The revolution began on Garcelon Field

On September 22, 1906, Bates College completed the first legal forward pass in college football history against a Portland military team on Garcelon Field. It was a seminal moment that ushered in a new era. But it was a moment that history forgot—or never recognized. The men who threw and caught the historic pass, and the coach who called it, went to their graves unaware of their rightful places in history. Only this June was a longstanding claim for the first forward pass debunked, and Bates at last recognized, 120 years later. So today when Patrick Mahomes throws to Travis…