Football | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/football/RSS feed for FootballenThu, 04 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000How a Deaf Quarterback Changed Sports Forever By Inventing the Huddlehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/deaf-quarterback-changed-sports-forever-inventing-huddle-180987178/Paul Hubbard called for the football team at Gallaudet University to circle around him back in 1894Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/deaf-quarterback-changed-sports-forever-inventing-huddle-180987178/When Instant Replay Debuted During the Broadcast of a College Football Game in 1963, It Revolutionized the Way We Watch Sportshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-instant-replay-debuted-during-the-broadcast-of-a-college-football-game-in-1963-it-revolutionized-the-way-we-watch-sports-180985516/Piloting the new technology was a risky move in front of the national audience that watched the Army-Navy showdown on this day in 1963Sat, 07 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-instant-replay-debuted-during-the-broadcast-of-a-college-football-game-in-1963-it-revolutionized-the-way-we-watch-sports-180985516/These 17 Pictures Tell the Stories of Black Athletes in Americahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/these-17-pictures-tell-the-stories-of-black-athletes-in-america-180985088/A new book from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture shows the images and impacts of athletes on and off the playing fieldFri, 11 Oct 2024 19:20:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/these-17-pictures-tell-the-stories-of-black-athletes-in-america-180985088/From the JogBra to Gatorade to Breakaway Basketball Rims, Sports Are a Field for Inventionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/from-the-jogbra-to-gatorade-to-breakaway-basketball-rims-sports-are-a-field-for-invention-180984084/A new exhibition at the National Museum of American History aims to inspire the next generation of innovatorsFri, 05 Apr 2024 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/from-the-jogbra-to-gatorade-to-breakaway-basketball-rims-sports-are-a-field-for-invention-180984084/What We've Learned Through Sports Psychology Researchhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-weve-learned-through-sports-psychology-research-180983755/Scientists are probing the head games that influence athletic performance, from coaching to coping with pressureTue, 13 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-weve-learned-through-sports-psychology-research-180983755/Are You Ready for Some Football? Prep for the Super Bowl With 15 Thrilling Photos of Americans Tossing the Pigskinhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/prep-for-the-super-bowl-with-15-thrilling-football-photos-180983715/Celebrate the cherished American sport before the big gameFri, 09 Feb 2024 12:00:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/prep-for-the-super-bowl-with-15-thrilling-football-photos-180983715/This Black Football Player Was Fatally Injured During a Game. A Century Later, a College Stadium Bears His Namehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-black-football-player-was-fatally-injured-during-a-game-a-century-later-a-college-stadium-bears-his-name-180982989/Rival athletes trampled Jack Trice during his "first real college game." He died two days later at age 21Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:20:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-black-football-player-was-fatally-injured-during-a-game-a-century-later-a-college-stadium-bears-his-name-180982989/Taylor Swift Concerts Are Generating Seismic Activityhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/taylor-swift-concerts-seismic-activity-180982632/The artist's two recent shows in Seattle shook the ground so much that they registered on a nearby seismometerTue, 01 Aug 2023 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/taylor-swift-concerts-seismic-activity-180982632/Ten Reasons Rams Might Be the Perfect Football Mascothttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ten-fun-facts-about-rams-animal-180971375/They're light on their feet, and they aren't afraid to butt headsWed, 30 Jan 2019 17:47:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ten-fun-facts-about-rams-animal-180971375/Cleveland Baseball Team to Rebrand as the Guardianshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-105-years-cleveland-baseball-team-drop-indians-its-name-180976544/The new name references the "Guardians of Traffic"—larger-than-life statues that appear on the city's Hope Memorial BridgeMon, 14 Dec 2020 19:56:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-105-years-cleveland-baseball-team-drop-indians-its-name-180976544/