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They would take one purposeful step while suspending the tire in the air, move forward and throw it on. Another racing crew introduced the idea a few years earlier, and a pit crew coach had asked Horton to try it, too. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article . Canadian football – called simply "football" in Canada; "football" in Canada can mean either Canadian or American football depending on context. All of the variants listed for American football are also attested for Canadian football. The word football, when used in reference to a specific game can mean any one of those described above. There are conflicting explanations of the origin of the word "football". It is widely assumed that the word "football" (or the phrase "foot ball") refers to the action of the foot kicking a ball. There is an alternative explanation, which is that football originally referred to a variety of games in medieval Europe, which w...