Ed Weir

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Ed Weir

Ed Weir from the 1925 Nebraska Cornhusker Yearbook
Date of birth: (1903-03-14)March 14, 1903
Place of birth: Superior, Nebraska, United States
Date of death: May 15, 1991(1991-05-15) (aged 88)
Place of death: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Career information
Position(s): Tackle
College: Nebraska
Organizations
As coach:
1927-1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets
As player:
1926–1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets
Career highlights and awards

  • 2x Consensus All-American (1924, 1925)
  • NFL Champion (1926)
  • NFL coaching record: 17-12-5

Samuel Edwin "Ed" Weir (March 14, 1903 – May 15, 1991) was an American collegiate and professional football player. He was the first Nebraska Cornhusker football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and is known as one of Nebraska's greatest athletes. In 2005 the Omaha World-Herald, as part of a series on the 100 Greatest Athletes of Nebraska, named Weir the 19th best athlete in the state's history.

Weir played on the line at Nebraska and was captain of the 1923 team that beat the "Four Horsemen" of the University of Notre Dame. He was elected All-American in 1924 and 1925.

All-American Ed Weir

He went on to play professionally for the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League. In 1927, he and several teammates took over the coaching job in mid-season and achieved a 6–9–3 record, as Weir earned All-Pro honors. The following year, Weir coached the team to an 11–3–2 record, good for a second-place league finish.

Weir left his mark on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln both as a student and as an alumnus. He was a member of Acacia Fraternity, and the track and field complex was later named in his honor.

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