When was American Football invented?

The American football was invented in 1876 with rules instituted by Walter Camp. William Ebb Ellis was playing the game of soccer and from that game Walter got the idea. It is a game played between two teams of eleven players.

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American Football Inventor Walter Camp

American Football Inventor  William Webb Ellis

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  1. ruben

    Wong!!!

    Walter Camp might have written the early rules. But according to Princeton… “The first American intercollegiate football game was held between Princeton and Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. on November 6, 1869.”

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