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Keysha WilliamsOrigin of football: Football was invented in 1863 in England. The Football association was created to organize Football in...
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The 2011 Super Bowl XLV (45) was played on Sunday February 6, 2011 at 6 PM EST, at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The...
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It depends on the position of the player. According to a 2006 ESPN article, "The average weight in the NFL has grown by 10...
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Highest Scoring NFL Game: In the NFL, the most points scored in one game was 73 by the Chicago Bears in the 1940 NFL...
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It was impeccably dangerous due to the helmets inability to work up to proper standards that at which they needed to meet. Also,...
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Some might say, simply, "because they kick the football." But the real story is deeper. The origin of Gridiron (American...
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First black quarterback to start in AFL: Marlin Briscoe First black quarterback to start in NFL: James Harris The first black...
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Oakland Raiders. All NFL Teams are Violent , The NFC EAST division is the toughest division because all the teams in that divison...
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Doug Williams is actually the ONLY African American to own the rights to being the first black Quarterback to have won the Super...
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The Steelers have won six Super Bowl championships. They won the titles during the following seasons: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979,...
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When Football was Invented Answering this question will depend on a few specifics. First, are we referring to American football,...
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Football can refer to several different sports, all of which have largely different rule bases. See the related links for more...
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football originated from a game called rugby. That is where the shape of the football came from. Pete is right that the shape...
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AnswerIt depends on which aspect you are looking at. The field goal post used to be at the front of the end zone (that was...
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it was the best material they had at the time. in the first days of football they had no helmates it was not till about 1893...
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Rugby (started in England, 1823) was introduced to North America by the British Army in Montreal in 1868, which played a series...
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Won Five Super Bowls Charles Haley: two with San Francisco and three with Dallas (all 5 as a player) Chuck Noll: four as head...
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Jamal Lewis, a running back for the Baltimore Ravens, was the youngest player to play in a Super Bowl. In the 2001 Super Bowl...
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Roosevelt Greer LA RAMS It's possible that Rosie Greer knitted, too; but his hobby was needlepoint. Roosevelt was noted...
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How Football Got Its Name I'll just give you the short version. Basically, football has been around in some form or another for...
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Click on the links below to find out about the history of the Steelers logo. The Steelers are the only NFL Team that sports...
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The Cowboys have played in a record eight Super Bowls and won five times (victories in bold): Super Bowl V (1-17-71) --...
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They have won 4. Through the 2011-12 season, the Packers have won four Super Bowls. 1) Super Bowl I (January 15, 1967) 35-10...
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There are only two starting quarterbacks with 4 rings. Terry Bradshaw (IX, X, XIII & XIV) and Joe Montana (XVI, XIX, XXIII...
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the official helmet company of the NFL is Riddell, so most players in the NFL wear those, because in order to wear any other...
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The Heaviest Football players in NFL history from 1920-2009, officially recorded are, Leonard Davis and Aaron Gibson both...
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have appeared in eight Super Bowls and won six of them. Pittsburgh and Dallas have both appeared in...
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Navy 2004 Emerald Bowl: 14 minutes 25 seconds against New Mexico Navy vs. New Mexico in the 2004 Emerald Bowl in San...
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The NFL Players Association and the owners agreed to allow teams to designate two players on their roster who are unrestricted...
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Edward O'Bradovich (born May 21, 1940 in Melrose Park, Illinois) is a former American football defensive end in the NFL. Drafted...
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3 seasons ... 1993-1995.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have played in eight Super Bowls. Winning 6: IX, X, XIII, XIV, XL, XLIII Losing 2: XXX, XLV
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Super Bowl IX - Jan 12, 1975 Super Bowl X - Jan 18, 1976 Super Bowl XIII - Jan 21, 1979 Super Bowl XIV - Jan 20, 1980 Super Bowl...
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Raiders and Buccaneers
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In the NFL, 57 yards for the Patriots against the Bears in Chicago on November 10, 2002.
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To my Knowledge there have been 4. Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins who was the first and to date the only black...
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you can buy stuff from...
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2008: CBS Sportsline Alumni Tracker http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/alumni-tracker#A Miami - 55 Georgia - 54 LSU -...
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As of 2011, there are 11 passers and receivers tied at 99 yards: Frank Filchock (to Andy Farkas),Oct. 15, 1939; George Izo (to...
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Kicker Shayne Graham holds the record for tackles by a kicker in a single season with 11 tackles for the Cincinnati Bengals in...
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A jerry rice signed shirt/jersey is worth about $300-$1000, it all depends on the condition and if it is framed or not. And if...
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New york giants
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The Denver Broncos won two consecutive Super Bowls, one of only 7 teams to do so. They won Super Bowl XXXII in 1998 and Super...
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The first NFL-AFL Championship Game was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Jan.15, 1967. The Green Bay Packers of the...
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The San Francisco 49ers have appeared in five Super Bowls and won them all. Here are the results (victories in bold): Super Bowl...
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Three: The 1993 Dallas Cowboys, the 2001 New England Patriots and the 2007 New York Giants.
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WR Dwayne Bowe. 2007 was Bowe's rookie season with the Chiefs.
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The max fine in the NFL is $500,000. New England Patriots were fined $500,000 for spying on an opponent's defensive signals.
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Go to NFL.com and look up the l section until you find Lester Boyd
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When the NFL-AFL merger went into effect in 1970, three longtime NFL teams -- the Baltimore Colts, the Cleveland Browns and the...
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George Halas. Halas spent 40 seasons as head coach of the Chicago Bears franchise (1920-1929, 1933-1942, 1946-1955, 1958-1967).
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The Steelers stood at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth.
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The Original NFL Teams The 1920 season consisted of: Akron Pros Buffalo All-American Decatur Staleys Rock Island Independents...
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The three shapes in the Steel mark logo are called hypocycloids. They represent the three major components of steelmaking, and...
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'G' Is for 'Greatness' Many people think that the "G" stands for "Green Bay" - but it actually stands for "Greatness!" The logo...
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Randy Moss. 3 teams in 5 weeks of the2010-2011 season
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Some NFL ledgends include Dick Butkus, Jerry Rice, David Deacon Jones, Reggie White, Lyyn Swann, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas,...
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The playoffs started on the 8th of January and were completed on February 5, 2012.
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The location has not yet been discovered, but 2012 will be in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis; 2013 will be in Louisiana...
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The National Football League was founded in 1920 under the name American Professional Football Association. The name was changed...
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As of now, the first and ONLY player to win three straight Super Bowls is Ken Norton Jr.. He played with The Dallas Cowboys when...
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At one time...Robert Brooks.
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Currently, Hakeem Nicks of the Giants is the biggest name former Tar Heel, followed by Brandon Tate of the Patriots. Their...
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2010: Arian Foster 1,616 yards All time in a season: 1984 Eric Dickerson 2,105 yards All time in a career: 1990-2004 Emmitt...
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AnswerJames naismith invented the football helmet
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The last Super Bowl that the Steelers played in was on February 6, 2011. The Steelers were defeated by the Green Bay Packers...
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The NFL (National Football League) evolved from an earlier league, the APFA (American Professional Football Association) in...
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No. Gannon was a member of 1 Super Bowl team ... the Oakland Raiders that lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII.
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Rodney harrison
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Terry Bradshaw's final season in the NFL was 1983. He played in one game in 1983 and had season statistics of 5 competitions in...
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The best black quarterback of all time has to be Warren Moon. Although he never made it to a Superbowl he was inducted into the...
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The play results in a safety.
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At their headquarters at Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas.
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The Colts and Jets will meet for the 68th time on 01-08-2011, and for the first time since the 2006 season. Indianapolis owns a...
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28-31 Packers won against Steelers The score going into the 2nd quarter was Green Bay 14, Pittsburgh 0.During the quarter,...
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It's a trick play where the quarterback fakes a pass, then just stands there with the ball in his raised hand (like the Statue of...
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detroit and dallas Type your answer here...
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Starting Black Quarterbacks in the Super Bowl Doug Williams, Washington Redskins (Super Bowl XXII - W 42-10, January 31, 1988). ...
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RedshirtingRedshirting is when a player is allowed to practice with a team for a season and still retain 4 years of eligibility,...
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William "the fridge" Perry 6'2" 385lbs His superbowl ring is the largest ever made size 25!!
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Curly Lambeau with 209 between 1921-1949.
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In 1988, Bubby Brister started 13 games and Todd Blackledge started 3 games, due to an injury to Bubby .
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Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals defeated the Houston Oilers, 61-7, on December 17, 1989.
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round no facemasks, round facemask, round and solid with a hard facemask.
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There are several debates over the actual year American football began in the United States but most historians do agree football...
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Through Week 8 of the 2010 season, 4 against the New York Giants in 2008 and Oakland Raiders in 2006.
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Namath left the Jets after the 1976 season and Richard Todd took over as the starting quarterback.
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Linebackers Jim Houston and Billy Andrews and cornerback Walt Sumner. Andrews returned his interception 25 yards for a touchdown.
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Steelers- 21 Seahawks- 10 Actually, the year the Steelers played the Seahawks was 2006, it was the 2005 season. So the correct...
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