Lynn Bomar was one of the first Southern football players to make Walter Camp’s All-America team when the respected Eastern selector pegged the Vanderbilt end for national recognition in 1923. As a freshman, Bomar helped the Commodores post a 7-0-1 record. In the Georgia game of that year, he was credited with saving five touchdowns with his play from a linebacker position. As an offensive player, Bomar was a prized blocker and a gifted pass receiver.
In 1922, he teamed up with his quarterback, future Hall of Fame coach Jess Neely, to form a passing combination that led to a second consecutive unbeaten season. The 1923 Vanderbilt squad won the Southern Conference title featuring a pair of All-America ends, Bomar and “Hek” Wakefield. Bomar’s career ended in the fifth game of his senior season. After suffering a brain hemorrhage from a blow to the chin, he never played again as a collegian. For days his life was in danger, and for a time he was paralyzed below the waist. His recuperative powers amazed physicians, and although he could play no longer, he was on the bench for all the team’s remaining games. Lynn Bomar was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956.