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Skippy Stivers

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Skippy Stivers
Idaho Vandals
PositionQuarterback
Career history
CollegeIdaho (1922–1924)
Career highlights and awards

Vernon T. "Skippy" Stivers (December 18, 1903 – May 8, 1985) was a college football and baseball player. Stiver played at quarterback for the Idaho Vandals football team, and starred throughout the 1924 season, despite two dislocated vertebrae in his neck.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Idaho Quarter, Star of West, Continued Playing After Dislocating Neck". The Lewiston Daily Sun. December 3, 1924.
  2. ^ "Played Rugby With Dislocated Neck". The Montreal Gazette. December 3, 1924.
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