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College Football Hall of Fame
7/21/2010 2:03:00 PM | Football, Athletics
Dartmouth in the College Football Hall of Fame
| Murry Bowden '71 |
 Murry Bowden's election to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003 recognizes his individual achievements on the gridiron but he's first to say, "…this recognition is really a tribute to our team and brings honor to Dartmouth and the Ivy League."
Bowden was co-captain and All-America rover back of Dartmouth's 1970 team that was undefeated Ivy League champion and shut out six of nine opponents. Dartmouth won the Lambert Trophy as the East's outstanding team. With Bowden in the lineup in 1969 and 1970, Dartmouth won 17 of 18 games. A psychology major from Snyder, Texas, Bowden graduated cum laude and earned a law degree from the University of Texas. In 1984 he co-founded The Hanover Company, a private real estate development company in Houston. |
Eight Dartmouth College players, including Reggie Williams '76, a member of the Class of 2007, are enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., including one who is also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
In addition, five Dartmouth coaches or administrators are in the College Hall of Fame.
Dartmouth's Hall of Fame Players
Year of induction in parentheses
Clarence (Fat) Spears 1917 (1955)
All-America guard in 1914-15 and Dartmouth's head coach from 1917-20.
Edward Healey 1918 (1974)
A tackle at Dartmouth before and after World War I. He was the first player in pro football history to be sold, to the Chicago Bears for whom he played from 1922-27. Healey is also in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Andrew (Swede) Oberlander 1926 (1954)
All-America halfback and passer who led Dartmouth to the national championship in 1925.
Myles Lane 1928 (1970)
Dartmouth's all-time scoring leader (307 points from 1925-27). Lane is also enshrined in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.
William (Air Mail) Morton 1932 (1972)
All-America quarterback in 1931. Also a two-time All-America in hockey.
Robert MacLeod 1939 (1977)
All-America halfback in 1938.
Murry Bowden 1971 (2003)
All-America defensive back in 1970 (see sidebar).
| Reggie Williams '76 |
 In 1975, Reggie Williams was recognized as the most conspicuous player in Dartmouth football annals since halfback Bob MacLeod was a consensus All-America in 1938.
A three-time All-Ivy League first-team selecction from 1973-75, Williams was named to every All-East, All-Ivy and All-New England team in 1974 and 1975, earning a spot on the American Football Coaches Association All-America Team the latter year. His place among the greatest players in Ivy League history was reinforced by his subsequent 14-year career (1976-89) with the Cincinnati Bengals. "Being selected for the College Football Hall of Fame is a great honor and a culminating moment for me, for Dartmouth College, and for the Ivy League," said Williams, whose post-NFL career has been devoted to developing sports programs and being a positive role model for boys and girls of all ages from across the nation. His career with the Bengals included appearances in the Super Bowl in 1982 and 1989. He was selected to the NFL's All-Rookie Team in 1976. He won the NFL's Byron (Whizzer) White Award for Humanitarian Service in 1985 and was the NFL's Man of the Year in 1986. In 1987, he was Sports Illustrated's Co-Sportsman of the Year. In 1988 he was appointed to an open seat on the Cincinnati City Council and was elected to a second term in 1989. In 1990 he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Dartmouth. |
Reggie Williams 1976 (2007)
All-America linebacker in 1975 (see sidebar).
Dartmouth's Hall of Fame Coaches and Administrators
Edward K. Hall 1892 (1951, charter inductee)
An end at Dartmouth in 1890-91 and coach at Illinois in 1892-93, he became a member of the Football Rules Committee in 1905 and wrote the first Football Code for players. He served as successor to Walter Camp as chairman of the Football Rules Committee from 1911-32.
Frank W. Cavanaugh 1899 (1954)
Coached Dartmouth to a 42-9-3 record from 1911-16. Also coached at Holy Cross, Boston College and Fordham.
D. O. (Tuss) McLaughry (1962)
Dartmouth's coach from 1941-42 and from 1945-54 (44-58-3). Also coached Brown from 1926-40 (76-58-5).
Earl H. Blaik (1964)
Dartmouth's coach from 1934-40 (45-15-4). Later coached at West Point.
Robert L. Blackman (1987)
Had three undefeated teams as Dartmouth's coach from 1955-70 (104-37-3). Later coached at Illinois and Cornell.
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