Orgins of the 40 yard dash

[jtk1519]

I had always wondered who decided to sit down and time a player running 40 yards and why they chose 40 yards. Well, as luck would have it, I saw my answer on Sportscenter earlier. Seems as though Paul Brown started using the 40 yard dash as a way of measuring speed because he figured 40 yards was about how far a player would have to run on a kickoff return. Finally, it makes sense.

[HUM398]

I had always wondered who decided to sit down and time a player running 40 yards and why they chose 40 yards. Well, as luck would have it, I saw my answer on Sportscenter earlier. Seems as though Paul Brown started using the 40 yard dash as a way of measuring speed because he figured 40 yards was about how far a player would have to run on a kickoff return. Finally, it makes sense.

hey JTK...

i run a 2.1... Dodge said he is going to start me before you. sorry.

[Texasfrog]

Really ..?? I heard the Coach Bear Bryant started it because he considered the average Punt was 40 yards and he wanted to find the players that were the fastest at covering 40 yards so they could "cover punts" while the ball was in the air.

[jtk1519]

hey JTK...

i run a 2.1... Dodge said he is going to start me before you. sorry.

I got my 40 under 6.5. I'll be whipping your butt before long.

[jtk1519]

Take it for what it's worth...

The 40 is run because it showcases acceleration and speed which are both crucial in the NFL, being that football is a game of short bursts of speed. Among his many innovations such as instituting press box coaches, playbooks, and intelligence and psychological testing, Paul Brown, the legendary football coach, is credited with initially timing players at 40 yards because he believed this was the distance you had to run to cover a kickoff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_yard_dash

[HUM398]

Really ..?? I heard the Coach Bear Bryant started it because he considered the average Punt was 40 yards and he wanted to find the players that were the fastest at covering 40 yards so they could "cover punts" while the ball was in the air.

I heard Dodge created man....

[wide-e-wide]

The 40 yard dash started way back in the caveman days. Two cavemen were chasing a baby Pterodactyl....the primitive cousin of today's bird could only fly in 40 yard spurts. So generations of cavemen trained their young to run as fast as they could for 40 yards....football came later.
Which brings me to my next point...Todd Dodge created the cavemen and the Pterodactyl.

[HUM398]

The 40 yard dash started way back in the caveman days. Two cavemen were chasing a baby Pterodactyl....the primitive cousin of today's bird could only fly in 40 yard spurts. So generations of cavemen trained their young to run as fast as they could for 40 yards....football came later.
Which brings me to my next point...Todd Dodge created the cavemen and the Pterodactyl.

Isnt Dodge good.:rolleyes:

[Texasfrog]

I heard Dodge created man....

Coach Dodge created the forward pass.

[wide-e-wide]

Todd Dodge built the pyramids and let the Egyptians take the credit. He is so modest I swear.

[HUM398]

Coach Dodge created the forward pass.

what didnt Dodge create.

[HUM398]

Todd Dodge built the pyramids and let the Egyptians take the credit. He is so modest I swear.

Dodge Built the Roman Empire in one day. Then told everyone else that the romans worked really hard to build it.

[wide-e-wide]

Originally all the faces on Mt. Rushmore were of Coach Dodge's likeness.
This embarrassed him so much that he climbed up late at night and carved the faces of the great US presidents.

[HUM398]

Originally all the faces on Mt. Rushmore were of Coach Dodge's likeness.
This embarrassed him so much that he climbed up late at night and carved the faces of the great US presidents.

You know that face on Mars...yeah, its dodges.

[wide-e-wide]

Coach Dodge was bored one lazy afternoon...so he painted the Mona Lisa. It's true...

[HUM398]

Coach Dodge was bored one lazy afternoon...so he painted the Mona Lisa. It's true...

You know the grand canyon... On the same lazy afternoon, he carved it... now thats true.

[wide-e-wide]

Dodge once crossed over the Oklahoma border...and for that brief moment in time....THEY DIDN'T SUCK. Then he came back and they immediately starting sucking again. The man has that kind of power.

[CCDawg]

I heard Dodge woke up one morning at sunrise and decided to build The Great Wall of China, he was finished in time for breakfast at 8.

[jtk1519]

And Todd Dodge said...

Let there be light.

[BlackandRed05]

I heard Dodge woke up one morning at sunrise and decided to build The Great Wall of China, he was finished in time for breakfast at 8.

After his lunch break he painted the Sistine Chapel. Still home by 4:30 to watch Pardon The Interuption.

[slorch]

The 40 yard dash started way back in the caveman days. Two cavemen were chasing a baby Pterodactyl....the primitive cousin of today's bird could only fly in 40 yard spurts. So generations of cavemen trained their young to run as fast as they could for 40 yards....football came later.
Which brings me to my next point...Todd Dodge created the cavemen and the Pterodactyl.

I had a similar idea, except that it was about 40 yards before the [insert tiger, bear, lion, ect] could tell which human was slower...talk about a dead heat:D

[slorch]

Dodge once crossed over the Oklahoma border...and for that brief moment in time....THEY DIDN'T SUCK. Then he came back and they immediately starting sucking again. The man has that kind of power.

Ok, I believed you until this one...:rolleyes:

[HUM398]

I heard Dodge knocked the berlin wall down on his own...with his bare fist...then gave credit to Reagan and The Pope.. He is that nice.

[oldtig]

Okay... I got a versus
Dodge vs Chuck Norris vs. Old school Ditka, WWF style Royal Rumble- who's gonna win

Coach Dodge-

[ACM Dad]

Okay... I got a versus
Dodge vs Chuck Norris vs. Old school Ditka, WWF style Royal Rumble- who's gonna win

Coach Dodge-

Mr. T.

[HUM398]

Mr. T.

Lord Dodge.

how dare you defy and deny his greatness.

[t-long20]

what didnt Dodge create.

the world may never know

[TXFOOSBALL]

yall are treadin on thin water.....

[wide-e-wide]

yall are treadin on thin water.....

It's all water under the dam...

Sincerely,
Bob Stoops

[Favpack]

It's all water under the dam...

Sincerely,
Bob Stoops

No use crying over skimmed milk.

[HUM398]

yall are treadin on thin water.....

Dodge walked on water once.

[TXFOOSBALL]

Dodge damn you guys!! I mean Oh my Dodge! How many more are yall gonna come up with. In the name of Dodge I think you should quit it.

[wide-e-wide]

It's a little known fact that Coach Dodge was actually the first man to walk on the moon. NASA and the US government would like for us all to believe it was Neil Armstrong. Just ain't true folks...
Dodge's words from the surface of the moon were...

"That's one small step for man...really not that big of a deal considering all the other great things I've done"

[BlackandRed05]

It's a little known fact that Coach Dodge was actually the first man to walk on the moon. NASA and the US government would like for us all to believe it was Neil Armstrong. Just ain't true folks...
Dodge's words from the surface of the moon were...

"That's one small step for man...really not that big of a deal considering all the other great things I've done"

He's just so modest that he didnt want to take credit for it. Kinda like when he found the cure for polio.

[wide-e-wide]

He's just so modest that he didnt want to take credit for it. Kinda like when he found the cure for polio.

He did it while riding a horse and playing golf at the same time. So he cured polio and invented polo all in a matter of about 10 minutes.

[BlackandRed05]

He did it while riding a horse and playing golf at the same time. So he cured polio and invented polo all in a matter of about 10 minutes.

He is truly gifted.

[BlackandRed05]

I have heard about him digging the Panama Canal with a spoon. Is that true?

[HUM398]

I have heard about him digging the Panama Canal with a spoon. Is that true?

not with a spoon... With a twig.

Dont take way the glory.

[t-long20]

not with a spoon... With a twig.

Dont take way the glory.

yea you can atleast give credit where credit is due

[0utlaw]

Dodge created man then rested...
then Dodge created women...
Since then,Dodge nor man has rested since...

[wargograw]

i hope these arent all chuck norris jokes.

[rodjohns]

After Dodge created the Internet he let Al Gore take credit for it. He then created 5atexasfootball.com. He knew we would take credit for things that we did not actually have any part of like saying we were Coaches of this or that Athelete so he created "Manlaws" that would force us to be honest by showing real credentials like actual photos of us in Uniform or Coaching attire.

On Friday nights he rested so that on Saturday he could create the University of North Texas. And the rest is History.

[HUM398]

i hope these arent all chuck norris jokes.

Chuck Norris wishes he could step in Dodges [censored]

[elprezidente]

Chuck Norris wishes he could step in Dodges [censored]

Dodge just made chuck norris step in his ****

[HUM398]

Dodge just made chuck norris step in his ****

In his dreams.

[BlackandRed05]

Chuck is greater than Dodge... anyday

[Stormy]

One day Dodge was gathering up a couple of the great lakes (gotta water the boys you know) and he had to take a leak. And that is how we got the Mississippi River.