Born in Fulton, New York in 1899, Kraus attended Fulton High School and Dean Academy. He also attended Colgate University from 1920-21 and Hobart College in Geneva, New York from 1921-24, graduating in 1924 with a B.S. degree.

At Fulton High School and Dean Academy, he played varsity football, basketball and baseball. At Colgate, he was a varsity football letterman in 1920 and won his freshman basketball numerals in 1921.

Roy Simmons, Sr. was born in 1901 in Philadelphia and attended Hyde Park High School in Chicago and later, Syracuse University, graduating in 1925.

In high school, Roy played football, basketball, baseball and was on the track team.

Born in 1898 in Stanford, Connecticut, Collins was educated in the public high school in Wallingford and at Choate School in Wallingford, graduating in 1918. He attended Yale College and graduated in 1923. He is also a graduate of the School of Banking at Rutgers University, receiving his Certificate of Banking in 1948.

Powell was born in 1889 in Baltimore and was educated at Baltimore City College and the University of Maryland, graduating in 1913 with a BS in civil engineering.

George Alvah Latimer was born in Cortland, New York, a hot bed of lacrosse, on May 16, 1909. He starred in lacrosse and football at Cortland High School, graduating in 1927. He matriculated to Rutgers University, earning letters in football and lacrosse for four years while he was at the university. He had the rare distinction of being chosen to the All-America first team for three years in 1930, 1931 and 1932, one of a handful of lacrosse greats who have attained that honor. He was the outstanding player of a selected "All-American" team vs.

Ritch began his lacrosse career as a player for Peekskill Military Academy in 1933, continuing through four years at Syracuse University and three years of club play with the Crescent Athletic Club in Brooklyn. He then began coaching, most notably as head coach at Sewanhaka (N.Y.) High School.

Sothoron was born in Charlotte Hall, Maryland in 1911. After finishing high school at Charlotte Hall Military Academy, he matriculated at the University of Maryland, where he graduated in 1934. While at Maryland, Norwood won letters in four sports - football, baseball, basketball, and lacrosse. He was selected as first team All-American in lacrosse in 1933 and 1934, and was selected to the All-Southern Conference Football Team in 1934. He also received honorable mention on the All-American football team in 1934.

Born in Baltimore in 1918, Tolson attended Baltimore City College High School and earned three varsity letters in lacrosse. The 1936 City College team completed an undefeated season and won the Maryland Scholastic Championship. Tolson was chosen to the All-Maryland Scholastic first team at point. City College repeated as champion in 1937, and once again Tolson was a first team All-Maryland selection.

William H. Dobbin played at Hobart College where he was close attack, co-captain in 1940 and an All-American. He earned second team All-American honors in 1940 and honorable mention in 1939. He starred in the first North/South College All-Star Game in 1940 and later became the general chairman of the North/South Games in 1956 & 1972. He was the USILA's Man of the Year in 1956 and also helped coach at Hobart that year.