Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

Crazy times we live in. Crazier than a time when the color of your skin determined whether you could play in the major leagues or not? Papa, don't preach. (IMO) It isn't "preaching" to bring up the inequities of the past. As a historical organization these are things that should be includ...

I think of the options available (inclusion, continued exclusion or a "Separate but Equal" category) the proper choice was made. It'd be great to see the NFL include AAFC stats as "official." It is really difficult to appreciate the totality of some folks careers without includin...

Hi All, The nomination process for this year's class of the Hall of Very Good is now officially open. Nominations close on June 30th of this year. To be eligible to nominate you must be a member in good standing of the PFRA. To be eligible for nomination you must have last been in professional footb...

"Fatigue makes cowards of us all." -- Vince Lombardi (and General George Patton)

"00" I watched Jim Otto play football from the mid-sixties until he hung up his cleats in 1974. Probably because I lived in the Bay Area and got to see him frequently I considered him the best Center in football. I knew who Tingelhoff, Iman and Mansfield were. I was vaguely familiar with B...

Jim Otto (Center, Oakland Raiders) passed today, Sunday May 19th. Truly one of the greats, he will always be remembered and honored by Bay Area football fans. https://www.nfl.com/news/jim-otto-legendary-raiders-center-and-pro-football-hall-of-famer-dies-at-86 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/p...

In a 1942 game vs. Washington the New York Giants didn't get a first down [at the time touchdowns didn't count as first downs] , only had one yard rushing, and only completed one pass but won 14-7. That one completion went for a Touchdown. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194209270w...

Of course, Vince's Packers did "Threepeat... it's just that one of their "Petes" was before the Super Bowl existed. I can still hear Pat Summerall saying "There will be no threepeate..." And I can still see Roger Craig fumbling that football near the end of the game. Arg. A ...

The only game of "historical significance" that I've been at was the Monday night Jerry Rice scored three TDs vs the Raiders to break the over-all touchdown record. I'll remember that night till the day I die and a big thanks to Gene Anderson for letting me have his dad's season ticket sea...

The playoffs in the 1960's weren't what they are today but probably one of the best teams from any era to miss the post season was the 1967 Baltimore Colts. There aren't a lot of one-loss teams that didn't make it to the playoffs, especially with a league MVP (Unitas) at QB. https://www.pro-football...