Word: halfback
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...annual line-up for the All-American football team, Walter Camp has this year placed only one member of the University on the first eleven. E. L. Casey Occ, at halfback was the University's sole representative, while Yale and Princeton both failed to place a single man on the all-star aggregation. On the second team the Crimson is unrepresented, but C. A. Clark, Jr., Occ., is awarded a place as guard on the third eleven...
...three teams as chosen by Walter Camp are as follows: First Eleven. End--Higgins, Penn, State Tackle--West, Colgate Guard--Alexander, Syracuse Centre--Weaver Centre Guard--Youngstron, Dartmouth Tackle--Henry, W. and J. End--H. Miller, Penn. Quarter--McMillin, Centre Halfback--Casey, Harvard Halback--Harley, Ohio State Fullback--Rodgers, West Virginia Second Eleven. End--Weston, Wisconsin Tackle--Ingerson, Illinois Guard--Denfield, Annapolis Centre--Bailey, West Virginia Guard--Depler, Illinois Tackle--Grimm, Washington End--Dumoe, Lafayette Quarter--Strubing, Princeton Halfback--Trimble, Princeton Halfback--Oss, Minnesota Fullback--Braden, Yale Third Eleven. End--Blaik, West Point Tackle--Slater, Iowa Guard--Clark, Harvard Centre...
...first All-American team to be selected this year, the Boston Post places two representatives of the University in the line-up, E. L. Casey Occ. as left halfback and C. A. Clark Occ. as left guard. Yale is represented but once, with the placing of Callahan at centre...
...that in these games Yale's fullback, O. D. Thompson, defeated both Harvard and Princeton by a goal from the field, executed while running at full speed, a feat unseen in the 40 years since. It was on this early team that Walter Camp, football's great personality, played halfback for Yale...
...captain of this pioneer team was Henry R. Grant '74, who played one of the halfback positions. Little attention was paid this contest by the public, mention of it being found in only one Boston paper, and that confined to a scant 10 lines. In spite of the lack of general interest which it aroused, this game on May 15, 1874, marked the beginning of a football regime which will reach its highest point before the throng of spectators in the Stadium today...