Pre 1900 Football
Hi-
I really enjoyed some of the threads recently showing early tickets and programs. I want this thread to show pre 1900 football items (ephemera, cards, memorabilia, etc.) I know this is the card forum but I wasn't sure if all of the members check the memorabilia forum as regularly so I figured I would post here.
To start, here are some Dartmouth magazines from 1876-77. The first one (October 19th 1876) talks about a "foot-ball" game that took place at the end of a two day sports competition. The second one (November 23rd 1876) announces that Princeton has sent a request to other schools to start an intercollegiate foot-ball association. The third one (April 12th 1877) has a line that Yale is not participating in the foot-ball association.
Please post your own early football items. I will post some stuff from the 1880s and 1890s later today.
Alan
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