agreement between the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). The first ever Super Bowl took place on January 15, 1967 with 61,946 attendees. It was located at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 35-10. Years later, the Super Bowl turned into something much bigger. People are willing to pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars for tickets. They are also willing to travel across the…
he eventually got signed with the Rams. (Biography.com Editors) In 1999, he got to second string quarterback where he then due to Trent Green tearing his ACL was able to be the first string QB to play. That season he led the Rams to the Superbowl where they had won against the Tennessee Titans. After leading the to the super bowl he continues on his journey of being an NFL player, Staying…
they have six combined MVP awards. They share over one-hundred thousand passing yards, and have thrown over seven-hundred touchdowns. Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre are two of the best NFL quarterbacks of all-time. For twenty-three straight years Green Bay has been a powerhouse in the NFL thanks to these phenoms . They’ve given the Packers half of the franchise’s Super Bowl trophies, and have seen seventeen playoff seasons. In 2007, Rodgers made his first career start, filling in for the…
playoffs and the schedule was expanded. Also, the NFL expanded into twenty-eight teams with the Buccaneers and the Seahawks being added. Beginning in 1970, the team who won the super bowl was given the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after the legendary Green Bay coach following his death earlier that same year. During the years of football during 1970-1989, many star players emerged which led to lots of attention from fans and the media. The dolphins had quarterback Bob Griese and running back…
The date was November 6, 1869, that's when teams from Princeton University and Rutgers University met in what is generally recognized as the first college football game, the game was much more like a rugby match than a modern football game, though. The rules of football as we know it today, however, originated in the mind of Walter Chauncey Camp (1859-1925). Camp was a rugby player and coach who revised the rules of rugby to create a new game. In 1905, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, alarmed…
In 1959, the Green Bay Packers had a record of one win, one tie, and ten losses, the worst in team history! After Ray McLean resigned, Vince Lombardi was selected as head coach. In his first year of coaching the Packers, they had seven wins and five losses. Vince Lombardi received the award of Coach of the Year. The following year, the Packers won the regional title and were on the brink of winning the Super Bowl. The third year the Packers won the Super Bowl. These were the same failures that…
Vince Lombardi What do you think when you hear Ethical and Visionary Leader? I’ll tell you what I think, I think of the legendary football coach Vince Lombardi. Vince Lombardi once said, “You don’t do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time” (Vince Lombardi’s Quotes, 2018). Everyone has their own opinions on who an Ethical leader and Visionary leader is, to me a great leader is someone who builds trust, credibility, and respect for both you and the organization and guide…
To describe a human being, you would have to pick many qualities in order to truly paint a solid picture of a person. You can describe them and the subject might say “yes that sounds like me” but the reality is that we probably missed something. This is a really tough situation to be in and you could either insult someone because you missed something about them or they could think you do not really know them. Now imagine having to do it on yourself. You will read about how I am a mentor, how…
Every year, millions of viewers from hundreds of countries partake in watching one of the most intriguing sports event. January 15, 1967, the Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first-ever AFL-NFL World Championship Game later known as Super Bowl I. Being able to play in the Super Bowl is something every team wishes to achieve, however, there are many obstacles they need to overcome in order to get there. There are thirty-two teams in the league, divided into two Conferences…
Athletics have been an important factor of life for millennia. The olympics that began in Greece are evidence of that. Sports in general have been a historically important factor around the whole world. In America, certain sports are focused on throughout the year, including baseball and basketball. Although, in this age, no sport has affected the nation as much as football. Football is at the center of many people’s lives and is what can contribute to much of family gatherings and heartfelt…