This is The Football Odyssey, where I document the iconic, forgotten and obscure people and events in America Football's journey from a third rate college pick up game to a larger than life American obsession.
This podcast will include segments categorized into six different sections; Anatomy of a Game, derived from the book of the same name by former University of Delaware head coach David M. Nelson, is dedicated to the evolution of the rules, positions and playing strategies of American football, as well as profiling the coaches and players behind the innovations. White Collar Football will focus on the front office personnel, executive officers and legal and economic cases of football’s leading institutions, the National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association. Book Reviews will contain long form analyses on vintage books related to American Football. Football and the Media will trace football’s profitable relationship with the press and electronic media, including the writers and network producers that brought football into the public eye. American Football Abroad looks at American Football around the globe, both in it’s contemporary state and how the sport took root in the foreign land. Lastly, Gridiron Outliers are the topics that don’t fit a specific category, but nonetheless hold an interesting spot in American Football’s history.
Additionally, I will also talk about old games, both within my lifetime and games that predates me, as well as conducting interviews with former players, coaches, writers, historians, filmmakers, and anyone else thats contributed to The Football Odyssey.
