Buddyboy Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Who are the personalities that in 100 years founded, funded and formed the league? George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Bert Bell, Pete Rozelle, Paul Brown, Art Rooney, Carroll Rosenbloom, George Marshall, Sid Luckman, Bart Starr, Jim Brown, Woody Stroud, Joe Namath, Bill Walsh, Chuck Noll, Tom Landry, Lamar Hunt.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Bill Belichick. In some 20 years, it'll be the Belichick trophy rather than Lombardi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesPeteC Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 23 minutes ago, Classic said: Doug Pederson. In some 20 years, it'll be the Philly Special trophy rather than Lombardi. FIFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biletnikoff Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 the NFL for all intents and Purposes, was basically founded by the Mafia lol The long-running but secret alliance of pro football and gambling has been chronicled thoroughly in the book Interference: How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football, by Dan E. Moldea (Morrow). In the early 1920s, one George Halas turned to Charles Bidwill, a bootlegger, gambler, racetrack owner, and associate of Chicago’s Al (Scarface) Capone’s mob, to finance the Chicago Bears. Later, Bidwill bought the Chicago Cardinals. The Bidwill family now owns the Arizona Cardinals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddyboy Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 But over 100 years the connections to America's elite universities and military academies is quite strong. Lombardi coached at West Point and Staubach won the Heisman at Annapolis. Mob connections run through the Olympics too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biletnikoff Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Buddyboy said: But over 100 years the connections to America's elite universities and military academies is quite strong. Lombardi coached at West Point and Staubach won the Heisman at Annapolis. Mob connections run through the Olympics too. Not sure of your point? You're assuming govt institutions are honest or didn't work with the mafia? You have so much to learn about the real world. So, so much to learn. Sports has never been about competition. It's always been about profit from multiple angles. It's core function has always been betting money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 100 years of this and we still can't figure out what a catch is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChancellor Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 13 hours ago, biletnikoff said: the NFL for all intents and Purposes, was basically founded by the Mafia lol The long-running but secret alliance of pro football and gambling has been chronicled thoroughly in the book Interference: How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football, by Dan E. Moldea (Morrow). In the early 1920s, one George Halas turned to Charles Bidwill, a bootlegger, gambler, racetrack owner, and associate of Chicago’s Al (Scarface) Capone’s mob, to finance the Chicago Bears. Later, Bidwill bought the Chicago Cardinals. The Bidwill family now owns the Arizona Cardinals. That's amazing. It's not surprising, but still interesting nonetheless. Sounds like a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzane Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 So many names, so many faces, among the Greats who made the NFL what is is today! How many of these pioneers of the NFL can YOU name? (Hint: Slight Recency Bias, here!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddyboy Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 14 hours ago, Classic said: Bill Belichick. In some 20 years, it'll be the Belichick trophy rather than Lombardi. I think so too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddyboy Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 Luckman at Quarterback, 1950 My Life With Redskins, 1947 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancerman Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Buddyboy said: I think so too I could see Belichick retiring and it being the Lombardi/Belichick trophy. But I Lombardi really got his name on the trophy after he died so they aren't taking him off it. But if any coach deserves it, it's Belichick. He's been involved 10 Super Bowls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddyboy Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Run to Daylight, Vince Lombardi Education of a Coach, David Halberstam I Never Played the Game, Howard Cosell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 On 4/8/2018 at 12:20 PM, lancerman said: I could see Belichick retiring and it being the Lombardi/Belichick trophy. But I Lombardi really got his name on the trophy after he died so they aren't taking him off it. But if any coach deserves it, it's Belichick. He's been involved 10 Super Bowls. It will never be renamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom cody Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 100 yrs. is quite good for the league. While the game faces some challenges today, it's still a good game and by far the #1 sports league in North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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