The Surprising Stories of How Sports Began
Imagine using a human head as a football! Strange as it sounds, that's the way football began. Centuries ago, the English chopped off the head of an invading Viking and decided to kick the thing around just for fun. A new sport had begun! Early basketball games, as played by the Aztecs, were just as bizarre. Kicking, hair-pulling, and punching were all legal. Plus, after the game, members of the winning team were allowed to take the clothes and jewelry right off the spectators as they stood there!
Don Wulffson presents a hilarious book of wacky stories and little-known facts from sports history.
