Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

They used the phrase "Defense Wins Championships" very often in the 6os and 70s.

North Dallas 40 has come out on Blu-Ray. It has some good special features. Unfortunately, the commentary track is about the worst I've ever heard. One of the commenters is practically inarticulate. He says "uh, ah, uh, uh, Dayle Haddon, uh, ah." The other says he's a football fan (Steeler...

When did counting regular season and playoff rushing yardage become a record? Is it now an official record? That being said, Barkley's season is one of the best a RB has ever had.

I Googled "Tommy Hart Obituary" and the funeral and place of death was Macon, Georgia.

Super Bowl XI had been Raiders-Rams instead of Raiders-Vikings. There was a lot of criticism of the Vikings after their poor showing in Super Bowl XI, and in previous Super Bowls. There was some talk that the Rams would have had strong fan support since it was in Pasadena. And the Ram defense was ha...

Plum might have been the first example of how overrated passing statistics can be. He won two supposed "passing efficiency titles" but was traded for obvious reasons -- not clutch enough in big games. Could he have been better calling his own plays? Possibly, but even in Detroit, his leas...

That's pretty much it. The league's thirst for ratings/$$$ overrode its ersatz reverence about the holiday a generation ago. As I have written previously on this Forum, businessmen and politicians will make any decision or not make a decision on whether it will make more money. Even a small amount ...

I see in the news Herschel Walker finally got his degree from the University of Georgia at age 62.

Whats your take on Ray Lewis, SixtiesFan? Do you feel he should have been elected to the HOF? I felt--and still feel--he was an accomplice to murder but got full legal representation and private investigators from the Ravens. His buddies got away with it in self defense but do we really know what h...

Tyrer should not be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The available evidence is there was not trouble between Tyrer and his wife. If he wanted to end it all, he could have just shot himself and left her to take care of the family.