By Darin Hayes October 1, 1900 – Malcolm “Mac” Aldrich, a halfback from Yale, is born.
Mac was a rare talent in football in the early 1920s. According to the footballfoundation.org website, Mac dropped-kicked a 48-yard field goal in the Brown game, then later in the 1921 season followed that up by helping the Bulldogs knock off Princeton 13-7, powered by Aldrich, kicking two field goals in the fourth quarter.
The shifty halfback used everything at his disposal to get past his opponents. In a reported case from the Princeton game, Mac used the referee as a screen to avoid some would-be tacklers and gain a long run. He was also a great passer, and his 86 points scored in ’21 were the third highest by any player in the nation. This helped him to achieve All-American honors that season. The National Football Foundation voted Mac Aldrich into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
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