Tackling Change
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President Teddy Roosevelt saved football. No wonder he’s on Mount Rushmore. During TR’s presidency in the first decade of the 20th century, college football had become increasingly popular. It had also become brutally dangerous. Safety features were minimal. Leather helmets provided only modest protection. “Real” football meant strapping young men running into each other at great speed, with no regulations governing unnecessary… Read more »
