Here is a 1931 handwritten signed note by Eddie Cochems. Cochems played halfback/end for Wisconsin from 1898-1901. After graduation he was the head coach at North Dakota State (1902–1903), Clemson (1905), Saint Louis University (1906–1908), and Maine (1914). During his tenure at St. Louis, he built his offense around the forward pass, which became a legal play in 1906. Cochems' 1906 team compiled an undefeated 11–0 record, led the nation in scoring, and outscored opponents by a combined score of 407 to 11. He is considered by some (including himself) to be the "father of the forward pass".
