Posts with players, coaches, and other topics from the Atlanta Falcons for The Football History Dude podcast, covering the history of the NFL.
The Atlanta Falcons joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1966. Like most expansion teams, they struggled during their first five seasons, winning only 16 of 70 games. They recorded their first winning season in 1971, finishing 7–6–1, and followed that with a 7–7 record in 1972. LISTEN ON YOUR PODCAST APP OF CHOICE … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XXXIII, which was held on January 31, 1999, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, between the six-time AFC champion and defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos and the Dirty Birds of Atlanta, the first-time NFC champion Falcons. If you’re looking for the full story of this 1998 season, pick up … Read more
In this episode I chat with Clayton Trutor about his forthcoming book – Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta and How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports. The book covers all 4 of the major professional sports teams that came to Atlanta in a short period of time, but our episode mostly covers the Atlanta Falcons’ portion. … Read more
On December 24, 1978, the extension of the NFL’s very first 16-game regular season and two more playoff teams resulted in the league’s very first Wildcard Playoff Weekend. Two more teams would increase the total number of teams per conference to make the playoffs to five each. You would have your three division winners in … Read more
Today, we’re going to talk about a star-crossed running back from the early 1970s by the name of Dave Hampton, who twice came up agonizingly short in his pursuit of 1,000 rushing yards in a single season. This article is also a podcast from the Football Attic if you are interested in listening, you can … Read more