or a line indicating the edge of field-goal range in green, but the yellow line remains. If anything, football has become nearly unthinkable without it. Goebert has heard of fans showing up to ...

If you attend a Super Bowl party on Sunday, you’ll probably hear at least one casual football viewer ask, “How do they get that yellow first-down line on the field?” While “magic” is a ...

Engineer Stan Honey helped the company Sportvision develop the yellow first down line that is now a staple of football telecasts ... looking for the line on the field when they attended games.