Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

I have a friend whose dad played for a Pittsburgh-area semi-pro football team called the PV Smilers in 1948, and I'd be interested to know if anyone has heard of them (league, home field, years played, etc.). Thanks.

I'd be interested in the group's thoughts on Chuck Foreman's chances of making the Hall of Fame. Today his hometown newspaper the Frederick (MD) News-Post just ran a story about his renewed efforts to be considered, which is what prompted my question, since I grew up in Frederick too. The closed com...

I think I remember reading somewhere that Thomas destroyed all of the 49ers team memorabilia. Am I remembering correctly? If so, sad story bordering on tragic.

Here's a list of former semi-pro players who went on to play or coach in the Super Bowl. I compiled it for my Semi-Pro Football History FB group, and thought it might interest this audience too. Semi-pro records are spotty at best, so I'd be interested to hear any errors or omissions. Mike Bass (Det...

At a time when SI is a shadow of its former self, this article was some nice work. Here's a link: https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/01/29/count ... washington

The February edition of Sports Illustrated arrived today, and one of the articles was a list of the 50 most influential NFL teams (single season). I thought the group might be interested in hearing their top 10: 10) 1961 Green Bay Packers 9) 2001 New England Patriots 8) 1946 Los Angeles Rams 7) 1974...

Any update on a possible landing spot for the Pro Football Archives data?

Is there any update on if/where the Pro Football Archives data might land so interested researchers can continue to access it?

That's a really good question and my top-of-mind answer is you could make the case for either one. I've brought up McMillan before and never thought of DeMarco, but after doing a little research they had amazingly similar careers and honors in addition to being teammates. Both had long and productiv...

I'd be interested to hear the group's take on Ernie McMillan's potential as a HOVG candidate. Just a quick summary of his credentials, he played 15 seasons, 14 with the Cards and one with the Packers, was all-pro one year and second team seven more times, played in four pro bowls, and was part of th...