The Football League

Have you ever thought of how football came to be? Many people think that football was invented recently, but you would be surprised to hear that it was invented a long time ago. Did you know that football was not invented in America. Many people think that as well. Football is believed to come from the Greek game of harpaston. Harpaston was known to be very rough like football. To score in harpaston, you had to get the ball across a goal line. More modern football came from England. It…

Around this time of the year, I, like many Americans do, dedicate my Sundays to football. For me, it’s borderline unhealthy, sitting on my couch from 1pm to 7pm, glued to watching grown men in uniform wearing pads running into each other (NFL RedZone is great for this). Following the end of the normal games before NBC’s Sunday Night Football Game of the Week: which featured a huge game involving the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, I noticed I had some time to spare, so I decided…

Super Bowl 1 Report January 15, 1967, the NFL (National Football League), hosted an American Football Championship game. The game was a major hit, it was played before about 62,000 fans at the stadium to watch! The NFL teams playing against each other were the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. Bart Starr was the quarterback for the Packers he was very important because he was the one who made all the throws for the team if it weren't for his amazing coordination and planning…

Our hearts are Bigger, our bonds are STRONGER, our hits are HARDER, our traditions OLDER, but our weaknesses… FEWER. The New York Giants are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays its home games in East Rutherford, New Jersey, at MetLife Stadium, which it shares with the New York Jets in a unique…

There is no denying that Football is one of the most popular sports that exist. Ever since 1885, it has been one of America’s favorite sports. It became “football” by a combination of soccer and rugby. It first became popular in England back in the nineteenth century. Historians have done research to see how the sport has spread throughout the country. During this time, the popularity of football grew to college campuses such as Yale, Harvard, Rutgers, Brown, and Princeton. It was not until…

season ending, the NFL still remains in a fight with the players’ safety of the league. The next couple years might determine if the NFL can become safe for future players. With the technology the league offers, the NFL can become safer with greater understanding of the sport, better fundamentals, and a change of rules to make the game watchable. The NFL has been around since 1920, with the mechanics of football changing every year. With the movie Concussion releasing a few months ago,…

owner of the Kansas city Chiefs. In reality, he was so much more than that. Despite having his most accomplishments in American Football, he helped shape 4 lasting, popular american sports leagues. He has ties to the National Football League (NFL), The National Basketball Association (NBA), The North American Soccer League (NASL), which would later become part of Major League Soccer (MLS), and the World Tennis Championships (WTC). His contributions are what make him one of the most influential…

the NFL replaced the Eastern and Western divisions with the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference. Then one year later the NFL started the pro bowl after it had been inactive for around nine years. In 1955, the overtime sudden death rule was used for the first time. Four years later, Lamar Hunt started intentions of creating a new football league and again it was called the American Football League.…

How Social Media helped improve fan engagement for The Premier League Social media should be considered as some sort of permeating factor in today 's society. Gone are the days when Social media was considered a novelty or a passing fad. Several industries began utilizing social media as a form to improve interaction between consumers and customers alike. After measured rumination of the juxtaposition of social media apropos of corporations, brands, and industries, This research paper…

individuals gather around their television to watch the Super Bowl, an all-out battle of two teams fighting for a trophy and recognition as world champions. The friends, families, co-workers, and any other large groups of people use this connection of football to bond and gain enjoyment out of the event produced by large corporations. While people are using this enjoyment to brighten their mood and have a good time, corporations are profiting large amounts of money at time individuals spend in…