My friend Lance Kelly was cleaning out some stuff the other day and found three items he thought I might like. A 1950 Time magazine issue, which was quite interesting. A September 28, 1975, Oklahoman sports section, which was a hoot to flip through. And the 1972 Street and Smith’s College Football preview, which was gold.
Before the internet and ESPN, and even before newspapers spent the off-seasons with frequent coverage of your favorite teams, fans relied on magazines and periodicals to get their fix. The Sporting News and Baseball Digest were good examples. And each summer, a bevy of college football magazines were the ticket to keep the gridiron blood flowing.