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Pigskin Dispatch... Football And The YMCA

Timothy P. Brown
Aug 29, 2023
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Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I discussed a recent TidBit about how the YMCA influenced the development of football. The YMCA’s role was driven by the YMCA Training School (now Springfield College), its involvement in WWI training and overseas camps, and individuals like Amoss Alonzo Stagg.

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Today's Tidbit... The YMCA And Football's Growth

Timothy P. Brown
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Jun 29
Today's Tidbit... The YMCA And Football's Growth

The YMCA had an underappreciated role in football's development. The organization developed out of the same Muscular Christianity stream that promoted the need to exercise the mind and body, with some, like Teddy Roosevelt, considering it vital to ensuring the right sort of people dominated the world.

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