How Ohio Shaped The NFL: From The Birthplace To Rich Pro Football History

While today the great state of Ohio’s professional football teams are seen as something of a punchline (even as the Bengals and Browns continue to find themselves on the upswing thanks to superstar quarterbacks Joe Burrow and the embattled Deshaun Watson, respectively) one cannot tell the history of the game we love without the impact … Read more

Willis Brennan: The Chicago Cardinal Who Helped Solve One of America’s Most Notorious Crimes!

On November 6, 1927, a few thousand of his closest friends gathered to honor Chicago Cardinals’ lineman Willis Brennan. But Willis Brennan was much more than a football player. In fact, if you consider some of the landmark events of Chicago in the 1920s, chances are Willis Brennan was there…such as the birth of the … Read more

1899: The Cardinals’ First Season

Before player drafts, salary caps, and heck, even before the National Football League, we had the Cardinals! On this episode of “When Football Was Football,” we’ll chronicle the very first season of the NFL’s oldest team—the Arizona Cardinals. Along the way, we’ll discover some surprising facts about the early activities of the club. Back in … Read more