U.S. #3810
37¢ Walter Camp
Early Football Heroes
Issue Date: August 8, 2003
City: South Bend, IN
Quantity: 70,000,000
Printed By: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: Serpentine Die Cut 11.5 x 11.75
Color: Multicolored
U.S. football began as a soccer-like game in the mid-19th century. Running with the ball and tackling, as in English rugby, was introduced later. The father of American football, Walter Chauncey Camp (1859-1925) developed rules and techniques that set the American game apart from British rugby. He devised guidelines that reformed the game, making it both safer and more exciting.