From 1903: The Earliest Known Film Footage of a Football Game

By John Farrier in Living, Sports, Video Clips on Feb 23, 2012 at 6:38 pm


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This video, courtesy of the Library of Congress, shows scenes from a game between Princeton and Yale. Skip to 2:00 to see the action.

The halftime show is scandalous. A woman “accidentally” reveals her ankle.

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  1. JohnR
    Feb 23rd, 2012 at 6:51 pm

    Great collection – of-course being silent age – the exciting commentary is missing – but thats the beauty of it isn’t? :)

  2. PacRim Jim
    Feb 23rd, 2012 at 7:36 pm

    Not much contact.
    Good thing, since those helmets don’t help much.

  3. Joseph Francis
    Feb 24th, 2012 at 12:25 am

    This was the game in which Bush was a Yale cheerleader?

  4. ChrisfromFrance
    Feb 24th, 2012 at 3:39 am

    closer to rugby than modern football. didn’t see the wegde formation though, that would have been cool!

  5. F. Tupp
    Feb 24th, 2012 at 7:32 am

    The moron that shot this should at least invest in a tripod. And what’s with all the jump cuts? Mix it up a little! (A little cross fade never hurt anyone!) Now clean your lens and get back on the field, rookie! Sheesh!


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