Roosevelt helped save what sport as we know it?

Here is the question :

ROOSEVELT HELPED SAVE WHAT SPORT AS WE KNOW IT?

Here is the option for the question :

• Soccer
• Basketball
• Football
• Hockey

The Answer:

And, the answer for the the question is :

Explanation:

[STC0014867]. Football has always been a perilous sport, but it was especially so at the turn of the twentieth century. A string of horrific injuries and deaths on the field prompted widespread calls for college football to be abolished — or, at the very least, for adjustments to make the game more like rugby. Then there was President Teddy Roosevelt. Following the 1905 season, Roosevelt assisted in the formation of a commission that defined key rules that define modern football: The forward pass, in particular, caused players to disperse across the field, reducing the incidence of intense multiplayer confrontations.