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The colorful character known as Woody Hayes was born Wayne Woodrow Hayes in February of 1913 and made a lasting impact on the sport of college football and particularly Ohio State University (OSU) where he was the head football coach for 28 years of his 74 year life. Despite passing away over two decades ago on March 12, 1987 Coach Hayes is still fondly remembered every fall during college football season and especially in early November when arch rivals the Ohio State Buckeyes and University of Michigan Wolverines square off on the grid iron.

During his tenure as the football coach with the Buckeyes that spanned from 1951-1978 Coach Hayes won three national titles (1954, 1957, and 1968) and thirteen Big Ten Conference titles. Woody Hayes coached 276 college football games at Ohio State and during those contests he went an impressive 205-61-10.

Despite a storied record of success and admiration the 1983 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame is unfortunately remembered best by some casual fans for the incident that resulted in his untimely dismissal. In the 1978 Gator Bowl that was held on December 29, 1978 the 65 year old Hayes punched an opposing Clemson University Tigers football player in the face.

The last moments of the famed coaching career of icon Woody Hayes occurred with OSU trailing Clemson by a score of 17-15 with a little more than two minutes left in the fourth quarter. Ohio State was driving on offense for the go ahead score when an errant Art Schlichter (Ohio State quarterback) pass was intercepted by a Clemson defender named Charlie Bauman.

After the interception Bauman was forced out of bounds on what happened to be the Buckeyes sideline near Woody Hayes. As the Clemson player bounded to his feet after being tackled on the sideline the 65 year old Hayes punched the Clemson player through his face mask. The following day (December 30, 1978) OSU fired Woody Hayes for his unacceptable actions.

Long before Hayes was relieved of his coaching duties at Ohio State on such a low note at the end of 1978 he was an accomplished high school athlete in the early 1930s and played college football at Denison University in Granville, Ohio where he was in even in a fraternity (Sigma Chi). Roughly five months before the infamous December 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor Hayes joined the US Navy and eventually became a Lieutenant Commander during World War II. After WWII Hayes spent three seasons coaching at his alma mater before moving onto nearby University of Miami (Ohio) for the 1949 and 1950 seasons. The remainder of his coaching career would be his lengthy 28 season stint with Ohio State from 1951-1978. Coach Woody Hayes passed away less than a decade after coaching his last football game.

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For those of you who are already football fans, you know what I’m talking about. What better way to spend 3 hours of your Sunday than watching your favorite team on TV? Or maybe more, if you catch the other games. What else does someone possibly have to do on a Sunday? Clean the garage? Go to the mall? I think not. Let’s face it, you worked hard all week; all you want to do is sit back, relax and enjoy the game. Or games.

For those of you who are not currently fans and are not following this routine, my question to you is WHY NOT?? There is no other game quite like football. Every week, stadiums across the country, from one coast to the other are filled to capacity; millions of fans are glued to their TV’s watching the game. Every year, people gear up for the Super Bowl, the biggest party of the year. So, there must be something to this game, right?

Maybe you’ve tried watching games and just don’t understand it. Let’s face it, if you don’t understand something, you’re probably not going to enjoy it very much, and football is no exception. But millions of others have learned the game, so why not you?

Maybe you don’t like the violence. Football is, by its nature a violent game. But, that’s what draws so many people to it. It’s not for the meek. But there is much more to football than its violent nature. In no other professional sport do you see 300 lb + athletes run like deer. And in no other sport do you see such precision, with 11 teammates working together like a well oiled machine.

Or maybe you’re just not a sports fan. If that’s the case, now’s the time to become one! I’ve been a self admitted «sports nut» my whole life, following baseball, basketball, hockey and football. Trust me when I tell you, there is no game like football. Just give it a chance!

Bottom line, if you aren’t watching football, for whatever the reason, now’s the time to start! Join the crowd and get ready for some NFL action!

If you need some assistance, check out «It’s Football, Not Rocket Science!» my beginner’s guide to professional football, available at www.learnprofootball.com

Best of luck.

Howard Becker

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Monday Night Football, now on ESPN, is an American institution. Many of the best games in history have been featured over the years on Monday Night Football. Monday Night Football games have been popular with fans and players alike. Fans love it because it usually features teams that were successful during the previous season, and players like it because of the national television exposure during prime time. Here are some great Monday Night Football trivia items.

• Monday Night Football was the second longest running prime time show on network television behind 60 Minutes.
• The number of Monday Night Football games shown on ABC during its 36 year run: 555.
• The broadcaster with the longest tenure on Monday Night Football was Frank Gifford who manned one third of the broadcast team from 1971 until 1998, a total of 28 years.
• The first ever MNF game was won by the Cleveland Browns over the New York Jets on September 21st, 1970.
• Only one time in Monday Night Football history has the game ended in a tie. In 1984, the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants played to a 20-20 overtime tie.
• The New York Jets hold the distinction of losing the first ever Monday Night Football game broadcast on ABC (to the Cleveland Browns), as well as the last ever MNF game broadcast on ABC (to the New England Patriots).
• 1989 was the first year that Hank Williams Jr. sang All My Rowdy Friends Are Here On Monday Night as part of the Monday Night Football introduction.
• The Indianapolis Colts hold the distinction of scoring the most points in a Monday Night Football game with 55 points on October 31, 1988. Two other teams have also scored 50 or more points in a MNF game: on December 23rd, 1991 the San Francisco 49ers scored 52 points and on December 20, 1982 the San Diego Chargers scored a nice round 50 points.
• On November 26, 2007, due to incredible poor field conditions in Pittsburgh, the Steelers vs. Dolphins game totaled the fewest points in MNF history with a final score of Steelers 3, Dolphins 0.
• The most one-sided game in MNF history occurred on December 19, 2005 when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Green Bay Packers by a score of 48-3 (a difference of 45 points).
• The record for the most shutouts in Monday Night Football history is held by the Seattle Seahawks, having shut out their opponents five times.
• During the 2007 season, the four ESPN Deportes Spanish language announcers covering Monday Night Football games did their announcing of the games from ESPN’s Bristol, Connecticut headquarters, never once traveling to the actual games.

Monday Night Football on ABC was an American tradition that many people scheduled their weekends around. Many say that it was ABC’s treatment of MNF as more than a game, but as an event itself, that raised the NFL above Major League Baseball as America’s Game. ABC’s sister cable sports station ESPN now carries Monday Night Football, and though the channel is different, the game remains the highlight of the week in football.

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Football is no doubt the most pensioned and popular game of this globe in the present age. Its popularity and lovers are not restricted to certain area or region but they are widespread in almost every part of the world. Football fans are considered to be the most enthusiastic sports fans as compared to those of any other game. They are always eager for the international events and to enjoy the show of their beloved teams. Their curiosity for football updates can be imagined through their passion and excitement for the game. All those fans which cannot enjoy the events live on TV channels due to extensive work load or not being at the stadium, are normally dependents on the sport updates during any mega event.

Many of sports magazines and sports channels are devoted to offer the viewers with latest round ups and updates of football sports events going on over the globe. Being proficient in bringing all the football viewers to an electrifying experience of what’s happening every single moment in different sports in various parts of world, sport updates have become a growing resource of entertainment. Now you can be much updated at all happening in different matches, mega events and tournaments your beloved sport.

One of the prominent reasons of football sport supremacy is its swiftness and passion both in players and fans. The excitement level of football fans is normally outbound, their emotions are sometimes uncontrollable and the passions they carry out enhance the thrill in game. Everybody is almost on his toes all through the matches between international teams to enjoy the contest. No one can predict that what is going to happen in next half a moment, the scene gets changed more or less every instance. Fans are at the back of their teams who symbolize the whole nation in play ground. Every single match carries symbolic patriotic enthusiasm of game for the fans and the game gets more import.

Stories and scandals about football players, teams and words form coaches are now making football updates a fully entertaining stuff. Sports reporters have to work throughout with great dedication and specialized ethics in order to get updates and stories from players. These correspondents do travel with teams and are always keen to explore the stories behind the information, as it is not enough to be just having surface information for something you have to present as an entertainment source to your viewers. In fact it is a much chaotic profession, some football clubs and sport related agencies are much harsh and unsympathetic upon football sports news persons. To execute vigorous in such a situation requires an ultimate level of professionalism.

Football sports news and updates portals, TV channels and the print media are earning high profits from sports reporting. Introduction of riches and a concept of impressive acknowledgment in sports have made sports journalism as gainful business. However, fuss of daily news sports agencies and their approach to produce as more as possible material to earn more money has given rise to a strong urge of quality based and much specialized sports journalism.

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Go to any ball field on a sunny Sunday afternoon and chances are likely that you will see a slow pitch softball game in action. Slow pitch softball is one of the most popular recreational and community sports, as it requires little equipment and is easy to learn and to play.

Softball began as an indoor sport in 1887 with a broomstick and a rolled-up, tied boxing glove at the Farragut Boat Club in Chicago. That first indoor game, between Harvard and Yale football fans, grew to become known as «kitten ball.» By 1888, softball caught on as a viable sport, with specific field dimensions and rules. Slow pitch softball evolved from that and slowly gained fans in the 1950s. The Amateur Softball Association officially recognized slow pitch softball in 1953. the sport has grown worldwide in popularity as well.

There are three different types of softball: fast pitch, modified pitch and slow pitch. The biggest difference between these types is in the speed of the pitch. In a fast pitch softball game, the pitcher throws the ball underhand with a strong windmill motion. In contrast, the pitcher in slow pitch softball must «lob» the ball; that is, throw the ball underhand without a windmill motion so the ball is delivered in a high arc to the batter. The arc must be at least six feet from the ground, so that the batter hits the ball with an almost uppercut motion.

The ball is larger in slow pitch softball than the ball used in baseball. It can be 12 inches or 16 inches in diameter. The materials used to make the softball vary but are usually either kapok, polyurethane, or cork and rubber. A yarn is then wrapped around the ball. Finally, rubber or latex cement seals the ball.

Like baseball, fast pitch soft ball puts nine players in the field. In contrast, slow pitch softball uses 10 players to field the ball. Slow pitch soft ball prohibits stealing bases or bunting the ball, while fast pitch softball does allow stealing. These differences make offense, not defense, more important in the slow pitch version of the game.

Baselines and pitching distances are different in fast pitch and slow pitch softball. In fast and modified pitch, you’ll find the bases are 60 feet apart. Slow pitch’s rules place the bases 65 feet apart. The pitching distance also differs among the variations of softball: The distance between home plate and the pitcher’s mound ranges from 40 to 46 feet in fast pitch and modified pitch; however, in slow pitch soft ball the distance extends to 50 feet.

Despite the differences, all three versions of softball are equally popular with men and women, and college and recreational leagues. What started as a friendly game with a broomstick and a boxing glove has become a popular worldwide sport for players and fans alike.

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Bohemian FC is the oldest football team in Ireland. It was started in September 1890 and was one of the instigators of what is now known as the Eircomloi League of Ireland.

It has the unique attribute of being the only team never to drop out of the League’s first division. Only one other team, Shelbourne, has been in the League since its inception.

Throughout its history the club has experience both good times and bad. Perhaps its lowest ebb was a 34 season run that saw no silverware in the trophy cabinet.

Many fans point to the club’s prolonged amateur status as the explanation for these dark times. During this period Bohemian FC successfully brought many new players into the game, but as the opportunity for a professional carer beckoned, many of these aspiring footballers left to follow a more lucrative professional career with Bohemian FC’s competitors.

1969 finally saw an end to this drain of talent as the club turned professional and signed its first pro player – a landmark moment in the club’s history.

The following decade would signal a change in Bohemian’s fortunes as they went on to secure both league and cup titles and establish themselves as a major force in the Irish game.

To date, the Bohemians, as they are affectionately known, have recorded 10 League of Ireland titles and 7 Irish Cup titles – an unprecedented achievement. They have managed to do the «double» on three occasions, the most recent of which was 2008.

They have also gone through to Europe and competed in the UEFA Cup and the Cup Winners Cup, although so far with only moderate success. This should however be tempered by the status of the game in Ireland and the resources that the club has at its disposal.

In Ireland football is more often referred to as soccer to avoid confusion with the indigenous sport of Gaelic football which is a different game completely and achieves a higher national status.

Bohemian FC’s colours are red and black and this has been the case since 1893. Tradition has, and remains, and important part of Bohemian FC’s special history.

Supporters of Dublin’s premier club tend to be from northern Dublin and attendances are in the region of 2,000 to 4,000 fans per match. The fans refer to Bohemian FC as either the «Gypsies» or the «Bohs».

The club are based at the Dalymount Park stadium, their home since 1901, however moves have been made to sell the ground for redevelopment and build a new stadium at Harristown. Legal and financial complications are currently holding this process up.

Despite these hiccups, the future of the club looks positive and with success on the field continuing to reach ever higher levels, Bohemian FC look set to dominate Irish football for some years to come.

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