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Paul the Octopus. Paul the Octopus (26 January 2008 [1] – 26 October 2010) was a common octopus who predicted the results of international association football matches. Accurate predictions in the 2010 World Cup brought him worldwide attention as an animal oracle. During divinations, Paul's keepers would present him with two food-containing ...
Europe (UEFA) Current champions. Spain (4th title) Most successful team (s) Spain (4 titles) The UEFA European Championship is an association football competition established in 1960. It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the sport's European governing body, and takes ...
Pigskin Classic. The Pigskin Classic was a season-opening college football game played at Anaheim Stadium from 1990 until 1994, and continued from 1995 to 2002 at various stadiums. It was initially created as a west-coast counterpart of the Kickoff Classic and hosted by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Aug. 31—JAMESTOWN — The first week of Pigskin Picks was incredibly competitive as five of the six people who made picks finished 8-2, with myself finishing in last place at 7-3. The records ...
James Lowell Street (August 2, 1948 – September 30, 2013) was a two-sport star athlete at the University of Texas. As quarterback, he led the team to the 1969 National Championship in football and posted a perfect 20-0 record, the most wins without a loss in Longhorns history. As a pitcher he was a two time All-American who threw the only ...
Ernie Davis. Ernest R. Davis (December 14, 1939 – May 18, 1963) was an American college football player for the Syracuse Orangemen who won the Heisman Trophy in 1961. He was the award's first African American recipient. [1][2][3] Davis was selected by the Washington Redskins with the first overall pick of the 1962 NFL draft, but was almost ...
Chad Ochocinco Johnson [1] (born Chad Javon Johnson; January 9, 1978), [2] known from 2008 to 2012 as Chad Ochocinco, [3] is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons.
The play-offs of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying tournament decided the last three teams that qualified for the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament in Germany. [1] The twelve participants of the play-offs were selected based on their performance in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League. The teams were divided into three paths, each containing four teams ...