Pennsylvania's Carlisle Indian School, founded by Richard Pratt, may have failed to
assimilate Native Americans in society but the school's
football team proved their respectability by challenging — and beating — their counterparts in the Ivy Leagues and
Military Academies. Although the school shut its doors in 1918, the winning team established
Jim Thorpe and coach Glenn "Pop" Warner as two of the best-known names in American sports. It also
introduced plays, including the forward pass, that are standard in the game today.
Hear author Sally Jenkins read from her book:
The Real All Americans
Pop Warners playbook included more than just the forward pass. His '
hidden ball play' and other 'trick plays' became legendary in football lore.
Watch these '
Trick Plays' and then
design one of your own.
Who knows? If its good enough maybe the Brave can use it Friday night.
How did Football, in many ways, became a
substitute for war?
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