History of American Football

American Football originates from the popular sport Rugby football.
Rugby, like American football, is a sport where two competing teams try to get control of a ball, which can be kicked through a set of goalposts or run into the opponent's goal.


The first American football game was played on November 6, 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton, each team was made up of 25 players. It resembled a combination of rugby and soccer in its rules; the ball could not be picked up or carried, but it could be kicked or batted with the feet, hands, head or sides, with the aim of getting the ball into the other teams goal.

William Heffekfingers was the first professional player and was given 500 dollars to play a game between Allegheny Athletic Association and the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.

The 1932 Playoff game was the main turning point of the american football era. in this game hash marks where into juiced and the illegal forward pass rule was invented.

Scoring was also different, back in 1883 a touchdown was worth 2 points, a conversion was worth 4, and a field goal was worth 4. Now a days a touchdown is worth 6 points, a conversion is worth 1 and a field goal is worth 3. In my opinion a prefer the old way.