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Sprint football facts for kids

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Sprint football, formerly called lightweight football, is a varsity sport played by United States colleges and universities, under standard American football rules. The sport is currently governed by the Collegiate Sprint Football League.

In sprint football, players must have a weight of 178 lb (81 kg) or less and a minimum of 5% body fat to be eligible to play.

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  • Football(Sprint) Team, Fall 1963

    Navy sprint football team, Fall 1963.

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