INTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL RESEARCHERS ASSOCIATION ™

The Historian ™

Expanding the knowledge and information on college football’s unique past—today!

ISSN: 1526-233x June, 2010 Vol. 3 No. 5 circa: Jan. 2008

Tex Noel, Editor ([email protected])

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Steve Greene has found Fordham in the annual Hall of Fame this… game held at Rutgers throughout the 1950s.

The First College Football There is a photo taken either in Hall of Fame 1951 or 1952 of Homer Hazel, Heinie Benkert (Hazel's star While going through some old teammate who played on the Rutgers football programs, I 1925 inaugural ) ran across a photo in the early 50s. and Pudge Heffelfinger of Yale and Don't know if you know it or not but the man considered to be Rutgers was selected as the original professional football's first paid home of the College Football Hall of player back in 1892. Fame. * * * It existed, but only on paper, IFRA congratulates and remembers here until 1972. The first class of the… inductees was voted on in Old Queens, the oldest of Rutgers College Football Hall of buildings (1809) and where the RU President resides. It happened the Fame Inductees—Class of morning of November 3, 1951. 2010

The Honors Court of the National DIVISIONAL CLASS Football Foundation's Hall of Fame committee was given a list of 200 PLAYERS: nominees. After the vote that morning, 32 players and 21 coaches • Emerson Boozer, Maryland had been selected for the inaugural Eastern Shore, HB (1962-65) class. • Troy Brown, Marshall, WR

(1991-92) Later that afternoon, Rutgers played • The College Football Historian-2- • Alfred Williams, LB Colorado (1987-90) • Brian Kelley, California Lutheran, LB (1969-72) • , Massachusetts, COACHES TE (1963-65) • , (1990-2005) COACHES: • , A&M (1965-71), Alabama • Willie Jeffries*, Howard (1984- (1990-96)** 88), Wichita State (1979-83), South Carolina State (1973- 78, 1989-2001) * Selection from the Divisional • Ted Kessinger, Bethany (Kan.) Veterans Committee (1976-2003) ** Selection from the FBS Veterans Committee + Deceased MAJOR COLLEGE CLASS * * *

PLAYERS: [Charleston Daily Mail 1929]

• Dennis Byrd, DT, North DOWN Carolina State (1964-67) THE LINE • Ronnie Caveness, C, Arkansas (1962-64) By W. O. McGEEHAN • Ray Childress, DL Texas A&M (1981-84) The Experiment • Randy Cross, OG, UCLA (1973-75) • WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.— Even the Sam Cunningham, RB, coaches, for whose benefit the new Southern California (1970-72) rule limiting the penalty for the • Mark Herrman, QB, Purdue fumble was passed, seem to be in (1977-80) doubt as to whether it will last or • , WR, Duke even as to whether it should last. In (1986-89) the two more or less crucial games • , WR, which your correspondent "has seen Michigan (1989-91) there were instances where its effect • Chet Moeller, DB, Navy (1973- was illustrated. 75) • Jerry Stovall, HB, LSU (1960- In the Georgia-Yale game at Athens 62) Firpo Greene, captain of Yale, found • , LB, Arizona State himself in possession of a loose ball (1994-97)+ with a clear field ahead of him. He ran a few feet and then remembered that ho was entitled to nothing staged since they reformed the game whatever but the possession of the of intercollegiate football. ball. The scattered old grads of Ell howled in the stands like a wolf Young Johnny Branch, the pack robbed of its prey. of the Tarheels, The College Football Historian-3- scooped up a loose ball. Previously the fleet footed Branch had swept through the Golden Tornado like a There was the chance of the lone counter whirlwind. With all the (sic) which would save Yale Tornado twirling about him, he was from what the boys call a able to twist and tear his way whitewashing. As Mr. Ed Thorp, through to a touchdown. who refereed the game, said afterward, “he might have written Branch received the ball and waited his name on the ball and made it." just for a second. Then he grinned This was not by way of criticizing and moved rapidly in the direction the rule, for the relation of Mr. of the goal line of . He Thorp to football at present is purely knew the rule. In fact, throughout of a judicial nature. He does his best that game he showed that he knew to understand whatever rules are nearly everything concerning the handed to him by the rules game from the fundamentals, which committee and enforces them. they teach in the preliminary practice, to the greater puzzles that I gather that Mr. , the the rules committee invents (sic) coach of Yale, is one of these who during the winter. favored the new rule. I am wondering just what he must have When he had cleared the last been thinking when, with the little remnant of the Golden Tornado he Yale cheering section in the Sanford stopped abruptly and laughed as he stadium clamoring for one tossed the ball back in the direction touchdown, at least, and with one in or the point where he recovered the sight, any motion in the direction of fumble. It was a gesture that said: the goal line automatically was "The Tarheels could have had overruled. another touchdown, if it had not been for that fool rule." It is my Even the Georgia cheering section in notion that all the Impartial and the mass of red and black seemed to many of the partial spectators feel that it had been robbed of the agreed that it was a fool rule. only chance of melodrama. It is written that in the United An incident of the same character States it is easier to get a fool law or occurred on the previous day, when a fool rule passed than it is to have the University of North Carolina it repealed. But it is my notion that beat Georgia Tech in one of the most as the season progresses there will truculent games that have been be enough examples of the anti- climax it has brought to this game so that the rules committee will be Calderwood, a Northwestern doing plenty of reconsidering on this halfback, grabbed the ball when it particular point. It will be made was dropped by Westphal of quite apparent that this was one of Minnesota and outraced the whole the most radical changes in the Gopher team. His touchdown, which game since they started shuffling was instrumental in winning the The College Football Historian-4- game, 10-9, robbed Dr. Spears' eleven of a golden chance at the the goal posts back and forth. The title. committee should rule that it was a "noble experiment" but that, like However, had Thomason or many other noble experiments," it "Westphal recovered the ball either proved to be a fizzle. could have continued to run with it. That is the important thing to keep FOOTBALL RULES in mind. The ball is dead only when it falls into the hands of the team NEA Service that is on the defense.

Roy Riegels, California center, would The new rule is covered in these two not have made his famous "wrong paragraphs taken from the Guide: way" run to the Georgia Tech goal "When a backward pass or fumble line last New Year's. strikes the ground and is recovered by an opponent, it is dead at the Minnesota might have beaten point of recovery." Northwestern instead of losing to the "Wildcats and the whole And: "If the side in possession of the complexion of the Big Ten race ball it and the ball, after would have been changed. striking the ground, is recovered by an opponent, it is dead at the point Had the "fumble rule," the most of recovery." important change in the1929 football code, been put into effect a Important Provision year sooner. Reduced to simpler language these are the things the fans should Riegels, it will be recalled, snatched remember: up a fumble by Thomason of Georgia Tech and, completely 1. If the ball is fumbled by a turned around in his directions, ran back, or the pass from the almost to his line before center goes wild, or a lateral his teammates could flag him down. pass is missed or fumbled and the ball is recovered by the Under the new rule, the ball would opponents after it has have been dead at the spot where touched the ground, H cannot Riegels recovered it. be advanced. fumble Itself plus the average 2. The side that put the ball into distance of a punt—35 yards—and play can always advance it if is thought to be sufficient penalty. they recover. DAVIS WANTS FUMBLE RULE TO 3. The ball must first touch the BE CHANGED ground after the fumble, Parke H. Davis, a former member of which means that the the Football Rules Committee opponents still can intercept a advocates a rule prohibiting a man The College Football Historian-5- from picking up a fumbled ball. He advocates a radical change in the existing rules to eliminate the 4. lateral pass or rush through chance of a touchdown as the and grab a ball that is being immediate result of a fumble. juggled or mishandled. "This feature of football is uncouth, unfair and a relic of a long bygone These changes were made with the era," argues Mr. Davis. "The proper realization that while a spectacular disposition of this fluke play is to part of the game—the run with a change the rules so that the ball fumbled ball—would be lost, the shall be put down for scrimmage at penalty for a fumble formerly was the point where a fumble is too severe on the side that made it, recovered by the side recovering the especially since it general was the fumble and no run allowed. error of a single player for which the If the fumble is recovered behind an whole team suffered unduly. The opponent's goal line the ball shall be lost of the ball is considered equal to put in play at the point where it was the loss of about 40 yards fumbled." equivalent to the distant lost by the Source: wwwtech.mit.edu/archives the NIEA are chosen for overall * * * excellence by judges who are professionals from all aspects of the independent book industry. For the third consecutive month, one of our subscribers has been honor for This is the third such honor for an accomplishment as it relates to Loyal Sons. It earned the Bronze their writing. Medal in the Sports/Recreation/Fitness category Loyal Sons, The Story of The of the 2009 Independent Four Horsemen and Notre Dame Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs), Football’s 1924 Champions, by presented at BookExpo 2009, and Jim Lefebvre, has been named a was named an Award-Winning Finalist in the Sports category of the Finalist in the Sports: 2010 National Indie Excellence Autobiography/Biography category Awards, announced in conjunction of the National “Best Books” 2009 with BookExpo 2010, the industry’s Awards (NBBA), sponsored by USA major trade show. Books honored by Book News. that my condition was chronic and Congratulations, Jim—we’re proud of degenerative. your accomplishment! Fast forward to 2007; I am awaiting knee * * * replacement surgery and a determination by the Social Security Administration regarding my application for disability. I had no insurance and there was nothing, nor had there ever been, an organization in place that The College Football Historian-6- could offer me assistance.

Let me be clear, I would never point fingers. Former College Football The fact that NCAA athletes put their hearts, souls and bodies on the line for their Player creates a respective universities, is simply the way it Foundation to help is. That doesn’t mean we have to be injured athletes complacent or accept the status quo. Enter the Foundation for Athletes in Need, By Steve Strinko FAN, Inc. A nonprofit with the goal to make a difference in the lives of former NCAA It was the fall of 1976. It was my first real athletes who are experiencing hardships as a chance to show the coaching staff of the result of injuries incurred during sanctioned Lions what I could do. I had spent NCAA activities. If you are or you know of my rookie year, 1975, on injured reserve re- a former NCAA athlete who was injured, we covering from knee surgery performed by need to hear from you. Please notify FAN, the ’s Orthopedic Inc, by contacting Steve Strinko, Specialist, Dr. O’Connor. You see the Lions [email protected] or by phone: 786-399- would not sign me to a contract unless 2877. Michigan’s Team Doctor’s performed the necessary surgery, as the injury had Thank you. occurred playing football at Michigan. This process relieved the Lions from any liability. * * *

In the fall of 1974, I was the signal caller for Member’s website… one of Michigan’s best defenses. The fourth game, against Stanford in Palo Alto, I One of our newest members, Jim suffered a severe injury to my right knee. It Weber, has a website where fans was not a career-ending incident, or so I can reconnect with stars from their thought, as I went on to finish the season favorite college football and men’s and was voted MVP. teams.

Back to 1976 - the opportunity to prove my LostLettermen.com is the college worth would never come. I could not keep football and men's basketball site fluid off of my knee and the Lions told me for super fans that cherish their program's history in each sport and its former players. By Mel Smith

After just one year, Lost Lettermen The year after the of the Civil already receives nearly 100,000 War saw an increase in the foot-ball unique visitors and 400,000 page games played on the college views a month. Traffic is growing at campuses. Many colleges opted to 30% per month after being featured play the kicking game rules set up in USA Today, ESPN.com, SI.com, in England at the 1863 Football and Yahoo.com, as well as sports Association meetings of 1863. This talk radio shows around the article contains foot-ball games The College Football Historian-7- played from August 1, 1866 through July 31, 1867. country, including ESPN National – Radio and "The Michele Tafoya COLLEGES Show." At the senior level, the students of Lost Lettermen recently agreed to a Carroll College of Waukesha, WI, partnership with ESPN.com and will formed a foot-ball team and be contributing to their college challenged the local Town Team to a football and men’s basketball game. The first game was played on coverage. October 11, 1866. It was an unmatched game with 22 college Our site's contributors students versus 25 town men. The include college legends such as college won the game, 5 games winners Charlie (goals) to 2 games (goals) (Waukesha Ward and , as well as Plaindealer, Oct. 16, 1866). Another Final Four Most Outstanding game was played on October 18th at Players Ed O’Bannon and Corliss the local Fairgrounds. The Williamson. Waukesha Town Team won this matched game, 5 games (goals) to 3 The site regularly interviews past games (goals) (Waukesha Freeman, college sports legends and has a October 23, 1866). database of 150,000 former college football and men's basketball player In the junior level of foot-ball, the St profiles often referred to as the Johns College of New York (now "IMDB of sports" that answers the Fordham University) had a foot-ball ever-popular question, "Where Are game played on the front lawn on They Now?" September 13, 1866. No other details are available. * * * The Brown 1870 Freshmen beat the AN 1866/67 SEASONAL 1869 Sophomores 1 goal to 0 and the Trinity 1870 Frosh and 1869 FOOT-BALL SUMMARY Sophs played a 1 goal-1 goal tie on the Washington and Baker Street played on May 14, 1867 at the Oak Grounds in Hartford, CT. It was an Grove Park in New Orleans, LA. unmatched game since there were 15 frosh versus 11 sophs. CARRYING GAME – HIGH SCHOOLS Haverford College saw ‘scrub foot ball‘ played on the campus and the Interscholastic games of the ball- University of Michigan 1869 sophs handling style of foot-ball were still had a foot-ball team. No other being played in Boston, MA. information has been found. However, because ’s lack of acceptance of The College Football Historian-8- the game, there was a decreased number of interscholastic games played this season. There were two alumni teams, captained by Harry W. Poor and The students of the Dixwell Latin Charles L. Gano, playing their School, who had formed the Oneida annual Woodward College Alumni FBC during the 1862 - 1864 period, kicking game. It was played at the had graduated and the Headmaster Cincinnati Cricket grounds, OH. The Epes Sargent Dixwell was ill in score has not been found. Europe most of the 1866. No interscholastic games have been ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL – found for the Dixwell Latin School INDEPENDENT CLUBS this season.

The Waukesha Town Team lost and The Boston Public Latin School beat won games of foot-ball played with the Chauncey Hall School 2 goals to the Carroll College of that city. The 0 on November 22, 1866, on the players were also members of the Boston Common. There were 15 local Carroll Base-Ball Club men to a side in that game. The (Waukesha Plaindealer-October 22, score of the game played between 1867). They tried to convince the the Boston Public Latin School and Carroll College students to play the Boston English High School has another game of foot-ball. not been found.

The Baltimore Shakespeare Club Two other Boston area schools, the played a foot-ball game at the Roxbury Latin School and Belleview Gardens on August 23, Dorchester High School played each 1886 in Baltimore, MD. other and Roxbury won. The score has not been found. The Phillips There was an Irish Fenian Picnic Academy of Andover, MA, saw with an Irish foot-ball game. It was carrying games played on the campus during the spring of 1867. [2009 Summer Issue of NCAA Champion, used by permission of the author and IFRA member, David Pickle] serious early-day problem of failing to distinguish net yardage from gross, especially with rushing and punting plays.

* * * Cooke’s first contribution was a set of guidelines detailing how the By David Pickle numbers were to be compiled. NUMBERS In 2009, such an initiative would be THAT FORMED cause for a year or two of intense LEGENDS committee work, but in 1937, Cooke The College Football Historian-9- was running in an open field.

“The only surprising element,” he Thomas Edison said that genius is said in his 1987 letter to Van 1percent inspiration and 99 percent Valkenburg, “was the immediate perspiration, and Cooke undeniably cooperation of virtually all the SIDs. met the standard with great Only one declined to (participate) amounts of vision and drive. the first year.” sportswriter Wilford Smith helped with forms But his formula also relied heavily that he had developed for precise on organization and calculation. By coverage of professional and college the time Waters and Boda hooked football. Notre Dame’s Petritz was up with Cooke in 1949, the system certain they could be adapted to was fully operational – and Cooke’s program, and he even took absolutely full of moving par Cooke’s the additional step of asking football invention was not the numbers coaches to pony up $50 each to themselves. Many schools kept their support Cooke. They were receptive. own statistics before 1937. The The information he produced was problem was that they kept promotional currency for publicists statistics however they wanted. and content gold for the media. “AP and UP (the major wire services) “This is his main remembrance,” came to depend on them,” Waters Boda said, “that he unified statistics said. “They said, ‘If Cooke delivers nationally. All around the country, these statistics, they’re the real there were statistics being McCoy.’ ” published, but you didn’t know what the hell they included.” By 1940, he had an audience with the NCAA Football Rules Committee, For example, the 1937 Guide where he outlined his objectives. At credited Yale’s Wyllys Terry with the that time, he asked the committee to longest run from scrimmage: 115 determine official statistical yards (he took the ball five yards guidelines, including the points behind the endline in punt from which to measure runs, passes formation). That record illustrated a and punts. Within a year, Yost, who technology, the “cumulators” as chaired the statistical Cooke had called them in 1943. subcommittee, had laid the foundation for those rules. “Without the machines,” Cooke told Sportsfolio in 1948, “the job would The operation grew, and the NCAA take weeks and be full of errors. began to provide financial support With the machines and some in 1946. shortcuts I’ve devised, the figures are tabulated in more or less final By 1949, when Waters and Boda form within 10 or 12 hours. joined the NCAB, it was a full-blown operation housed at 73rd Street and Mistakes are almost impossible.” The College Football Historian-10- Boda said the NCAB almost certainly was the first organization Madison Avenue in midtown to use computer-generated , directly below the statistics, and considering the apartment of the nocturnally challenges, it’s easy to see why. oriented Cooke. The first stage was for keypunchers As the popularity of statistics to produce computer cards increased, so did the pressure for reflecting the data wired in by the immediacy. For the statisticians, schools. The cards – more than football weekends became a nonstop 100,000 per season − then were fed frenzy featuring five stages: into machines to produce tape for acquisition, input, compilation, the large computer. This was the output and distribution. first major opportunity for failure, Waters said. The process started with sports information directors (or publicity “The cards might have been bent, or directors, as they were called then), it’s humid, or whatever,” Waters who were given codes for their said. “The machine, it stops because schools and players. At the it can’t read them. We’re a half or a conclusion of the games, their third of the way through. Boom! information was sent via Western Now somebody’s got to come in and Union to the NCAB in New York. take the card out and try to read The system generally worked, and repunch it and put it back although Waters recalled again. So, on and on it goes for occasionally having to track down hours, and finally, if things are the telegraph deliverymen in nearby working right, it goes.” bars. Out came the paper tape, and from The middle stages – input, there, it was on to the computer, compilation and output – all were which was in a separate facility on based on the use of early day Park Avenue. Boda’s recollection is that the specialize in creative thinking, computer resembled a large apparently hatching the concept of telephone switchboard. A specialist automatic qualification for − it was Chris Earls during this conference champions in the NCAA period− was responsible for running basketball tournament in the wires from one hole to another to get 1950s− a major factor in helping it the desired results. surpass the National Invitation Tournament. Waters remembers the immensity of the computer. “The machine that In 1966, statistics split from would run off the paper, good lord, I publishing. Cooke said goodbye to can’t tell you how big it was. And the numbers and moved his underneath the floor, there was the operation to Phoenix in search of a air conditioning because the better physical and fiscal climate. The statistical model lived on, The College Football Historian-11- though, and the five stages– acquisition, input, compilation, machines would create so much output and distribution – remain heat when they were running.” much the same today as they were in 1950. But once everything worked, it really worked. Out came a wonderfully They are simply accomplished in organized and supremely accurate different ways. Cooke’s nascent set of rankings. work with statistics was not forgotten. Longtime NCAA Football That did not mean the work was Rules Committee Secretary-Rules finished, however. The computer Editor David M. Nelson, one of the provided only numerical output, so giants of the game, credited Cooke’s now it fell to the statisticians to numbers with shaping the sport decode the information manually. itself. “I can remember this like it was yesterday,” Waters said. “We would “Over the past 40 years,” Nelson run back to the office, and wrote shortly before his own death somebody would say, ‘Who’s 301- in 1991, “the NCAA statistical 13?’ and you’d say, ‘That’s Harmon!’ bureau has done as much as any ” From there, one of the workers organization to provide information would type it up. “Then you’d run leading to rules changes, specifically the stencils off and run the material in balancing offenses and defenses down to AP at 50 Rockefeller Center and rushing and passing.” in New York, and away it would go.” Beyond making the game better, Waters said the statistics made it Cooke did not stop with football. His more interesting. “People would statistical operation matured in argue in bars about so and so, but other sports especially basketball this is the basis for where it began and track. Cooke continued to to be possible to compare SMU and LSU, and so on,” he said. “People two decades earlier now had an even overheard other people building this better platform. up, and so as a result of this, you could see the actual correlation Without question, another person between statistics and promotion would have developed college and attendance.” football statistics if Cooke had not thought of them, just as somebody That is hard to prove from Cooke’s other than Edison would have early days because, ironically invented the light bulb had he not enough, no records are available; flipped the first switch. national football attendance numbers began only with the 1948 But Cooke was the one who saw the season. It is true, however, that need, made the effort and took the between 1948 and 1954, crowds at risk. The result was that the records college football games dropped didn’t have to wait. between 15 percent and 20 percent. He is in fact one of college sports’ The College Football Historian-12- most unforgettable characters – and someone who always will rank No. Beginning in 1954, television 1. emerged and attendance soared. * * *

The bond between radio and statistics that Cooke had discovered

Editor’s Note: Before Cooke took on Again the Guide is obligated to the task of compiling college football chronicle with regret the passing of statistics, Parke H. Davis was the an outstanding figure in American man responsible for statistics college foot ball, and the game’s originally in the record book—circa foremost historian, 1913. Parke Hill Davis Through his annual compilations for Davis’ compilations/by line appeared the Guide, supplemented by regularly in the guides through 1937 seasonal contributions to the daily edition—even though he had passed press, and in recent years on the away in June 1934. radio, Parke Davis’ name has become almost a synonym for 66 Years ago this month national foot ball statistics and records. Parke Hill Davis’ His connection with the game as a Obituary in the player on the Princeton team and Spalding’s Official Foot later his personal contacts with Ball Guide (1934), pages players and executives of the initial 185 and 186 stages of college foot ball enabled him to acquire at first hand with University of Leipzig and received details still fresh in memory, his M.A. degree, upon his return to particulars of the formative periods this country he studied Law and of the sort and incidents of early subsequently admitted to the bar. contests, in consequence his mind veritable repository of history, Nevertheless, foot ball remained his legend and records of foot ball. guiding passion. In 1909 he was appointed a member of the foot ball Mr. Davis was born in Jamestown, rules committee and served in this N.Y., July 16, 1871, the son of capacity until 1915. During his Josiah H. and Susan Hill Davis. He tenure he advocated and prompted entered Princeton with the class of the quarter periods in the game, 1890 and showed his athletic numbers on the players, end zones prowess by becoming a member of and the abolition of interlocked the varsity tug-of –war team. He was interference. He was author of the on the foot ball squad the following articles on foot ball in the year and in 1892 became a regular Encyclopedia Britannica, the , greatly feared by opponents National Encyclopedia and the for his headstrong style of play. International Encyclopedia, and of The College Football Historian-13- an authoritative history of “Football, the Intercollegiate Game,” besides innumerable reviews of season play In college he was also a boxer, and and reportorial; accounts of leading once took part in a friendly sparring games. match with John L. Sullivan, then the heavyweight champion of the In 1898, Mr. Davis married Miss world. Upon graduation, he went to Edith Detwiler of Easton, Pa., and the University of Wisconsin and mad his home in that city. He later introduced the game to institution, became District Attorney of and in 1894, he returned East and Northampton County, Pa., and was appointed foot ball coach at subsequently served in political Amherst. He often boasted that he activates. studied foot ball with two Presidents, Woodrow Wilson, Mr. Davis was a descendent of coached him at Princeton and families distinguished in the Calvin Coolidge, who consulted him Colonial and Revolutionary histories at Amherst, while a student there. of New England. Among his direct lineal forebears was Dolor Davis, From 1895 to 1897 Mr. Davis was secretary the first Colonial governor foot ball, track, and coach of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, at Lafayette. He was a studious who came from England in 1634; nature, however, despite his and Paul Davis, who was preoccupation coach at Amherst Washington’s interpreter in the and Lafayette to continue his President’s dealings with the Seneca studies abroad. He attended the Nation and received from him the Badge of Merit at the close of the “It is a difficult thing to say good bye Revolution. to Parke Davis because we were a closely associated in Princeton Mr. George Daly, sports editor of the affairs. In the passing of this highly New York Herald-Tribune, paid a respected Princetonian, and foot ball tribute to Mr. Davis, as follows: is without a historian. Parke Davis was a man of many affairs—in the law, in politics, in “Parke Davis was idolized at business and in journalism—but Princeton and his memory will ever most of all, in foot ball. His love for be treasured not only at his alma the game, his excessive enthusiasm mater but everywhere foot ball is bordered fanaticism. He devoted played. He loved life and had a hours of time and untiring effort to happy, sunny nature. For many compiling every possible detail years he represented on the rules which would add to the statistical committee and his advice and value of the sport, while nothing judgment were sound and escaped him which would lend a respected. picturesque or constructive to its history. “No one had a more thorough appreciation of the game’s background. Over generations of The College Football Historian-14- players Parke could point out the successful men in all walks of life, in all professions and show you how “With me he has longed been their careers on the gridiron helped historian of the game and such will bring out those fine qualities which be remembered. So few men are aided them in the battle of life. He born with patience for statistical was citizen of the highest type.” work, with that close attention to detail required, that Parke Davis will Lawrence Perry wrote in the New be sadly missed and in foot ball and York Sun: hard to replace.” His loss is a heavy “ and Parke Davis one for reasons apart from his represented the storied tradition of happy nature, his amazing loyalties foot ball, its background, and all the and his enveloping friendships. He brave and stirring and honorable gave much out of the way of things therewith. service.” Lawrence Perry wrote in the New Probably no Princeton man enjoyed York Sun: a closer friendship with Parke Davis “Davis was a figure of a consular over a long period of years than mold; his visage and mien were William H. (Big Bill) Edwards. Mr. those of jurist. He had sentiment, Edwards in speaking of his long humor and every manly quality that time friend said: endears and compels admiration. “Dreams and memories are fine 1982. That's when California beat things to have. We shall not see Stanford by tossing laterals all over the Parke Davis’ like –but at least we field in the waning seconds, finally knew him once and will never forget scoring as the Stanford band came him. marching onto the field. In the process, Before the last week of his illness trombone player Gary Tyrell got Mr. Davis had completed his annual flattened. compilations for the Foot Ball Guide Hey, the most famous player in the —he seemed to sense that would be game wasn't even involved in the play, his last one—and even revised most . And what other trombone of the proofs, so that the 1934 that got trampled in the history of edition will stand out as a sports, now resides in the College monument to his memory and a Football Hall of Fame? tribute to his indefatigable zeal in perpetuating the feature On top of that, our book includes a free accomplishments in his beloved audio CD of many of the great game. moments. And the radio call of the Surviving besides his wife are a son, "Stanford Band Play," is a classic."Oh John Detwiler Davis, and three my God, the most amazing, daughters, Miss Elizabeth Davis, sensational, traumatic, heart- Mrs. A. Donald Grossett, of rending...exciting, thrilling finish in the Scarsdale, N.Y. and Mrs. Thomas history of college football!" Porter Robinson of Exeter, N.H. Another of my favorite play-by-play The College Football Historian-15 calls in college football is from an Oregon State/USC game in 2000. A possum got on the field and the * * * IFRA member Len Berman has written announcers called the action as a couple of books and wishes to inform he scampered from the 50 yard line into the membership. the . The crowd went wild So when we decided to write a book when the possum "scored." I talked called the "25 Greatest Moments in about that story in my kids blooper Sports," we had one question? How do book, "And Nobody Got Hurt!" we pick just 25? The publisher wanted You can check out my books at to include all the sports, so it became www.Amazon.com. even tougher. * * * How do you pick just one college football moment? We decided to have Halls of Fame some fun with it, so we chose the infamous "Stanford Band Play" from • Division II Football Hall of Fame and Kentuck’s Dr. James Lovach will induct three Mel Tjeerdsma, were the football players Ken Sparks and Bobby Wallace; inducted into the College Sports along with its 25th player, Information Directors of America Academic All-America Hall of • Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame Fame, , Air Force Academy • CoSIDA (SIDs), Max Corbet of In Memory of Boise State University, John Eggers, Oregon State, Dave Kellogg, Air Force Academy and • Larry Happel from Central Former WAC commissioner, College Washington, Michigan State and • State of North Carolina Hall of Arizona State AD Dr. Joe Kearney, 83… Fame North Carolina State wide Stan Jones, Maryland, 78...former receiver Mike Quick; UNC Loyola...Former Texas A&M and coach Don McCauley, at Texas-Arlington, Willie Zapalac, 89.… former N.C. State quarterback Joe Gardi, former Hofstra coach, 71...Former Sports • David L. Darst was inducted Information Director Haywood Harris, into the Glenville State College 80…Former William & Mary, Utah, Hall of Fame Virginia and SMU athletics director Jim • College of William & Mary Copeland died at age 65… Louisiana- football coach Jimmye Laycock, Lafayette football coach and athletics the Hampton Roads Sports Hall director Nelson Stokley, 66… Florida of Fame. football player Lamar Abel, 21... Former • Florida All-American cornerback Jarvis Williams, 45... Former Army The College Football Historian-16 quarterback Pete Vann, 78... Frank McInerney, former UMass athletics director, 84... Judson Harris, the second athletics director in the history of • Coach Don Coryell and his 1955 Jacksonville University, died at age 79. football team will head into the Wenatchee Valley College Hall of Fame. * * * • Academic HF: Former Oklahoma football player Dewey Selmon

Small College Football History website has been created by IFRA webmaster Mo Johnson; with StatResearch on the StatHistory of teams, colleges, players, coaches below the Bowl SubDivision level provided and researched by IFRA Editor, Tex Noel and can viewed at http://www.best-all-time.com/small-college-football-history.html. * * * 12 (1905) , Ferndale, Calif. 12 (1947) Steve Kiner, Sandstone, Minn. College Football Hall of 13 (1903) , Forksville, Pa. Famers’ Date of Birth and 13 (1909) Jack Riley, Chicago, Ill. Date of Death 14 (1898) , Jeffersonville, Ind. 14 (1918) , Haskell, Texas 14 (1924) Leo Nomellini, Lucca, Italy By Bo Carter 15 (1889) John Kilpatrick, New York, N.Y. 15 (1892) Sean Pennock, Syracuse, N.Y. June (Birthdays) 15 (1892) , Trenton, Tenn. 1 (1901) Edgar Miller, Canton, 15 (1923) George Brown, San Diego, Calif. 1 (1916) Ki Aldrich, Rogers, Texas 16 (1894) Eddie Casey, Natick, Mass. 1 (1930) , Parma, Ohio 16 (1943) , Borger, Texas 1 (1933) , Kenosha, Wis. 17 (1886) , Chicago, Ill. 2 (1895) Homer Hazel, Piffard, N.Y. 17 (1891) Harvey Ketcham, Englewood, N.J. 2 (1909) , Point Pleasant, W.Va. 17 (1912) Ace Parker, Portsmouth, Va. 2 (1950) Jeff Siemon, Rochester, Minn. 17 (1923) Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch, Wausau, Wis. 3 (1959) Sam Mills, Neptune, N.J. 17 (1940) Bobby Bell, Shelby, N.C. 4 (1870) George Sanford, Ashland, N.Y. 18 (1893) John McEwan, Alexandria, Minn. 4 (1876) Mike Donahue, County Kerry, Ireland 18 (1912) Harrison Stafford, Wharton, Texas 4 (1891) Bob McWhorter, Athens, Ga. 18 (1921) , West Springfield, Mass. 4 (1908) Skip McCain, Enville, Okla. 18 (1937) Bob Reifnyder, Brooklyn, N.Y. 6 (1879) Jimmy Johnson, Edgerton, Wis. 18 (1963) Bruce Smith (Va. Tech), Norfolk, Va. 6 (1901) , Pendleton, N.Y. 19 (1906) Merle Gulick, Jackson, Mich. 6 (1919) , Pettis County, Mo. 19 (1919) , Detroit, Mich. 6 (1963) , North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada20 (1890) , Ann Arbor, Mich. 7 (1932) , Monticello, Iowa 20 (1892) Doug Bomeisler, Brooklyn, N.Y. 8 (1895) Ike Armstrong, Fort Madison, Iowa 20 (1899) Herb McCracken, , Pa. 8 (1917) , Ft. Collins, Colo. 20 (1949) Dave Elmendorf, San Antonio, Texas The College Football Historian-17- 21 (1905) Bill Edwards, Massillon, Ohio 21 (1929) , Akron, Ohio 21 (1965) Jeff Bentrim, St. Paul, Minn. 9 (1928) Al Brosky, Cincinnati, Ohio 22 (1917) Davey O’Brien, , Texas 9 (1952) John Cappelletti, Philadelphia, Pa. 22 (1962) Gordon Hudson, Everett, Wash. 9 (1954) Woodrow Lowe, Columbus, Ga. 23 (1883) Hunter Carpenter, Louisa County, Va. 10 (1880) Louis Salmon, Syracuse, N.Y. 23 (1902) , Mountain Grove, Mo. 10 (1963) David Williams, Los Angeles,Calif. 23 (1934) Marion Casem, Memphis, Tenn. 11 (1892) , Franklin, Tenn. 24 (1895) Gaylord Stinchcomb, Sycamore, Ohio 11 (1903) , Willow River, Minn. 24 (1905) Bill Kelly, Denver, Colo. 11 (1924) Doug Kenna, Jackson, Miss. 24 (1928) Hollie Donan, Montclair, N.J. 11 (1924) Earl Banks, Philadelphia, Pa. 24 (1932) , Vermillion, S.D. 11 (1930) , Ft. Wayne, Ind. 24 (1935) , Girard, Kan. 12 (1901) , Dunsmuir, Calif. 24 (1944) Terry Donahue, Los Angeles, Calif. 25 (1928) Tank Younger, Grambling, La. 14-(d – 2007) Robin Olds, Steamboat Springs, Colo. 26 (1905) Jack McDowall, Micapony, Fla 14-(d -1931) Henry Williams, , Minn. 26 (1916) Alvin Wistert, Chicago, Ill. 17-(d – 1961) Josh Cody, Mt. Laurel, N.J. 26 (1933) Ralph Gugliemi, Columbus, Ohio 17-(d – 1964) Andy Wyant, Chicago, Ill. 27 (1931) Bobby Reynolds (Neb.), Grand Island, Neb. 19-(d – 1957) Tad Jones, Hamden, Conn. 27 (1932) Kurt Burris, Nowata, Okla. 19-(d – 1975) , Lancaster, Pa. 28 (1902) Ralph Baker, Rockford, Ill. 20-(d – 1944) Dave Schreiner, In Combat in Okinawa 28 (1911) Jimmy Hitchcock, Inverness, Ala. 20-(d – 1964) Andy Wyant, Chicago, Ill. 28 (1937) Charlie Flowers, Marianna, Ark. 21-(d – 1973) , Portland, Ore. 28 (1960) John Elway, Port Angeles, Wash. 21-(d – 1982) Cotton Warburton, Culver City, Calif. 29 (1898) Dan McMillan, USC, ????? 21-(d – 1988) Bobby Dodd, Atlanta, Ga. 29 (1908) , Youngstown, Ohio 21-(d – 1991) Jackie Hunt, Proctorville, Ohio 29 (1949) Dan Dierdofr, Canton, Ohio 23-(d – 1959) Jimmy Hitchcock, Montgomery, Ala. 23-(d – 1985) , Hammond, Ind. Dates of Death 23-(d – 2003) Chuck Carroll, Seattle, Wash. 24-(d – 1971) Kenny Washington, Los Angeles, Calif. 1-(d – 1963) , Pleasantville, N.Y. 25-(d – 1997) William Grinnell, Centerville, Mass. 2-(d – 1943) Bill Ingram, Los Gatos, Calif. 26-(d – 1949) , Cuttyhawk, Mass. 2-(d-1943) , Over the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Paria in combat 26-(d – 1986) Ed Molinski, Memphis, Tenn. 3-(d – 1930) , 26-(d – 1987) Wayne Meylan, Ludington, Mich. 4-(d – 2005) Banks McFadden, Ormond Beach, Fla. 26-(d - 1997) , Rancho Mirage, Calif. 6-(d – 1969) Bob Higgins, State College, Pa. 26-(d – 1999) Angelo Bertelli, Clifton, N.J. 6-(d – 1998) Eddie Talboon, Dunedin, Fla. 27-(d – 2000) Larry Kelley, Highstown, N.J. 6-(d – 2009) , Bigfork, Mont. 27-(d – 2002) , Downer’s Grove, Ill. 9-(d – 2005) Slade Cutter, Annapolis, Md. 27-(d- 1955) , Boston, Mass. 10-(d – 1963) John Brown, Middletown, Del. 28-(d – 1968) , Chicago, Ill. 10-(d – 2001) John McKay, Tampa, Fla. 29-(d – 1955) Henry Phillips, Boone, N.C. 10-(d – 2008) John Rauch, Oldsmar, Fla. 29-(d – 1960) Bob McWhorter, Athens, Ga. 11-(d – 1964) , Nashville, Tenn. The College Football Historian-18- 29-(d – 1983) Joe Delaney, Monroe, La. 30-(d – 1922) Bob Maxwell, Norristown, Pa. 30-(d – 1949) Dave Campbell, Cambridge, Mass. 12-(d – 1980) Ernie Godfrey, Columbus, Ohio 30-(d – 1973) Elmer Layden, Chicago, Ill. 12-(d – 1987) Bill Edwards, Springfield, Ohio 30-(d – 1984) Marty Below, Evanston, Ill. 13-(d – 1958) Charley Brewer, Waltham, Mass. 30-(d -1983) Matty Bell, Dallas, Texas 13-(d – 1992) Edwin Horrell, Beverly Hills, Calif. 14-(d – 1932) Bob Peck, Culver, Ind. * * *

Outings Monthly Review THE football season of 1899 is on the threshold, and the lovers of the of Amateur Sports and “pigskin battles” are awaiting Pastimes Football impatiently the first of the big games between the leading elevens. Already By J. Parmly Paret 1899 the long weeks of training are well under way, and the scores of the field again, intact. But this is candidates for positions on the lead- the time of danger for the “Tigers.” If ing teams are being “tried out” by they again permit themselves to be experienced coaches. “Straight lulled into a feeling of security football” will be the general rule, through over-confidence, another since one after another of the Waterloo like that at New Haven, coaches who have tried intricate two autumns ago, will almost trick plays has ultimately given inevitably result, Old football them all up as a snare and a players may know more football delusion, only to return to the good than bition to prepare themselves old tactics of pushing through the properly for the younger men, but centre, massing on the tackles and they frequently lack the am-big running around the ends, with the games, and it must not be forgotten occasional punt to keep the ball out that the oldest veteran needs as of danger from goal and give the much hard physical training for a backs time to breathe. hard match as does the youngest “sub.” A word to the wise should be While it is always hazardous to sufficient, and it is to be hoped that predict anything in football, the Princeton’s football advisers will not material in the big colleges from fall into the same trap that caught which the coaches are expected to them in 1897. turn out their ’varsity tennis, must give some clew as to the probable At Harvard the new athletic life and strength of the “big four.” the success it has brought with it, have developed a wonderful amount Such statistics are frequently very of enthusiasm, and no matter how deceptive, however, as even the many of the winners of last season’s younger followers of football will champion team are unavailable this remember, for Yale turned out a fall, the Crimson is sure to turn out chamlutely green material, that won a strong team. The old lethargy, The College Football Historian-19- born of so many disheartening defeats has disappeared, and the over Princeton’s championship team coaches and candidates are working only two years ago from also ambitiously, with the hope of victory championship veterans. in their hearts that should spur them on to success. Captain Dibblee From abstract statistics Princeton was in himself a large part of the life begins the season under the most and snap of his team last season. favorable circumstances of all of the four leaders. Only two or three of He is expected back at Cambridge her valuable men of last season are this fall for a post-graduate course, missing, and there were such strong and he will be with the team again, substitutes for these positions, too, as coach if not as half-back. that nearly the whole championship Yale has perhaps the least team of 1898 seems to be back in encouraging outlook of all, since she has lost so many of her ex-Haven football, and each season “Old they have had more success with Penn” turns out a ‘varsity team that “green experienced players by is never beaten until the last minute graduation; but at New material,” of playing time is over. The fresh from the preparatory school “Quakers” always use the most elevens, than with veterans. Yale’s approved of modern methods of football reputation has long attack and (sic) defence. To Coach attracted to its team the very best of Woodruff is undoubtedly due several the freshman material and one can- of the most useful of recent foot- frequently see better football played ball formations, and his rivals at the by the “scrubs” at New Haven than other universities watch with great by the ’varsity eleven at some of the anxiety for any innovations in this other universities. line that he may spring on them each fall. This year’s team at Her football squad always numbers Philadelphia is yet an unknown many valuable substitutes, though quantity, and it will be fully another her team may have fewer stars. month, after some of the early games have been played, before any Other elevens have been fatally estimate can be made of its weakened by the loss of a single strength. man during the middle of an important struggle, but that is Cornell, West Point, Brown, and the seldom so with Yale, for she always Carlisle Indians, are all hard at has many competent substitutes work preparing their men for their ready to take the place of the struggles of the season; and crippled player. While many Columbia, once the proud possessor of the ’varsity team of 1898 of a football team among the graduated from New Haven last strongest in the country, will re- spring, her substitutes of last year enter the arena once more this year are by no means untried men, and with bright prospects. While few though probably new to fame will rational critics expect the Columbia soon fill up the gaps. eleven to reach higher than the The College Football Historian-20 lowest of the second-grade elevens this season, the blue-and-white The University of candidates are working under one of enjoys the benefit of more post- the most competent coaches that graduate and professional schools to ever wore a Yale uniform, and he draw upon for material than any of will surely turn out as good an the other big colleges, and her team eleven as the material of the college never lacks for good material in and its green condition will permit, football. Despite the aversion of both Given a reasonable amount of Yale and Princeton to meeting the success this season, in order to stir “Quakers” on the gridiron, the up enough enthusiasm for coming Philadelphia. Students have steadily classes, Columbia, within a few kept up their absorbing interest in years, should once more take place among the leaders of the second grade, if not among the teams of the * * * crack quartet. Now that Yost and Sanford have retired we will let Parke continue. Football Days "A few years ago everybody except Dartmouth men laughed at the Memories of the Game and of football which, bounding along the the Men behind the Ball © ground at Princeton suddenly 1900 jumped over the cross bar and gave to Princeton a goal from the field

By William H. Edwards The College Football Historian-21-

This anecdote will be a good one for which carried with it the victory. Parke Davis' friends to read, for how But did you ever hear that in the he ever stayed out of that talk-fest is preceding season, in a game a mystery—maybe he did. between two Southern Pennsylvania dashed out of the side line crowd colleges, a ball went awry from a upon the field between the 10-yard , striking in the chest a line and his goal, thereby policeman who had strayed upon intercepting the State halfback, the field? The ball rebounded and tackling him so sharply that the cleanly caromed between the goal latter dropped the ball. Jones picked post for a goal from the field. Years it up and ran it back 40 yards. ago Lafayette and Pennsylvania State College were waging a close There was no rule at that time game at Easton. Suddenly, and which prevented the play, and so without being noticed, Morton F. Penn-State ultimately was defeated. Jones, Lafayette's famous center- Jones not only was a hero, but his rush in those days, left the field of exploit long remained a mystery to play to change his head gear. The many who endeavored to figure out ball was snapped in play and a fleet how he could have been 25 yards Penn State halfback broke through ahead of the ball and between the Lafayette's line, and, armed with the runner and his own goal line." ball, dodged the second barriers and threatened by a dashing sprint to [Project Gutenberg License] score in the extreme corner of the field. As he reached the 10-yard * * * line, to the amazement of all, Jones

TCU-LSU met in the inaugural From the First Sugar Bowl (1936)… with the game played in a steady down pour. TCU’s all-around star, Sammy Baugh rambled 52 yards through the muck and mire, before being brought down at the 1-yard line.

LSU then countered with a drive that reached the TCU 2-yard line. A stout defensive effort by Darrell Lester, injured on the play, stopped the Tigers’ Bill Crass from reaching the end zone.

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