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Gale Sayers
Gale Sayers 1943- American football player Knee injuries cut short the brilliant football career of running back Gale Sayers, but not before the "Kansas Comet" was recognized by the National Football League (NFL) as the greatest running back in the first 50 years of the league's history. Although... Read more |
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Pete Rozelle
Pete Rozelle 1926-1996 American football commissioner For nearly three decades, Pete Rozelle guided professional football as the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL). Under his direction, pro football attained unprecedented popularity with the American public, as well as a level... Read more |
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Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker1962— Football player, entrepreneur Herschel Walker was a standout running back in both collegiate and professional football. As a junior at the University of Georgia, the 6'1? 223-pound Walker won the Heisman Trophy, college football's highest honor, capping a collegiate career in... Read more |
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Gaelic football
Gaelic football received its first set of codified rules in 1885, following the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association in the previous year. References from the 17th century onwards describe a form of football being played in Ireland, in which carrying the ball, as well as kicking it, was... Read more |
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Awards
A WARDS 1990 Major League Baseball World Series—Cincinnati Reds (National League), 4 vs. Oakland Athletics (American League), 0 Super Bowl XXIV—San Francisco 49ers, 55 vs. Denver Broncos, 10 National Collegiate Athletic Association Football ... Read more |
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John William Heisman
John William Heisman , 1869-1936, American football coach, b. Cleveland. He studied and played football at Brown (1887-89) and the Univ. of Pennsylvania (1890-91). He coached football for 36 years from 1892-1927, most memorably at Auburn (1895-99), Georgia Tech (1904-19), and Rice (1924-27). At... Read more |
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Eric Dickerson
Eric Dickerson 1960- American football player During his professional football career, running back Eric Dickerson more often resembled a thoroughbred than a human being. Game after game, Dickerson electrified fans as he tucked the football under his arm, then sprinted down the field with all the... Read more |
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College football
COLLEGE FOOTBALL A Saturday Tradition Returns By middecade, college football fans were filling campus stadiums in record numbers. With the end of the Vietnam War and the onset of an economic recession, football—along with fraternities and sororities—regained popularity among students... Read more |
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Cris Carter
Cris Carter 1965- American football player When wide receiver Cris Carter, who played most of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, retired after 15 years of playing football, he ranked second all-time in the NFL with 1,096 receptions, 129 of them for touchdowns. Carter, who is an eight-time Pro... Read more |
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Desmond Howard
Desmond Howard1970– Professional football player Professional football player Desmond Howard made a name for himself doing things his own way. Winning the Heisman trophy in 1991, Howard embarked on a professional career as a special teams player. Despite a rocky start with the Washington Redskins,... Read more |
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