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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 1896, 1900, and 1908, a lawyer, and the 41st United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson. One of the most popular speakers in American history, he was noted for a deep, commanding voice. Bryan was a devout Presbyterian, a supporter of popular democracy, a leading figure in the Democratic Party, and one of the most prominent leaders of Populism in late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Because of his faith in the goodness and rightness of the common people, he was called "The Great Commoner." Bryan is probably best known for his crusade against Darwinism, which culminated in the Scopes Trial in 1925.

Rugby union (short for rugby union football and often referred to as simply rugby, to a lesser extent football, or union in countries familiar with rugby union and rugby league), is an outdoor sport played by two teams of 15 players each with a oval ball on a rectangular grass field. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league. The code is administered globally by World Rugby and currently played in over 100 countries on 6 continents. Rugby union claims to have formed the first football clubs and the sport is still played today traditionally between local clubs administered by local or provincial unions.