It's Taxidermy Tech vs. Anthropology A&M for this introduction to college football (first piece of special equipment needed: a campus covered in ivy). Among the names borrowed for players: ...
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Title: How to Play Football (1944)
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It's Taxidermy Tech vs. Anthropology A&M for this introduction to college football (first piece of special equipment needed: a campus covered in ivy). Among the names borrowed for players: Clyde Geronimi, Don DaGradi, 'John Sibley', Claude Smith. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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1940s | college football | goofy the dog character | dog | cartoon dog |Parents Guide:
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Sportscaster: What a dumb quarterback!
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[the Taxidermy Tech quarterback has been smeared for a nine-yard loss]Sportscaster: What a dumb quarterback!
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15 September 1944 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This short, nominated for an Oscar, is likely the best of the sports cartoons Disney did (most of them centered around the lithe, atheletic and graceful Goofy) and is a classic, although Tex Avery was there ahead of them, with Screwball Football in 1939. Tex more than holds his own, but How To Pay Football is hilarious and yet another in a long line of works with which Disney can be justifiably proud. This airs on the Ink and Paint Club periodically. Recommended.