February 3, 2012
NFL Football
Football’s golden age was the 1970s. It was when the NFL overtook the NCAA as the premier expression of the gridiron game. The Steelers, Raiders and Cowboys all won Super Bowls, while Bud Grant’s Vikings became the first team to go 0-4 in Super Bowls. The ‘eighties saw more change, as the Raiders moved to [...]
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February 2, 2012
NFL Football
The Super Bowl began as a challenge game between the NFL and the AFL, named after a toy that belonged to the NFL Commissioner’s daughter. The toy was called the “super ball,” and so the game became the Super Bowl. What started as a challenge that couldn’t fill the LA Coliseum became legitimate in Super [...]
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