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Billy Edson
Willis Charles “Billy” Edson (September 25, 1874 in Wilton, Illinois – March 5, 1965) was a football player, lawyer, and politician in Iowa. He was a halfback on the University of Iowa’s Big Ten championship team in 1900 and was the Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1925-1926.
==Playing career==
Billy Edson learned football while attending Buena Vista College from 1894-1896. He transferred to Iowa State University, where he played two seasons on the football team and earned his bachelor’s degree.〔(Billy Edson chronology )〕 Edson attended law school at the University of Iowa, earning his law degree in 1901.
Edson starred on two undefeated Hawkeye teams in 1899 and 1900. As a junior in 1899, he helped Iowa to an 8-0-1 record, with the tie being a 5-5 draw against Amos Alonzo Stagg's University of Chicago team.〔(Gridiron Glory )〕 Edson scored the game’s only touchdown in the contest against Chicago. In the final game of the season, he scored five touchdowns for Iowa in a 58-0 victory over Illinois.〔(Billy Edson Iowa Hall of Fame bio )〕 At the end of the season, Iowa was admitted into the Big Ten Conference, beginning in 1900.
As a senior in 1900, Edson helped lead Iowa to a Big Ten championship in its first year in the conference. He scored one touchdown in Iowa’s first ever Big Ten game, a 17-0 victory over Chicago, and he scored another touchdown the following week in a 28-5 victory over Michigan.〔75 Years With The Fighting Hawkeyes, by Bert McCrane & Dick Lamb, Page 21 (ASIN: B0007E01F8)〕 In two years at Iowa, Edson scored 23 touchdowns, including seven of fifty yards or more.〔75 Years With The Fighting Hawkeyes, by Bert McCrane & Dick Lamb, Page 24 (ASIN: B0007E01F8)〕
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