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James Brooks emerged as one of the NFL’s most dynamic all-purpose backs in the 1980s, making a lasting impact—especially with ...
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Jim Marshall: The Ironman of the NFL and Heart of the Purple People Eaters
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Broadway Joe’s Hollywood Ending: Joe Namath’s Move to the Los Angeles Rams in 1977
Joe Namath, the swaggering, fur-coated quarterback who guaranteed and delivered a New York Jets Super Bowl victory in 1969, closed ...
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Mythical Showdown: 1973 Indiana Pacers vs. 1973 New York Knicks – A Seven-Game ABA vs. NBA Classic
What if the best of the ABA clashed with the best of the NBA in their primes? In this mythical ...
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Louie Dampier may not be a household name in mainstream NBA lore, but among basketball purists—particularly fans of the ABA—he ...
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This Saturday night, live streaming on DAZN from MSG Theater in New York City, Richardson Hitchins faces George Kambosos. During ...
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While a team effort, TheGruelingTruth.com is the brainchild of the founder of The Grueling Truth Sports Network, Mike Goodpaster.

Mike’s sporting credentials are undeniable. A football news and betting site reviewer  who is also a football coach with nearly 30 years of experience, Goodpaster has worked with a range of teams including Evansville Rage, Owensboro Rage, and the Northern Kentucky River Monsters. During the last five years, Mike has built a stellar reputation that has resulted in a record of 26 wins to 8 losses as Head Football Coach.

Over the course of his career, Mike’s record is all the more impressive still: as Head Coach at High School and Pro levels, his total win-loss record is 305 wins and 60 Losses. Unsurprisingly, such results have seen Mike named as Coach of the Year across a variety of different leagues on eight separate occasions, and Mike has also been named the #1 ranked private football coach in the Midwest by coachup.com for the past four years.

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