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5:23 pm
Sat May 12, 2012
How Teddy Saved Football
By Tom Goldman
Originally published on Sat May 12, 2012 6:05 pm
Football is a violent game, but a century ago it used to be a lethal pastime. NPR's Tom Goldman explains how President Teddy Roosevelt stepped in and forced the establishment of new rules that made the game safer.