As the 2020 MLB season kicks off in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, ballplayers return to the field to play in front of an audience of cardboard cutouts while fans watch from home. Though the cheers and roars of the crowd are absent, one familia…
Sports has often served as a microcosm of larger events, such as momentous historical tales. As has often been said by players and coaches, sports can build character and serve…
At the end of April, hundreds of young NFL prospects will wait, hearts pounding through their chests, hoping to hear their names called for a chance to achieve fame, fortune…
Bill the Goat is one of college football’s most-loved mascots. For more than 100 years, a version of Bill has been on the sidelines to support the Midshipmen from the…
In television commercials, Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski is on a mission to get a USAA membership, so he can get access to the great rates military veterans…
Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera has a long history with military service. He didn’t serve himself, he played for the Chicago Bears after college, part of the famous 1985 Bears…
When Max McGee showed up for work on Jan. 15, 1967, he was badly hungover, having spent the previous night bar hopping with the company of two local women in Los Angeles. Everyone has shown up to work hungover — that’s nothing new, especially for…
Rocky Bleier was unique among Americans in the late 1960s. He was drafted – twice. In the same year. First, the Notre Dame running back was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Then, the college graduate was drafted by the U.S. Army to head to Viet…
This post is sponsored by USAA, Official Salute to Service Partner of the NFL. Anyone who’s ever been to a major sporting event can tell you the noise on the…
This post is sponsored by USAA, Official Salute to Service Partner of the NFL. For many of us, the NFL has been a part of our lives as long as…