Birthplace of College Football

[caudio51]

However, the first game played between teams representing American colleges was played under rules more similar to the 1863 rules of the English Football Association, the basis of the modern form of soccer. The game, between Rutgers University and Princeton University, took place on November 6, 1869 at College Field (now the site of the College Avenue Gymnasium), New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rutgers won, by a score of 6 "runs" to 4. Other colleges followed suit and, for a short time, soccer became the dominant code of "football" at U.S. colleges. Rutgers and Princeton, along with Columbia and Yale, met on 18 October 1873 to establish rules governing their athletic competition, and specifically to codify rules for the emerging sport of football.

 

[Black Dog]

I'm not a football fan but on a "history of football" note, a member of my family on my grandmother's side, John Brallier, was one of the first professional football players due to the fact that he was payed to play back in 1895. The story in my family has always been that he was the first, but as you can see by this link he was like the seventh.

 

[caudio51]

That's awesome Brian

 

[Black Dog]

Here's his picture

 

[caudio51]

Damn that is awesome that you have that history in your family and documenteds

 

[caudio51]

And the birthplace did not do so bad this year

 

[cvm4]

Still bragging? They have to keep it up this year to be legitimate

 

[caudio51]

Yes & what was not legitimate about last year?

 

[cvm4]

Nothing, just takes 2 seasons to be legitimate :hysterica