SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » purdue boilermakers http://espn1420.com Sat, 25 May 2013 00:18:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Purdue Punter Throws Behind The Back Touchdown Pass – VIDEO http://espn1420.com/purdue-punter-throws-behind-the-back-touchdown-pass-video/ http://espn1420.com/purdue-punter-throws-behind-the-back-touchdown-pass-video/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:58:03 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=94792 This is video of Purdue punter Cory Webster throwing a 30-yard behind the back pass during a flag football game.

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According to legend, the nickname dates back to the late-19th century when the school perennially routed nearby Wabash College at football, and Wabash supporters wound up hurling derogatory names at their competition. The town began calling the Purdue team things like "a great big burly gang of corn-huskers," "rail-splitters," "foundry molders" and "log-haulers."

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