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Ed Withers

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Ed Withers
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Withers from 1951 Badger
Personal information
Born:August 28, 1926
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:April 17, 1975 (age 48)
Tomah, Wisconsin, U.S.
Career information
High school:Madison (WI) Central
College:Wisconsin
Position:Defensive back
Career highlights and awards

Edward J. Withers (August 28, 1926 – April 17, 1975) was an American football player. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and moved to Madison, Wisconsin when he was a boy. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers football team. He was one of the first African-Americans to be a regular starter for the Badgers, playing at the defensive back position.[1] He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team defensive player on their 1950 College Football All-America Team.[2][3][4] Withers later worked as a teacher and coach at Roosevelt and North Division High Schools in Milwaukee and subsequently as an insurance salesman.[1] He died in Tomah, Wisconsin, in 1975 at age 48.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Celebrate UW's Black History: Ed Withers". University of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  2. ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1220. ISBN 1401337031.
  3. ^ Lawton Carver (November 27, 1950). "Youth Dominates INS All-America Teams". Lebanon Daily News.
  4. ^ "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. December 17, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  5. ^ Dates of birth and death (and place of death) taken from: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014 [database on-line].