Los Angeles Rams History

  To play in the NFL you have to be tough and resilient. Due to the nature of the sport, players need to be able to play with pain and, within reason, certain injuries. Jack Youngblood proved that. He played through the 1979 playoffs, including Super Bowl XIV, with a fractured fibula in his left leg. Always the competitor, Youngblood couldn’t imagine … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Jack Youngblood (Complete Story)

  For most young men, playing intramural football isn’t exactly the path to a college scholarship and NFL riches. However, that was the unusual path Kevin Greene took while at Auburn University. Greene went from playing pick-up football, to SEC sacks leader, to NFL star in a matter of years. https://twitter.com/FungibleDave/status/1341151403624988672 He … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Kevin Greene (Complete Story)

  When one thinks of the Los Angeles sports scene of the 1980s, one will likely first think of the Los Angeles Lakers, who won five NBA world championships behind the excellence of Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and numerous others. There were the Los Angeles Dodgers, winners of two World Series in that decade thanks to the laser-like pitching of … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Henry Ellard (Complete Story)

  Imagine you're a high school football coach. On the first day of practice, a freshman shows up who is built like a starting middle linebacker. Even better, that same freshman has speed to burn and agility to spare. For the coaching staff at Philadelphia, Mississippi High School in the late 1970s, such a player materialized. Marcus Dupree's legend actually … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Marcus Dupree (Complete Story)

  According to the most recent estimates, roughly 60% of the players in the NFL are African American. This percentage varies from year-to-year, but has grown steadily in the past few decades. So, it’s hard to believe that the NFL once carried exactly zero black players on its rosters. From 1934-1945, the league’s owners informally prohibited black players from … [Read more...] about How Kenny Washington, Woody Strode Broke The NFL’s Color Barrier