Tag: football

  • Pro Football Hall of Fame: Five Things You Didn’t Know

    On this date in 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in Canton, Ohio. Here are some things you may not have known about it. Canton was chosen as the site of the Hall of Fame because the predecessor of the NFL, the American Professional Football Association, was founded there in 1920. The city…

  • Instant Replay is Used for the First Time

    On this date in 1963, the first instant replay during a sporting event was shown on television. Here are some things you may not have known about the technology. The first replay of any type to be shown on television was during a 1955 Hockey Night in Canada broadcast by the CBC. In that instance…