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Fresh off a Super Bowl appearance, many predicted the 1970 Vikings would be back in the big game. But Minnesota lost its starting quarterback, Joe Kapp, in a contract dispute, and what turned out to be a great season ended disappointingly. The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 23–7 in Super Bowl IV, … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XXXV, which was held on January 28, 2001, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida between the first-time AFC champion Baltimore Ravens and the three-time NFC champion New York Giants. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz question … Read more
1975 was supposed to be a season of rebuilding for the Cowboys. Veterans Bob Lilly, Cornell Green, Dave Manders, and Walt Garrison had all retired during the off-season. Bob Hayes was traded to the 49ers, John Niland to the Eagles, Craig Morton to the Giants, and Calvin Hill joined the WFL. That’s a lot of … Read more
In professional sports, there have been numerous examples of brothers leading their teams to distinction and success. And while these siblings may not always be representing the same team, the mere fact that multiple players from the same family reached the highest level of athletics is indeed impressive. In baseball, we have seen the DiMaggio … Read more
In this episode, Peter Bonert rides shotgun in the DeLorean to take us back through the history of the NFL to share stories about the link between Germany and the NFL. We get into: How Peter became interested in the NFL as a resident of Germany Why he chose the Cleveland Browns as his team … Read more