![]() Shultz c. 1916 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Logansport, Indiana | November 24, 1893
Died | February , 1986 |
Playing career | |
1912–1915 | Washington and Lee |
1917 | Camp Jackson |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1916 | Denver (freshman) |
1919 | Washington and Lee (assistant) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
All-American (1914) 2x All-Southern (1914, 1915) | |
Edwin Beswick Shultz (November 24, 1893 – February 1986) was a college football player and coach.
Shultz was born on November 24, 1893, in Logansport, Indiana to Dr. John Beswick Shultz and Anna L. Cooper. He attended Logansport High School. [1]
He was president of the student body. [2]
Shultz was a prominent All-American tackle for the Washington and Lee Generals of Washington and Lee University from 1912 to 1915. [3] He was renowned for his size at the time, somewhere between 6 feet 2 inches and 6 feet 4 inches. [4]
Shultz was the only freshman to make the varsity this season. [5] Shultz and captain Buck Miles were the tackles, a duo which "scintillated." [6]
Shultz was a member of the undefeated SAIAA champion 1914 team, which secured a share of the title when it finished the season with a victory over North Carolina A & M. [7] The team included College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry "Cy" Young.
An account of the 10 to 0 victory over Swarthmore that year reads "Left tackle Ted Shultz starred for the victors making long gains on forward passes and effecting tackles that checked Swarthmore." [8]
He was captain of W&L's 1915 team. [7] [9] During World War I, he played for Camp Jackson.
Shultz also played on the basketball team.
Shultz was once a secretary for the YMCA in Denver, Colorado, [10] and coached the freshman team of the University of Denver. [11] [12]
![]() Shultz c. 1916 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Logansport, Indiana | November 24, 1893
Died | February , 1986 |
Playing career | |
1912–1915 | Washington and Lee |
1917 | Camp Jackson |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1916 | Denver (freshman) |
1919 | Washington and Lee (assistant) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
All-American (1914) 2x All-Southern (1914, 1915) | |
Edwin Beswick Shultz (November 24, 1893 – February 1986) was a college football player and coach.
Shultz was born on November 24, 1893, in Logansport, Indiana to Dr. John Beswick Shultz and Anna L. Cooper. He attended Logansport High School. [1]
He was president of the student body. [2]
Shultz was a prominent All-American tackle for the Washington and Lee Generals of Washington and Lee University from 1912 to 1915. [3] He was renowned for his size at the time, somewhere between 6 feet 2 inches and 6 feet 4 inches. [4]
Shultz was the only freshman to make the varsity this season. [5] Shultz and captain Buck Miles were the tackles, a duo which "scintillated." [6]
Shultz was a member of the undefeated SAIAA champion 1914 team, which secured a share of the title when it finished the season with a victory over North Carolina A & M. [7] The team included College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry "Cy" Young.
An account of the 10 to 0 victory over Swarthmore that year reads "Left tackle Ted Shultz starred for the victors making long gains on forward passes and effecting tackles that checked Swarthmore." [8]
He was captain of W&L's 1915 team. [7] [9] During World War I, he played for Camp Jackson.
Shultz also played on the basketball team.
Shultz was once a secretary for the YMCA in Denver, Colorado, [10] and coached the freshman team of the University of Denver. [11] [12]