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sponsoring
Meanwhile, athletic clubs that sponsored a great variety of sports teams became a popular phenomenon in the United States in the years immediately after the Civil War. -
where it came from
Its roots stemmed from two sports, soccer and rugby, which had enjoyed long-time popularity in many nations of the world. -
Princeton Univeristy
played the first game of intercollegiate football. where the present-day Rutgers gymnasium is now.N.J. Rutgers won that first game, 6-4 -
Yale
Yale All-America guard in 1889, 1890 and 1891, had been granted a leave of absence from his job as a low-salaried railroad office employee in Omaha so he could accompany the Chicago team on a six-game tour of the East. -
professinal game
$500 contract to play in a game for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. Professional "league" was the Ohio League, formed in 1903 -
press into football
The Pittsburgh Press on October 30, 1892 reported that Heffelfinger and Knowlton "Snake" Ames of the Chicago team had been offered $250 to play for the PAC against the Allegheny Athletic Association in the upcoming November 12 game. -
payment
That now-famous Allegheny Athletic Association expense sheet also showed that the AAA realized a net profit of $621 for the game, despite the "huge" payment to Heffelfinger. -
super bowls
the first super bowl was in 1967 the teams played very hard. green bay packers against the kanansa city chiefs -
footballl today
drew brees broke a record with 5,087 yards this record had been held for over 20 years. this means football is very alive in our world today -
next super bowl
the next superbowl willl be super bowl 46 at the colts stadium
