Super Friends

The spectacle that we call the Super Bowl is nonetheless amazing to the senses; not only the eyes, but the heart. The money making super giant that is the NFL, continually surprises, amazes and ultimately disappoints us in ways we forget, year after year. In this discussion, football shall be a focal point, but not the main topic. Our topic concerns something much larger than football (Huh? Gasp! Couldn’t be!), a topic that is intertwined with everything and anything we do; the sociology of our…

Leading up to the Denver Broncos third Super Bowl win to take the fiftieth ever nation football championship. You must know that ever since the establishment of the Broncos football organization my dad’s side of the family was involved. And, I don’t mean involved as in, “hey we watch the games.”. I’m meaning involved as in my great grandparents donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the developing team. I’ve personally been to the Mile High Stadium at Sports Authority, in Denver, at least…

6 - Joe Montana, Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers Selected 82nd in the NFL draft by the 49ers, Joe Montana proved his worth to the team with his ability to deliver a football with precision and touch. He led the 49ers to four Super Bowl victories and was named the Super Bowl MVP three times. 7 - Jerry Rice, Wide Receiver, San Francisco 49ers Often called the greatest wide receiver of all time, Jerry Rice rewrote the NFL record books with his career total of 1,549 receptions, 22,895 receiving…

Author Elie Wiesel once said, “Let us not forget, after all, that there is always a moment when the moral choice is made. Often because of one story or one book or one person, we are able to make a different choice, a choice for humanity, for life.” Ethics is a philosophical ideal, and it seeks to understand and justify those moral standards that are appropriate to the occupations that one chooses to advance in. Larry Fitzgerald Jr. is an NFL receiver for the Arizona Cardinals and established…

In order for an athlete to be a hero, they have to do more than just play fantastically. Justin James Watt is an extraordinary hero. He has done so much for the society and for organizations. JJ Watt is an amazing person on the football field and in the real world. Playing in the NFL for the Houston Texans involves hard work and dedication. He’s one of the best defensive ends playing in the entire NFL. He bats lots of balls and has a reputation for his sack game. JJ Watt also does a lot for…

Randy had some very notable accomplishments in his High school sports career despite his small town and his childhood. Moss was born on february 13, 1977 in Charleston, West Virginia. He grew up in the nearby small town of Rand and attended Dupont High school. Rand (aka “Rand University” according to ESPNS 30 for 30 on Randy) was a very small town with a population under two-thousand. In his High school days as a Dupont Panther, he carried his football team to back-to-back state championships…

There are four discussion topics that we discussed about football. Firstly, "Football has totally changed the worlds of sports, meddia, and leisure. What does this mean?". Guy said that football is now very popular worldwide. There are broadcasts of popular footbaall leagues all over the world. Poom also agrees and told the group that products of football are sold at high price ex. jerseys, shoes, ball, etc. Guy backed up by saying the revenue of football is up to billions of dollars. Secondly…

Vince Lombardi, Player, Coach, Legend! Vince Lombardi was a legendary player and coach in the sport of football. He was a small town kid who loved sports. Little did he know he would be coaching the 1st Super bowl and end up being in the Hall of Fame. Vince Lombardi was a kid who lived in NYC , NY. He was born on June 11th 1913. He was a lover of sports. He played baseball and football while he was young. He went to St. Francis prep for High school. He got a football scholarship to Fordham…

has stood up for something that they believe in or that they thought was right. Personally, I hate to admit that I am wrong, even if midway through an argument I realize that I am clearly wrong. However, there is one particular case that many of my friends tease me about and that is the accusation of my favorite football team the New England Patriots cheating in the 2014 AFC Championship game. I constantly stand up for the Patriots because they have been my favorite team since I was in the…

types of fans. The four most annoying types of NFL fans are: the band wagoner, the “we won this many championships back in the day” guy, the “die-hard” who doesn’t know anything about their team, and super pessimist. The first type of fan we’ll talk about is the band wagoner. These are those super obnoxious people who cheer for a team because they’re good, then choose to start following a better team next year. After switching teams, they will deny the fact they were ever a fan of the…