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• Before 1905, football's rugged nature, characterized
by mass formations and gang tackling, resulted in numerous
injuries and deaths among college athletes. Kickoffs were
particularly dangerous. Receiving teams were allowed to
form a flying wedge where the players would meet and lock
arms thus destroying the opposition. The kickoff team
would have so-called "wedge busters" and would
sacrifice their bodies to break the flying wedge. Players
actually died due to this technique.
• President Teddy Roosevelt wanted the corruption
and injuries in college sport to end, so he advocated
the establishment of a governing body that would establish
universal rules. This eliminated "Ringers" and
stopped the "flying wedge".
• In early December 1905, Chancellor Henry M. MacCracken
of New York University convened a meeting of 13 institutions
to initiate changes in football playing rules. At a subsequent
meeting on December 28 in New York City, 62 colleges founded
the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United
States (IAAUS). The IAAUS took its present name of NCAA
in 1910, and for several years, it was a discussion group
and rules-making body.
• After World War II, the complexity and scope of
problems associated with the growth in NCAA membership
and championships demonstrated the increasing need for
full-time professional leadership. In 1951, Walter Byers,
who previously had served as part-time executive assistant,
was named executive director. A national headquarters
was subsequently established in Kansas City, Missouri,
in 1952.
• In 1973, the NCAA's membership was divided into
three legislative and competitive divisions. Five years
later, Division I members voted to create subdivisions
I-A and I-AA in the sport of football.
• Today the NCAA is a voluntary association of 1,200
colleges and universities and it sponsors 24 championships.
Division I is comprised of 318 member institutions and
last year 13,680 athletes competed in Division I athletics.
• According to NCAA statistics over 37 million fans
attended Division I football games last year.
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