- Ed Weir
NFL player
Name=Ed Weir
DateOfBirth=birth date|1903|3|14|mf=y
Birthplace=Superior, Nebraska ,United States
DateOfDeath=death date and age|1991|05|15|1903|03|14
Deathplace=Lincoln, Nebraska , United States
Position=Offensive tackle
College=University of Nebraska
DatabaseFootball=WEIRED01
years=1926-1928
teams=Frankford Yellow Jackets
CollegeHOF=20086Samuel Edwin Weir (
March 14 ,1903 ,Superior, Nebraska –May 15 ,1991 ) was the firstNebraska Cornhusker football player elected to theCollege Football Hall of Fame and is known as one ofNebraska 's greatest athletes. In 2005 the "Omaha World-Herald ", as part of a series on the 100 Greatest Athletes of Nebraska, named Weir the 19th best athlete in the state's history. Weir played on theoffensive line at Nebraska and was an integral part (also captain) of the 1923 team that beat the "Four Horsemen" of theUniversity of Notre Dame .He went on to play for the
Frankford Yellow Jackets of theNational Football League . In 1927, he and several teammates took over the coaching job in mid-season, achieving an 6-9-3 record, as Weir earnedAll-Pro honors. The following year, Weir coached the team to an 11-3-2 record, good for a second-place league finish.Weir left his mark on the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln both as a student and as an alumnus. He was a member ofAcacia Fraternity , and the track and field complex was later named in his honor.External links
* [http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=20086 Listing at the College Football Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=89523&SPID=32&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=919693 Listing at Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site]
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