Was looking up old football championships to see if any of them had won fewer games than ohio st this year and ended up looking at A&M's 1939 team (we won more than 7 games). Does anyone know what these positions are? C, Q, and F are fairly obvious, but I don't think I've seen an "REL" before.

Sterling, James 67 REL
Boyd, Joe 64 RTL
Henke, Charles 38 RGL
Vaughn, Tommie 60 C
Robnett, Marshal Foch "Foxey" 43 LGR
Pannell, Ernest 54 LTR
Smith, Herbert 29 LER
Moser, Derace "Mose" 42 LHR
Thomason, James 47 RHL
Price, Walemon 45 Q
Kimbrough, John "Jarrin" 39 F

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team

"End" maybe?

I have some old football cards that I recall list Right End and Left End...

The middle letter tells you what they played. Tackle, end, guard, halfback. For f and q those are fullback and qb.

I'm uncertain about R and L but many teams back then didn't have a right side and left side but a strong and weak side similar to defenses. The R and L may have told you where they lined up depending on which side was the strong side.

This may help https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_American_football_positions

I think it was the other way. Strong and weak side defenders (other than safeties) have only been around the last 20-30 years.

They just lined up left and right. made a strength call on defense, which told the front how to line up and also often indicated who was the contain. But the LDT was on the left and vice versa.

Any chance some of those were positions for playing BOTH WAYS?

texas898 said:

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Was looking up old football championships to see if any of them had won fewer games than ohio st this year and ended up looking at A&M's 1939 team (we won more than 7 games). Does anyone know what these positions are? C, Q, and F are fairly obvious, but I don't think I've seen an "REL" before.

Sterling, James 67 REL
Boyd, Joe 64 RTL
Henke, Charles 38 RGL
Vaughn, Tommie 60 C
Robnett, Marshal Foch "Foxey" 43 LGR
Pannell, Ernest 54 LTR
Smith, Herbert 29 LER
Moser, Derace "Mose" 42 LHR
Thomason, James 47 RHL
Price, Walemon 45 Q
Kimbrough, John "Jarrin" 39 F

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team

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Sept 30, 1939 Battalion

No hot water for the dorms. Bunch of woosies.

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Vaughn, Tommie

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Every time I see this name, I am reminded of the TV commercials in Houston for Tommie Vaughn Ford.

I looked in the 1940 Longhorn hoping for a roster w/ positions spelled out.

All I learned is that HB was also a defensive position.

Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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Vaughn, Tommie

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Every time I see this name, I am reminded of the TV commercials in Houston for Tommie Vaughn Ford.

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That's because it's the same guy

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Any chance some of those were positions for playing BOTH WAYS?

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Back in the day most teams had one platoon, meaning everyone played both ways.

Drop kicker. My dad was one at gilmer HS.

Yep
Re - right end
Rt - right tackle
Rg - right guard
Le - left end
Etc
Rh - right halfback
Lh - left Halfback
F - fullback
Most teams lined up offensively in a T formation. Then shifted into what was called a Notre Dame box formation. The Q actually was a blocking back in those days. Our high school ran this formation in late 40's and early 60's. Not sure about the other l & r.

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Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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Vaughn, Tommie

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Every time I see this name, I am reminded of the TV commercials in Houston for Tommie Vaughn Ford.

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That's because it's the same guy

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No sh*t.

Running back
End
Line
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Hey Nav said:

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No hot water for the dorms.

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Can you imagine the fallout if that were to happen today!

texas898 said:

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Was looking up old football championships to see if any of them had won fewer games than ohio st this year and ended up looking at A&M's 1939 team (we won more than 7 games). Does anyone know what these positions are? C, Q, and F are fairly obvious, but I don't think I've seen an "REL" before.

Sterling, James 67 REL
Boyd, Joe 64 RTL
Henke, Charles 38 RGL
Vaughn, Tommie 60 C
Robnett, Marshal Foch "Foxey" 43 LGR
Pannell, Ernest 54 LTR
Smith, Herbert 29 LER
Moser, Derace "Mose" 42 LHR
Thomason, James 47 RHL
Price, Walemon 45 Q
Kimbrough, John "Jarrin" 39 F

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team

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With so few players, unlike today when you have 391 on the team, perhaps the R and L show their primary and secondary side. For example, Sterling was a right end primarily, or filled in at left end. Smith, was a left end primarily, filled in at left end. For most of the positions (E, T, G, and H) they have someone listed as R, the position, and L as well as someone listed as L, the position, then R.

But I could be wrong!

that was my thought too, wedge

Hey Nav said:

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No hot water for the dorms. Bunch of woosies.

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First thing I noticed after moving from the Panhandle to BCS was the oppressive heat and humidity. The second thing was that there was no such thing as cold water running out of the showerhead. The choices were "warm" and "hot".

Right end, left tackle, right halfback and left halfback, etc. But I don't understand REL--right end L?

I played WB in jr high. Wingback.

I thought Sterling was a TE? He's on the right end on both sides of the ball.

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I thought Sterling was a TE? He's on the right end on both sides of the ball.

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that's a great video; the Aggie Band drill was great