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The Most Memorable Super Bowl Commercials of the ’80s and ’90s

The Super Bowl has always been a spectacle, but in the 1980s and 1990s the commercials became a show of their own. Long before YouTube compilations and social media countdowns, families gathered around bulky living

Pigskin Pick’em: Football Movies to Watch Before the Big Game

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When the NFL playoffs roll in, there’s no better warm‑up than revisiting the football movies that shaped our weekends, from underdog classics to gridiron comedies that still hit like a perfect Sunday kickoff.

Electric Football: The Buzzing Gridiron of Our Childhoods

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Ever since enterprising toymakers hit on the gimmick of combining electricity and sports, many a fan has whiled his rainy-day hours away over miniaturized electric versions of his favorite outdoor games. Few U.S. sports are

The LED Revolution: How Mattel Electronics Football Invented Mobile Gaming

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For a lot of people, their first experience with any kind of video game football was the classic Mattel Electronics Football.