This date in sports Nov 28, 2008
Chicago's Ernie Nevers rushes for six touchdowns and kicks four PATs to score all the points, an NFL record, as the Cardinals rout the Chicago Bears, 40-6. 1992. (Modesto Bee, CA)
QuaterbackClub May 31, 2008
What really brought the club back to memory was seeing the name Ernie Nevers go across the T.V. screen when they were going over the greatest college players of the past. Ernie Nevers was a great running back for Stanford in the late 20s or early 30s ... He often talked about his experience working with the great Ernie Nevers. (Daily Triplicate)
WSU grad tells story of Duluth’s Leatherheads’ Apr 14, 2008
Duluth News Tribune columnist and 1989 Winona State University graduate Chuck Frederick has written Leatherheads of the North: The True Story of Ernie Nevers and the Duluth Eskimos ... Eskimos owner Ole Haugsrud convinced movie star and handsome All-American Ernie Nevers to join the team. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Badger State Best Dec 24, 2007
Note: Ernie Nevers played three seasons in Wisconsin but graduated in California, and is not included on this list. Wisconsin's Best. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Irish Wrap Up Season Against Cardinal Nov 21, 2007
The series began on Jan. 1, 1925 (the end of the 1924 season) when Notre Dame's famed Four Horsemen and head coach travelled across the country to meet Stanford's Pop Warner and Ernie Nevers. Notre Dame's 27-10 victory earned the Irish their first-ever national championship and the first of four national crowns to come via bowl wins. (Und.com)
Irish Kick Off October Saturday Night At UCLA Oct 3, 2007
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Notre Dame will make its first appearance in the Rose Bowl since brought the Four Horsemen into Pasadena to face Ernie Nevers and Stanford in the 1925 Rose Bowl ... Notre Dame will make its first appearance in the Rose Bowl since and the Four Horsemen participated in the 1925 Rose Bowl against Ernie Nevers and Stanford. (Und.com)
This Week in Pac-10 Football Oct 2, 2007
Notre Dame, coached by Knute Rockne and led by the fabled Four Horsemen, met Stanford, coached by Pop Warner and featuring Ernie Nevers, in the 1925 Rose Bowl Game. FB Elmer Layden scored three touchdowns in leading the Irish to a 27-10 win. (Pac-10.org)
Football Dragons prime for season with scrimmage... Sep 4, 2007
SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL'S varsity and junior varsity football teams participated in their annual scrimmage with Santa Rosa Friday evening at Ernie Nevers Field in Santa Rosa. Steven Serafini/Index-Tribune. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Senior-laden Lady Dragon spikers vex Vintage;... Aug 31, 2007
SONOMA'S VARSITY AND junior varsity football teams hit the road for their annual scrimmage with Santa Rosa tonight at Ernie Nevers Field. The Dragon gridders will then host nonleague Ukiah in their 2007 season openers on Friday night, Sept. 7, at Arnold Field (jayvees start at 5 and the varsity kicks off at 7:30 p.m.). (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Diamond Gems - musings on baseball both locally and nationally Aug 25, 2007
A few of the other players who played for pay on both the diamond and gridiron were Steve Filopowicz, Carroll Hardy, Vic Janowicz, Christy Matthewson, Ernie Nevers, Ace Parker, Red Smith, Hank Soar, Ernie Vick and Tom Yewcic. Remember the next time you attend a high school football game you just might see the next great baseball player. (Madison County Record, AL)
Wisconsin Prep Spotlight Apr 26, 2007
In addition to the four already mentioned, Tom Burke, Bud Grant, Scott Lindsey, Tom McCauley, John and Ben Peterson, Bob Boettcher, Jeff Antilla, Mike Newkirk, Doug Sutherland, David Greenwood, Jim McCorison, Eric Raygor, John Schell, Pug Lund, Walt Tafelski, Gary Bandor, Jim Leonhard, Bud Somerville, Bill Osmak, Andy Pafko, Dave Crotteau, Bob Olson, Dick Axness, John Leino, Mike Webster, Jim Thompson, Ernie Nevers, Jarrod Washburn, Tuffy Leemans, and Warren Gall were all discussed as readers... (Chetek Alert, WI)
