It was the second prestigious honor in recent weeks for Carson, who was recognized as “Man of the Year” by the Walter Camp Football Foundation on Jan. 14 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Joining Carson in the 2012 Class of inductees were DB...

(Caught the end of part one last night. They were talking about how the AFL and Al Davis recruited the historically black colleges in the 1960s.) Former players Jim Brown, Eric Dickerson, Willie Brown and Bobby Mitchell, former head coaches Tony Dungy...

John Elway was the first in 2004 (what a glorious day that was!). Gary Zimmerman joined him in 2008. Then in back to back years, 2010 and 2011, Floyd Little and Shannon Sharpe got the nod. However, when Pro Football Hall of Fame President/Executive...

And in the moment, Tarver is doing something he didn’t do much of in college – studying. He spends more hours preparing for opposing offenses than he ever did for tests. Just don’t tell his old teachers, he doesn’t want them to think football is...

More than just a traditional celebration, it's also turns out the festival is another way for the former mayor to get the people of Chinatown to buy him lunch. Apparently, little red envelopes containing neatly folded dollar bills are the traditional...

Is Coach Edward Taylor, the former head baseball coach at Albany State coming to FAMU? A: Coach Willie Brown is doing an awesome job. Coach Taylor is not coming to FAMU. The players are focused and will show vast improvement. Q: Why are fall student...

Wednesday at the San Angelo Stadium Field House, six of those seniors were rewarded for their hard work with the opportunity to keep playing football in college. Quarterback Logan Sawyer, linebacker Willie Brown and offensive lineman Nolan Osmanski all...

Hayden's 56 interception return for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Pittsburgh's Willie Parker broke free for a Super Bowl-record 75 yards on the second play of the second half to give the Steelers a 14-3 lead. The Steelers had a chance to...

In this week's most crushing disappointment, we apparently failed to charm Da Mayor enough to make an appearance in his Ed Lee Banquet recap. After throwing the party for 440 people (140 more than he planned), a "Chinese American woman" reportedly...

Recipients of the award are chosen by their teammates and are selected based on their hard work, leadership, and excellence on and off the field throughout the season. Previous honorees include Jim Otto, Daryle Lamonica, Fred Biletnikoff, Willie Brown,...

1967 Oakland Raiders were coached by John Rauch (pictured) and anchored by the likes of center Jim Otto, guard Wayne Hawkins, running back Hewritt Dixon, CB Willie Brown and LB Dan Conners. Rauch was named the American Football League’s Coach of the...

Deion Sanders, I was around Prime, but he was 37 years old, but you’re talking about those two, probably three of them are in that talk, in my opinion, Deion Sanders, Darrelle Revis, Willie Brown. Those are probably the three you start with. When I say...

It was a rainy December Sunday at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum as 54,401 fans filed in to witness the first playoff game the Raiders participated in after the AFL-NFL merger. Oakland came into the game after finishing the season 8-4-2 with the...

Raiders had their own star power with quarterback Daryle "the Mad Bomber" Lamonica, running back Hewitt Dixon, receiver Fred Biletnikoff, center Jim Otto and guard Gene Upshaw on offense. On defense they had tackle Tom Keating, Davidson at end,...