William Thomas Dunn

William Dunn

Penn State Nittany Lions
Position	Center / Linebacker
Class	Graduate
Career history
College	Penn State (1903–1906)
Personal information
Date of birth	May 13, 1881
Place of birth	Youngstown, Ohio
Date of death	November 17, 1962 (aged 81)
Place of death	Maui, Hawaii
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1906)

William Thomas "Mother" Dunn (May 13, 1881 – November 17, 1962) was an American college football player who was a linebacker and center for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team of Penn State University. Dunn captained the 1906 Nittany Lion, and that year became the first player outside of the Ivy League to be selected as an All-American by Walter Camp. He was also the first great linebacker in the history of Penn State's football program, a school that would eventually be nicknamed "Linebacker U" for its history of excellent play at the linebacker position.

Dunn was featured on the official 2011 Nittany Lion football schedule poster as part of the celebration of 125 years of Penn State football.

External links

• "The legacy of Linebacker U" The Daily Collegian, September 2, 2000