germany april april american american football center playing michigan credited having invented spiral snap developing practice standing defensive line play line defense credited football linebacker time michigan involved college football earliest recruiting controversies suggested recruited michigan coach fielding years old enrolled michigan worked indiana steel mill reportedly played amateur professional teams michigan refused entry insisted playing year old fourth season violation conference eligibility rules despite controversies remembered toughest football players early days game selected greatest center football history poll conducted initial inducted days collegiate athlete ended assumed variety assistant coaching athletic director head coaching positions college football eventually entered insurance industry enjoyed long career died days named greatest center football history childhood born indiana son german immigrants father doctor born mother born couple emigrated germany united_states infant daughter born december brothers doctors played football member amateur city teams years star athlete university_of_michigan concerns enrolled university_of_michigan age standing weighing pounds early 1900s increasing recruitment older experienced players qualifications student athletes suspect michigan coach teams opponents accused accepted head coaching job michigan recruited star player year old transfer michigan year old joined team suggestions newest suspicions exacerbated reports factory worker indiana steel mill played half dozen professional teams michigan time death reports having angered work steel mill insisted come steel mill play football instead said went mill football season asked years later got michigan recalled summer working mill received offers play football day father called fielding michigan office ran street rushed father office introduced father promptly told play football michigan arrangements september way michigan home university_of_michigan recalled stopped chicago illinois spent days drinking beer generally having swell time group michigan representatives eventually found chicago train arrived furious accused flirting legendary coach university_of_chicago immediately taken michigan training camp kept asking going allowed register told taken care according registered weeks saw campus account differed dramatically sensitive allegations recruiting denied having recruited claimed student tried team according time saw fall waiting tables fraternity house told like play football went far initially thought young looked awkward football player want discourage anybody freshman year michigan undefeated season freshman play michigan football team team featured school time scoring leader finished record opponents started games team began playing career michigan guard starting games position mid way season moved center started remaining games play center reported edged accuracy snapping ball praised team quarterback games season hometown newspaper reported accomplishments headline makes good michigan article noted went practically green game hard consistent work succeeded winning place greatest team america freshman able larger football players time known fierce hitter liked tell story incident michigan game recalled playing regular center hurt little pound fellow came hit hard imagine surprise looked said sir determined fierce let know way good rest afternoon time looked little fellow break laughing season stardom season got underway contracted malaria spring newspapers reported attack ill able football season october said looking bunch improved bigger stronger know man world bit center position trade center rush country today looks good america team right selected america team receive western honors innovations spiral snap center widely credited important innovations development modern game american football credited having invented spiral snap centers passed ball backs end end manner second credited center step line playing defense prior innovation centers played line defense began dropping line enabling use speed giving greater coverage field play time innovation referred center effectively birth linebacker position american football asked developed center idea noted backs started yards line concluded living yards moving described thinking coach way simple ball carrier travels yards travel yard meet know beat yard race giving yard handicap sports columnist explored history linebacker position concluded breed lewis wrote defensive line play line recalled time stepped line defense horrified said trying stop replied supposed play line insisted run listen claims said way best gets line stay eventually saw wisdom technique soon nearly centers backing line defense season promising football career took sources indicate missed season financial reasons official biography states missed season dropped school lack funds worked steel mill indiana earned money return college fact father successful doctor contemporary reports indicate ineligible play academic reasons february paper reported dropped rolls account poor work semester report march indicated left university desire faculty fell studies september washington_post reported academic problems continued render ineligible play american returned team talk campus newspaper reported students continually return seen gigantic stride direction michigan winning football prestige coach noted need player leader energy ability stand hard knocks courage model rest team lineup michigan won games combined score michigan game ohio_state reported brick wall defense hard nails starting season michigan closed season playing time eastern schools agreed play game ferry field buildup game press focused key michigan chances writer noted man michigan pennsylvania fears endeavor stop possible great teams meet november man great center penn announced moving star tackle center effort stop end penn beat michigan marking time lost game ferry field despite loss press reports game credited great effort account noted said delegated players watch heavyweight center played star game broke line repeatedly stopped plays dash end tackle man attempting circle wing open play showed speed player field weighs pounds end season consensus giant center michigan practically stands class pivot position university_of_chicago star said michigan easily opponents game finely built runs fast accurately tackles hard field play writer referred human catapult said michigan heavy man weighing pounds fast feet unusual account massive frame rate speed opponents acknowledged prowess makes object unfair attack opponents hope weaken michigan team added doubt best center country fact best man middle line seen football experience naming team said feet height fast powerful man gets field makes tackles game man team addition accurate feeds ball backs kicks runs controversy eligibility season ended controversy sparked michigan players unanimously voted captain season michigan suspended season seek required comply western conference eligibility rules rules player limited years play michigan rule allowed player years eligibility michigan officials contended governed rule begun play conference rule enacted found middle football eligibility controversy time president stanford_university speech referring modern college football noted practically major universities employ questionable methods securing athletes jordan particular michigan claimed alumni cheap town brought men professionals paid salaries play michigan athlete teams new_york_times ran page story repeating jordan charges eligibility rules center michigan dispute conference year unlike eastern schools eligibility standards generally conceded playing strict eligibility rules michigan big disadvantage games eastern colleges lines clearly drawn complained amid controversy inaccurate reporting age rule age generally given fact time comments michigan presented case meeting big chicago account noted michigan case discussed meeting likely vote requesting institution withdraw body passed michigan open violation conference rules year aroused strong hostile spirit known majority schools favor dropping association manager given task arguing case conference january meeting student newspaper urged school abandon wrote recognized captain michigan football team michigan students going active alliance western schools attempt fairly won honor sure cause upset feeling compromise evident ultimately forced michigan choose conference michigan chose big remained big season season academic eligibility problems strong support ran academic problems february university announced ineligible track team competed shot performance semester exam allowed work straightened came time compete football news accounts noted outlook present time football season arrived academic problems worsened contemporary reports indicated physical conditions keeping giant player game announced educational ones early october conditions engineering course player carry continue athletic relations effort weeks conditions removed efforts failed meeting eligibility board held concluded play removed conditions possible remove conditions end october burning midnight oil reported optimistic view situation shared ultimately eligibility restored late october greeted cheers appeared practice october appears academic problems continued article concerning post college success football players reported didn finish course michigan penn game michigan went rivalry game penn undefeated michigan hoped avenge straight defeats hopes based large extent penn announced game bring available centers fresh antagonist facing michigan captain game special trains michigan poured large crowds crowd said largest attendance ferry field michigan beaten day courageous performance took penn team recounted times following decades accounts consistent story penn game integral contemporaneous accounts wrote penn players knowing power michigan game focused energy wearing penn players look look hard rules allowed maybe little harder looking time started find couple penn men digging stomach elbow jam straight arm went ground generally knee grinding wind pretty soon began couldn run strength gone tackle pain heard stands fans continued urge continued play continued half time trainers found mass black blue spots face distorted groin second half started insisted felt better went game attack continued penn men went play instant strength came couldn didn finally sent substitute walked slowly away head hands stomach removed examined able walk end didn word big tears rolled lay thoroughly beaten took entire pennsylvania penn captain said fellow monster size perfect athlete wonderfully fast man size game michigan men instructed play times opposed time handed passed end game broke plays star contest continued men injured extent retire rest easy said performance gave greatest man exhibition courage saw football field 1920s 1950s story told told likely embellished columns writing seen game person account giant center rendered practically useless penn attack refused leave game recalled removal game way scene shall forget giant rest combatants literally dragged field tears streaming mud protested removal game rice wrote held penn team check minutes score left field battered wreck fact contemporaneous accounts score halftime telling played strength penn men center guards tackles giant according blair claimed attended game high school student played like making nearly tackles minutes penn held scoreless carried field article sports writer wrote penn assigned players task lewis quoted having said pairs eyes staring time lined ready tear apart according lewis men play held penn scoreless minutes finally knocked lewis concluded man defensive football displayed penn months death told sports writer regret wish lasted minutes longer game wanted finish awards accolades january published time american list century magazine selecting best player position years watching college football selected center time american selections time camp said big strong fast combined defensive offensive qualities best line men speed sure instant winning qualities defensive addition passing excellent plenty speed quarter ability pass directions straight line especially valuable certain formation plays chose center time american team time rice said feet weighed pounds fast good seen center equal backing line protecting flanks terrific commissioned associated_press conduct poll sports editors choose time american team chosen initial new won great majority votes center initial announcing selection associated_press said giant man feet pounds tremendous like hands worked advantage era mass formations ground gained strength told selection died days later said honored noted haven missed teams inducted posthumously inducted selected football players history professional football tri state league played briefly infant professional football league operating ohio illinois pennsylvania played team game thanksgiving game defeated gone undefeated seasons considered professional team era time listed residing parents occupation listed engineer electric works offer return team captain contemporaneous press accounts indicate weighing paid steady job works accounts indicate ultimately accepted offer official records play located determine actually played december play star team harvard club game memphis tennessee benefit association college football coach athletic director worked line coach years resigned accept management automobile concern university_of_michigan returned coaching line coach chief assistant coach fielding michigan held position seasons working assistant coach michigan credited introducing technique defense developed new blocking technique shifting performed demonstration michigan left guard line position designated lined line charged line spot designated charged missed implemented technique season late november mother died age days death announced withdrawing michigan coaching staff noted time universities working head coach january fort reported work old position general testing room works absence years september returned coaching assistant athletic director known spent years manhattan kansas working assistant head coach beat southwestern paper ran story germany team wins years went opponents gave points prior seasons combined finished announced resignation january draft registration card completed september identified occupation athletic coach manhattan kansas world war served athletic director kansas assigned direct athletic exercises men serving camp time listed athletic coach living manhattan kansas august hired new_orleans louisiana director school new department physical education reporters took note size arrived new_orleans fortunate thing concerned taken peaceful pursuit physical director stroke good fortune athletes athletic council able land big man like served school athletic director chose charge football season working alongside football coach arranged football team play michigan extensive trip point southern football team team faced october shut december hired head football coach shortly appointment announced looking fill team phrase picked wire service reports country noted beat football heads september press reported suffered shoulder injury demonstrating proper technique dummy going seasons took detroit team fell january university announced renew contract announced permanent retirement football coaching later life worked insurance business including state agent insurance company michigan death retiring football early 1920s led private life little written years life time united states census living michigan wife age mother law age sister law occupation listed census insurance salesman died weeks selected center time american team undergone operation stomach february suffered april died detroit age
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