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a inflated cows bladder serves as a usable object for a violent taclking game played in England.
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the football type game the english were playing became outlawed beacause of its violence and it causing deaths.
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in 1963 football resurfaces legally in England as a more soccer type game. it was banned before because of its violent nature and the deaths it caused
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in the 1800s colonists started playing football in America. This was one of the more closer relatives to the football we know today. except the inclusion of pads
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Football was played with 15 people on the field. this was at the very start of the game.
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Football is started at Yale by Walter Camp. He then goes on to coach and play the sport. A little unfair?
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the first football helmet made it's first appearence in a navy game in 1983, it was made of hard leather to provide minimum protection.
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Edgar Allen Poe designs the 1st football pad, the nose gaurd. It was desined to protect the players nose from breaking or prevent other harm.
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The college halfback feared cauliflower ear so he had a playing helmet made with heavy leather straps
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In the early 1900s along with crude helmets and shoulder pads light matierials such as sweaters for padding pn their bodies
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in the early 1900s football pads starting being made of hard leather
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By the 1900s contracts between players and teams became common
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In 1906 football went through major rule changes because it got threatened by the president to have it outlawed if not
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through the 20s-40s year by year moer padding got added into the flimsy leather helmets
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it was not until the 1930s that helmets became mandatory for football games
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in 1939 John T Riddell invents the 1st plastic football helmets
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in 1948 the 1st logo, the rams horns were painted on a football helmet
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During the 1950s facemasks started to become standard
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during the 60s-70s pads went through a major evolution. Such as rib guards elbow guards neck guards etc.
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During the 90s through 2000s specialized pads like lineman haviong harder plastic pads and quarterbacks wearing more manouverable pads
http://www.livestrong.com/article/363203-timeline-history-of-football-pads/
