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by Amy Lamare   In February 2013 the Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII in the Harbaugh Bowl that pitted head coaches John and Jim, real life brothers, against each other for the NFL's ultimate prize. When the clock ran out, John Harbaugh and the Ravens emerged victorious. Another big winner on the day was 53 year old Ravens owner Stephen...

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Patrick DiMarco comes from a successful sports family. His father Mitch was a high school football standout and his uncle is well-known PGA golfer Chris DiMarco.   His grandfather, Richard DiMarco, played basketball at St. John's University, and his cousin, Steve DiMarco, was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1990.   Read more...

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Six coaches from Italian American football club teams have spent valuable time this summer serving as volunteer coaches with six NCAA Division III colleges in the United States as part of the Global Football International Coaching Exchange initiative.   Global Football matched the Italian Football League (IFL) coaches with NCAA Division III...

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by Dan Daru   Who would have thought an Italian restaurant in Boulder would have the fate of the Broncos in their fettuccine? Jay Elowsky does. He owns Pasta Jay's in Boulder and has been feeding the Broncos franchise for years. "They understand the value of complex carbohydrates for fuel two days before a game and so they've been...

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by Rob Demovsky Rick Lovato can tell you everything that belongs on a No. 15 at Joyce's Subs and Pizza in Lincroft, New Jersey. "That's our Italian sub," Lovato said. "Five bucks at most for a half sub." A week ago, Lovato was putting together boiled ham, genoa salami, capicola and provolone for customers at the shop owned by his father...

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Father Lombardi. Imagine how much different it all might have been. The Super Bowl trophy would have a different name inscribed on it, and so much NFL history would have taken other paths, had Vince Lombardi held on to his initial goal in life — to become a priest.   Instead, Lombardi gave up his quest as a young man and took up football. L...

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Any football fan knows the amazing work that NFL Films has done over the years. From their behind-the-scenes access to their far-reaching musical scores, the Mt. Laurel New Jersey production arm of the NFL has won countless awards, yet is still constantly looking to innovate. This December they have created a new series called "The Timeline," which...

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The oldest of six kids in a tight Italian-American family from South Jersey Baltimore Ravens star Joe Flacco is one of the only Italian-American Quarterbacks in the NFL. Much less, he's the face of the franchise going forward and there's no other player on their team right now who is more valuable to the Ravens than Joe Flacco. He's good as well a...

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JOE MONTANA lo conosce anche chi ignora cosa sia un touchdown. La sua maglia numero 16 con i colori dei San Francisco 49ers è tuttora tra le più vendute in Usa e non soltanto. Quasi un brand. E' come indossare la 10 di Pelè o di Maradona. E parliamo, oggi, di un signore dal sorriso gentile e i capelli brizzolati che l'undici giugno ha compiuto 57 a...

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To get ready for the Super Bowl tomorrow, we thought we'd put the spotlight on one of the greatest football coaches in history: Vince Lombardi.   Vince Lombardi was born on June 11, 1913 in Brooklyn, NY. He was the oldest of five children and the son of an Italian immigrant. When Vince was a teenager, he had his sights set on becoming a...

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