Milton Levy
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| Tulane Green Wave – No. 19 | |
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| Position | Guard/Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 22, 1903 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Died: | April 26, 1958 (aged 54) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Career history | |
| College | Tulane (1923–1925) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Milton Lambert "Irish" Levy (December 22, 1903 – April 26, 1958)[1] was an 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[edit]
Milton Lambert Levy was born on December 22, 1903, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Lazare Levy and Isabelle G. Cain.
Tulane University[edit]
Levy was a prominent guard for the Tulane Green Wave football team of Tulane University, and is considered one of the greatest ever to play for the school.
1925[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas, US; 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". Santa Ana Register. November 30, 1925. p. 19. Retrieved March 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1903 births
- 1958 deaths
- American football guards
- Tulane Green Wave football coaches
- Tulane Green Wave football players
- All-Southern college football players
- Sportspeople from New Orleans
- Players of American football from New Orleans
- Jewish American players of American football
- 20th-century American Jews
- Jews from Louisiana