In 1940, Clark Shaughnessy stunned the football world by resurrecting and modernizing the T formation, an offensive scheme that transformed the game forever. This video dives deep into how Shaughnessy’s innovations led to a new era of offensive football, influencing the way the game is played today.
🔹 How the T formation evolved from its forgotten origins in the 1890s
🔹 Why the single-wing offense dominated before 1940—and how the T replaced it
🔹 How George Halas and the Chicago Bears used it to revolutionize the NFL
🔹 The impact of Stanford’s Wow Boys and their 1941 Rose Bowl victory
🔹 Key formations inspired by the T: the split-T, wing-T, wishbone, and I-formation
🔹 Why the 1940 NFL Championship (Bears 73-0 Redskins) was a turning point
🔹 The lasting legacy of the T formation in modern football offenses
📽️ Featuring historic game footage, play diagrams, and expert analysis, this episode of our History of Offense series brings the forgotten genius of the T formation back to life.
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