Owner Created A U.S. NFL Thanksgiving Tradition
In 1966, the NFL decided a second Thanksgiving game would be a good idea. The Dallas Cowboys were the only team that expressed any interest in hosting the game. As a result, the team has hosted the 4:30pm game every year except 1975 and 1977 when the St.Louis Cardinals hosted the game.