American Football

by Walter Camp

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84 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2008

About the author

Walter Chauncey Camp (1859 - 1925) was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". Among a long list of inventions, he created the sport's line of scrimmage and the system of downs.

Reviews

[Luke · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a peek into late 1800s Ivy League football, which is kinda fun for nerds (me). It can’t really teach about ball because the football of today is pretty much an entirely different game. However, the menu section makes the whole thing more than worth a read - bread crust and boiled mutton for breakfast, one egg for dinner, gruel for supper, and a pint with every meal!

[Susan Molloy · Rating 3 out of 5]

✔️Published in 1891.
🖊 My review: Nicely written, but I still do not get the sport.
🤔 My rating 🌟🌟🌟
🟣 Media form: Kindle version.
🟢 E-book format found here on : Project Gutenberg .
🔲 Excerpts of note:

🔸The American game, it must be remembered, came from the Rugby Union in 1875, and not from the Rugby Union of to-day,

🔸Rugby football—for it is from the Rugby Union Rules that our American Intercollegiate game was derived—dates its present era of popularity from the formation in England, in 1871, of a union of some score of clubs. Nearly ten years before this there had been an attempt made to unite the various diverging football factions under a common set of laws; but this proved a failure, and the styles of play became farther and farther apart. Of the Association game one can say but little as regards its American following. It is quite extensively played in this country, but more by those who have themselves played it in Great Britain than by native-born Americans. Its popularity is extending, and at some day it will very likely become as well understood in this country as the derived Rugby is to-day. Its essential characteristic is, that it is played with the feet, in distinction from the Rugby, in which the ball may be carried in the hands.

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[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good opening day book to get into the spirit of Football, and to see how far we've come.