Convict Mark Henderson, released for a weekend work program, cleared the way with his snowplow for Smith to beat the Miami Dolphins and enter football lore.
While kickers' quirky personalities are a part of football lore, the kickers are often quite smart, as Fredrickson demonstrated on his game winner.
That game would enter American football lore as the "Ice Bowl".
The Steelers, however, came back to win on a controversial, deflected pass from Terry Bradshaw to Franco Harris, known in football lore as the Immaculate Reception.
Both collegiate and NFL football have certain examples of football lore which involve laterals.
A bruise of 32 years ago is part of Brazilian football lore.
It's almost part of football lore and the players hardly mind, since they have grown accustomed to the stratagem.
The "survivors" of the ordeal will go down in football lore as The Junction Boys.
The image of Billie the white horse remains famous within English football lore, and the match is often referred to as "The White Horse Final".
It was before a game in 1924 that Coach McCracken earned his spot in football lore.