Nov. 9 – The First Game of Football

from Today in Canadian History · host Marc Affeld

The first documented game of football was played at the University of Toronto on this day back in 1861. To learn more about the history of football in Canada I spoke with Curator of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, Meghan Sturgeon.

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