by Jess Gryder | Oct 15, 2015 | Brazil, Canada, CONADEIP, Football, High School Football, Mexico, ONEFA, Pop Warner, Sports, Steenberge, Tec Monterrey, Travel, UAE
Born in Springville, NY, in 1871, Glenn Scobey ‘Pop’ Warner could never have dreamed that almost 150 years later, more than 64 teams of junior athletes would converge from across the United States to participate in a celebrated tournament played under his name....
by Jess Gryder | Oct 1, 2015 | Canada, College Football, CONADEIP, Football, France, Japan, Mexico, NCAA, NFL, ONEFA, San Diego, Sports, Steenberge, Travel
For eleven memorable years, from 1997 to 2007, the Global Junior Championship stood out among the highlights of the annual Super Bowl week of events. From humble beginnings aimed at showcasing the developing American football talent in Europe and Mexico to becoming a...
by Jess Gryder | Sep 18, 2015 | AFCA, College Football, CONADEIP, Drake University, Football, NCAA, Sports, Steenberge, Tanzania, Tec Monterrey, Travel
Chris Creighton made history last weekend. Back in 2011, it was a similar story, only on a different continent. As the second-year head football coach of Eastern Michigan University, Creighton guided the Eagles to a first non-conference road game win in 27 years on...
by Jess Gryder | Aug 7, 2015 | AFCA, College Football, CONADEIP, Football, NCAA, NFL, Sports, Steenberge, Travel
Eastern Michigan Head Coach Chris Creighton, whose dream of playing football in Africa became the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl, pens a powerful letter to potential football moms, which was posted on FootballMatters.com. Growing up on the West Coast, I played every sport I...
by globalfootballltd | Mar 9, 2015 | AFCA, CONADEIP, Football, Mexico, NCAA, ONEFA, Publishing, Sports, Steenberge, Tec Monterrey, Travel, UANL, UDLAP
The inspiring story of how determined individuals from three nations came together as one team to play the first-ever game of American football on the African continent can now be purchased online from the world’s number one online retailer Amazon.com and in store and...
by globalfootballltd | Feb 3, 2015 | CONADEIP, Football, Mexico, NCAA, NFL, ONEFA, Publishing, Sports, Steenberge, Tec Monterrey, Travel, UANL, UDLAP
The story of the 2011 Global Kilimanjaro Bowl – the first college American football game ever staged in Africa, as told from the viewpoint of event producer Patrick Steenberge in Tupande Kileleni: Let’s Climb to the Summit Together – is now available to...
