Why Americans Play Football on Thanksgiving | Turkey, Touchdowns, and Tradition

Music by Evan Schaeffer, / evanschaeffer.
Your favorite holiday may be Thanksgiving, but America's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving Football! Just like the turkey you'll be sleeping off this afternoon, football on Thanksgiving has become an American tradition. But how did this happen? Why do we play football on Thanksgiving?
The answer may surprise you, but football on Thanksgiving actually dates back to 1869!
I hope you find this video entertaining on your holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Justin
#thanksgiving #historyfacts #sports

[@PhilosoFeed]

I like your editing, very minimalist approach but that's perfect for educational videos like this because it doesn't distract from the content. Short and punchy, good narration, and plenty of things I didn't know about football -- I didn't even know that football was as old as Thanksgiving, but obviously if the first inter-collegiate game was played just 6 years after Thanksgiving became a national holiday, logic would dictate the game is at least as old as the holiday, if not older. Thanks for the info! I look forward to more short, straight-to-the-point videos like this from you.

[@Alelycan_]

Keep up the great work! I wouldn’t change a thing! I love watching these informational videos

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks so much!

[@cookiejar2693]

Great video, keep this up and you are going to hit big!

[@ckmedia6120]

Nice video!

[@KirbyTheMemeMan]

great editing, and a nice mic!

[@BlueFox098]

This video is pretty high quality, hope your channel grows!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thank you very much!

[@yungcash8800]

AWESOME

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching! 🙌

[@georgieippolito9924]

wanna normal traditional Thanksgiving? shut the power off from the circuit breaker when the food is all done and cooked. nobody will watch tv. light candles and play board games or cards while having conversations if the company wants to have fun.

[@projectfanboy]

Today I Learned.

[@yungcash8800]

Same