It’s that time of year again when your favorite High School, College, and Professional football teams are practicing and getting ready to kick off their seasons. CenturyLink is a major sponsor for many of these programs and gains a high level of brand exposure at many of these events, even owning the naming rights to the Seattle Seahawks stadium, CenturyLink Field. So make sure to proudly represent your favorite teams and your favorite provider of internet, TV, and voice! In that spirit, here are some fun facts about the gridiron: The football huddle was invented at a university for the deaf…to keep the opposing team from seeing their hand signs. It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year’s supply of footballs. John Heisman (of trophy fame) coined the word “hike” and split the game into four quarters. Top ticket price to Super Bowl I in 1967: $12. Top price in 2013: $1250. (This is the face value of the ticket, to which most fans never have access. In the secondary market, the average ticket price in 2011 was $3649.91) Most successful high school football team in history: De La Salle Spartans of Concord, California. After more than 10 years and 151 wins, they lost to Washington’s Bellevue Wolverines in September 2004 to end the longest winning streak in history. They also have 28 North Coast, 17 California State, and 7 National Championships. Vince Lombardi coined the phrase “Game Plan”. Football has more rules than any other American sport. When Yale football coach Walter Camp fell ill in 1888, his wife coached for the entire season. Deion Sanders is the only person to play in the World Series and the Super Bowl. There is a 100% injury rate among professional football players. In the NFL, the host team must have 26 footballs inflated and ready for use. The L.A. Rams were the first football team to have emblems on their helmets. Super Bowls account for the 21 most-watched programs in American TV history in terms of total audience. So few Heisman Trophy winners have made it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame – only 8 (including O.J. Simpson) – that the prize has been called “the kiss of death” for college players.
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 21:22:07 +0000
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