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Havelange, João

(Encyclopedia) Havelange, João (Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid de Havelange), 1916–2016, Brazilian business and sports executive, b. Rio de Janeiro. An Olympic swimmer (1936) and water polo player (…

Canton, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Canton. 1 City (2020 pop. 13,098), Fulton co., W central Ill., in the corn belt; inc. 1849. It is a trade and industrial center for a…

stadium

(Encyclopedia) stadiumstadiumstāˈdēəm [key], racecourse in Greek cities where footraces and other athletic contests took place. The name is the Latin form of the Greek word for a standard of length…

Arledge, Roone Pinckney, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Arledge, Roone Pinckney, Jr., 1931–2002, American television executive, b. Forest Hills, N.Y., grad. Columbia (B.A., 1952). He was a producer-director (1955–60) at the National…

Arlington, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Arlington. 1 Town, Middlesex co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston; settled c.1630 as Menotomy, inc. as West Cambridge 1807, renamed Arlington 1867. The area was the…

Blatter, Sepp

(Encyclopedia) Blatter, Sepp (Joseph S. Blatter), 1936–, Swiss sports executive, grad. Univ. of Lausanne, 1959. He served as general secretary of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation and director of…

Arena Football 2

Arena Football 2(AF2) was launched in 2000 with 15 teams located primarily in the southeast. Teams play a 16-game schedule. The top four teams advance to the playoffs with the final two surviving…

Football Trophies

The Question: What are the names of the trophies awarded to the the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference champions…

NFL Football

 Arizona (NFC): Construction on a new home for the Arizona Cardinals and Fiesta Bowl is well underway. The 63,000-seat stadium will be located in Glendale, Ariz. 15 miles west of Phoenix)…

Arena Football

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