The history of the NFL
The forerunner of American football may have been a game played by the ancient Greeks, harpaston call. In this game there is no limit on the number of players. The aim was to move a ball across a goal line by kicking, throwing, or running with it.
Classical literature contains detailed game reports, including its rougher elements, such as the fight against ferocious.
Most modern versions of football originated in England, where he knew a form of gambling in the 12th century. In subsequent centuries football became so popular that various English monarchs, including Edward II and Henry VI, forbade the game because he was interested in military away from the sport of archery. A mid-19th century, football had split into two separate entities. Still popular today, these two sports are soccer and rugby.
American football evolved from these two sports. The sport called soccer in the United States is still known as football throughout much of the world.
The first professional football game in the United States took place in 1895 in Latrobe, Pa., between a team representing Latrobe and a team from Jeannette, Pennsylvania. In the following years many professional teams were formed, including Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Olympic Games in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, the Bulldogs of Canton, Ohio, and the team of Massillon, Ohio. Noted college players who had the professional game during its early years include Willie Heston (formerly at the University of Michigan), Fritz Pollard (Brown University) and Jim Thorpe (Carlisle Indian School).