Neilson was the third youngest of the six Poe brothers that attended and played football at Princeton. He played for the varsity in 1895 and 1896. After serving in WWI (awarded the French War Cross and the Distinguished Service Cross) Poe returned to Princeton as an assistant coach, a position he held for 44 years.
Poe is pictured front row (seated) center with other members
of the class of 1897 freshman football team; photo taken in 1893. Information on the Poes appears elsewhere in this blog,
including entries dated February 13, 2014, March 23, 2014, June 25, 2014,
October 17, 2017, December 25, 2020, December 31, 2020,and December 18, 2021
and January 22, 2023.
A number of other
members of the class, pictured in this photo also played on the University
Eleven. Among them, two rows back from Poe, and directly behind him is W.W. Church; related blog
entries July 21, 2013, September 14,2013,
January 2, 2014, February 13, 2014, November 2, 2014 and June 18, 2017.
Cover photo of the program for the “Princeton Dinner To The Championship
Football Team Of 1925”. A somewhat older Neilson Poe, (Scrub / Assistant Coach)
seated in the front row.
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