Oneida Football Club Monument

The Oneida Football Club Monument, sometimes called Football Tablet, is a monument by Joseph Coletti, installed in Boston Commons, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Oneida Football Club Monument
The monument in 2010
Coordinates42°21′22.5″N 71°4′1.8″W
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DesignerJoseph Arthur Coletti
TypeMonument
MaterialMarble
Length2.5 ft
Width7 in
Height6.5 ft
Opening date1925

Description and history
The six surviving members of the Oneida Football Club at the monument's inauguration; from left to right: Winthrop Scudder, James Lovett, Gerritt Miller, Francis Peabody, Robert Lawrence, Edward Arnold. Insert: Edward Bowditch.

The marble table was donated by seven members of the Oneida Football Club and installed in 1925. It measures approximately 6.5 ft. × 2.5 ft. × 7 in. An inscription on the front reads:

"ON THIS FIELD THE ONEIDA / FOOTBALL CLUB OF BOSTON / THE FIRST ORGANIZED FOOTBALL / CLUB IN THE UNITED STATES / PLAYED AGAINST ALL COMERS / FROM 1862 TO 1865. THE ONEIDA / GOAL WAS NEVER CROSSED / THIS MONUMENT IS PLACED ON BOSTON COMMON / NOVEMBER 1925 BY THE SEVEN SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE TEAM".

An inscription on the back reads, "MEMBERS OF THE ONEIDA TEAM", with a list of names.[1]

It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1997.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Football Tablet, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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