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Pop Warner: Father of Modern Football

By Alan V. Manchester - October 15, 2008

Legendary college football coach Glenn "Pop" Warner revolutionized American football in its formative years, advocating innovations from fiber padding to the forward pass. The Springville native coached Jim Thorpe and developed the single-wing formation but never forgot his roots in Western New York.

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