Portal:American football/Anniversaries/January 7

Events

• 1961 - The inaugural Bert Bell Benefit Bowl, aka the "Playoff Bowl", is played. The game served as the NFL's consolation game for the second place teams from the Eastern and Western conferences, and would be played for 10 years.

Birthdays

• 1930 - Eddie LeBaron, College Football Hall of Fame member, played 11 seasons as an NFL and CFL quarterback
• 1973 - Bobby Engram, former Biletnikoff Award winner with a 14 year NFL career at wide receiver