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From 1933 (their first season in the NFL) through 1971, the Pittsburgh Steelers had only eight winning seasons and had never played in the Championship game. From 1964 to 1968, the team had a dismal record of 18–49–3. Changes were needed. In 1969, the Steelers replaced Head Coach Bill Austin with Chuck Noll, an assistant … Read more
To complete the 1975 NFL season, the annual Pro Bowl game pitted the best players of both conferences, the AFC and the NFC. It also featured someone who was — and still is — considered to be the best punter in the history of the pro game, Oakland’s Ray Guy. The Pro Bowl game at … Read more
The Super Bowl is an occasion never shy of razzmatazz anyway, but the 2000 edition – the first of the new Millennium – had the necessary little extra touches to make it even more special. From the iconic host stadium, the sadly now-demolished Georgia Dome, to the diverse half-time show that saw Christina Aguilera, Enrique … Read more
Before we get to the 1980 season, let’s take a look at some team history. From 1933 to 1942 the Eagles lost a lot. After ten losing seasons in a row, they went 5–4–1 in 1943. But with half the players serving in World War ll, the Eagles had to combine their team with the … Read more
On January 4, 1976, the Cinderella Dallas Cowboys traveled to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the championship of the National Football Conference. Dallas was expected to tamely submit to the favored Los Angeles team. The Rams had pounded the St. Louis Cardinals in their divisional playoff game the previous week, while the Cowboys had … Read more