American football-past and present

American football resulted from the game of Rugby in Europe in 1879. Walter Camp, a player and coach of the University of Yale, recognized as "the father of American football" as the early rules of the game was instituted by him. However, before that, the Princeton students already to play a game called "ballown". The ball was for fisting and then, using their feet to promote the ball past opponents. There were times not strict rules that will be applied and could be stated as the easiest form of football, it is premature. However, the physical aspect of the game was enormous and often injured. At Harvard, one game Hockey-type were playable on the first Monday of the school year. This game was so natural that the day was played frequently referred to as the "Bloody Monday". The year 1865 was very important for American football.

Had ended the civil war and football started gaining popularity at colleges. This year was that some basic rules for the game, set and the game got the patent for the first time. The November 6, 1869 the first inter-American's football played between Rutgers and Princeton where Rutgers won a scoring six goals in four. In 1873, the Intercollegiate Football Federation has been formed by the representatives of the Columbia, Rutgers, Princeton and Yale. Until then, the increasingly popular game was played with many different rules. The Association enters into force, the first ruleset of the intercollegiate football permitted fifteen players in each group. However, it was Walter Camp, a coach at the University of Yale, began the final process of evolution from Rugby as the game as we know today as the American football. The number of players was reduced to eleven, and standard size of this field was set to a hundred and ten yards. A little later Park were introduced and it was legalized address below the belt. However, physically violent challenge calling for the game has many serious injuries and deaths over the next few years. As a result, while still gaining popularity, Tennis was banned in many schools.

In 1905, under a directive from President Theodore Roosevelt, Yale, Harvard and Princeton to install a couple of meetings between schools and seven States formed came Rules Committee which was later known as National Collegiate Athletic Association, or the NCAA. American football has become a dollar business industry. With the advent of cable TV, game have crossed the borders of America and spread the wings of the world. Dozens of games are both professional collective advertising aired almost every Friday and Saturday and Sunday evenings and Monday nights during the football season. The super Bowl, national champion, has become the most watched sporting event of all time. Plenty of merchandise and football products took the markets by storm. Quite a number of innovative products are often as token gifts and souvenirs. Even free American football ecards can be found on the Internet.

Some sites online greeting card as a whole category of 123greetings is dedicated to the game. Therefore, from the humble past where Football meant only throwing or kicking a ball past opponents, American football was a game that has influenced the culture and economy of the United States of America.

Sean Carter writes on holidays, celebrations around the world. At the same time, writes in the family, relationships, womens issues American football, inspiration, religion, love and friendship. He is an author with a special interest in the ecard industry. Writes for 123greetings .com.