The Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) is an organization of researchers whose mission is to preserve and, in some cases, reconstruct professional football history. It was founded on June 22, 1979 in Canton, Ohio by writer/historian Bob Carroll and six other football researchers and is currently headed by executive director Ken Crippen. Membership in the organization consists of some of the world's foremost historians and authors.
The PFRA publishes books and a bimonthly magazine, The Coffin Corner, devoted to topics in professional football history. The organization also gives out awards each year for outstanding achievement in the field of football research.
Read more about Professional Football Researchers Association: The Coffin Corner, Committees, Ralph Hay Award, Nelson Ross Award
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