> American football

handegg*

The leading theory for the etymology of the “foot” in “football” is because it’s played on foot unlike, say, jousting or polo.

Also:

basketball -> handball

hockey -> stickball

volleyball -> handball

rugby -> handegg

baseball -> stickball

cricket -> stickball

golf -> stickball

Hopefully this will finally appease the football literalists and make things simpler for you all to understand :)