Ed Widseth Field is a stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota Crookston

University of Minnesota Crookston

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a four-year university located in Crookston, Minnesota. With 1,600 undergraduate students , it is one of five campuses in the University of Minnesota system. Currently, students from 29 countries and 40 states are enrolled .Located on the northern edge of...

. It was named Ed Widseth Field in lasting tribute to Ed Widseth

Ed Widseth

Edwin Clarence Widseth was an American football tackle. He was an All-American at the University of Minnesota in 1935 and an All-Pro in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.-University of Minnesota:Widseth was born in...

. Ed Widseth graduated from UM-Crookston when it was named Northwest School of Agriculture.

Widseth graduated from Northwest School of Agriculture in 1932. He was an All-American, All-Pro (MVP 1938) and College Football Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...

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