Springfield College Football Team, c. 1892

Springfield College Football Team, c. 1892

A photograph of the Springfield College Football Team of 1892. Notable alums featured in the photograph are James Naismith and William Morgan. Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891 while a faculty member of Springfield College (then the International YMCA Training School) and is listed as being the captain of the 1892 football team. Also in the picture are (back row L to R) P.S. Page, W.H. Kinnicutt, D.C. Stephens, C.B.F. Wall, Frank Mahan, L.W. Archibald, (middle row L to R) Louis Welzmiller, E.G. Hildner, James Naismith, F.N. Seerley, W.G. Morgan, J.F. Black, (front row L to R) F.H. Foster, J.E. Badger, H.L. Smith, and W.E. Miller.

1891-1892

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