Adrian Harold "Sparky" Maurer (April 7, 1901 – May 4, 1943) was an American football player.
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | April 7, 1901 Canton, Ohio |
| Died: | May 4, 1943 (aged 42) San Francisco, California |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Oglethorpe |
| Position: | Running back |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Oglethorpe University
editHe played college football as a running back for the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team of Oglethorpe University. He was inducted into the Oglethorpe University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1962.[1][2]
1923
editMaurer was selected second-team All-Southern by Julian Leggett of the Macon News,[3] and first team All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) by various writers including Morgan Blake.[3]
1924
editHe was captain of the 1924 team which won the SIAA championship.
1925
editNewark Bears
editHe played professionally with the Newark Bears.[5] The Bears are remembered for the team's financially weak ownership group, which led to the folding of the team mid-season.[6] The team played only five games before folding in October.
References
edit- ^ "Adrian Maurer". Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ "Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "The Telegraph's All-Southern". Mercer Cluster. December 7, 1923. pp. 3, 6.
- ^ "The Flight of the Stormy Petrel". Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ "Adrian Maurer". Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ David S. Neft, Richard M. Cohen and Rick Korch, The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional Football, From 1892 to the Present, St. Martin's Press, New York, New York (1994).