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  2. List of oldest professional athletes by sport - Wikipedia

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    Name Age played Year retired American football: Manfred Burgsmüller [1] 52 years, 182 days 2002 Association football: Ezzeldin Bahader (one-off) [2] 74 years, 348 days 2020 Kazuyoshi Miura (continuous) 57 years, 350 days Active Australian rules football: Sampson Hosking : 48 years, 159 days (interchange only) 1936 Wally Watts : 44 years, 49 ...

  3. List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous ...

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    Using Indigenous names and mascots, like the former Washington Football Team name, extends beyond racial insensitivity; it reinforces colonialism and erases Indigenous identity and land. [1] Such practices maintain the power relationship between the dominant culture and the Indigenous culture, and can be seen as a form of cultural imperialism. [4]

  4. Early history of American football - Wikipedia

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    The early history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football.Both games have their origin in varieties of football played in Britain in the mid–19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal or run over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games.

  5. List of female gridiron football players - Wikipedia

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    Although women's flag football is emerging as a collegiate sport, [2] women playing gridiron football at the college level have historically joined men's teams, often (though not exclusively) as placekickers. [3] The following is a list of some of the most notable female American football players.

  6. List of female golfers - Wikipedia

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    A golfer is someone who plays golf. Below is a list of female golfers, professional and amateurs, sorted alphabetically. Category:Lists of golfers contains lists of golfers sorted in several other ways: by nationality, by tour and by type of major championship won (men's, women's or senior).

  7. History of American football - Wikipedia

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    The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football.Both games have their origin in multiple varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal or kicked over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games descending from medieval ...

  8. Women's American football in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The American Football Women's League (AFWL) which debuted on May 15, 2002, was one of the first women's football leagues formed, originally using the name WAFL, or Women's American Football League in 2001. The AFWL officially disbanded in March 2003, due to money and attendance problems.

  9. List of centenarians (sportspeople) - Wikipedia

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    Greek association football player [105] Bill Greason: 1924– 100: American baseball player [106] Howdy Groskloss: 1906–2006: 100: American Major League Baseball player [107] Guo Jie: 1912–2015: 103: Chinese Olympic athlete [108] George Haigh: 1915–2019: 103: English association football player [109] Virginia Halas McCaskey: 1923–2025: ...