Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

Where every team has a bye week between the exhibition and regular seasons? When did the NFL last open on Labor Day weekend? As I recall, the TV ratings were really down when that happened.

Here's a new one: Fred Biletnikoff with the Montreal Alouettes

Yes, I believe that's the name. Had almost a cardboard like cover. Durable.

After missing 2020, the CFL returned to action tonight (Aug. 5). I remember becoming fascinated by this league while growing up in the 70s and reading about it in the back of NFL preview magazines (Street & Smiths and another whose title I can't recall). It seemed like in the 70s 1 or 2 US playe...

Looking for some opinions about this team. I understand many think this might've been their best team in their 66-71 run. Obviously, it was the beginning of the end for that era as evidenced by the next few seasons. Chiefs vs. Cowboys in the Super Bowl would've been interesting with the former Dalla...

I think most would at least list Deacon Jones but how about some of these: Happy Feller, Elmo Wright, Spider Lockhart, Fair Hooker!

Re: Daunte Culpeper....He was a big guy for a QB but had smallish hands for his size.

Joe Kapp? Craig Morton (twice!), Billy Kilmer, David Woodley, Jeff Hostetler, Stan Humphries, Mark Rypien, Chris Chandler?

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the CFL and Aussie Rules Football were the primary "live" events carried by ESPN during its infancy. Of course, I'm guessing some boxing would have been live as well.

I seemed to recall as a kid watching CFL games on a UHF station in 72-73 but could not anything about those games until tonight. Alex Karras was the color guy for those games that were shown on Wednesday nights. I believe the creation of the WFL led to the demise of this programming in the US