Camp was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1951.Ĭamp wrote articles and books on the gridiron and sports in general, annually publishing an ' All-American' team. Camp's Yale teams of 1888, 1891, and 1892 have been recognized as national champions. He attended Yale College, where he played and coached college football. Yost, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football. With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Among a long list of inventions, he created the sport's line of scrimmage and the system of downs. Walter Chauncey Camp (Ap– March 14, 1925) was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the 'Father of American Football'.

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