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2 unusual facts about Penn State Nittany Lions football


Burleigh Cruikshank

The 1913 team played Yale to a scoreless tie, defeated Grove City College by a score of 100-0, and broke the Penn State Nittany Lions' 19-game winning streak with a 17-0 victory.

National Signing Day

He took out a picture of himself with Penn State head coach Joe Paterno during the press conference and announced his decision to sign with Penn State.


Adam Taliaferro

Adam Taliaferro (born January 1, 1982, in Moon Township, Pennsylvania), is a former American football player whose recovery from a paralyzing spinal cord injury sustained while playing cornerback for the Penn State Nittany Lions gained national media attention.

Cinnaminson High School

Andre Collins (born 1968), current Director of Retired Players with the National Football League Players' Association, All-American football star at Penn State, and 10-year NFL linebacker, former resident.

Giles Pellerin

A resident of the Pasadena area for his entire life, he attended his first USC football game while still a student at Huntington Park High School, going to the 1923 Rose Bowl Game in which USC defeated Penn State.


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