Football History

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A look at an interesting experimental rule where a team had a choice of kicking or receiving after a score.

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Timothy P. Brown of Football Archaeology.com deleivers a remarkable story on a player that was concussed, who kept on playing in the late 19th century

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Rich Shmelter has authored a great book that parallels the growth of Los Angeles along with the brands of football that played near the city.

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Super Bowl IX featured the Pittsburgh Steelers versus the Minnesota Vikings. it would be the first NFL Championship for the Steelers franchise. It was a rising-from-the-ashes moment for the Pittsburgh franchise.

Part of the success of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers is captured in this recount of the game that gave Art Rooney Sr. his first Lombardi Trophy. Podcaster Tommy Phillips gives the recount of the contest.

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Aron Harris takes us on The Football Odyssey to the 1880 IFA Rules Meeting

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

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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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A football Archaeology salute to the team of the Butte Football Club Miners.

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.