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Rhys Yeakley USU Athletic photographs, 1927-1965

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Yeakley, Rhys
Title
Rhys Yeakley USU Athletic photographs
Dates
1927-1965 (inclusive)
Quantity
.25 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
UUS_P0740
Summary
Collection of athlete and game photographs from Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University).
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Content Description

This collection features materials related to the Utah Agricultural College (now Utah State University) athletic program, primarily in the area of basketball and football. Includes photos of Wayne Estes, individual football players from the 1920s-1940s, Smith Twins football coaches, 1961 Gotham Bowl with Baylor, basketball games against Kansas and Manhattan, images of coaches E.L. "Dick" Romney and John O. Roning. Also includes the event program from the dedication ceremony of the UAC stadium in 1927. Many of the photographs appear to have been used as part of press releases or news articles.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Rhys Yeakley USU Athletic collection must be obtained from the Photograph curator and/or the Special Collections Section Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation:Rhys Yeakley USU Athletic photographs USU_P0740. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0740, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

These materials were donated to Special Collections by Rhys Yeakley in 2022.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: 1: AP wirephoto to accompany Wayne Estes death notice
    Dates: 1965
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: 2: USU Coach LaDell Andersen accepting AP All-American award on behalf of Estes
    Dates: 1965
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: 3: All-American Wayne Estes, Utah State University
    Dates: 1965
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: 4: Action shot of Estes dunking basketball
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: 5: Utah State University 1964-All-America candidate - forward Wayne Estes
    Dates: 1964
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: 1: AP Press photo: Football in Times Square

    Gotham Bowl Queen Penny Rae Hafen of Santa Clara, UT carries football between players of Utah State and Baylor University

    Dates: 1961
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: 2: AP Press photo: Weighed Down with a Problem

    Staged action shot of Bob Cummings trying to evade being tackled by Clyde Brock, Clark Miller, and Merlin Olsen

    Dates: 1961
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: 3: AP Press photo: Utah State Works Out

    Action shot of USU football team during calisthenics drill, with Merlin Olsen trying to catch the ball in the foreground

    Dates: 1961
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: 1: Coach E.L. "Smilin Dick" Romney

    Photo credit: Jimmy Hodgson, Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Dates: 1934
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: 2: E.L. "Dick" Romney, Coach, Utah State

    Photo credit: Degn and Brunson, Photographers, Logan Utah

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: 3: E.L. Dick Romney, Utah State U
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: 4: E.L. "Dick" Romney, Head Football Coach, Director of Athletics, Utah State Agricultural College since 1918.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: 5: John Roning
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: 6: John Roning, Coach and Director of Athletics
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: 7: John Roning
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: 1: UP Press photo: Booster Shot

    Action shot of Bob Harbertson (Utah State) and Tom Hunt (Manhattan) at Madison Square Garden

    Dates: 1952
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: 2: Utah State starting line up: Kent Ryan, Ed Wade, Eldro Reeve, Berkeley Parkinson, and Elmo Garff

    Action shot of all five players reaching for the ball

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: 3: Line (ACME) photo: Utah State to Play in Olympic Eliminations

    Scrimmage under the basket with Utah players Petty, Watson and University of Kansas players Rogers, Pratte, and Noble

    Dates: 1936
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: 4: Utah State University guard and team captain, Frank Polak
    Dates: 1957
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: 1: Twin ends Utah Aggies

    Smith twins Elmo and Ivan

    Dates: 1929
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: 2,3: Acme photos: These Smith Brothers are Twin Coaches

    Caption reads "Meet the Smith Brothers - said to be the only twin football coaches handling one football team. Ivan (left) and Elmo Smith played ends at the Utah State Agricultural College, and now they are freshman coaches at the same institution."

    Dates: 1933
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: 1: Utah State halfback Overton Curtis
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: 2: Utah State Ollma(?) Irving, right tackle

    Photo credit: Degn and Brunson Photographers, Logan Utah

    Dates: 1940
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: 3: Dan Gillespie - fullback. 1930 co-captain, two year letterman
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: 4: Kent Ryan, Half Back

    Caption reads "Having lost but one game last year, Coach E.L. Romney's Utah State University team is again depending on the triple-thread wizardy of Kent Ryan to pace the squad in the drive for a Rocky Mountain conference championship this year. His dazzling punts, accurate aerial shots and deceptive running have earned for him the 'terror' title in the circuit."

    Dates: 1935
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: 5: Utah State Aquilla Allen, L.E.

    Photo credit: Degn and Brunson Photographers, Logan Utah

    Dates: 1940
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: 6: Floyd Rasmussen - halfback, Utah State
    Dates: 1934
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: 7: Clive Remund - halfback, co-captain, two year letterman
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: 8: Utah State Fred Allen, l. half

    Photo credit: Degn and Brunson Photographers, Logan Utah

    Dates: 1940
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: 1: Four unidentified men wearing "Property of Utah State Ath. Dept." shirts, likely baseball players
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: 1: Event program for the dedication of the UAC Stadium
    Dates: 1927 November 5
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8

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Subject Terms

  • College athletes
  • Sports and Recreation
  • USU--Athletics (Intercollegiate)
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