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Originally Posted by Juna
Yeah I've never really understood where American Football gets it's name from - since you spend most of the time with the ball in your hands!  |
american football evolved from rugby(a similiar,older,much tougher game which we and many other countries play,,,without the weak ass padding/protection)
rugby *is* called rugby,,but it *is* officially/technically speaking,,,a type of football.(football is a blanket name for many type of games,,but generally used for soccer because i think that was the first one,,,and also because in soccer you mostly use your feet!)
..so i guess when americans took rugby and branched/altered it...they decided to refer to it using the blanket name football...which is a bit silly,,,,but thats just the way it went...