The quarterback position, and the first down allowed the sport to tell a different type of story than any other sport in the world. Walter Camp, the father of American football, introduced two rule changes that opened the game up in the 1870s. A primitive game was born that consisted of taking your opponent’s territory and defending it from them with everything you have. The sport of American Football was born in the mid 1800’s after Americans grew hungry for something a little different from soccer, and rugby.
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