Tag: New England Patriots
Football Friday: Presidents and the Pigskin
With Super Bowl Sunday just two days away, we’ve decided to call an audible and make today’s “Facial Hair Friday” into a “Football Friday.” When the New England Patriots and New York Giants collide in this year’s Super Bowl, the two teams will be competing for more than just a National Football League championship. The winner [...]
Posted by Gregory Marose on February 3, 2012, under - Presidents, Uncategorized.
Tags: Bush, Eisenhower, Ford, Kennedy, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Nixon, Pennsylvania Avenue, Reagan, Super Bowl, Vince Lombardi, washington Redskins, White House
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Gridiron in the National Archives
It’s football season again! We’re celebrating with a special post written by Matt Dibiase, an archives technician at the National Archives at Philadelphia. The October 24, 1955, issue of Life magazine (owned by Time, Inc.) did a pictorial story on excessive violence and dirty play in the National Football League. Back in the 1950s, professional football [...]
Posted by Hilary on September 2, 2011, under Uncategorized.
Tags: All-American Football Conference, Dallas Cowboys, Francis “Bucko” Kilroy, Life magazine, National Football League, New England Patriots, Otto Graham, Philadelphia Eagles, Record Group 21, Time Inc, Wayne Robinson
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