Leroy “Lee” Mercer, born on October 30, 1888, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, was an athletic force who excelled on both the football field and the track. While leading the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) Quakers as a standout fullback, Mercer also displayed the elite versatility of a world-class competitor. His raw speed and power were so
October 16, 1885, Erie, Pennsylvania – The birth of Hunter Scarlett. Hunter played end for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers from 1904 through the 1908 season. The 1908 season was special. Scarlett and halfback Bill Hollenback provided the spark that led the Quakers to an 11-0-1 record and the National Championship. That season, Penn outscored
October 12, 1878 – Truxtun Hare was a guard from the University of Pennsylvania. Hare played on the Penn Quakers football team from 1897 through 1900. He was the first of four players to have been a four-year All-American, according to pennathletics.com. Even more amazing was that Hare played every minute of all 54 games
Another famous name from the football past has a birthday celebration on this day, September 18, 1926. That’s Skip Minisi. He was a former halfback who played for the University of Pennsylvania and the Navy Midshipmen football programs in the mid-1940s. Skip played for the Penn Quakers in 1944 and then, while serving his country
Francis “Reds” Bagnell, a University of Pennsylvania quarterback, was born September 15, 1928. He grew up in West Philadelphia, and fittingly enough, the house he grew up in is now part of the extended Pennsylvania University Campus. At Penn, he earned 9 varsity letters, 3 each in baseball, basketball, and football. The highlight of his