Howard and Tad Jones Early 1900s Exeter football photos

 Here are two amazingly clear Exeter cabinet photos of Tad and Howard Jones.  Both brothers went on to play for successful Yale teams of the early 1900s.  Following their playing careers they both were successful national championship winning coaches.  Tad spent the majority of his coaching career at Yale while his older brother Howard won four National championships coaching USC.  They were the first brothers inducted into the college HOF.

c.1894 Michigan Football photo

1894 Michigan Football Photo with Gilmore D. Price, Giovanni Villa.

1890s Football Player Original Artwork

 Here is an interesting drawing of an 1890s football player in uniform.  This was done on a cabinet photo and shows signs that it was framed for many years.  

1898 John Eckstorm signed Dartmouth grad photo

 Here is a signed 1898 Dartmouth Grad photo of John Eckstorm.  He played halfback from 1894-97 and was team captain his senior year.  He was also one of the early Ohio State football coaches from 1899-1901.

1893 Lehigh Football Captain Godwin Ordway

 Cabinet photo of 1893 Lehigh Football captain Godwin Ordway.  Lehigh was coached by Harmon Graves and went 7-3.  Notable wins include Army, Navy, Lafayette and North Carolina.

1891 Dickinson Football Team

Here is a nice cabinet photo of the 1891 Dickinson football team from Carlisle Pennsylvania.  They went 2-2-1 with an away game loss against Navy.  The head coach was Willard Lake and the Captain was John Hynson.

1890s Ohio Football Star Frank Fisher donated Sterling Steele Trophy

 Here is a Marcus and Co. Sterling Silver trophy cup given by Buchtel football star Frank Talbott Fisher.  He played on the 1893 and 1894 Buchtel teams that were coached by legendary coach John Heisman.  Fisher played fullback and was captain of the 1894 team.  In 1902 he donated two $50 trophies to the school for track.  One being to the athlete making the most points three years in succession as shown and the other a class cup.