Inducted 1972
Date of Birth
6/20/1892
Birthplace
Brooklyn, NY
School
Yale University (1910-1912)
Bio
Douglas "Bo" Bomeisler is remembered as one of the greatest ends in Yale history despite playing only two complete seasons in both of which he was hampered by injuries. Hurt in the second game against Syracuse, Bomeisler missed the remainder of the 1910 season. During the 1911 season he dislocated his shoulder early in the season and played through the injury throughout the year. Against Princeton he injured his knee. Displaying a creative nature he invented a knee brace made of leather and steel that enabled him to continue playing. In naming "Bo" to his 1911 and 1912 All-America teams, Walter Camp described Bomeisler as, "powerful, thickset, fast, a terror to his opponents." With the forward pass being a recent innovation during his career, Bomeisler's talents were in the areas of blocking and tackling. In his era the punting game was an extremely important facet of the game and "Bo" excelled at racing downfield in punt coverage.
Stats
Height 5'11
Weight 190
Career Highlights
- 1912 Consensus All-America
- 1911 Consensus All-America
Class of 1972
Halfback
Mal Aldrich
Tackle
John Beckett
Quarterback
Angelo Bertelli
End
Doug Bomeisler
Tackle
Bob Butler
Fullback
Ray Eichenlaub
Halfback
Bob Fenimore
Halfback
Bob Hamilton
Quarterback
Ellery Huntington
Halfback
Mort Kaer
Halfback
Bart Macomber
Quarterback
Bill Morton
End
John O'Hearn
Halfback
Charlie O'Rourke
Halfback
Bruce Smith
Halfback
Everett Strupper
Tackle
Joe Stydahar
Halfback
Harry Van Surdam
Halfback
Percy Wendell
End
Bowden Wyatt
Coach
Ernie Godfrey
Coach
Buck Shaw
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