Our friend historian Timothy P. Brown recently had a post on the biggest dudes in football prior to World War I. The names on list are varied; some famous, while others you may have never heard of. Tim reminds us to remember the big guys from over 100 years ago in this podcast and in his post.
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The Original Football Archaeology Post
You have now heard Mr. Brown speak about these big guys, now here is Tim Brown's original post on FootballArchaeology.com on the subject:
Conclusion
The photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of the Allegheny Athletic Association football team, 1896. Standing, left to right: O. D. Thompson, Langdon Lea, Fielding H. Yost, Paul G. Brown, Pudge Heffelfinger, H. G. Hadden, Archibald Stevenson, L. K. Stewart, Phil Graver, W. M. Greenwood, Carl S. Williams. Seated, left to right: Sport Donnelly, R. L. Osborne, Walter Howard, W. H. Aldrich, George H. Brooke, Doggie Trenchard, A. S. Valentine.
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