Why is American Football called ....

[alamo]

.... AMERICAN FOOTBALL ?

Would it not be more appropriate to call it "American Throwball" given that only player out of 50 odd on the team kicks the ball ?

Discuss.

[Trampas]

Interesting point but 2 blokes kick the ball.

Not like the ball is made for using your foot since it isn't round like a soccer ball.

Then you have touchdown which doesn't require any touching down. Maybe touch break/plane since you just need to break the plane.

If Bills play more in Canada will give more a meaning to world champions when every team is in usa.

I am going off topic here

[Snowball]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_American_football

[alamo]

Do you think Roger Goddell would approve if it was renamed American Throwball ?

[Blackroc78]

.... AMERICAN FOOTBALL ?

Would it not be more appropriate to call it "American Throwball" given that only player out of 50 odd on the team kicks the ball ?

Discuss.

why isn't soccer called gay?

[Dark Horse]

Back in the days when guys that were used to throwing rocks figured out you could turn a pig's bladder into something much more interesting, Europeans, after many early failures, managed to make a more or less round 'ball'. Soon after, the kicking game was on. News of this achievement reached the New World, but before they perfected the art of sowing together all these puzzling leather pieces around the bladder, Americans were content to bash each others brains in while pursuing a pointed object that couldn't possibly be kicked. The Old World name stuck, though.

[SWBET]

lol

[MickChunky]

because it's not Communist

[Trampas]

when did girly helmets and pads arrive?