With the Kelce brothers opposing one another in Super Bowl LVII, we'll look this week at a few brother combinations that played a part in football’s history. Although Howard Jones was eighteen months older than his brother, Tad, they entered and graduated in the same class at Yale. Both started three years on Yale's football team, with Howard the dogged, determined, but average end, while Tad was the two-time All-American quarterback and captain of the baseball team. Their 1905 to 1907 teams went 28-0-2, and all three teams were dubbed national champions by one group or another. Upon graduating, Walter Camp recommended Howard for the Syracuse coaching job, and he took it while Tad remained in New Haven to assist a teammate as backfield coach and act as baseball coach.
Today's Tidbit... Keeping Up With The Joneses
Today's Tidbit... Keeping Up With The Joneses
Today's Tidbit... Keeping Up With The Joneses
With the Kelce brothers opposing one another in Super Bowl LVII, we'll look this week at a few brother combinations that played a part in football’s history. Although Howard Jones was eighteen months older than his brother, Tad, they entered and graduated in the same class at Yale. Both started three years on Yale's football team, with Howard the dogged, determined, but average end, while Tad was the two-time All-American quarterback and captain of the baseball team. Their 1905 to 1907 teams went 28-0-2, and all three teams were dubbed national champions by one group or another. Upon graduating, Walter Camp recommended Howard for the Syracuse coaching job, and he took it while Tad remained in New Haven to assist a teammate as backfield coach and act as baseball coach.