Football evolution

  • 1540 BCE

    original materials

    Before rubber was invented, animal bladders were easy to get. They were basically round, lightweight, easily inflated and fairly durable. The oldest football ever found was made in the 1540s. It consists of a pig bladder covered with pieces of leather, possibly from a deer.
  • Football

    Football
    Football was invented in 1863.
  • who invented it?

    Walter camp invented the whole football program and football.
  • materials

    In the early stages of the game of football, a pig's bladder was inflated and used as the ball.
  • how has it been improved

    It's been improving alot over the years. Balls are now made of rubber and other things.
  • improvements

    throughout the years football equipment has been upgraded because of safety. At first footballs were just balls with the finger lace. They didn't even have helments they had little hats that wen't over they're head, also no facemask.
  • Who uses the product?

    Pretty much everyone has used a football. But mostly school's that have a sports team uses footballs. NFL,YOUTH,MIDDLE SCHOOL,HIGH SCHOOL,COLLEGE FOOTBALL