Walter Camp: Father of American football
Walter Camp
Walter Camp: Father of American football
Walter Camp Walter Camp he is born in 7,April,1859 and died in 14,March,1925 (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925
The man who virtually created the sport of football as we Americans know it today was born Walter Chauncey Camp on April 7, 1859, in New Britain, Connecticut. From 1876 to 1880 he attended Yale College
He attended Yale from 1876 to 1882, where he studied medicine and business
Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football.
known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Yost
Camp was born in the city of New Britain, Connecticut
He attended Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven, entered Yale College in 1875
He was general athletic director and head advisory football coach at Yale University from 1888-1914, and chairman of the
Yale football committee from 1888-1912
Camp shaped the rules that transformed rugby football into American football, including
playing
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with 11 men, using a line of scrimmage, a system of downs
Until 1910 Camp continued at Yale as an unpaid advisory coach
During the war, he served as an athletic adviser for the U. S. Military, creating a fitness regimen for Army and Navy servicemen that became known as the “Daily Dozen”. This daily 8-minute workout consisting of 12 exercises was popularized by newspapers
Between his graduation from Yale in 1888 and his death in 1925, Camp held a full-time position at the New Haven Clock Company, but distinguished himself through his involvement with the Yale football program and especially his prolific writing
Camp was a member of many important collegiate football committees in his 50 year career, thus his contributions were quickly inputted
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