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The History of
Football
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In the beginning
The story of football began sometime during the 19th
century in England when a soccer player, frustrated
at using only his feet to manipulate the ball,
decided to simply pick it up and run with it.
Although it was clearly against the rules of soccer,
other players |
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soon found the new way of playing soccer appealing
and thus, the sport of rugby was born. The new sport
soon became a world-wide success that found its way
into America by the mid-1800s. Played by many
northeastern colleges. |
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It was not long
before Harvard University and Yale University met in
Massachussetts in 1876 to formalize the rules to
rugby that were similar to those in England. There
were differences however: instead of playing with a
round ball, the schools opted for an egg-shaped and
the game's name was changed from rugby to football,
to finalize the meeting, an organization |
called the Intercollegiate
Football Association(IFA) was created to preside
over the Americanized sport.
Football was still mainly American rugby--much
different from the popular sport known today. Over
the course of three years starting in 1880, Yale
player Walter Camp eventually convinced the IFA to
change a series of rules in football to create a
game that is very similar today. For that, Camp is
considered by historians as the father of modern
football. |
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