1907: A Brief History Of American Football

In the mid-late 1800s, the US was in an awkward place where finally, for an extended period of time, they were not at war with anyone. Americans could go home and not have to worry about sending their boys off to the army or navy in order to preserve their nation. However it was strange due to the fact that Americans did not yet have an identity, a true American culture. The free time given to them was met with revelation and the realization of things needing to be created in the US not only to serve as something to do and look forward to but also a social event and get together. Things like baseball started to really catch a flame, however more was needed to bring the country together, something more exciting. Finally, a man named Walter Camp

In the article, ‘When Theodore Roosevelt Saved Football” written by Bruce Watson, he explained how Theodore Roosevelt intervened to help save the game of football. Back when Roosevelt was the President, the game of football was not played the way we all know as today. The game was full of violence and reckless behavior from the player’s. In addition, it caused them to get severe injuries from brain damage also to the point where the player’s teeth were being knocked out. However, the violence didn’t stop there, not only it was the way the game was being played. It was also the fans encouraging the players to hurt and kill one another. In the fall of 1905, Roosevelt had recognized that the game of football was in danger. Roosevelt then called

elected into the baseball hall of fame, and was the first player to have their number retired.

Jim brown was born February, 1936 in St. simons Island in Georgia. He was 2 weeks old when his dad left the family, his mother left to become a maid in New York. That left James (aka Jim) with his great grandmother. . Jim was 8 years old when his mother wanted him to live with her in new York. Living very good brown was playing football for a large white school Manhattan High School. . During his senior year Brown averaged an astonishing 14.9 yards per carry and that gave him a spot at Syracuse university. < http:// earl Campbell. com/>. The first game of 1977 the Horne's won almost all their games winning them all. Earl played with the flu and still made 170 yards. Also defeating their rival enemies the Aggies. < http:// earl Campbell. com/>.Earl was voted for the heisman trophy ,also the number 1 draft pick in 1978 to the Houston oilers. Earl played for the for 4 years and made

Cheers in the crowd Terrell Davis had just scored a touchdown! Terrell Davis played running back for the Denver Broncos. He is a hall of famer and had many accomplishments.

Bruce Watson, author of “When Theodore Roosevelt Saved Football,” explored the impact that the former president, Theodore Roosevelt had on football. One of the main objectives of the author was to inform the reader about how the game of football was different compared to the way we play the game today. The author, “Bruce Watson” went deep into detail about how injuries to players were occurring at alarming rates. Football today stands accused of causing brain damage and spinal injuries, but football in Roosevelt’s time was often lethal. Players wore flimsy padding and leather helmets. Every game saw several players carried unconscious from the field. During Roosevelt’s time 45 young men died playing college or high school football. Theodore

In the piece, “When Theodore Roosevelt Saved Football” by Bruce Watson, the author presents the notion that President Roosevelt was able to make the game safer, and thusly save it through cooperation and mediation. After brokering a treaty for the Russo-Japanese War, Roosevelt was presented a desperate plea from ivy-league college faculty and staff, asking him to lead a reform on the lethal game of football. Although Roosevelt was initially opposed to idea, as he liked to think that the sport built character and injuries were an uncommon occurrence, but the fact of the matter was that injuries were becoming more and more common. In addition to the rising number of injuries, President Roosevelt’s own son would also get involved, getting injured

Barry Sanders was born in Wichita, Kansas, on July 16, 1968. Barry’s favorite sport was basketball when he was just a kid, but his dad steered him toward football. Barry attended Wichita North High School. Sanders was a second string running back up until the last five games of his senior season. His coaches didn’t play him much because of his fear of getting hit. The last five games Sanders started doing amazing things. Sanders rushed for more than 1,000 yards in his last five games. The total was 1,417 yards for the year. That was a citywide record. (Net Industries, 2017)

Bruce Watson, Author of “When Theodore Roosevelt saved football” told us how Roosevelt noticed football wasn’t safe and how he made it safer for the players. Though Roosevelt never played football himself he was a big fan and his son played. In his time the injuries during a football game were astounding and at times even fatal. Every game there were players carried off the field unconscious and had many injuries. Roosevelt’s son suffered a black eye, broken arm, and was knocked unconscious. The injuries to the president’s son made news. On top of the president’s son getting hurt hitting the news, the deaths from football were mounting. Therefore people started wanting football banned. For a short time the game was banned at Harvard. To try

Dennis Rader murdered 10 people over a 17-year period from 1974 to 1991 in the Wichita, Kansas area (Hickey, 2016). He was called BTK for blind, torture, and kill. He lived a pretty normal life by serving four years in the military. Then he worked for ADT Security Services giving him the knowledge to disarm home alarm systems. He targeted mostly women who he stalked, and often waited for them in their own homes. He referred to the people he killed as projects and bragged about keeping trophies such as rings and lingerie (Tresniowski & Comander, 2005). He also used a squeeze ball in order to strengthen his hand muscles so he could strangle his victims more easily. He kept some of his victims alive longer so he could continue to torment them. He even planned an 11th murder however, he was captured before he could carry it out.

During the 1920s America was in a state of economic success, so many Americans had more free time and more money to do activities during this free time. Sports became very popular due to mass media. Athletes became American sports heroes that many fantisized about, and admired. Babe Ruth was a baseball player known to hit hundreds of home runs. Jack Dempsey was a boxer known for being a world class heavyweight champion from 1919-1926. Red Grange was college football player nicknamed the Galloping Ghost, because he was very agile and could outmaneuver opposing players. Bobby Jones was the best golfer of the 1920s. Bill Tilden and Helen Wills were the best tennis players of the 1920s. Lastly, Gertrude Ederle was a swimmer that broke the world

American Football, the History and Timeline of How the Sport was Developed Into the Modern-Day Sport America Knows and Loves

Football: America’s greatest pastime and favorite all-American sport hides one of our nation’s biggest health concerns; concussions. On average, boys can begin playing tackle football at the age of five and weighing a minimum of 35 pounds, and from that point on they are taught the values of strategy, tackling, running, and teamwork. (Warner, 2016) Some of those children will later become the Professional Football players or college level players.

During the early 20th century college football played a bad role and influence on American culture by diminishing a good college education. I oppose the role that college football had on American culture because it took away from the main purpose of going to college, which was getting a good education for most Americans. Since the US was involved in World War 1, many veterans came back to the US with no jobs. College coaches were exploiting veterans by concentrating on making their team better rather than wanting them to focus on an education, so that they could get a good job in the future.

Since the introduction of organized team sports into American culture, numerous sports have stepped into the limelight for certain periods of time but none have stuck around as long as football has. Just as with everything else in life, football has had it’s fair share of drawbacks since its invention in the mid-19th century. Despite the drawbacks and criticism football has faced, its role and influence on American culture between the 1890’s and 1930’s far outweigh the negative aspects of its past.