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In several forms of football, a forward pass is the throwing of the ball in the direction in which the offensive team is trying to move, towards the defensive team's goal line.
Dec 28, 2010 · St. Louis quarterback Bradbury Robinson completed the first legal pass on September 5, 1906 when he threw 20 yards to Jack Schneider in a scoreless tie against Carroll College (Robinson’s...
Dec 17, 2021 · In the opener for Saint Louis against Carroll College on September 5, 1906, Bradbury Robinson threw football’s first legal forward pass. The toss hit the ground untouched, resulting in a...
The forward pass has been a legal practice in the game of professional football since 1906. George “Peggy” Parratt of the Massillon Tigers holds the distinction as being the first man in pro football history to successfully complete a pass.
If, after intentional forward movement of his hand, contact by an opponent materially affects the passer, causing the ball to go backward, it is a forward pass, regardless of where the ball...
Sep 6, 2012 · The college game drew tens of thousands of spectators and rivaled professional baseball in fan appeal, but football in the early 1900s was lethally brutal—a grinding, bruising sport in which the...
Sep 1, 2006 · On Sept. 5, 1906, Saint Louis University's Bradbury Robinson tossed a pigskin to teammate Jack Schneider. It was a remarkably creative play for the era, one that ultimately became known as the...
Sep 5, 2023 · The introduction of forward passing in football resulted in a number of benefits that made football a more exciting and dynamic sport. It infused more speed and skill into a game that had been almost solely focused on brute strength and hard hits.
Oct 29, 2013 · SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The birth of Notre Dame as a football powerhouse and the possibility of the pass as an offensive weapon came together on a cold, raw day in West Point a century ago before a...
Nov 4, 2019 · The term that was originally used was the “forward projectile pass,” and it came with restrictions: The passer had to be at least five yards behind the line of scrimmage, and if a pass was...
