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Pat O'Dea vs. Walter Camp! (Titans Clash 70)

4/25/15-Author: Tali
Pat O’Dea was the first All American from the Midwest. Walter Camp was a legend of innovations in football, but before that he played for Yale from 1876 to 1882.


Walter Camp - HB - Yale (1876-1882)
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We couldn’t find any stats on Walter Camp; he was the captain for Yale in 1878. He played for Yale for seven years from 1876 to 1882. (This was before eligibility rules.) While at Yale, his teams went 30-1-6 and won six National Championships (retroactively).


Pat O’Dea - FB - Wisconsin (1896–1899)
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Pat O’Dea was born in Australia but immigrated to the United States mainly because his brother was coaching rowing at the University of Wisconsin. He played fullback for the Wisconsin Badgers from 1896 to 1899. He was the captain in 1898 and 1899. He was an All American in 1899.

O’Deas’s feats are legendary: a 62-yard field goal; a 116-yard punt (the field was 110 yards long back then); a 90-yard rushing TD vs Michigan in 1899; and in that same game four field goals. Back then the rules were different and the game was different; fullbacks were also kickers. His teams went 34-4-1 and did not win a National Championship. (Back then the Ivy League dominated the National Championship; well, so they thought; they rarely played the emerging Midwest teams.)

So who would you pick, Camp or O’Dea? With all due respect to Camp’s later contributions to football, O’Dea hands down. He was by far the better athlete and better football player. Who would you pick? Please comment via the button below.

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