[4] The center on the 1884, snapping the ball to McNeil, was Henry Killilea,[4] one of the five men who founded baseball's American League.

[5] During the time when McNeil was Michigan's starting quarterback, the forward pass was not permitted and the ball (pictured at McNeil's side in photograph to the right) was round, bearing a stronger resemblance to a rugby ball than a modern American football.

[1] In January 1901, McNeil became a lawyer in the Claims Department of the Kansas City Railways Company, a position he held for more than 21 years.

[2] At the time of his 21st anniversary with the company, the Railwayan noted: The life of Tom McNeil has been a success because he has possessed the three necessary qualifications – honest, industry and a vision for the future.

[2]In addition to his legal career, McNeil was a member and leader in the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organization and secret society founded in 1864.