Pigskin Dispatch Podcast: The Longest Half-The-Distance Penalty
Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I discussed a recent TidBit about the longest half-the-distance penalties in the game’s history, which occurred before those penalties were capped at 15 yards.
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Here’s the original Tidbit:
Today's Tidbit.. Football's Longest Half-The-Distance Penalty
Football instituted its first half-the-distance penalty in 1889 for intentionally tackling below the knees, butting, tripping, and throttling (choking). Teams guilty of those offenses were penalized 25 yards. However, if the 25-yard penalty would take the ball over the goal line,…
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