#gmfrens I realized that many people still believe that american football has that name because the ball is a foot long. It's not guys...
#gmfrens I realized that many people still believe that american football has that name because the ball is a foot long. It's not guys...
Hmm... then what it is? It's not kicked that often so that can't be the reason...
It's because of its origins. It's a variation of rugby, which was also called rugby football. In fact, kicking the ball was predominant early on. Running and passing became the norm much later
I see! Actually, I once read about the history of football and once it was just the same sport. Then some schools in Britain started started playing with different styles - Rugby & Eton. With the latter school the football...
exactly!
... we now know globally was formed.
They should have called it footlongball ... but then people would confuse it wroth a hotdogs
GM to you too and thank you for using the #gmfrens tag on Threads.
GM tokens are distributed manually every Sunday for the prior week. For more information or to OPT OUT of comments visit @gmfrens.
what is the reason then?
It's because of its origins. It's a variation of rugby, which was also called rugby football. In fact, kicking the ball was predomintant early on. Running and passing became the norm much later