1880s Amos Alonzo Stagg photos

 Here are some images of Amos Alonzo Stagg during his Yale days.  If you are unfamiliar with him he is definitely worth looking up.  Unlike Harry Beecher, who I posted recently, he did not come from fame and wealth.  He had to work odd jobs to put himself through school.  He is one of the few individuals who is in the College Football HOF as both a player and coach.  He is also in the basketball HOF for early work done with James Naismith at Springfield YMCA.  He was responsible for many innovations in football throughout his lifelong coaching career.  He lived to be in his hundreds.

c.1892 Pratt brothers Amherst Football Imperial photo

 Here is an image of George DuPont Pratt on the left and Herbert Lee Pratt on the right.   G.D. Pratt was quarterback and captain of the 1892 Amherst football team.  H.L Pratt was the captain of the 1894 team under head coach Parke Davis.  

19th century Washington State Football Team Photos

 Here is a nice collection of early Washington Agricultural College (Washington State) football team photos.  Their first football team was established in 1894.  This shows a nice transition of an early west coast football team.

1895 First Team

1896 First Team

1899 First Team