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Oneida Football Club Monument
The Oneida Football Club Monument, sometimes called Football Tablet, is a monument made by Joseph Coletti; which was installed on the Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was built as a remembrance to the Oneida Football Club, the first organized team to play any kind of football in the United States.[1] The game played by the club, known as the "Boston game", was an informal local variant that predated the codification of rules for association football, rugby football, or American football.[2][3] The team, made up of students of Boston's elite preparatory schools, played on Boston Common from 1862 to 1865, during which time they reportedly never lost a game or even gave up a single point.[4][5] Description and history The marble table was donated by seven members of the Oneida Football Club and installed in 1925. It measures approximately 6.5 ft. × 2.5 ft. × 7 in. An inscription on the front reads: ON THIS FIELD THE ONEIDA An inscription on the back can also be found which reads, "MEMBERS OF THE ONEIDA TEAM", under this was the list of the 16 members of the original team.[6][4] The monument was unveiled on Saturday November 21, 1925, and was attended by the six surviving members of the team including its founder and captain Gerritt Smith Miller.[4] It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1997.[6] See alsoReferences
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