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	Fair catch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In American football, a member of the team receiving a punt or kick, may signal for a "fair catch".
		A fair catch may be followed by a snap or a type of free kick — the fair catch kick — at his team's choice, and an expired playing period may be extended if the free kick is chosen.
		American football allows the ball to be juggled, but not to be intentionally batted forward to improve the position of the catch (as for a free kick at goal).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_catch (861 words)

	American football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		American football does not much resemble soccer, the sport which most of the rest of the world, except Canada, calls "football".
		The minor Arena Football League (1987-present) plays an indoor adaptation of American football, at a faster pace, on a smaller field with no built-in sidelines -- the edges of the grid are coincident with padded walls similar to those found in a baseball outfield.
		Professional leagues that no longer exist include the World Football League (WFL,1974-75), the United States Football League (USFL,1983-1985), the XFL (XFL,2001), the All America Football Conference (1946-1949), the World League of American Football (WLAF,1991-1993-now NFL Europe), and the league considered by many to be the genesis of modern American professional football,the American Football League (AFL,1960-1969).
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/a/am/american_football.html (3773 words)

	American football - Wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		American football, known in the United States as simply football is a competitive team sport related to, derived from, and somewhat similar to, other forms of football, but differing from most of them in significant ways.
		Play in American football consists of a series of individual plays of short duration, between which the ball is not in play.
		American football in its current form grew out of a series of three games between Harvard University and McGill University of Montreal in 1874.
	wikipedia.findthelinks.com /am/American_football.html (3004 words)

	American football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		American football known in the United States as simply football is a competitive team sport that rewards players' speed agility tactics brute strength as they push block tackle and outrun each other trying to force ball further into their opponent's territory for hour of game time which translates into to four hours of real time.
		However both of these games their origins in varieties of football played in England in the mid- 19th century and American football is directly descended rugby football usually known simply as "Rugby".
		The minor Arena Football League (1987-present) plays an indoor adaptation of football at a faster pace on a field with no built-in sidelines -- the of the grid are coincident with padded similar to those found in a baseball Flag football and touch football are non-tackle of American football.
	www.freeglossary.com /American_football (5089 words)

	Football - MSN Encarta
		Football, game played on a rectangular field by two opposing teams with an inflated leather ball that is roughly oval in shape.
		Football is considered a full-contact sport, meaning that play involves bodily contact by way of checking, blocking, grabbing, and tackling.
		American football differs slightly in rules and field size from a style of football played mostly in Canada, called Canadian football.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761557873/American_Football.html (1153 words)

	The Catch (American football) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Catch was the winning score in the January 10, 1982 NFC Championship American football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers.
		The 49ers coach, Bill Walsh assumed that it was a throw-away play and immediately began planning for the fourth down until he heard the cheers from the crowd.
		A photograph of the catch, with Clark at the height of his leap and Everson Walls reaching out to try and block the ball, was on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Catch_(NFL) (669 words)

	American football
		American football, known in the United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that rewards players' speed, agility, skill, tactics, and brute strength as they run and throw a ball, and block, tackle, and outrun each other, trying to force the ball further into their opponent's territory and ultimately into the endzone.
		Gameplay in American football consists of a series of individual plays of short duration, outside of which the ball is not in play.
		The school's head football coach, Gary Barnett, in responding to the charge by his only female player that a teammate had raped her, accused her of being an incompetent player.
	www.askfactmaster.com /American_football (6916 words)

	OuterBlogs - American Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Injuries are more common in American football than in many other sports, although rule changes made in the past 90 years (for instance, the elimination of "horse-collar tackles") have gradually lowered the rates of injuries.
		There is a widespread perception that football teams based in schools and public recreational leagues consume far more than their fair share of the sports budget, although sales of tickets to college (and to some extent high school) football games often make it a revenue-producing sport.
		American football evolved as a separate sport from rugby football in the late 19th century.
	football-ob.blogspot.com (3545 words)

	American football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The ball used in American football has a pointed oval shape, and usually has a large set of stitches along one side.
		American football, known in the United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic.
		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.
	american-football.kiwiki.homeip.net (4859 words)

	History and development of American Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The goals were the same width as football (soccer), 7.3 metres (24 feet) and the pitch measured 110 metres by 69 metres (360 feet by 225 feet).
		In Italy, the first American football team, the Milan Rhinos, was formed in 1976, and in Finland the first team was formed in 1979.
		In Germany, the first American football team, the Dusseldorf Panthers, was formed in 1979, and the German league was organised in 1980.
	www.sportsrules.50g.com /americanfootball/history-am.htm (1373 words)

	American Football League (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The American Football League was a professional league of American football which operated from 1960 to 1969.
		American Football League is the only league ever to merged with another and have all its continue to exist.
		The AFL benefited from having been formed at a time when professional football was to catch up with (and eventually in 1960s overtake) baseball as the most popular spectator team in the United States.
	www.freeglossary.com /American_Football_League (1365 words)

	SamoaLive! American Football Rules
		If the player catching the ball sees there is no hope of running it back, he raises his hand asking for a fair catch.
		In a fair catch, the defending team may not tackle him and he may not run with the ball.
		If the ball is kicked into the end zone and no one catches it or the player catching it does not run with it, there is a touch-back and the first play starts at the offense's 20 yard line.
	www.samoalive.com /amf_rules.htm (2337 words)

	Rock Springs Sports :: History of American Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Football, American, distinct type of football that developed in the United States in the 19th century from soccer (association football) and rugby football.
		During a football game the teams are designated as the offensive team (the team in possession of the ball) and the defensive team (the team defending a goal line against the offensive team).
		American football was made popular by teams representing colleges and universities.
	www.rockspringssports.com /sports/football/football_history.shtml (5853 words)

	American Football Association Seeks Support For American Inventor TV Contestant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		While it’s difficult to find non-professional football players making the national news these days for their playing talents, one from the Detroit, Michigan area has caught the eye of ABC TV viewers as one of the 4 finalists on that network’s American Inventor program.
		To assist Thompson in his quest to become ABC’s number-one American Inventor of the year, the American Football Association is calling on the nearly 100,000 semi-pro adult amateur football players, coaches, team and league administrators across the country to rally behind Erik and make a call to the ABC-TV show Thursday night on his behalf.
		The AFA is dedicated to the advancement of semi-pro/minor league football throughout the United States and serves as the National Organization for non-professional leagues and teams from coast-to-coast.
	www.prweb.com /releases/200631/5/prweb383334.htm (626 words)

	Buffalo Bills
		They were the first American Football League team to win 13 games in a season (1964); were one of only three teams to appear in an AFL championship game for three successive years; and the only AFL team to apear in the playoffs four straight years, 1963 through 1966.
		In 1961 he was an American Football League All-Star based on his league-leading 10 interceptions and a yards-per-punt average of 44.5, which also led the league.
		He was the first American Football League player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, 1,096 in a 14-game schedule in 1962, earning him league MVP honors.
	www.conigliofamily.com /Bills.htm (3082 words)

	American Football League Most Valuable Players
		In the American Football League Championship game, he scored a rushing touchdown and passed for three more as he led the San Diego Chargers to a 51-10 defeat of the Boston Patriots, thus becoming the only quarterback to win championships in the AFL and in the other league.
		He was also their kicker, making 35 of 36 extra point attempts and 22 of 38 field goal tries for a total of 155 points, which would be the highest single season total in the league's ten-year existence.
		Paul Lowe was the first American Football League player to gain more than 1,000 yards rushing in two different seasons, with 1,010 in 1963 and 1,121 in his MVP year of 1965.
	www.remembertheafl.com /AFLMVPs.htm (1153 words)

	American Football Concepts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This was in the beginning a very confusing issue for me. In American football, when the ball goes out of bounds, it is given to the team who last had possession of the ball (unless it is during the fourth try when a team fails to reach the 10 yards).
		However, if he did catch the ball and AFTER THAT dropped the ball down, than this is a catch and a fumble, which means that any player (from either team) can pick up the ball and run with it.
		When the Quarterback passes the ball forward and nobody catches it, once the ball touches the ground the play is ruled dead and it is an incomplete pass.
	www.yes4.com /temp/eight.htm (922 words)

	ESPN.com: GEN - American football, Samoan style
		But if you want to find this cradle of football, you'll need a globe and a good eye, because Tutuila, the population center of America Samoa, is a 54-square-mile volcanic island in the South Pacific, more than 4,500 miles from the U.S. mainland and 2,300 miles south-southwest of Hawaii.
		Yet an increasing number of college football programs are recruiting the island, plucking players from its six high school teams and placing them directly onto their squads or at junior colleges.
		Football was barely a blip anywhere on the planet when the United States annexed most of what would become American Samoa in 1900.
	espn.go.com /gen/s/2002/0527/1387562.html (1958 words)

	UCP: Football (American) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Football is a rapidly growing activity for individuals with disabilities.
		The most popular wheelchair football tournament in the country is known as the Blister Bowl held by the Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department.
		The Universal Wheelchair Football Association (UWFA) was developed by and promotes a version of wheelchair football for individuals with all types and levels of disabilities.
	www.ucp.org /ucp_channeldoc.cfm/1/15/61/61-61/3562 (601 words)

	ThinkQuest : Library : American Football
		There is information about football teams, the past champions, and the teams that have won Superbowls.
		We decided that there weren't many websites about football that were understandable by kids so we created a website to help other student s learn some of the terms and plays.
		We are using football teams to show statistics and leaders (Vikings, Jets and Packers).
	www.thinkquest.org /library/cat_show.html?cat_id=202 (1210 words)

	NCPAD:Competitive Sports: Football (American)
		Universal Wheelchair Football can be played by individuals with all types and levels of disability in addition to non-disabled individuals.
		The United States Flag Football of the Deaf (USFFD) is the National Sports Organization for the United States of America Deaf Sports Federation (USADSF).
		The most popular wheelchair football tournament in the country is known as the Blister Bowl.
	www.ncpad.org /competitive/fact_sheet.php?sheet=28&view=all (570 words)

	American College Football Rules Questions & Answers
		If you are new to American Football and have a question about the rules, send your question to dwilson@engr.wisc.edu.
		In tackle football the ball carrier doesn't stop until he is forced to stop or to put a knee or back on the ground.
		Once the ball carried by a runner breaks the imaginary vertical plane at goal line or once a receiver catches and controls the ball in the end zone, the play is over.
	homepages.cae.wisc.edu /~dwilson/rsfc/intro/answers.shtml (6112 words)

	American Football League (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The American Football League is the only league in North American pro sports ever to have merged with another and have all its teams continue to exist, unlike the AAFC (or in a different sport and later era, the World Hockey Association merger with the National Hockey League).
		The AFL benefited from having been formed just at a time when professional football was beginning to catch up with (and eventually, in the 1960s, overtake) baseball as the most popular spectator team sport in the United States.
		The American Football League took advantage of the burgeoning popularity of football by locating teams in major cities that lacked NFL franchises, and by using the growing power of televised football games (bolstered with the help of major network contracts, first with ABC and later with NBC).
	www.info-pedia.net /about/american_football_league (1817 words)

	Introduction to American College Football Rules
		Unlike soccer, the foot hardly even touches the ball in American football.
		If the ball is kicked into the end zone and no one catches it or the player catching it does not run with it, there is a touchback and the first play starts at the offense's 20 yard line.
		If there is interference, the penalty is 15 yards (or to the point of interference if that's less) and a first down is granted even if the ten yards has not been made.
	homepages.cae.wisc.edu /~dwilson/rsfc/intro (2367 words)

	American football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For an early history of American football as it diverged from football and rugby, see football.
		American football does not much resemble soccer, the sport which most people outside the U.S. call "football"; consequently, the sport is commonly known internationally as "American football" or "gridiron".
		Note: The neutral zone is the space defined by lines drawn through the ends of the ball parallel to the yard lines when the ball is spotted and ready for play.
	www.info-pedia.net /about/american_football (4902 words)

	American Football Concepts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The only reason they do not hand the ball backwards in American football as often is because handing the ball backwards is considered unsafe and usually very foolish.
		This is the main difference between American football and rugby.
		In American Football a team can pass the ball forward and rarely hands the ball backwards more than once per play.
	www.yes4.com /temp/five.htm (468 words)

	American football - Answerbag
		Throwing the ball to an area where there are no players who are eligible to catch the ball.
		This is done when the quarteback has no one open to pass to, or is about to get sacked.
		A touchdown is scored when a player brings the ball to the end zone of the opposing team.
	www.answerbag.com /glossary.php/224 (448 words)

	Category:Football (American) - Wiktionary
		Articles on this topic in other Wikimedia projects can be found at: Wikimedia Commons Category Football (American)
		Terms and senses of terms relating to American football.
		This page was last modified 09:18, 20 December 2005.
	en.wiktionary.org /wiki/Category:Football_(American) (93 words)

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