Tag: John F Kennedy
JFK’s Signature On The Sports Broadcasting Act Of 1961 Changed Sports
American sports changed significantly because of JFK's pen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Ct7VyXN4I
As the 35th President of the United States was travelling in an open car motorcade in Dallas on...
Back To Old DC
A stadium-village will be built by the Commanders ownership.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8XV1Yo-pVk
For Josh Harris, the owner of the National Football League’s Washington Commanders franchise, he has won...
The NFL Can Legally Televise Friday Night’s Game From Brazil
The 1961 Sports Broadcast Act does not allow NFL Friday night telecasts from early September through mid December.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbKQRd4psqU
Because of a quirk in the National...
Time To Say Goodbye To DC Or RFK Stadium
The DC or RFK land parcel could house another NFL stadium in the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K_KePCrdZo
Washington’s D. C. Stadium, which opened in 1961 and has not...
The Sports Broadcast Act of 1961 Is A Law That Keeps...
The Kennedy legislation has provided a foundation for modern American sports.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9vjtxWxxD8
November 22nd is the 61st anniversary of the assassination of the 35th President of the...
How Stewart Udall Desegregated The NFL
Washington owner George Preston Marshall was a holdout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4HZyMNuQx4
It is Black History Month and in 1962, there was a very significant change in the National...
