Er gehört heute untrennbar zum American Football, doch war er anfangs verboten: Der Vorwärtspass. Jonas erzählt Jessy von den Anfängen des Passspiels, der Krise des Footballs zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts und wie sich die Regeln bis in die Neuzeit entwickelt haben.

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How the Forward Pass Saved Football | HISTORY

The Early History of Football’s Forward Pass | Smithsonian Magazine

The Evolution of NFL Rules: How Key Changes Over the Decades Shaped Modern Professional Football

The Forward Pass: How a Rule Change in 1906 Revolutionized Football Strategy FOREVER | youtube Hardcore Football History

How 1994's Pass-Friendly Rule Changes Saved a Moribund League and Created the Modern NFL | Slate Magazine

History Spotlight: First Forward Pass | Youtube

'A Football Life': The history of the forward pass | NFL.com

Law 11: Offside | nachspielzeiten.de

First American Football Game Ever Filmed: 1903 Princeton Tigers vs Yale Bulldogs | youtube

History of NFL Rules | sportsattic.com

History of the forward pass | biletnikoffaward.com