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Who invented the game of football?Popularity: 930
What are the positions in football?
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What was football like in the 1920's?
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Why is American football called 'football'?
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Who was the first black quarterback to start in the NFL and what year?
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In what year did American football start?
Popularity: 198
How has football changed over the years?
Popularity: 192
Why did they wear leather helmets in the early days of football?
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When was American football invented and who invented it?
Popularity: 166
Where was football invented?
Popularity: 156
Where did the name 'football' come from?
Popularity: 147
Who is the heaviest player in NFL history?
Popularity: 121
Where can you find information about The Boston Yanks who played in Fenway Park in 1948?
Popularity: 97
What were the original NFL teams?
Popularity: 96
When did the NFL start and who started it?
Popularity: 89
Who are the legends of football?
Popularity: 89
When did the NFL start?
Popularity: 88
Who played quarterback for the New York Jets after Joe Namath?
Popularity: 86
What is the highest score ever recorded in an NFL game?
Popularity: 85
Who invented the football helmet?
Popularity: 82
How did football helmets evolve?
Popularity: 80
When was the NFL started and who started it?
Popularity: 78
When was the first forward pass thrown in football?
Popularity: 77
Where did football originate?
Popularity: 76
How was football invented and is it truly an American invention?
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What is the line of scrimmage in football?
Popularity: 74
Where was football first played?
Popularity: 72
Who was the first African-American in the NFL?
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What NFL team did DeWayne Dotson play for?
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What country did the NFL originate from?
Popularity: 71
Who was James Anderson Roy?
Popularity: 71
Who is the only quarterback to throw a touchdown in the Superbowl and who did he throw it to?
Popularity: 71
In what year did Walter Camp invent football?
Popularity: 70
What is the 4-4 defense?
Popularity: 70
When did James Anderson Roy invent football?
Popularity: 70
What year was the first NFL championship?
Popularity: 69
What is a flagrant foul?
Popularity: 68
What was place kicking like in the 1920's?
Popularity: 68
How much do football players make?
Popularity: 67
Who had the best rookie year in the NFL ever?
Popularity: 67
Who scored the first touch down in the pros?
Popularity: 66
Who are the only three running backs to have back-to-back 1000 yard rushing seasons?
Popularity: 66
Which NFL teams have won four Super Bowls?
Popularity: 66
When did 'all the players on the field have to play both offense and defense' rule stop being used?
Popularity: 66
What is the historical origin of football?
Popularity: 64
What is the longest ever successful field goal in football?
Popularity: 64
Who invented the current defensive line techniques?
Popularity: 63
What came first soccer or football?
Popularity: 63
Which football team won 0 NFL championship games during the pre-Super Bowl era from 1933-1965?
Popularity: 63
Who was the tallest professional football player ever?
Popularity: 63
Who is the oldest active NFL player?
Popularity: 62
What are the arm bands on football players arms for?
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What were the first rudimentary rules of American football?
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Who is the shortest NFL player in history?
Popularity: 62
In what conference did FSU play in 1954 and who were the other schools?
Popularity: 60
How did Walter Camp come up with the game football?
Popularity: 60
Who was the first person to take a knee when he scored a touchdown?
Popularity: 59
What was happening in the U.S. or the world when football originated?
Popularity: 59
Who did 'The Seven Mules' block for?
Popularity: 59
When did facemasks become standard equipment on football helmets?
Popularity: 59
What NFL teams have had undefeated seasons?
Popularity: 58
What are football helmets made out of?
Popularity: 58
Who was the inventor of football?
Popularity: 58
Who was the first player in the NFL to throw a forward pass?
Popularity: 57
Who is John Madden?
Popularity: 56
How much did football players weigh in the 1950's?
Popularity: 56
Which Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback shares an NFL record for seven touchdowns in a game?
Popularity: 56
What is the highest scoring NFL game ever?
Popularity: 55
What are the ages of the oldest players ever or currently playing NCAA Football?
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Which NFL teams have won the Super Bowl?
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