Oneida Football Club, Historic sports team memorial in Boston Common, Massachusetts, United States.
The Oneida Football Club memorial on Boston Common marks the site where the first organized football team in the United States played from 1862 to 1865 and never allowed opponents to cross their goal line.
Founded in 1862 by Gerrit Smith Miller, the Oneida Football Club was the first organized football team in America and competed on Boston Common until 1865 with an undefeated record.
The club played a version of football called the Boston game that combined association and rugby football elements and later influenced the development of rules for American college football.
The granite memorial tablet is located near the corner of Beacon and Spruce Streets on Boston Common and is accessible to wheelchair users who wish to visit this historic sports landmark.
The team consisted mainly of students from Boston Latin and English High School who wore red silk handkerchiefs around their heads and played with a box-shaped rubber ball.
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