Al Spalding was one of the first people inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I don't know if he's in the College or Pro Football Hall Of Fame, but he has a case for being there.
I was doing some research on the early days of college football.. and there was a situation back then where there had been several football-related deaths. So the sport became subject matter in political cartoons. It struck me, how rounded the ball was in a lot of the old artwork. Those vintage cartoons are now a good historical/visual record for the ball's evolution.
Al Spalding was one of the first people inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I don't know if he's in the College or Pro Football Hall Of Fame, but he has a case for being there.
As far as I know, no one whose contributions come from inventing or selling equipment are in either Hall of Fame.
I guess Canton had to draw the line somewhere.
I was doing some research on the early days of college football.. and there was a situation back then where there had been several football-related deaths. So the sport became subject matter in political cartoons. It struck me, how rounded the ball was in a lot of the old artwork. Those vintage cartoons are now a good historical/visual record for the ball's evolution.