Dr. Ken's Monthly News Column

"1966 MIAMI DOLPHINS PROTOTYPE HELMET... EXCEPT IT ISN'T!"  April 2019  by Dr. Ken

"IT'S TIME FOR THE NFL UNDERWEAR OLYMPICS!"  March 2019  by Dr. Ken

"PATS ROUT BILLS, 26-8 FOR TITLE"; OH, OUT OF PLACE, OUT OF TIME?"  February 2019  by Dr. Ken

"THE BIRTH OF THE OILERS AND THEIR OIL TOWER HELMET"  January 2019  by Dr. Ken

"INSTANT CLASSICS," PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME, AND A LOT OF COMPLAINING!  December 2018  by Dr. Ken

"NO DEFENSE FOR LARRY RENTZ”: NICK KOTYS AND HIS MIGHTY CORAL GABLES CAVALIERS, Part Two"  November 2018  by Dr. Ken

"NO DEFENSE FOR LARRY RENTZ”: NICK KOTYS AND HIS MIGHTY CORAL GABLES CAVALIERS, Part One"  October 2018  by Dr. Ken

"GEORGE ANDRIE"  September 2018  by Dr. Ken

"OFF - SEASON TRAINING AND PRACTICE, HIGHLIGHT TIME FOR US LESSER LIGHTS!"  August 2018  by Dr. Ken

"THE MEN BEHIND THE MEN; DR. DONALD FUOSS, PURDUE UNIVERSITY"  July 2018  by Dr. Ken

"BILLY CANNON AND BILLY “DOG” BREWER; THE END OF A CHILDHOOD"  June 2018  by Dr. Ken

"PITT PANTHERS 1963: REGIONAL AND “NO BOWL” CHAMPIONS Part III"   May 2018  by Dr. Ken

"PITT PANTHERS 1963: REGIONAL AND “NO BOWL” CHAMPIONS Part II"   April 2018  by Dr. Ken

"PITT PANTHERS 1963: REGIONAL AND “NO BOWL” CHAMPIONS Part I"   March 2018  by Dr. Ken

"WHEN THE SUPER BOWL WAS THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP"   February 2018  by Dr. Ken

"WASHINGTON REDSKINS BIG BACKS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA STATE, PART TWO"   January 2018  by Dr. Ken

"WASHINGTON REDSKINS BIG BACKS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA STATE, PART ONE"   December 2017  by Dr. Ken

"A FEW MUSINGS ON FRANK BROYLES AND GEORGIA TECH PART III"   November 2017  by Dr. Ken

"A FEW MUSINGS ON FRANK BROYLES AND GEORGIA TECH PART II"   October 2017  by Dr. Ken

"A FEW MUSINGS ON FRANK BROYLES AND GEORGIA TECH"   September 2017  by Dr. Ken

"CHANGING VALUES"  August 2017  by Dr. Ken

"OREGON STATE'S GIANT KILLERS OF 1967"  July 2017  by Dr. Ken

"TED KWALICK, A LITTLE BIT OF POLISH POWER"  June 2017  by Dr. Ken

"STEVE OWENS, AN UNDERRATED HEISMAN WINNER"  May 2017  by Dr. Ken

"THE LADY DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH, METHINKS"  April 2017  by Dr. Ken

CINCINNATI'S TAFT HIGH SCHOOL BACKFIELD, Part Three  March 2017  by Dr. Ken

SUPER BOWL V WAS MORE THAN YOU THINK IT WAS  February 2017  by Dr. Ken

CINCINNATI'S TAFT HIGH SCHOOL BACKFIELD,  Part Two  January 2017  by Dr. Ken

BOWLING FOR THE RIGHT REASON  December 2016  by Dr. Ken

CINCINNATI'S TAFT HIGH SCHOOL BACKFIELD, Part One  November 2016  by Dr. Ken

JIM SWINK, UNDERSTATED HERO  October 2016  by Dr. Ken

COLLECTIBLE CARDS, "DEAL ME IN, BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT"  September 2016  by Dr. Ken

THE RAMS AT THE GIANTS, OCTOBER 22, 1961 "Significant Only To me"  August 2016  by Dr. Ken

TERRY LONG; WHAT'S GOOD, WHAT'S BAD, WHAT'S UGLY  July 2016  by Dr. Ken

WINSTON HILL, THE JETS' ROCK  June 2016  by Dr. Ken

RICHARD MOLLO, A REFLECTION OF JERRY CLAIBORNE'S VA TECH HOKIES  May 2016  by Dr. Ken

"IF YOU WANT TO SEE OPPONENTS BLEED, GIVE THE SEED TO OSCAR REED"  April 2016  by Dr. Ken

JACKY LEE, MORE THAN THE "LEND - LEASE QUARTERBACK"  March 2016  by Dr. Ken

SHERRILL HEADRICK, A MEMORY OF SUPER BOWL 1 February 2016  by Dr. Ken

VIRGIL CARTER, "THE BLUE DARTER" OF BYU January 2016  by Dr. Ken

ONE OF THE REALLY GOOD ONES, MACARTHUR "MAC TRUCK" LANE December 2015  by Dr. Ken

THEY USED TO CALL IT FOOTBALL, PART THREE November 2015  by Dr. Ken

THEY USED TO CALL IT FOOTBALL, PART TWO October 2015  by Dr. Ken

THEY USED TO CALL IT FOOTBALL, PART ONE September 2015  by Dr. Ken

BOB DEVANEY AND HIS CORNHUSKERS, PART THREE August 2015  by Dr. Ken

BOB DEVANEY AND HIS CORNHUSKERS, PART TWO July 2015  by Dr. Ken

BOB DEVANEY AND HIS CORNHUSKERS, PART ONE June 2015  by Dr. Ken

C.R. ROBERTS, FORGOTTEN HERO ON AND OFF THE FIELD May 2015  by Dr. Ken

FOOTBALL GAMES EMULATING FOOTBALL GAMES April 2015  by Dr. Ken

1968 BUFFALO BILLS March 2015  by Dr. Ken

CONFERENCE BIAS February 2015  by Dr. Ken

THE TRULY GREAT JOE BELLINO January 2015  by Dr. Ken

THE COLLEGE SELECTION COMMITTEE PLAYOFFS December 2014  by Dr. Ken

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL, URBAN WASTELAND November 2014  by Dr. Ken

CHARLIE POWELL, A TRUE ATHLETE October 2014  by Dr. Ken

A LOOK AT LEE CORSO, "THAT'S COACH CORSO," AT LOUISVILLE September 2014  by Dr. Ken

JUSTIN CANALE AND THE CANALE GANG August 2014  by Dr. Ken

A BRIEF SAGA OF PITTSBURGH STEELERS QUARTERBACKING July 2014  by Dr. Ken

EARL MORRALL, BETTER THAN YOU THINK HE WAS June 2014  by Dr. Ken

THE PATH TO THE DRAFT MIGHT NEED A MORE ACCURATE COMPASS May 2014  by Dr. Ken

THE RISE AND FURTHER RISE OF WILLIAM ASBURY April 2014  by Dr. Ken

JIM KELLY, CINCINNATI'S MAN AMONG MEN March 2014  by Dr. Ken

THE 1962 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUPER BOWL February 2014  by Dr. Ken

A PERSONAL LOOK AT THE 1974 COLLEGIATE SEASON OPENER January 2014  by Dr. Ken

DID YOU SAY "UTES" PART TWO December 2013  by Dr. Ken

DID YOU SAY "UTES" PART ONE  November 2013  by Dr. Ken

A BRIEF GLANCE AT THE BLUEGRASS STATE HELMET  October 2013  by Dr. Ken

ONE DEFINITION OF "MINOR LEAGUE" FOOTBALL, PART 2  September 2013  by Dr. Ken

A WORD REGARDING ART DONOVAN  August 2013  by Dr. Ken

AMONG MANY, ONE DEFINITION OF "MINOR LEAGUE" FOOTBALL, PART 1  July 2013  by Dr. Ken

MIKE DITKA, A MONSTER OF THE MIDWAY  June 2013  by Dr. Ken

BILL "BOOM BOOM" BROWN, HARD-NOSED  May 2013  by Dr. Ken

DICK HART, SHOWED HEART AS NFL WALK ON  April 2013  by Dr. Ken

SUPER BOWL COMMENTS  March 2013  by Dr. Ken

PLAIN IN APPEARANCE ONLY  Feb 2013  by Dr. Ken

SOME PERSPECTIVE ON IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL PART II  Jan 2013  by Dr. Ken

SOME PERSPECTIVE ON IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL PART I  Dec 2012  by Dr. Ken

A WORD ON THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS II  Nov 2012  by Dr. Ken

A WORD ON THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS  Oct 2012  by Dr. Ken

A WORD OR TWO ABOUT TRANSFERS  Sept 2012  by Dr. Ken

EVERY YEAR GIVES INSPIRATION August 2012  by Dr. Ken

IF IT IS TIME FOR CAMP, IT IS TIME FOR FOOTBALL July 2012  by Dr. Ken

MAY I PLEASE HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?  June 2012  by Dr. Ken

QUALITY OF THE GAME AND BUTKUS Part III May 2012  by Dr. Ken

QUALITY OF THE GAME AND BUTKUS Part II March 2012  by Dr. Ken

QUALITY OF THE GAME AND BUTKUS February 2012  by Dr. Ken

THE NASCENT HELMET AWARENESS OF 1958 January 2012  by Dr. Ken

A TIGER'S TALE December 2011  by Dr. Ken

UNIFORM TRADITION? DOA! November 2011  by Dr. Ken

A VIVID MEMORY October 2011  by Dr. Ken

THE EARLIEST RAIDERS PART II September 2011  by Dr. Ken

THE EARLIEST RAIDERS August 2011  by Dr. Ken

KENT STATE REDUX  July 2011  by Dr. Ken

THE END OF AN ERA  June 2011  by Dr. Ken

THE ABSOLUTELY GREAT JOE PERRY  May 2011  by Dr. Ken

MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS  April 2011  by Dr. Ken

OREGON STATE’S JACK O’BILLOVICH  March 2011  by Dr. Ken

SMALL SCHOOL AND LYLE ALZADO Part 2  February 2011  by Dr. Ken

MORE THOUGHTS ON SMALL SCHOOL  January 2011  by Dr. Ken

SMALL SCHOOL... BIG MEMORIES PART 3  December 2010  by Dr. Ken

SMALL SCHOOL... BIG MEMORIES PART 2  November 2010  by Dr. Ken

SMALL SCHOOL... BIG MEMORIES  October 2010  by Dr. Ken

STEPHEN BOYD   September 2010  by Dr. Ken

COLOR AND GLITTER   August 2010  by Dr. Ken

HIGH SCHOOL HELMET REFLECTIONS  July 2010  by Dr. Ken

HAWAII  June 2010  by Dr. Ken

THE UNAPPRECIATED BIG EIGHT  May 2010  by Dr. Ken

SOMEWHAT FORGOTTEN, MARV HUBBARD  April 2010  by Dr. Ken

MEN IN BLACK  March 2010  by Dr. Ken

1962 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME  February 2010  by Dr. Ken

1959 BROWNS vs. GIANTS  January 2010  by Dr. Ken

MORE ON SIMPLICITY   December 2009  by Dr. Ken

HELMET NEWS & REFLECTIONS November 2009  by Dr. Ken

HELMET NEWS & REFLECTIONS October 2009  by Dr. Ken

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS OF 1967 September 2009  by Dr. Ken

MORE ON WASHINGTON August 2009  by Dr. Ken

BIG JIM OWENS July 2009  by Dr. Ken

OHIO STATE VS. MICHIGAN STATE 1965 June 2009  by Dr. Ken

EARL CAMPBELL, TEXAS ICON May 2009  by Dr. Ken

NEW MEXICO STATE 1960 April 2009  by Dr. Ken

CLEMON DANIELS & The Oakland Raiders March 2009  by Dr. Ken

TED DEAN February 2009  by Dr. Ken

SPARTANS OF THE EARLY 1960'S January 2009  by Dr. Ken

FOOTBALL '61 & BOB FERGUSON December 2008  by Dr. Ken

BIG DADDY LIPSCOMB November 2008  by Dr. Ken

HELMET REFLECTIONS October 2008  by Dr. Ken

DICK BASS  September 2008  by Dr. Ken

DIABLOS OF CAL STATE August 2008  by Dr. Ken

SCHWARTZWALDER TROPHY  July 2008  by Dr. Ken

DENVER BRONCOS  June 2008  by Dr. Ken

VISIONS OF SUCCESS  May 2008  by Dr. Ken

HELMET REFLECTIONS  April 2008  by Dr. Ken

INSPIRATIONS FROM KEN AVERY  March 2008  by Dr. Ken

HELMET REFLECTIONS  Feb 2008  by Dr. Ken

HELMET REFLECTIONS  Jan 2008  by Dr. Ken

HELMET REFLECTIONS  Dec 2007  by Dr. Ken

IN MEMORIAM, MAX MCGEE Nov 2007  by Dr. Ken

NOTES ON SYRACUSE  Oct 2007  by Dr. Ken

REDSKINS ON MY MIND  Sept 2007  by Dr. Ken

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY August 2007  by Dr. Ken

Paul Krause Part 2 July 2007  by Dr. Ken

Paul Krause June 2007  by Dr. Ken

TENNESSEE STARS May 2007  by Dr. Ken

THE SPARK April 2007  by Dr. Ken

INDIANA H.S. NICKNAMES Part II  March 2007  by Dr. Ken

INDIANA H.S. NICKNAMES  February 2007  by Dr. Ken

COACHING COMMENTARY January 2007  by Dr. Ken

GEORGE WASHINGTON December 2006  by Dr. Ken

HOUSTON, VEER POWER November 2006  by Dr. Ken

LSU vs CLEMSON October 2006  by Dr. Ken

OHIO UNIVERSITY  September 2006  by Dr. Ken

OHIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PART TWO  August 2006  by Dr. Ken

OHIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PART ONE  July 2006  by Dr. Ken

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY  June 2006  by Dr. Ken

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON  May 2006  by Dr. Ken

WICHITA STATE  April 2006  by Dr. Ken

MIAMI, OHIO REDSKINS  March 2006  by Dr. Ken

XAVIER UNIVERSITY   February 2006  by Dr. Ken

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS, A MIRROR IMAGE  January 2006  by Dr. Ken

HELMET & UNIFORM REFLECTIONS  December 2005  by Dr. Ken

HELMET REFLECTIONS  November 2005  by Dr. Ken

HELMET REFLECTIONS  October 2005  by Dr. Ken

MORE UNIFORM REFLECTIONS  September 2005  by Dr. Ken

EVEN MORE HELMET REFLECTIONS  August 2005  by Dr. Ken

MORE HELMET REFLECTIONS  July 2005  by Dr. Ken

MORE HELMET REFLECTIONS  June 2005  by Dr. Ken

THE DEATH OF AL LUCAS  May 2005  by Dr. Ken

HELMET REFLECTION  April 2005  by Dr. Ken

HELMET REFLECTION  March 2005  by Dr. Ken

MY FIRST MEMORY  Part II February 2005  by Dr. Ken

MY FIRST MEMORY  January 2005  by Dr. Ken

THE HELMET IV  December 2004   by Dr. Ken

THE HELMET III  November 2004   by Dr. Ken

THE HELMET II  October 2004  by Dr. Ken

THE HELMET I  September 2004  by Dr. Ken

HEAD INJURIES V  August 2004  by Dr. Ken

HEAD INJURIES IV  July 2004  by Dr. Ken

HEAD INJURIES III  June 2004  by Dr. Ken

HEAD INJURIES II  May 2004  by Dr. Ken 

HEAD INJURIES  April 2004  by Dr. Ken

Exterior Padding  March 2004  by Dr. Ken

Safety First IV   February 2004  by Dr. Ken

Safety First III  February 2004  by Dr. Ken

Safety First  II  February 2004  by Dr. Ken

Safety First  February 2004  by Dr. Ken