Archive for the 'Football Urban Legends' Category
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 [...]
January 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Football Urban Legends | 2 Comments
This is the twenty-second 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 [...]
September 26th, 2011 | Posted in Football Urban Legends | 2 Comments
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 [...]
June 21st, 2011 | Posted in Football Urban Legends | No Comments
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 [...]
May 13th, 2011 | Posted in Football Urban Legends | 2 Comments
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 [...]
April 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Football Urban Legends | 3 Comments
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 [...]
April 12th, 2011 | Posted in Football Urban Legends | 2 Comments
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!
March 15th, 2011 | Posted in Football Urban Legends | 1 Comment
This is the seventeenth 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. In honor of the new NFL season, here’s a special edition taking a look at legends related to the 2010 Super Bowl Champion New [...]
September 6th, 2010 | Posted in Football Urban Legends | 1 Comment
This is the sixteenth 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!
August 13th, 2010 | Posted in Football Urban Legends | 4 Comments
This is the fifteenth 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. Today’s football legends have a special theme – all legends about COLLEGE football! Let’s begin!
July 9th, 2010 | Posted in Football Urban Legends | 2 Comments