Early Football Framed or Unframed:Unframed known as the "Granite City"

known as the "Granite City" for its many gray-stone buildings

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From the nation's capital

son of the Civil War general who was dismissed by President Lincoln

Early Football Framed or Unframed:Unframed known as the "Granite City"In the early days of football, games could look like a bare knuckles brawl. In this scene, players converge on the ball carrier amid a tangle of legs, cleats, leather helmets and taped hands. Helmets were originally plain natural leather, either brown, cordovan or black. Color was later added to the helmets to help the quarterback see receivers down field and to adda bit of flair to the game. Some players wore nose guards, but face masks didn't come