| [th]Rank[/th] [th]Team[/th] [th]Record[/th] [th]Rating[/th] | |||
| 1 | Notre Dame (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team) | 10–0 | 25.13 |
| 2 | Washington State (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team) | 9–0 | 20.44 |
| 3 | Alabama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team) | 9–0 | 20.18 |
| 4 | Northwestern Wildcats (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team) | 7-1 | 18.63 |
| 5 | Michigan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team) | 8–0–1 | 18.34 |
| 6 | USC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_USC_Trojans_football_team) | 8–2 | 17.98 |
| 7 | Stanford (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Stanford_Indians_football_team) | 9–1–1 | 17.92 |
| 8 | Dartmouth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Dartmouth_Indians_football_team) | 7-1-1 | 17.11 |
| 9 | Army (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Army_Cadets_football_team) | 9–1–1 | 16.66 |
| 10 | Tennessee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team) | 9–1 | 16.15 |
| 11 | Tulane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team) | 8–1 | 16.05 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_college_football_season (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_college_football_season)I like to know who lost to whom.
Alabama beat Washington in the Rose Bowl. UW wore read jerseys apparently. Prebowl Dickinson rankings:[th]Rank[/th]
[th]Team[/th]
[th]Record[/th]
[th]Rating[/th]
1
Notre Dame (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team)
10–0
25.13
2
Washington State (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team)
9–0
20.44
3
Alabama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team)
9–0
20.18
4
Northwestern Wildcats (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team)
7-1
18.63
5
Michigan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team)
8–0–1
18.34
6
USC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_USC_Trojans_football_team)
8–2
17.98
7
Stanford (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Stanford_Indians_football_team)
9–1–1
17.92
8
Dartmouth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Dartmouth_Indians_football_team)
7-1-1
17.11
9
Army (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Army_Cadets_football_team)
9–1–1
16.66
10
Tennessee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team)
9–1
16.15
11
Tulane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team)
8–1
16.05
Ben Ticknor of Harvard was thge AA Center that year. His weight was 193 pounds. Fred Sington of Alabama was AA guard at 215 pounds. He was Jewish and played the sax and later major league baseball. Erny Pinckert was AA half back at 197 pounds and played MLB and NFL as well and was brother of Jeanne Dixon.
bama beat washington state, not washington.Oops
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ab/76/b0/ab76b05a28f3a31f9bd2651268d84dfa.jpg)Those anklessssssss
Ah 1st qtr highlights jan 15,2015
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/E1HcajGxZgQLQCPlWEA9Hs0AqOqB9L1UcNaLfs_4VfPD12-qWUNezqZCP_CUOgqfh6SXm5HodQxalJYy2QiqrX3RA28QZ5PJAsPaTzYZ70-21xl5NSrv-Mvv32vK0u3gtUghZx63HTxQ6lHbKcxziCLxGtg0ACYvlqp7QxwKghrT63wDQZ20L-Ua)
Ahhh, diversity.
The Wolverines had just passed their prime.The 1940s with Crisler was actually Michigan's most dominant decade after the Yost era..... There were some great and awful teams from the 30s. I never understood the whole story but (eventual president) Gerald Ford was the starting center on some of those teams including the 1-7 1934 team after being 15-0-1 the prior two years and the one win was when they played Georgia Tech which didn't allow the black player (Willis Ward who eventually became a successful lawyer in Detroit) from that team to participate.
The 1940s with Crisler was actually Michigan's most dominant decade after the Yost era..... There were some great and awful teams from the 30s. I never understood the whole story but (eventual president) Gerald Ford was the starting center on some of those teams including the 1-7 1934 team after being 15-0-1 the prior two years and the one win was when they played Georgia Tech which didn't allow the black player (Willis Ward who eventually became a successful lawyer in Detroit) from that team to participate.Yeah, looking at it....I guess they just had zero depth. They lost a bunch of good players from 1933 and just stunk in '34. Same coach. No major injuries or excuses.
The 1940s with Crisler was actually Michigan's most dominant decade after the Yost era..... There were some great and awful teams from the 30s. I never understood the whole story but (eventual president) Gerald Ford was the starting center on some of those teams including the 1-7 1934 team after being 15-0-1 the prior two years and the one win was when they played Georgia Tech which didn't allow the black player (Willis Ward who eventually became a successful lawyer in Detroit) from that team to participate.Crisler is probably the most underrated coach in conference history
That is sort of something lost to the ages, with less recruits falling through the cracks, and coaches not simply rewarding tenure, the random great team. I feel like you used to get the random 1974 Orange Bowl Kansas Jayhawks, or whatever, and then discover they were awful before and after that.Illinois won a big ten title in 2001 and played in the Rose Bowl on 2007, but have otherwise been putrid this millennium.
Trying to think of recent examples, and I'm not coming up with any. I know I just fake used them, but maybe those 2007 Kansas and Missouri teams? I think Wake Forest won an out of the blue ACC title in there. You might get a short elite burst like MSU from 2013-2015, or Washington. But I can't think of any one off great teams recently. If Baylor could have figured out Oklahoma, maybe they would have fit? If Kansas State had avoided the one pitfall and played in the BCS champion ship in 2011 or 2012?
1930-32 was the end of Amos Alonzo Stagg's 41-year run at the University of Chicago, with losing seasons in all 3. The Maroons would close out the decade, but would not play a game after 1939.Actually, University of Chicago now does have a football team. They re-started in the 1960s. The Maroons play in D-III as a member of the Midwestern Conference.
48 years, 2 head coaches.
Today the Maroons are in the USA, with Case Western, Emory, Carnegie Mellon, etc.I knew CWR isn't in Conf.USA,so I looked it up - President's Athletic Conference
I find it interesting that the running backs weighed about the same as the OLs, around 200 pounds. I think the OLs were 230 or so typically when I was in school 1970s era.just a guess, no research done, but Boyd Eply's weight training and conditioning program may have caused a jump in weight of players
It would be interesting to see a chart of the average weight of OLs in P5 by year (or decade). I'd guess it's about 290 today, maybe 300.
UGA was 328 last season, average. How much did the Fridge weight? I think around 300 and he was considered to be a monster.
That is sort of something lost to the ages, with less recruits falling through the cracks, and coaches not simply rewarding tenure, the random great team. I feel like you used to get the random 1974 Orange Bowl Kansas Jayhawks, or whatever, and then discover they were awful before and after that.You almost accidentally hit on Kansas. KU did not play in the 1974 (season) Orange Bowl, Notre Dame and Alabama did.
Trying to think of recent examples, and I'm not coming up with any. I know I just fake used them, but maybe those 2007 Kansas and Missouri teams? I think Wake Forest won an out of the blue ACC title in there. You might get a short elite burst like MSU from 2013-2015, or Washington. But I can't think of any one off great teams recently. If Baylor could have figured out Oklahoma, maybe they would have fit? If Kansas State had avoided the one pitfall and played in the BCS champion ship in 2011 or 2012?
backpedaling from 1930 to 1918 - thought this was timely................Good stuff, Fearless.
Running a college football program during a major war is a challenge enough. Calls to duty send rosters into constant flux. Sports tend to slip several notches down society’s list of priorities.
Toss in the horrific Spanish flu pandemic and it’s a wonder any games were played at all in 1918.
The 1918 Nebraska schedule originally consisted of this 10-game lineup. In a season of ever-changing circumstances and at least a dozen schedule adjustments, only two games would be played as originally billed. A third would happen only after twice being postponed.
https://www.huskermax.com/1918-war-influenza-and-football/ (https://www.huskermax.com/1918-war-influenza-and-football/)
OCT. 1: INFLUENZA HITS LINCOLN
Spanish influenza swept into the state in late September and is now officially a concern in Lincoln. But it’s not enough of a worry to call off the Oct. 5 season opener against Iowa. The Daily Nebraskan contains a number of precautions to follow, such as avoiding “crowded street cars, rooms, etc.” Even so, students “packed the Temple theatre to the rafters” for a pep rally later in the week.
OCT. 7: DEATH COMES TO CAMPUS
On the Monday after the Iowa game, the university’s first flu-related fatality is reported in the Daily Nebraskan. The death of John J. Knoll was technically caused by pneumonia, as was common in influenza cases. By the end of the week, at least five more fatal university cases would be reported.
OCT. 12: UNIVERSITY CLOSED
The university heeds a Lincoln City Council order that all schools, theaters, churches and places of public amusement or gathering be closed indefinitely. The 1,700-member Student Army Training Corps, which includes the football players, is not affected, however. Meanwhile, the university unsuccessfully pursues Illinois as a possible Thanksgiving opponent.
OCT. 22: NO SCRIMMAGE FOR YOU!
Hoping to tune up for the Nov. 2 Notre Dame game, the Huskers schedule a three-way public scrimmage at Nebraska Field for Saturday, Oct. 26, with Cotner College and Nebraska Wesleyan. But a widening of state flu restrictions to include outdoor gatherings puts an end to those plans. The citywide death toll is now above 90.
OCT. 29: A SCRIMMAGE, BUT FANS BARRED
With armed guards stationed at the Nebraska Field gates to enforce the ban on public gatherings, the Huskers trample Cotner College in a Tuesday afternoon scrimmage, 33-0. The Notre Dame game is now just four days away, and the ban is expected to be lifted by then. Meanwhile, hopes of landing the Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets as a Thanksgiving opponent don’t pan out. (The “Jackies,” with George Halas starring, would win the 1919 Rose Bowl.)
WINS, LOSSES AND MORTALITY
Though Nebraska’s final record of 2-3-1 was unspectacular, the team’s perseverance though grim circumstances stands out. By the end of the year, Lincoln’s official tally of flu deaths had reached 265, more than half occurring in the brutal month of October. The state’s death toll was reported to be anywhere from 2,800 to 7,500. Globally, the great war killed 15 million to 19 million people, including 751 Nebraskans. The flu pandemic is believed to have taken 50 million to 100 million lives.
The 1918 influenza pandemic (January 1918 – December 1920; colloquially (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloquialism) known as the Spanish flu) was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_pandemic), the first of the two pandemics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemics) involving H1N1 influenza virus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_A_virus_subtype_H1N1), with the second being the swine flu in 2009 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic).[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-1) The Spanish flu infected 500 million people around the world,[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaubenbergerMorens2006-2) or about 27% of the then world population of between 1.8 and 1.9 billion, including people on isolated Pacific islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_islands) and in the Arctic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic). The death toll is estimated to have been anywhere from 17 million[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-Spreeuwenberg-3) to 50 million, and possibly as high as 100 million, making it one of the deadliest epidemics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics) in human history.[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-4)[5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-5)As you can see from the graph below, October 1918 was indeed a very bad month.
Infectious diseases (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_diseases) already limited life expectancy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy) in the early 20th century, but life expectancy in the United States dropped by about 12 years in the first year of the pandemic.[6] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-6)[7] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-7)[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-8) Most influenza outbreaks disproportionately kill the very young and the very old, with a higher survival rate for those in between, but the Spanish flu pandemic resulted in a higher than expected mortality rate for young adults.[9] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-9)
To maintain morale, wartime (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I) censors minimized early reports of illness and mortality in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.[10] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-FOOTNOTEValentine2006-10)[11] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-11) Papers were free to report the epidemic's effects in neutral Spain (such as the grave illness of King Alfonso XIII (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_XIII_of_Spain)).[12] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorras-GalloDavis2014-12) These stories created a false impression of Spain as especially hard hit,[13] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarry2004171-13) giving rise to the pandemic's nickname, "Spanish flu".[14] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalvin2007-14)
Scientists offer several possible explanations for the high mortality rate of the 1918 influenza pandemic. Some analyses have shown the virus to be particularly deadly because it triggers a cytokine storm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine_storm), which ravages the stronger immune system (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system) of young adults.[15] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarry2004b-15) In contrast, a 2007 analysis of medical journals from the period of the pandemic[16] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-16)[17] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-17) found that the viral infection (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_infection) was no more aggressive than previous influenza (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza) strains. Instead, malnourishment (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malnourishment), overcrowded medical camps and hospitals, and poor hygiene (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene) promoted bacterial superinfection (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superinfection). This superinfection killed most of the victims, typically after a somewhat prolonged death bed.[18] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-18)[19] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-19)
. . .
Historical and epidemiological (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology) data are inadequate to identify with certainty the pandemic's geographic origin.[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaubenbergerMorens2006-2) Different hypotheses have been made about it, with the three main ones being Kansas in the United States, a British army base in France, and northern China [20]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-20)
Historian Alfred W. Crosby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_W._Crosby) stated that the flu originated in Kansas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas),[21] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-FOOTNOTECrosby2003-21) and popular author John Barry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Barry) described Haskell County, Kansas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_County,_Kansas), as the point of origin.[15] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarry2004b-15) It has also been stated that, by late 1917, there had already been a first wave of the epidemic in at least 14 US military camps.[22] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#cite_note-22)
| Utah (6-1-1) | 35-0 | (#40-50) |
| Washington State (7-1-1) | 20-0 | #21 |
| Oregon State (4-6) | 10-0 | |
| Loyola-Marymount (4-4) | 6-0 | |
| at Stanford (6-4-1) | 13-0 | (#31-39) |
| California (7-3-2) | 27-7 | (#26-30) |
| Oregon (6-3-1) | 33-0 | (#31-39) |
| at Washington (6-2-2) | 9-6 | (#26-30) |
| Notre Dame (7-2) | 13-0 | #7 |
| Rose Bowl Pittsburgh (8-1-2) | 35-0 | #6 |
| [th]Michigan 7-0-1[/th] [th]Princeton 9-0[/th] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1) Minnesota 8-0 | -- |
| 2) Stanford 8-1 | +4 |
| 3) Southern Methodist 12-1 | -1 |
| 4) Princeton 9-0 | -1 |
| 5) Texas Christian 12-1 | -1 |
| 6) California 9-1 | +3 |
| 7) UCLA 8-2 | +12 |
| 8) Ohio State 7-1 | -3 |
| 9) Notre Dame 7-1-1 | -1 |
| 10) Louisiana State 9-2 | -3 |
| 11) Pittsburgh 7-1-2 | -1 |
| 12) St. Mary's (California) 5-2-2 | +11 |
| 13) Fordham 6-1-2 | -2 |
| 14) Auburn 8-2 | +1 |
| 15) Duke 8-2 | -2 |
| 16) North Carolina 8-1 | -4 |
| 17) Holy Cross 9-0-1 | -3 |
| 18) Northwestern 4-3-1 | -2 |
| 19) Army 6-2-1 | -- |
| 20) Oregon 6-3 Rice 8-3 | IN IN |
| 22) Iowa 4-2-2 | -3 |
| 23) Washington 5-3 | -- |
| 24) Nebraska 6-2-1 | -1 |
| 25) Marquette 7-1 Ohio 8-0 | -2 -2 |
| Iowa (3-4-1) | 18-7 | |
| North Dakota State (4-5) | 40-7 | |
| Ohio State (5-3) | 14-13 | #20 |
| at Illinois (4-3-1) | 13-2 | |
| Minnesota (7-1) | 6-0 | #1 |
| Wisconsin (2-6) | 26-18 | |
| at Michigan (1-7) | 9-0 | |
| at Notre Dame (6-2-1) | 6-26 | #7 |
How to block place kicks:That is one freaking cool photo - ya wanna be there.Playing in the mud perhaps for a keg or two when it's over ride the train home overnite
(https://i.imgur.com/4U8sc4V.png)
There seem to be critical games where one team seemed to outplay the other but some critical turnover or penalty led to a 6-0 loss, or the like.Interesting to study, yes. Interesting to watch? No thanks.
This is an interesting period, to me.
This was the year the Orange Bowl, held in a stadium that had only been dedicated a year prior, became a major event. 10-0 Oklahoma, champion of the Big 6 and ranked #4 in the AP poll, reportedly fielded more lucrative offers from the Rose, Sugar, and Cotton bowls, but Orange Bowl committee member Earnie Seiler went all out to woo the Sooners to Miami. He went to Norman and covered the campus with posters of beaches and pretty girls, then gave a speech to the players, after which they voted to go to Miami. Seiler then asked Oklahoma coach Tom Stidham to call close friend Bob Neyland to set up a game between the two, and thusly the Orange Bowl found itself with #2 Tennessee facing #4 Oklahoma, the best matchup of the bowl season.Re the 1938 Sooners, per the Font of All Wisdom and Knowledge:
Oklahoma's schedule was as weak as TCU's schedule was, and they hadn't played any top 25 opponents, but their defense was stellar, as they only gave up 12 points all season. Tennessee had only given up 16, albeit against a far tougher schedule, so this was looking like a defensive battle. Tennessee's chief concern was that Oklahoma outweighed them by quite a bit, and the Sooners played a rough, "dirty" style typical of their conference at that time. Outside observers wondered if Tennessee could stand up to 4 quarters of punishment. But stand up they did, and in fact they gave out better than they got.
The teams tussled quite a bit, combining for 25 penalties and 220 yards, and one player from each team was ejected for slugging. Surprisingly, Tennessee ended up being the worst transgressor, 16 penalties for 130 yards. The actual game was all Tennessee, as they outgained the Sooners 260 yards to 94 and tallied 15 first downs to 6, and they shut Oklahoma out 17-0.
In the opening quarter, an Oklahoma penalty and a strong George Cafego punt return gave Tennessee the ball at the Sooner 27. They drove for a touchdown from there, Bowden Wyatt hitting the extra point for a 7-0 lead. An Oklahoma fumble in the 2nd quarter gave the Volunteers the ball at the Sooner 27 again, and from there they drove to a Wyatt field goal and 10-0 halftime lead. In the final period Tennessee quickly moved 73 yards for another touchdown against a worn-down Oklahoma defense, finishing the scoring. George Cafego rushed for 114 yards and had 260 in total offense.
Waddy YoungHis B-29 was "Waddy's Wagon."
Walter Roland Young (September 14, 1916 – January 9, 1945) was a professional football (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football) player who later served in World War II (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II).
Football and war[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waddy_Young&action=edit§ion=1)]
Young was the first consensus All-American (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-American) football player out of the University of Oklahoma (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oklahoma). He led the team to its first Big Six Conference (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Eight_Conference) championship as well as its first bowl berth ever, the 1939 Orange Bowl (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Orange_Bowl). He also starred as a heavyweight wrestler for the Sooners. After college, he played professionally for the Brooklyn Dodgers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers_(NFL)) of the National Football League (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League), where he played in the league's first televised game. He voluntarily gave up his NFL career to become a member of the elite flying club who piloted America’s B-24 Liberator (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-24_Liberator) bombers over the European Theatre (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_Ocean_Theatre_of_World_War_II&action=edit&redlink=1), flying 9,000 hours against mighty German (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany) Luftwaffe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftwaffe). Afterwards he volunteered to go back into combat in the Pacific Theatre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_War) against the Empire of Japan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Japan), where he flew a B-29 Super Fortresses (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-29_Super_Fortress). He was killed on January 9, 1945, in a plane crash (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_crash) during a B-29 raid over Tokyo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo) as he attempted to assist a comrade whose plane had one engine on fire. The planes collided, and all crew on board were killed.
Young was inducted posthumously into the College Football Hall of Fame (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame) in 1986 and named the recipient of the Robert Kalsu Freedom Award, presented by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, in 2007. The University of Oklahoma Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps) Arnold Air Society (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Air_Society) squadron and Silver Wings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Wings_(service_organization)) chapter is named in honor of Waddy Young.
Personal life[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waddy_Young&action=edit§ion=2)]
While living in New York City (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York,_New_York) and playing professional football prior to America’s entry into World War II, he met Maggie Moody, a well-known blonde model who attended Oklahoma A&M (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_State_University–Stillwater), and the two fell in love. During halftime of a Brooklyn-New York Giants (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants) game in which he was playing, Young had the public address announcer voice his proposal to Maggie, who was sitting in the stands, and the two were later married.
Kimbrough, described above as "huge", was 6'2" and 210 pounds, and played RB/QB. As noted above, the QB position back then was different, or really almost the same as being a RB, who would pass almost as often in some offenses. Specialization had yet to happen, with few exceptions. Everyone was a Tebow in effect.In pre-face-mask days, players were taught to cross their arms when trying to block a punt.
Some things I noticed about this era, ties of course were common, as was low scoring. Place kicking was hit and miss even with the PAT. The two point conversion rule was only added in 1958, otherwise it would have been almost a standard move in the 1930s. No face masks, which I infer led to some nose issues while likely making tackling less dangerous. The OLs were about the same size as the larger RBs. The Ivies were still playing competitively along with some schools with odd names. Some more recent "powers" like FSU and Clemson of course were nowhere to be seen. Notre Dame was a dominant program along with USC and Alabama, not so much Texas. We see pretty often Ohio State, Wisconsin, Minnesota of course, and the Big Ten in general. Bowl games were played in stadia that looked like bowls, and there were few of them, a few more made a go of it and disappeared, like the Oil Bowl.
Oddly enough, UGA was one of the early teams that adopted a lot of passing (relative to the time) with several QBs who played well in the pros, but this really started more in 1940. Johnny Rauch was the first QB to play in four bowl games as QB.