Template:Did you know nominations/Heinie Benkert


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The result was: promoted by Gatoclass (talk) 07:24, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Heinie Benkert

 * ... that in the 1929 NFL season, players on the Orange Tornadoes wore letters on their uniforms instead of numbers, with Johnny Tomaini wearing the letter "X" and Heinie Benkert wearing a "C"? Source: "Case in point: the 1929 Orange Tornadoes. The Tornadoes didn't wear numbers on their jerseys, they wore letters. Here's their lineup for the first of two games against the Frankford Yellow Jackets:... C - Heinie Benkert, B, Rutgers... X - Johnny Tomaini, E, Georgetown"
 * ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
 * Reviewed: McCallum Bagpipes

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self-nominated at 02:23, 19 January 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg QPQ done, newly expanded article, article of accepted length, no problem with text, cited and interesting hook. RRD (talk) 16:43, 19 January 2018 (UTC)