'Without a doubt best Knox football player no one has ever heard of': Meet Lane Bridgford
GALESBURG — In late May, the 2022 Knox-Lombard Athletic Hall of Fame Class was announced.And four individuals and a team make it up. They are: Lane...
GALESBURG — In late May, the 2022 Knox-Lombard Athletic Hall of Fame Class was announced.And four individuals and a team make it up. They are: Lane Bridgford, Mack Foster, Nathaniel Logie, Dorothy 'DJ' (Ambrogi) Todt, and the 2016 Knox women's soccer team. The Register-Mail is shining a spotlight on the bunch. Up first is Bridgford, who graduated from Knox in 1920, and was a standout member of the 1919 Knox College football team. The team was inducted into the HOF in 2009.More than 100 years after his playing career, Bridgford is still in the Knox Top 10 performers in a dozen categories.