One hundred years ago this fall, Chadron State College fielded its first unbeaten, untied football team. The mighty 1925 Eagles outscored their opponents 193-13 and went 9-0 with only their first and last games close.
This is a photo of the 1925 Eagles’ football team. In front, from left, are Clifford Clapp, Kermit Lear, Richard Standish, Quentin Lear, Cifford (Bub) Weller and Eugene Clements. Second row, Paul Carroll, Ralph Garvin, Pete Kummer, LaVerne McKelvey, Eldon Spray and Gale Hopkins. Back row: Ruffus Trapp, Earl Buckingham, Clinton Smith, Ivan Christian, Eugene Hartman, Hugh Chrisman, Coach Roy Wynne and Marion DeWitt.
When the 50-year reunion of the unbeaten 1925 CSC football team took place, all but two of the surviving members attended. In front, from left, are Marion DeWitt, Ken Gilmore, Clifford (Bub) Weller, Curt Hopkins, Quentin Lear and Clinton Smith. In the back are Paul Carroll, Victor Hunsacker, Ivan Christian, Richard Standish and Earl Buckingham.
This is a photo of the 1925 Eagles’ football team. In front, from left, are Clifford Clapp, Kermit Lear, Richard Standish, Quentin Lear, Cifford (Bub) Weller and Eugene Clements. Second row, Paul Carroll, Ralph Garvin, Pete Kummer, LaVerne McKelvey, Eldon Spray and Gale Hopkins. Back row: Ruffus Trapp, Earl Buckingham, Clinton Smith, Ivan Christian, Eugene Hartman, Hugh Chrisman, Coach Roy Wynne and Marion DeWitt.
When the 50-year reunion of the unbeaten 1925 CSC football team took place, all but two of the surviving members attended. In front, from left, are Marion DeWitt, Ken Gilmore, Clifford (Bub) Weller, Curt Hopkins, Quentin Lear and Clinton Smith. In the back are Paul Carroll, Victor Hunsacker, Ivan Christian, Richard Standish and Earl Buckingham.
