Five decades of NFL Kickoff games
by Lawrence Vos (@F10YRetro) In the very early hours of September 11 2020 UK fans will witness the opening game of the 2020 NFL season, as the reigning champions, the…
Retro vault: Guess Who!?
by Lawrence Vos (@F10YRetro) He’s a lumberjack and he’s ok – he catches balls all night and day… Let’s start with a few facts about historic catchers of the pigskin.…
Preventing Perfection
Only two teams have ever gone 15-1 and won a Super Bowl. Who prevented their perfect seasons? Find out right here....
Celebrating the life of Don Shula (1930 – 2020)
By Lawrence Vos (@F10YRetro and @NFLFANINENGLAND) I happened to be flicking through a 2000 NFL Record and Fact Book the other day, and as the league looked forward to a…
Taking it all the way back to 1980 (Part 1)
by Lawrence Vos (@F10YRetro @NFLFANINENGLAND) When you are as old as I am (45) and you fell in love with the NFL in the mid-1980s then you will always have…
One love or one big mistake? The first 10 years of the NFL Draft’s #1 pick (1936-1945)
by Lawrence Vos (@F10YRetro and @NFLFANINENGLAND) PART 1 – The First Ten Years What do Chunk from ‘The Goonies’, O.J. Simpson, Myles Garrett and Peyton Manning all have in common? …
F10Y Retro Feature – Tom Rathman – The original #44
by Lawrence Vos (@F10YRetro and @NFLFANINENGLAND) When the San Francisco 49ers scored their first touchdown in Super Bowl 54, it wasn’t mega-stud TE George Kittle, red-hot RB Raheem Mostert or…
Full10Yards – 54 facts for Super Bowl LIV
by Lawrence Vos (@F10YRetro and @NFLFANINENGLAND) Some known, some unknown and some complete random facts for you to consume during Super Bowl weekend. The 49ers and Chiefs have met only…