Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
1946 was an important year in the history of professional football, as that was the year when the league reintegrated. The Los Angeles Rams signed two African American players, Kenny Washington and Woody Strode. Also that year, a competing league, the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), began operation. [171]
Other codes of football share a common history with American football. Canadian football is a form of the game that evolved parallel to American football, through its adoption of the Burnside rules in 1903. While both games share a common history and basic structure, there are some important differences between the two. [243]
The average length of a player's career in the National Football League is relatively short compared to other sports. One study shows the average career lasts around 3.3 years. [1] Kickers and punters careers average 4.87 seasons. [1] On the other end, the shortest average careers are the running backs, only 2.57 seasons. [1]
Oldest professional football player: 58 years – Kazuyoshi Miura, ... Most goals in football history: 13,085 (up to 4 December 2024) – Flamengo, 1912–2024 ...
NFL, American Football League, All-America Football Conference, and Ohio League (listed as pre-NFL) teams are recognized in the Hall of Fame. The list is complete through the Class of 2024. Sorting tips: Sorting by position will line up players by the year they were inducted; Sorting by position also groups all similar positions together
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M: 5 football players were killed in a head-on highway crash (1966). Marshall: 37 members died in an airplane crash (1970). Wichita State: most of the starting players and coaches, 31 in total, died in an airplane crash (1970). Cal Poly Mustangs football team: 16 players and 6 others died in an airplane crash (1960).
Appearances made in youth football are not deemed to be official. War-time results are also excluded if they were later regarded as unofficial by the relevant Football Association(s); if they were included, Billy Meredith would be the first ever player to have played in 1,000 official matches, [1] and Stanley Matthews would also make the list. [2]
This is a list of the records in the National Football League ... 4, many players; Passing ... Oldest player to have a sack: 40 years, 282 days, ...