
1) American football equipment
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The dicker-rod (also spelled dickerod) was used in the defunct World Football League in 1974 for the purpose of replacing the first down chains more commonly used in gridiron football organizations. The device was invented and patented by George Dicker of Orange County, California. The device was two and a half yards (90 inches) long. If a ball wa...
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