UB Varsity Football team with star player Billy Bott, 1896-1897 season
Title
UB Varsity Football team with star player Billy Bott, 1896-1897 season
Subject
Johnson, Irving R.
Bott, Billy
Football teams
University of Buffalo--Football
Description
In the group are, left to right, back row: Charles W. Farr, F. Katsmayer, Frank Scott, trainer; third row: J. N. Jones, Charles Laborn, J. H. Graves, C. D. Woolston and W. J. Bott; second row: Guy L. McCutcheon, manager; K. J. Donahoe, Irving R. Johnson, captain, and Carl Kruse; front row: A. Brodie, J. Crane, H. Cowper and L. DeL. Ayers.
Team captain Irving R. Johnson is the holding football; star player Billy Bott is on far right.
Team captain Irving R. Johnson is the holding football; star player Billy Bott is on far right.
Multiple individuals are arranged in rows on a grassy field, with some sitting, some kneeling, and others standing. Most wear thick sweaters featuring a prominent white letter B on the chest along with padded trousers and boots. Several people hold athletic balls, and one person in the back row wears a plain dark sweater with a cloth over their shoulder.
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1896
Rights
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Format
image/tiff
Type
Still Image
Identifier
UBS_1898F_0461
UBS_1898F_0461. tif
Date Created
2012-08-27
Date Modified
2022-03-09
Is Part Of
LIB-004
UB Sports History Collection
Medium
Photographs
Rights Holder
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Collection
Tags
Citation
“UB Varsity Football team with star player Billy Bott, 1896-1897 season,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed February 4, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/23465.