President Teddy Roosevelt stepped in to help spur changes to make the game

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Oct 31, 2024
2:57:34pm

Goliath CB users union organizer

President Teddy Roosevelt stepped in to help spur changes to make the game

More safe.
One of those changes?.... The birth of the forward pass

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Goliath

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In 1905, 18 players were killed playing American football and 159 were

Goliath

Oct 31, 2:54pm

They didn't have helmets

TNT

Oct 31, 2:56pm

It was a very different time. They also had a number of deaths penciled in as

gwalker

Oct 31, 2:56pm

President Teddy Roosevelt stepped in to help spur changes to make the game

Goliath

Oct 31, 2:57pm

That can't be right. I thought LaVell Edwards invented the forward pass.

Hawk in the 303

Oct 31, 3:08pm

Bill Walsh got the idea from LaVell

TNT

Oct 31, 3:12pm

Flying wedge caused that, right?

Joe Banks

Oct 31, 3:01pm

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