Today's Tidbit... Football on Easter
Before the USFL or U.S. existed, Chester, England, had a centuries-old tradition of playing the ancient football game on Easter or Easter Monday. The Shoemakers guild presented the ball, a pig's bladder encased in a leather cover.
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