Football In 1894

Reposting a long forgotten article

Football In 1894

I’m back after a long break from this blog. I’m hoping to start posting daily here as I continue to gather information for YouTube videos and various other projects.

While doing research for a video on the famous Harvard - Yale blood bowl of 1894, I came across this article describing Football from a Tennessee newspaper. It’s really interesting, especially from a modern perspective:

Above from The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee), October 13, 1894, page 2

The similarities to rugby are much more prominent in the 1894 game.