Tag Archives: George Pease
Eddie Tryon
Eddie Tryon (Pro football. Born, Medford, MA, July 25, 1900; died, St. Petersburg, FL, May 1, 1982.) As a four-year letterman who captain the unbeaten Colgate team of 1925 (7-0-2), Joseph Edward Tryon was a major name for the embryonic Football Yankees of 1926. Tryon scored 111 points with 15 touchdowns as a college senior, [...]
George Pease
George Pease (College and pro football. Born, Brooklyn, NY, June 18, 1903; died, Dallas, TX, Oct. 23, 1984.) Overshadowed by his more famous running back teammates, George G. Pease nevertheless managed to establish a solid reputation for himself. During the first two of his three years at Columbia (1923-25), Pease was basically a blocking back [...]
Red Grange
Red Grange (Pro football. Born, Forksville, PA, June 13, 1903; died, Lake Wales, FL, Jan. 28, 1991.) In the 1920s, during the so-called “Golden Age of Sports” in America, Harold Edward Grange was the star who put pro football on the big-time stage. Grange’s sensational exploits at the University of Illinois grabbed headlines across the [...]
