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NCAA college football adopts the 2-point conversion in 1958...
NCAA college football adopts the 2-point conversion in 1958...
Item # 723149
January 13, 1958
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 13, 1958
* Two - 2-point conversion adopted
* NCAA College Football rule change
* 36 years prior to the NFL adding it
The front has a two column heading: "College Football to Give 2 Points For Conversion on Pass or Run" (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with 50 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: On January 12, 1958, college football formally adopted the two-point conversion at the NCAA Football Rules Committee meeting held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, marking a significant change aimed at increasing strategic variety and excitement in the game. Under the new rule, teams were given the option after scoring a touchdown to attempt a play from scrimmage for two points instead of kicking the traditional extra point for one. The change reflected growing interest in rewarding offensive creativity and giving trailing teams a greater chance to catch up late in games. The rule took effect for the 1958 college football season and quickly became a defining tactical element at the collegiate level, decades before the National Football League followed suit by adopting the two-point conversion in 1994.
Category: The 20th Century
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