Today's Tidbit... John Heisman and the Prolate Spheroid
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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.
Today's Tidbit... John Heisman and the Prolate Spheroid
Today's Tidbit... John Heisman and the…
Today's Tidbit... John Heisman and the Prolate Spheroid
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.