Wallace Winter
| Yale Bulldogs | |
 Winter pictured in The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide, 1893 | |
| Date of birth | August 8, 1872 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Hudson, Wisconsin |
| Date of death | May 10, 1947 (aged 74) |
| Place of death | Chicago, Illinois |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| US college | Yale University, 1890-1892 |
Wallace Charles Winter, Sr. (August 8, 1872 – May 10, 1947)[1] was an All-American football player. He played tackle for Yale University from 1890–1892 and was selected to the 1891 College Football All-America Team.
After graduating from Yale, Winter became a competitive golfer.[2]
Winters's son, Wallace C. Winter, Jr., was also a back for the Yale football team, but quit the team to serve as an aviator in France during World War I.[3] The younger Winter was reported killed in action in March 1917 while flying behind enemy lines in Germany.[4] However, the initial reports were in error, and Winter survived to receive the Croix de Guerre.[5]
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1913/ag104m.pdf
- ^ "War Cross for Former Yale Back" (PDF). The New York Times. 1918-02-19.
- ^ "War's Toll of American Officers in First Year; Twenty-seven Killed in France or Lost in Naval Fighting Zone Since Last April, While Many Others Have Died in Training at Home" (PDF). The New York Times. 1918-03-24.
- ^ "U.S. Airman May Still Be Alive". Tyrone Daily Herald. 1918-03-30.