Don Bracken, from Thermopolis, Wyoming. He watched Todd Bell block Brian Virgil's punt vs Ohio State in 1979 (m)
Posted on September 11, 2026 at 12:57:53 PM by Spirit
(edited September 11, 2026 at 01:21:01 PM)
...and decided to go to Michigan.
He was a one-step punter. Virgil was not. All Michigan had to do was get that punt off and they almost assuredly win the 1979 game. Instead future Bear Todd Bell picked up the blocked punt, scored, and Ohio State won.
Todd Bell, the Chicago Bear that held out for an entire NFL season. What season? The 1985 Bears Super Bowl season. Always makes me laugh.
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