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After Rome's Von Gammon died from an 1897 UGA football injury, Georgia moved to ban the sport. His grieving mother, Rosalind Gammon, pleaded that the game her son loved be spared; the governor read her letter and vetoed the ban.
Historical Marker
The Woman Who Saved Football in Georgia
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About this site
The Woman Who Saved Football in Georgia is a historical marker in Rome, Floyd County. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Floyd County, among 160 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.2544, -85.1716 near Rome. The nearest cataloged historic site is U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Floyd County Courthouse, Ellen Axson Wilson, and Floyd County.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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