1952 NFL Season

As originally written by Tim Brulia:

The New York Yanks become the Dallas Texans.

Much of this may be incomplete.

Week 1, 1952:

9/28:

Rams-Browns, 2:00, DuMont. Bob Kelley (LA). Don Wattrick (CLE).

Eagles-Steelers, 2:00, DuMont. Harry Wismer (PHI).

Bears-Packers, 2:30, Not televised

Giants-Texans, 3:30, Not televised

Lions-49ers, 5:00, Not televised

9/29:

Redskins-Cardinals, 9:30, Amoco Network. Jim Gibbons, Mel Allen

Week 2, 1952:

10/3:

Lions-Rams, 11:30, DuMont. Van Patrick, Tom Harmon (DET).

10/4:

Browns-Steelers, 8:30, DuMont. Don Wattrick (CLE).

Giants-Eagles, 8:00, WABD-New York. Harry Wismer, Kal Ross.

10/5:

Bears-Cardinals, 3:00, ABC. Red Grange, Bill Fay

Redskins-Packers (Milwaukee), 3:00, Not televised

49ers-Texans, 3:30, Not televised

Week 3, 1952:

10/12:

Cardinals-Redskins, 2:00, Not televised

Giants-Browns, 2:00. DuMont. Harry Wismer, Kal Ross (NY). Don Wattrick (CLE).

Steelers-Eagles, 2:00, DuMont. Joe Tucker, Bob Prince (PGH).

49ers-Lions, 2:00, DuMont. Bud Foster, Bob Fouts (Pacific).

Texans-Bears, 2:30, ABC. Red Grange, Bill Fay (CHI).

Rams-Packers, 3:00, Not televised

Week 4, 1952:

10/18:

Packers-Texans, 3:30, Not televised

10/19:

Cardinals-Giants, 2:00, DuMont. Harry Wismer, Kal Ross (NY).

Browns-Eagles, 2:00, DuMont. Don Wattrick (CLE).

Rams-Lions, 2:00, DuMont. Bob Kelley (LA).

Redskins-Steelers, 2:00, Amoco Network. Mel Allen, Jim Gibbons (WSH).

49ers-Bears, 2:30, ABC. Red Grange, Bill Fay (CHI).

Week 5, 1952:

10/26:

Eagles-Giants, 2:00, DuMont. Byrum Saam (PHI). Harry Wismer, Kal Ross (NY).

Redskins-Browns, 2:00. Amoco Network: Mel Allen, Jim Gibbons (WSH). DuMont: Don Wattrick (CLE).

Lions-Packers, 2:30, Not televised

Steelers-Cardinals, 3:00. DuMont: Joe Tucker, Bob Prince (PGH). ABC: Red Grange, Bill Fay (CHI).

Bears-Rams, 5:00, Not televised

Texans-49ers, 5:00, Not televised

Week 6, 1952:

11/2:

Browns-Lions, 2:00, DuMont. Don Wattrick

Steelers-Redskins, 2:00. DuMont: Joe Tucker, Bob Prince. Amoco Network: Mel Allen, Jim Gibbons (WSH).

Giants-Cardinals, 3:00. DuMont: Harry Wismer, Kal Ross (NY). Byrum Saam (PHI). ABC: Red Grange, Bill Fay (CHI).

Eagles-Packers (Milwaukee), 3:00, Not televised

Bears-49ers, 5:00, Not televised

Texans-Rams, 5:00, Not televised

Week 7, 1952:

11/9:

Cardinals-Browns, 2:00, DuMont. Don Wattrick

Lions-Steelers, 2:00, Lions Network. Van Patrick, Bob Reynolds

49ers-Giants, 2:00. DuMont: Bud Foster, Bob Fouts (SF). Harry Wismer, Kal Ross (NY).

Redskins-Eagles, 2:00, Amoco Network. Mel Allen, Jim Gibbons

Packers-Bears, 2:30, ABC. Red Grange, Bill Fay

Rams-Texans, 3:30, Not televised

Week 8, 1952:

11/16:

Cardinals-Eagles, 2:00, Not televised

Texans-Lions, 2:00, Not televised

Packers-Giants, 2:00, DuMont. Harry Wismer, Kal Ross

Rams-Bears, 2:00, ABC. Red Grange, Bill Fay

Steelers-Browns, 2:00. DuMont: Joe Tucker, Bob Prince (PGH). Don Wattrick (CLE).

49ers-Redskins, 2:00, DuMont. Bud Foster

Week 9, 1952:

11/23:

Cardinals-Steelers, 2:00, Not televised

Lions-Bears, 2:00, ABC. Red Grange, Bill Fay

Giants-Redskins, 2:00, DuMont. Harry Wismer, Kal Ross

Eagles-Browns, 2:00, DuMont. Byrum Saam (PHI). Don Wattrick (CLE).

Texans-Packers, 2:30, Not televised

49ers-Rams, 5:00, DuMont. Bud Foster, Bob Fouts (Pacific)

Week 10, 1952:

11/27:

Packers-Lions, Noon, DuMont. Harry Wismer, Earl Gillespie

Bears-Texans (Akron), 2:45, DuMont. Red Grange, Bill Fay

11/30:

Browns-Redskins, 2:00, DuMont. Don Wattrick

Giants-Steelers, 2:00, DuMont. Harry Wismer, Kal Ross

Eagles-Cardinals, 3:00. DuMont: Byrum Saam (PHI). Red Grange, Bill Fay (CHI).

Rams-49ers, 5:00, DuMont. Bob Kelley (Pacific)

Note: The Thanksgiving Day telecasts were likely the first Nationally televised NFL doubleheader.

Week 11, 1952:

12/7:

Bears-Lions, 2:00, Not televised

Browns-Cardinals, 2:00. DuMont: Don Wattrick (CLE). ABC: Red Grange, Bill Fay (CHI).

Texans-Eagles, 2:00, Not televised

Redskins-Giants, 2:00. Amoco Network: Mel Allen, Jim Gibbons. DuMont: Harry Wismer, Kal Ross (NY). Joe Tucker (PGH).

Packers-Rams, 5:00, Not televised

Steelers-49ers, 5:00, Not televised

Week 12, 1952:

12/13:

Lions-Texans (Detroit), 2:00, Not televised

12/14:

Cardinals-Bears, 2:00, ABC. Red Grange, Bill Fay

Browns-Giants, 2:00, DuMont. Don Wattrick (CLE). Joe Tucker (PGH). Harry Wismer, Kal Ross (NY).

Eagles-Redskins, 2:00, DuMont. Byrum Saam

Packers-49ers, 5:00, Not televised

Steelers-Rams, 5:00, Not televised

Postseason

National Conference (Western) Playoff:

12/21: Rams-Lions, 1:30, DuMont. Harry Wismer

NFL Championship:

12/28: Lions-Browns, 2:00, DuMont. Harry Wismer

Pro Bowl in Los Angeles:

1/10: American (East)-National (West), 5:00, NBC. Bud Foster, Mark Scott

Regarding the TV/radio coverage of the NFL Championship game, I quote excerpts from a Miller Brewing Company ad found in the 12/24/52 edition of the Cedar Rapids Gazette:

"Football fans from coast-to-coast will enjoy the thrills of a 50-yard line seat via radio and television as the mighty Cleveland Browns and sturdy Detroit Lions clash on December 28 to determine the world's champion of Professional Football.

"For the second year, the Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisc., will sponsor both the telecast and broadcast of this major league football classic...

"More than 50 television stations across the nation in the DuMont network will carry the Miller sponsored game with Harry Wismer, America's ace sportscaster, doing the play-by-play description as he did last year.

"Radio coverage of the game will be given by more than 500 stations of the Mutual Broadcasting System and the special networks which carried the season's games of the Green Bay Packers, the New York Football Giants, and the Philadelphia Eagles. Earl Gillespie, sports director of WEMP in Milwaukee, will announce the game on radio. He assisted Harry Wismer on last year's telecast and has been called, by Wismer, "the greatest young play-by-play sports announcer to come out of the midwest in years."