It’s time to play Hooverball! Hooverball was played each morning on the White House lawn during President Hoover’s administration. The game was created by Hoover’s doctor to help the President slim down and keep fit. “It is more strenuous than either boxing, wrestling or football,” wrote Will Irwin, a friend of Hoover’s, in a 1931 article “The President Watches His Waistline” in Physical Culture magazine. “It has the virtue of getting at nearly every muscle in the body.” Every year, eager Hooverball enthusiasts compete in a tournament during Hoover’s Hometown Days. This year is the 25th Annual National Hoover-Ball Championships. Learn more about the history of Hooverball on the Hoover Presidential Library web page.
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It’s time to play Hooverball! Hooverball was played each morning on the White House lawn during President Hoover’s administration.

The game was created by Hoover’s doctor to help the President slim down and keep fit.

“It is more strenuous than either boxing, wrestling or football,” wrote Will Irwin, a friend of Hoover’s, in a 1931 article “The President Watches His Waistline” in Physical Culture magazine. “It has the virtue of getting at nearly every muscle in the body.”

Every year, eager Hooverball enthusiasts compete in a tournament during Hoover’s Hometown Days. This year is the 25th Annual National Hoover-Ball Championships.

Learn more about the history of Hooverball on the Hoover Presidential Library web page.

Source: go.usa.gov

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