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| One of the greatest college football players of all-time…A consensus All-American in 1925, Nevers’ teams at Stanford went 21-5-1 from 1923-25, including a trip to the Rose Bowl after the 1924 season…Nevers was named the greatest college football player of all-time by Sports Illustrated in 1962…In 1969, he was chosen to the NCAA’s All-Time All-American team…In the 1925 Rose Bowl versus Notre Dame’s Four Horsemen, Nevers played all 60 minutes and rushed for 114 yards on 34 carries despite playing with two injured ankles…One of only two Stanford football players to have his number retired (#1)…Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. | |||||||||||
