How Football Became Football traces football\'s Evolution from a version of rugby played before a handful of friends to a spectacle played in packed stadiums before television audiences of 100 million or more.
Richly illustrated and written in a fun, engaging manner, readers learn why maul-ins, puntouts and quarterback kicks disap.
Organized by era, How Football Became Football shows how football\'s rules, tactics, and equipment shifted over time, as did its coaching, officiating, and fan behavior.
How Football Became Football traces football\'s Evolution from a version of rugby played before a handful of friends to a spectacle played in packed stadiums before television audiences of 100 million or more