Sam Robinson
Sam Robinson, who has covered sports for nearly a decade, is based in Kansas City, Missouri. He writes mostly about the NFL.
Articles From This Author
The NFL's Bizarre 'Blizzard Bowl' and the Star Who Nearly Missed It
Few football games have been played in as bizarre conditions as the “Blizzard Bowl,” the Chicago Cardinals-Philadelphia Eagles NFL Championship Game on December 19, 1948. Stunned by an early morning storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow on the Philadelphia area, neither team ...read more
The NFL's First Playoff Game Was Played Indoors in a Hockey Arena
On December 18, 1932, with waist-deep snow and frigid weather plaguing Chicago, the Bears moved their NFL championship game against the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans from Wrigley Field to the indoor arena of the city's NHL team. The league's first playoff game—and first contest ...read more
The Forgotten NFL Quarterback Who Dominated the Pre-Super Bowl Era
Cleveland Browns quarterback Otto Graham dominated professional football in the pre-Super Bowl era. From 1946-55, "Automatic Otto" led the Browns to 10 straight championship games—an achievement no other player in the sport can match. Starting every Browns game during that time ...read more
The Dramatic NFL Championship Game Nearly the Entire Country Missed
On Christmas Eve 1950, in wind chill that made the temperature feel close to zero, one of the greatest football games in NFL history was played between the Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns. The nearly forgotten championship featured two revolutionary offenses, 12 future Hall ...read more
When Frank Gifford Was Knocked Out by One of the Most Vicious Tackles in NFL History
The Philadelphia Eagles-New York Giants rivalry intensified during the 1960 season. Intent on ending New York’s two-year reign atop the NFL’s Eastern Conference, Philadelphia carried a half-game lead on its big-market adversary going into the teams’ November 20 meeting. One ...read more
8 College Football Coaches Who Changed the Game
College football has been a staple of American culture for more than a half-century longer than the NFL. The professional game owes much of its success to the foundation built by the college sport. A range of college coaches transformed the game on and off the field. From Yale's ...read more