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Football
A Brief History:
Football in Canada
developed from rugby and soccer during the late 19th century.
In 1909, Lord Grey,
governor-general of Canada, donated a trophy--subsequently called the
Grey Cup--to be awarded annually to Canada's best football team.
Although Grey Cup
play became predominantly professional during the 1930s, amateur teams
were not banned until 1956, when the Canadian Football League (CFL) was
solidified.
Canadian football
is similar to its U.S. professional counterpart but differs in the following
significant ways: the field is 110 yd (100.6 m) long and 65 yd (59.4 m)
wide, with 25-yd-deep (22.9-m) end zones; there are 12 players per team
on the field; the offensive team has 3 downs to gain 10 yd; an untouched
punt or unsuccessful field-goal attempt may be recovered by the kicking
team; after scoring a touchdown, a team may try for 2 points; a team can
score a rouge--worth 1 point--if their opponents fail to run a kick out
of their own end zone.
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