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football

[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /




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Lenoir used Salesian as a key path to playing college football at Oregon and then the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

He plays baseball like he did in football — with an aggressiveness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Bowen is a former football player who began focusing only on baseball after transferring to JSerra from Riverside King.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Elliot Anderson: I've got two older brothers who were football crazy as well - and my dad loved football.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Howie Hubler had grown up in New Jersey and played football at Montclair State College.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis