How TR used "Stewardship" to save Football Quiz

What was the main concern about football in 1905?

• Lack of skilled players

• High cost of equipment

• Violence and deaths

• Lack of popularity

Which one of these DID NOT advocate outlawing football (three of them did advocate abolishing it)?

• Theodore Roosevelt - President

• Charles Elliott - Education reformer from Harvard

• The Nation magazine - A muckraking journal

• Muckraking journalists who wrote articles against football

In his most famous speech, "The Strenuous Life", TR advocates which of the following?

• More rigorous studying by students.

• Applying stressful scenarios in our lives will make us stronger

• An active, physically fit life (including physical fitness and outdoors activities).

• Rest, leisure and the need for Americans to relax from the pressures of life.

CHOOSE 2 of the following. Which two of these statements are true in regards to why Theodore Roosevelt was a huge fan of football.

• He believed its "rough" nature was essential for the American society in developing men.

• He was mesmerized by the "forward pass" and its uniqueness amongst all sports.

• He believed "rough sports" like football would help create the kinds of men America needed.

• He associated football with some of the best times of his life as a college student at Harvard.

Which University did President Roosevelt NOT invite to the White House to strategize a way to save football in 1905?

• Harvard

• Yale

• Princeton

• Columbia

What did President Theodore Roosevelt encourage the football coaches to do in 1905?

• Lower academic standards

• Ban the sport

• Pass rule changes

• Create the NCAA

What was the most important rule change made in football in 1905?

• Limiting the number of players

• Shortening the game duration

• Creation of the forward pass

• Introduction of helmets

What organization (that is still in charge of college sports today) was formed as a result of the meeting with TR and the three college leaders trying to "save" football?

• NFL

• XFL

• NCAA

• CFL

The historian in the clip says, "...football became less of a scrum and more spread out" as a result of TR's efforts. Which of the following best describes that statement.

• Football went from a condensed game with lots of collisions to a spread out one with passes and plays all over the field.

• Football outlawed all the dirty play like punching, etc.

• Football was a spread-oriented game and TR changed it to more of a condensed collision-filled game.

• Football transformed into a game where only college players with high integrity were allowed to play. This cut the violence dramatically.

By "saving" football in 1905, what has been T.R.'s legacy in terms of the sport? In other words, how is college football doing today?

• Football has remained controversial and very few Americans enjoy watching to this day.

• President Roosevelt helped "save" football in 1905, but it has NEVER been more popular than it was before then.

• Football is the most popular spectator sport in America and College Football generates BILLIONS of dollars each year thanks to TR saving it.

• T.R.'s involvement in saving football created a "domino effect" in which multiple presidents have interfered with the rules of football.