Vince Stevenson
American football player (1884–1962)
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| Born: | (1884-03-01)March 1, 1884 Livingston, Kentucky, U.S. |
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| Died: | August 7, 1962(1962-08-07) (aged 78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Penn |
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| 1906 | Canton Bulldogs |
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Vincent Stevenson (March 1, 1884 – August 7, 1962) was an American football player. He played college football for the Penn Quakers in 1904 and 1905. In 1904, he earned All-American honors from Walter Camp, after leading his team to a 12–0 record, in which the Quakers outscored their opponents 222–4.
In 1906, Stevenson played professionally for the Canton Bulldogs of the "Ohio League". However, he was injured his knee in the third game of the season and was replaced at quarterback by Twister Steinberg – until he was relieved by Jack Hayden. Stevenson tried to recover and rejoin the team, however the medical consensus was for him to sit out the remainder of the season, so that the bone could heal properly. The injury prevented Stevenson from taking part in Canton's two-game series, against the rival Massillon Tigers, that would result in a scandal.
During the 1910s, he became a crewman on several trans-oceanic oil tankers. World War I was now taking place and these tankers were frequent targets for German U-boats. Although he was reported missing on several occasions, he always showed up unharmed in some distant port.
In 1949, while watching a game between Penn and Cornell, Stevenson proclaimed: "I don't like this two-platoon business," showing his favor having players play on both offense and defense. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1968.
References
- "Blondy Wallace and the Biggest Football Scandal Ever" (PDF). PFRA Annual. 5. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–16. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
External links
- Vince Stevenson at the College Football Hall of Fame
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Penn Quakers starting quarterbacks
- Carl S. Williams (1893–1895)
- David F. Weeks (1897)
- Vince Stevenson (1904–1905)
- Charles Keinath (1908)
- Albert Miller (1909)
- Bert Bell (1915–1917)
- Jonathan K. Miller (1920–1922)
- Rich Ross (1956)
- Tom Twitmyer (1957)
- Larry Purdy (1958)
- George Koval (1959–1960)
- Porter Shreve (1960)
- Luther Gray (1961)
- John Owens (1962)
- Donald Challis (1963)
- Tom Kennedy (1964)
- Bill Creeden (1965–1967)
- Bernie Zbrzeznj (1968)
- John Brown (1969)
- Pancho Micir (1970)
- Gary Shue (1971)
- Tom Pinto (1972)
- Marty Vaughn (1973–1974)
- Bob Graustein (1975–1976)
- Tom Roland (1977–1978)
- Doug Marzonie (1979–1981)
- Gary Vura (1980–1982)
- John McGeehan (1983–1984)
- Jim Crocicchia (1985–1986)
- John Keller (1987)
- Malcolm Glover (1988–1989)
- Doug Hensch (1990)
- Jimmy McGeehan (1991–1993)
- Mark DeRosa (1994–1995)
- Steve Teodecki (1996)
- Tom MacLeod (1996)
- Matt Rader (1997–1998)
- Gavin Hoffman (1999–2001)
- Mike Mitchell (2002–2003)
- Pat McDermott (2004–2005)
- Bryan Walker (2004–2007)
- Robert Irvin (2006–2008)
- Kyle Olson (2008–2009)
- Keiffer Garton (2008–2009)
- John Hurley (2009)
- Ryan Becker (2010, 2013)
- Billy Ragone (2010–2013)
- Andrew Holland (2012)
- Alek Torgersen (2014–2016)
- Andrew Lisa (2015)
- Will Fischer-Colbrie (2017)
- Nick Robinson (2017, 2019)
- Ryan Glover (2018)
- John Quinnelly (2021)
- Aidan Sayin (2021–2023)
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