Pro Football Hall of Fame

Pete Rose Introduction The all time hit champion Pete Rose was banned from baseball and the Hall of Fame for life because of illegal sports betting and tax evasion. Pete Rose was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 14, 1941. His parents names were LaVerne Rose and Harry Rose (Lloyd 2005). Pete’s Dad who had once played semi pro football, had always wanted him to be a football star. When Pete Rose was young, he always wanted to be a star, a baseball star, and throughout his life he was

joined the football team when his principal caught him skipping class, and he sprinted away. The principal noted his speed and gave him the option to be punished or join the football team. Rice chose to join the football team. Rice then attended Mississippi Valley State University from 1981 to 1984. He became a standout receiver and acquired the nickname "World" due to "his ability to catch anything near him.” He set many NCAA records during his college career. He played his football seasons with

California. He is the owner and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys. As a co-captain of the 1964 National Championship Arkansas Razorbacks, Jones is one of a very small number of NFL owners who actually earned a significant level of success as football players. He

1930s were entertaining, and gained major popularity. The way the games were played and the rules of the games were changed from what they used to be, but most of the rules of the sports and strategies were the same as they always were. Baseball, football, and basketball all changed rules which caused the games to change. In the 1930s, basketball was changing many of its rules, and players were trying to deal with the Depression. As Caroline Thompson writes in her article, “College basketball dominated

Mickey Mantle is the best Oklahoman Baseball player because he is considered the best switch hitter in history, hit a triple crown, and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Mickey Mantle was born in Spanivaw, Oklahoma (Ray). His father was a semi pro baseball player. He wanted Mickey to become a baseball player, so he named him after Mickey Cochrane. His family suffered through the great depression, and moved to Commerce, Ok, in 1934 (Mickey). His father worked on the Eagle-Picher Company’s

performances This week, I decided to take a trip back in time and come up with my top five individual single-season best offensive performances in Cowboys history. 5) 1966, WR Bullet Bob Hayes: The 3-time Pro Bowler and 2-time First-Team All-Pro was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in ’09 for revolutionizing the game. The lightening-rod with world class speed blew the roof top off of defensive backs, forcing coaches to implement zone coverage’s because nobody could hang one-on-one with

Winston, Melvin Gordon, and Amari Cooper in a game to determine the better squad. That dream used to a reality back in the early days of the emerging National Football League. This summer classic would pit the defending champions of the NFL the previous year and the best stars of college football and was held as the very first game to wet fan’s football appetite and serve as a highly respected charitable event. First started in 1934, it served as one of the first kinds of All-Star showdowns ever established

1869, Rutgers and Princeton played a college soccer football game, which was the first of its kind, it took place November 6. The game itself used modified London Football Association rules, which were rules for soccer (USA soccer, everyone else Football.) And after that game was played, over the next 7 years, rugby began to capture the eye of many, and modern football began to start its development from rugby. This isn’t how American football was official started or anything, but it gives a background

throughout his career. Many people know Michael for his amazing career playing in the NFL as a defensive lineman for the New York Giants or for his famous gap in his front teeth. He had over 15 years of football experience and even more years on TV. Michael was drafted in the NFL after playing football for Texas Southern University in Houston. “In the spring of 1993, the talented defensive player was selected 40th overall in the NFL draft, by the New York Giants.” (Biography.com Editors). After being

the regular season, but made plays in the postseason, mostly taking away the football with 7 interceptions. Non-elite quarterbacks like Brad Johnson (‘02 SB winning season with Buccaneers), Rex Grossman (’06 SB trip with the Bears), and Trent Dilfer (2000 SB winning season with Ravens) where game managers while the stacked chips their teams had on defense got after the quarterback, stuffed the run and took the football away from