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From: stevev@tekchips.UUCP (Steve Vegdahl)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: Drop Kicks, Return Kicks, and Free Kicks
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Date: Tue, 18-Feb-86 16:06:48 EST
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> Also, another interesting quirk in football rules.
> My dad says he remembers from his college days in the 30's, that after a
> safety, a team gets a choice of making a free kick OR running a single play
> from scrimmage, from their own 20 yard line!?  If their are any historians/
> rule buffs who could verify this, is it still in force or was it ever used,
> it would be most appreciated (it has been a debate in the family for years).

I have heard of this rule, too.  Never seen it applied; never known whether
it was a rule or a rumor.

		Steve Vegdahl
		Computer Research Lab.
		Tektronix, Inc.
		Beaverton, Oregon