Football Articles

I began covering the Grand Rapids Rampage for ArenaFan.com in 2003. Since then I have also done articles for OurSportsCentral.com, Rampagefootball.com, WMUBroncos.com and AmericanChronicle.com. I have covered football games in the Arena Football League, arenafootball2, United Indoor Football, the Great Lakes Indoor Football League, the Continental Indoor Football League and the All American Football League. 

In 2005, I wrote a series of articles for ArenaFan called "The 12 Months of Football" which chronicled my travels throughout the year as I attempted to attend at least one football game every month that year. I have reposted that series here as well as many other articles I have written for various outlets. I have also added pictures to some of the articles that were not included with the originals.

Reposted ArenaFan.com Articles

The 12 Months of Football (January-June 2005)

The 12 Months of Football (July 2005)

The 12 Months of Football (August 2005)

The 12 Months of Football (September 2005)

The 12 Months of Football (October 2005)

The 12 Months of Football (November 2005)

The 12 Months of Football (December 2005)

Rampage Star in TV Commercial (May 2003)

How I spent My Friday Night (March 2004)

Grand Rapids Fan Wears Team Logo with Pride (May 2004)

ArenaFan Travelogue: af2 Green Bay Blizzard (July 2004)

Neutral Site for ArenaBowl is Fan Unfriendly (August 2004)

Jay Van Andel Dies at age 80 (December 2004)

The College Football Internet Challenge (August 2005)

The College Football Internet Challenge - Update (December 2005)

Is Arena Football Becoming Mainstream? (November 2005)

So Long, NBC (July 2006)

Helmets Make the Team (July 2006)

ArenaFan Travelogue: af2 Quad City Steamwheelers (July 2006)

The First "Arena" Football game? (August 2006)

Crunch Player tries out for the Rampage (August 2006)

A Youthful In-Fusion in Fort Wayne (March 2007)

Herd Booster Club Supports Rampage (May 2007)

AFL in the Hall of Fame (July 2007)

2007 Fort Wayne Fusion Season in Review (August 2007)

Rick Frazier Remembered (November 2007)

100 ArenaFan Articles...and Counting (November 2007)

af2Network Brings Players and Coaches Together (January 2008)

Rampage QB Happy to be in Grand Rapids (February 2008)

How I Spent My Monday Night (March 2008)

Taking the Wife to a Game. What was I Thinking? (May 2008)

Sportexe: Bringing Arena Football to You (October 2008)

A Year Without Arena Football? (December 2008)

Reposted OurSportsCentral.com Articles

Crunch Win First Home Game, Improve to 3-4 (June 2006)

Crunch Writer Works out for AFL Rampage (September 2006)

An Xplosion in Kalamazoo (October 2006)

af2 Expansion Taps Indoor Leagues (December 2006)

2006 Football Year in Review (December 2006)

Muskegon Thunder Hold Public Signing Event (January 2007)

The Price (Guide) is Right (March 2007)

Xplosion Sign Little John Flowers (March 2007)

Muskegon Thunder Hold Fan Meet and Greet (March 2007)

CIFL Looking Good In its Second Season, says Co-Founder Jeff Spitaleri (April 2007)

The Greatest Game That Nobody Saw (July 2007)

AAFL Holds Tryout in Detroit (September 2007)

2008 Team Michigan AAFL Schedule Preview (October 2007)

The Fort Wayne Freedom is Back (October 2007)

Xplosion Name Sparks Head Coach (October 2007)

A Tale of Two (CIFL) Cities (January 2008)

AAFL and Team Michigan Conduct Inaugural Draft (January 2008)

Leif Murphy, from UIF to the AFL (April 2008)

Former Michigan State Player Ejelonu Now with CIFL Sting (May 2008)

Former Battle Creek Crunch Players in CIFL Title Game (June 2008)

Sting Capture CIFL Title, Beat Kalamazoo 41-37 (June 2008)

Reposted AmericanChronicle.com Articles

The Grave of Knute Rockne (August 2006)

Are You Sure That Autograph is Real? (September 2006)

CFL Football: Labour Day in Canada (September 2006)

Celebrating Veterans Day with Football (November 2006)

Motor City Bowl 2006 (December 2006)

Charlie Sanders - Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2007 (February 2007)

CFL Travelogue: Hamilton Tiger-Cats (August 2007)

New Book Chronicles 2006 GLIFL Battle Creek Crunch Season (September 2007)

College Football: More Than Just the Top 25 (October 2007)

New John Grisham Book Features Football in Italy (October 2007)

New Book Takes Readers Inside College Football (November 2007)

2007 CIS Vanier Cup: Canadian College Football Championship Game (November 2007)

The Water Boy: Bob Ackles' Life in Pro Football (November 2007)

New Book Looks at the History of the Forward Pass (December 2007)

New Book Looks at Early Notre Dame Football History (January 2008)

Carlisle Indian School Football Team is Subject of New Book (February 2008)

Book Report: Carlisle vs. Army (June 2008)

Book Report: Leatherheads of the North (August 2008)

Book Report: The All Americans (September 2008)

College Football: Canadian Style (September 2008)

Book Report: The Way We Played the Game (October 2008)

Book Report: The Galloping Ghost (November 2008)

Book Report: Loyal Sons (December 2008)

Reposted Kalamazoo Gazette Newspaper Articles

Comeback Kickoff (April 2006)

Xplosion Hopes to Raise the Roof (February 2007)

Reposted RampageFootball.com Articles

Michael Bishop playing in CFL (July 2005)

Upper Deck AFL Card Set in Stores Now (May 2005)

Rampage Feature: Surviving, Thriving Through 10 Years (September 2006)

Reposted WMUBroncos.com Articles

Where are they now? Josh Bush (May 2006)

Reposted fwfusion.com Articles

2007 Fort Wayne Fusion Home Schedule Preview (December 2006)

Original Articles

Carlos Smith playing in the UIF (August 2005)

The Football Name Game (July 2006)

Pro Football Teams in Michigan - An Inside Job (March 2007)

Links to other articles

All My ArenaFan.com Articles

All My OurSportsCentral.com Articles 

(Scroll Down Until You Find My Name)

All My AmericanChronical.com Articles

Links to audio files

Under the Roof on OurSports Central.com

(I did the "1st & 10" segment in 2007 beginning on April 19)