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Feb 07, 2023
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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.


When your name is William Warner and your older brother is known as Pop, what do people call you? It turns out most folks called him Bill. Like other brother combinations, Pop overshadowed Bill, but the younger brother was a first-team All-American at Cornell in 1901 and entered the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971, so he did alright.

Bill’s senior profile at Cornell (1903 Cornell Cornellian)
Bill Warner, in the center and holding the ball, captained Cornell’s team in 1901 and 1902. (1903 Cornell Cornellian)

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