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Today's Tidbit... Football on Easter

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Today's Tidbit... Football on Easter

Timothy P. Brown
Apr 17, 2022
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Before 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.

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