Football

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FootballArchaeology.com post on James L. Gilbert's fantastic work of identifying revision history graphically of the American College football field over the years.

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Timothy P Brown takes the Football Archaeology focus to the practice equipment for football in the 1960s.

Author Rich Shmelter reveals how the history of the City of Angels and the gridiron grew up and matured together.

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Football archaeology goes back in time to describe early gridiron training camps, who had them and what they did.

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Football Archaeology examines the rules and basics for understanding Canadian Football and the CFL.

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Timothy Brown takes his Football Archaeology focus towards some player protective gear evolution our way, was he studies early face guards.

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Timothy P Brown of Football Archaeology examines the history of the memorial Stadiums of College Football

July 12, 1931 - Cleveland Indians franchise forms after the Cleveland Tigers franchise changed their name and then subsequently folded after the 1921 season per the ProFootballHOF.com website. According to the American Football Fandom site this was the first of three different instances of an “Indians” pro football franchise in Cleveland. A second "Indians" NFL team arose in 1923. That team played as the "Indians" for the 1923 season before changing their name to the Cleveland Bulldogs in 1924. The third rendition of the Cleveland Indians came in 1931 when the League sponsored the club that only played games on the road. The NFL intended to locate this team permanently in Cleveland. However when no suitable owner was found,  the franchise folded after just one season as visiting gate revenues. These three Cleveland teams are viewed as three totally different franchises by the NFL.

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Football history and the professional game's most important people from the perspective of a man who was a part of some of the greatest teams in history. Michael Lombardi is a former NFL executive and strategist that helped the San Francisco 49ers under Bill Walsh and the New England Patriots under Bill Belichick hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Micahel also worked in the Cleveland Browns organization (old and new) and with the Oakland Raiders under Al Davis.
Mr. Lombardi shares his list of the top coaches and players with in-depth reasons for their rankings, along with some personal stories and a bit of pop culture mixed in.

A semi-professional team run by Art Rooney Sr in 1931. The team started as the Hope-Harveys, and later after gaining sponsorship, turned into the Majestic Radios of Loeffler's Electronic Store. The team's affiliation with Loeffler's ended prior to the team's 1931 season. When James decided to run for the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Art renamed the team the "J.P. Rooneys" as a way to promote his brother's campaign. James Rooney would go on to win the election easily.
In 1933 Art Rooney would found the Pittsburgh Pirates NFL franchise and in 1940 rename them the Steelers.