== == The touchdown came from Rugby. In rugby, you score a try by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone and then pressing the ball to the ground. The requirement that a player has to ground the ball is where the term "touchdown" comes from. Gridiron football eventually abandoned that requirement but retained the terminology. It became part of American football in 1876, when the U.S. colleges playing football agreed to a standard set of rules based loosely on the English rugby code. The touchdown initially awarded no points -- it merely gave the scoring team the opportunity to attempt a kick directly out on the field from where the ball was touched down. This is where the extra point came from. Rugby still uses the same system for scoring a conversion after a try. Incidentally, touchdowns in rugby also initially counted for no points, which is why the touchdown in rugby is called a try -- it initially meant that the scoring team was given a "try" for goal. When a numerical scoring system was put in place in 1883, touchdowns counted for 4 points. It increased to 5 points in 1897 (and remained that way in the Canadian game until 1956!) and finally to 6 in 1912. The requirement to physically touch the ball to the ground was removed in 1889.
Only if it relates to a first down or touchdown.
Frank Tripucka of the Denver Broncos has the distinction of having thrown the first touchdown pass in the American Football League's history (to Al Carmichael on Sep. 9, 1960 at Boston).
English Football
Homer Jones, a wide receiver for the New York Giants from 1965-1969 and the Cleveland Browns in 1970, was the first player to spike the ball in the end zone after scoring a touchdown in 1965.
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Cuju was actually the first to invent Football/Soccer in 206 BC but great Britain then Introduced it in 1900
Hunter Wood
Nothing. This happens more than you may think. Many players keep the football when it is a particularly meaningful touchdown to them (like their first or a record breaking touchdown).
William Bailey
The origins of American football began in 1869. The intercollegiate football game between Rutgers and Princeton took place at Rutgers in 1869. There is no record of what player scored the first touchdown.
Only if it relates to a first down or touchdown.
Frank Tripucka of the Denver Broncos has the distinction of having thrown the first touchdown pass in the American Football League's history (to Al Carmichael on Sep. 9, 1960 at Boston).
The two-point conversion in high school football was first introduced in 1988. Before that, high school football only allowed for one point after a touchdown, which was typically attempted through a kick. The introduction of the two-point conversion added an additional option for teams to try to earn two points after scoring a touchdown, giving them an opportunity to score more points in a single play if they could successfully execute the conversion. This rule change mirrored the two-point conversion rule that had been in place in college and professional football for some time.
If you are thinking of American Football then i have no idea ,but there are not any touchdowns in the AFL
English Football
Homer Jones, a wide receiver for the New York Giants from 1965-1969 and the Cleveland Browns in 1970, was the first player to spike the ball in the end zone after scoring a touchdown in 1965.
I don't know if he was the first, but I think he was the first and only: Bo Jackson.