Fritz Pollard was the first Black head coach in pro football history. He led the Akron Pros of the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the NFL, in 1921. (Dave Pickoff/AP ...

Nations in this region such as Brazil and Argentina live and breathe football and have had significant success on the ...

Arkansas' legendary Arkansas-Texas rivalry will enter a new chapter this weekend when the two play their first Southeastern ...

According to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), football - or soccer as it is known in North America - is played by upwards of 240 million people worldwide. Records ...

Tom Brady is regarded by many as the greatest quarterback in NFL history, having won a record seven Super Bowl titles and ...

date their history at 140+ years and more, as the new sport took hold in the colonies from the late 1850s onwards. The first club was formed in South Australia in 1860 and the first club in Queensland ...

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have one of the oldest programs in college football. Founded in 1882, the Gophers were an original member of the Big Ten conference in 1896. Minnesota has won three ...

At 6–0 in the American Athletic Conference ... But he fit the three things Monken prizes most: competitiveness, toughness and a history of winning. He was a two-way football standout who also excelled ...

Long field goals are some of the hardest obstacles in college football, as the amount of kickers ... outstanding field goals in the sport’s history, including one from a staggering 69 yards ...

Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Dr. Louis Moore, professor of History at Grand Valley ... discussing the pioneering African American NFL football players who changed the face of ...

This photo appeared in the American magazine 'Life,'" he added. The book's cover contains a photo of a fragment of a sculpture of football players that once stood proudly in front of the local stadium ...

“And the rest is history,” Greg Bosseler said ... News sports editor Joe Kolb wrote that day. “Is that All-America, or isn’t ...