Career
Weaver was a prominent center for the Centre Praying Colonels football teams of in Danville, Kentucky. After graduating from North Side High School in Fort Worth, Texas, coached by former Centre player Robert L. Myers, Weaver and several teammates were to go to Centre. However, Weaver, along with Bo McMillin, did not have sufficient credits to enter college, and thus entered Somerset (Kentucky) High School for the 1916-1917 year.
The three formed a powerful nucleus which went undefeated.
He kicked 37 consecutive field goals from 1917 to 1918. Weaver was the center on Centre"s all-time football team chosen in 1935.
Picked over Editor Kubale. 1919
He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 1919, while playing center for the Centre Colonels football team of Weaver was the smallest lineman ever to make All-American.
He was 5 feet 10 inches and 185 pounds.
1920
He held the National Collegiate Athletic Association record for 99 consecutive points after touchdowns in the 1919 and 1920 seasons. Weaver was put at the placekicker position on an Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era. Weaver was the head football coach for the West Virginia Technical Golden Bears located in Montgomery, West Virginia.
He held that position for the 1921 season.
His coaching record at West Virginia Technical was 4 wins, 3 losses and 1 tie. As of the conclusion of the 2009 season, this ranks him 15th at West Virginia Technical in total wins and 6th at the school in winning percentage (563).
He was a coach at West Virginia Technical and Morris Harvey. He also coached the Columbus Tigers in 1924 and 1925.
Weaver later played center professionally for the Columbus Tigers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1923.
