Sports History Network The dictionary definition of sport, according to Oxford Languages is ‘an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.’ Sports have enthralled and entertained human cultures for millennia. They teach us values, keep us active, keep our minds engaged, help us compete in a … Read more
Fifty years after he retired, Joe Kapp is still the only QB in history who played in the Rose Bowl, a Grey Cup championship game, and the Super Bowl. After a successful college career at Cal, Joe Kapp began his professional football career in 1959, playing for the Calgary Stampeders. Then, in 1961, Calgary traded … Read more
During the 1974 NFL season, pro football fans in New York suffered. I mean they really suffered. Both the Jets and the Giants were having horrible seasons as they entered week nine. Both teams were being dealt with more than their fair share of problems, injuries, and ineptness. The Giants could claim only two wins … Read more
Whether or not sports participation affects the academic life of college students is a widely discussed topic among students and the general public. While many people assume that sporting activity can distract students from studies, recent research, and personal experience have demonstrated that sports can actually improve the academic life of college students in several … Read more
With training camps around the National Football League opening up soon, we’d like to take you back to a different time and place when pre-season sessions looked much, much different. For this episode of “When Football Was Football,” we’ll sample some training camp tales from the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cardinals going way, way … Read more