Football player and coach. He played football at Brown University as part of their "Iron Men" team of 1926. Their record was 9-0-1 and they outscored their opponents 223–36 while recording seven defensive shutouts. They were known as the "Iron Men" as their first squad was noted for playing the majority of the minutes of the games. He was captain of the wrestling team and the 1928 football team that went 8-1 and he also played fullback and received mention as an All-American. He won nine varsity letters in three seasons at Brown University. He won the New England Intercollegiate wrestling championship three straight years, once at the 155-pound division and twice in the 175-pound division. He was also runner-up in the national open wrestling championship at 160-pounds. He made the third team All-American in lacrosse in the spring of 1928. He was a Rhodes Scholar and played on the Oxford-Cambridge lacrosse club that toured the U.S. in 1930 and won the U.S. championship. In 1931 he was the player and coach of Cleveland Indians of the National Football League for one year and then the Cleveland Bulldogs In 1971, he was inducted in the Brown University Fall of Fame.
Football player and coach. He played football at Brown University as part of their "Iron Men" team of 1926. Their record was 9-0-1 and they outscored their opponents 223–36 while recording seven defensive shutouts. They were known as the "Iron Men" as their first squad was noted for playing the majority of the minutes of the games. He was captain of the wrestling team and the 1928 football team that went 8-1 and he also played fullback and received mention as an All-American. He won nine varsity letters in three seasons at Brown University. He won the New England Intercollegiate wrestling championship three straight years, once at the 155-pound division and twice in the 175-pound division. He was also runner-up in the national open wrestling championship at 160-pounds. He made the third team All-American in lacrosse in the spring of 1928. He was a Rhodes Scholar and played on the Oxford-Cambridge lacrosse club that toured the U.S. in 1930 and won the U.S. championship. In 1931 he was the player and coach of Cleveland Indians of the National Football League for one year and then the Cleveland Bulldogs In 1971, he was inducted in the Brown University Fall of Fame.
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