Today's Tidbit... Ye Olde Statue of Liberty Play

The Statue of Liberty play is nearly as old as football itself. Named after the statue President Grover Cleveland dedicated in New York Harbor on October 28, 1886, it is among the oldest plays still in use today. The first documented connection between the Statue of Liberty and football came in November 1900, when Pop Warner and the Carlisle football team visited Lady Liberty the day after losing to Columbia.

1900 Carlisle football team (Wiki)

Tradition has it that Amos Alonzo Stagg ran a version ...

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Published on December 18, 2024 16:00
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