Football podcasts.
Pro football in the current day and age seems to produce one or two different Cinderella teams every year. But that was not always the case, however. In the 1970s, you might see one Cinderella team every two or three years. They just were not that common during that era. A definite Cinderella team was … Read more
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
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
Today we have Super Bowl XLV, which was held on February 6, 2011, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, between the eight-time AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the three-time NFC champion Green Bay Packers. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz question for … Read more