NFL history podcasts.
Today we have Super Bowl XXXI, which was held on January 26, 1997, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, between the two-time AFC champion New England Patriots and my favorite team, the eleven-time world champion Green Bay Packers. If you’re looking for the full story of this 1996 season, pick up my Nifty Nineties book and … Read more
When his coaching career ended almost 95 years ago, he was so successful that he remains today as the NFL’s winningest coach of all time. He won four NFL titles in six years of coaching. In those four championship seasons, he piled up a phenomenal 42-2-6 record, and did so with three different teams! And … Read more
At this time of the year, the NFL playoffs are on the minds of many thousands of pro football fans across the nation. The same goes for the teams that are preparing for the playoffs. In the 1970s, there were fewer playoff teams than there were today. One of the reasons for this is that … Read more
In professional sports, we have experienced a wide spectrum of clearly memorable nicknames. For example, in baseball, we instantly recognize nicknames like the Babe, Mick, Yogi, and Moose. Moose? Of course, that would be “Moose” Skowron who played for the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox among other teams. But what about pro … Read more
In this episode, I talk to Bob Lederer about his book – Beyond Broadway Joe: The Super Bowl TEAM That Changed Football. The reason why the word TEAM is capitilized is because Super Bowl 3 is often remembered more for “The Guarantee” of Joe Namath than the accomplishment the whole team had against the heavily … Read more