Monk Moscrip – One of the Vow Boys

We had another Hall of Famer born on September 17, 1913, James Monk Moscrip. He was a young man from Stanford University who played for the Cardinal from 1933 to 1935.

He was a member of the famous Vow Boys, who, before the 1933 season, promised not to lose to the University of Southern California for the next three seasons. Moscrip and the rest of the group delivered on their promise, as Stanford defeated USC in those three straight seasons, allowing the Trojans to score a total of only seven points across the three games. Monk was the fastest man on the team, and he played both offensive and defensive end, as well as performing the kicking duties for Stanford.

During World War II, Moscrip was a U.S. Navy lieutenant and fought bravely in the battles at Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, and Okinawa. After the war, Monk played a couple of seasons in the NFL as part of the Detroit Lions franchise. He was welcomed into the College Football Hall of Fame in the entry class of 1985.