Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

The first episode of Season 3 of The Official PFRA Podcast is now available. Jon and George chat with Authors John D. Steffenhagen & Jeffrey J. Miller about their book entitled Leo Lyons, the Rochester Jeffersons and the Birth of the NFL . The link to the podcast is below. https://theofficialpfr...

COFFIN CORNER VOLUME 47 NUMBER 5 IS NOW AVAILABLE IN MEMBERS ONLY. THE ISSUE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: PFRA-ternizing. PFRA President George Bozeka recaps the recent national convention in St. Paul, Minnesota; an important announcement is made on the expansion of the Coffin Corner up to 32 pages start...

CHUCK FOREMAN ADDED TO 2025 CONVENTION SCHEDULE We are very pleased to announce that legendary Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots running back Chuck Foreman (1973-1980) will appear and speak during the Friday evening session of our 2025 Convention. Foreman was a five-time Pro Bowler who pla...

Coffin Corner Volume 47 Number 4 is now available in Members Only. The issue includes the following: PFRA-ternizing. A report on the ninth annual conference of the PFRA’s Western New York Chapter listing various speakers as well as news of a donation accepted by Buffalo Bills Alumni President Jeff N...

We are pleased to announce that two additional speakers have been added to the schedule for the 2025 PFRA Convention. Randy Snow is from Kalamazoo, MI and founded The World of Football in 2006. Since 2017, he and his son, Adam, have been doing a weekly audio podcast called, "This Week in The Wo...

All 20 episodes of THE OFFICIAL PFRA PODCAST are available at https://theofficialpfrapodcast.sportshi ... /episodes/

Two additional speakers have been added to the 2025 Convention program. PFRA Executive Director Lee Elder will give a presentation entitled "Namath That Stadium." PFRA Secretary, American Football Association President, and TC Jets alum David Burch will give a presentation about his career...

A new episode of The Official PFRA Podcast is now available. Jon and George interview Upton Bell. Bell is a former NFL Personnel Director and GM, former WFL Owner and GM, and the son of former NFL Commissioner Bert Bell. Listen to the new episode here: https://theofficialpfrapodcast.sportshistorynet...

COFFIN CORNER VOLUME 47 NUMBER 3 IS NOW AVAILABLE IN MEMBERS ONLY. THE ISSUE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: PFRA-ternizing . An announcement of two additional speakers for the PFRA convention in St. Paul and a Sunday add-on tour of U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings. A Short History of Fourth...

Jon & George chat with former University of Michigan stand-out Leroy Hoard. The bruising back played for 10 seasons in the NFL with the Browns, Vikings, Ravens & Panthers. Listen to the new episode at https://theofficialpfrapodcast.sportshistorynetwork.com/episodes/pfra-podcast-former-nfl-rb...