Joseph Alexander McAndrew (October 2, 1879 – August 13, 1963) was an American football player and an officer in the United States Army.
.png) At West Point in 1904 | |
| Army Black Knights | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 2, 1879 Osage Mills, Arkansas |
| Died: | August 13, 1963 (aged 83) Concord, North Carolina |
| Career history | |
| College | Army (1902) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
All-American (1902) | |
Biography edit
Joseph McAndrew was born in Osage Mills, Arkansas on October 2, 1879.[1] He attended the United States Military Academy, where he played at the end position for the Army football team from 1901 to 1903.[2] He was selected by The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) as a first-team end on the 1902 College Football All-America Team.[3]
After graduating from the Military Academy, McAndrew served in the infantry, United States Army, attaining the rank of colonel.[4] He received a Distinguished Service Medal for his service as the director of the infantry specialists school at Langres, France, during World War I.[1]
He died in Bentonville, Arkansas on August 10, 1963.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Joseph Alexander McAndrew". Military Times. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ The Howitzer: The Yearbook of the United States Corps of Cadets. United States Military Academy. 1904. p. 48. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "The All-American Team For the Season of 1902". The Post-Standard. November 24, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ George Cullum (1920). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Seeman & Peters. p. 1131 – via Google Books.