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Walter Chauncey Camp: The World's Most Popular Game

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A man just making rules for a game to have fun created the most popular game in North America in just a matter of years. Walter Chauncey Camp was born on April 7, 1859 in New Britain, Connecticut. His mother Ellen Sophia (Cornwell) Camp and Everett Lee Camp raised Walter well growing up. Walter was the only child growing up and was given a lot of attention. Walter was very interested in things like playing games with his friends with things like tag and wrestling etc. Walter had a lot of energy and used it all day at school and playing games until he had no energy left. Walter wasn’t just an energetic boy though, he was also extremely smart as well. He attended Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven, Connecticut which is a co­educational private

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