Merwin Mitterwallner
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Personal information | |
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Born: | Trumansburg, New York, U.S. | July 4, 1897
Died: | December 1, 1974 | (aged 77)
Height: | 5 ft 10[2] in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 230[1] lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Illinois |
Position: | Guard |
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Merwin Mitterwallner (July 4, 1897 – December 1, 1974), sometimes known as Bubbles Mitterwallner, was an American football player. Mitterwallner was born in Trumansburg, New York. He played college football at the guard position at both the University of Denver and the University of Illinois.[3][2] While playing for Illinois, he was a key blocker for Red Grange and was selected by Herbert Reed as a first-team player on the 1925 College Football All-America Team.[4] He also received third-team All-American honors from the International News Service and the Chicago Daily News.[3]
References
- ^ "Giant Guard Returns to Play With Illinois". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. September 22, 1926. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Mitterwallner Greyhound in Elephant Game". Chicago Tribune. October 12, 1927. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Legends, lists & lore: Bubbles Mitterwallner". The News-Gazette. July 4, 2009.
- ^ "All-America Addendum" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. November 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
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