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Position | Center |
Personal information | |
Born: | June 20, 1900 |
Died: | September 1970 (age 70) |
Career history | |
College | Washington & Jefferson (1918–1920) |
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Thomas Richard Sterck (June 20, 1900 – September 1970) was an American football player.
Sterck was born in 1900 and attended Peabody High School in Pittsburgh. He was a star athlete at Peabody, participating in football and track. He set the school record in the discus. [1]
At age 18, and with World War I underway, Sterck joined the students' army and was assigned to Washington & Jefferson College. [1] At Washington & Jefferson, he played at the center position, and was also tried as a guard, on the 1918 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team. [2] At the end of the 1918 season, he was selected by Tiny Maxwell as a first-team center on his 1918 College Football All-America Team. [3] [4]
Sterck missed the 1919 football season with a broken leg. [5] He returned to the football team in 1920 and also played on the Washington & Jefferson basketball team. [6]
Sterck later worked in the advertising business. [7]
Washington & Jefferson Presidents | |
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Position | Center |
Personal information | |
Born: | June 20, 1900 |
Died: | September 1970 (age 70) |
Career history | |
College | Washington & Jefferson (1918–1920) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Thomas Richard Sterck (June 20, 1900 – September 1970) was an American football player.
Sterck was born in 1900 and attended Peabody High School in Pittsburgh. He was a star athlete at Peabody, participating in football and track. He set the school record in the discus. [1]
At age 18, and with World War I underway, Sterck joined the students' army and was assigned to Washington & Jefferson College. [1] At Washington & Jefferson, he played at the center position, and was also tried as a guard, on the 1918 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team. [2] At the end of the 1918 season, he was selected by Tiny Maxwell as a first-team center on his 1918 College Football All-America Team. [3] [4]
Sterck missed the 1919 football season with a broken leg. [5] He returned to the football team in 1920 and also played on the Washington & Jefferson basketball team. [6]
Sterck later worked in the advertising business. [7]