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Paul the Octopus. Paul the Octopus (26 January 2008 [1] – 26 October 2010) was a common octopus who predicted the results of international association football matches. Accurate predictions in the 2010 World Cup brought him worldwide attention as an animal oracle. During divinations, Paul's keepers would present him with two food-containing ...
The Pigskin Club of Washington is an American sports organization based in the District of Columbia. Founded in 1938 by Dr. Charles B. Fisher, a former football player at Howard University, [1] it is one of the oldest African American sports clubs in the country. [2]
James Lowell Street (August 2, 1948 – September 30, 2013) was a two-sport star athlete at the University of Texas. As quarterback, he led the team to the 1969 National Championship in football and posted a perfect 20-0 record, the most wins without a loss in Longhorns history. As a pitcher he was a two time All-American who threw the only ...
Ernie Davis. Ernest R. Davis (December 14, 1939 – May 18, 1963) was an American college football player for the Syracuse Orangemen who won the Heisman Trophy in 1961. He was the award's first African American recipient. [1][2][3] Davis was selected by the Washington Redskins with the first overall pick of the 1962 NFL draft, but was almost ...
UNLV was 4-point favorite vs. Fresno State @CircaSports Tuesday night before UNLV QB Matt Sluka announced he was sitting out rest of season. UNLV now down to pick ‘em vs. Fresno State ...
The Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C., Inc. was founded in 1938 with the goals of "improving relationship between persons interested in the game of football; that there may be given encouragement for good, clean sport; that there may be a more perfect understanding among such persons; and, that there may be mutual benefits and pleasures derived from such association."
Pigskin Classic. The Pigskin Classic was a season-opening college football game played at Anaheim Stadium from 1990 until 1994, and continued from 1995 to 2002 at various stadiums. It was initially created as a west-coast counterpart of the Kickoff Classic and hosted by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Europe (UEFA) Current champions. Spain (4th title) Most successful team (s) Spain (4 titles) The UEFA European Championship is an association football competition established in 1960. It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the sport's European governing body, and takes ...