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In his day, he set the pro football record of consecutive games with a reception. The Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers were one of the elements that made the American Football League the genesis of modern professional football. Their only coach for the ten year life of the AFL was Sid Gillman, a Hall of Famer who forced his competition to try to field as professional a product as the Chargers. With stars such as Lance Alworth, Paul Lowe, Keith Lincoln and John Hadl, the Chargers' offense struck fear into the hearts of AFL defenders. They also played defense, as indicated by their professional football record 49 pass interceptions in 1961. The Chargers were the originators of the term "Fearsome Foursome" to describe their all-star defensive line, anchored by Earl Faison and Ernie Ladd. The phrase was later appropriated by various NFL teams. 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On January 2, 1982 the Chargers were involved in a memorable double-overtime playoff game against the Miami Dolphins, ultimately winning 41-38. Both quarterbacks threw for more than 400 yards, and tight end Kellen Winslow caught 13 passes and blocked a crucial field goal despite despite suffering from heat-induced fatigue and cramps. The game began with San Diego building a 24-0 lead and then losing all of it by early in the third quarter. In 1995, the San Diego Chargers made their first and only Super Bowl appearance against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX in Miami. The underdog Chargers lost to the 49ers, 49-26. They were the host team for Super Bowls XXII, XXXII, and XXXVII in San Diego, but failed to make the playoffs in either of these seasons. In fact, the Chargers have failed to make the playoffs since the 1994-1995 season.Pittsburgh SteelersThe team was so named because of the abundant steel industry in the city. The team won four Super Bowls and is regarded as The Team of The Seventies. The team had a dominant defense known as The Steel Curtain and an offense led by Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, and John Stallworth. Their coach was Chuck Noll. Longtime sportscaster Myron Cope is well known in Pittsburgh for his distinctive commentary. The Steelers had a long history of futility before 1972, their first postseason appearance. In fact, they had only eight winning seasons prior to that season, despite being one of the oldest teams in the league. The Immaculate Reception game happened in this postseason. During World War II, the Steelers experienced player shortages. They twice merged with other NFL franchises in order to field a team. In 1942 they merged with the Chicago Cardinals and were informally known as the "Car-Pitts" or "Carpets" (due to their ineptitude; they won no games). During the 1943 season, they merged with the Philadelphia Eagles and were known as the "Steagles". In 1991, much-celebrated coach Chuck Noll, who lead the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories, retired, and the Steelers hired Bill Cowher, a native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Crafton, PA who had coached special teams in Kansas City. He lead the Steelers to the playoffs on his first six seasons as coach, a feat that had only been before accomplished by legendary Jim Brown of the Browns. It has become an article of faith among NFL pundits that the Steelers do not have a bad team two years in a row -- they have never lost 10 or more in consecutive years since the 1970 NFL merger. This season, the Steelers currently have the best record in the NFL.

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One of the questions punters are often asked by tourists is where does the word punt originate?
The answers are many and dubious but some possible answers (depending on the guillibility of the passengers and the inebriation of the punter) are: the Irish punt - Named after the Irish pound, called a punt and equal to the value of the materials required to assemble the boat in the ship yards.
From the land of Punt - Punt is the name of an old fabled country somewhere in East Africa from which Egypt used to buy frankincense and myrhh. As the boats are made of African mahoganny they came to be called after this vague African source.
Derived from the word 'point - As Cambridge is much influenced by Holland, from which East Anglia learnt to salvage land from the sea, the punts originate from a similar vessel in Holland with a pointed end.
Whatever the origin of the name, punting has been an integral part of English culture for centuries. Before the railways came along most of trade in England relied upon the rivers for transport. The roads became mudpits each time it rained and so the trains only took over in 1845. Transport by barges and punts was slow but very economical - a punter can push well over a ton along with no more fuel than a few cheese sandwiches and a pint of guiness. It would take considerably more effort on dry land to move such an ammount.
Punting in Cambridge was influenced by its proximity to the fens where the flat bottomed punts were perfect for moving through shallow waters. The punts were used for fishing and hunting and the broad base allowed the punter to take the jolt of the gun and not fall in the water.
After the railways took off the river in Cambridge calmed down a great deal but punting was still in use to transport flour from the local mill. These days of course punting in Cambridge is the hobby of locals and the best way to see the town for the hundreds of thousands of tourists who come to Cambridge each year.

Punt History. Punting hasn't actually been around for all that long, mainly because the river smelt fairly bad and was crowded with barges and trading boats
Punting while dressed for Cambridge graduation. This article concentrates on the history and development of punts and punting in England, for other usages
Individual Records: Punting. Records updated through the 2005 season ... Highest Average, Punting, Rookie, Season (Qualifiers) ... This date in history