1890-Unknown
From 1947-57 Bill Fallon was head athletic trainer at the Naval Academy, previously serving athletes at Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin, California, St. Mary's and the Navy Pre-Flight School. Fallon also cared for the 1920, 1932, 1936 and 1952 U.S. Olympic Teams.
1874 - 1977
Carl Erickson, a legend to many generations of Northwestern University athletes, was best known by his nickname of “Gloomy” because of his sullen facial expression. Yet Erickson is remembered for his affection for Wildcat athletes, whom he cared for from 1928-51.
1887 - 1970
Well-known Texas politician and coach Lilburn Dimmitt turned his attention to athletic training at Texas A&M, serving the Aggies from 1934-48. It was during his years as a coach, however, that he earned his greatest claim to fame: coaching Olympic track star Babe Didrickson.
1884 - 1962
Oliver DeVictor served as athletic trainer at Penn State, Pittsburgh, Washington-St. Louis and Missouri universities long enough to make 10 bowl trips, including three visits to the Rose Bowl. He retired as head athletic trainer at Missouri in 1958 after 23 years of service.
1888 - 1971
Frank Cramer, who - along with his brother, Chuck - nurtured NATA through its infancy, helped shape the profession. The brothers' company produced The First Aider publication and hosted Cramer Camps, attracting hundreds of people to the profession. They are recognized in the elite Sporting Goods Hall of Fame and are heralded as cornerstones of sports medicine.
1892 - 1984
When Chuck Cramer concocted a balm to ease his sprained ankle, he launched an industry that has complemented sports medicine since 1922. Cramer went on to produce a number of athletic training products with his brother, Frank. They served on the first-ever Olympic athletic training staff, in 1932, and they organized and funded NATA in its early years.
1897 - 1973
Mike Chambers compiled a long and distinguished career as the first athletic trainer at Louisiana State University. Chambers, who worked at several all-star games in the south, was so popular during his stint at LSU that the school's mascot - a live Bengal Tiger - still bears his name.
1886 - 1953
From 1913-47 David “Matt” Bullock saw to it that football stars like Red Grange, George Halas, Buddy Young and other Fighting Illini stayed healthy. During his 34-year career at the University of Illinois, Bullock cared for more than 40,000 athletes.
1894 - 1971
Wilbur Bohm, the Washington State University head athletic trainer before becoming an osteopathic surgeon, helped define sports medicine by writing books and filming a 1941 documentary on charley horses and sprained ankles. Bohm - with Jake Weber, Billy Morris and the Cramer brothers - was a member of the first athletic training squad to serve a U.S. Olympic Team, in 1932 in Los Angeles.
1893 - 1972
Samuel “Doc” Bilik was one of the earliest medical doctors to devote his time to athletic injuries; at age 21 he wrote “The Trainers Bible,” one of the first texts dealing with athletic training. Bilik also manufactured a line of athletic training supplies. He was an early recipient of the American College of Sports Medicine's Citation Award.