Leather Helmet Illustrated remembers the Carlisle Indians. Jim Thorpe, and ‘Pop’ Warner, two of the biggest names in the history of the sport, found glory at Carlisle: Thorpe as one of the greatest athletes of all time, and Warner as one of the most influential coaches. There is more to the story of the Carlisle Indians than these two men. It is the story of an all Indian football team, born with the backdrop of Wounded Knee, that went from being a curiosity to one of the biggest draws in sports, in an astonishingly short period of time. Carlisle fielded teams that played an entertaining brand of football, and produced many great stars. As the Indian students learned the ways of the white man, they introduced the rest of country to modern football, with ‘Pop’ Warner’s Single Wing and Double Wing formations.
Leather Helmet Illustrated celebrates the history of the Carlisle Indians with four articles. Also check out our monthly feature: Fun Facts for brief entertaining snippets of information. And visit our Archives to learn the storied history of Amos Alonzo Stagg and the Chicago Maroons. |
