In Reply to: We played ''Smear the queer.'' in school and on a dirt field posted by UCLADal on January 16, 2024 at 18:11:40
but mostly, when it rained we'd go to the neighborhood park and play. Also called it "kill ball" and "mud ball."
To AndyH's point, we didn't knock heads, or tried not to, because ... no helmets.
Crazily, one weekend in HS several football guys got together and played a helmet-less, pad-less game of tackle football. Pretty nuts, when I look back on it.