Wesley Englehorn

Wesley "Moose" Theodore Englehorn (January 21, 1890 – September 3, 1993) was an American college football player and coach.

Wesley Englehorn
Englehorn in 1912
Englehorn in 1912
Biographical details
Born(1890-01-21)January 21, 1890
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
DiedSeptember 3, 1993(1993-09-03) (aged 103)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1909Washington State
1911–1912Dartmouth
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1913Dartmouth (assistant)
1914–1916Case
1917Colgate (assistant)
1920Boston College (assistant)
1921Amherst
Head coaching record
Overall18–18–3
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Career

Englehorn was born on January 21, 1890, to Herman and Emma Lenz, Englehorn attended Spokane High School, where he played basketball, football, and track and field. While a junior, he was reportedly recruited by Princeton University to play football.[1] Englehorn declined Princeton and instead played for two years for the All-Star Pacific Northwest basketball and football teams.[2]

Englehorn chose to attend Washington State College, where he played football for the Cougars. After one year there, he transferred to Dartmouth College, where he played tackle for two years for the Big Green. In 1912, Englehorn was selected as a consensus pick for the College Football All-America Team.

Englehorn was elected team captain for the 1913 season, but was declared ineligible due to a "three-year rule".[3] Instead, he and Jogger Elcock served as a team assistants, under coach Frank Cavanaugh, in 1913. Englehorn ultimately graduated from Dartmouth in 1914.

In 1914, Englehorn was hired as the head coach at the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland.[4] During his tenure at Case, in 1915, he married Viola S. Snead (1892-1978), with whom he had two children: Mary Louise (1917-1987) and Jane (1921-2001).

In 1917, Englehorn was hired as an assistant and line coach for Colgate University, under coach Harold McDevitt.[5] Three years later, Englehorn reunited with coach Cavanaugh, instead as an assistant for Boston College.[4]

In 1921, Englehorn was hired as the head coach at Amherst College.[6] Just a year later, he announced his retirement from coaching, and was replaced by Tuss McLaughry.[7]

Prior to his death on September 3, 1993, at the age of 103, Englehorn was living at Stapeley Hall, a retirement community in Germantown, and at the time, was the oldest living All-American college football player.[8] He was buried at Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland.

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Case (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1914–1916)
1914 Case 4–63–47th
1915 Case 5–5–14–2–16th
1916 Case 5–54–36th
Case: 14–16–111–9–1
Amherst Lord Jeffs (Little Three Conference) (1921)
1921 Amherst 4–2–2
Amherst: 4–2–2
Total:18–18–3

See also

References
  1. "Stars of Spokane Team are Going to Princeton". Anaconda Standard. 1907-11-13.
  2. "Amherst College Appoints Coach". Waterloo Times-Tribune. 1921-02-27.
  3. "Dartmouth Loses Captain: W.T. Engelhorn Discovers That He Is Ineligible to Play Football In 1913" (PDF). The New York Times. 1913-01-04.
  4. "Amherst graduates' quarterly, Volume 10, p. 179". Amherst College. 1921.
  5. "Englehorn to Coach at Colgate" (PDF). The New York Times. 1917-03-11.
  6. "New Coach for Amherst: Englehorn, Former Dartmouth Star, Is Appointed Football Head" (PDF). The New York Times. 1921-02-28.
  7. "Englehorn Leaves Coaching Field" (PDF). The New York Times. 1922-01-22.
  8. "The Oldest Living All-American". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1993-01-21.
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