Vard Stockton

Vard Stockton
Position: Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: June 2, 1916
Place of birth: Nebraska
Date of death: September 29, 1946 (age 30)
Place of death: Uintah County, Utah
Career information
College: University of California
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-American, 1937

Vard Albert Stockton, Jr. (June 2, 1916 - September 29, 1946) was an American football player. A native of Nebraska, Stockton moved to Southern California as a boy and attended Alhambra High School. His father, Vard Stockton, Sr., was a noted photographer who was friends with, and an influence on, Norman Rockwell.[1] The younger Stockton later attended the University of California, Berkeley, and played college football for the California Golden Bears football team. He played at the guard position for the Golden Bears and was selected by United Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), International News Service (INS), Central Press Association, and North American Newspaper Alliance as a first-team guard on the 1937 College Football All-America Team.[2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Jim McConnel (July 4, 2010). "Then and Now: Who's Who Aplenty at Alhambra High". The Press-Telegram.
  2. ↑ Stuart Cameron (1937-12-01). "(UP Sports Editor)". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern.
  3. ↑ "INS All-American Grid Selections". Waterloo Daily Courier. 1937-12-01.
  4. ↑ Harry Grayson (1937-11-24). "Routt of Texas Aggies Places on All-America Picked by Grid Experts". Brownsville Herald.
  5. ↑ Bill Braucher (1937-12-03). "NATION'S CAPTAINS PICK CENTRAL PRESS ALL-AMERICANS". Hammond Times.
  6. ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1171. ISBN 1401337031.
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