Football podcasts.
Today we have Super Bowl XXVII, which was held on January 31, 1993, at the Rose Bowl in beautiful Pasadena, California, between the third-time AFC champion Buffalo Bills and the record-setting sixth-time NFC champion Dallas Cowboys. If you’re looking for the full story of this 1992 season, pick up my Nifty Nineties book and you’ll learn more … Read more
The 1974 Baltimore Colts were a typical losing team. They suffered from poor coaching, an inordinate number of mistakes, and an incredibly high amount of just plain bad luck. They finished the 1974 season with a dismal record of 2 wins and 12 losses. Fast forward to the end of the 1975 season, and the … Read more
When an incredible football player is consistently overlooked for inclusion in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, we often hear several reasons for this absence…things like: “He was OK, but he never led the league in anything.” “He was good, but he never won a title.” Or even: “He was great for his team, but … Read more
The Dayton Triangles were an original NFL team when the league was founded as the American Professional Football Association in 1920. Triangle Park in Dayton, OH was the home of the “first-ever NFL game” between the Dayton Triangles and the Columbus Panhandles. This week I brought Bruce Smith, a former resident of Dayton. He grew … Read more
Imagine spending three or four days sandwiched between your burly teammates on a cross-country train trip just to play a football game. Perhaps we have become spoiled by the speed and comfort of travel today. For sports teams, even on the collegiate level, it is expected that the team will not only fly to its … Read more