Here's an Article about an Idaho Pioneer

Statesman, entrepreneur, athlete, farmer…the University of Idaho College of Agriculture could have picked no better ambassador during its infancy than Gainford P. “Gub” Mix. The college’s first graduate—its only graduate of 1901—came by his multi-dimensional personality quite naturally. He was the fourth son and seventh child of Franklin E. Mix, a Moscow-area homesteader, nurseryman, and cabinetmaker.

For his part, Gainford cut a wide swath, literally and figuratively, through Idaho’s early history. His first visibility came as a pitcher on Moscow’s community baseball team, and later as a skilled quarterback on his school’s football team that defeated Washington, Lewiston State Normal (Lewiston) and Washington Agricultural College (now WSU).

Swift of mind as well as feet, he once dashed 500 yards to deposit game receipts at a local bank before controversy erupted on the field over eligibility of one of Idaho’s players. The Washington ag school refused to play and forfeited the game. Angry fans also forfeited their admission costs because Gainford reasoned it would take more signatures than he could muster to reclaim money from the bank.

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