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	Philadelphia Eagles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The team is regarded as a second incarnation of the defunct NFL team Frankford Yellow Jackets, who folded two years earlier due to financial hardships brought on by the Great Depression.
		The Eagles won their third NFL championship in 1960 under the leadership of future Pro Football Hall of Famers Norm Van Brocklin and Chuck Bednarik.
		Bill Campbell was the longtime radio voice of the Eagles, and broadcast their 1960 NFL Championship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles (1853 words)

	Pittsburgh Steeler History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		During the season an anniversary banquet was held to commemorate the team’s first 50 seasons and to honor the Steelers’ all-time team as selected by fan voting.
		The next season got off to a similar start with losses of 51-0 and 41-10 in the first two games as the offense failed to score in the first month of the season.
		In the team's inaugural NFL season, the players wore jerseys that featured the crest of the City of Pittsburgh on the front, and replicas were worn in 1994 as part of the NFL's 75th Anniversary celebration.
	www.steelergridiron.com /history/history.html (3177 words)

	Detroit Lions (1937-Present)
		After 4 season at the University of Detroit's Stadium, the Lions move into their new den Briggs Stadium, which was already famous for being the home for 26 years to Detroit's famed baseball team the Tigers.
		In a season tainted by a strike that wipes out 7 games, and reduces the NFL season to 9 games the Lions are among 8 teams that qualify for the playoffs in the NFC despite a 4-5 record.
		The Lions would play solid football all season at Ford Field but the road would be their undoing as they lost all 8 road games for the 3rd season in a row establishing a new NFL record for road futility with 24 straight losses.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nfl/det/lions.html (4249 words)

	NFL.com - Green Bay Packers Team News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		His wife, Deanna, was diagnosed with breast cancer in October, a week after the death of her 24-year-old brother in an ATV accident on the quarterback's property in Mississippi.
		He topped 4,000 yards passing last season and recorded his eighth 30-touchdown season, twice as many as any other quarterback in NFL history, and the Packers set franchise records for total offense and net passing yards in 2004.
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	www.nfl.com /teams/story/GB/8275885 (770 words)

	TheJacksonChannel.com - NFL - NFL Preview - Philadelphia (6-8) At Arizona (4-10)
		In addition to the regular season series, the teams have met twice in the postseason, with the then-Chicago Cardinals downing Philly by a 28-21 count in the 1947 NFL Championship, and the Eagles returning the favor with a 7-0 win in the 1948 NFL title game.
		Expected to see his first regular season NFL time this Saturday is former seventh-round draft pick and Maryland star Bruce Perry, who was activated from the practice squad on Tuesday.
		The Cardinals appear to be locked into finishing last in the NFL in rushing offense (66.7 yards per game), as Arizona has not rushed for 100 yards in a game yet this season and has rarely been close.
	www.thejacksonchannel.com /nfl/5613230/detail.html (1915 words)

	NFL Europe.com - Team News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Now I’m obviously going to follow the Sea Devils during the season, and during the regular NFL season I’ll probably follow the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
		While he certainly enjoys watching the sport on television, he claims nothing can be compared to the spring, when NFL players from all over the country come together for several weeks to practice in his backyard.
		NFL Europe League, NFL Europe shield design and the team marks and logos are registered trademarks of the National Football League and its affiliates.
	nfleurope.com /teams/story/HAM/8319769 (995 words)

	History of American Football - Origin of Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Note: NFL treasurer Austin Gunsel served as president in the office of commissioner following the death of Bell (Oct. 11, 1959) until the election of Rozelle (Jan. 26, 1960).
		At the end of the season the franchise was canceled, the last time an NFL team failed.
		On March 23, 1998, the NFL clubs unanimously approved an expansion team for Cleveland to fulfill the commitment to return the Browns to the field in 1999.
	www.pro-football-weekly-betting.com /nflhistory.htm (1855 words)

	Philadelphia Eagles Tickets NFL Football Ticket - Cheap Philadelphia Eagles Tickets Broker
		Bert Bell and Lud Wray, co-owners of the Frankford Yellow Jackets, an inactive NFL franchise since midway through the 1931 season, were granted permission to reactivate the club on July 9, 1933, under a new name, the Philadelphia Eagles.
		Neither the Eagles nor the NFL officially regards the two franchises as the same, citing the aforementioned period of dormancy; however, some observers believe the two teams should be treated as one.
		The 2004 season began with a bang as Owens caught three touchdown passes from McNabb in their season opener against the New York Giants.
	www.ticketspecialists.com /nfl/philadelphia_eagles_tickets.htm (1455 words)

	NFL Football Tickets - Indianapolis Colts Ticket Deals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Before their first NFL season, the “new” Baltimore Colts engineered one of the biggest trades in sports history.
		In May of 1969, the NFL merged with the AFL and Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Cleveland joined the old AFL teams to form the American Football Conference of the NFL.
		For the 1970 season, the Colts were situated in the Eastern Division of the AFC and on September 20, the club won its first AFC game, 16-14, over San Diego.
	www.bargaintix.com /guide/NFL_Football/indianapolis_colts_tickets.shtml (2389 words)

	Player - Tiki Barber - Giants.com
		It was the 5th consecutive season in which he led the team in rushing.
		He was the 1st Giant to lead the conference in scrimmage yards since Ron Johnson was No. 1 in the NFL in 1970 with 1,514 yardsBarber was 2nd in the NFC and 7th in the NFL with 1,387 rushing yards, then the 2nd-highest total in team history.
		Was used on short-yardage situations and as the 3rd down back for the rest of the year...Finished with 166 yards rushing on 52 attempts and caught 42 passes for 348 yards with 3 touchdown receptions...Also filled in as the kickoff returner, where he gained 250 yards on 14 returns...
	www.giants.com /team/player.asp?player_id=4 (2572 words)

	History: NFL Football - Indianapolis Colts
		Manning, the first overall choice in the NFL Draft the previous April, struggled at the start of the season, but quickly showed signs of future stardom.
		He finished the season having completed 326 of 575 passes for 3,739 yards and 26 touchdowns with 26 interceptions and in mid-November, he engineered a dramatic, 24-23 come-from-behind victory over the playoff-bound New York Jets.
		Manning, in his second season, made the Pro Bowl for the first time, as did wide receiver Marvin Harrison and rookie running back Edgerrin James, who led the NFL in rushing in his first season.
	www.sportspool.com /football/nfl_history/indianapolis_colts.php (1092 words)

	Manning Sets Passer Rating Mark - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		The NFL rates its passers for statistical purposes against a fixed performance standard based on statistical achievements of all qualified pro passers since 1960.
		The NFL record is 70.55 by Ken Anderson (Cincinnati, 1982).
		The 2.375 figure in average yards is 12.50, compared with the NFL record of 11.17 by Tommy O'Connell (Cleveland, 1957).
	www.profootballhof.com /history/release.jsp?release_id=1303 (1000 words)

	ESPN.com: December Classic Moments
		After being named to the second team in the first season (1968-69), the Los Angeles Lakers 6-foot-3 guard was voted to the first team the last four years.
		This is the first season the league officially keeps track of steals, and the 35-year-old West becomes the first player to record 10 thefts in a game.
		In the NFL championship game in Chicago, the New York Giants 37-year-old quarterback suffers a twisted left knee in the first quarter when he's hit by Bears linebacker Larry Morris while throwing a touchdown pass to Frank Gifford.
	espn.go.com /sportscentury/moments/9912.html (7884 words)

	Stadiums of the NFL-Mile High Stadium-Denver Broncos
		Its history goes back to 1948, when private funds were used to build a stadium for the Denver Bears (baseball) and the local football team.
		Built in time for the start of the 1968 season, a 16,000-seat upper deck was constructed over the west stands, raising the stadium's capacity to more than 50,000.
		Stadiums of the NFL is not associated with the National Football League in any way.
	www.stadiumsofnfl.com /past/MileHighStadium.htm (526 words)

	Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		Len was counted out for the season but plastic surgery, a strenuous rehabilitation program and the use of a specially designed face mask made it possible for Ford to return for the 1950 title game with the Los Angeles Rams.
		Ford, who recovered 20 opponents' fumbles in nine NFL seasons, was a first- or second-team All-NFL pick seven times.
		In the 1954 NFL championship game against Detroit, he intercepted two passes as the Browns buried the Lions, 56-10.
	www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=69 (387 words)

	Obituary: Bob Cifers / Led Steelers in rushing in 1948 season
		Bob Cifers, a versatile football player who led the Steelers in rushing in 1948, died Sunday at a hospital in Nashville, Tenn., at the age of 80.
		With the Steelers in 1947 and 1948, he did a little of everything.
		His older brother, Ed, was a two-way end for the Washington Redskins before and after World War II and finished his NFL career with the Chicago Bears in 1947 andc '48.
	www.post-gazette.com /obituaries/20010703cifers0703p6.asp (246 words)

	NFL.com - Pittsburgh Steelers Team News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Williams finished the season with 57 tackles, one sack and one interception.
		He was drafted by the Steelers in 1993 in the sixth round and spent several years with the Seattle Seahawks before returning to Pittsburgh in 2004.
		The Steelers were only $500,000 under the salary cap at season's end and needed to trim several contracts, partly because of performance bonuses they paid following their 15-1 regular season.
	www.nfl.com /teams/story/PIT/8264652 (249 words)

	2005 Vitalis Sun Bowl - #17 UCLA vs. Northwestern
		Olson lead UCLA to four fourth quarter comebacks this season and in the fourth quarter/overtime of all games this season, Olson is 62 of 88 (.721) for 820 yards, 11 touchdowns and no interceptions.
		Olson’s top target this season has been senior tight end Marcedes Lewis who was named the John Mackey Award winner as the nation’s top tight end.
		Despite UCLA’s defensive struggles this season, the team has produced two prospects at linebacker that should be intriguing to NFL scouts.
	www.footballsfuture.com /2006/sun_bowl.html (1182 words)

	Chargers: Team: Front Office Bios: Darrell Moody (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		During the 1998-2000 seasons, Moody was an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina.
		In 1984 he was named the assistant head coach at Appalachian State and from 1985-87, he served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Tulane University, before being hired at North Carolina.
		Moody was born Sept. 4, 1948 in Asheboro.
	www.chargers.com /team/fo_bio_moody.cfm (375 words)

	FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Football analysis and NFL stats for the Moneyball era - Authors of Pro Football Prospectus 2005
		In this situation most NFL offensive coordinators become pass-wacky; New Orleans called six consecutive rushing plays, ending with the touchdown that cut it to 20-17 and suddenly all the pressure was on the visitors.
		NFL in Iran Update: Tuesday Morning Quarterback endlessly bemoans the woofer games inflicted on viewers by local network affiliates, and the fact that NFL Sunday Ticket, which solves the problem, is only available to the lucky 10 percent of American homes that get DirecTV.
		Both the 1948 Cleveland Browns in the AAFC and the 1948 Calgary Stampeders in the CFL (both professional football organizations) went undefeated, untied and won their respective championships.
	www.footballoutsiders.com /ramblings.php?p=82&cat=7 (14596 words)

	NFL Notes
		Culver broke his left thumb in the season finale against the New York Giants, but stayed in the game and scored the tying 8-yard touchdown on fourth-and-two in the fourth quarter as San Diego rallied for a 27-17 win.
		Roby, a Pro Bowl alternate in his only season with the Bucs, became the NFL's highest-paid punter when he signed a three-year, $2.025 million contract that included base salaries of $605,000 for 1996 and $655,000 in 1997.
		Conerly, the 1948 NFL Rookie of the Year, led the Giants to the 1956 championship and four Eastern Division titles.
	www.jsonline.com /packer/arc/0522/nnote513.html (2962 words)

	They rule in sending graduates to the NFL / Two schools lead way (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Mike Logan is a defensive back with the Steelers and in his ninth NFL season.
		Brandon Short is a linebacker with the Carolina Panthers in his sixth NFL season.
		Eric Crabtree was another Monessen standout who played receiver and defensive back at Pitt and then six years in the NFL with the Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05252/568375.stm (697 words)

	All-Baseball.com, part of MVN: 19 To 21 Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It’s called the 2003 season, when he became one of the Worthless 49 by having an historically bad offensive year with a pennant-winning team (in his case, the Oakland Athletics.) Dye had a year that matched those of Don Zimmer of those 1959 Dodgers, or Ray Oyler of the 1968 Dodgers.172/.261/.253 for an OPS.
		His single season high in on base percentage is just.348, his career batting average is just.273, (low for a streaker OR a lead off man) and he’s scored more than 100 runs in just the last two seasons.
		When John McGraw retired in the middle of the 1932 season, after 30 years with the New York Giants he was a sick man, old beyond his years, with much of the fire having gone out of him so maybe he’s not a good example.
	www.all-baseball.com /archives/cat_19_to_21.html (16933 words)

	BYUCougars.com - BYU Football - In The Pros (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ty Detmer (QB, Falcons): Detmer, in his 13th NFL season since winning the Heisman Trophy at BYU, served as one of the backups to superstar quarterback Michael Vick.
		During the 2004 season, Mili had 23 receptions for 240 yards, including a long of 20 yards.
		The Eagles also became only the fourth team in NFL history to win a playoff game in five consecutive seasons (only Dallas has done it in six straight seasons).
	www.byucougars.com /football/history/pros.html (1119 words)

	Football Digest: A look back at a legend: we reflect on the career of Hall of Fame quarterback Y.A. Tittle
		WHEN ALLIE SHERMAN TOOK over as head coach of the New York Giants for the 1961 NFL season, there were only two things he requested: a speedy receiver and a backup quarterback for Charlie Conerly.
		But as the season wore past its midway point, it became evident that Tittle was the starter.
		By the end of the season, Tittle had led the Giants to the NFL's Eastern Division title and was named the league's most valuable player.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCL/is_6_34/ai_n8588080 (1608 words)

	Team History
		On January 23, 1953, under the principal ownership of Carroll Rosenbloom, the NFL’s Dallas Texans franchise was moved to Baltimore where, keeping the “Colts” nickname, the Texans team colors of blue and white were inherited.
		Ewbank would guide the Colts for the next nine seasons (the longest tenure of any Colts head coach) and lead the club to two conference and world championships.
		RB-Eric Dickerson, acquired in a blockbuster trade on October 31, 1987, won the NFL rushing title in 1988 with 1,659 yards.
	www.attrition.org /mirror/attrition/1999/12/04/www.colts.com/Information/team_history.htm (1708 words)

	USATODAY.com - Former NFL player Lucas dies in Arena League game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former NFL defensive lineman Al Lucas died Sunday from a presumed spinal cord injury sustained while trying to make a tackle for the Los Angeles Avengers during an Arena Football League game, the team said.
		He attended Troy State from 1996-99 and won the Buck Buchanan Award his senior season as the top defensive player in Division I-AA.
		Several NFL players have died shortly after games, though no one has been declared dead on the field.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/football/2005-04-10-arena-lucas-death_x.htm (706 words)

	Packers.com » News » Press Releases » 1998 » 04 » 04-18b (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Wolf later moved into the AFL office as the coordinator of talent when Davis became commissioner in 1966, and thus was involved in the draft process from the league standpoint.
		He, along with Davis, rejoined the Raiders prior to the '66 season and Wolf continued to be involved in Oakland's draft until 1975, when he became vice president of operations for the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and proceeded to build a franchise which found the Bucs in the NFC Championship Game just four years later.
		Adderley was enshrined in 1980, Hornung in 1986-20 years after his final NFL season (1966).
	www.packers.com /news/releases/1998/04/04-18b.html (1307 words)

	Professional Football Researchers Association- Pro Football History
		Now that the 1998 NFL season has come to a close, we can reflect on another great year of football.
		Not everyone would agree that the 1937 American Football League or the 1948 Canadian Football League were major leagues, but, that aside, two of the three possibilities have other problems.
		In 1948, the Western Conference final was decided in two games, with the total points winner going on to the Grey Cup.
	www.footballresearch.com /articles/frpage.cfm?topic=browns48 (3211 words)

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