1892 in Sports - American Football

American Football

College championship

  • College football national championship – Yale Bulldogs

Events

  • William "Pudge" Heffelfinger is paid $500 by the Allegheny Athletic Association to play in a game against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. He is considered the first professional football player of all time.

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