#24: Playing tackle football without much gear
Old football stories often sound tougher than they should. Kids played in vacant lots, school fields, and backyards with mismatched pads, thin helmets, or sometimes hardly any real protection at all. Playing tackle football without much gear was treated as rough fun, a way to build grit, teamwork, and neighborhood pride. Even organized school athletics once had a looser understanding of repeated head impacts and proper protective equipment.
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