History of College Football

Bevis Marks Synagogue, London, is Britain’s oldest synagogue; the synagogue opened in 1701. Designed by master builder Joseph Avis, the style was influenced both by Wren City churches and the Portuguese Great Synagogue of Amsterdam. #synagogue #England

Mean Joe Greene, North Texas Mean Green. Pittsburgh Steelers. Anchored Steel Curtain. 4x Super Bowl Champion IX, X, XIII, XIV. College and Pro Football #HOF.@MeanGreenFB #GMG #NorthTexas @ClintKPoppe

The historic Congregation B’nai Abraham synagogue, officially B’nai Abraham Chabad, Orthodox Jewish congregation, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was completed in 1910. #synagogue #Philadelphia #Jewish

John Riggins. At Kansas (left), in Super Bowl XVII (top right), sporting Mohawk (bottom right). #CollegeFootball #RockChalk #NFL #Kansas #Jayhawks

Congregation Shaar Hashomayim was founded in 1846 and is the oldest and largest traditional Ashkenazi congregation in Canada. #synagogue #Canada

Roman Gabriel at NC State (L), with Los Angelas Rams (R). #NCState #Rams

#Judaism #Torah

#NotreDame #ND #GoIrish

Bevis Marks Synagogue, officially Qahal Kadosh Sha'ar ha-Shamayim located off Bevis Marks, Aldgate, in the City of London, England was built in 1701 and is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom in continuous use. #synagogue #England

RB Floyd Little, Syracuse. 3x All-American. #Syracuse

Temple Emanu-El, Tucson AZ. This synagogue was the then territory's first synagogue building. It opened on the erev Rosh Hashanah, October 3, 1910. The congregation worshiped there until 1949. #synagogue #Arizona

Tennessee 7 Kentucky 0, Nov 25, 1950. No. 3 Kentucky 10-0 vs No. 9 Tennessee 8-1. The game matched Paul Bear Bryant & the General, Robert Neyland. The game was played in a blizzard. #CollegeFootball

Old Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington, Vermont is the oldest synagogue in Vermont, and one of the oldest in the USA. The congregation was founded in 1876 and constructed the synagogue in 1885. #synagogue #vermont

QB Sandy Stephens, Minnesota Golden Gopher. 1st All-American African American QB from a major college football team. College Football #HOF. #Gophers @GopherFootball @ClintKPoppe

#synagogue #Jewish #Cincinnati

Oddity: 9/11/1999. UNLV 27 Baylor 24. Bears up 24-21 at UNLV 8-yd line, 8 sec left. But Bears call a run, fumble, Kevin Thomas recovers & races 100 yds. UNLV was the 1st team in College Football history to win on last play of game behind & on defense. #UNLV #NCAA

Magen David Synagogue is second operating synagogue in Kolkata, India. The synagogue was built in 1884 by Elias David Ezra in memory of his father David Joseph Ezra. #synagogue #Kolkata #India

@MinnesotaShemp @BadgerFootball @ClintKPoppe He was known as both.

@HistColFootball @BadgerFootball @ClintKPoppe Not Iron Horse. Lou Gehrig came before him and was The Iron Horse. Ameche was known simply as “The Horse”.

The Iron Horse, Alan Ameche, Wisconsin Badgers, 1954 Heisman Trophy Winner, 1 of only 2 fullbacks to win the Heisman. Baltimore Colts, 2-time NFL Champion. @BadgerFootball #OnWisconsin #Badgers #CollegeFootball @ClintKPoppe

Walter Payton, Jackson State Tigers, Chicago Bears, College & Pro Football HOF. #BleedTheeBlue #HBCU #HBCUfootball #DaBears #CollegeFootball

NEW POST: 12 Historic Synagogues of the United States This curated list of 12 historic synagogues in the United States showcases some of the oldest synagogues in the USA. oldtestamentreadings.com/post/12-histor… #synagogues #Jewish #Judaism