Samuel Edwin Weir (March 14, 1903 – May 15, 1991) was an American professional football player and coach for the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the

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(NFL). He was the first Nebraska Cornhuskers player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and is known as one of Nebraska's greatest athletes. In 2005, the '' Omaha World-Herald'', as part of a series on the 100 Greatest Athletes of Nebraska, named Weir the 19th best athlete in the state's history.

Biography

Born in Superior, Nebraska in 1903, Weir played on the line at Nebraska and was captain of the 1923 team that beat the " Four Horsemen" of the

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. He was elected All-American in 1924 and 1925. Weir turned down offers to play professionally in Jacksonville in 1925. He went on to play professionally for the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the

(NFL). In 1927, he and several teammates took over the coaching job in mid-season and achieved a 6–9–3 record, as Weir earned All-Pro honors. The following year, Weir coached the team to an 11–3–2 record, good for a second-place league finish. Weir was a member of the Acacia fraternity and the

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complex was later named in his honor; this complex was later demolished and replaced in 2024 by a football practice facility.

References

External links

Nebraska profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weir, Ed 1903 births 1991 deaths American football tackles Frankford Yellow Jackets coaches Frankford Yellow Jackets players Nebraska Cornhuskers football coaches Nebraska Cornhuskers football players All-American college football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees People from Superior, Nebraska Players of American football from Nebraska Acacia members