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T he F ootball S afety S tory

Football has changed so dramatically over the past century and a half. It has changed so much that an Ivy League player from 1869 would hardly recognize the game played today, and vice versa. But one thread remains constant as the sport has evolved: This is a rough, physical activity. While people still argue over the details, most would agree that what Americans call football has its roots in what the rest of the world calls football—the game of soccer. More than that, football was based on rugby, which was born in England in the 1820s.

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