In the first decade of its existence, Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium was known for one thing: winning. Six times, its tenants went to...

Tampa Stadium was shaped very much like its football team. While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers started off poorly, they enjoyed a brief...

Before Kansas City, Missouri became known as a big league city with massive and iconic stadiums, it held a moderately sized, multi-use...

The venue was an enigma. Built in an age when the automobile was all the rage, it was vast enough to hold massive crowds for football...

The Polo Grounds was once synonymous with sports and interwoven in America's fabric. It was here, not the Bronx, where the seeds of the...

The 1951 University of San Francisco football team is one of the most legendary in all of the Bay Area. Nine members of that team went on...

For a stadium with such a short life span, Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium certainly had its fair share of memories. Memories such as...

Sometimes good players make even better coaches. Sherman Lewis starred as a running back and on the track at Michigan State, but his true...

Every great dynasty needs a competent pencil pusher. Someone who knows the ins and outs of contract negotiations and is undaunted by the...

There was a time in the 1950's when San Francisco was home to two mascots who have long been forgotten in society: a mule named...

Visiting teams were loath to come there but isn't that the entire point of having a home-field advantage? For 33 years, Philadelphia's...

NFL rosters are filled with players who never make the Pro Bowl yet provide invaluable insight and playmaking ability week in and week...

Can the history of the National Football League be authentically told without talking about Mike Holmgren? That is the question that has...

Sporting a 15-1 record, the 1984 San Francisco 49ers were one of the greatest teams ever to win the Super Bowl. Mixed in the shuffle of...

Very few men in NFL history can say that they have impacted the game of football in the way that Kellen Winslow did. From 1979 through...

Every stout offensive line needs a reliable left tackle to take the heat off the quarterback's backside. For over ten years, the 49ers...

Every potent offense needs a sturdy center who is both nimble and strong while possessing the leadership traits necessary to lead the...

Every great football dynasty needs a competent backup quarterback. In the 1960's, the Green Bay Packers enjoyed the subtle services of...

It was third-and-goal at the 49ers one-yard line in Super Bowl XVI and it looked like the Bengals would score. But just as Cincinnati's...

While some markets are easier than others, every expansion team struggles to attract attention and grow a fervent fanbase. That was...