tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906875144542272320.post8851325231985739501..comments2024-03-08T23:13:42.780-06:00Comments on Hockey Blog In Canada: Clancy: Leader By ExampleTeebzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00538474727022437837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906875144542272320.post-20198414679044898072009-08-06T00:05:37.661-05:002009-08-06T00:05:37.661-05:00It's a move used in rugby, JTH. The ball is es...It's a move used in rugby, JTH. The ball is essentially kicked back to the quarterback who, at the time, could not pass the ball in a forward motion - similar to rugby. "Heeling the ball" essentially refers to the kick back to the quarterback. While snapping the ball with the hand was made legal in 1890, heeling the ball was used predominantly until the early 1910s.Teebzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538474727022437837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906875144542272320.post-3998726210040603602009-08-05T22:33:40.249-05:002009-08-05T22:33:40.249-05:00The football, at the turn of the century, wasn'...<i>The football, at the turn of the century, wasn't "snapped" like it is in today's football. Instead, it was "heeled" back from the line</i><br /><br />Do you have any idea what this means? Did the center have to kick the ball backwards with his heel or something? I've been scouring the interwebs for hours trying to find the answer (OK, I did like 3 different Google searches) and I've got bubkes.JTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047380192814991586noreply@blogger.com