Football fans, along with anyone interested in the history of college sports, will want to explore the University of Richmond's digitized collection commemorating more than 100 years of football at the school. As the site explains, football made its debut at the school, then known as Richmond college, in 1878 when two college literary societies organized teams of 20 players. During these early years, "each side had 20 players on the field and the game appeared more like rugby than modern day football." In this online exhibit, visitors can explore Photographs (including official team portraits and game day photographs), Programs (which date back to 1922), and Publications (including an 1881 article about a match between Richmond College and Randolph Macon and a 1911 compilation of "Yells and Songs"). As a whole, this collection highlights how the game of football - and the culture and community surrounding it - has changed over time.
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