Built Around Football
Pigskin's history has been built by teams willing to travel, compete and spend Thanksgiving together. Archived tournament material documents years of teams, photos, videos, testimonials and family traditions.
A Multi-Generation Pigskin Family
The tournament's strongest legacy story is continuity: former players, long-time staff, returning organizations and families remain connected to the event across seasons and generations.
From Players to Leadership
Historical Pigskin staff material describes people who grew up around the tournament and later took operational roles. That kind of continuity is difficult to manufacture and is central to the 25th-anniversary story.
Explore the Historical Archive
The year-by-year archive preserves documented tournament records from 2021 through 2025 and will expand as earlier materials are verified. Open the Pigskin Historical Archive →
What Comes Next
The 2026 tournament is an opportunity to preserve the historical archive while making it easier for a new generation of coaches and families to understand what Pigskin is and why the Thanksgiving tradition has lasted.
Pigskin should continue identifying dates, teams, alumni, photographs and milestones that can be documented with confidence. Those verified records can expand this page over time.