Before There Was Pass Interference
It isn’t easy to get things right on the first go-around, as shown when the forward pass became legal in 1906. The rules heavily restricted the forward pass, and the game lacked proven throwing, catching, and route-running techniques we now consider obvious. Also missing were rules concerning pass interference. — www.footballarchaeology.com
Timothy P. Brown has dug up the dirt on what football looked like before restrictions of interference during a forward pass in this Football Archaeology post.
When Rubber Footballs Were All The Rage
Early folk football games occurred post-harvest using the inflated bladders of recently-slaughtered pigs. Eventually, they covered the pig bladders with cowhide, and the bladders transitioned to rubber, yet the combination continued to be called pigskins. — www.footballarchaeology.com
The era and inception of rubber footballs and how they were perceived int he game. Football Archaeology does a nice bit of research on the subject.
The Trailing Team's Choice To Kick Or Receive
We have been on a recent kick looking at the rules affecting which team boots the ball to start the game or second half, and today we get to review another oddball kicking rule. A story from a few days ago described the NCAA rule that gave the team scored upon the option to kick or receive — www.footballarchaeology.com
A look at an interesting experimental rule where a team had a choice of kicking or receiving after a score.
Frank Hinkey Gets His Bell Rung
Frank Hinkey played end for Yale from 1891 to 1894, earning All-American status all four years. Slight of build, Hinkey was a ferocious competitor and hitter, becoming the game’s premier shutdown end nearly one century before shutdown corners came into vogue. — www.footballarchaeology.com
Timothy P. Brown of Football Archaeology.com deleivers a remarkable story on a player that was concussed, who kept on playing in the late 19th century
Professional Football Goes Hollywood
Professional Football Goes Hollywood: Professional Football and the City of Los Angeles’ Rise to Prominence [Shmelter, Richard J.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Professional Football Goes Hollywood: Professional Football and the City of Los Angeles’ Rise to Prominence — www.amazon.com
Rich Shmelter has authored a great book that parallels the growth of Los Angeles along with the brands of football that played near the city.
The Pioneer Years - Trial and Error — The Football Odyssey
The Pioneer Years is a series chronicling the development of American Football in the pre-forward pass era. Click here for Part 1. Now that the Rugby scrum had been abandoned in favor of the line of scrimmage, American football was on it’s way towards morphing into the game of the future, — www.thefootballodyssey.com
Aron Harris takes us on The Football Odyssey to the 1880 IFA Rules Meeting
Cleveland Indians Football
July 12, 1931 - Cleveland Indians franchise forms after the Cleveland Tigers franchise changed their name and then subsequently folded after the 1921 season per the ProFootballHOF.com website. According to the American Football Fandom site this was the first of three different instances of an “Indians” pro football franchise in Cleveland. A second "Indians" NFL team arose in 1923. That team played as the "Indians" for the 1923 season before changing their name to the Cleveland Bulldogs in 1924. The third rendition of the Cleveland Indians came in 1931 when the League sponsored the club that only played games on the road. The NFL intended to locate this team permanently in Cleveland. However when no suitable owner was found, the franchise folded after just one season as visiting gate revenues. These three Cleveland teams are viewed as three totally different franchises by the NFL.
Canadian Football Is Open For Business
Today’s Tidbit is published early as a public service to those who do not regularly watch the CFL but should. It is a wide-open game featuring five wide receivers, though that did not stop Montreal and Ottawa from playing to a 22-21 score last night in a game featuring ten made field goals. — www.footballarchaeology.com
Football Archaeology examines the rules and basics for understanding Canadian Football and the CFL.
Football Training Camp In The 1910s
It is that time of year. College football training camps are opening nationwide, almost all filled with hope, if not optimism, since we are one month from launching a new season. Most camps are held on campus nowadays, though some venture off for bonding and other purposes. — www.footballarchaeology.com
Football archaeology goes back in time to describe early gridiron training camps, who had them and what they did.
Fourth Of July Football In 1895 Butte
From football’s beginning in America’s Eastern colleges, the game was played almost exclusively in the fall. Only on the West Coast and in the Rockies did 19th-century teams play football at other times of the year, with some playing football year-round. — www.footballarchaeology.com
A football Archaeology salute to the team of the Butte Football Club Miners.
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