Today's Tidbit... Dirty Play And A Ring Of Truth

Back in the day, there was an element of chivalry in football. Despite many stories of dirty play, there were other tales of teams tackling opposing players high due to the awareness that an opposing player had a leg injury. For example, an earlier Tidbit mentioned the story of Clemson's Don King earning a 1953 sportsmanship award for telling his team to avoid hitting the Wake Forest quarterback's injured knee.

A similar event occurred when Davis & Elkins played Army in 1925. Army entered the gam...