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Big in Japan: How a Lettuce Farmer Helped Take the NFL Global

Big in Japan: How a Lettuce Farmer Helped Take the NFL Global

Update: 2022-08-26
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The NFL regular season is nearly upon us and football-mad America is primed for another season of its favorite sport. But have you ever wondered which country outside the US is second-best at American football? It’s not Canada or the UK. Senior producer Harry Swartout has the surprising answer – which traces all the way back to a big international game in the 70s and includes no small amount of booze-fueled hijinks.

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Big in Japan: How a Lettuce Farmer Helped Take the NFL Global

Big in Japan: How a Lettuce Farmer Helped Take the NFL Global

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