We all have our favorite football stories, and here's one of mine. It does not involve a great play or a great player, but a great point about football's rules, specifically the rule that defined the nature of the ball itself.

Americans used the popular Lilywhite rugby ball imported from England when football began. Then, a presentation at the 1892 rules meeting convinced the powers to adopt the American-made Spalding Model J as the official ball.
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