Birtie Maher
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| Born: | December 16, 1892 Detroit, Michigan | ||||
| Died: | December 3, 1980 (aged 87) Royal Oak, Michigan | ||||
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| College: | Univ. of Detroit | ||||
| Position: | End | ||||
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Gilbert Thomas "Birtie" Maher (December 16, 1892 – December 3, 1980) was an American player of American football. Maher was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1892, though it had been alleged that Maher had been born in County Mayo or County Cork in Ireland. Maher's father John Maher was an immigrant from County Tipperary and Maher's mother Margaret (nee Kennedy) was the daughter of Elizabeth and Thomas Kennedy, immigrants from County Westmeath.[1] He played college football for the University of Detroit as its star halfback] in 1913,[2] and for the Detroit Heralds starting in 1914.[3] When the Heralds joined the new National Football League (NFL) in 1920, Maher was a member of Detroit's first NFL team.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Birtie Maher NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Maher Not to Play Against Ohio Eleven: U. of D. Star Halfback Will Be Unable to Play in Heidelberg Game". Detroit Free Press. November 12, 1913. p. 14.
- ^ "Team-Mates for Years, Shields and Maher Now Lead Rivals: Stars of 1914 State Title Game Captain Opposing Teams in Sunday's Game for the Same Championship--Two Other Heralds of Last Year With Maroons Now". Detroit Free Press. November 19, 1915. p. 16.