Carl Diehl

Carl Herman "Dutch" Diehl[3] (May 2, 1904 – November 13, 1997) was an American college football player.

For other people with similar names, see Karl Diehl (disambiguation).

Carl Diehl
Diehl, c. 1926
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born:(1904-05-02)May 2, 1904[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Died:November 13, 1997(1997-11-13) (aged 93)[2]
Maryland, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
CollegeDartmouth (1923–1925)[3]
High schoolFrancis W. Parker School (Chicago)[3]
Career highlights and awards

Listed at 205 pounds (93 kg) and 6 feet 0+1⁄4 inch (1.835 m), Diehl played at the guard position for the Dartmouth Big Green football team.[4] He was a consensus All-American in 1924 and 1925.[5] He helped Dartmouth win the college football national championship in 1925.[6]

Diehl was one of several members of Dartmouth's undefeated 1925 team who returned to campus in January 1963 to honor the undefeated 1962 team.[7] A member of the class of 1926, Diehl was inducted to the Dartmouth athletics hall of fame (the "wearers of the green") in 1984.[8] Diehl was living in Catonsville, Maryland, at the time of his death in 1997; he was survived by his wife and four children.[9]

References
  1. "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. February 1942. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via fold3.com.
  2. "Social Security Death Index". Social Security Administration. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via fold3.com.
  3. The Aegis. Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth College. 1926. p. 101. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. The Aegis. Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth College. 1926. p. 331. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. "Award Winners". fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  6. "National Championship Teams" Archived March 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. dartmouthsports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  7. "Dartmouth Fetes Unbeaten Elevens". The Boston Globe. January 18, 1963. p. 22. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  8. "Wearers of the Green: Carl H. Diehl". dartmouthsports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  9. "Diehl, Carl". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1997. p. 36. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.


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