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Football Friday — The World League of American Football

Chris Holmes
posted on October 14, 2011February 18, 2013
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It’s instructive to remember from time to time that not everything the National Football League touches turns to gold. Case in point — the World League of American Football. It was

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Remembering Al Davis (1929 – 2011)

Chris Holmes
posted on October 8, 2011
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One Oakland Raiders fan's thoughts on the passing of legendary owner Al

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Football Friday — Nine Oldest NFL stadiums

Chris Holmes
posted on September 16, 2011August 10, 2013
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Nine classic NFL stadiums that opened before the stadium building boom of the

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Football Friday — The Bills and Raiders resume a long series

Chris Holmes
posted on September 9, 2011September 5, 2011
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With the Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders resuming a rivalry that began in 1960, we look back at both of their matchups from the 1968 AFL

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Fall TV Preview Madness! (ABC, 1974)

Chris Holmes
posted on September 8, 2011November 21, 2013
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The ABC 1974 fall lineup is the network's most exciting yet. Be there

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Football Friday — Packers vs. Saints, 1975

Chris Holmes
posted on September 2, 2011August 30, 2011
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Today's edition of Football Friday looks back at a 1975 Week 4 regular season matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay

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So long, Hightower

Chris Holmes
posted on August 3, 2011
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A look back at the athletic and acting career of Bubba Smith. Beloved by old-time NFL fans and Police Academy fans alike. RIP

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Gray Flannel Fotos: Old Glory

Chris Holmes
posted on June 29, 2011August 7, 2011
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This seems as appropriate a time as any to republish one of my favorite photographs. This was taken at an Arizona Cardinals home game (in Sun Devil Stadium) on Veterans Day 2005. (click on the pic to

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Here’s some stuff I enjoyed this week

Chris Holmes
posted on April 22, 2011
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We present the latest in a seemingly endless series of excellent internet links that you must see. It is a moral

Football Friday — The World League of American Football

Remembering Al Davis (1929 – 2011)

Football Friday — Nine Oldest NFL stadiums

Football Friday — The Bills and Raiders resume a long series

Fall TV Preview Madness! (ABC, 1974)

Football Friday — Packers vs. Saints, 1975

So long, Hightower

Gray Flannel Fotos: Old Glory

Here’s some stuff I enjoyed this week

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