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NCAA: In 1906, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States was formed as a governing body for college football. That came about after a slew of football-related deaths—330 between the years of 1890 and 1905—caused leaders, including President Theodore Roosevelt, to wonder about the game’s safety. Four years later, the name was changed to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. Amos Alonzo Stagg: Another former Yale player, Stagg introduced many innovations in the

Red Grange (see sidebar) was the first national football superstar while a collegian.

game, including the huddle, uniform num- bers, and the onside kick. He also won 314 games in a coaching career that spanned seven decades. Rose Bowl: The “Granddaddy of Them All” was the first bowl game. The inaugural

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