EPISODE · Jan 28, 2026 · 3 MIN
A Football Team Selected John Wayne In The 1971 NFL Draft
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1971, the NFL began its annual draft. Back then, the drafts were strictly business, except for the moment when an NFL franchise appeared to draft one of the biggest names in Hollywood. Plus: today in 2021, a guy in Idaho won a big lottery prize, after having won smaller prizes five times earlier. Inside the 1971 NFL Draft, Where Atlanta Selected...John Wayne? (Sports Illustrated)Man wins sixth Idaho Lottery, this time taking home $250K (NBC News)Select our show as a backer on Patreon
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Today in 1971, the NFL began its annual draft. Back then, the drafts were strictly business, except for the moment when an NFL franchise appeared to draft one of the biggest names in Hollywood. Plus: today in 2021, a guy in Idaho won a big lottery prize, after having won smaller prizes five times earlier. Inside the 1971 NFL Draft, Where Atlanta Selected...John Wayne? (Sports Illustrated)Man wins sixth Idaho Lottery, this time taking home $250K (NBC News)Select our show as a backer on Patreon
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