Milton Levy
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| Tulane Green Wave | |
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| Position | Guard/Center |
| Career history | |
| College | Tulane (1923–1925) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | December 22, 1903 |
| Place of birth | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Date of death | April 26, 1958 (aged 54) |
| Place of death | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Milton Lambert "Irish" Levy (December 22, 1903 – April 26, 1958)[1] was a Jewish American football guard for the Tulane Green Wave of Tulane University. He was twice selected All-Southern, and once selected second-team All-American by the New York Times. Levy was selected for the New York Sun's All-Time Tulane team and inducted into the Tulane Hall Of Fame ("the T Club") in 1986.[2][3]
Early years
Milton Lambert Levy was born on December 22, 1903 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Lazare Levy and Isabelle G. Cain.
Tulane University
Levy was a prominent guard for the Tulane Green Wave football team of Tulane University, one of the greatest ever to play for the school. He wore number 19.
1925
The 1925 team were undefeated and claimed a Southern Conference championship. Levy was never taken out of a game for an injury during his playing career.[4] He was the only lineman lost for the 1926 season, but assisted his alma mater as a coach that year.
References
- ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945.
- ↑ "Milton "Irish" Levy".
- ↑ "Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame".
- ↑ "Claim Tulane's Star Guard Best On Southern Gridiron". November 30, 1925. p. 19. Retrieved March 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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