Skim Brown
Skim Brown (College football. Born, New York, NY, Sept. 6, 1880; died, Glen Head, NY, May 10, 1911.) Yale’s Gordon Francis Brown one of only three men to make First Team all-America in football four...
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Walter Camp (College football. Born, New Haven, CT, Apr. 17, 1859; died, New York, NY, Mar. 14, 1925.) Even though intercollegiate competition in a form of the game began in 1869, Walter Camp is...
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Ed Franco (College football. Born, New York, NY, Apr. 24, 1915; died, Bayonne, NJ, Nov. 18, 1992.) A stocky 5’8”, Edmund J. Franco was the left tackle on Fordham’s second version of the “Seven Blocks...
View ArticleArnie Galiffa
Arnie Galiffa (Football. Born, Donora, PA, Jan. 29, 1927.) An Army quarterback from 1946-49, Arnold A. Galiffa was an all-America choice in his senior season. Following military service, Galiffa had...
View ArticleWilliam George
William George (College football. Born, Scroggsville, OH, July 30, 1861; died, West Palm Beach, FL, Sept. 15, 1933.) A guard at Princeton (1885-89), William J. George was selected for the First Team...
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George Gregory (College basketball. Born, New York, NY, Nov. 22, 1906; died, New York, NY, May 11, 1994.) As a slender 6’4” from DeWitt Clinton H.S., George Gregory, Jr., came to Columbia as a...
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