Spin Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Any other history buffs here? The 1893 Buchtel College Football Team. Pictured are (back row) John W. Heisman (Coach), "Puggie" Hardin (EB), D. Taylor (RT), H. Yerrick (LT), A. C. McKinight (NG), W.A. Putt (C.); (middle row) H. C. Loudenback (RE), T. K. Cassidy (RH), Carlos Webster (LE, Captain), J. A. Gardner (LH), H. E. Calmer (LH); (front row) Hirt (HB), Harry Clark (QB), Frank Fisher (QB), J. Donovan (RH), C. Taylor (RT) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted December 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Buchtel Field 1892 Wheeler St, between Brown and Allyn Sts. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Great pic. Thank you for posting it. Buchtel Filed was better than I thought it would be. We have a proud history even though thru the last 10 years we have been up and down, mostly down. Let's not give up on our team. We can achieve so much more with the right attitude, vision and staff. I hope this is a beginning. Time will tell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cykron Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Stadium lights in 1892. That seems pretty early. Impressive. That's almost 100 years before Wrigley Field! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Doubtful that photo is from 1892. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Glad I'm not the only one to see that... houses in the background look like pre-fab, and the transformers there weren't invented until the teens. I would guess that pic is post WW1 - maybe 1920s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Now I know where they got the idea to install view-blocking light posts at the Rubber Bowl. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: Now I know where they got the idea to install view-blocking light posts at the Rubber Bowl. Tradition... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Adams Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Hilltopper said: Doubtful that photo is from 1892. Ya. Chain link fence,all the electrical poles,the little shed in the right hand corner. Like someone said looks more like pre-fab stuff. Anyway,interesting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 This was taken yesterday. "Newer" field. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 12:02 PM, Cykron said: Stadium lights in 1892. That seems pretty early. Impressive. That's almost 100 years before Wrigley Field! I think those are power lines and not lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballzip Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 Buchtel field photo was taken 1934 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/11/2020 at 4:36 PM, footballzip said: Buchtel field photo was taken 1934 That makes sense. No TV antennas! I think we used to march there on Thursdays for ROTC. It was parade day or something. But I do not recall the bleachers. Must have been torn down before the mid 1960's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 https://www.summitmemory.org/digital/collection/ABJarchives/id/755/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 That was our practice field in the early 60's with locker room at the N end. There was a square 1/4 mile track around the field with a baseball field from the SW corner that had very small portable bleachers. At that time, it also was used as our ROTC parade grounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Bill Connelly historical analysis of Zips Football via twitter thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Sergeant Zip said: Bill Connelly historical analysis of Zips Football via twitter thread His study is not a fair analysis. It is lazy journalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cykron Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 On 5/20/2020 at 6:05 PM, GP1 said: His study is not a fair analysis. It is lazy journalism. Could someone provide some narrative to explain why this is good news (and/or lazy journalism)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 On 5/25/2020 at 8:16 PM, Cykron said: Could someone provide some narrative to explain why this is good news (and/or lazy journalism)? Apples vs. Oranges 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 hours ago, GP1 said: Apples vs. Oranges That's a lazy answer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 5/28/2020 at 11:19 AM, clarkwgriswold said: That's a lazy answer. I'm not the one asking someone else to do his thinking for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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