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rurallib

(62,406 posts) Fri Jul 25, 2014, 12:49 PM Jul 2014

I have a question. I was watching a CFL game on ESPN last night

and it occurred to me that the field is measured in yards. Is that right?
If so, is that about the only place in Canada where the old English measurements are used? Isn't everything else metric?
piqued my curiosity.

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I have a question. I was watching a CFL game on ESPN last night (Original Post) rurallib Jul 2014 OP

I think so, yes. NaturalHigh Jul 2014 #1

Yup, it's yards JBoy Jul 2014 #2

NaturalHigh

(12,778 posts)

1. I think so, yes.

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2014, 12:51 PM

Jul 2014

I haven't watched a CFL game in years, but I think it's measured in yards. Not sure why, but I would guess it's because of its origins in American football.

JBoy

(8,021 posts)

2. Yup, it's yards

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2014, 11:39 AM

Jul 2014

Canada got onto the metric system in the 70s, and the CFL is way older than that.

BTW, centre field is the 55 yard line.

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