These Athletes Forced Their Sports To Change The Rules

Morris Stroud

Morris Stroud got lucky and played in the NFL despite never playing college football. Despite his average playing abilities, he made his mark on the game as his coach Hank Stram used him in a specific way.

The former center was instructed to line up with the field goal posts instead of on the line of the scrimmage so he could block any balls that came close to the crossbar. Although the trick wasn’t successful, the NFL thought it was unfair to block shots like this so made it illegal.