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Category Archives: Football
The Sports Archives History Lesson – Football’s Four Downs
It was 1881, and there were no football rules established to mandate the amount of gained yards required for a team to renew their offensive set of ‘downs’ in an effort to reach the goal. In fact, the word ‘down’ … Continue reading
Posted in College Football, Football
Tagged History Lesson, Princeton, Rugby, Sports Archives, The Block Game, Yale
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Football’s Brian “B.D.” Dowling
The character in Gary Trudeau’s “Doonesbury” comic strip that wears a football helmet and goes by the name B.D. was inspired by Trudeau’s Yale University classmate Brian Dowling. Dowling was quarterback for Yale in the late 1960s and later for … Continue reading
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Tagged B.D., Brian Dowling, Doonesbury, Gary Trudeau, Yale Bulldogs
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Model for Heisman Trophy
Frank Eliscu is the sculptor of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, now better known as the Heisman Trophy. When Eliscu was looking for a model for his cherished trophy, he didn’t have to look far. He asked a former high … Continue reading
Posted in College Football, Football
Tagged Ed Smith, Frank Eliscu, Heisman Trophy, New York University
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Football’s Taunting Rule
Excessive gyrations, spiking the football, and wild celebrations after scoring a touchdown were considered unsportsmanlike by the NFL. Consequently, the league decided to install the “Taunting Rule” which prohibited teams and players to exhibit this type of behavior. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Klecko, Mark Gastineau, New York Jets Sack Exchange, NFL, Sports Archives, sports history, Taunting Rule
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Spotlight on Bo Jackson
Vince Edward “Bo” Jackson was really an amazing athlete in his day. Not only did he win the Heisman Trophy in 1985, but he also became the first athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American Sports, baseball … Continue reading
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Tagged Bo Jackson, Bo Knows, Heisman Trophy
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Jaguars beat Colts on Josh Scobee’s 59-yard field goal
The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-28 on a 59 yard field goal from Josh Scobee with no time remaining. Scobee joins the likes of Tom Dempsey (63 yards) and Matt Bryant (62 yards) to hit the longest winning … Continue reading
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Tagged Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Josh Scobee, Matt Bryant, Peyton Manning, Tom Dempsey
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Too much honey in Chad Ochocinco’s Honey Nut cereal!
This is great. You call up to make a donation to ‘Feed the Children’ using the phone number listed on the namesake cereal boxes of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco and you allegedly get a sexy female voice making … Continue reading
Dallas Cowboy’s rookie gets pinned with 54K dinner tab!
Dez Bryant, rookie wide receiver, for the NFL Dallas Cowboys got his just payment for not carrying veteran teammate, Roy Williams pads during training camp…a rookie hazing tradition. That payment was a huge dinner bill of over 54K after Williams … Continue reading
Peyton 2, Eli Manning 0; Colts crush Giants 38-14
Battle of the Football QB brothers goes to Peyton Manning once again as his Indianapolis Colts beat the New York Giants 38-14 in Indianapolis. Peyton, the older of the two, completed 20 of 26 for 255 yards, 3 TDs and … Continue reading
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Tagged Eli Manning, Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, Peyton Manning
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Reggie Bush gives back the 2005 Heisman
Reggie Bush wanted to end the controversy and decided to relinquish the 2005 Heisman Trophy….like he had a choice? Rather than expose some bad history about his family accepting gifts and money from sports agents during his years at USC, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2005 Heisman Trophy, Mack Brown, O.J. Simpson, Reggie Bush, USC, Vince Young
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