Nate Silver (quarterback)

Nathan Silver was an

.

Silver was the first player to hold the starting

university, and was described as having exceptionally quick feet and being "slippery".

Led by Silver, the Irish achieved their first-ever undefeated season in 1903, outscoring their opponents by a combined total of 292–0 for a final record of 8–0–1. The combined record over the next two seasons would be a more modest 10–7. However, the 1905 season would include the most lopsided victory ever by a Notre Dame team: a 142–0 win over the American College of Medicine and Surgery, in which Silver's touchdowns included a 40-yard run and an 80-yard kickoff return. The margin likely would have been much larger had the game not been called after just thirty-three minutes of play.

See also

• List of select Jewish football players

References