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Football
 Websites presented in alphabetical order AFL: Arena Football League 
 News, official rules, statistics, standings, player and team information, game and broadcast schedules, and more about the league and the indoor version of American-style football. Includes a link to the AFL's Triple A league, AF2 (Arena Football 2) Web site. Searchable. http://www.arenafootball.com/ Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 5, 2005 Bowl Championship Series
"The Bowl Championship Series [BCS] was established before the 1998 season to determine the national champion for college football while maintaining and enhancing the bowl system that's nearly 100 years old." The site provides a history of the BCS, Bowl Coalition and BCS game information back to 1992, current standings and a standings archive back to 1998, current BCS bowl pairings, and links to media coverage. http://www.bcsfootball.org Topics: College and University Education, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 10, 2006 The Business of Professional Football
Overview of the professional football industry, with annotated listings of related print and electronic resources. The introductory essay discusses the National Football League (NFL), the NFL revenue system, NFL salary caps, and NFL Europe. From the Library of Congress (LOC) Business Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/BERA/issue3/football.html Topics: Sports Last updated Sep 9, 2008 College Football Rivalries
A list of traditional college football rivalry games in the United States, with "each rivalry ... listed under the team alphabetically first." Includes series record and description of trophy for each rivalry, and games which are often played on the weekend before Thanksgiving. Also includes a list of longest rivalries (more than 100 games played) and a note about what makes a rivalry. From an enthusiast. http://www.1122productions.com/rivalries/ Topics: Sports Last updated Nov 16, 2005 Colts and Bears Make Super Bowl History
Collection of radio stories about Super Bowl XLI in February 2007. "In its 41-year history, the championship has never seen an African-American head coach. This year, both teams' head coaches are black." Features stories about the teams (Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts), players, black athletes and coaches, and related topics. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7007672 Topics: Sports Last updated Jan 29, 2007 Football: Official College Bowl Websites
This site provides "a collection of links to the official websites of all the college bowl games," which are played in December and January. Includes sites for the Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sun Bowl, and more. An About.com site. http://football.about.com/od/officialbowlsites/ Topics: College and University Education, Sports Last updated Jan 15, 2007 History of the Super Bowl
These articles discuss each game that has been played in this National Football League (NFL) annual event that pits the winner of the American Football Conference (AFC) against the National Football Conference (NFC) winner. Covers the first game in 1967 through 2007. Also includes a list of games, with teams and scores. From the website for Sporting News magazine. http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/superbowl/ Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 25, 2009 John Madden on KCBS
Archived material on former pro football coach and commentator John Madden, who in April 2009 retired from National Football League (NFL) broadcasting. "Madden announced on KCBS ... that he'll continue his popular live segment on KCBS, weekday mornings." Find podcasts of the Daily Madden show, Al Hart's last John Madden show, an announcement about Madden's retirement from the NFL broadcasts, and photo and video collections. From KCBS. http://www.kcbs.com/John-Madden-on-KCBS/82845 Topics: Media, Sports Last updated Apr 20, 2009 NFL.com
The National Football League's official site provides feature articles, previews, and information about injuries, cheerleaders, youth programs, and team and individual player statistics. Also includes news about fantasy games, television and radio schedules and links, and an extensive children's section. http://www.nfl.com Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Statistics Last updated Oct 7, 2004 Oakland Raiders
Official site, with team history, retired numbers, player profiles, schedules, statistics, news. http://www.raiders.com/ Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 29, 2007 Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Official visitors’ information site for the annual New Year’s festivities in Pasadena, Calif. Find out the theme for next year’s Rose Parade, Rose Bowl Game FAQs, and where the floats are constructed and decorated. Features ticket, transportation, and parking information for both the Tournament of Roses and the Rose Bowl Game, as well as historical and current information on both events. http://www.tournamentofroses.com/ Topics: Plants by Name, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 27, 2005 Pro Football Hall of Fame
This site for the National Football League (NFL) Hall of Fame (located in Canton, Ohio) provides information each of the inductees, including detailed biographies, statistics, and photos. Also features information about NFL history, visitor and enshrinement information, videos, and features on topics such as football's wartime heroes. Searchable; browse Hall of Famers by name, year, team, college, high school, birthplace, or position. http://www.profootballhof.com/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 25, 2005 San Diego Chargers
Information on football games, tickets, schedules, the history of the team, the Charger Girls, and players. Fan Zone has a photo gallery and message board. http://www.chargers.com/ Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 9, 2003 San Francisco 49ers
Everything you need to know about this football team. http://www.49ers.com/ Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 29, 2009 SuperBowl.com
Official site for the Super Bowl. The news and information about recent and past games includes plenty of statistics, most valuable play lists, game recaps, box scores, and more. Goes all the way back to Super Bowl I (Jan. 15, 1967; Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10). http://www.nfl.com/superbowl Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 2, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features Special Edition: Super Bowl
Facts and statistics commemorating this football event, with historical details and facts about the current teams and the host city. From the U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/013157.html Topics: Sports Last updated Jan 26, 2009 Why Are Rivalries So Intense?
A description of the different reasons underlying college football rivalries. Includes a discussion of in-state rivalries (between public schools and between public and private schools), border wars ("schools in states adjacent to one another"), and trophy games (such as for the "Old Oaken Bucket, Paul Bunyan's ax or Bo Schembechler's hat"). Also includes a comment about the effect of Hurricane Katrina on the Bayou Classic, the annual game between Southern and Grambling State. From ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jones/050902 Topics: Sports Last updated Nov 16, 2005 |
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