The 1904 Olympics were not the first games to feature football. The 1900 Paris games included two football events neither of which were American football. Soccer and rugby were both played that year b… more →
Tom Benjey's Weblogwrote 9 months ago: I haven’t watched much of the Olympics this year. Not for any particular reason, mostly just becaus … more →
wrote 9 months ago: The massive corporate, sport, and media spectacle that is the Olympics is underway. The Games’ … more →
wrote 2 years ago: This is my second Go! St. Louis marathon. If you’re curious what it’s like to be a first … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Just last week, George Eyser made my list of heroic Summer Olympians. In reading about his life, it … more →
wrote 4 years ago: 1904 OLYMPIC MARATHON WINNER THOMAS HICKS The Boston Globe had a crazy story this week about the fir … more →
wrote 4 years ago: The 1904 Olympics were not the first games to feature football. The 1900 Paris games included two fo … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Jerry, Frank and Tom Pierce were Senecas who lived, at least part of the time, in Irving, NY around … more →