Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Football
Here you can find some great information about the sport of football! Learn what kind of equipment you'll need to get started, how to play it safe, some basic football moves throwing a ball, catching a ball, etc.), and some fun facts!
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Anthony Munoz
Read all about the life and career accomplishments of this great Football Hall of Famer of Mexican descent. He is the only Latino to have this honor.
ESPN Internet Ventures
Espn: Sweetness Ran and Ran and Ran
Walter Payton holds the career record for most yards rushing in the NFL; that is one of the reasons ESPN choose him as the thirty ninth ranked best athlete of the century. Here you can get a glimpse of his many career highlights.
ESPN Internet Ventures
Espn: Fame Couldn't Wait for Sayers
Biographical details on the career of football great, Gale Sayers, who once scored six touchdowns in one game for the Chicago Bears. Information provided by ESPN.
ESPN Internet Ventures
Espn: Unitas Surprised Them All
Named ESPN's thirty second best athlete of the century, Johnny Unitas was NFL player of the year three times as a member of the Baltimore Colts. Here you can read about his career highlights.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: World Class Athlete Jim Thorpe
The story of Jim Thorpe, one of the greatest American athletes.