Football in the National Archives

U.S. Air Force personnel from the Texas National Guard's Joint Color Guard stand at attention prior to presenting the colors during pregame ceremonies at Super Bowl XXXVIII in the Astrodome in Houston, Texas on February 1, 2004. Photo by Master Sgt. Dale C. Hanson II, USAF. Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. View in the National Archives Catalog.

Grade school boys playing touch football during the recess play period at Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado, on December 11, 1942. Photo by Tom Parker. Records of the War Relocation Authority. View in the National Archives Catalog.

Army-Navy Football Game, Polo Grounds, New York, 1925. Records of the U.S. Military Academy. View in the National Archives Catalog.

Army-Navy Football Game, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1994. Photo by Ph2 John Sokolowski. Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. View in the National Archives Catalog.

Washington attempts a field goal against Philadelphia on December 9, 1956. Records of the National Park Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.

Football player from Cathedral Senior High School in New Ulm, Minnesota, suits up for a game at Johnson Park in October 1974. Photo by David Stroble. Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. View in the National Archives Catalog.

Franklin D. Roosevelt with Groton's Football Team in October 1899. Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Photographs. View in the National Archives Catalog.

Carlisle Indian School football team circa 1871-1907. Records of the Smithsonian Institution. View in the National Archives Catalog.

Patent drawing for A. Schemel's jacket for football players, patented November 27, 1906. Records of the Patent and Trademark Office. View in the National Archives Catalog.

Football practice with a tackle dummy at West Point Military Academy, circa 1928. Records of the U.S. Military Academy. View in the National Archives Catalog. 

Gerald R. Ford on the football practice field at the University of Michigan in 1933. White House Photographic Office Collection (Ford Administration). View in the National Archives Catalog.

President Barack Obama throws a football at Soldier Field in Chicago on May 20, 2012. Photo by Pete Souza. Records of the White House Photo Office (Obama Administration). View in the National Archives Catalog.

During World War II, the Third War Loan Drive receives a big push upwards as members of the New York Football Giants sign pledges for war bonds. General Records of the Department of the Treasury. View in the National Archives Catalog.

Reggie Love holds a football after he leaps into the snow in the Rose Garden of the White House during a blizzard, February 6, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza. Records of the White House Photo Office (Obama Administration). View in the National Archives Catalog.

Smokey Bear float at the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 1966, in Pasadena, California. Records of the Forest Service. View in the National Archives Catalog. 

U.S. Women's National Tackle Football Team group photo in 2013. Electronic Records of the Office of the President (Obama Administration). View in the National Archives Catalog.

A limited-edition Pittsburgh Steelers football with Steelers Super Bowl wins including the dates, locations, and results of each game. The football is signed by many members of the 2009 winning team such as coach Mike Tomlin, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, linebacker James Harrison, defensive lineman Nick Eason, and wide receiver Santonio Holmes. Barack Obama Artifact Collection. View in the National Archives Catalog.