Red Weaver
| File:Redweaver.jpg Weaver, c. 1920 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 19, 1897 Garland, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | November 23, 1968 (aged 71) Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1917–1920 | Centre |
| 1923 | Columbus Tigers |
| Positions | Center, kicker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1921 | New River State |
| 1924–1925 | Columbus Tigers |
| 1932–1933 | Morris Harvey |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–20–1 (college) 4–13 (NFL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SIAA (1919) | |
| Awards | |
| Consensus All-American (1919) 2x All-Southern (1919, 1920) All-time Centre team Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
James Redwick "Red" Weaver (July 19, 1897 – November 23, 1968) was an American football player and coach.
Centre College
[edit | edit source]Weaver was a prominent center for the Centre Praying Colonels football teams of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. After graduating from North Side High School in Fort Worth, Texas, coached by former Centre player Robert L. Myers, Weaver and several teammates were to go to Centre. However, Weaver, along with Bo McMillin, did not have sufficient credits to enter college, and thus entered Somerset High School in Somerset, Kentucky for the 1916–17 year.[1] Red Roberts was already a member of the Somerset squad. The three formed a powerful nucleus which went undefeated. He kicked 37 consecutive field goals from 1917 to 1918.[2] Weaver was the center on Centre's all-time football team chosen in 1935; picked over Ed Kubale.[3]
1919
[edit | edit source]Weaver was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 1919, while playing center for the Centre Colonels football team of Centre College. Weaver was the smallest lineman ever to make All-American.[1] He was 5 feet 10 inches and 185 pounds.
1920
[edit | edit source]Weaver held the NCAA record for 99 consecutive points after touchdowns in the 1919 and 1920 seasons.[4][5] Weaver was put at the placekicker position on an Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era.[6]
Coaching
[edit | edit source]Weaver was the head football coach at West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery, West Virginia. He held that position for the 1921 season. His coaching record at West Virginia Tech was 4–3–1. He also coached the Columbus Tigers in 1924 and 1925.[7]
Pro football
[edit | edit source]Weaver later played center professionally for the Columbus Tigers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1923
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]College
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New River State Golden Bears (Independent) (1921) | |||||||||
| 1921 | New River State | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| New River State: | 4–3–1 | ||||||||
| Morris Harvey Golden Eagles (West Virginia Athletic Conference) (1932–1933) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Morris Harvey | 0–9 | 0–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1933 | Morris Harvey | 1–8 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| Morris Harvey: | 1–17 | 0–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–20–1 | ||||||||
References
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External links
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- 1897 births
- 1968 deaths
- American football centers
- American football placekickers
- Centre Colonels football players
- Charleston Golden Eagles football coaches
- Columbus Panhandles coaches
- West Virginia Tech Golden Bears football coaches
- All-American college football players
- All-Southern college football players
- Players of American football from Garland, Texas
- 20th-century American sportsmen