The Father Of American Football: Walter Camp

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Who was the inventor of football you might ask? It was Walter Camp. He was born on April 17, 1859, in new haven, Connecticut. He attended a school named Yale from 1876 through 1882 .Walter camp was also very known as the father of American football.

The first game of the sport was in Nov.6, 1869. He died on March 14, 1925. The creator of basketball was the one who introduced the helmets to American football. The sport is still really famous and the crowd goes wild for their own team. Many things have changed now there is something called NFL it is a football league that stands for national football league. Many high schools and also colleges play in a football team schools will go vs each other and

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