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Minos Gordy
Photograph of Minos Gordy, Centre College football player from the Praying Colonels era of the early 1920s. Gordy was from Abbeyville, La., and played tackle. Inscription reads "Minos Gordy the Louisiana bearcat".
Ed Kubale
Photograph of Ed Kubale, Centre College football player from the Praying Colonels era of the early 1920s. Kubale was from Fort Smith, Ark., and played center. Inscription reads "Ed Kubale center".
Hump Tanner
Photograph of John P. "Hump" Tanner, Centre College football player from the Praying Colonels era of the early 1920s. Tanner was from Owensboro, Ky., and played fullback. Inscription reads "Hump Tanner testing his toe".
Herb Covington
Photograph of Herb Covington, Centre College football player from the Praying Colonels era of the early 1920s. Covington was from Mayfield, Ky., and played halfback and quarterback. Inscription reads "Herb Covington the Mayfield flash".
Starting for Harvard
Photograph of Centre players and fans at the Danville train station before the team departed for the 1921 football game with Harvard.
Good luck to you Bo
Photograph of Bo McMillin and fans at the Danville train station before the team departed for the 1921 football game with Harvard.
Upon arrival in Boston
Photograph of players and fans after arriving in Boston for the 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game. Coach Charlie Moran is on the first row, third from left; Red Roberts first row, third from right; Bo McMillin back row, sixth from right.
Harvard student band on review
Photograph of the Harvard student band marching at the 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game.
Charles and Tom Moran
Photograph of Charles Moran and son Tom. The elder Moran was the football coach and Tom a player from the Praying Colonels era of the early 1920s. Inscription reads "Unk 'Charlie' and son, Tom".
Charles Moran and "Tiny" Thornhill
Photograph of Charles Moran and Claude "Tiny" Thornhill. Moran was the head football coach at Centre from 1917-1923. Thornhill was an All-American tackle at the University of Pittsburgh, and line coach at Centre for the 1921 season. He was later head…
Football team and fans, 1900
Photograph of Centre College players and fans taken before the Centre vs. Central University football game, played November 17, 1900 in Lexington; members identified on verso of print.
Gymnasium class, 1897
Photograph of the Centre College gymnasium class of 1897. Individuals are unidentified.
Track team, 1924
Photograph of the Centre College track team of 1924. Individuals are unidentified.
Track team, 1927
Photograph of the Centre College track team of 1927. Individuals are unidentified.
Centre's pony backfield, 1925
Photograph of four unidentified backfield players from the 1925 Centre College football team.
Armstrong, Moran, and McMillin
Undated photograph of (l-r) Norris Armstrong, Coach Charlie Moran, and Bo McMillin.
Football, 1920s
Undated photograph of the Centre College football team practicing, circa early 1920s. Visible to the left is the back of Old Young Science Hall.
Football, 1920s
Undated photograph of the Centre College football team practicing, circa early 1920s. Visible to the left is the back of Old Young Science Hall.
Football, 1920s
Undated photograph of the Centre College football team practicing, circa early 1920s. Visible to the left is the back of Old Young Science Hall.
Centre College football club, Southern champions '23
Photographic collage of the 1923 Centre College football team.
Centre College foot ball team, Southern champions, 1924
Team photograph of the 1924 Centre College football team; players are unidentified.
Football team, 1937
Team photograph of the 1937 Centre College football team; players are unidentified.
Bob Walker
Photograph of Bob Walker, players on Centre's Praying Colonels football teams of the early 1920s.
Bartlett, McMillin, Tanner, and Armstrong
Photograph of four Centre College football players identified as (l-r) Tom Bartlett, Bo McMillin, John "Hump" Tanner, and Norris Armstrong, probably from 1921.
Football players, 1920
Photograph of six Centre College football players, identified on back as Liggett, Whitnell, Maver, Robb, King, and Snoddy, dated 1920.