ED WEIR
Ed Weir was one of the most outstanding players to ever have passed through the football program of the University of Nebraska. Weir excelled in his position at tackle to the extent of being an All-American, and winning the approval, and praise of many sportswriters, coaches and players.
Weir started his football career in high school in Superior, Nebraska. He was good enough to play on the team as an eighth grader. When he moved to college, although he had to change positions, he was good enough to be a starter in his first game.
A football natural, Weir played a simple, punishing game as tackle for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. When asked how he sacked the otherwise unstoppable "Red" Grange, Weir responded, "I just saw which way he was running and I ran after him and tackled him." Weir's outstanding tackling and humility earned him the respect of sports writers, players and coaches around the country.
Following one of the popular Notre Dame-Nebraska games, Irish Coach Knute Rockne visited Weir in the Husker locker room to compliment him as, "one of the greatest tackles," he had ever seen. It comes a little surprise that Weir was named Nebraska's first two-time, back-to-back All-American.
Weir graduated in 1925 but never really left the gridiron. He went on to coach freshman football and track at the University of Nebraska.
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No. 35
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 191 lbs.
Position(s): Tackle
Years Played: 1923-25
Awards Earned: College Football Hall of Fame; All-American, 1924,25; Nebraska Sports Hall of Fame
