He was named the NFL's Coach of the Year in 1981 and 1984.

The outrage and controversy that erupted, as well as the NFL's desire to keep a team in Cleveland, led to an agreement whereby Modell was cleared to move his team ( which became the Baltimore Ravens ) but relinquished ownership of the Browns ' name, colors, logos and history.

In his first season, Brown was the NFL's leading rusher with 942 yards in a 12-game regular season and was voted rookie of the year in a United Press poll.

The navy " Double-Star " jersey was not seen again until the NFL's Classic Throwback Weekend on Thanksgiving Day 2001 – 2003.

The nickname " Texans " was also used by the precursor of the NFL's present-day Kansas City Chiefs, the Dallas Texans, which was also the name of a former Arena Football League franchise.

On September 6, 2000, the NFL's 32nd franchise was officially christened the Houston Texans before thousands at a downtown rally on Texas Avenue.

Shula had coached the Colts the previous seven pre-merger seasons ( 1963 – 9 ) and was signed by Joe Robbie after the merger was consummated ; because the signing came after the merger the NFL's rules on tampering came into play, and the Dolphins had to give up their first-round pick to the Colts.

When new professional leagues started up to challenge the NFL's post-merger monopoly on professional football, Jacksonville was ready to join.

Millsaps was the summer training camp home for the NFL's New Orleans Saints in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

It was played on Thursday September 9, 2010 and televised on NBC, making it the first time the Saints have opened the NFL's season at home.

Roaf was a member of the NFL's All-Decade team of the 90's.

Thereafter, Rich Kotite was selected to lead the team to victory ; instead he led the Jets to the NFL's worst record for two consecutive years.

Despite the lopsided loss in the Super Bowl, Beathard, who traded for or drafted the bulk of the Chargers roster, and who hired coach Ross, was named the NFL's smartest man by Sports Illustrated, and became the only general manager to lead three different teams to the Super Bowl ( Chargers, Dolphins, Redskins ).

Running back Walter Payton, who was then the NFL's all time leading rusher with 14, 860 yards, rushed for 1, 551 yards.

While the game was sold out at Tulane Stadium, the NFL's unconditional blackout rules prohibited the live telecast from being shown in the New Orleans area.

Under the NFL's unconditional blackout rules at the time, the Super Bowl could not be broadcast locally even if the local team did not advance to the Super Bowl, and it was a sellout.

The game was later featured on NFL's Greatest Games as Battle of Champions.

Dickerson was the NFL's leading rusher with 1, 808 yards and 18 touchdowns during the season, but could only gain 16 yards on 10 carries against the Redskins defense.

This game was later featured on NFL's Greatest Games under the title Coronation.

To honor the NFL's 75th season, a special 75th anniversary logo was painted at midfield.

The irony of the game was that O ' Donnell entered Super Bowl XXX as the NFL's career leader in fewest interceptions per pass attempt.

The game was later featured as one of the NFL's Greatest Games as The Longest Yard.

Carson Palmer, the future star quarterback, was drafted in 2003, but did not play a snap that whole season, as Jon Kitna had a comeback year ( voted NFL Comeback Player of the Year ).

Despite an abrupt ending to their season, Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer was named NFL Coach of the Year for the season, and Brees was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

In his place, 38-year-old Earl Morrall led Miami to victory in their nine remaining regular season games, and was the 1972 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson was the top rated passer in the league and won both the NFL Most Valuable Player Award and the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Rookie of the Year, Billy Martin was named Manager of the Year, Jeff Burroughs won American League MVP, and Ferguson Jenkins was named the Comeback Player of the Year after winning 25 games, a club record to this day.

In his return, Maddox was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year for the 2002 NFL season.

Griffey's resurgence was recognized when he was named National League Comeback Player of the Year.

Winfield was traded mid-season to the California Angels and won the 1990 MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award.

In October 1979, Brock was named the National League's Comeback Player of the Year.

Pintor was named The Ring magazine Comeback of the Year fighter for 1985.

For these achievements, Muster was named the ATP Tour's " Comeback Player of the Year.

While the Eagles missed the playoffs on a tiebreaker, McMahon was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

Elvis Presley's ' 68 Comeback Special TV programme was performed with the musicians seated using a raised staging in-the-round format.

A tribute to the band, titled Our Impact Will Be Felt, was released on April 24, 2007, and includes covers from artists such as Bane, Bleeding Through, The Bouncing Souls, Ignite, Comeback Kid, Hatebreed, Himsa, Madball, Most Precious Blood, Napalm Death, Pennywise, Rise Against, Sepultura, Stretch Arm Strong, The Suicide Machines, Unearth, and Walls of Jericho.

On October 7, Garciaparra was named the National League's Comeback Player of the Year for 2006.

In 2005, Blake was presented with the Comeback Player of the Year award for his remarkable return to the tour.

Montana was also the co-recipient of the 1986 NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award, an award which he shared with Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer.

He was selected as a reserve to the 2010 Pro Bowl and named the 2009 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

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He won the AL batting title in 1997, was named AL Comeback Player of the Year in 2000, and his uniform number was retired by the White Sox.

Prior to 2005, the SN Comeback Player Award was generally recognized as the principal award of its type, as MLB did not give such an award until that year.