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14 November 1942 – ETO FC Autumn 1942 Game 1 – Hale 9 Yarvard 7 – Anton S Verbeck (also spelt Anton S Verbick) was Quarterback for Yarvard in the opening game of the European Theater of Operations Football Championship at Ravenhill, Belfast – the home of Ulster Rugby – on November 14, 1942.

21 November 1942 – ETO FC Autumn 1942 Game 2 – Yarvard 14 Tech 0 – Anton S Verbeck, aslo spelled Anton S Verbick, passed to John Henry for the go-ahead touchdown in Yarvard’s 14-0 win against Tech Fighting Irish at Inver Park, Larne, Autumn 1942.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

[1] Massimo Foglio with Mark L. Ford (2015) “Second World War Part One: Americans on the British Isles 1942-1943 – November 21 1942 – Inver Park, Larne, Northern Ireland – Yarvard 14 Tech Fighting Irish 0” Touchdown in Europe: How American Football Came to the Old Continent. pg. 51-52.