They are generally the most prominent objects on each football field, standing as giant guardians at each end. The goalposts of our modern fields reflect the ingenuity and resourcefulness of our pigskin patriarchs who just wanted to play ball and use materials they had available to engineer goalposts that would fit the bill. Timothy P Brown of Football Archaeology joins us to chat about a recent TidBit of his broaching the shape and makeup of goalposts from yesteryear. Here is a look at Tim's original post.

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