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Gridiron America Radio is where football is celebrated through game replays, old radio shows, and documentaries in the public domain that cover the history, remembrances, culture, lore, and legends of pro football in Canada, America and around the world. Additionally, you can also find replays of the "From the 55 Yard Line" podcast on The Sports History Network, as well as simulcasts of Gridiron Japan Radio, and replays of USFL America Radio, and Gridiron America FM Radio public domain game broadcasts.

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XFL Week 5: Las Vegas Outlaws vs Chicago Enforcers

Week 5 had the Las Vegas Outlaws 3-1 playing the win less Chicago Enforcers 0-4 at historic Soldier Field. More than 15,000 braved the Chicago cold weather to see this exciting game. Most would argue that this was the game that turned things around for the Enforcers and sent the Outlaws into a tail spin. Coach Ron Meyer turned over the starting job to former Notre Dame QB Kevin McDougal to try and give his team a "spark". Tim Lester was struggling getting the offense going. On the other side of ...

Mar 18, 2022•2 hr 2 min

XFL Week 4: Las Vegas Outlaws vs San Francisco Demons

Date: February 25, 2001, XFL Week: 4 Home Team: San Francisco Demons Visiting Team: Las Vegas Outlaws Game attendance: 34,000, Stadium: Pac Bell Park TV announcers: Craig Minervini, Bob Golic Network: UPN The second XFL game at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco drew another near-sellout crowd of about 34,000, but the host Demons lost to the Las Vegas Outlaws, 16-9. Outlaws quarterback Mark Grieb hit Mike Furrey with a 41-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to put Las Vegas (3-1) up by 13-9...

Mar 11, 2022•2 hr 17 min

XFL Week 4: Memphis Maniax vs LA Xtreme

There were almost as many fumbles on the field as there were fans in the stands. In a rain-soaked XFL game, the Memphis Maniax defeated the Los Angeles Xtreme, 18-12 at the Coliseum. The Xtreme announced that 18,341 tickets were sold for its second home game, but a crowd estimated at less than 8,000 braved the torrential rains that pelted the Southland. The Xtreme drew 35,813 for its first home game Feb. 10. Rain contributed to 11 fumbles. Memphis fumbled eight times, losing two. The Maniax even...

Mar 04, 2022•2 hr 19 min

XFL Week 4: NY Hitman vs Chicago Enforcers with Bonus Coverage

Date: February 24, 2001 XFL Week: 4. Home Team: Chicago Enforcers Visiting Team: New York/New Jersey Hitmen Game Time: Game weather: Freezing Drizzle/Fog Referee: Game attendance: 14,856 Stadium: Soldier Field TV announcers: Jim Ross, Jesse Ventura Network: NBC Week four of the XFL saw these two teams battle for their first win. Both were 0-3 going into the game and desperately needed a win to keep pace with top division leader Orlando Rage. The field was muddy and slippery as Chicago fans were ...

Feb 25, 2022•2 hr 7 min

XFL Week 3: Orlando Rage vs NY-NJ Hitmen

Week 3 of the XFL had one undefeated team the Orlando Rage (2-0) going up against the win less NY/NJ Hitmen led by their disliked quarterback Charlie Puleri. The Hitmen held a team only meeting that week where much of the anger was directed towards Puleri. The embattled quarterback who was being booed by the NY/NJ fans was pulled after the first half for backup Wally Richardson. Hitmen Head Coach Rusty Tillman who by now was being ridiculed himself with Jesse Ventura's cruel commentaries, made t...

Feb 18, 2022•2 hr 15 min

XFL Week 3: Chicago Enforcers vs Birmingham Bolts

Duane Butler scored on a 98-yard interception return with less than two minutes to play as the Birmingham Bolts beat the Chicago Enforcers 14-3. The interception was the third turnover by Chicago. The others also came in Birmingham territory, including a fumble by running back John Avery in the first quarter. Birmingham improved to 2-1, and Chicago dropped to 0-3. Avery came into the game as the league's second-leading rusher. He gained 96 yards against the Bolts' defense that limited the Enforc...

Feb 11, 2022•2 hr 9 min

XFL Week 3: LA Xtreme vs Las Vegas Outlaws

Jose Cortez kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired to give the Los Angeles Xtreme a 12-9 victory over the Las Vegas Outlaws. Cortez also connected from 45, 44 and 36 yards to help Los Angeles win for the second straight week. Las Vegas, which allowed just three points in its first two games, dropped to 2-1 before a crowd of 26,135. Xtreme safety Tinker Keck intercepted Mike Cawley's pass and returned the ball to the Las Vegas 41 with 1:11 left to set up the winning field goal. Los Angeles s...

Feb 04, 2022•2 hr 11 min

XFL Week 2: Birmingham Bolts vs NY Hitmen

Winter hit the XFL, and the weather beat up the new league and its fans. Freezing temperatures and 22 mph wind that made it feel like 6 degrees -- and that was at the start of the game -- sent most of the 36,458 fans at the New York-New Jersey Hitmen's home opener to the exits early. Only about 5,000 hardy fans were left at Giants Stadium when Charles Puleri's fourth-and-14 pass from the Birmingham 19-yard line fell incomplete in the end zone, allowing the Bolts to beat the Hitmen 19-12 in a slo...

Jan 28, 2022•2 hr 9 min

XFL Week 2: Las Vegas Outlaws vs Memphis Maniax

Jason Kaiser and Kurt Gouveia scored on long fumble returns and Las Vegas' defense also set up a field goal as the Outlaws beat Memphis 25-3 on Sunday night in the XFL. Kaiser scored on an 80-yard return in the second quarter, and Gouveia had a 100-yarder in the third quarter. The victory left Las Vegas as one of only two XFL teams undefeated through the first two weeks. Orlando is the other. The two teams traded first-quarter field goals, a 47-yarder by the Outlaws' Paul McCallum and a 23-yarde...

Jan 21, 2022•2 hr 28 min

XFL Week 2: Chicago Enforcers vs LA Xtreme - Double OT with Bonus Coverage

Week 2 of the XFL saw two teams the Chicago Enforcers vs LA Xtreme looking for their first victory of the season. The game went into double overtime with LA coming out on top after trailing most of the game. The live telecast was interrupted by a power outage at the Coliseum before the game started which affected NBC from showing most of the first quarter. It was still daylight on the west coast so both teams kept playing. Viewers were routed to Orlando for the Demons vs Rage contest until the p...

Jan 15, 2022•2 hr 39 min

"The Last Super Bowl" by George R. R. Martin, A Review By The Bastards of Kingsgrave

From 2015, Amin and the Vassals review George R. R. Martin’s "The Last Super Bowl" in a spoiler filled discussion that was recorded before the Super Bowl, which thus explain their pro-Seahawks hopes. Sports are universally beloved. Geographically, athletic competitions take on various forms; the NFL, NBA, MLB are strong in America; NHL in Canada; Premier League in Europe; and Cricket in India. But the now legendary George R. R. Martin wrote about the downfall of them all in “The Last Super Bowl,...

Jan 09, 2022•58 min

XFL Week 1: LA Xtreme vs San Francisco Demons

Mike Panasuk kicked a 33-yard field goal with no time left to give the San Francisco Demons a 15-13 victory over the Los Angeles Xtreme as the XFL made its Bay Area debut in front of a sellout crowd. Mike Pawlawski was 31-of-47 for 289 yards and threw two touchdowns passes for the Demons in the first professional football game at Pac Bell Park. Jose Cortez kicked a 25-yard field goal with less than four minutes to play to give the Xtreme a 13-12 lead, but the Demons marched down the field to gra...

Jan 08, 2022•2 hr 15 min

This Was The XFL

A bold challenge, a fearless experiment and ultimately, a spectacular failure. In 2001, sports entertainment titans Ebersol and McMahon launched the XFL. It was hardly the first time a league had tried to compete with the NFL, but the brash audacity of the bid, combined with the personalities and charisma of Ebersol and McMahon and the marketing behemoths of their respective companies - NBC and WWE - captured headlines and a sense of undeniable anticipation about what was to come. Bringing toget...

Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 19 min

XFL 2nd Debut Game: Chicago Enforcers vs Orlando Rage

While NBC was televising the NY/NJ Hitmen vs Las Vegas Outlaws nationally, the Chicago Enforcers were taking on the Orlando Rage for the first time ever. This game was a satellite feed which was not shown nationally until NBC decided to go to it in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter due to the Las Vegas game being a blowout. Note: I edited out the non important stuff. ie: Commentators practicing the promos on air. The game was never seen in its entirety on tv or the internet until now. T...

Dec 19, 2021•2 hr 5 min

XFL America Radio Debut: NY/NJ Hitmen vs Las Vegas Outlaws with Bonus Coverage

The XFL's opening game took place on February 3, 2001, one year after the concept of the league was announced, and immediately following the NFL's Super Bowl. The first game was between the New York/New Jersey Hitmen and the Las Vegas Outlaws at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. The game ended with a 19-0 victory for the Outlaws, and was watched on NBC by an estimated 14 million viewers. During the telecast, NBC switched over to the game between the Orlando Rage and the Chicago Enforcers, which was...

Dec 18, 2021•2 hr 36 min

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