PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
2020-2021 EDITIOn
TEACHER
ACTIVITY GUIDE
linebacker junior seau - hall of fame class of 2015
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The Chargers were born on August 14, 1959, when Barron Hilton, a 32-year-old hotel executive, was
awarded a franchise for Los Angeles in the new American Football League. Even though they won the
AFL Western division championship in 1960, the Los Angeles Chargers received meager fan support so
Hilton, buoyed by the encouragement of San Diego sports editor Jack Murphy, moved his team 120 miles
south to San Diego in 1961. Historic Balboa Stadium was expanded to 34,000 capacity to accommodate
the Chargers.
In San Diego, the Chargers, spurred by coach Sid Gillman, developed into one of the true glamour teams
of any decade. Gillman’s rst teams were high-scoring, crowd-pleasing juggernauts that won divisional
championships ve of the AFL’s rst six years and the AFL title with a 51-10 win over Boston in 1963.
Such stars as wide receiver Lance Alworth, running backs Keith Lincoln and Paul Lowe and quarterback
John Hadl not only made the Chargers a winning team, they also provided image, impetus and respect
for the entire AFL that was ghting a life-and-death struggle with the established and well-nanced NFL.
Gillman, Alworth and tackle Ron Mix, another 1960s superstar, are now members of the Pro Football Hall
of Fame.
The Chargers moved into a new 60,835-seat stadium -- Qualcomm Stadium -- in 1967. While the new
home assured the future of pro football in San Diego, the team itself did not win another championship
until 13 years later in 1979. Gillman suddenly retired from coaching because of failing health after nine
games in 1969. He did coach 10 more games for the Chargers in 1971 but the glory days of the early
‘60s could not be duplicated.
Gillman’s 87-57-6 record in 11 seasons in San Diego is easily the best in Chargers’ history.
Only one other long-term San Diego coach, Don Coryell, had a winning record. Coryell compiled a 72-
60-0 record during his 1978-1986 tenure. The Chargers won AFC Western division championships in
1979, 1980 and 1981 and reached the AFC championship game the last two seasons. During that period,
Coryell’s Chargers played the same kind of exciting football that made the team so popular in the 1960s.
Like Gillman, Coryell emphasized the forward pass (the offense was referred to as “Air Coryell”) and a
future Hall of Fame quarterback, Dan Fouts, was the man who made his offense go. His targets included
such Hall of Famers as wide receiver Charlie Joiner and tight end Kellen Winslow. San Diego advanced
to the second round of the AFC playoffs in the strike-shortened 1982 season but then dropped out of
contention for the next 10 years.
Bobby Ross from Georgia Tech became the coach in 1992 and immediately led the Chargers back to the
playoffs, capturing the AFC Western division title. Two years later the Chargers defeated the Pittsburgh
Steelers 17-13 in the AFC championship game before losing to the San Francisco 49ers 49-26 in Super
Bowl XXIX.
The Chargers have seen players like Junior Seau (Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015) and LaDainian
Tomlinson (Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017) come through their organization & have always been
a threat in the AFC. From 2004-2019, the team was led by QB Philip Rivers - who was at the helm when
the team moved back to Los Angeles. Rivers moved on after the 2019 season, leaving the team in the
hands of WR Keenan Allen, RB Austin Eckler and DE Joey Bosa to get them back to the post-season.
Team History
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Canton, Ohio and the National Football
League
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ach year, approximately 250,000 fans from all over the world visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame in
Canton, Ohio. The museum’s guest register reveals that in a year’s time, visitors come from all fty
states and from sixty to seventy foreign countries.
Many wonder why the Hall of Fame is located in this small northeast Ohio city. Often, museums are
built in locations that have historical signicance to their subject matter. The Pro Football Hall of Fame
is no exception. Canton’s ties to pro football began long before the Hall of Fame was built in 1963. On
September 17, 1920, a meeting was held in an automobile showroom in downtown Canton. It was at
this time that the American Professional Football Association was formed. Two years later, the league
changed its name to the National Football League.
Today, fans follow teams like the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco
49ers, and the Miami Dolphins. But, in 1920, none of those
teams existed. Rather, the NFL had teams like the Columbus
Panhandles, Dayton Triangles, Rochester Jeffersons, and the
Canton Bulldogs.
The Canton Bulldogs were the rst real pro football
powerhouse. They won the NFL title in 1922 and 1923 making
them the league’s rst two-time champion.
They were a strong team even before the NFL began because of
their star player Jim Thorpe. Thorpe, a Native American Indian,
was a tremendous athlete. Not only did he play pro football but
he played pro baseball and won two gold medals in the 1912
Olympic Games. Even today, he is considered to be one of the
world’s greatest athletes of all time.
While the Bulldogs are no longer around, pro football
remembers its early days in Canton, Ohio. Visitors, young and
old, enjoy the story of pro football’s history in the city where the
NFL began!
The Legendary Jim Thorpe
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Who Was Jim Thorpe?
It seems that whenever stories are written about an all-time pro football great, Jim Thorpe’s name
comes up. Jim Thorpe was born in a one-room cabin in Prague, Oklahoma, on May 28, 1888. Though he
had some Irish and French blood, he was mostly of Sac and Fox Indian heritage. In fact, his Indian name
was Wa-Tho-Huk, which means Bright Path.
Though football was his rst love, he gained his greatest fame as a track star, winning the decathlon
and pentathlon events in the 1912 Olympics, held in Stockholm, Sweden. King Gustav V of Sweden told
Thorpe as he presented him with his medals, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.” But soon
afterward, Thorpe was stripped of his records and medals when it was learned that he had played minor
league baseball for money in 1911. In 1984 the Olympic Committee decided that this was an unfair
interpretation of the then Olympic rules and restored his records and returned his medals to his family.
In 1915, Thorpe’s great abilities and fame led Jack Cusack to offer him $250 a game to play football for
the Canton Bulldogs. While that may not sound like much, it was twice as much as most players were
making back then. Even Cusack’s friends warned him that he was paying Thorpe too much. Just the
same, Thorpe was everything Cusack had hoped he would be -- a great player and a gate attraction.
After missing the rst two games of the 1916 season because he was playing pro baseball for the New
York Giants, Thorpe joined the Canton squad. With Jim playing halfback, the Bulldogs were unofcial
World Champions in 1916, 1917 and 1919. (The Bulldogs’ championships are said to be unofcial since
no organized pro league existed at the time.)
Many old-timers who actually played against Thorpe claimed he was the toughest man ever to play
the game. Legend says that Jim would drop-kick a eld goal from the 50-yard line, then turn and kick
another 50-yarder in the opposite direction with perfect results-just to show off. Others say he could
punt a ball the length of the eld. Both are probably exaggerations. In any case, there is no doubt that
Thorpe was a superb athlete. All accounts suggest he could run with speed and bruising power. He
could pass and catch passes with the best. He could kick with accuracy and strength. And, of course, as
players did back then, he played defense too.
By the time the NFL was organized in 1920, the thirty-two-year-old Thorpe, who was already past his
athletic prime, was unanimously voted the league’s charter president. However, he managed to play
eight NFL seasons with six different teams and his gate appeal continued. Though at times he sparkled
like the Thorpe of old, he never really excelled as much in the NFL as he had in his earlier career. In
1928, at the age of forty he nally called it quits. In 1950, the nation’s press honored Thorpe by being
named the most outstanding athlete of the rst fty years of the twentieth century. In 1963, he was
elected a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Source: Excerpt from The Ofcial Pro Football Hall of Fame Answer Book by Joe Horrigan, Simon &
Shuster Inc., 1990.
If you would like to know more about Jim Thorpe, a good book to read is Jim
Thorpe by Bob Wheeler (University of Oklahoma Press, 1979).
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Junior Seau
Goals/Objectives:
Students will:
• Conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions and by posing
problems. They gather, evaluate and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print
and nonprint displays and artifacts) to communicate their discoveries.
• Use a variety of technological and informational resources (e.g., video, displays, databases)
to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.
• Develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns and
dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions and social roles.
• Use spoken, written and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for
learning, enjoyment, persuasion and exchange of information).
Common Core Standards: RI- Key Ideas and Details, Integration of Knowledge and Ideas; W-
Text Types and Purposes, Research to Build and Present Knowledge; SL- Presentation of Knowledge and
Ideas
Methods/Procedures:
• Students will read the biographical sketch on Junior Seau (next page) as a class and
discuss his role in black history and the history of pro football.
• Students will compile a list of questions that they would ask Junior Seau if he were
available at the Hall of Fame the day of the visit.
• If each student were allowed to ask three questions from his/her list, which three would
he/she ask? Students should star those three questions.
• Students would be given an assignment to research any Chargers Hall of Famer to gather
ve to ten facts or bits of information on them to share with the class. Students would be
encouraged to access the Hall’s ofcial website: ProFootballHOF.com.
• Students will gather more information on their chosen individual that they previously did
not know.
• Students will then write the information in paragraph form and present any new facts or
bits of information that they discovered.
Materials:
• Junior Seau biography
• ProFootballHOF.com
Assessment:
• Students will submit the informational essay/reports on their chosen Chargers Hall of
Famer.
• Students will deliver formal presentations on their chosen Chargers Hall of Famer that will
demonstrate a clear and distinctive perspective on the subject chosen and convey relevant
information and descriptive details.
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Junior Seau began his pro career in 1990 after being selected as the fth player overall in that year’s
draft by the San Diego Chargers. Over the next 20 seasons, he exemplied perseverance, leadership,
and a level of excellence that made him one of the nest linebackers to have ever played in the National
Football League.
Seau started 15 games in his rookie campaign and nished as
the team’s second-leading tackler. The following season, he
earned league-wide acclaim when he was named All-Pro for
the rst of six straight seasons. Seau was named All-Pro two
more times (1998 and 2000). An intense competitor and team
leader, Seau was also voted to 12 Pro Bowls.
In 1994, he led the Chargers to their rst and only Super
Bowl appearance. He played an integral role San Diego’s
success that season as the team nished 11-5 and won the
AFC Western Division. He recorded 155 tackles, 5.5 sacks,
3 fumble recoveries, forced a fumble and had three passes
defensed to pace the Chargers that season. Seau registered
10 or more tackles in a game 10 times that year (eight in the
regular season and two in postseason). In the playoffs, Seau
led the Chargers as they knocked off the Miami Dolphins in
the division playoffs before defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers,
17-13, in the AFC championship to earn a trip to Super Bowl
XXIX. Seau recorded 12 tackles, four assists and one pass
defensed in the conference championship win. Then, despite
falling to the 49ers in the Super Bowl, Seau had a strong
showing and nished with 9 solo tackles, 2 assisted tackles
and sacked Steve Young once for a loss of four yards. Later in his career, Seau played in the 2007 AFC
championship game and Super Bowl XLII while a member of the New England Patriots.
In all, Seau played 268 career games with the Chargers (1990-2002), Miami Dolphins (2004-05), and
Patriots (2007-09). He recorded 10 or more tackles in a regular season game 64 times amassed 56.5
career sacks and intercepted 18 passes which he returned for 238 yards. He also recovered a fumble for
a touchdown and had two pass receptions during his career. Seau led the Chargers in sacks twice (1996
and 1997) and was the club’s top tackler eight times.
He was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1992 by UPI and Football Digest and was the
Chargers Most Valuable Player six times.
Seau was also named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s.
Junior Seau
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Tackling Football Math
Goals/Objectives:
Students will:
• Improve math skills by applying basic functions to the game of football.
• Learn basic football facts and game terms.
• Utilize statistics of NFL football players and teams for computing math problems.
• Research statistics of selected NFL football players and teams for use as alternative
information in certain math problems.
Common Core Standards: Operations and Algebraic Thinking; Number Operations in Base Ten;
Measurement and Data
Methods/Procedures:
• Students will complete the math worksheets provided on the following pages related
to the game of football. They may work independently or with others. Feel free to
make adaptations in players and teams to suit your students. Answers to the following
worksheets are found in the back of this publication.
* Conversions in Football (CCS: Measurement and Data)
* Super Bowl Thunder (CCS: Number Operations in Base Ten; Measurement and Data)
Materials:
• Pencil
• Scrap paper for working problems
• Calculators if permitted
• Worksheets
Assessment:
• Students will be assessed on accuracy of responses.
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Conversions in Football
Directions: Complete the following problems, be sure to show all of your work on a
seperate sheet of paper.
1. During his career Dan Fouts passed for 43,040 yards. How many feet is that? __________
2. Austin Eckler caught a 84-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers in 2019. How many inches is
that? ______
3. Philip Rivers passed for 4,615 yards in 2019. How many miles is that? ___________ Round to the
nearest tenth. *(Hint: 1 mile = 1,760 yards)
4. In 2019 Melvin Gordon & Auston Eckler led the Chargers in rushing with a total of 1,169 yards.
How many feet is that?__________
5. The Chargers have the ball on their own 25-yard line and they complete a 45-yard pass. They
then lose 4 yards on the next play. What yard line are they now on? __________
6. Hall of Famer Dan Fouts threw a 54-yard pass. How many inches did he throw? _________ How
many centimeters?__________ Hint: 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
7. A football eld measures 100 yards from goal line to goal line. A eld is 53 1/3 yards wide.
Convert these measurements to feet. __________ _____________
8. If an NFL player weighs 303 pounds. How much does he weigh in ounces? ____________
9. A game normally lasts 60 minutes. During a 17-game season, how many total minutes does one
team play? ___________
10. There are seven ofcials on the eld for every NFL game. If 16 games are played each week,
what is the total number of ofcials ofciating throughout the NFL each week? ____________
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Super Bowl Thunder
Directions: Answer the following questions using the 1995 San Diego Chargers’ roster on
the following page.
1. Who was the oldest player on the team?
2. What number was Junior Seau?
3. How many wide receivers (WR) were there?
4. How many players had 10 or more years of NFL experience?
5. How many quarterbacks (QB) were listed?
6. Who was the only player to attend Western Illinois University?
7. Who was the heaviest player on the team?
8. Who was the lightest player on the team?
9. What position did number 3 play?
10. Add up the total weight of all the running backs (RB).
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Super Bowl Thunder
1995 San Diego Chargers Super Bowl XXIX Roster
Source: Super Bowl
XXIXGame Program
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Goals/Objectives:
Students will:
• Explain how technology inuences the quality of life.
• Discuss how decisions about the use of products can result in desirable or undesirable
consequesces.
• Use examples to predict and analyze.
• Recognize that science can only answer some questions and technology can only solve
some human problems.
• Describe examples of scientic advances and emerging technologies and how they impact
society.
National Standards: Science: 5-Science and Technology
Methods/Procedures:
• The students and teacher will compile a list of objects that accumulate from fans, players
and workers at any NFL game.
• Students gather, if possible, concrete examples of listed items.
• Students determine which listed objects can be recycled.
• Through letters, calls, emails, and possibly personally, determine which stadiums recycle
and what items they recycle.
• After compiling all three lists, using a mathematical formula, including amount of each
product sold, students determine the weight of each recyclable item/team’s game and or
season through extrapolation.
Materials:
• Students and teacher created item list
• ProFootballHOF.com
• Scales for weighing objects
Assessment:
• Student created tables of items sold, recyclable items, items recycled and total poundage.
• Students will deliver a formal presentation on their ndings.
• Teacher posts results and student ndings (charts).
How Much Can Be Recycled?
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How Much Can Be Recycled?
SoFi Stadium
Items Sold
Item A Item B Item C Item D
Game 1
Total Weight: Total Weight: Total Weight: Total Weight:
Game 2
Total Weight: Total Weight: Total Weight: Total Weight:
Game 3
Total Weight: Total Weight: Total Weight: Total Weight:
Students may add items, delete items, add games, delete games depending on time constraints.
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From Humble Beginnings:
The Story of the Chargers
Goals/Objectives:
Students will:
• Understand the beginnings of football as we know it today.
National Standards: U.S. History: 11 - Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930); 12
- Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945); 13 - Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to
early 1970’s); 14 - Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the Present)
Methods/Procedures:
• Students will visit the Los Angeles Chargers’ website: Chargers.com and the Pro Football
Hall of Fame’s website: ProFootballHOF.com. A tour through these websites informs
students how the Chargers began, who were the early superstars, and who helped the
Chargers become what they are today. Students will take notes.
• If the class can take a eld trip to SoFi Stadium, students should take notes as they tour.
• Students will complete a one page report on the history of the Los Angeles Chargers from
the research gathered.
• Students will then present this information (rst game, rst player drafted, etc.) to the
class.
Materials:
• Chargers.com
• ProFootballHOF.com
• Chargers History on page 1.
Assessment:
• Students will be able to verbally share with others more about the rich history of the Los
Angeles Chargers.
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Goals/Objectives:
Students will:
• Improve geography skills using football team facts and locations.
• Use map skills with football facts.
• Explore data from NFL players and teams.
National Standards: Geography: 2-Places and Regions; 5-Environment and Society
Methods/Procedures:
• Have students complete the Chargers’ Team Travel worksheet
Materials:
• Worksheet: Chargers’ Team Travel
• Maps, atlas, online resources
• 2020 Los Angeles Chargers’ Schedule
• Writing utensils
• Paper or posterboard
• Pushpins and string
Assessment:
• Students will be assessed on accuracy of responses to worksheet: Chargers’ Team Travel
Chargers’ Team Travel
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Chargers’ Team Travel
Directions: Using a blank United States map (next page) and a 2020 NFL schedule
complete the following activities.
1. Label each individual state.
2. Label each NFL team in its correct city. On a separate piece of paper, list those states which do not
have a NFL team.
3. Secure the map to a piece of cardboard to push pins through. Locate Los Angeles, CA and mark it by
attaching a string to a pin and placing the pin on Los Angeles, CA.
4. Refer to a copy of the team’s schedule for the current NFL season (Chargers.com). Using the pins
and string, locate and mark your team’s away games. How many away games do they play?
5. Determine and keep track of the direction the Chargers traveled to play their away games.
6. Using an online map, determine how many miles the team traveled to each of their away games.
How many total miles did the team travel throughout the season?
7. Determine if Los Angeles, CA is in a different time zone than Canton, OH. What is the time
difference? If the starting time of a game is 4:00 p.m. in Canton, OH, what time is the game starting
in Los Angeles, CA?
8. Keep a log of your team’s win-loss record for the season plus the number of points they have scored
during each game.
9. Did your team win more home or away games?
10. How many miles is it from Los Angeles, CA to Tampa, FL, site of Super Bowl LV?
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Chargers’ Team Travel
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Career Exploration
Goals/Objectives:
Students will:
• Identify NFL careers.
• Conduct an exploratory interview to get an insider’s view of a particular career.
• Investigate career opportunities that reect their interests, abilities, and personality.
• Utilize various sources of career information.
National Standards: FACS: 1 - Career, Community, and Family Connections
Methods/Procedures:
• Have students complete the following career worksheets and activities provided on the
following pages:
* Careers with the Chargers
* Chargers Career Matching
* Chargers Career Future
Materials:
• Career worksheets and activity descriptions
• Career reference books including:
* Dictionary of Occupational Titles
* Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
* Guide for Occupational Exploration
* Occupational Outlook Quarterly
• Computer program “Ohio Career Information System (OCIS)”
• Internet access to career/job/vocation sites (i.e. http://stats.bls.gov)
Assessment:
• Students will be assessed on performance and accuracy of responses.
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Careers with the Chargers
Name:__________________________________________
There are hundreds of jobs in and around the Chargers in addition to being an athlete. See if
you can think of one job for each letter in the alphabet.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
S.
T.
U.
V.
W.
X.
Y.
Z.
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Chargers Career Matching
Name:__________________________________________
Directions: Match the careers on the left with the correct denition on the right:
_____ Players Agent A. Good with computers and networking. Oversee all
technology applications for teams.
_____ Game Ofcial B. Requires a keen eye, fast reexes, stamina, self-control, and
knowledge of rules and ability to make quick and correct
decisions.
_____ Sports Photographer C. Has a strong science background with an emphasis on
anatomy and physical therapy for athletes.
_____ Sports Psychologist D. Makes sure the stadiums and arenas are operable and safe
for both players and fans.
_____ Facilities Manager E. Participates in contract negotiations, arranges personal
appearances and sets up endorsements for commercial
products.
_____ Director of IT F. Advises athletes on how to eat to perform their best.
_____ Ofcial Statistician G. Expert in mathematics, bookkeeping, statistics and operating
a computer.
_____ Scout H. Artist who uses a camera to capture the single action of an
individual’s successes as well as defeats.
_____ Athletic Trainer I. Evaluates potential players as well as next week’s opponents.
_____ Sports Nutritionist J. Helps athletes cope with pressure.
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Name:__________________________________________
The NFL can offer a ticket to fame and fortune. However, only a small percentage of people actually
become professional athletes. Even those who do must some day retire and begin new careers Education
is the key to the future.
Think about the types of NFL career possibilities that exist for a person with your interests, abilities, and
personality. Project yourself into the future and choose one occupation that interests you. Answer the
following questions using any resources available (parents, relatives, career mentors, teachers, guidance
counselors, Internet and printed material).
• What education and training would I need?
• What skills and aptitude should I have?
• Is there an age requirement? If so, what is it?
• What would my work environment be like?
• What hours would I spend on the job?
• What is the starting salary?
• What are the opportunities for advancement in this line of work?
• What are the benets of the career?
• What is the dress code?
• What specic duties would I perform?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job?
Now that you know more about the career, is it still something you would like to pursue?
Why or why mot?
Chargers Career Future
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Chargers Jersey Design
Goals/Objectives:
Students will:
• Create an original frontal design for a jersey, employing color choices, fabric/clothing details and
lettering design. This lesson focuses on use of contrast, center of interest and balance.
National Standards: Visual Arts: 1-Understanding and applying media, techniques and processes
Methods/Procedures:
• Fold drawing paper in half, short sides together, to create a center line. This line will be
used as guide when drawing the neckline and number.
• Using pencil and ruler, divide the paper vertically into fourths, using very light guidelines.
These lines represent approximate areas where sleeves are sewn onto the sides of the
body.
• Decide on the thickness of sleeves, drawing them to extend to the outside edges of the
paper.
• Sketch the neckline – standard jerseys usually have v-necks, but use another shape if you
like.
• Add detailing – clothing that must endure the rigors of a contact sport usually has double
stitching for strength. This can be shown at the sleeves, bottom and any other area you
choose.
• Determine a color pattern – borrow colors from the Chargers or create your own
combinations. No more than two or three colors are necessary. Highlights of black and
white are often used on jerseys in conjunction with one or two other colors. Use your color
pattern to create bands on the sleeves, neckline and other areas as desired. Colors should
have good contrast that allows the design to be visible from a distance, especially the
number(s).
• Use the fold line to help you center the number you chose. Examples of block letters are
shown on the accompanying illustration, but be as creative as you’d like. Jersey numbers
are often “shaded” with a second colors. Frequently, smaller numbers are sewn to the
shoulders. From this viewpoint, only part of the shoulder numbers would be visible.
• Add a tag inside the neckline to show the size. Jerseys often have outside tags on the
lower portion of the body that show the manufacturer’s name. This would be an ideal are
to sign your name or create a company with your initials. Add any other detail you would
like.
• If desired, cut out your jersey and mount on a contrasting color.
Materials:
• White or manila drawing paper, 12” x 18” or 9” x 12”
• Drawing pencil/eraser
• Ruler or straightedge
• Colored pencils, markers, crayons or other coloring media
Assessment:
• Ask the student to write an advertisement for his/her jersey, describing the type of fabric
that would be used, why the color choices are successful, the durability of the shirt, other
details that were used, and the approximate price of the shirt.
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The Internet and Football
Goals/Objectives:
Students will:
• Identify the Internet as a viable source for information and research.
• Identify key phrases and words in searching the Internet for football related information.
• Identify various and reliable Internet sites.
• Identify main points of article.
• Effectively analyze Internet sites
National Standards: Technology: 2-Issues; 3-Technology Productivity Tools; 4-Technology
Communication Tools; 5- Technology Research Tools, 6-Technology Problem Solving
Methods/Procedures:
• Students complete the worksheets provided on the following pages in this section concen-
trating on one activity at a time.
• Teachers are encouraged to adjust, adapt, and alter activities to suit class needs.
• Answers are located in the back of this publication.
* ProFootballHOF.com
* Chargers.com
* Additional Internet Sites
• Students would be encouraged to access the Hall’s ofcial site: ProFootballHOF.com. On
this site students can examine articles to analyze and discuss.
• Students can present the information gathered from the lessons to the class.
Materials:
• Internet Activity Sheets
• Chargers.com
• ProFootballHOF.com
• Access to the school and/or public library as well as a computer center
Assessment:
• Students will be assessed based upon completed worksheets and/or presentations
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Name: _______________________________________
Directions: After nding your way to the Pro Football Hall of Fame website, nd the answers
to the following questions.
1. What are the three reasons the Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton, Ohio?
A. _______________________________________
B. _______________________________________
C. _______________________________________
2. In the “Football History” section, nd one story about the 1980’s. Summarize the article below.
3. Under “NFL History and Stats,” list two players talked about in “African Americans in Pro Football.”
A. _______________________________________
B. _______________________________________
4. Who were the Modern-Era enshrinees in the Class of 2020?
A. _______________________________________
B. _______________________________________
C. _______________________________________
D. _______________________________________
E. _______________________________________
5. One jersey number has been worn by more Hall of Famers (13) than any other number. Which num-
ber is it? _________
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Chargers.com
Name: _______________________________________
Directions: After accessing the website Chargers.com, nd the answers to the following
questions:
1. Who founded the Los Angeles Chargers?
2. In what year were the Los Angeles Chargers founded?
3. In 1963 the Chargers won the AFL Championship. Who did they play in the AFL Championship game
and what was the nal score?
4. When did the Chargers change the color of their pants from white to gold?
5. Name three Chargers inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
A.
B.
C.
6. Find one article on the site. Summarize that article below.
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Additional Internet Sites
The following websites can be accessed for
additional information for your students.
www.usatoday.com
www.espn.com
www.cbssports.com
www.sportsillustrated.com
www.n.com/superbowl
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Even Joey Bosa Had to Start Somewhere
Goals/Objectives:
Students will:
• Correlate the tness concepts of strength, agility, exibility, and endurance to basic yet
specic forms of exercise.
National Standards: Physical Education: 2-Movement Concepts, Principles, Strategies, and Tactics;
3-Physical Activity; 4-Physical Fitness; 6-Values Physical Activity
Methods/Procedures:
• Students will be asked to discuss and list basic exercises that can be done to improve one’s
muscular strength, agility, exibility, and muscular endurance.
• Basic Exercise Examples
* Muscular Strength Push-ups, Sit-ups (Few Repetition), Chin-ups, Pull-ups,
Squat thrust, Bench dips
* Agility Line jumps (forward, backward, side to side, scissors), One
Foot hop
* Flexibility Standing toe touch, Standing V stretch, Buttery, Seated toe
touch, Seated V stretch, Inverted hurdles stretch
* Endurance Push-ups, Sit-ups, Chin-ups, Squat thrust, Bench dips, Walking,
Jogging (slow, medium or fast) Jump rope (Many Repetitions)
Materials:
• Notepad/paper and pencil/pen
• Blackboard or Dry mark board
• Access to computer
Assessment:
• Students will be assessed on their participation in activities.
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Conversions in Football
1. 129,120 feet
2. 3,024 inches
3. 2.6 miles
4. 3,507 feet
5. 34 yard line of opposing team
6. 1,944 inches, 4937.76 centimeters
7. 300 feet long, 160 feet wide
8. 5,800 ounces
9. 1,020 minutes
10. 112 ofcials
Super Bowl Thunder
1. Stan Brock 6/8/1958
2. 55
3. 5
4. 2
5. 3
6. Rodney Harrison
7. Isaac Davis/ Reuben Davis - 320 lbs.
8. Andre Coleman - 162 lbs.
9. Kicker
10. 881 lbs.
Careers with the Chargers
Possible Answers
A = Agent
B = Broadcaster
C = Coach
D = Doctor
E = Equipment Manager
F = Field Judge
G = Groundskeeper
H = Head Linesman
I = Intern
J = Journalist
K = Kinesiologist
L = Lawyer
M = Mascot
N = Nutritionist
O = Owner
P = Photographer
Q = Quarterback Coach
R = Referee
S = Scout
T = Trainer
U = Umpire
V = Vendor
W = Writer
X = X-Ray Technician
Y = Yoga Instructor
Z = Zeppelin Driver
Chargers Career Matching
E- Players Agent
B- Game Ofcial
H- Sports Photographer
J- Sports Psychologist
D- Facilities Manager
A- Sports Promoter
G- Ofcial Statistician
I- Scout
C- Athletic Trainer
F- Sports Nutritionist
Chargers.com
1. Barron Hilton
2. 1959
3. Boston Patriots, Chargers won 51-10
4. 1966
5. Student’s choice
ProFootballHOF.com
1. A. The American Professional Football
Association, was founded in Canton in 1920.
B. The Canton Bulldogs were an early day pro
football power. First two-time champion of the
NFL. Jim Thorpe played for Bulldogs.
C. Canton citizens launched a determined and
organized campaign in the 1960’s to earn the
site.
2. Answer varies
3. Answer varies
4. Steve Atwater, Isaac Bruce, Steve Hutchinson,
Edgerrin James, Troy Polamalu
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