Football On November 6, 1869, a sport was created that the world had never seen before. The man who helped shape this great sport into what it is today was a man by the name of Walter Camp. Walter Camp was a Yale University graduate who excelled in every sport he played. At the age of 33 Walter was known as “The Father of Football” because of his great contributions in the development of the sport. With the game being new and upcoming so were the rules. At first the game rules adopted from sports of likeness to itself such as football,or what we know today as soccer, and rugby. Walter felt like the game needed some changes if it wanted to separate itself from sports that