American football at the 1932 Summer Olympics
| American football (demonstration) at the Games of the X Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Dates | August 8, 1932 |
professional football in the United States.[3]
Origins
The game was originally proposed by organizers as an "intersectional" match-up between the defending
national champions, University of Southern California, on the West Coast and East Coast stalwarts, Yale University. USC coach/former Yale coach Howard Jones delivered a confidential proposal from the President of the Organizing Committee for the 1932 Summer Olympics, William May Garland, to the President of Yale University, James Rowland Angell, inviting Yale to play in the game. On the heels of the 1929 Carnegie Report which decried various aspects of professionalism within college football, Angell reluctantly turned down the invitation.[3][4] Although unable to secure a USC/Yale match-up and determined that football be a demonstration sport, the organizers "settled" on a game consisting of all-stars who would have graduated by the Olympic games.[3]
Game summary
1932 Summer Olympics demonstration game – West 7, East 6
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Date: August 8, 1932
- Game attendance: 41,643
- Reference:[3]
| Game information | ||
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The game was scoreless until early in the fourth quarter. When a
right tackle to tie the game at 6–6, and Ed Kirwan's conversion put the West in the lead for good.[1][3]
Participants
Like the other Olympic athletes, players for both teams lived in the
Hollywood.[3] Barry Wood of Harvard, another All-American, was also selected to play in the demonstration, however, he reportedly declined in order to concentrate on his studies.[5]
Rosters
West
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Starters
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Reserves
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Chairman of Coaching Committee
Advisory Coaches
Medical Supervisor
Manager of Football Demonstration and West Team
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East
| East players and staff | ||||||||
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Starters
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Reserves
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Chairman of Coaching Committee
Advisory Coaches
Line Coach
Trainer
Manager
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See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f The Games of the Xth Olympiad Los Angeles 1932 (PDF). Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1932. 1933. pp. 739–743. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ Mark L. Ford (2004). "OLYMPIC GOLD, NFL LEAD" (PDF). THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 26, No. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Ray Schmidt (May 2004). "THE OLYMPICS GAME" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ISBN 978-0-252-01516-8. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
- ^ "Why Should ESPN College Game Day Consider Harvard-Yale?" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. October 20, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2009.