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I love the Mission,  and I have never seen this,” he said. “I don’t understand it. I don’t know what we’re supposed to do.” ...
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“[Jess Neely] did things in such a quiet way that he never got very much credit. But that’s the way he wanted it. It was during some of our back-office gin rummy games that we talked about things.
Jess M. Neely, left, is presented with an award at a ceremony in his honor at Dudley Field.
Led by the passing tandem of quarterback Jess Neely and receiver Lynn “The Blond Bear” Bomar, the 1922 team finished 8-0-1 and outscored opponents 117-16.
Rice coach Jess Neely (United Press, Dec. 19, 1951): "That end of mine, Billy Howton, is the finest end in college football since Don Hutson of Alabama." ...
Frank Howard was joining Jess Neely at Clemson, and Fred Sington, had been offered a job to join Wallace Wade at Duke. The ...
Neely responded that he thought $10,000 a year would allow Clemson to turn out a winning team on a regular basis. (It should be noted that $10,000 in 1931 would be worth over $200,000 today.) Clemson ...
Rice announced it fired now-former head coach Mike Bloomgren, who posted a 24–52 record with the Owls dating back to 2018. Rice appeared to make progress in recent years with back-to-back bowl ...