In the 1930s, stadiums began positioning timekeepers along the sidelines to synch the scoreboard clock with the officials’ timepiece. After a few years, the sideline timekeepers became the official timekeepers for games, and expressions such as “running out the clock” and “ran out the clock” entered football parlance in the early 1940s.
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In the 1930s, stadiums began positioning timekeepers along the sidelines to synch the scoreboard clock with the officials’ timepiece. After a few years, the sideline timekeepers became the official timekeepers for games, and expressions such as “running out the clock” and “ran out the clock” entered football parlance in the early 1940s.