-- Bobby Waters of Sylvania, Ga., relief quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League, will undergo a knee operation tomorrow at Franklin Hospital here.

A formula to supply players for the new Minneapolis Vikings and the problem of increasing the 1961 schedule to fourteen games will be discussed by National Football League owners at a meeting at the Hotel Warwick today.

A NSW player outmarks a West Australian opponent in the goal square at the 1933 Sydney Carnival | 1933 Australian Football Carnival at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The Australian National Football Council's primary role was to govern the game at national level to facilitate interstate representative and club competition.

An AFL Premiership season match at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast, Queensland | Gold Coast between Adelaide Crows | Adelaide and Melbourne Football Club | Melbourne.

Australian Football is played at an amateur level in various countries around the world.

Aberdare Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team formed in 1890 which still play in Aberdare today at the Ynys Stadium.

The AAFC was to compete with the dominant National Football League once it began operations at the end of World War II, which had forced many professional teams to curtail activity, merge or go on hiatus as their players served in the U. S. military.

The squad included seven future members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Browns ' first regular-season game took place September 6, 1946 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium against the Miami Seahawks before a record crowd of 60, 135.

Charlton stayed at The Valley until 1923, when the club moved to The Mount stadium in Catford as part of a proposed merger with Catford Southend Football Club.

In 1876 at Massasoit House in Springfield, Massachusetts, Harvard persuaded Princeton and Columbia to adopt an amalgam of rugby's laws and the rules that they were then playing, thus forming the Intercollegiate Football Association ( IFA ).

Chelsea were founded on 10 March 1905 at The Rising Sun pub ( now The Butcher's Hook ), opposite the present-day main entrance to the ground on Fulham Road, and were elected to the Football League shortly afterwards.

The Cowboys waited until Smith had retired as a player before inducting Aikman and Irvin, so all three could be inducted together, which occurred during halftime at a Monday Night Football home game against the arch-rival Washington Redskins on September 19, 2005.

* 1958 – " Greatest Game Ever Played " – Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium.

The Dublin team plays most of their home league hurling and Gaelic Football games at Parnell Park.

They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference ( NFC ) in the National Football League ( NFL ), and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.

Though it was not part of the NFL at the time, the All-America Football Conference saw its last drop kick November 28, 1948, when Joe Vetrano of the San Francisco 49ers drop kicked an extra point after a muffed snap against the Cleveland Browns.

England have never won the UEFA European Football Championship – their best performance being a semi final appearance at the 1968 and 1996 Championships.

His contract was extended by the Football Association by two years, however it was terminated by them at the 2006 World Cup's conclusion.

This move away from Essendon, at a time when fans would walk to their local ground, did not go over well with many Essendon people ; and, as a consequence, a new team and club was formed in 1900, unconnected with the first ( although it played in the same colours ), that was based at the Essendon Cricket Ground, and playing in the Victorian Football Association.

Two seasons later Coleman's career was tragically ended after he dislocated a knee during the Round 8 clash with the North Melbourne Football Club at Essendon.

" A large number of students, typically reaching in the thousands, make the two mile ( 3 km ) walk east on Wabash Avenue towards the Football Stadium stopping and having a drink at each bar along the way.

Memorial Stadium, the home field for Indiana State's NCAA Football Championship Subdivision football team of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and the women's soccer team is located on Wabash Avenue, two miles ( 3 km ) east of the main campus.

The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, though its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association.

Hemel Hempstead Town football club dates back to 1885 and now play in the Southern Football League Premier Division.

Football in Rhyl dates from the late 1870s and at one time there were several Rhyl clubs in existence.

Football in the town dates back to the turn of the 20th century ; however it was not until 7 May 1920 that Morecambe FC was formed after a meeting at the local West View Hotel.

Football in Dahisar dates back to the year 1973.

Ilitch was one of the early team owners in the Arena Football League, starting up the Detroit Drive in 1988, somewhat as a filler team for summer dates in the Joe Louis Arena, although Little Caesars was also one of the major sponsors of the AFL during the time Ilitch owned the Drive.

The club also claims to be the oldest football club in the Americas, despite other football clubs, such as the Lima Cricket and Football Club, have older foundation dates.

The record attendance dates from 1975, when 12, 189 people attended a Norwegian Football Cup match against Viking.

In 1954 he was invited by the Brazilian Football Confederation ( CFB ) to play two games against the Brazilian national team preparing for the World Cup 1954 in Switzerland, traveling in May and first played in the Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo, falling 2-4, then faces the Corinthians who wins 1-0 and takes away an unbeaten 32 dates, he moved to Porto Alegre where Gremio to a 5-1 Golea finally closes its tour playing again to the Brazilian national team, falling 0-2 in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, the only Colombian club play the five-time world.

The history of the Ligue de Football Professionnel dates back before World War II when the committee's primary motive was to ensure clubs in France pay players their wages.

In 1980, it was restyled the European Under 18 Football Championship, and as changes were made to player eligibility dates in 2001, the championship received its current name, and this name has been used since the 2002 championship.

Use of the term in Australian Football dates back to the first organised and widely publicised match between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College on August 7, 1858 at Yarra Park, Melbourne ( formerly Richmond Park ).

Malavasi served as a consultant and unofficial spokesman for the proposed International Football League, a league that served the dual purpose of introducing professional football abroad as well as serving as an antagonist to the United States Football League ( Malavasi vowed that the league would hold its draft and opening kickoff one week before the USFL's respective dates, no matter what the USFL did ).

The Dallas Texans were back home Monday with their third victory in four American Football League starts -- a 19-12 triumph over the Denver Broncos -- but their visit will be a short one.

In the 2005 – 06 season, Stanley, after winning against Woking with 3 matches to spare, secured a place back in the Football League and the town celebrated with a small parade and honours placed on senior executives of the team.

This remains the oldest stand ( dating back to 1905 ) not only in the Football League, but in the professional world and is thus a Grade II * listed building thanks to Jimmy Hill's efforts when saving the almost-bankrupt club as Chairman.

Notable natives of the city have included jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke and former National Football League running back Roger Craig.

The National Football League moved the goal posts up to the goal line again in 1932, then back again to the end line in 1974.

Even that was bittersweet as he quit VFL football to move back to his native Western Australia, where Moss finished out his career as a player and coach at Claremont Football Club.

After a short season, Robinson returned to California in December 1941 to pursue a career as running back for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Football League.

He was a Board Member for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which is named after Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott, and is awarded annually to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year.

They did not win another league title until 1956, aided by a number of future Pro Football Hall of Fame players such as running back Frank Gifford, linebacker Sam Huff, and offensive tackle Roosevelt Brown, as well as all-pro running back Alex Webster.

Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Red Grange participated in the coin toss ceremony.

The coin toss ceremony featured Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Elroy Hirsch.

Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Hugh McElhenny was on the field during the ceremony.

The coin toss ceremony featured the recent inductees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: defensive back Mel Blount, quarterback Terry Bradshaw, offensive lineman Art Shell, and safety Willie Wood.

Omaha is the birthplace of numerous important historical and modern sports figures, including 1960 Summer Olympics gold medalist and NBA star Bob Boozer ; Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson ; 1989 American League Rookie of the Year Gregg Olson ; NFL running back Ahman Green ; Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers and Eric Crouch ; Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers ; and champion tennis player Andy Roddick.

A brilliant performance of young left back Royston Drenthe at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship had investors flocking to the new investment schemes Feyenoord had set up.

* Rex Kern, Football quarterback, Ohio State Buckeyes football 1968 National Championship team, All-American, College Football Hall of Fame ( 2007 ); played professionally as a defensive back for the NFL's Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Colts

* Chester Taylor ( born 1979 ), American football running back of the National Football League who is currently on the Arizona Cardinals

The origins of Newcastle United Football Club itself can be traced back to the formation of a football club by the Stanley Cricket Club of Byker in November 1881.

Lee took the team to the 1976 Football League Cup Final against Manchester City, but failed to bring the trophy back to Tyneside.

Hughton led Newcastle to win the 2009 – 10 Football League Championship, securing automatic promotion on 5 April 2010 with five games remaining, and securing the title on 19 April 2010 ; Newcastle were promoted back to the Premier League after just one season away.

* Dave Hampton — National Football League running back

* Rodney Hampton — National Football League running back