Red Weaver
Centre | |
1923 | Columbus Tigers |
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Position(s) | Morris Harvey |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–20–1 (college) 4–13 (NFL) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 All-American (1919 )2x All-Southern (1919, 1920) All-time Centre team Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era | |
James Redwick "Red" Weaver (July 19, 1897 – November 23, 1968) was an American football player and coach.
Centre College
Weaver was a prominent
1919
Weaver was recognized as a consensus first-team
1920
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
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
Weaver later played center professionally for the Columbus Tigers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1923
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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New River State Golden Bears (Independent) (1921)
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1921 | New River State | 4–3–1 | |||||||
New River State: | 4–3–1 | ||||||||
Morris Harvey Golden Eagles (West Virginia Athletic Conference ) (1932–1933)
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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
- ^ a b "Red Weaver". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ "Red Weaver Famous Centre Kicker Dies". Daily News. November 24, 1968.
- ^ "All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present". Gadsden Times. July 27, 1969.
- ISBN 978-0786465576.