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	American football information - Search.com
		American football is indeed quite physical in comparison to other major American team sports, such as basketball and baseball.
		Tackle football is often banned in American schoolyards in favor of touch football, which uses two-hand touching instead of tackling; or flag football in which a player is "tackled" when an opponent pulls a flag off a belt attached to the player's waist.
		Both American football and soccer have their origins in varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, and American football is directly descended from rugby football.
	www.search.com /reference/American_football (5703 words)

	American football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		American football is played on a rectangular field 120 yards (110 meters) long by 53 1/3 yards (49 meters) wide.
		Tackle football is often banned in American schoolyards in favor of touch football, which uses two-hand touching instead of tackling; or flag football in which a player is "tackled" when an opponent pulls a flag off a belt attached to the player's waist.
		Both American football and soccer have their origins in varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, and American football is directly descended from rugby football.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_football (5850 words)

	National Football League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Currently, the league's 32 teams are divided into two conferences: the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).
		The next year 1969, another American Football League team, the Buffalo Bills were the first professional football team of the modern era to begin the season with a fl, James Harris as their starting quarterback.
		The founding of the United States Football League in the early '80s was the biggest challenge to the NFL in the post-merger era.
	www.dictionpedia.com /en/NFL (5216 words)

	National Football League
		The NFL is the largest and most popular professional American football league in the world.
		At the end of each season, the winners of the playoffs in the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference meet in the NFL championsip, the Super Bowl.
		As of the 2003 football season, the salary cap was $75,007,000, and the NFL teams' player costs were a mean of $72,150,250.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/n/na/national_football_league.html (1307 words)

	National Football League - Wikinfo
		The older league later merged with the new league, after the AFL began to successfully sign stars from the NFL.
		The league had a few fl players until 1933, one year after entry to the league of George Preston Marshall.
		Marshall's racist policies not only excluded fls from his Washington Redskins team but influenced the entire league to drop fls until 1946, when pressure from the competing All-America Football Conference induced the NFL to be more liberal in its signing of fls.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=NFL (5014 words)

	List of leagues of American football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of current and defunct leagues of American football.
		Tokyo Football League (1977?-1991 Became the UFL in 1991)
		Women's American Football League, formed 2001, became the AFWL in 2002
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Current_and_historic_leagues_of_American_football (134 words)

	National Football League Biography,info
		Formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (it adopted the name National Football League in 1922), the NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues of North America.
		Like the American college football game from which it sprung, NFL football is a descendant of rugby football, which was imported to the United States from Canada in 1874, and then transformed into American college football after McGill University in Montreal invited Harvard University to Quebec to play a new Canadian version of "rugby football".
		It was instituted into the league on April 5, 1973, as a means for officials (referees, linesmen) to more easily identify players on the field by their position.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_NFL (5860 words)

	The Political Economy of Football - Football Finances and Statistics
		The Football League is attempting a crackdown on the amount of money that flows out of the game into the pockets of the agents, but even if their efforts succeed, there is no sign that the Premiership intends to follow their lead.
		Football League chairmen decided to act after learning that about a third of their £25 million annual income from television was being spent on paying agents.
		Football's equivalent is also Swiss based and has been running for seven years, attracting key individuals from football and business to discuss the future of the sport.
	www.footballeconomy.com (6243 words)

	Collectors.com -- The Ultimate Collectors Destination --
		He is a life member of the American Philatelic Society, a member of the American Stamp Dealers Association, and the National Stamp Dealers Association, and a volunteer contributing consultant for the Scott catalogues.
		Specializing in historic items John Reznikoff is the founder of University Archives, a leading document and manuscript firm specializing in the appraisal and authentication of historic texts.
		A 32-year dealer-member of the American Philatelic Society, Randy is considered one of the premiere experts on United States Classic stamps and plating of these issues.
	www.collectors.com /experts.chtml (5094 words)

	Historic Preservation Tax Reduction
		The requirement that the owners of historic properties be engaged in the rehabilitation or renovation of these properties in order to receive historic preservation ad valorem tax exemption was removed.
		A historic property exemption will not apply to taxes levied for the payment of bonds nor to taxes authorized by a vote of the electors pursuant to Article VII, Section 9(b) or Section 12 of the Florida Constitution.
		The legislature may pass a general law to allow counties and municipalities to authorize by ordinance that historic property may be assessed solely on the basis of character or use.
	www.taltrust.org /taxcut.htm (1600 words)

	Ballparks of the Negro Leagues and Barnstorming Black Baseball Teams
		The field of play was known for the sloping hill that led up to the fence in left field, which remained throughout the entire time the stadium stood, and the short fence in center field.
		In 1923, the Eastern Ohio League was formed, and Mark Park was used for the Zanesville team in the league.
		But the National League club went bankrupt and the new Washington Senators were formed, as part of the newly formed American League in 1894.
	www.nlbpa.com /ballparks.html (3801 words)

	FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Football analysis and NFL stats for the Moneyball era - Authors of Pro Football Prospectus 2006 and ...
		Football Outsiders is dedicated to bringing you the best NFL analysis on the Web free of charge, but we still need money to pay the rent and feed our kids.
		In a week when the football gods so often favored the bold, I was curious about their lack of attention to the Miami-Baltimore game: 51 seconds left, Miami has the ball at their 20 with three timeouts, and one of the best kickers in the business, his previous miss notwithstanding.
		Despite the football gods, the Niners did just that, but instead of Barlow being stopped for little or no gain as usually seems to be the case, he breaks it loose for a 60+ yard TD run.
	www.footballoutsiders.com /ramblings.php?p=82&cat=7 (14265 words)

	Association for Professional Basketball Research
		EBL Eastern Basketball League 1925-26, 1928-29 to 1935-36
		MPBL Midwest Professional Basketball League 1961-62 to 1963-64
		NABL North American Basketball League 1964-65 to 1967-68
	members.aol.com /bradleyrd/apbr.html (1084 words)

	ABC News: Sliding, Squeeze Plays and Stealing Home: The Legacy of Negro Leagues Baseball
		Current chairman of the board of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and unofficial ambassador of the leagues' history.
		It's a big year for O'Neil and the Negro Leagues, the baseball league formed in 1920 by Andrew "Rube" Foster, a former player, manager and owner of the Chicago American Giants.
		Unlike in major league games at the time, where fl fans and white fans were separated in the stands by chicken wire, fans of all races sat side-by-side at Negro Leagues games.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/BlackHistory/story?id=1590033&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (513 words)

	Biographies of Palestinian political leaders since 1967
		Miftah, a pro-democracy NGO, of which she remains the Sec-Gen. Then became PA Minister for Higher Education (Jun96-98); leaving to vote against the PA Cabinet in Aug98, despite being offered the tourism portfolio.
		Resigned as head of the Village Leagues in 4Sept83, with leadership passing to Jawdat Su’allah from Nablus.
		From at least mid90s, was assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League, responsible for Palestine affairs.
	middleeastreference.org.uk /palbiograph.html (13581 words)

	Kansas City Chiefs - Kansas City Chiefs History
		However, his desire to secure a professional football franchise was further heightened after watching the historic ‘58 NFL Championship Game between Baltimore and the N.Y. Giants.
		The league was officially christened the American Football League on August 22nd.
		Ralph Wilson (Buffalo) was extended the league’s seventh franchise on October 28th and William Sullivan (Boston) became the league’s eighth owner on November 22nd, the date of the inaugural AFL draft, which lasted 33 rounds.
	www.kcchiefs.com /history (719 words)

	American football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Four college football stadiums seat more than 100,000 fans — which regularly sell out.
		Israeli Football League (IFL) - Three teams, Haifa Underdogs, Tel Aviv Pioneers, Tel Aviv Sabres
		Canadian Football League (CFL) - Canadian men's professional league played using Canadian football rules.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Football (5850 words)

	History of the Pro Football Hall of Fame - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		McCann died in November, 1967, and in April 1968, Dick Gallagher, a long-time pro football coach, scout, and general manager, was named the new director.
		The cooperative efforts of all of these organizations have contributed greatly to the overall success of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In turn, the Hall strives to serve as the best possible historical showplace and repository for the sport of pro football.
		The Pro Football Adventure Room occupies the center of the third building. Here the stories of all of the other leagues, including the American Football League of the 1960s, that have challenged the NFL are told in graphic detail. Constantly changing mementos of modern-day record holders are displayed in this area as well.
	www.profootballhof.com /hall/release.jsp?release_id=932 (1237 words)

	Women American Football Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		With several women's internationals scheduled for American television in the coming year, there was a chance to build up the next big names, she said.
		The study is published in the August issue of the American Journal of Public...
		American tennis is far from deadLexington Herald Leader, KY - 2 hours ago...
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Sports/Football/American/Women (473 words)

	Philadelphia Soul - Arena Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		NEW YORK - The Arena Football League and OLN have reached an agreement naming OLN as the national cable television home for the AFL during its historic 20th Season.
		On the strength of its Mission Statement and Fans' Bill of Rights, the Arena Football League is the second-longest running football league in U.S. history.
		Often recognized as one of the nation's most affordable and fan-friendly sports leagues, the Arena Football League is America's fastest-growing sport with a 41-percent attendance increase since 2001.
	www.philadelphiasoul.com /news/current_news/507628.html (517 words)

	Pro Football & Philly Sports Links
		Canada's premier professional football league, the CFL traces its roots back to 1823, while its championship trophy, the Grey Cup, has been awarded annually since 1909.
		Originally formed in 2000 as the National Women's Football League and fielding 37 teams for the 2004 season, the NWFA is the premier full contact pro football league for women.
		An interesting historical account outlining the development of the informal "league" that foreshadowed the formation of the National Football League.
	ghosts.footballhistory.org /links.htm (1855 words)

	AMERICAN FOOTBALL \| CAR AND MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE HASTINGS DIRECT
		Since the 1960s, football has outranked baseball as the most popular spectator sport in the United States.
		Even high school football games can attract five-figure crowds, especially in hotbeds like Western Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Ohio, Georgia and Texas.
		British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL) - Fast-growing college football league in the UK British American Football League (BAFL) -Higher League of American Football in the UK European Federation of American Football European organization who runs the Euro Bowl
	www.solarnavigator.net /sport/american_football.htm (5465 words)

	Football: Super League Betting \| Football: Super League Odds - bestbetting
		Compare Super League betting odds from the UK's leading Internet bookmakers and always get the best odds.
		For betting opportunities in other sports, browse the sports betting menu on the left.
		While every effort is made to ensure that the Football: Super League betting information displayed here is correct and up to date, we are not liable for any errors and it is your responsibility to check the Football: Super League odds with the bookmaker before placing a bet.
	odds.bestbetting.com /football/european-leagues/switzerland/super-league/matches/aarau-v-young-boys/match-result (180 words)

	Current Football Odds at Sports-Expertsonline.Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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		Current Football Odds related phrases are on Sports-Expertsonline.Net.
		Free Pro PicksOffers a particular free pick in addition to different membership packages to help members winning their bets on football, baseball in addition to basketball.
	www.sports-expertsonline.net /CURRENT-FOOTBALL-ODDS.php (596 words)

	AsianWeek: Main Feature: An All-American Pastime (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Some baseball critics have speculated that major league clubs have signed Asian players in part for their drawing power at the turnstiles—and once the novelty of seeing Asian players wears off, fewer teams will pursue them.
		Eric Kubota, the international scouting director of the Oakland A’s and one of a few Asian Americans working in baseball operations for a major league team, doubts many teams would be that calculating, but he says clubs have noticed the drawing power of Asian ballplayers.
		In spite of that, Asian Americans have had a long and interesting history in baseball, in leagues of their own.
	www.asianweek.com /2000_05_25/feature_baseball.html (2158 words)

	Multnomah County Library Homework Center - Biographies - Homework Center - Multnomah County Library
		Provides the history of the crown, historic royal profiles, kings and queens of England since 802 AD, and family trees of royal houses.
		Current rulers of the world indexed by country.
		Biographies of American women veterans from each major military conflict introduced in the context of time.
	www.multcolib.org /homework/biohc.html (5652 words)

	NFL Football Resources from the Virtual Library of Sport
		Before this time collegiate football was of possibly greater interest.
		First selection of the Rams in the 1999 Draft and has gone from strength to strength since then and is still performing at the top level.
		NFL Football History historical information on all the National Football League (NFL) teams.
	sportsvl.com /ball/gridironNFL.htm (882 words)

	FedEx Orange Bowl >> Newsroom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Volunteers are needed to serve as assistant football coaches, cheerleading coaches, and team moms.
		The Orange Bowl Youth Football League is in its seventh season and serves eight leagues in seven southern Florida counties as well as Duval County.
		The Orange Bowl Committee is a not-for-profit, 322-member, all-volunteer organization that exists as a self-sustaining, independent organization supporting and producing activities and events which enhance the image, economy, and culture of South Florida.
	www.orangebowl.org /newsroom.php?sec=article&newsid=662 (421 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		With the inaugural Hyundai A-League season having reached its final round of action join FIFA.com for a review of the Australian competition's historic first season.
		Despite pre-season predictions that Australia's new national competition would be balanced on a knife-edge until the final match of the season, Adelaide United claimed bragging rights with three rounds to go of the regular season and now with just one match remaining hold an unassailable 10 point advantage.
		The 80 matches played to date have produced a total of 218 goals at an average of 2.73 goals per match. Round 11 proving was particularly fruitful for the strikers with a total of 19 goals scored in the four matches.
	www.fifa.com /en/WorldLeagues/index/0,4643,114173,00.html?articleid=114173 (280 words)

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