NFL End zone Celebrations Billy "White Shoes" Johnson was the first NFL football player to ever excessively celebrate a touchdown, introducing the "Funky Chicken". Often titled the "No Fun League", the NFL has been very strict about end...

The Astrodome Vs. Reliant Stadium In the city of Houston, the interest in the world of sports has grown to tremendous heights over the recent years due to winning teams, new teams, and new sports facilities. Among these new facilities is the new Reliant Stadium, which is home to the fairly new Ho...

Vince Lombardi was a father, and a husband, and he had a great impact on today's view on professional football as well as other sports. On Jun 11, 1913 born (and grew up) in Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, NY; first of five children (2 sisters, 2 brothers) to Henry Lombardi and Matilda ...

Emmitt vs. "Sweetness" The National Football League has had a history filled with great running backs: Barry Sanders, O.J. Simpson, Jim Brown, Eric Dickerson. Of course, you can never overlook Emmitt Smith and Walter "Sweetness" Payton. Through the course of both of their ...

Every year the National Football League (NFL) grows larger. More and more people are starting to watch football on Sunday and Monday nights. Family and friends are listening or watching the football game on the TV., radio, or in the stadium stands. One team, however, stands apart from the r...

Brief History and Knowledge of Football Football is a game played on a rectangular field (hundred twenty yards long and fifty-three yards wide) by two different teams, each with eleven members, with an inflated cowhide ball in an oval like shape. The purpose of the offensive side is score as many ...

He once said: "I always knew I wanted to be somebody famous, someone who people would ask for an autograph, and someone who people could have a good time around." He did that and more; he had it all. He was O. J. Simpson. He was rich, famous, living the American dream and known in ...

On December 23, 1972, one of the most memorable games in the history of the National Football League took place at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Steelers were playing the Oakland Raiders in the AFC Championship Game. The score was 7-6 in favor of the Raiders; then ...

There is a big rivalry in the NFL between the Central Division Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers. Maybe this Rivalry exists because Minneapolis and Green Bay are so close to each other and the fans do not have to travel very far to attend road games. This rivalry has existed ever s...

Dick Enberg of NBC sports once said, “The Super Bowl has come to represent the sport pinnacle of modern society, the place which young men reach for footballs and sometimes catch a piece of immorality on the way.” For a full 12 months a year, 30 teams of the NFL practice all for one da...

Flash Bulb Memory On December 23, 1972, one of the most memorable games in the history of the National Football League took place at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Steelers were playing the Oakland Raiders in the AFC Championship Game. The score was 7...

The prospect of hosting the Super Bowl leaves many Houstonians skeptical about whether it is a good thing for the city or not. Football fans welcomed the news as there is no greater game in this sport than the Super Bowl. But the rest of the Houston residents may not see this event as the opportunit...

Throughout time, there has been many different types of athletes who express their success in different ways. Back in the older days, athletes were very low-key about their many achievements, whereas in today's world, if someone sets a record you are going to know about it, because of the att...

Kansas and Pennsylvania are two beautiful states. Pennsylvania was the second of the original thirteen colonies being admitted into statehood on December 12, 1787. (Pre-Statehood) Kansas on January 29, 1861 was the thirty-fourth state admitted into statehood, seventy-four years after Pennsylvania. (...

Ed Dewitt October 17, 2000 English Comp. 101.03 Dr. Okun "Sportsmanship" Sportsmanship, what do you think it is? Sportsmanship today isn't what it has been in the past. As you see sportsmanship today you see that it has changed from the past. Sportsmanship is defined as skill or fo...

Faye Marshall January 14th 2002 Assignment Paper 9 (Alternating Mode) English 110 Q AUGUSTA GEORGIA -VS- BREA CALIFORNIA There are many different opinions and beliefs about all the States in the U.S.A. I myself have had the experience of living in both Georgia and California. I lived in...

Doctor or Athlete "I don't like to lose, and that isn't so much because it is just a football game, but because defeat means the failure to reach your objective. I don't want a football player who doesn't take defeat to heart, who laughs it off with the thought, 'Oh, well, there's another...

"Any Given Sunday" The movie that had a character with the largest parallel to my character in real life was Willie Beamen who was the protagonist in Oliver Stone's epic football tale "Any Given Sunday". This great movie begins when a devastating hit knocks the Miami Shar...

So who is Terrell Davis? If you don't know, get to know him. Read on.... Terrell Davis was born on October 28, 1972 in San Diego, California to Joe and Kateree Davis. This 5' 11" athlete has won two Super Bowls, rushed for over 7,000 yards in his career, has won Super Bowl and NFL MVP honors. Davi...

And the Denver Broncos, with their number three pick in the 1983 draft select...John Elway. The young rookie, standing six feet, three inches tall and one hundred ninety-three pounds, joyfully stood center stage accepting his new jersey. He was selected for his perfect quarterback build and his ...

Super Bowl Frenzy It was the preparation, the week after the game that the Eagles were to play the Vikings. News flashed all over, the media glorifying the Viking's quarterback as a tough competitive leader, far as even being better than Donovan McNabb. In any event, the coming NFC champion...