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about Thanksgiving Football
What year did the tradition of playing / watching football on thanksgiving?
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The first official Thanksgiving football game was played in 1934. The Detroit Lions hosted it to try to get people to go to their games. Of course, there were no TV games at that time, but the idea took hold and when TV became common, it was just logical to televise the game on Thanksgiving Day.
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