A Series of Early Sports Rules

Mental Floss host John Green presents a series of 29 early sports rules in the latest episode of List Show. Examples include rules that made early basketball a lot like ultimate frisbee, rules that showed early soccer had almost no rules, and rules of golf that have stayed surprisingly consistent.

Glen Tickle
Glen Tickle

Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.