Why is it called a touchdown when they don't touch the ball down?
"In the earliest days of American football, a "touchdown" required that the ball physically touch the ground beyond the goal line. This requirement was removed from the rules in 1889, but the name stuck."
Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_a_touchdown_called_a_touchdown?#slide=2
Kind of obvious really!
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