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Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team QUOTES

Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team QUOTES

1 " Harvard coach Bill Reid would later credit Teddy Roosevelt with saving football. But words in a rule book are one thing. Someone had to show the nation a new way to play the game. The Carlisle Indians did that. "

― Steve Sheinkin , Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team

2 " Lehigh caught on, but still couldn’t stop the drive. By the time Carlisle neared the Lehigh goal line, both teams were cracking up. As Carlisle bashed in for another score, lineman William Garlow entertained the defense with his running commentary. “Gentlemen, this hurts me as much as it does you, but I’m afraid the ball is over. We regret it, I am sure you regret it, and I hope nothing happening here will spoil what for us has been a very pleasant afternoon.” Fans in the stands, who couldn’t hear Garlow, had no idea why players who’d just surrendered a touchdown were doubled over with laughter. "

― Steve Sheinkin , Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team