Sometimes, when you round the corner at a location you have visited many times before, you see something new. A similar feeling occurs when encountering a story that sheds new light on an old topic you’ve researched in the past. The other day, I found an article about Carlisle's hidden ball trick, when Pop Warner had football-shaped brown patches sewn on the front of Carlisle's uniforms for their 1903 game at Harvard. When Harvard kicked off a Carlisle player retrieved the ball at the team gathered together, stuffed the ball under one player's sweater, and then ran in different directions. Harvard failed to notice Carlisle's Dillon running straight downfield and crossing the goal line with the ball tucked under his sweater. Since Dillon did not have a number on his back, no one knew who scored the touchdown until later, a point noted by a reporter who have previously argued for numbering players.
Today's Tidbit... The Origins Of Player Numbers
Today's Tidbit... The Origins Of Player…
Today's Tidbit... The Origins Of Player Numbers
Sometimes, when you round the corner at a location you have visited many times before, you see something new. A similar feeling occurs when encountering a story that sheds new light on an old topic you’ve researched in the past. The other day, I found an article about Carlisle's hidden ball trick, when Pop Warner had football-shaped brown patches sewn on the front of Carlisle's uniforms for their 1903 game at Harvard. When Harvard kicked off a Carlisle player retrieved the ball at the team gathered together, stuffed the ball under one player's sweater, and then ran in different directions. Harvard failed to notice Carlisle's Dillon running straight downfield and crossing the goal line with the ball tucked under his sweater. Since Dillon did not have a number on his back, no one knew who scored the touchdown until later, a point noted by a reporter who have previously argued for numbering players.