Sports History Network The Dallas Cowboys are known as “America’s Team” and are a storied franchise. Dallas was founded in 1960 to compete with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League, 40 years after the founding of the NFL. Tex Schramm was hired as the General Manager, Tom Landry was the new head coach, and Gil Brandt … Read more
If I told you Ken Riley is tied for 5th all-time in NFL interceptions, played as a top defender in the league for 15 seasons, and was a nightmare to the vaunted 1970s version of the Pittsburgh Steelers; you would assume he’s in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, right? I don’t want to make … Read more
Charley Trippi was the last piece of the Chicago Cardinals famed “Dream Backfield.” As an All-American out of Georgia, the pursuit for future Pro Football Hall of Famer Charley Trippi was on, not just by football teams. This ultimately made Trippi the NFL’s first “Bonus Baby,” covered in this week’s episode of When Football Was … Read more
Today, we’re going to talk about the short, but a highly productive career of running back Gale Sayers, who passed away this week at the age of 77. On the surface, the Kansas Comet’s career numbers may not look spectacular, especially compared to the statistics of who we consider the greatest running backs of all … Read more
In today’s episode of Football is Family, we are going to East Rutherford, New Jersey, and look at the New York J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets. I have to say this – the Jets have a very passionate and loyal fan base. One of my favorite parts about the NFL draft is watching the Jets’ fans’ … Read more