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By James Weiner, Producer
The story has always …
Posted: April 15th, 2015
Posted: May 15th, 2014
Remember the Silverdome?
We do! From 1975 until 2001, the Pontiac Silverdome was not only home to the Detroit Lions, but some of the most iconic moments in all of sports (any Hulk Hogan fans out there?).
We’re currently exploring …
Posted: December 6th, 2012
On this date – December 6, 1992 – San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice set a new NFL-record by catching his 101st touchdown. The Hall of Famer’s touchdown catch helped him surpass the previous career touchdown record of 100 …
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Posted: December 5th, 2012
Megatron is on pace to accomplish an incredible feat. No, no, we’re not talking about the decepticon – a character from the fictitious movie “Transformers”- creating more havoc in its robotic society; we’re talking about the Detroit Lions wide receiver, …
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Posted: October 22nd, 2012
Posted: September 5th, 2012
On this date in football ─ September 5, 1994 ─ Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice scored his 127th career touchdown, moving him into first place in the NFL record book. Rice, the former Mississippi Valley State standout, …
Posted: January 22nd, 2012
Well, Championship Sunday is here football fans. Let’s take a look back to a day when the 49ers became champions once again.
On this day in 1989, the 49ers defeated the Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII, 20-16. Joe Montana starred …
Posted: December 6th, 2011
Jerry Rice became the king of touchdown catches on this day in 1992.
Rice passed Steve Largent for number one on the all-time list of career touchdown receptions, with 101, on December 6th, 1992.
But Rice was far …
Posted: October 14th, 2011
This week we’ll look ahead to a game everyone’s talking about, the Lions and 49ers, by taking you back to a 1998 matchup of the teams, back when San Francisco was a perennial playoff contender.
Although Jerry Rice and Barry …
Posted: October 13th, 2011
Hall-of-Famer Jerry Rice was born on this day in 1962. Rice is the all-time leader in touchdowns, receptions, and receiving yards. In 2010, he was named the greatest player of all time in “The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players”.
Steve …