Share this postToday's Tidbit... Football on Easter www.footballarchaeology.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailNotesTidbitsToday's Tidbit... Football on Easter Timothy P. BrownApr 17, 2022ShareShare this postToday's Tidbit... Football on Easter www.footballarchaeology.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailNotesBefore the USFL or U.S. existed, Chester, England, had a centuries-old tradition of playing the ancient football game on Easter or Easter Monday. The Shoemakers guild presented the ball, a pig's bladder encased in a leather cover.