Football Dude

 

In Robert Sale Hill’s original “Dude” poem, “The True Origin and History of the ‘Dude,’”[1] he portrayed “Dudes” as being thin, light, weak and not fond of sports.

They hardly breathe, they are so light;
  A smile their coat it creases,
And one who laughed the other night,
  Was carried home in pieces.

They do not care for cruel sports,
  Like foot-ball, cricket, gunning,
But lemonade they drink by quarts,
  Their girling’s "real stunning!"

“Dudes” and football didn’t mix. 

 

Judge, Volume 26, Number 658, May 26, 1894, page 329.

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[1] See, Dude #1 – the True Origin and History of “The Dude.”