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The Origin of American Football. The origin of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football. Both games have their origin in games played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century in which a ball is kicked at a goal and/or run over a line.
American football resulted from several major divergences from rugby, most notably the rule changes instituted by Walter Camp who is considered the "Father of American Football". Among these important changes were the introduction of the line of scrimmage and of down-and-distance rules. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, gameplay developments by college coaches such as Eddie Cochems, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Knute Rockne, and Glenn "Pop" Warner helped take advantage of the newly introduced forward pass and refined the game even further.¹
This webpage features the Best Football Sites on the web. If you love football, you'll love our member sites.
Best Football Sites Index
- 3rdStoneFromTheSun - A Blatant, No Holds Barred Take On Sports.
- Ace's Football World - Posters, Books & Apparel - Source for football posters, life-size wall graphics, football jerseys, t-shirts, books, auctions, links and equipment.
- Best Damn Boards! - NFL fans forums. Where fans go after the games to hang out, pop open a cold one, talk about football and have some laughs. We have team boards for all 32 NFL teams plus seasonal NFL forum games.
- BlueStar Tailgating - We are Dallas Cowboys fans tailgating experts. Your online one-stop tailgating shop. For the fans, by the fans.
- Boston Sports Rants - A Boston Sports Blog by a rabid Boston Sports fan. Everything you need to know about the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Bruins from a fan’s perspective.
- BostonSportsU18.com - a website developed for the passionate Boston Sports Fan under the age of 18. With youth sports bloggers, pictures, videos, training and nutrition tips and games, BostonSportsU18.com offers kids a fun way to enjoy the local teams.
- The Broncos Forum - BroncosForums is one of the largest Broncos' fan sites on the web. Featuring a message board, live news feed and original articles written by a team of writers.
- BroncosFreaks - The Freak is Back! One of the top Denver Broncos fan forums is now also a blog with Broncos commentary from top community members.
- Cippin on Sports - A blog dedicated to all things related to the NFL. It provides readers and fans with up-to-date news, analysis, opinions, and much more all with a unique perspective.
- College Football Cafeteria - A college football blog with predictions, BCS debate, analysis and more.
- Cowboys Pride - Fastest growing Cowboys board on the net. All fans welcome...we have a top notch NCAA forum..NFL, Hockey and more. Origninal Content. Original writing. And cowboys football at your fingertips. All fans welcome.
- Crazy Canton Cuts - This Blog Is Dedicated To Professional Football Greats Not Yet Inducted Into The Professional Football Hall Of Fame In Canton, Ohio.
- The D3 Experience - Your destination for Division III College Football commentary, training, and recruiting tips from a player’s perspective.
- EagleFans.com - This site is dedicated to the best team in the NFL, The Philadelphia Eagles. Includes a history page, schedules, hall of fame, message board, and a tribute to Jerome Brown.
- Fan-Sided Forums - Fan-Sided Blogs Forum for all 32 NFL teams.
- Fantasy Football Fools - Free fantasy football news and analysis with a twist. Fantasy Football Fools provides weekly waiver wire picks, rankings, mock drafts, injury updates and general fantasy football tips in an easy to read blog format and the bitter sarcasm you deserve. We also cover college football and football betting advice.
- Free Sports Picks - Free NFL Football, Baseball and NHL Hockey picks at PickShack.
- Gate 21 - Life, the Universe, and College Football - Gate 21 is a sports blog taking a humorous look at college sports (with focus on college football) from the perspective of a Tennessee alum. It features news, notes, commentary, and regular farks of sporting figures and others.
- Helmet2Helmet - NFL blog covering news, updates, transactions and more.
- NCAA GridIron Gab - knowledgeable and passionate observations of NCAA football.
- New Orleans Saints Fan Site - Bienvenue sur le site non-officiel des Saints de la Nouvelle Orléans.
- New Orleans Saints History - The site for you old time New Orleans Saint Fans! New Orleans Saints History is the most complete site for New Orleans Saints Highlights, Statistics and Pictures from the Saints inaugural year of 1967 to Present.
- NFL-Fanz | Football Discussion Forums - Football message board where fans discuss NFL, CFL, AFL & AAFL, NCAA teams, players, news and gameday strategy. Includes College Football, Fantasy Sports and off topic discussion forums.
- NFL Football Predictions - RubyStats, Graphical Statistical Analysis of Every Regular Season NFL Matchup.
- NFL GridIron Gab - Your One Stop Source for All the Latest NFL News, Predictions, Tidbits and Commentary.
- NFL Scores - This blog is simply 2 guys talking about sports. We aren't experts, but we are fans. We joke around about all current sports events.
- Niners Nation - Your source for everything related to the 49ers and the Faithful.
- The Phinsider - A Miami Dolphins blog and community, for the fans, by the fans.
- Pro Football 101 - This blog covers major NFL stories, fantasy football projections and advice, weekly picks with the point spread, etc.
- Seattle Seahawks Blog - Your best source for quality Seattle Seahawks news, rumors, analysis, Seahawks.
- sport + theory - College Football Computer Ranking.
- Sports Jabber - A universe of all-sports sites, synergisticly integrated; including an interactive message board, "Cheap Seats" sports community, Graphics Showcase, Mock Draft Database, a Myspace site, an interactive news site, blogtalk radio, and original content by accomplished site & national writers.
- Sports Jabber Forums - The most diverse, interactive, & unique all-sports message boards on the net... just one of the several dynamic venues of SportsJabber.net.
- Stat Junky - A Boston sports blog with emphasis on interesting stats. Also news, stories, scores and schedules in the world of Boston sports. All information is current and correct. Stat Junky was created as a sports blog to publish stats and stories that have an impact on certain games/scenarios/trends in sports.
- SteelerSal's Pittsburgh Steelers Fansite - A Steelers fan site with a forum, current news, score, blog and info plus a whole lot more.
- St. Louis Rams Fan - St. Louis Rams fan site, for all of your St. Louis Rams information.
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