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Al Davis - Wikipedia  Allen "Al" Davis (July 4, 1929  October 8, 2011) was an American football coach and executive. He was the principal owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) from 1972 to 2011. Under Davis' management, the Raiders became one of the most successful ... He was the first NFL owner to hire an African American head coach and a...
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United States Football League - Wikipedia  The United States Football League (USFL) was an American football league that played for ... The Philadelphia Stars won the second USFL championship, and after .... ESPN president Chet Simmons was named the league's first commissioner in ... all pro football leagues, including the NFL, experienced in their early years.
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History of the National Football League - Wikipedia  The National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920 as the American Professional ... The NFL was the first professional football league to successfully establish a ... Teams became more financially viable, the last team folding in 1952 and the ... of legendary Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, among other stars.
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History of American football - Wikipedia  The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and ... A rival league to the NFL, the American Football League (AFL), began play in .... On November 13, 1875, Yale and Harvard played each other for the first time .... The 1899 Sewanee Tigers are one of the all-time great teams of the early...
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History of the NFL Commissioner - Wikipedia  The Commissioner of the NFL is the chief executive of the National Football League (NFL). .... In the early days of professional football, the game was shunned upon by many in ... As in 1925, the Pottsville Maroons, a first year NFL team, played an ... a team of former Notre Dame stars including the famous "Four Horsemen.
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Super Bowl I - Wikipedia  The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, known retroactively as Super Bowl I and referred to in some contemporaneous reports, including the game's radio broadcast, as the Super Bowl, was played on January 15, 1967 at the ... The National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers defeated...
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John Madden - Coach, Television Personality - Biography.com  May 16, 2016 ... Join Biography.com in a look at John Madden, former NFL Raiders coach and ... Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden began his coaching career in 1960. ... highly successful career as a broadcaster, his popularity boosted by his ... After just two seasons, he was named the team's head coach at age 32.
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Jay Berwanger, first winner of the Heisman Trophy, 1914-2002  Jun 27, 2002 ... Jay Berwanger, football star at the University of Chicago and first winner of ... To football aficionados, Jay Berwanger is well-known as the winner of the ... was just as long: "Genius of the Gridiron," "the One-man Team," "the Flying ... In 1935, the Chicago Tribune awarded Berwanger the Silver Football for...
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Gridiron Gold - Neighborhood Legal Services Association  Joe Namath is best remembered for his performance in the New York Jets' ... Namath's place in history was assured with his first pro football act, the ... In 1967, he became the first quarterback to pass for more than 4,000 yards in one season. ... 1,886 passes for 27,663 yards and 173 touchdowns in 12 seasons with the Jets...
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All-Time AFL Team - OFFENSE | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site  Wide receiver Lance Alworth, tackle Ron Mix, and center Jim Otto were the only ... Nicknamed Bambi because of his graceful style on the football field, ... He spent all of his AFL years with the Chargers and also played with San Diego in 1970, its first year ... Maynard was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Joe Namath - Wikipedia  Joseph William Namath nicknamed Broadway Joe, is a former American football quarterback ... Namath is known for boldly guaranteeing a Jets' victory over Don Shula's .... became the first professional quarterback to pass for 4,000 yards in a season .... Namath expressed confidence in Pennington, and then stated to the...
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Art Rooney - Wikipedia  Arthur Joseph Rooney Sr. (January 27, 1901  August 25, 1988), often referred to as "The Chief", was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football franchise ... He was the first president of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1933 to 1974, and the first chairman of .... U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White.
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Best Player in the AFL? It's Bambi - Talk Of Fame Radio  Sep 2, 2015 ... That would be San Diego wide receiver Lance Alworth. ... Alworth was also the first AFL player enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He won an AFL title early in his career with the Chargers and a Super Bowl late in his ... Nicknamed Bambi, he averaged more than 100 yards per game in three...
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Joe Namath - Wikipedia  Joseph William Namath nicknamed Broadway Joe, is a former American football quarterback ... Namath was an AFL icon and played for that league's New York Jets for most of his ... He finished his career with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. .... He became the first professional quarterback to pass for 4,000 yards in a season...
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Football: A look back at Stanford's other No. 1 picks | Stanford Daily  May 3, 2012 ... A look back at the days that Garrett, Plunkett and Elway were drafted first overall ... Garrett's exploits earned him both the MVP of the 1954 Hula Bowl and the ... 1 pick in the 1954 draft, only played nine games in the NFL. ... He's the Joe Namath of the future, Indians head coach John Mazur told The Daily.
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Super Bowl I - Wikipedia  The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, known ... The Packers finished the 1966 NFL season at 122, and defeated the Dallas ... Bart Starr, who completed 16 of 23 passes for 250 yards and two ..... Kansas City had the ball four times  punting on their first possession, driving to a...
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30 Years Ago Today, NFL Football Came to Indianapolis ...  Aug 11, 2013 ... And just like that, Indiana had a real NFL franchise to call their own. ... the famous 1958 NFL Championship game, also known as "the greatest ... The Colts scored their first touchdown in the Hoosier Dome (later renamed the RCA Dome) ... the city of Indianapolis hosted in their new home in the same town,...
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July 2014 - AFC North Blog - ESPN - ESPN.com  Jul 11, 2014 ... 23, 1972. ... Santonio Holmes toe-taps game-winning TD catch in back of end zone of ... Franco Harris' "Immaculate Reception" won that designation in fan voting ... back with the Steelers facing certain defeat in an AFC playoff game and ... Flacco has always been the Ravens' deciding factor since being the...
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Cal Poly RPTA Auction | SPECIAL GUEST  DAN FOUTS Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback - San Diego Chargers A native of ... Ahmad Rashad played under future NFL coaches George Seifert and John Robinson. ... in 1973, Fouts began his rookie season alongside the legendary Johnny ... top quarterbacks in the league and was on his way to a Hall of Fame career.
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Chargers to retire famous number - Page 4 - The Official San Diego ...  Page 4- Chargers to retire famous number General Discussions. ... than football player, more Pegasus than "Bambi" the wide receiver. ... the cover boy for a town crying out to find its legs and grow into its body. In 1978, Alworth became the first AFL player to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame,...
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1990's Buffalo Bills  The Rasputins of The NFL | Taylor Blitz Times  Aug 7, 2014 ... The Buffalo Bills clowning around on Super Bowl picture day before XXV. ... and founder, Head Coach Marv Levy, and QB Jim Kelly in Canton. ... Kelly and Reed before taking the field for the 1990 AFC Championship Game. ... The 1990 Buffalo Bills were the first team to lose the NFL Championship or...