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The Football Archaeology of the Experimental 1905 Fairmont vs. Washburn Game with Timothy Brown
Episode 13017th January 2023 • Pigskin Dispatch • Darin Hayes
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One of the top experts in early football rules history, Timothy P. Brown, joins us to explain the experimental game in late 1905 between Washburn and Fairmont to try out some proposed rules intended to make the game safer. The story is eloquently shared below in the link that takes you to Tim's article, complete with photos of the era. Timothy Brown's FootballArchaeology.com has a daily football factoid that he shares that is quite interesting in a short read. They preserve football history uniquely, and we are happy that Tim has agreed to join us each week to review some of his Today's Tidbits. Click that link and subscribe for free to receive them each evening. 

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