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Every pro football fan knows that the Minnesota Vikings went to four Super Bowls during the 1970s. They lost them all. After each, the questions why flourished. You heard excuses such as Their front lines on offense and defense weren’t strong enough. Or their overall team speed wasn’t fast enough or quick enough. Or their … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XXII, which was held on January 31, 1988, between the third-time AFC champion Denver Broncos and the fourth-time NFC champion Washington Redskins at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California, the second straight Super Bowl in southern California. If you’re looking for the full story of this 1987 season, pick … Read more
Year after year my brother and I waited for our favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys, to win an NFL championship. They finally did it and, boy, do I remember it well. The date was January 16, 1972. I was about two months shy of turning 10 years old. My brother and I had a favorite … Read more
Back in the very early days of the National Football League, many of the players were multi-sport athletes. For example, George Halas of the Chicago Bears also played major league baseball with the New York Yankees. There is, of course, an old tale that Babe Ruth replaced him in right field for the Yankees! Not … Read more
John Vairin was diagnosed with a rare occurrence of oral squamous cell cancer. He had surgery on May 17, 2019, and then he decided he wanted to celebrate the NFL’s 100th season. The result was a project he named “NFL Gratitude to Greats,” honoring and thanking NFL legends. SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE … Read more