Colgate University Athletics

Earl Abell was one of Colgate’s football “greats,” having been named All-America tackle by Walter Camp in 1915. He played varsity football for four years and was captain of the 1915 team. He was elected to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1973. Following his graduation, Abell coached football for about eight years at Virginia Military Institute, University of Virginia, Mississippi State College, and from 1924 to 1928, at Colgate.