Football

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Football

• Presented by
• David Sellers
• High School physical education

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Table of Content

• History
• Rules
• Players
• Coaches
• Current bowl games
• Works Cited

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History

• Derived from the English
• Game of rugby.
• American football was started
• In 1879, with rules by Walter
• Camp at Yale University.
• Camp played football at Yale
• And helped evolve the rules of
• The game away from ruby and
• Soccer into the rules of football as
• We know them today.

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History Cont.

• In 1876, at the Massosoit convention, the first
  attempts at writing down the rules of football
  were made.
• Walter Camp edited every football rulebook until
  his death in 1925.

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History Cont.

• Walter Camp contributed the following changes
  from Rugby and Soccer to American football
• -One side retained possession of the ball
• -line of scrimmage
• -11 on a team instead of 15
• -created quarter-back and center postions
• -forward pass
• -Tackling as low as the knee was permitted -1888
• -Touchdown increased to six points
• -NFL was formed in 1920

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Rules

• Kickoff
• Ball is placed on a tee 30 yards from defenses
  endzone
• Placekicker kicks the ball off the tee
• offensive player catches the ball and advances
  forward.
• Player has option to kneel the ball and start
  from there.

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Rules Cont.

• Types of plays
• Running refers to as advancing the ball by
  holding the ball and running toward the endzone.
• Passing is the alternative play of throwing/pass
  the ball to one offensive player to another
  teammate.

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Players

• Emmitt Smith-Running Back
• Cowboys 1 draft pick
• In the 1990 draft.
• Gained 937 yds his rookie
• Season, and 11 tds.
• Has lead the league in rushing
• 4 times, been the leagues MVP
• And Super Bowl MVP.
• Surpassed Walter Paytons all time rushing
• Record of 16,726 yards.
• Considered the best running back in NFL history

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Players

• Atlantas quaterback
• Micheal Vick lead the Falcons
• To the NFL playoffs in 04
• Profile Height 600
• Weight 215
• Draft 01, First round by
• Falcons

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Coaches

• Mike Shanahan
• Head Coach of the Denver Broncos
• Completed a full decade in 04
• as Broncos head Coach
• Joins the club for 100 wins in his first 10
  years
• Lead the Broncos to victories in Super Bowls
  XXX11 and XXX111

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Coaches Cont.

• Coach Bear Bryant
• Alabama head Coach
• From 1958-1982
• His 1961,64,65,73,78
• And 1979 teams won
• National Championships
• Retired in 1982 and
• Died a year later

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Coaches Cont.

• Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville
  receives the Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
• Lead Auburn to a 13-0 season
• Most wins in school history

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Current Bowl Games

• Rose Bowl
• In 04 1 USC and 4 Michigan
• Final score 28 to 14 USC.
• Nokia Sugar Bowl
• 3 Oklahoma vs. 2 LSU
• Final 21 to 14 LSU
• FedEx Orange Bowl
• 9 Miami vs 8 Florida State
• Final Score 16 to 14 Miami

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Current Bowl Games Cont.

• Super Bowl XXXIX

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Bowl Games Cont.

• 05 Super Bowl
• New England vs. Philadelphia
• 24 to 21 New England

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Works Cited

• http//crimson-tide.tusc.net/bear.htm
• www.AuburnTigers.com-The official Websit of
  Auburn Athletics
• http//www.denverbroncos.com
• www.NFL.com/players
• http//inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blfoo
  tball.htm