May 30 – Neal Beaumont is Born

About this episode

Neal Beaumont discusses his experiences in the CFL during the 1960s and the record-breaking play that defined his career.

Canadian football all-star and world record holder Neal Beaumont discusses what the CFL was like back in the 1960s as well as the play that got him in the record books.

People in this episode

Hosts: Marc Affeld, Joe Burima

Guest: Neal Beaumont

Topics covered

• Canadian football
• Neal Beaumont
• CFL history
• 1960s sports
• record-breaking plays

Keywords

• Neal Beaumont
• CFL
• Canadian football
• 1960s
• record holder
• sports history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CFL

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