Super Bowl Cartoon Art and Images.

Historical Sports Research

Super Bowl Newspaper Cartoons and Game Preview Art.

The editorial cartoon above was drawn in 1906 and publicized the inevitable coming showdown between pro football's dominant teams of that era.  This is an early example of the type of images that are featured on this page.  Throughout the history of the American football, the idea of a final showdown game has intrigued the fans. 

1917

     Early Professional Football Showdown.

   To read about this game. Click HERE.

1930's-1940's

Coach Steve Owen led his New York Giants against the Chicago Bears in the NFL title game four times from 1933-1946.

1950

The 1950 showdown following merger of NFL and AAFC. Read About This Game HERE.

1959

NFL Championship Game 1959

Colts vs. Giants

On the right is a Sports Illustrated cover from 1963 predicted the coming war of the football worlds between the AFL and NFL.  Since the inception of the Super Bowl in 1967, newspapers and magazines and, more recently, the Internet have thoroughly covered the greatest sporting event in American history.  Click on the Super Bowl logo below to view an example of art and articles from that respective season.

Click on the Super Bowl logo to view Super Bowl Art from that season.

Some of the most wonderful sports artwork came from the early days of the American Football League.

Click HERE to view a sampling.

Historical Sports Research

The History of the Pro Bowl from 1939

This site does justice to the great game and its storied history from its inception following the 1938 NFL season until today.  The site also takes a look at the AFL All-Star games.  Recaps of all the game s and photos galore.

Click HERE.

The Shamrock Bowl: AAFC All-Star Game

The All-America Football Conference actually played an All-Star Game, too.  It was played in Houston, Texas on December 17, 1949 and was the final game in the league's history. Click HERE.

The Evolution of the Professional Football Field Goal Record

The History and Evolution of the NFL's Field Goal Distance Record. Click HERE.

The NFL's forgotten postseason game, The Playoff Bowl (1961-1970).  This game is often mentioned in NFL history, but little is known about it.  Discover the history by clicking HERE.

NFL-AFL Interleague Play, 1967-1969

How the lowly Denver Broncos achieved parity with the NFL in the summer of 1967. Read about the exploits of the Broncos with recaps of all the NFL-AFL interleague preseason games that were ever played!  Click HERE.

NFL vs. CFL

Few football fans know that the National Football League and the Canadian Football League have faced each other on the field.  Read about the incredible exhibition series between the NFL and CFL from 1950-1961. Click HERE.

The History of the Chicago Charities College All-Star Game

History of the Chicago Charities College All-Star Game.  For 43 years it was the NCAA vs. NFL, college vs. the pros. Click HERE.

Football at the Olympics

Learn About When College Football Was An Olympic Sport. Click HERE.

Exhaustive Site of Bowl History

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Notre Dame

 And College Sports'

Greatest Winning Streaks.

Click HERE.

Oklahoma Vs. Oklahoma State

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How can a team lose 62-0 and win?

Click HERE.

NFL EXPANSION

That First Season Can Be Rough!

For History of NFL Expansion Teams since 1960.

Click HERE.

Basketball Corner

Basketball's Defining Upsets.

Click HERE.

Heavyweight Boxing

The Succession of the Heavyweight Title. Click HERE.

MUSIC CORNER

The 15 Greatest College Fight Songs. Click HERE to Hear Them!

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