Hord Boensch
| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Bowen School |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | March 13, 1893 |
| Place of birth | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Date of death | December 19, 1924 (aged 31) |
| Place of death | Cleveland, Ohio |
Benjamin Hord Boensch (March 13, 1893 – December 19, 1924)[1] was a college football player.[2] He was the quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team in 1913.[3] Some writers selected him All-Southern that season.[4] Boensch kicked the extra point to beat Tennessee 7 to 6.[5] He named for his grandfather Ben M. Hord, a major for the Confederacy in North Carolina.[6]
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References
- ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X692-9Z7 : accessed 21 November 2015), Benjamin Boensch, 19 Dec 1924; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 64970; FHL microfilm 1,992,609.
- ↑ "Bulletin". google.com.
- ↑ "Vanderbilt University Quarterly". google.com.
- ↑ "Constitution's All-Southern Picked By Coach Donahue of Champion Auburn Team". Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1913.
- ↑ "1913 Rewind: Commodores rally to stay undefeated against Vols". vucommodores.com.
- ↑ "Goes To Claim Diploma After Many Years Lapse". The Courier-Journal. May 25, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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