𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 Chuck Bednarik, Class of 1949 • Member of Penn football from 1945-48 • A 60-minute man excelling at center on offense and linebacker on defense • Three-time All-American • Third in the 1948 Heisman Trophy Voting • First offensive lineman to receive the Maxwell Award for the nation’s most outstanding college football player • First overall pick in the 1949 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles • 1969 College Football Hall of Fame inductee • Namesake of the Chuck Bednarik Award for national Defensive Player of the Year #FightOnPenn | #1Team1HEARTbeat | #PennFB150

𝑶𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒆𝒏𝒏 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 October 12, 1985 | Chris Flynn was named Ivy League Player of the Week, marking the first player in program history to receive the weekly honor. #FightonPenn | #1Team1HEARTbeat

𝑶𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒆𝒏𝒏 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 October 5, 1940 | In the first-ever televised college football game, Penn dominated Maryland by a final score of 51-0. #FightonPenn | #1Team1HEARTbeat

𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 Henry Laussat Geyelin AB’1877 LLB’1879 AM’1880 • Member of Penn’s first varsity football team • Penn’s first three-sport athlete • Spearheaded the funding for Franklin Field • Credited with choosing Red & Blue as Penn’s colors • Founder of the undergraduate Athletic Association • President of of the Alumni Athletic Association • Penn Athletics Hall of Fame Class XIII inductee #FightonPenn | #1Team1HEARTbeat | #PennFB150

150 seasons of history, action, and glory. Honored to kick off Penn Football 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣. 🎟️ goquakers.co/49s0yZb #FightOnPenn #1Team1HEARTbeat