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Serious injuries and even deaths were common on the playing field in the early days of football. ... Brain injuries account for 65 to 85 percent of all fatalities in football (“Preventing” 2). ... However, the game of American football has always been rough. When football first originated in northeastern high schools in the late nineteenth century, early intramural games would become so intense; some schools had to outlaw the games (Stewart 1). The intensity that football creates is still there but many of the rules and equipment of the game have changed to try to prevent injuries.
When early football first originated many rules were made that distinguished American football from rugby. These rules changed the way the game was played. Walter Camp, often referred to as the father of American football, was the man who distinguished American football from Europe’s Rugby (Stewart 2). ...
In 1888, the rules were changed so that defensive men could tackle below the waist (Stewart 4). ...
President Theodore Roosevelt later demanded that football change its rules to make the game safer after he became aware of a number of deaths that had occurred during a game (Stewart 6). Roosevelt appointed a rules committee, which developed the seven-man line and allowed only four men to be in the backfield (Stewart 6). ... Probably the biggest contribution was the innovation of the forward pass, proposed by John Heisman, although early rules restricted usage of the passing play (Stewart 6).
Approximate Word count = 1097
Approximate Pages = 4.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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