Photo Credit: "Legacy of the 26"

Jack Savage

Guard

Multnomah Athletic Club Winged M's

With football having it's roots in rugby in 1892, every team needed guards who could hold the line and press forward for the short yards.  Jack Savage fit that bill.

Savage played like his namesake, as the 6'3" giant opened gaps and holes in the defense to spring his teammates like Kendall for touchdowns, and on defense he swallowed up line rushers and was an immoveable force in the middle along with his center Leland.

You won't find his name in the record books, or with gaudy statistics, but those who faced him in the "trenches" remembered the name Jack Savage for years to come as the Multnomah Winged M's were the strongest team on the coast.