Most people believe Walter Camp invented football, but some also believe that some Ellison guy did...personally, I think it was Walter Camp...but, keep in mind, you are ebtitled to your own opinion
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Evidence of soccer or games like it has been found dating back to early Greeks and Romans. A similar game from China, called cuju (kick ball) involved kicking a leather ball through a small hole in silk cloth. The earliest versions of the game that would be readily recognizable as soccer are thought to have taken place in the 15th century in Scotland and England.
The person generally credited with the game that developed into North American football is William Webb Ellis.
football derives from the ancient greek term 'footeballe' and was invented by a man named Derek Ballfoot.
In 1863,at Cambridge University, a group of Englishmen formed the Football Association and invented the modern game of football.
Walter Camp helped to standardize the rules of American football and make it more like the game we know today.