Gridiron America- The Football Learning Academy

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On a morning where the cherry blossoms were blooming and Scott was watching his UAB Blazers lose a heart breaker at the NIT, Greg sat down with ⁠Ken Crippen⁠, founder and executive director of ⁠The Football Learning Academy⁠, to discuss the mission of the FLA and his thoughts on how the game has changed over the decades. The online academy is the first educational institution devoted to the instruction on the history of the gridiron game, with proceeds benefiting retired players. Ken is also the former president of ⁠the Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA)⁠. He has been researching and writing about pro football history for over twenty years. In that time, he has published two books, ⁠including one about the original Buffalo Bills⁠, and numerous articles. He has also won multiple writing awards, including the 2012 ⁠Professional Football Writers Association (PFWA)⁠ Dick Connor Writing Award for feature writing, and the 2011 Ralph Hay Award by the PFRA for lifetime achievement in pro football history.