Timothy P. Brown of Football Archaeology examines the thoughts, discussions, and ideas of replacing the second half kickoff after intermission by early 20th-century rules makers.
Dropping the Kick After the Half?
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Introduction
There was much debate over the years of eliminating the kick off just after halftime. A wide range of ideas on how to start the second half followed and our friend, historian Timothy P. Brown sheds light on this concept.
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Credits
A Very Special thanks to information obtained from the following brilliant internet sites: Timothy Brown and his FootballArchaeology.com website.
Banner photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of Picture taken at kickoff of the South Carolina-Georgia game on September 8, 2007.from User Cocksfan
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