1927 Boston Football Large Program Arthur Dorfman Buffalo Bisons NFL NCAA Yanks

1927 fold out program scorecard (unmarked) between Boston University led by future NFL player Arthur Dorfman and Tufts university coached by future NFL GM Arthur Sampson. Tufts went undefeated that year finishing at 8 - 0. Sampson went on to coach at Harvard and Dartmouth and then was the GM for the Boston Yanks of the NFL. 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Arthur Dorfman, a former Boston University football center named to the Boston Post All-Time BU football team, played football at BU on the 1925-28 teams under coaches Doc Whelan ('25) and Reggie Brown ('26-'28), being elected captain of the 1928 team. A clipping from the Boston Post best describes Dorfman's football career at BU Another member of that team which included the 1926 victory over Holy Cross in their laurels, was Arthur Dorfman. Old Terrier fans claim that BU never had a center like Dorfman, and some insist that there will never be at the in town institution. Dorfman, a 210-pounder, was big, fast, and a roamer. He roamed all over the field, was a deadly tackler, a great blocker, and a fine all-round lineman. He later played professional football (Buffalo Bisons-NFL). During the three years that BU had (Chauncy) French, and (Jimmy) Dincolo the guards and Dorfman at center, not a single touchdown was scored on the Terriers through the center of the line, which is quite a record considering the fact that a lot of scoring was done on BU in those days.

Following graduation from BU in 1928, Art played a year of professional football at Buffalo, then two years of semi-pro in New England.

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