Football History Rewind
1882 American Football Season
If 1876 was the birth of American football, 1882 was the year it grew up. This was the pivotal moment the sport officially divorced…
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Football History Rewind
Football History Rewind
1881 American Football Season
While 1881 might not have the “birth of the sport” branding of 1869, it was the year the gridiron nearly broke. In 1881, American…
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Football History Rewind
1880 American Football Season
Forget the “scrum”—1880 was the year American football finally stood in a straight line. While earlier years focused on whether to kick or carry…
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Football History Rewind
1879 American Football Season
In 1879, American football finally found its soul. This was the year Walter Camp, the “Father of American Football,” began dismantling the rigid rugby…
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Football History Rewind
1878 American Football Season
If 1877 was about establishing a backbone, 1878 was the year college football became a legitimate public spectacle. The season was defined by a…
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Football History Rewind
1877 American Football Season
If 1874 was the year American football found its soul, 1877 was the year it found its backbone. While the early 1870s were defined…
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Evolution of the Game
1876 American Football Season
A New Authoritative Organizational Body and Leader for Football Pigskin Dispatch’s Part 5 in the Series on American Football History A Princeton influence on…
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Football History Rewind
1875 American Football Season
By 1875, the “beautifully chaotic” experiment of American football hit a massive turning point. This was the year the round ball began its transformation…
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Football History Rewind
1874 American Football Season
Before the NFL, the Super Bowl, or even the forward pass, there was 1874—the year American football survived its first identity crisis. While most…
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Football History Rewind
1873 American Football Season
The Forgotten Blueprint: How 1873 Defined the Gridiron Before the Super Bowl became a national holiday, American football was a chaotic “mob” sport with…
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