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For anybody else that might otherwise have to look it up: Gridiron Football is American Football. The name comes from the layout of the pitch, which looks noth
by to3m 11y ago
For anybody else that might otherwise have to look it up: Gridiron Football is American Football.
The name comes from the layout of the pitch, which looks nothing like a gridiron (which appears to be a type of portable grill). There's probably a joke in there somewhere.
- function_seven 11y agoIt looked like a gridiron 100 years ago. Field changes, name stays the same. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gridiron_football#/media/File:Football_Diagram_1904.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gridiron_football#/media/File:...