Raymon Fiene: It was invented so guys could have some fun. No other reason. It was in the days before the internet, radio and TV, so people actually found new and inventive ways to amuse themselves. Football was a way to have fun in the fall and winter outdoors while getting excercise all on a college campus and with friends. Modern day college boys invented the beer bong, so I guess that's progress.
Robt Heemstra: You mean football, not soccer, right? Football began as one of those stupid things college students like to do, like stuffing phone booths, swallowing goldfish or taking LSD. Football was killing and injuring college students at an alarming rate. The rules were finally standardized and protective gear introducted to save the sport from being banned."From its earliest days as a mob game, football was a violent sport. The 1894 Harvard/Yale game, known as the "Hampden Park Blood Bath" resulted in four players receiving crippling injuries; the rivalry was! suspended until 1897. The annual Army-Navy game was suspended from 1894â€"1898 for similar reasons. One of the major problems was the popularity of mass-formations like the flying wedge where a large number of offensive players charged as a unit against a similarly arranged defense. The resultant collisions often led to serious injuries and death.The situation came to a head in 1905 when there were 19 fatalities nationwide. President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to shut the game down if drastic changes were not made."...Show more
Armanda Hertel: Because it's cool and it goes well with Bud Light. The guy who invented it must have been a beer drinker.
Clemmie Burkleo: With the slowing down of wars, people needed some other way to legally take out their aggression and learn how to work together. Others who were not participating needed to burn off energy so..... The Romans had the arena and the gladitorial games. We have football. Not as much blood so it is a! cceptable....Show more
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