Sports History Network This week Russ Crawford, Professor of History at Ohio Northern University, rides shotgun in the DeLorean with me to go back in time and share some stories from his latest book ~ Women’s American Football: Breaking Barriers On and Off the Gridiron. We talk about only some of the great stories, so you should pick … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XLVI, held on February 5, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis between the five-time NFC champion New York Giants and the seven-time AFC champion New England Patriots. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz question for today … Read more
Looking at sports history and reminiscing about legendary players from different eras is a fun pastime for most sports fans. These great players kindle fond memories. The attraction of the great ones to the fans may come in various avenues; their statistics, what they did in big moments, individual awards, or how they led their … Read more
Looking at sports history and reminiscing about legendary players from different eras is a fun pastime for most sports fans. These great players kindle fond memories. The attraction of the great ones to the fans may come in various avenues; their statistics, what they did in big moments, individual awards, or how they led their … Read more
Some might describe it as a betrayal… Others might simply consider it as a wonderful business opportunity… In reality, it prompted a rash of hard feelings that eventually shattered the trusted business partnership between two legendary NFL pioneers. In this episode of “When Football Was Football,” we’ll look closely at the arrival of the original … Read more