Source: http://www.hornetfootball.org/documents/football-history.
Football, along with rugby and soccer are believed to have descended from harpaston, an ancient Greek game. It is often referred to has a rough and brutal game. The goal of the game was to cross a goal line by kicking, running, or throwing it across the line, to a teammate. However, the most modern versions of football seemed to have originated from the 12th century in England. Football was even banned by some kings, because its popularity was over riding the one of fencing, and archery.
Greatest Super Bowl Quarterbacks:
Troy Aikman (Dallas Cowboys)- Aikman led the Dallas Cowboys to Super Bowl 27, 28, and 30. The Cowboys won all three of them. With targets like Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin, and a coach like Jimmy Johnson, Troy Aikman three four touchdowns, and was the MVP, in Super Bowl 27, as the Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills, 52-17.
Terry Bradshaw(Pittsburgh Steelers)- Bradshaw played in, and won four Super Bowls (9, 10, 13, and 14). He had offensive weapon Lynn Swann, and on anchoring the defense was "Mean" Joe Greene. Bradshaw only through for 300 or more yards in a game, only seven times in his career, however three of them were in the playoffs. Bradshaw is the first quarterback to earn four Super Bowl rings, and he is also in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Tom Brady (New England Patriots)- Brady is not the most vocal player on the field, but he knows how to be a leader. He has confidence, and by the time he was 27, he already had three Super Bowl rings under his belt. Brady became the youngest quarterback ever to win a Super Bowl. He earned to MVP awards for Super Bowls
36, and 38. He did not win the award in Super Bowl 39, because it went to Deion Branch.
John Elway (Denver Broncos)- Elway had great targets like Terrell Davis, and Shannon Sharpe, and the Denver Broncos went to five Super Bowls, with Elway under helm. The Broncos only won two of them, and when he was 38 years-old, he played in his final Super Bowl, and threw for one touchdown, and ran for another in Super Bowl 33. Elway was named MVP, and is one of the game's toughest competitors.
Brett Favre (Green Bay Packers)- Since the glory days led by Vince Lombardi as coach, and Bart Starr as quarterback, the Green Bay Packers hadn't won a Super Bowl, until Brett Favre came along. He was named the league MVP for three straight years, and he led the Green Bay Packers to two Super Bowls, and won one of them. He is a future Hall of Famer.
Joe Montana (San Francisco 49ers)- Montana wasn't selected until the third round of the NFL draft. Montana was a versatile quarterback, who once he got out of the pocket could be a threat to run, or make a big pass. His biggest target was Jerry Rice, and he led the 49ers to four Super Bowls, and they won them all. Joe Montana finished his illustrious career with four Super Bowl rings, and three MVP awards. He was a great quarterback.
Joe Namath (New York Jets)- He may have only won one Super Bowl, but it is still remembered today. In the Super Bowl, he didn't throw one touchdown pass. Called "Broadway Joe", he was a steady quarterback, who wouldn't run, but would often make great passes. Despite the first two Super Bowls being won by the Green Bay Packers, the Jets won the American football league. They would play star quarterback Johnny Unitas, in Super Bowl 3, and as the Super Bowl drew near, Namath declared that the Jets would win. Almost everybody laughed, because the Jets were tremendous underdogs. One of the biggest Super Bowl upsets occurred, because Namath was right. The Jets beat the Colts 16-7.
Phil Simms (New York Giants)- A first round draft pick of the 1979 draft, Simms, led the Giants to the 1986 Super Bowl. The Giants, who trailed 10-9 at halftime, came back in the second half, with thirty points to win 39-20, over the Denver Broncos. Simms only had three incomplete passes out of 25. He is the closest Super Bowl quarterback to being perfect. Simms threw a 13-yard touchdown to his favorite target, Mark Bavaro, too put the Giants in the lead for good.
Steve Young (San Francisco 49ers)- Steve Young spent a long time as a backup to NFL great, Joe Montana. Finally, at 33 years-old in 1995, Young finally started in a Super Bowl, and won 49-26. Young had great athleticism, and he was always a threat to run or pass. He threw a record six touchdown passes, three to Jerry Rice, and earned his first MVP trophy.
