HENRY BOLLEY (1865-1956)
Major Grain Developer Who Introduced Intercollegiate Football to N. D.

The person most responsible for making flax a major crop in North Dakota and the U.S. also introduced football, as an intercollegiate sport, to the state. Henry L. Bolley, the first quarterback at Purdue University, was an original faculty member of NDAC (North Dakota Agricultural College), now NDSU. While at NDAC, his research led to major discoveries to control weeds and plant diseases, which improved the production of flax, potatoes, oats, and wheat.