By: Taner moulton
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Football started at a Rugby boy's school in
England in 1823. Princeton University students
played a game called Ballown. In both games
players used both their feet and hands to
advance the ball. Organized football began in
high schools in the early 1860's. Colleges also
started in the late 1860's. They played with 25
players on each team. Rutgers and Princeton
played a game called football but they played it
more like soccer than football
Walter Camp was born April 17,
1859, in New Haven, Connecticut.
He went to Yale from 1876 to 1882.
American football was started in
1879 with rules instituted by Walter
Camp, player and coach at Yale
University. Walter Camp edited
every American Football rulebook
until his death in 1925.
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He was an American football coach and was known as the “Father of football”.
Walter camp was one of the most accomplished people in the history of football.
College: Yale
81-5-3
April 7, 1859
Sport: American Football
Team Record:81-5-3
Born: April 7, 1859
Place of Birth: New Britain, Connecticut
Died: March 14, 1925 (age 66)
Place of death: New York City, Ney York
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Career highlights
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Overall: 81-5-3
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Coaching career
1888-1891 : Yale
1892; 1894-1895: Stanford
 College Football Hall of Fame, 1951
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Walter Camp contributed the following changes from
Rugby and Soccer to American football:
one side retained undisputed possession of the ball, until
that side gives up the ball as a result of its own violations
the line of scrimmage
11 on a team instead of 15
created the quarter-back and center positions
forward pass
standardized the scoring system, numerical scoring
created the safety, interference, penalties, and the neutral
zone
tackling as low as the knee was permitted in 1888
a touchdown increased in value to six points and field
goals went down to three points in 1912
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In the late 19th and 20th centuries, game play
developments by collage coaches, Eddie
Cochems, Alonzo Stagg, Knute Rockne, and
Glenn “Pop” Warner, help take advantage of the
new forward passing.
The popularity of college football grew as it
became the dominant version of the sport in the
United States for the first half of the twentieth
century. Bowl games attracted a national
audience for college teams. Encouraged by
fierce rivalries, college football still holds
widespread appeal in the USA.
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Out side of America football is known as gridiron or
tackle football but in America it is known as just
football. The objective of the game is to score points
by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end
zone. The ball can be advanced by carrying it. Known
as a running play. by throwing it to a teammate. It is
known as a passing play. Points can be scored in
different of ways, including carrying the ball over the
other team’s goal line catching a pass thrown over
that goal line kicking the ball through the goal posts
at the other team’s end zone, or tackling an other
team’s ball carrier within his end zone. The winner is
the team with the most points when the time expires
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It is a game about gaining yards as much as it
is about scoring points. When two teams go
onto a football field, both are battling for
every inch it can take from the other. Each
team wants to defend the field that is behind
it and invade the field in front of it. They want
to gain enough ground to score a touchdown
or field goal.
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The following website is all of the offense and
defenses positions and what they do
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_footb
all_positions
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Whistle used to signal that the play has ended.
Penalty marker or flag a bright yellow colored flag that is thrown on the field
toward or at the spot of a foul. It is wrapped around a weight, such as sand or
beans (or occasionally ball bearings. Officials most of the time carry a second
flag in case there are multiple fouls on a play. Officials who run out of flags
when they see multiple fouls on a play may drop their hat or a bean bag
instead
Bean bag used to mark various spots that are not fouls like spot of a fumble or
where a player caught a punt. It is most of the time colored white, blue, or
orange.
 Down indicator a specially designed wristband that is used to remind officials of
the current down
 Game data card and pencil officials write down important information like
winner of the pregame coin toss, team timeouts, and fouls called. Game data
cards can be disposable paper or reusable plastic. A pencil with a special bulletshaped cap is often carried. The cap prevents the official from being stabbed by
the pencil while it is in his pocket
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Stopwatch officials will carry a stopwatch for
timing duties such as keeping game time,
keeping the play clock, and timing timeouts
and the interval between quarters
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About Referees uniform go to the following website
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_(American football)
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The referee (R) is responsible for the general supervision of the game and has the
final authority on all rulings.
umpire (U) stands behind the defensive line and linebackers, observing the
blocks by the offensive line and defenders trying to ward off those blocks —
looking for holding or illegal blocks. Prior to the snap, he counts all offensive
players.
The head linesman (H or HL) stands at one end of the line of scrimmage (usually
the side opposite the press box), looking for possible offsides, encroachment and
other fouls before the snap
The line judge (L or LJ) assists the head linesman at the other end of the line of
scrimmage, looking for possible offsides, encroachment and other fouls before
the snap
field judge (F or FJ) works downfield behind the defensive secondary on the same
sideline as the line judge. He makes decisions near the sideline on his side of field,
judging the action of nearby running backs, receivers and defenders. He rules on
pass interference, illegal blocks downfield, and incomplete passes
side judge (S or SJ) works downfield behind the defensive secondary on the same
sideline as the head linesman. Like the field judge, he makes decisions near the
sideline on his side of field, judging the action of nearby running backs, receivers
and defenders. He rules on pass interference, illegal blocks downfield, and
incomplete passes.
 back judge (B or BJ) stands deep behind the defensive secondary in the middle of
the field, judging the action of nearby running backs, receivers (primarily the
tight ends) and nearby defenders. He rules on pass interference, illegal blocks
downfield, and incomplete passes.
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Football questions and answers at: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/FAQ/2235
Like:
What are the ten most popular NFL teams? Dallas Cowboys, New
England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis
Colts ,San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears, New...
And: Football questions and answers at:
How many teams are in the NFL? There are 32 teams in the NFL.
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The following website is Nfl teams and Nfl
players records:
http://www.nfl.com/history/randf
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With their victory in Super Bowl XLIII, the Pittsburgh
Steelers became the team with the most Super Bowl wins
in NFL history with a total of 6 wins.
16-6 Pittsburgh over Minnesota
21-17 Pittsburgh over Dallas (1976)
35-31 Pittsburgh over Dallas
31-19 Pittsburgh over LA Rams
21-10 Pittsburgh over Seattle (2006)
27-23 Pittsburgh over Arizona (2009)
The Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco Forty-Niners
are tied for second place, with 5 wins each. Dallas has
played in 8, while San Francisco has played in 5
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Through Super Bowl XLIII, Dallas has been to
the Super Bowl 8 times, Pittsburgh 7 times,
and New England and Denver 6 times.
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Jeff Carney, played for the 2009 New Orleans Saints, born April 20, 1964
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Jeff Feagles, played for the 2009 New York Giants, born March 7, 1966
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Matt Stover, played for the 2009 Indianapolis Colts, born January 27,
1968
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Matt Turk, played for the 2009 Houston Texans, born June 16, 1968
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Brett Favre, played for the2009 Minnesota Vikings, born October 10,
1969
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John Kasay, played for the 2009 Carolina Panthers, born October 27,
1969
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Junior Seau, played for the 2009 New England Patriots, born January 19,
1969
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Nfl history from1869 to 1910 on:
http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/18691910
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George Blanda was the oldest player ever in
the NFL.
He played for the Oakland Raiders
Blanda's final year with the Raiders was 1975
when he was 48 years old.
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Football is a sport where the object is to gain
yards against the other team. Football
devloped a lot since it began in the 1800’s and
is still going strong. I also found out that over
40 million americans watch the super bowl
every year. Every thing in this powerpoint I
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