Portal:American football/Anniversaries/January 18


 * Events
 * 1976 - Super Bowl X, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 21-17.


 * Birthdays
 * 1928 - Tobin Rote, quarterback, had a 17-year professional football career, playing for 5 different teams in the NFL, AFL and CFL. (d. 2000)
 * 1949 - Tony McGee, defensive end, played 14 NFL seasons with three different teams.
 * 1953 - Herbert Scott, offensive lineman, played ten seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, appeared in three Pro Bowls and three Super Bowls.
 * 1972 - Dwayne Carswell, tight end/offensive lineman played 12 seasons with the Denver Broncos, when he appeared in one Pro Bowl and two Super Bowls.
 * 1975 - Derek Smith, linebacker, played 12 NFL seasons for four different teams.
 * 1980 - Julius Peppers, defensive end, two-sport star at UNC, has played in five Pro Bowls and Super Bowl XXXVIII all with the Carolina Panthers.


 * Deaths
 * 2008 - Georgia Frontiere, owner of the Rams who moved that franchise from Los Angeles to St. Louis. (b. 1927)