“Football is a violent sport which arms our society with a martial class of humans who may be called upon in time of conflict or strife. It also teaches group struggle on a level that is not even achievable by our economic competitors.”
That is an accurate statement however..
“Young men are brought to the peak of there athletic potential.”
Football players are nowhere close to the most athletic-gifted athletes in the world today. While they may be brought to their peak, their peak ain’t very high in most cases.
The men who are the best athletes would be the Tennis players. While it is not a contact sport, it requires more athleticism than any other sport out there due to the high level of fitness, hand-eye coordination and mental aptitude.
On top of that, it teaches independence and reliance on ones self.
Just saying ;)
A top level safety has to be able to cover a very tall and fast wide receiver, and also be strong enough to stop the run and take on 205-250lb running backs running straight at you or around you depending on whether they are speed or power backs.