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

Super Bowl L (Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers): An Ultimate Recount of the Game

Today we have Super Bowl 50, held on February 7, 2016, between the second-time NFC champion Carolina Panthers and the eight-time AFC champion Denver Broncos. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz question for today is: how many franchises have had a fumble … Read more