Ernie Nevers

Ernest Alonzo Nevers, nicknamed "Big Dog", was an American football and baseball player and football coach. Widely regarded as one of the best football players in the first half of the 20th century, he played as a fullback and was a triple-threat man known for his talents in running, passing, and kicking. He was inducted with the inaugural classes of inductees into both the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. He was also named in 1969 to the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team.

11 June 1903

Born on the same birth day (11 June): Ali Boussaboun • Brittany Boyd • Daryl Tuffey • François-Louis Cailler • Gene Wilder • Jeannette Rankin • Johann Bauschinger • John Dyson (Australian cricketer) • Lucy Pickens • María Teresa Rafaela of Spain • Parris Glendening • Ram Prasad Bismil • Reg Latta • Ryan Dunn • Spiros Xenos • Tim Hoogland

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