1913 Southwestern Moundbuilders football team
1913 Southwestern Moundbuilders football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1913 record | 6–1–1 |
Head coach | Fred Clapp |
The 1913 Southwestern Moundbuilders football team represented Southwestern College in the 1913 college football season.[1] The team won the Kansas State Championship.[2]
Clapp fielded an African American player for his team. Kansas Normal School (now called Pittsburg State University officially launched a formal protest against the appearance of the player.[3] In that same game, a player named Fred Hamilton was playing left halfback and was injured to the extent of having a broken neck and paralyzed arms.[4] The game ended in a 6-6 tie.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=6479&year=1913
- ↑ "1913 Moundbuilders Football Team to be Recognized Saturday". KCACSports.com. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ New York Times "Protest Negro Football Player" November 21, 1913
- ↑ Reading Eagle "Telegrams" December 3, 1913
- ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Fred H. Clapp 1913 Football Season
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