Great Tales From the Gridiron

www.ozy.com [OZY]( February 26, 2023 [Remembering ‘The Catch’]( The Super Bowl may be over, but that doesn’t mean you need to stop enjoying great gridiron exploits. Remember this picturesque, end-of-game catch? To some it was a miracle. [Read More]( [Football’s Jackie Robinson]( James Harris broke the color line for Black professional quarterbacks, changing the history of the NFL, and American culture forever. [Read More]( [‘The Blue-Collar Pope of Pro Football’]( Before he was a larger-than-life TV announcer, John Madden was a burly lineman and coach with an unrivaled appetite for the game. [Read More]( [The Strange Setting for the NFL’s First Playoff Game]( The NFL’s first postseason game in 1932 also became its first indoor game, thanks to a blizzard. And it transformed football for the better. [Read More]( [How the Gatorade Shower Was Born]( After nearly four decades, the celebratory “shower” has become a sports cliche. But the dowsing that started it all was more about revenge. [Read More]( [about]( [subscribe]( [advertise]( //link.ozy.com/click/30643714.98037/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL09aWS8_dXRtX3Rlcm09T1pZJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1kYWlseS1kb3NlJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PVN1bmRheV8wMi4yNi4yMw/5cc372683f92a4331dae6934B675a6419//link.ozy.com/click/30643714.98037/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGlrdG9rLmNvbS9Ab3p5Lm1lZGlhP3V0bV90ZXJtPU9aWSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249ZGFpbHktZG9zZSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1TdW5kYXlfMDIuMjYuMjM/5cc372683f92a4331dae6934B84cf8fb1//link.ozy.com/click/30643714.98037/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vT1pZP3V0bV90ZXJtPU9aWSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249ZGFpbHktZG9zZSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1TdW5kYXlfMDIuMjYuMjM/5cc372683f92a4331dae6934B2858c19f this message has been sent to you because you are currently subscribed to OZY’s daily newsletter. if you no longer wish to receive updates, you can easily [unsubscribe](.