Inventor
Who invented the first football?
Charles Goodyear who invented the football in jail.
When was football invented?
1855
True false: the first football ever had square ends.
false! How can you play football like that?
The football inventor was named_________.
Charles Goodyear
How many children did Charles Goodyear have?
He had 10 children but only six of them made it to adulthood.
When was the first Game played in NFL ?
1920
True false: The Ultra Pebble design (which was made for slight grip edits for the football) was made in 1981.
True
The football used to be made of___________?
Inflated pig baldders.
Who did Charles Goodyear marry?
Clarrissa Beecher.
When was Charles Goodyear born?
1800
True False: The football was made in the 1500s.
False but there were some balls that looked very close to the football that were made back then.
The first actual football game with the football was played in _________?
1892 (I am talking about the first game you pay to watch).
True False: Charles Goodyear's mother died when he was three.
False his mother and father where with him through adulthood.
When did Charles Goodyear's football become the official football?
1872 twelve years after he died.
When was the first forward pass thrown with the football?
1906
The football was easily ______ so players had to open a lock on the football and inflate it in the sidelines.
deflated
What else did Carles Goodyear invent?
He also invented vulcanized rubber which is basically the first type of rubber.
When was the golden football made to celebrate the 100 years of the Superbowl?
2019
How many years since the football was invented?
2020-1855=165 years
Charles goodyear died________.
1860