Portal:American football/Anniversaries/January 19


 * Events
 * 1952 - Following the 1951 NFL season, the financially strapped New York Yanks franchise was sold back to the NFL. The team was resurrected the next season as the Dallas Texans, but they would fold again after just one season before being reborn yet again as the Baltimore Colts.


 * Birthdays
 * 1932 - Joe Schmidt, linebacker and coach, played for 13 seasons and coached for nine more (seven as head coach), all with the Detroit Lions. Was named to ten Pro Bowl teams, won two NFL Championships, and is a member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
 * 1944 - Dan Reeves, running back and coach. As a player, he played in two Super Bowls for the Dallas Cowboys.  As a head coach, he led teams to four more Super Bowl appearances.
 * 1954 - Steve DeBerg, quarterback, played in 16 NFL seasons for six different teams; he came out of retirement at age 45 in 1998 for the Atlanta Falcons, when he started one game and was the oldest player to appear on a Super Bowl roster.
 * 1957 - Ottis Anderson, running back, played 15 NFL seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals (for whom he is the all-time leading rusher) and the New York Giants (for whom he was named MVP of Super Bowl XXV
 * 1974 - Walter Jones, offensive lineman, nine-time Pro Bowl selection all with the Seattle Seahawks.
 * 1969 - Junior Seau, linebacker, played in 12 Pro Bowls over a 20-season NFL career. A member of three different teams, he played in two Super Bowls as well.