Nevers and the fledgling Duluth Eskimos barnstormed across the country in 1926-27, playing an incredible 29 games (13 regular-season and 16 exhibition contests) in just four months. "It's a wonderful piece of Duluth's past." "It's just mind-boggling that Duluth had an NFL team," Frederick said. That's just one of the revelations in Chuck Frederick's new book, "Leatherheads of the North," named after the leather helmets football players wore back then.įrederick, who is the deputy editorial page editor for the News Tribune, loves to dig into Duluth's history, so he jumped at the chance to write a book about one of his favorite subjects - the Duluth Eskimos. When the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers renew their border rivalry Sunday at Lambeau Field, it will mark the 94th meeting between the two teams, each with rich histories.īut if Duluth hadn't fielded an NFL team during the 1920s with its All-American superstar Ernie Nevers, it's quite possible that Purple People Eaters and Cheeseheads would not exist today.
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