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Breaking News English: Tempers Over Super Bowl Abortion Ad
In this ESL comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to a passage, complete warm-up activities, then a wide variety of before, during, after and homework activities. Answers are included.
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American Football Coaches Association
This is the official site of the American Football Coaches Association. It serves as a resource site with a variety of information and links to other resource sites and organizations.
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American Football League
The Pro Football Hall of Fame provides a look at the American Football League before it merged with the National Football League. This page includes information regarding events, athletes, and statistics.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Football: Football (American)
All about football including a glossary of terms, players, rules, and strategy of American style football.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Football: Learn All About the Sport Football
All about football including a glossary of terms, players, rules, and strategy of American style football.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: American Football Kick
An American football kicker lines up his kick attempt as he makes his final stride before kicking the ball. His team mate holds the ball in position to help make the kick as accurate as possible.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: American Football Tackle
A team of defenders tackle an opposing player as he holds tightly to the ball during an American football game.
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American Rhetoric: Art Monk: Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Speech
This is the video [18:11] of Art Monk's induction speech to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Gridiron Physics: Scalars and Vectors
An unbelievable play on an American football field is the perfect backdrop for understanding crucial physics concepts. Michelle Buchanan goes play-by-play on the vectors, the scalars, and the glory of a downright scientific touchdown....
A&E Television
History.com: Tailgating: How the Pre Game Tradition Can Be Traced to Ancient Times
The ritual grew as ownership of automobiles and then mass production of portable grills and plastic coolers soared. Tailgating before college and professional football games is an American tradition. Temporary tent cities pop up in...
ESPN Internet Ventures
Espn: Namath Was Lovable Rogue
ESPN provies biographical and statistical facts on the career of pro football icon, "Broadway" Joe Namath.
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: May 28: Jim Thorpe
This is a biographical sketch of American athlete Jim Thorpe. Thorpe was a versatile athlete who is regarded as "the greatest American athlete of the first half of the twentieth century".
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Bob Hayes
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Bob Hayes, an American sprinter who, although he was relatively slow out of the starting block and had an almost lumbering style of running, was a remarkably powerful sprinter with as much...
A&E Television
History.com: How Jim Thorpe Became America's First Multi Sport Star
Decades before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders starred in baseball and football, Jim Thorpe was America's original multi-sport athlete. A two-time college football All-American and charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Thorpe...
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Ernie barnes.com
Ernie Barnes is renowned in two fields of endeavor. He was a professional football player in the 1960s, but gained more recognition as a painter than as a player. This site offers a biography as well as images of many of his paintings.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Sports and Leisure
Read about the options for leisure time in the Gilded Age for the typical American. Baseball, vaudeville, and bicycling all came into their own in the 1890s.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Half Back by Ralph Henry Barbour
This is the full text of the novel The Half-Back by Ralph Henry Barbour, a story of school, football, and golf.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Jim Thorpe
History for Kids presents an overview of the life story of Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma who was a superb athlete competing in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics before moving on to play professional baseball and football.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: World Class Athlete Jim Thorpe
The story of Jim Thorpe, one of the greatest American athletes.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Behind the Line by Ralph Henry Barbour
Read the full text of "Behind the Line: A Story of College Life and Football" by Ralph Henry Barbour. The story is set in the year 1900.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Emlen Tunnell
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Emlen Tunnell, an American gridiron football player who in 1967 became the first African American to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His career stretched from 1948 through...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Alan Page
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Alan Page, an American gridiron football player who in 1971 became the first defensive player to win the Most Valuable Player award of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Barry Sanders
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Barry Sanders, an American professional gridiron football player. In his 10 seasons with the Detroit Lions (1989-98), Sanders led the National Football League (NFL) in rushing four times...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Fritz Pollard
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Fritz Pollard, a pioneering African-American player and coach in American collegiate and professional gridiron football. He was the first African-American selected to a backfield position...
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