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ARLINGTON, TX – Former Dallas Cowboy quarterback, Troy Aikman, along with Joe Buck will be the announcers for the 2011 Super Bowl to be held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on February 6th at 6:30 p.m. (ET).

The anticipated football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers is set to be televised on Fox. This will be the first Super Bowl in the Cowboys new stadium.
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It’s true. Brett Favre has officially announced his retirement from the NFL on Sunday, January 2, and this time we think it’s for real.

“I know it’s time, and that’s OK.,” Favre said after the Vikings 20-13 defeat to the Lions. “Again, I hold no regrets, and I can’t think of too many players offhand that can walk away and say that. Individually and from a team standpoint, it was way more than I ever dreamed of.”
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Gene Stallings, former head football coach of the University of Alabama, is a popular motivational speaker and Christian speaker on the circuit today says booking agent PFP Sports and Celebrity Talent Agency. Stallings began his coaching career in 1958 as an assistant under Bear Bryant at Alabama. His first head coaching job came at the age of 29 when Stallings was named the head coach at Texas A&M. He coached the Aggies for seven seasons and compiled a record of 27-45-1, including a Southwest Conference title in 1967.

In 1972, Stallings was hired by Tom Landry as an assistant coach for the Dallas Cowboys, where he remained for 14 years. In 1986, he was named the head coach of the St. Louis Cardinals, where he compiled a 23-34-1 record in three seasons. ... Read Full Story

Quarterback Drew Brees has been named the recipient of Sports Illustrated’s 57th Sportsman of the Year award. Drew’s notoriety comes not only from winning Super Bowl XLIV, but also from giving back hope and pride to the city of New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

“It’s an unbelievable honor, for everything that it stands for,” Brees said of the Sports Illustrated award Tuesday morning on NBC’s Today show. “And it just makes me reflect back on the last five years in New Orleans, and the teams that I’ve had the opportunity to play for. And it’s just been a special, special journey.”

“I needed New Orleans so badly back in 2006, just somebody to believe in me, somebody to care about me,” he said. “And that’s why myself and my wife Brittany, we just tried to throw ourselves into the community, to do our part.”

Who can forget the image of Brees carrying his one-year old son, Baylen, onto the field after winning Super Bowl XLIV, restoring pride back to the city that so much believed in him. ... Read Full Story

Pittsburgh Steelers legend Rocky Bleier, is a four-time Super Bowl champion, motivational speaker, author and war hero. He played on Notre Dame’s 1966 national championship team and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1968. After his rookie season, Bleier was drafted by the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war.

As a young war hero, Rocky was severely injured in Vietnam and in his book “Fighting Back” he recounts those horrific moments. He was hit in the left thigh by a bullet and in the lower right leg by shrapnel from a grenade when his patrol was ambushed in August 1969. He returned to the Steelers a year later, where he spent two years working to return to the active roster. ... Read Full Story

Retired Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker, Jack Ham, was named the greatest outside linebacker of all time by a slew of professional sports writers, beating out Lawrence Taylor for this honor.  According to Steelers coach Chuck Noll, Jack was blessed with tremendous quickness. His teammate Andy Russell said he was the “fastest Steeler for the first ten yards, on a team which included football greats John Stallworth, Lynn Swann and Frank Lewis.

Ham was one of the few outside linebackers who could play pass defense as well as the NFL’s top safeties. Although he was a ferocious hitter, he was known as a player who couldn’t be fooled and was seldom out of position. Maxie Baughan, the great former NFL linebacker said of Ham, “He was one of the more intelligent players to ever play that position. He was able to diagnose plays. You couldn’t ever fool him.” ... Read Full Story

Retired NFL pro linbacker, Dick Butkus, is known for his hard hitting intense style on the football field, but did you also know that he is a top motivational speaker on the circuit today? As a popular sports speaker, Dick brings his enourmous personality, sense of humor and philosphy whenever he speaks wowing audiences wherever he goes.

Dick Butkus is considered one of the best linebackers of his generation, starring as a football player for the University of Illinois and the Chicago Bears, where he played for 9 seasons. He became a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. ... Read Full Story

Former Miami Dolphin quarterback Dan Marino is a popular and sought-out speaker on the circuit today. Dan, whose son has autism,  is an inspirational speaker for this cause.  If you’re looking for a speaker who can inspire and motivate, look no further than Dan Marino.

On April 2, Governor Charlie Crist and Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp held a news conference in front of the dolphin fountain at the Capitol to celebrate the first World Autism Day. World Autism Day was designated by the United Nations and will be held on April 2 across the globe in the future. ... Read Full Story

In a recent interview with FanHouse on behalf of Topps’ Gridiron Giveaway, legendary Hall of Fame quarterback, John Elway, spoke about the Denver Broncos and new quarterback, Tim Tebow.

One of the many questions asked John Elway by FanHouse was:

FH: There’s been a lot made about Tebow’s ability to make that adjustment to the NFL, and there’s the ongoing argument about whether his intangibles can make up for his mechanical flaws. As a former quarterback, can a guy with those intangibles overcome physical inconsistencies?

JE: There’s no style points in the NFL, it’s all about winning football games. He’s got the ability with his intangibles to make the plays at the right time. Again, I go back to his work ethic. It’s just a matter of him continuing to grow. His accuracy’s got to get better and his acclimation to the NFL game is going to take some time. I believe he’s got a good chance to be very successful, because he has those attributes.

He’s not going to be the Dan Marino type that’s going to sit in the pocket and beat you with his arm. He can beat you with his arm — he’s also got those other attributes to be able to run the football, make the big plays, but also his leadership abilities to rub off on the other guys in that huddle and make them a better football team.

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MEMPHIS, TN.- FoxSports has chosen St Jude, known for its cancer research, as the charity for the NFL 2010 Season and will promote the children’s hospital throughout the entire NFL season. FoxSports NFL broadcasters Howie Long, Terry Bradshaw, Troy Aikman and Jimmy Johnson felt privileged to recently visit St Jude Hospital to meet some of the patients.

During the two day trip to St Jude, the FoxSports crew recorded commercials that will run before and after football games this season on FOX. The children were excited and thrilled, but the ex-football players said it was the children that made the biggest impression.

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