history of football

History of Football

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The number of sites available online for this topic is enormous. This site can not and does not index all available resources. The following does provide some idea of what is available online and will hopefully be a good starting point for a more extensive search.

About Football - Football History __ "About Football's football history section includes the history of football at every level, along with accounts of the sports early days. Check out tons of historical information on the players, teams, equipment, records, annual award winners, and much, much more!" You can even sign up for a newsletter. - From about.com - http://football.about.com/od/footballhistory/Football_History.htm

American Football __ Here is a dream site jampacked with resources and links to everything from football history through trivia. - From sportsvl.com - http://sportsvl.com/ball/gridiron.htm

American Football History __ "Football historians, those who have studied the game and its origins, place the game’s beginnings in rugby, an English game played with many similarities to football. Rugby began in eighteen twenty-three at the famous Rugby Boys’ School in England. Another cousin of the game of football is soccer; its beginnings can also be traced to English origin, being played as early as the eighteen twenties." You can continue with the story. - From essortment.com - http://wiwi.essortment.com/americanfootbal_rwff.htm

Canadian Football Hall of Fame __ Travel through the "zones" of this website and read about history, great players and more. This is a fairly interactive site with some excellent graphics. - illustrated - From Canadian Football Hall of Fame - http://www.footballhof.com/

College Football Hall of Fame __ You will find a virtual tour of the Hall of Fame and learn about the membership. You will find an inductee database searchable by name, college, date, position, or year of induction. - illustrated - From collegefootball.org - http://collegefootball.org/

College Football History __ You will find a lot of click-to-read information on the history of college football. - From John Midtgard - http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/index.shtml

Football History FAQ __ A series of interesting questions and answers in this growing FAQ site. - From faqfarm.com - http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/FAQ/2067

The Helmet Project __ Gives the history of how the helmets for each team have changed over the years, as well as interesting anecdotes about each. - illustrated - From nationalchamps.net - http://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/

History of American football __ "The history of American football, a spectator sport in the United States, can be traced to early versions of rugby football. Both games have their origin in varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century,..." An encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_American_football

History: Birth of pro football __ "The date was November 12, 1892, a day that would forever be etched in sports history, although no one involved that day could possibly have recognized the importance of the occasion. It was the day that the Allegheny Athletic Association football team defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club." Learn how this event was the debut of Professional Football and a lot more. - illustrated - From profootballhof.com - http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/birth.jsp

History of Football __ "Derived from the English game of rugby, American football was started in 1879 with rules instituted by Walter Camp, player and coach at Yale University." You can learn about Walter Camp, view early football equipment, read a good history of the sport and much more. - illustrated - From About.com - http://inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventions/a/HistoryFootball.htm

NFL History by Decade __ Select a decade from the drop-down menu. You will find football history from 1869 to present. - From nfl.com - http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1869-1910

Pro Football __ You will find a good general site on the history of Pro Football. Information begins with the 1909 season. - From infoplease.com - http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0103717.html

Pro Football Hall of Fame __ Whether you are looking for a general history of Pro Football or the specifics of a particular Hall of Fame inductee, you will find it here. - illustrated - From Pro Football Hall of Fame - http://www.profootballhof.com/

Pro-Football-Reference.com - Pro Football Statistics and History __ Just what the title says it is. You will find a wealth of information. - From pro-football-reference.com - http://www.pro-football-reference.com/

Sports Illustrated College Football Statistics __ For statistics related to history of college football, this is the place to be. - From sports Illustrated/CNN - http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/stats/

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