Looking Back: A 1982 Purdue Football Magazine

It turns out that 1982 was very 1982.A few weeks ago I was at my grandfather's house in Kokomo to pick up some tools he no longer needed. He happened to have some old tinker toys for my son, likely ones that I had played with as a kid. In fact, I can likely say that because inside them was this:

Found at my grandfather's house over father's day weekend pic.twitter.com/pbkOP36Rz5

— Hammer & Rails (@HammerAndRails) June 28, 2016 Yes, that is a Purdue Exponent football magazine from the 1982 season. Not knowing much about that particular year I wanted to do some research. I thought it would be a decent season, as Purdue had gone a combined 28-7-1 from 1978-80 under Jim Young, so success had…