Talk:gridiron football

is there a usage date for "gridiron football"?
it sounds natural to say "gridiron football", and I remember people used to say "on the gridiron" more than they do now. But is "gridiron football" a wikipedia-era neologism to distinguish it from soccer, or does it date back to the time when "association football" was coined? 2603:8001:D300:A631:0:0:0:10D0 21:51, 16 October 2022 (UTC)