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Oakland Raiders
September 27th, 2008 
Neal The Oakland Raiders became an AFL team in 1960. Oakland was a replacement for the Minneapolis franchise which became an NFL team. Oakland had problems right from the start when there was no home field for the Raiders to play on, they had to at Candlestick Park in San Francisco and Kezar Stadium, Oakland Coliseum [...]
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September 22nd, 2008 Neal The Green Bay Packers are one of the oldest and historic franchises, not just in football but in all of sports. Beginning in 1919, the city of Green Bay was awarded with a football franchise and named after the Indian Packing Company under the supervision of Earl “Curly” Lambeau hence the name Lambeau Field. In [...]
Posted in Green Bay Packers Tags: Bart Starr, Bret Favre, Earl "Curly" Lambeau, Football, Green Bay Packers, Indian Packing Company, Most Valuable Player, National Football League, New England Patriots, New York Jets, NFL, NFL Championships, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl, Vince Lombardi No Comments »Histroy of American Football
September 14th, 2008 Neal The history of American Football dates back further then you might realize. As is the case of sports in general, football has evolved into the game we see today making it the number one sport in America in popularity and success. There are countless legends of this the game, Vince Lombardi (which the Super Bowl [...]
Posted in NFL History Tags: American Football, American Professional Football Conference, Football, George Halas, Jerry Rice, Jim Brown, Jim Thorpe, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, Los Angeles Rams, National Football League, NFL, Otto Graham, Red Grange, Reggie White, Rugby, Soccer, Vince Lombardi, Vince Lombardi trophy, Walter Camp, Walter Payton 2 Comments »