Bob Kap Archive #4

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Description

Silent film of the Intercontinental Football League's (IFL's) 1976 European tour to promote American football as a leisure activity. It includes footage of players on buses and in cars, football games, spectators, cheerleaders, European scenery and promotional activities. Many stills of promotional brochures, newspaper articles, and photographs are included.

Physical Description

1 film (6 min., 54 sec.) : si., col. ; 16 mm.

Creation Information

Intercontinental Football League 1976.

Context

This video is part of the collection entitled: Bob Kap Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 179 times, with 4 in the last month. More information about this video can be viewed below.

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Description

Silent film of the Intercontinental Football League's (IFL's) 1976 European tour to promote American football as a leisure activity. It includes footage of players on buses and in cars, football games, spectators, cheerleaders, European scenery and promotional activities. Many stills of promotional brochures, newspaper articles, and photographs are included.

Physical Description

1 film (6 min., 54 sec.) : si., col. ; 16 mm.

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Publication Information

  • Preferred Citation: Bob Kap Collection (AR0885), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Bob Kap Collection

Video drawn from a larger collection of tangible materials documenting Bob Kap's time as coach of the Dallas Tornado Soccer Club in the 1960s, and his meetings with NFL teams where he introduced European style kicking techniques to American football in the 1970s.

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  • 1976

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  • July 30, 2018, 9:51 a.m.

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Intercontinental Football League. Bob Kap Archive #4, video, 1976; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1213276/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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