There are few game-action images of the line of scrimmage during football's early days showing the center (then called the snapper-back) snapping the ball by rolling it under his foot, as occurred in rugby. Snapping with the hands became legal in 1892.
Today's Tidbit... Center Snapping With His Foot
Today's Tidbit... Center Snapping With His…
Today's Tidbit... Center Snapping With His Foot
There are few game-action images of the line of scrimmage during football's early days showing the center (then called the snapper-back) snapping the ball by rolling it under his foot, as occurred in rugby. Snapping with the hands became legal in 1892.