OLDEST genuine archive footage of football known to exist! This amazing film shows a game between Princeton and Yale, way back in 1903, plus footage of another university game in the same year. American football in it’s infancy.
Additionally, the video features a short clip of President Roosevelt and his entourage crossing the field in 1901. There doesn’ appear to be any other footage of the game from that year.
The first game of football was played on November 6, 1869, between Rutgers and Princeton, two college teams. The game was played with rules resembling a mix of rugby and soccer.
Walter Camp later refined the rules to include eleven players and the idea of ‘downs’.
It is now the most popular sport in the United States.
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The president of the united states is the reincarnation of hitler biden
Woody Hays would have been proud.
Three yards and a cloud of broken bones….
I now understand that football was invented in a Baywatch montage
So you were totally AGAINST going with a nice turn the century piano tune?!?!
What a wonderful video.. truly
BUT YOU ABSOLUTELY HAMMERED THIS BEAUTY TO DEATH WITH THE WORST MUSIC CHOICE POSSIBLE!
This a rock concert or wtf bruh.
The Wright Brothers had yet to take off.
Just me who thinks gridiron is cooler than football?
wonderful music. i use this to put my 8 month old daughter to sleep with. thank you
This looked like rugby
I don't know why I would've expected any sort of informational commentary instead of this terrible fucking music. Why did I click this pile of horse shit
This looks like rugby.
The last time Michigan was a powerhouse
MVP: Tom Brady
If I played back then I’d have the most touchdowns ever and no one would break it
Average fatalities per game (1903 season): 2.6
Average permanent incapacitations: 17
All of the dudes in there died
if flightreaccts played then how good would he be
Much more like (or vaguely similar) to a game of Rugby Football from whence it came?
horrendous sport
Penalties were BUSSIN back in the day 😂