Sports History Network Any time a city loses a sports team franchise, it initiates years of debate regarding why such a thing could have possibly occurred. Recent NFL teams have moved from cities such as St. Louis, Oakland, and Los Angeles. Usually, there is an obvious reason for the departure, whether it is low fan attendance or simply … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl IX, which was held on January 12, 1975, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans between the first-time AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the three-time NFC champion Minnesota Vikings. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz question for today … Read more
Sports betting has been one of the world’s favorite activities for as long as we’ve been gathering together to play and watch sports. Some sports have long histories of being the most popular betting sports, such as horse racing. Other sports have moments where they’re the most popular betting sport but like all fads, they … Read more
As kids, we all looked up to our favorite athletic heroes. After all, they were taller than us, so looking up at them, was a realistic requirement as well as a figure of speech. In this episode of “When Football Was Football” we’ll look back at the life and career of a pro football hall … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl VIII, between the defending Super Bowl champion Miami Dolphins out of the AFC, going up against the NFC champions, the Minnesota Vikings. This game was held on January 13, 1974, at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. This was the first Super Bowl to be held at a site that is … Read more