Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

What I liked about the WLAF was that the USA Network telecasts included an innovation that, unfortunately, didn't become a standard in pro football-- the helmet cam (usually on an offensive lineman) that gave the viewer a player's point of view as it happened. This was spectacular to see in 1991 on ...

John Grasso, author of the Historical Dictionary of Football, asked me to tell you that it was the November 16 game at Pittsburgh. At season's end, the Baltimore Evening Sun of December 17, 1958 listed it as the longest punt of the season. You can reach John at jgrasso@frontiernet.net

I have recently found that my local library has a portal that I can access at home with my library card number to access some old newspapers that are not carried on Newspapers.com. At my library the access is free! I have found it to be pretty good so far. And P.D. said what I was thinking of too--...

Not much different then having a visor on your motorcycle helmet, and not as bad as your team forfeiting two weeks of its schedule for a quarantine. If it's the plastic shield or no football at all, I know what I'd rather see this then a bunch of 2 to 0 games.

At one time there was a website that chronicled all ten Playoff Bowl games but I can't seem to find it anymore (MBolding I think). Sad when these resources disappear. I believe CBS televised all of these games, maybe someone can confirm that. In the opening minute or so of the 1966 Eagles highlight...

Someone may have already mentioned this, but many of the Philadelphia Stars came back on the field for three weeks as replacement players during the 1987 NFL strike. Coach Mora was guiding the New Orleans Saints, and temporarily hired players that he remembered from his Philadelphia and Baltimore da...

Congratulations! Responding to Ryan, I know that a PFRA podcast has been discussed since 2008, but a regular podcast is one of those things that requires no small commitment of spare time.