This is the twenty-seventh in a series of examinations of football-related urban legends and whether they are true or false. This week, marvel at the quarterback that the Giants purchased a whole team just to acquire, learn whether the Florida Gator was invented at the University of Virginia and find out whether a player really [...]

This is the twenty-sixth in a series of examinations of football-related urban legends and whether they are true or false. This week, learn about the Georgetown mascot that was a war hero, find out the history of the Rose Bowl and discover how the Cardinals got their name! Click here to view an archive of [...]

This is the twenty-fifth in a series of examinations of football-related urban legends and whether they are true or false. This week, learn what the name of the official NFL football is, discover how the Cleveland Browns got their name and find out about the strange origin of the Dallas/Houston Governor’s Cup. Click here to [...]

This is the twenty-fourth in a series of examinations of football-related urban legends and whether they are true or false. This week, in an all college football edition, discover if the coach of Harvard really choked a bulldog to death to inspire his players before a game against Yale, marvel at how a panty raid [...]

This is the twenty-third in a series of examinations of football-related urban legends and whether they are true or false. This week, discover if the Governor of Colorado really lost Pikes Peak in a football bet! Plus, did the New York Giants REALLY invent the “Gatorade shower”? And what one-time only special rule did the [...]

This is the twenty-second in a series of examinations of football-related legends and whether they are true or false. This week, learn whether Andre the Giant tried out for the Washington Redskins, discover whether Pamela Anderson was plucked from a football crowd for stardom and find out the story behind Iowa’s famed “Steubenville Trio!” Click [...]

This is the twenty-first in a series of examinations of football-related legends and whether they are true or false. This week, learn whether the Washington Redskins actually trace their history back to the legendary Duluth Eskimos. Plus, learn the harrowing tale of survival of NFL legend Jim Marshall as he survived a blizzard through burning [...]

This is the twentith in a series of examinations of football-related legends and whether they are true or false. This week, in honor of the two teams that faced each other in Super Bowl XLV, let us examine one legend from the Pittsburgh Steelers and two legends from the champion Green Bay Packers, including whether [...]

This is the nineteenth in a series of examinations of football-related legends and whether they are true or false. This week, we learn the story of how a future U.S. President essentially saved the game of football, reveal whether the creator of basketball also invented the football helmet and discover what future Hall of Fame [...]

This is the eighteenth in a series of examinations of football-related legends and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of all the previous football legends. Let’s begin!