NFL history podcasts.
The NFL has had its share of giants on the field, players who towered over their teammates and opponents alike. Their height gave them a unique advantage, often making them more formidable in their respective roles. Here’s a look at the seven tallest players in NFL history, ranked by height. 1. Richard Sligh – 7’0” … Read more
Every year about this time, from 1934 through 1976, an enormous football extravaganza took place each summer that captured the interest of football fans across the country. It was the annual College All-Star Football game which pitted the defending NFL champions against a team of recently graduated collegiate players who were selected by a nationwide … Read more
Fifty years after he retired, Joe Kapp is still the only QB in history who played in the Rose Bowl, a Grey Cup championship game, and the Super Bowl. After a successful college career at Cal, Joe Kapp began his professional football career in 1959, playing for the Calgary Stampeders. Then, in 1961, Calgary traded … Read more
During the 1974 NFL season, pro football fans in New York suffered. I mean they really suffered. Both the Jets and the Giants were having horrible seasons as they entered week nine. Both teams were being dealt with more than their fair share of problems, injuries, and ineptness. The Giants could claim only two wins … Read more
With training camps around the National Football League opening up soon, we’d like to take you back to a different time and place when pre-season sessions looked much, much different. For this episode of “When Football Was Football,” we’ll sample some training camp tales from the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cardinals going way, way … Read more