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Old 05-06-08, 11:57 AM
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The game is called FOOTBALL because we mostly use our feet when playing it

Actually, I don't think this is true. I believe the origin of the name "football" refers to the game NOT being played on horseback.

why call it American Football when they most run with it in hands?

If you want to name our game by what's done most frequently, it would be called "passball" or "airball."

And for that matter, why is the germinal game of what we call football called "rugby"? It's not played on a rug.
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