Ed Weir

Ed Weir
No. 19, 16
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1903-03-14)March 14, 1903
Superior, Nebraska, U.S.
Died:May 15, 1991(1991-05-15) (aged 88)
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Superior (NE)
College:Nebraska (1923–1925)
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Frankford Yellow Jackets (19271928)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
As a player
Career NFL statistics
Games played:36
Games started:25
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Career:15–7–4 (.654)
Record at Pro Football Reference

Samuel Edwin Weir (March 14, 1903 – May 15, 1991) was an American professional football player and coach for the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League (NFL). He was the first Nebraska Cornhuskers player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and is known as one of Nebraska's greatest athletes.[1] In 2005, the Omaha World-Herald, as part of a series on the 100 Greatest Athletes of Nebraska, named Weir the 19th best athlete in the state's history.

  1. ^ "Ed Weir". Huskers.com.