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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/
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History and development of American Football __ You will find a good look at the history of American football from colonial times through the present day. - From sportsrules.50g.com - http://www.sportsrules.50g.com/americanfootball/history-am.htm
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
Irish American Football History __ Learn about the history of American style Football in Ireland. "It was an advertisement in Ireland's national press that heralded the arrival of the Irish American Football Association in the Autumn of 1984. Sixty-five players attended a first training session in Phoenix Park, and in January 1985 the first American Football team in Ireland was formed - the Dublin Celts. The Celts would become, over the next few years, Ireland's dominant team." - illustrated - From britballnow.co.uk - http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Irish%20History.htm
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/
Professional Football Researchers Association- Pro Football History __ They say it best: "There are articles on just about every aspect of pro football history either here or on the way. We'll be adding about five articles per week to the site, but don't hold us to that. If you're interested in the people, teams and events that made the game of professional football great, you'll want to bookmark this site and check back often." - illustrated - From footballresearch.com - http://www.footballresearch.com/
Red Grange Rule __ "1926 Every member of the National Football League be positively prohibited from enducing or attempting to induce any college player to engage in professional football until his class at college shall have graduated...." Learn more about the controversy and how it has effected the game. - From footballresearch.com - http://sportsvl.com/ball/gridiron.htm
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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