In north america they struggled at football and rugby league/union so they decided to invent lesser more basic sports so they could win at something by avoiding competition. Gridiron was born. ----------------------- American football is ca...
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You may hear this piece of real estate called a "gridiron" by some; don't let that shake you. Nobody seems to know why you'd use a fish broiler as a synonym for a playing field, but generally the people that use this word in public are the Cliff Clavins of the sports world. ... ; The Football Field; ; The Point of the...
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www.phillyburbs.com/football101/field.shtml
www.phillyburbs.com/football101/field.shtml
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I have queried several football-player types who appear to know all there is to know about the game, and none of them know why a "gridiron" is called a "gridiron." -- ... The use of "gridiron" as a metaphor for the football field, and, by extension, to the game itself, dates back to 1897. The original "gridirons" were just...
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A selection of articles related to American football ... The American football field is often called the gridiron because the markings on the field resemble that type of grill that can be used to cook food over a fire. The game is played on a rectangular field 120 yards (110 metres) long by 53 1/3 yards (49 metres) wide.
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www.experiencefestival.com/american_football
www.experiencefestival.com/american_football
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Football resources are no help either. We get this from Playfootball.com – "A football field is sometimes called a gridiron because its lines were once marked off in a grid pattern." No evidence is offered for this dubious and unsatisfying explanation.
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www.democraticunderground.com/articles/03/08/08_gridiro...
www.democraticunderground.com/articles/03/08/08_gridiron.html
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Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Umar, I've got it...why the football field is called a gridiron (Sports Trivia), Gymnastics Fans Group, Running Away from t ... August 26, 2007 03:20 PM EDT -- So I accepted the challenge and found out why the football field is called the gridiron. Here's what I found in wikipedia:
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Interesting Factoids about Peanut Butter, New York Random Fact, Umar, I've got it...why the football field is called a gridiron (Sports Trivia), Who Am ... Umar, I've got it...why the football field is called a gridiron (Sports Trivia)
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