Football history generally focuses on the stars, the winners, and the championship teams from prominent programs. However, most who played football over the years did so in obscurity. Yet, some left a record of their football days in the form of Real Photo Postcards (RPPCs). Despite most images showing those who played before teams huddled regularly, we refer to them as The Huddled Masses.
Previous Huddled Masses: 1905 | #2 | #3
Those playing back in the day were often ill-equipped, had mismatching uniforms, or had coaches with little more experience than the team members. They lacked the equipment, crowds, and media exposure of today, but they wanted to play, and sometimes have their picture taken.



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I live 25 minutes from where the Oorang Indians played (LaRue, OH)
The kid with the "H" logo on his sweater in the Beresford HS photo may have been a recent arrival via the transfer portal.