Sports History Network Today we have Super Bowl XXII, which was held on January 31, 1988, between the third-time AFC champion Denver Broncos and the fourth-time NFC champion Washington Redskins at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California, the second straight Super Bowl in southern California. If you’re looking for the full story of this 1987 season, pick … Read more
Year after year my brother and I waited for our favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys, to win an NFL championship. They finally did it and, boy, do I remember it well. The date was January 16, 1972. I was about two months shy of turning 10 years old. My brother and I had a favorite … Read more
Back in the very early days of the National Football League, many of the players were multi-sport athletes. For example, George Halas of the Chicago Bears also played major league baseball with the New York Yankees. There is, of course, an old tale that Babe Ruth replaced him in right field for the Yankees! Not … Read more
I think I was eleven, lying on my stomach watching the TV. Black and white, by the way. Saturday morning wrestling. WWOR: channel 9. Local New York television from Seacaucus, New Jersey. That’s when I first saw Blackjack. Blackjack Mulligan. Yep. Long handlebar mustache. Oily black hair. Thick mutton chop sideburns. A 6-foot-9, 345-pound Texas … Read more
John Vairin was diagnosed with a rare occurrence of oral squamous cell cancer. He had surgery on May 17, 2019, and then he decided he wanted to celebrate the NFL’s 100th season. The result was a project he named “NFL Gratitude to Greats,” honoring and thanking NFL legends. SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE … Read more