This 1905 card shows a young woman cheering for Columbia University. Both 1905 and 1906 were important years in football reform. In 1905, President Roosevelt met with college officials to try to curb unsportsmanlike behavior in football. In 1906, Columbia University suspended its football program due to a high number of deaths and injuries, although there had also been ethics problems. There was even talk of eliminating the football program altogether. The movement to reform college football led to the formation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA.)
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