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American football evolved in the United States, originating from the sports of
The Washington Redskins name controversy involved the name and logo previously used by the Washington Commanders, a National Football League (NFL) franchise located in the Washington metropolitan area. In the 1960s, the team's longtime name—the Redskins—and the associated logo began to draw criticism from Native American groups and individuals. The topic, part of the larger Native American mascot controversy, began receiving widespread public attention in the 1990s. In 2020, the team responded to economic pressure in the wake of the George Floyd protests by retiring the name and logo. The team called itself the "Washington Football Team" before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022.
"Redskin" is a slang term for Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada. The term redskin underwent pejoration through the 19th to early 20th centuries and in contemporary dictionaries of American English it is labeled as offensive, disparaging, or insulting. (Full article...)List of recognized articles
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Commonwealth Stadium, originally built for the 1978 Commonwealth Games, pictured in 2005. (from Canadian football)Edmonton's
- Colorado's first football team in 1890 (from
- A football signed by the 1974 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement class (from
- Morgan Athletic Club (pictured c. 1900), predecessor of the Arizona Cardinals (from
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Latrobe Athletic Association football team: The first entirely professional team to play an entire season. (from History of American football)1897
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1906triple threat (from History of American football)
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A game between the4th Canadian Armoured Division Atoms and First Canadian Army Red and Blue Bombers, in Utrecht, Netherlands, October 1945 (from Canadian football)
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One of the twoMcGill games played in 1874 (from History of American football)
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Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium with the Hall of Fame in lower right (from Pro Football Hall of Fame)
- A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy (from
- Touchdown monument outside the
- An early American football team, from the turn of the twentieth century (from
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University of Minnesota and the University of Michigan (from History of American football)1902 football game between the
- High school football stadium in
- A modern down indicator box is mounted on a pole and is used to mark the current line of scrimmage. The number on the marker is changed using a dial. (from
- Footballs and a helmet at a
- Original entrance to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (from
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Sewanee's 1899 "Iron Men" (from History of American football)
- A Native American college football team (from
- A moment of the second game between Tufts and Harvard at College Hill, October 1875 (from
- An arena football goalpost structure featuring the rebound nets on either side of the uprights. (from
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Georgia Tech in the 1918 game at Forbes Field (from History of American football)
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Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (gold jerseys with black accents) vs. Triangle Torch (black jerseys with red and yellow accents) play an Indoor Football League at Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 25, 2016 (from Arena football)
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Don Hutson in 1940. (from History of American football)
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Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo looks down field with the ball during the 93rd Grey Cup game at BC Place. (from Canadian football)
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Jim Thorpe was the first president of the NFL. (from History of American football)
- Inside the original structure in 2008 (from
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Big Game between Stanford and California was played as rugby union from 1906 to 1914 (from History of American football)The
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Yale University football team (from History of American football)Walter Camp, the "Father of American Football", pictured here in 1878 as the captain of the
- Diagram of a Canadian football field (from
- Sign at the old entrance to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (from
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Tyrone Anthony Wheatley Sr. (born January 19, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Wayne State University, a position he has held since 2023. Previously, he served as the running backs coach of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally as a running back for 10 seasons in the NFL.
In high school, Wheatley was namedCalendar
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“ | I don't understand American football at all. It looks like all-in wrestling with crash helmets. | ” |
— Sting (musician) English musician on the brutal and physical quality of American football, especially as against that of association football |
Did you know...
- ...that the Ottawa Rough Riders adopted the Rough Riders name in 1898 in recognition of the Rough Riders regiment commanded by Theodore Roosevelt, pictured, in the Spanish–American War?
- ...that NFLers by career all-purpose yards gained despite having just once earned Pro Bowlhonors?
- ...that two total career passing yardage?
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