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Bobby Grier, a University of Pittsburgh fullback who in 1956 became the first Black football player to take the field in the postseason Sugar Bowl in New Orleans — despite the opposition of Georgia’s segregationist governor, who sought to bar Georgia Tech, Pitt’s opponent, from playing in the game — died on June 30 in Warren, Ohio. He was 91.His son, Robert Grier Jr., confirmed the death, at a rehabilitation facility.The noisy run-up to Grier’s participation in the Sugar Bowl, a cherished annual tradition for the Deep South, played out early in the civil rights movement. Weeks before the game,…
With the 2024 UFL season coming to a close, it’s time to honor those who stood out above the rest this year.On Sunday, Memphis Showboats running back Darius Victor was named Sportsman of the Year. This comes after the awards for MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Special Teams Player of the Year and the All-UFL teams on offense, defense and special teams were revealed last week.Let’s take a look at who was honored this year:SPORTSMAN OF THE YEARDarius Victor, Memphis Showboats Appearing in all 10 games, Victor finished the regular season with…
Video Details The inaugural season of the UFL kicks off this weekend. Arlington Renegades head coach Bob Stoops stops by Speak to discuss the upcoming season and talent in the league after the merger. MARCH 28, 2024・speak・0:58 United States Football League Speak Source link
Running back Bo Scarbrough, who won two national championships at Alabama and then returned to the state to win back-to-back USFL titles with the Birmingham Stallions, has announced his retirement from professional football.”You can love this game all you want, but at the end of the day, the game can’t love you back because it’s not a person; it’s a ball,” said Scarbrough, per the UFL’s official press release. “I have so much respect for the people still playing.””We were blessed to have Bo as a part of our football family,” said UFL Head of Football Operations Daryl Johnston. “He…
With the lights adjusted and the cameras rolling, the production team gives Joe Smith his cue. In five seconds, he will be broadcasting live to a couple thousand people. Mr. Smith’s mind, though, is elsewhere. “Slate is definitely the best way to build a roof,” he mutters to his co-host, Jay Mottershead, as the countdown hits three. “All these years on, they haven’t topped it.”And with that, they are on air. They will remain so for the next four hours, essentially uninterrupted: a broadcasting endurance test staged in a subterranean studio, all exposed brick and industrial lighting, in the middle…
Pete Rozelle’s immediate reaction could not accurately be described as unbridled enthusiasm. He was 33. He had, for the last three years, been the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams. He was suave, charming and well liked. But he was nevertheless starting to wonder whether running an N.F.L. football team was really the job for him.And then, outside the Kenilworth Hotel in Miami in January 1960, he was cornered by a cadre of the league’s most fearsome power brokers: the Mara brothers, Jack and Wellington, owners of the Giants; Dan Reeves, the Rams’ benefactor; and Paul Brown, the coach…
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, checks the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cooks “sitting is the new coolness” line. To its detractors, love at first sight must be an illusion – the wrong term for what is simply infatuation, or a way to sugarcoat lust. Best Chromebook: Google…
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, checks the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cooks “sitting is the new coolness” line. To its detractors, love at first sight must be an illusion – the wrong term for what is simply infatuation, or a way to sugarcoat lust. Best Chromebook: Google…
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, checks the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cooks “sitting is the new coolness” line. To its detractors, love at first sight must be an illusion – the wrong term for what is simply infatuation, or a way to sugarcoat lust. Best Chromebook: Google…
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, checks the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cooks “sitting is the new coolness” line. To its detractors, love at first sight must be an illusion – the wrong term for what is simply infatuation, or a way to sugarcoat lust. Best Chromebook: Google…