Probably not correct to say that it was almost banned, though many called for its abolishment. President Teddy Roosevelt summoned the leading head coaches to the White House and pressed for changes to make the game safer. Unsurprisingly, Teddy loved college football and wanted to preserve it.
I have recommended this book before and will do so again. A must read for any college football fan - The Opening Kickoff.
Link: The Opening Kickoff
Without question, in its infancy, college football was brutal and sometimes fatal
Replies to: "Without question, in its infancy, college football was brutal and sometimes fatal"
- Is modern athletics straining the human body beyond its natural strengths? - Curly1918 - 3:04pm 9/16/24
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- In the 1890s, football was almost banned because of deaths. Sports have always involved risk... [LINK]
- jrdjr84 - 4:28pm 9/16/24
- Without question, in its infancy, college football was brutal and sometimes fatal [LINK] - Nigel Tufnel - 8:32am 9/17/24
- Thank God it wasn't our university would have dissolved. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 6:41pm 9/16/24
- We used to play dodgeball with golf balls. Now that's a risk. [NT]
- ELP - 6:25pm 9/16/24
- ELP that is a little nuts, but you weren't hitting with clubs were you? [NT]
- THEISMANCARR - 6:39pm 9/16/24
- We'd line up guys against a giant brick wall and hurl golf balls. - ELP - 6:45pm 9/16/24
- I was born in 1950 and I remember in grade school playing in gym class, what we called murder ball - THEISMANCARR - 7:45pm 9/16/24
- Murderball you say? [NT] [LINK] - Chrisb - 1:27pm 9/17/24
- I was born in 1950 and I remember in grade school playing in gym class, what we called murder ball - THEISMANCARR - 7:45pm 9/16/24
- We'd line up guys against a giant brick wall and hurl golf balls. - ELP - 6:45pm 9/16/24
- ELP that is a little nuts, but you weren't hitting with clubs were you? [NT]
- THEISMANCARR - 6:39pm 9/16/24
- I feel sorry for these kids. Every sport is year round. Muliple sport kids are rare these days. - murph92675 - 4:13pm 9/16/24
- Absolutely true, each high school coach thinks his or her sport is the one that should get the most - THEISMANCARR - 4:30pm 9/16/24
- IMO, it is because athletes start specializing at an early age. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 3:31pm 9/16/24
- My youngest grandson plays HS football. It seems like he's always in training, lifting, working out. - ELP - 3:56pm 9/16/24
- U trade knee injuries for back ones in golf. Swing too damn hard [NT]
- ndphysics - 4:19pm 9/16/24
- The reverse C position that Nicklaus lived by was deadly on the backs. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 7:46pm 9/16/24
- The reverse C position that Nicklaus lived by was deadly on the backs. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 7:46pm 9/16/24
- U trade knee injuries for back ones in golf. Swing too damn hard [NT]
- ndphysics - 4:19pm 9/16/24
- My youngest grandson plays HS football. It seems like he's always in training, lifting, working out. - ELP - 3:56pm 9/16/24
- Either that or people are too muscular and tight. The number of injuries - ndphysics - 3:16pm 9/16/24
- Re: baseball pitchers. The thinking is that reduced batters faced = pitchers over-throwing. [NT]
- SteveM - 3:33pm 9/16/24
- Yep a good start now is lasting 6 innings. I miss the complete game pitcher but they didn't throw - THEISMANCARR - 6:45pm 9/16/24
- Yeah, when I first saw Tim Lincecum throw like an explosion, I thought that arm wouldn't last long. [NT] - SteveM - 7:57pm 9/16/24
- Yep a good start now is lasting 6 innings. I miss the complete game pitcher but they didn't throw - THEISMANCARR - 6:45pm 9/16/24
- Re: baseball pitchers. The thinking is that reduced batters faced = pitchers over-throwing. [NT]
- SteveM - 3:33pm 9/16/24
- In the 1890s, football was almost banned because of deaths. Sports have always involved risk... [LINK]
- jrdjr84 - 4:28pm 9/16/24