# Red Weaver > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Red_Weaver > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Red_Weaver.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Weaver > Source revision: 1319308862 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player and coach}} {{For|the bird|Red weaver}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Red Weaver | image = redweaver.jpg | alt = | caption = Weaver, {{Circa|1920}} | birth_date = {{Birth date|1897|7|19|mf=y}} | birth_place = [Garland, Texas](/source/Garland%2C_Texas), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1968|11|23|1897|7|19|mf=y}} | death_place = [Mayfield, Kentucky](/source/Mayfield%2C_Kentucky), U.S. | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 1917–1920 | player_team1 = [Centre](/source/Centre_Praying_Colonels_football) | player_years2 = 1923 | player_team2 = [Columbus Tigers](/source/Columbus_Panhandles) | player_positions = [Center](/source/Center_(gridiron_football)), [kicker](/source/Placekicker) | coach_years1 = 1921 | coach_team1 = [New River State](/source/West_Virginia_Tech_Golden_Bears_football) | coach_years2 = 1924–1925 | coach_team2 = [Columbus Tigers](/source/Columbus_Panhandles) | coach_years3 = 1932–1933 | coach_team3 = [Morris Harvey](/source/Charleston_Golden_Eagles_football) | overall_record = 5–20–1 (college)
4–13 (NFL) | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = 1 [SIAA](/source/Southern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association) (1919) | awards = Consensus [All-American](/source/All-American) ([1919](/source/1919_College_Football_All-America_Team))
2x All-Southern (1919, 1920)
All-time Centre team
''Associated Press'' Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era | coaching_records = }} '''James Redwick''' "'''Red'''" '''Weaver''' (July 19, 1897 – November 23, 1968) was an American [football](/source/American_football) player and coach. ==Centre College== Weaver was a prominent [center](/source/Center_(gridiron_football)) for the [Centre Praying Colonels football](/source/Centre_Praying_Colonels_football) teams of [Centre College](/source/Centre_College) in [Danville, Kentucky](/source/Danville%2C_Kentucky). After graduating from North Side High School in [Fort Worth, Texas](/source/Fort_Worth%2C_Texas), coached by former Centre player [Robert L. Myers](/source/Robert_L._Myers_(coach)), Weaver and several teammates were to go to Centre. However, Weaver, along with [Bo McMillin](/source/Bo_McMillin), did not have sufficient credits to enter college, and thus entered [Somerset High School](/source/Somerset_High_School_(Kentucky)) in [Somerset, Kentucky](/source/Somerset%2C_Kentucky) for the 1916–17 year.{{cite web|url=http://library.centre.edu/ency/w/weaver_red.html|title=Red Weaver|access-date=2014-10-05|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070548/http://library.centre.edu/ency/w/weaver_red.html|url-status=dead}} [Red Roberts](/source/Red_Roberts_(American_football)) was already a member of the Somerset squad. The three formed a powerful nucleus which went undefeated. He kicked 37 consecutive field goals from 1917 to 1918.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19681124&id=Cb4dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bkYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3405,2721541|newspaper=Daily News|title=Red Weaver Famous Centre Kicker Dies|date=November 24, 1968}} Weaver was the center on Centre's all-time football team chosen in 1935; picked over [Ed Kubale](/source/Ed_Kubale).{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19351125&id=u1IbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2UsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2850,4138956&hl=en|work=Pittsburgh Press|title=1921 Team Produces Most Stars For Centre's All-Time Eleven|date=November 25, 1935|author=George Trevor|access-date=March 24, 2015|via=[Google news](/source/Google_news)}} {{Open access}} ===1919=== Weaver was recognized as a consensus first-team [All-American](/source/All-American) in [1919](/source/1919_Centre_Praying_Colonels_football_team), while playing [center](/source/center_(American_football)) for the [Centre Colonels football](/source/Centre_Colonels_football) team of [Centre College](/source/Centre_College). Weaver was the smallest lineman ever to make All-American. He was 5 feet 10 inches and 185 pounds. ===1920=== Weaver held the NCAA record for 99 consecutive points after touchdowns in the 1919 and [1920](/source/1920_Centre_Praying_Colonels_football_team) seasons.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2002262//|work=Boston Post|date=October 24, 1920|page=56|title=Detail Story of Stadium Game|access-date=March 16, 2015|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} {{Open access}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2002285//|work=The Wichita Beacon|date=December 24, 1920|page=4|title=Kicks 90 Goals, "Red Weaver's Toe Stuff May Be Useless Next Year|access-date=March 16, 2015|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} {{Open access}} Weaver was put at the [placekicker](/source/placekicker) position on an ''Associated Press'' Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19690727&id=2eRGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_f0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2256,3526388|newspaper=Gadsden Times|date=July 27, 1969|title=All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present}} ==Coaching== Weaver was the head football coach at [West Virginia University Institute of Technology](/source/West_Virginia_University_Institute_of_Technology) in [Montgomery, West Virginia](/source/Montgomery%2C_West_Virginia). He held that position for the 1921 season. His coaching record at West Virginia Tech was 4–3–1. He also coached the Columbus Tigers in [1924](/source/1924_Columbus_Tigers_season) and [1925](/source/1925_Columbus_Tigers_season).{{cite book|title=NFL Head Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary, 1920–2011|author=John Maxymuk|publisher=McFarland|year=2012|isbn=978-0786465576}} ==Pro football== Weaver later played center professionally for the [Columbus Tigers](/source/Columbus_Panhandles) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) in [1923](/source/1923_Columbus_Tigers_season) ==Head coaching record== ===College=== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [New River State Golden Bears](/source/West_Virginia_Tech_Golden_Bears_football) | conf = Independent | startyear = 1921 | endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1921](/source/1921_college_football_season) | name = New River State | overall = 4–3–1 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = New River State | overall = 4–3–1 | confrecord = }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [Morris Harvey Golden Eagles](/source/Charleston_Golden_Eagles_football) | conf = [West Virginia Athletic Conference](/source/West_Virginia_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Conference) | startyear = 1932 | endyear = 1933 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1932](/source/1932_college_football_season) | name = Morris Harvey | overall = 0–9 | conference = 0–4 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1933](/source/1933_college_football_season) | name = Morris Harvey | overall = 1–8 | conference = 0–5 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Morris Harvey | overall = 1–17 | confrecord = 0–9 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 5–20–1 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = | legend = no }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Find a Grave}} {{West Virginia Tech Golden Bears football coach navbox}} {{Columbus Panhandles coach navbox}} {{Charleston Golden Eagles football coach navbox}} {{Navboxes | title = Red Weaver—championships, awards, and honors | list1 = {{1919 Centre Praying Colonels football navbox}} {{1919 College Football Consensus All-Americans}} {{Walter Camp Southern All-Americans navbox}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Weaver, Red}} Category:1897 births Category:1968 deaths Category:American football centers Category:American football placekickers Category:Centre Colonels football players Category:Charleston Golden Eagles football coaches Category:Columbus Panhandles coaches Category:West Virginia Tech Golden Bears football coaches Category:All-American college football players Category:All-Southern college football players Category:Players of American football from Garland, Texas Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Red Weaver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Weaver) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Weaver?action=history)). 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