ATLANTA, Ga. - Considering Georgia Tech made such a big impact on the life of 89-year-old Robert "Bobby" Grier, Sr., it’s kind of astounding that he took his first-ever steps on the campus just last ...

It’s been a long time since Carson High School football has been able to claim a stake as state champions. The Senators were first able to claim a state title in 1922, an all-class title. It was also ...

More than 40 senior citizens will be recognized Saturday at Neyland Stadium. They'll be a sidelight to the main event. They once were the main event. The 1956 Tennessee football team is holding its ...

Sixty years is a lifetime, or at least the lion's share of one. You hit that milepost, look around and find yourself wondering just how it happened so fast. Sixty years is also a lot of memories — ...

LANSING – John “Thunder” Lewis Jr., who sprinted into Michigan State football lore in the 1956 Rose Bowl, died last week after a life lived in Lansing. He was 81. Given the nickname “Big Thunder” as a ...

Here is a look into the archives as the Crescent-News pulls from the microfilm and takes a glance back at the 1956 high school football season. Each summary starts with the date the game was played ...

The stories are true, you know. The stories about Milt Campbell, the record-setting former IU football player and 1956 Olympic decathlon gold medalist who also has a spot in the International Swimming ...

Augsburg, Germany, Oct. 20, 1956: As the 511th Airborne Regiment Falcons prepared for the quarterfinals of the eight-team USAREUR football playoffs, their top rushing threat, Al “Yogi” Ybarra, posed ...

CHAMPAIGN – It can happen. Dale Smith knows it can happen. So does Abe Woodson. And Bill Offenbecher. Fifty years ago, an Illinois football team on its way to a 2-5-2 finish found an afternoon of ...

Former Indian captain Samar 'Badru' Banerjee said the national body has backtracked on its promise to look into a pension scheme for the 1956 Olympians. "We are not begging for any help but it's ...

The first football game in more than 50 years at Stetson University is a sellout.The University in DeLand announced a return to college football two years ago, and the Hatters kick off at 7 p.m.