San Jose Bills Fan Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Yeah you are a genius. Actually, I have it on good authority that I'm rather dim-witted. But compared to you I'm a genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBrad Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I thought this was common knowledge, but I didn't see it mentioned anywhere in the thread. After a series of on field deaths, football was actually almost banned early in the 20th century. Woodrow Wilson, then president of Princeton, setup a commission led by Teddy Roosevelt that led to a series of rule changes that make the game safer. http://mentalfloss.com/article/31657/time-teddy-roosevelt-saved-football I believe some states did briefly ban football during this period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I thought this was common knowledge, but I didn't see it mentioned anywhere in the thread. After a series of on field deaths, football was actually almost banned early in the 20th century. Woodrow Wilson, then president of Princeton, setup a commission led by Teddy Roosevelt that led to a series of rule changes that make the game safer. http://mentalfloss.c...-saved-football I believe some states did briefly ban football during this period. Without clicking the link, those were the days of Flying Wedge football. Once they outlawed the Flying Wedge, they pretty much eliminated the fatalities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I thought this was common knowledge, but I didn't see it mentioned anywhere in the thread. After a series of on field deaths, football was actually almost banned early in the 20th century. Woodrow Wilson, then president of Princeton, setup a commission led by Teddy Roosevelt that led to a series of rule changes that make the game safer. http://mentalfloss.c...-saved-football I believe some states did briefly ban football during this period. One university official called it a “boy-killing, man-mutilating, money-making, education-prostituting, gladiatorial sport" Not much has changed since 1906 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 One university official called it a “boy-killing, man-mutilating, money-making, education-prostituting, gladiatorial sport" Not much has changed since 1906 Can't say I disagree with that except maybe the "boy killing". Maybe change the first two to "male-mutilating". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just in Atlanta Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 I thought this was common knowledge, but I didn't see it mentioned anywhere in the thread. After a series of on field deaths, football was actually almost banned early in the 20th century. Woodrow Wilson, then president of Princeton, setup a commission led by Teddy Roosevelt that led to a series of rule changes that make the game safer. http://mentalfloss.c...-saved-football I believe some states did briefly ban football during this period. Thanks for the share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 ive said this before. not sure the nfl stands the test of time. it starts with the lawsuits. depending on how those go and the sport progresses, it will be an impossible game to ensure for local school districts, townships, and possibly even some mid sized state level schools across the country. the trend will pick up steam, the college game will be a dozen teams, eliminating the nfl and just cycling through athletes every 4 years rather than these prolonged bashings. eventually the sport will die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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