Walter Schreiner

Walter Richard "Crip" Schreiner (December 31, 1877 – April 6, 1933) was a college football player. He ran the Live Oak Ranch owned by his father for many years.[1] His father gave him the Y O Ranch which he ran until his death in 1933. The Live Oak Ranch became part of the Y O.

Walter Schreiner
Texas Longhorns
PositionEnd
Personal information
Born:(1877-12-31)December 31, 1877
Kerrville, Texas
Died:April 6, 1933(1933-04-06) (aged 55)
San Antonio, Texas
Weight140 lb (64 kg)
Career history
CollegeTexas (1896–1900)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Walter Schreiner was born on December 31, 1877, in Kerrville, Texas to Captain Charles Arman Schreiner and Mary Magdelena Enderle Schreiner. His father Charles was born in Alsace-Lorraine of German ancestry.[2]

University of Texas

He was a prominent end for the Texas Longhorns football team of the University of Texas;[3] the only athlete to win five football letters on the Texas varsity.[2] He was chosen for an all-time Texas team by R. W. Franklin.[4]

1899

He was selected All-Southern in 1899.[5][6]

1900

Schreiner was captain of the undefeated 1900 team.[2][7]

References
  1. Lawrence Clayton (1997). Historic ranches of Texas. p. 81. ISBN 9780292711891.
  2. The Alcalde. October 1970. p. 27.
  3. "'Crip' Schreiner, Old-Time Star, Now Ball Magnate". San Antonio Evening News. May 19, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved April 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. R. W. Franklin (1913). "Longhorns of All Time". The Alcalde. 2: 364.
  5. "An All-Southern College Eleven". Orange and Blue. March 28, 1900. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via archive.org. open access
  6. "South's Football Players Analyzed". Times-Picayune. February 11, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "1900 Football Roster".
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