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Today's Tidbit... When Piling On Was Legal

Timothy P. Brown

Apr 22, 2022

Early on, ball carriers could advance by crawling after being knocked down, leading to defenders piling on and the masses of humanity seen at the 1904 Army-Navy game. Crawling and piling on became illegal in 1910.