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Milton Levy

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Milton Levy
Tulane Green Wave – No. 19
PositionGuard/Center
Personal information
Born:(1903-12-22)December 22, 1903
New Orleans, Louisiana
Died:April 26, 1958(1958-04-26) (aged 54)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Career history
CollegeTulane (1923–1925)
Career highlights and awards

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

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Milton Lambert Levy was born on December 22, 1903, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Lazare Levy and Isabelle G. Cain.

Tulane University

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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

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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

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  1. ^ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas, US; Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940–1945.
  2. ^ "Milton "Irish" Levy".
  3. ^ "Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame".
  4. ^ "Claim Tulane's Star Guard Best On Southern Gridiron". Santa Ana Register. November 30, 1925. p. 19. Retrieved March 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon