Fielding H. Yost
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Fielding Harris Yost was an American college football player, coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at: Ohio Wesleyan University, the University of Nebraska, the University of Kansas, Stanford University, San Jose State University, and the University of Michigan, compiling a coaching career record of 198–35–12. During his 25 seasons as the head football coach at Ann Arbor, Yost's Michigan Wolverines won six national championships, captured ten Big Ten Conference titles, and amassed a record of 165–29–10.
Yost (left) with teammate c 1895 or 1896
Yost from the 1928 Michiganensian
Yost's grave
Parke H. Davis
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Parke Hill Davis was an American football player, coach, and historian.
Davis (top right) and his Lafayette football team of 1896. Thirty-seven years later, as the sport's pre-eminent historian, Davis would honor his team as co-national champions.
Lafayette on defense in its 6–4 upset victory over Penn on October 24, 1896, at Franklin Field in Philadelphia
Davis' All-America players: George B. Walbridge (left, 3rd Team 1897 All-America back, chosen by Walter Camp). Walbridge was right half-back and captain of Lafayette's 1896 team. He went on to graduate from Cornell University in 1900. In 1916, he co-founded Walbridge Aldinger, which became one of the largest construction companies in the United States. In 2008, the company changed its name to simply "Walbridge." Charles R. Rinehart (right, 1896 All-America guard