Football History

On December 5, 2009, the #5 Texas Longhorns faced off against the #22 Nebraska Cornhuskers in a nail-biting Big 12 Championship showdown.

Nebraska held the lead throughout the game, but Texas fought back with a late touchdown drive. With just seconds remaining on the clock, Texas kicker Hunter Lawrence nailed a 46-yard field goal, securing a dramatic 13-12 victory and stealing the Big 12 Championship from Nebraska.

This thrilling contest, decided by a last-second field goal, cemented itself as a memorable chapter in both teams' histories and solidified the 2009 Texas Longhorns as Big 12 champions.

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Former Atlanta Falcons LB Brandon Copeland, in this nice article on ESPN.com tells of why he is leaning towards inventing his hard-earned money from playing ball into real estate investments.

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George Pfann was another excellent backfield product of the Cornell Big Red program. His talent and skill led to his selection of going into the College FOotball Hall of Fame years after he was through playing.

The NFLPA put out this pretty interesting post on Devon Kennard, an NFL veteran linebacker currently with the Arizona Cardinals, who previously played with the New York Football Giants, and the Detroit Lions.
Learning of the short but lucrative career that NFL players have from his father Derek Kennard, who had won a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Devon wisely invested his money and time in real estate to leverage his assets to propel his livelihood in life after football some day. Brilliant work by this bright man!

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Author of multiple books on sports history, including Lords of the Gridiron I and Lords of the Gridiron II, Matthew is also an accomplished podcast host of "The Packaged Tourist Show", as he spends his days archiving some of the great items in museums.

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.

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The great Colorado Buffalo back went much higher in life than football took him.

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The New Buff Duds and culture help them win for Coach Sanders

Born April 5, 1888, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was early gridiron legend Fred Chicken. His real name was Fred S. Slepicka, which when translated means "chicken." Fred was a tailback/halfback who played for the Minneapolis Marines (1915-1918), prior to that team's entry into the NFL. With him the Marines team went 34-3-1 between the years of 1913 thru 1917. 1918 during World War I Fred coached and played for the St. Paul Aviators School. He later played for the Rock Island Independents.

September 26, 1920 - The first game featuring an American Professional Football Association team would be played on September 26, 1920 as the Rock Island Independents beat up on their non-league opponent the St. Paul Ideals 48-0. The APFA would change its name to the National Football League in 1922 so in essence this is the very first NFL game played involving at least one team that was in Ralph Hay’s organizational meeting on September 17, 1920.