High-resolution, full color images available online
Search, browse, read, and print yearbook pages
View college, high school, and military yearbooks
Browse our digital annual library spanning centuries
Support the schools in our program by subscribing
Privacy, as we do not track users or sell information
Page 51 text:
“
STEWART FERGUSON Coach FOOTBALL The 1940 “Boll Weevil’’ Football Team gained the reputation of being probably the most unique and un- orthodox team to ever play football in the United States. Several nation-wide stories on the team appeared in hundreds of daily newspapers. Feature articles on the team appeared in several of the largest papers in the country, including The New York Times, The New York Herald-Tribune, The Pittsburg Press, and The Los An- geles Times. Collier’s Magazine headlined the team with millions of readers in an article by Kyle Crichton. Almost miraculously and without precedent in the his- tory of American football, the Arkansas A. and M. Team became one of the nation’s most famed teams. Newspapers, athletic directors, school superinten- dents, and college presidents stated that the ‘’Boll Weevils’’ introduced a new theory of football which may revolutionize American football. A New York sports writer wrote that the team had given, ‘‘the most unique contribution ever made to college football.’ In spite of losing more games than winning and coming from a small college in a little-recognized section of the United States, the team attracted the attention of the entire United States—an achievement never before duplicated. Everywhere the team played, it won the crowds with its spectacular, clean, and original style of play. To see a group of boys playing football solely because they liked to and enjoying every minute of every game whether winning, losing, or tying was a refreshing spectacle to most fans. The season opened with a game with Louisiana College in Pineville. Although losing, the Weevils were asked back for a game next fall after they had attracted the largest opening game crowd in a number of years.
Are you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Do you want to see past girlfriends or boyfriends? Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. See members of old school clubs and relive old times. Start your search today!
Looking for old family members and relatives? Do you want to find pictures of parents or grandparents when they were in school? Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. Use our online Genealogy Resource to uncover history quickly!
Are you planning a reunion and need assistance? E-Yearbook.com can help you with scanning and providing access to yearbook images for promotional materials and activities. We can provide you with an electronic version of your yearbook that can assist you with reunion planning. E-Yearbook.com will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy.
