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Originally Posted by ooo-ribay
I thought that kind of thing wasn’t allowed for amateur athletes….
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The NCAA did not exist back then. The only athletes who were held to a higher, and many times obscene/unreasonable, standard back then were those who compete in AAU competitions. Football was not an AAU sport. Athletics (track and field) and swimming were the sports that fell under that purview. James 'The Tyrant' Sullivan was responsible for creating those high standards and they remained in place even after he died in 1914. He was a bit of a hypocrite though. He refused to recognize U.S. and world records if the athletes did not wear Spalding track shoes. He was partially employed by them and thus in their pocket.
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Last edited by Michael B; 03-02-2022 at 12:27 PM.
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