The call came to my desk at The Sporting News in St. Louis several weeks before the 1980 NFL draft. I had been with the publication for two years and had started writing a weekly NFL notebook (even in the offseason) the year before.
By Rock Westfall Looking back on one of the most meaningful games in the historic Army-Navy game that took place 60 years ago this weekend. On November 22, 1963, President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
On Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. CT, America changed forever. While waving to crowds from the back seat of his midnight-blue 1961 Lincoln Continental as his motorcade wove through Dallas’s Dealey Plaza, John F.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The Talk of Fame Two frequently asks individuals to contribute guest columns for this site. In advance of Tuesday's coach/contributor vote for the Class of 2024, Alex Stern of the Elias Sports Bureau focuses on a candidate who won't be among those considered ...
We remembered the legend on his birthday We asked for your favorite Al Davis memories on what would be his 94th birthday on Tuesday. You came through with some great answers.
The Pro Football Writers of America announced Friday that the Lions public relations staff has won the 2023 Pete Rozelle Award. It is the first time in franchise history the Lions have won the Rozelle, earning the 34th edition of the award.
Fred Gaudelli, NBC’s executive producer for football broadcasts, was named the 2023 winner of the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.
For the third time in four seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ media relations department has been nominated for the Pro Football Writers of America’s Pete
The ESPN film centers on the Raiders’ owner’s infamous and lengthy legal battle against the league. This summer, our sites are looking back at some of ESPN’s famous 30 for 30 series.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has selected Howard Katz as the recipient of the 2022 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. Katz will receive his lifetime achievement award during Hall of Fame week in August in Canton, Ohio.
The New England Patriots public relations staff, lauded for overall professionalism with the reporters who cover the club, particularly in the challenging media access climate during the 2021 season, has been selected as the 2022 Pete Rozelle Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).
“Super Sunday” has become an unofficial national holiday The Super Bowl remains the biggest sports day in the world. Regardless of if you enjoy watching
The Las Vegas Raiders breathed new life into their season with a last-second victory over the Cleveland Browns and Monday night, and they will try to keep it going against an old foe, the Denver Broncos, on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: To access the Joe Browne interview, click on the following attachment: Ep 70: Remembering 9/11 Part One: Joe Browne | Spreaker) Shortly after the assassination of President John Kennedy in 1963, then-NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle decided to play regularly-scheduled games two days later.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is honoring the late John Facenda, a longtime narrator of NFL highlights whose voice became synonymous with the league, with the 2021 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award.
The voice of NFL Films — sometimes called the Voice of God — is being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. John Facenda, who helped grow the game of football by narrating so much great NFL Films footage before he died in 1984, is the recipient of the 2021 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award.
Goodell, 62, is on track to pass predecessor Paul Tagliabue as the NFL’s second-longest-tenured commissioner.
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers media relations department has been nominated for the Pro Football Writers of America's Pete Rozelle Award.
From a baseball activist to a world champion wrestler, the legacy of those prominent female athletes who blazed a path for all to follow will never be forgotten.
2017 marks the fifth anniversary of cyclist Lance Armstrong's lifetime ban. The following slideshow features some of the most prominent bans in sports history.
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