Joke Article From 1882

Gives you an idea of how brutal football was in those days

Joke Article From 1882

I came across this article while searching for rule changes in 1882:

From The Marion Times-Standard (Alabama), March 29, 1882, page 4

The same article was reprinted in a number of other Alabama newspapers in 1882.

This gives you a pretty good understanding of the reputation for violence that football had way back then. Some of these jokes only make sense if you’re familiar with the rules of the game at the time.