Stuff I’ve had published elsewhere:

● Sammy Baugh’s amazing 1943 season — for Monday Morning Quarterback.

● Thanksgiving 1930 with the Portsmouth Spartans — for Sports on Earth.

● Bull Doehring, the Bears’ behind-the-back passer — for The New York Times (adapted from The National Forgotten League).

● The pro football adventures of Bill Belichick’s dad — for ESPN.com (excerpted from The National Forgotten League).

● The NFL and prison football — for Football Outsiders (excerpted from The National Forgotten League).

● Marion Motley’s secret past — for ThePostGame.com (excerpted from The National Forgotten League).

● The longest pass in NFL history might not have been thrown by a quarterback — from The Washington Times (excerpted from The National Forgotten League).

● The U.S. congressman who moonlighted as an NFL referee — from The Washington Times (excerpted from The National Forgotten League).

● Pottsville’s Maroons and the rough-and-tumble Coal League of eastern Pennsylvania — from The Washington Times (excerpted from The National Forgotten League).

● Breaking up the wedge, 1950s style — from The Washington Times (excerpted from The National Forgotten League).