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    stadium and lastly a tingling sensation of excitement fills the body. This the stadium of American football the most toughest and brutal sport known to man, the sport where throwing simple pigskin across the field that became a favorite pastime for most people.Football in it’s origins wasn’t well respected and it was considerably feared by many Americans when football was first played on the grassy football field. The brutality of the game has lessen to a tolerable degree now in modern time, so it

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    Football and American football are two very popular sports. Football being the most popular sport and played all over the world while American football being America’s favorite sport it is almost solely played in the United States. American football evolved in the United States, originating from Rugby football.Today Professional and Collegiate American football are the most popular forms of the game. Football dates back more than 2000 years in ancient China, but it was England that developed football

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    American football vs European football (soccer) On November 1869, Princeton and Rutgers played the first intercollegiate football game in New Brunswick, New Jersey, using a soccer-style game with rules adapted from the London Football Association(Michael Oriard 2017). American football is a combination of two English sport, rugby, and soccer. In term of popularity, soccer is most popular sport in the world, whereas American football is only popular in the United States. American Football and soccer

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    American football vs European football (soccer) On November 1869, Princeton and Rutgers played the first intercollegiate football game in New Brunswick, New Jersey, using a soccer-style game with rules adapted from the London Football Association (Michael Oriard 2017). American football is a combination of two English sport, rugby and soccer. In term of popularity, soccer is most popular sport in the world, whereas American football is only popular in the United States. American Football and soccer

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    American football resulted from several major divergences from association football and rugby football, most notably the rule changes instituted by Walter Camp, a Yale University and Hopkins School graduate, considered the "Father of American Football". Among these important changes were the introduction of the line of scrimmage, of down-and-distance rules and of the legalization of blocking. The popularity of college football grew as it became the dominant version of the sport in the United States

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    American football vs European football (soccer) On November 1869, Princeton and Rutgers played the first intercollegiate football game in New Brunswick, New Jersey, using a soccer-style game with rules adapted from the London Football Association (Michael Oriard 2017). American football is a combination of two English sport, rugby and soccer. In term of popularity, soccer is most popular sport in the world, whereas American football is only popular in the United States. American Football and soccer

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    11/02/2017 American football vs European football (soccer) On November 1869, Princeton and Rutgers played the first intercollegiate football game in New Brunswick, New Jersey, using a soccer-style game with rules adapted from the London Football Association (Michael Oriard 2017). American football is a combination of two English sport, rugby, and soccer. In term of popularity, soccer is most popular sport in the world, whereas American football is only popular in the United States. American Football and

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    originate football. William Webb Ellis originated the sport of rugby in the early 1900’s. Ellis was a student at Rugby School in England when he created the game, which is how its name originated. The way Ellis invented this game was when he broke soccer rules and made his own new game (The origin of rugby). The sport of rugby is similar to football because of the rules that are implemented and the way special teams are used on the field. One major difference between the two sports is that football is

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    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

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    Football 's Importance to Americans Being active is an important part in everyday life. All through out our life time we see how being healthy effects out lives. One way to be healthy or active is to exercise. One way to exercise is to play football. Many like football while others do not. In these next brief paragraphs I will tell you a little about, the game, the safety, and benefits of playing the game. The Game Football

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