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<blockquote data-quote="IM79" data-source="post: 1008877" data-attributes="member: 2216"><p>It goes back more than 80 years.</p><p></p><p>Here is a 1905 qoute from the below book: "a social obession- a boy killing, man mutilating, education-prostituting, gladiatorial sport"</p><p></p><p><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91ZTW491imL._SY522_.jpg" target="_blank">https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91ZTW491imL._SY522_.jpg</a></p><p></p><p>The Opening Kickoff by Dave Revsine</p><p></p><p>In The Opening Kickoff, Dave Revsine tells the riveting story of the formative period of American football between 1890 and 1915. In just a quarter century football spread across the nation, captivating people from coast to coast. It was a time that saw the game’s meteoric rise, fueled by overflow crowds, breathless newspaper coverage, and newfound superstars—including one of the most thrilling and mysterious the sport has ever seen. But it was also a period racked by controversy in academics, recruiting, and physical brutality that, in combination, threatened football’s very existence. A vivid storyteller, Revsine brings it all to life in this captivating narrative.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IM79, post: 1008877, member: 2216"] It goes back more than 80 years. Here is a 1905 qoute from the below book: "a social obession- a boy killing, man mutilating, education-prostituting, gladiatorial sport" [URL]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91ZTW491imL._SY522_.jpg[/URL] The Opening Kickoff by Dave Revsine In The Opening Kickoff, Dave Revsine tells the riveting story of the formative period of American football between 1890 and 1915. In just a quarter century football spread across the nation, captivating people from coast to coast. It was a time that saw the game’s meteoric rise, fueled by overflow crowds, breathless newspaper coverage, and newfound superstars—including one of the most thrilling and mysterious the sport has ever seen. But it was also a period racked by controversy in academics, recruiting, and physical brutality that, in combination, threatened football’s very existence. A vivid storyteller, Revsine brings it all to life in this captivating narrative. [/QUOTE]
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