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American football player
George C. Shotwell
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Position |
Center |
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Born: | 1911
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Died: | January 9 1981
[1] Beechview Nursing Home, Keansburg, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
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Weight | 159 lb (72 kg) |
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College |
Pittsburgh (1932–1934) |
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High school | Hanover Township (PA) |
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George Shotwell was an
American football
center who played college football at the
University of Pittsburgh. He attended Hanover Township High School in
Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
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[4] Shotwell attended the
University of Pittsburgh, where he played for the
Pittsburgh Panthers football team and was recognized as a consensus first-team
All-American in
1934.
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[8] He was later head coach of Hazleton High School in
Hazleton, Pennsylvania from 1936 to 1937.
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References
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"Obituary for George C. Shotwell (Aged 69)". The Times Leader. 13 January 1981. p. 34.
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"THE GLORY DAYS AT HANOVER". timesleader.com. December 2, 1999. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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"Shamokin News-Dispatch from Shamokin, Pennsylvania". Shamokin News-Dispatch. September 17, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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^ Burcky, Claire (November 14, 1934).
"'Honest Abe' Shotwell, 159 pounds, Is One of Pitt's Greatest Centers". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 26. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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"Pitt Football's All-Time First Team All-Americans". pittsburghpanthers.com. Archived from
the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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^ Burcky, Claire (December 14, 1934).
"Pitt Star Gets Post At Center". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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"2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Archived from
the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
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"Pitt Panthers Football" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from
the original (PDF) on August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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^ Stallone, Steve (December 11, 2009).
"Petrone announces resignation". standardspeaker.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.