FOOTBALL AND THANKSGIVING: A MATCH MADE IN MARKETING HEAVEN
Last year, 30.3 million people tuned in to watch the NFL’s Thanksgiving showdown between the Washington Football Team and the Dallas Cowboys. For those Americans (and probably for you if you’re reading this article), football is as essential to Thanksgiving as turkey and stuffing — but why? As it turns out, there are two answers to that question. The first is that games have been played on the holiday for almost as long as it has officially existed. Thanksgiving became a holiday in 1863, and just six years later, the third American football game in history was played on it. According to SB Nation, the Young America Cricket Club and the Germantown Cricket Club faced off in that inaugural Thanksgiving game in Philadelphia, and football has been played on Thanksgiving pretty much ever since! When the NFL was founded in 1920, the Thanksgiving game was official from the get-go. The second reason we watch football on Thanksgiving is more about money than tradition. In 1934, a Detroit Lions coach, George A. Richards, decided that in order to attract more fans, his teamwould make a point to always play on Thanksgiving when most people were off work. To sweeten the pot, he committed his radio station (an affiliate of the NBC Blue Network) to broadcasting the Thanksgiving game live on 94 different stations across America.
This idea was a hit from day one! According to Sporting News, the long- unloved Lions “not only sold out the stadium, they also had to turn people away at the gates.” In 1966, the Dallas Cowboys signed on to play every Thanksgiving, too, for similar publicity reasons. Since those early days, football-themed traditions have flourished in American families. Apart from watching games on TV, one of the most popular is organizing a pre-turkey game of family touch football a la the sitcom "Friends." (Its famed episode “The One With the Football” aired Nov. 21, 1996.)
If you’ve never organized a game, this could be your year! To get started, Google “Scott’s Family-Friendly Touch Football” and click the first link.
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I don’t usually make an “I’m Thankful For” list on Thanksgiving, but if I did, you’d be on it. I’m glad you trust me and John to help you and the people you love.
If you’ve sent a friend, family member, or coworker my way for tax help this year, I have two words to say: Thank you .
If you’ve read this far and you know someone with a tax problem but haven’t sent them my way yet, consider this a sign. Now’s the time! It’s easy. All you have to do is pass along my phone number (262-752-6692 ) or email address (FranceticTax@gmail.com ). From there, they can reach out to schedule a free consultation. I’ll draft a proposal for them, and they’ll be a lot less stressed by Christmas.
As you probably know, Francetic Tax Resolution is a small family business. My brother John and I handle everything from my home office. We make all the house calls to clients and do all the negotiating with the IRS and State ourselves. Since we’re just two people, we don’t have the resources to compete with the big guys on advertising. So, I’m not exaggerating when I say referrals from satisfied clients and friends like you keep our business running. It means a lot to me to help small-business owners and individuals in our community. In particular, I love sitting down in my office or at a person’s kitchen table with them and figuring out how to get the IRS or State off their back and
Happy Holidays!
Paul Francetic
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