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'''Everett M. Sweeley''' was an [[American football]] player and coach. He played fullback, halfback and end for the [[University of Michigan]] from 1899 to 1902 and was a member of [[Fielding |
'''Everett M. Sweeley''' was an [[American football]] player and coach. He played [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]], [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] and [[End (American football)|end]] for the [[University of Michigan]] from 1899 to 1902 and was a member of [[Fielding Yost]]'s 1901 and 1902 "Point-a-Minute" teams. He then served as the head football coach at [[Morningside College]] in 1904 and at [[Washington State University]] in 1904 and 1905. After retiring from football, Sweeley became a lawyer and judge in [[Idaho]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Athlete=== |
===Athlete=== |
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Sweeley attended high school at [[Sioux City, Iowa]] before enrolling at the [[University of Michigan]] in 1899. He played four years of football at Michigan from 1899 |
Sweeley attended high school at [[Sioux City, Iowa]] before enrolling at the [[University of Michigan]] in 1899. He played four years of football at Michigan from 1899–1902 at the end, fullback, and halfback positions, but he was best known as one of the game's premier [[Punter (American football)|punter]]s and [[Placekicker]]s. |
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Before enrolling at Michigan, Sweeley said he had never seen seen a college football game.<ref name=Four>{{cite news|title=Kicked Four Years Without A Block|publisher=News-Palladium|date=1943-11-18}}</ref> In four seasons he missed only one game, the result of what Sweeley called "a little row with a math professor."<ref name=Four/> |
Before enrolling at Michigan, Sweeley said he had never seen seen a college football game.<ref name=Four>{{cite news|title=Kicked Four Years Without A Block|publisher=News-Palladium|date=1943-11-18}}</ref> In four seasons, he missed only one game, the result of what Sweeley called "a little row with a math professor."<ref name=Four/> |
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While playing for Michigan, Sweeley set the [[college football]] record for the longest kick on record. In 1902, he kicked the football 86 yards before touching the ground.<ref name=Kick>{{cite news|title=OLD-TIME FOOTBALL PLAYERS|publisher=Elyria Reporter|date=1906-11-13}}</ref> Sweeley also held "an enviable distinction unboasted by any other hero of the gridiron." In four years punting for Michigan, he never had a single punt blocked.<ref name=Kick/> Sweeley was known for punts that were both high and long. |
While playing for Michigan, Sweeley set the [[college football]] record for the longest kick on record. In 1902, he kicked the football 86 yards before touching the ground.<ref name=Kick>{{cite news|title=OLD-TIME FOOTBALL PLAYERS|publisher=Elyria Reporter|date=1906-11-13}}</ref> Sweeley also held "an enviable distinction unboasted by any other hero of the gridiron." In four years punting for Michigan, he never had a single punt blocked.<ref name=Kick/> Sweeley was known for punts that were both high and long. He would reportedly tell his ends accurately where each punt was to go, "and by this concerted action Michigan gained many yards."<ref name=Kick/> Sweeley was also "an expert place kicker," scoring over 100 points for Michigan in this manner.<ref name=Kick/> A 1906 newspaper feature reported that his greatest talent was "the running punt trick," a play in which Sweeley would run a ball "until he was hard pressed and then kick, often thus adding many yards to the ground gained."<ref name=Kick/> |
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In the [[1902 Rose Bowl]], Sweeley kicked four field goals and punted 21 times for a 38.9 average.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dan O’Sullivan|title=1902-Michigan 49, Stanford 0|publisher=espn.com|date=2002-12-13|url= http://espn.go.com/abcsports/bcs/rose/s/1902.html}}</ref> A newspaper story in 1950 reported on Sweeley's kicking ability |
In the [[1902 Rose Bowl]], Sweeley kicked four field goals and punted 21 times for a 38.9-yard average.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dan O’Sullivan|title=1902-Michigan 49, Stanford 0|publisher=espn.com|date=2002-12-13|url= http://espn.go.com/abcsports/bcs/rose/s/1902.html}}</ref> A newspaper story in 1950 reported on Sweeley's kicking ability: "Sweeley, a truly great kicker in the days when the ball resembled a pumpkin rather than the tapered oblate spheroid now in use, introduced the spiral pant to Coast fans that memorable day [in the 1902 Rose Bowl]. His towering punts outdistanced the end-over-end kicks of the [[Stanford Cardinal football|Indians]] by 20 yards."<ref>{{cite news|title=Art Redner Played With Wolverines, 1902 Rose Bowl 11|publisher=Bessemer Herald|date=1950-12-28}}</ref> |
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===Coach=== |
===Coach=== |
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After graduating from Michigan, Sweeley went into coaching. He served as the head football coach for the [[ |
After graduating from Michigan, Sweeley went into coaching. He served as the head football coach at [[Morningside College]] in Sioux City, Iowa for a season in 1903 and the moved to [[Washington State University]] in [[Pullman, Washington]] for the 1904 and 1905 seasons.<ref>{{cite book|author=John Kryk|title=Natural enemies, p. 293|publisher=}}</ref> |
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<ref>[http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=549 College Football Reference] Washington State University Football Records</ref> |
<ref>[http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=549 College Football Reference] Washington State University Football Records</ref> |
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<ref>[http://sports.miamiherald.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=miami2&page=cfoot/teams/direct628.htm Miami Herald] Washington State University all-time football records</ref> His coaching record at Washington State was 6 wins, 6 losses, and 0 ties.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/washington_state/coaching_records.php Washington State Cougars coaching records]</ref> |
<ref>[http://sports.miamiherald.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=miami2&page=cfoot/teams/direct628.htm Miami Herald] Washington State University all-time football records</ref> His coaching record at Washington State was 6 wins, 6 losses, and 0 ties.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/washington_state/coaching_records.php Washington State Cougars coaching records]</ref> |
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===Later years=== |
===Later years=== |
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After retiring from coaching, Sweeley moved to [[Twin Falls, Idaho]] where he worked as a lawyer. Sweeley also became an expert trap shooter and ballistics expert. In 1916, he won the interstate trapshooting championship.<ref>{{cite news|title=TWIN FALLS EXPERT TAKES TRAP TITLE: Everett Sweeley Wins Interstate Championship; High Scores Are Rule|publisher=Salt Lake Tribune|date=1916-06-14}}</ref> He was elected prosecutor in 1938.<ref>{{cite news|title=J. W. Taylor May Aid in Johnston Trial|publisher=Salt Lake Tribune|date=1938-11-28}}</ref> In 1952, Sweeley attended a reunion in California of the 1902 Rose Bowl team. At the time, Sweeley was a practicing attorney living in Twin Falls, and was recalled as "a great punter back at the turn of the century."<ref>{{cite news|title=Wolverine Reunion at Palo Alto|publisher=Lima News|date=1952-10-03}}</ref> He served as a probate judge in the mid-1950s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Filer Killing Hearing Delayed|publisher=The Post-Register, Idaho Falls|date=1955-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Teen Drivers Before Court|publisher= The Post-Register, Idaho Falls |date=1957-07-22}}</ref> |
After retiring from coaching, Sweeley moved to [[Twin Falls, Idaho]] where he worked as a lawyer. Sweeley also became an expert trap shooter and ballistics expert. In 1916, he won the interstate trapshooting championship.<ref>{{cite news|title=TWIN FALLS EXPERT TAKES TRAP TITLE: Everett Sweeley Wins Interstate Championship; High Scores Are Rule|publisher=Salt Lake Tribune|date=1916-06-14}}</ref> He was elected prosecutor in 1938.<ref>{{cite news|title=J. W. Taylor May Aid in Johnston Trial|publisher=Salt Lake Tribune|date=1938-11-28}}</ref> In 1952, Sweeley attended a reunion in [[California]] of the 1902 Rose Bowl team. At the time, Sweeley was a practicing attorney living in Twin Falls, and was recalled as "a great punter back at the turn of the century."<ref>{{cite news|title=Wolverine Reunion at Palo Alto|publisher=Lima News|date=1952-10-03}}</ref> He served as a probate judge in the mid-1950s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Filer Killing Hearing Delayed|publisher=The Post-Register, Idaho Falls|date=1955-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Teen Drivers Before Court|publisher= The Post-Register, Idaho Falls |date=1957-07-22}}</ref> |
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*[[1901 Michigan Wolverines football team]] |
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*[[1902 Michigan Wolverines football team]] |
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* [http://wsucougars.cstv.com/ Washington State University athletics website] |
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Everett M. Sweeley was an American football player and coach. He played fullback, halfback and end for the University of Michigan from 1899 to 1902 and was a member of Fielding Yost's 1901 and 1902 "Point-a-Minute" teams. He then served as the head football coach at Morningside College in 1904 and at Washington State University in 1904 and 1905. After retiring from football, Sweeley became a lawyer and judge in Idaho.
Biography
Athlete
Sweeley attended high school at Sioux City, Iowa before enrolling at the University of Michigan in 1899. He played four years of football at Michigan from 1899–1902 at the end, fullback, and halfback positions, but he was best known as one of the game's premier punters and Placekickers.
Before enrolling at Michigan, Sweeley said he had never seen seen a college football game.[1] In four seasons, he missed only one game, the result of what Sweeley called "a little row with a math professor."[1]
While playing for Michigan, Sweeley set the college football record for the longest kick on record. In 1902, he kicked the football 86 yards before touching the ground.[2] Sweeley also held "an enviable distinction unboasted by any other hero of the gridiron." In four years punting for Michigan, he never had a single punt blocked.[2] Sweeley was known for punts that were both high and long. He would reportedly tell his ends accurately where each punt was to go, "and by this concerted action Michigan gained many yards."[2] Sweeley was also "an expert place kicker," scoring over 100 points for Michigan in this manner.[2] A 1906 newspaper feature reported that his greatest talent was "the running punt trick," a play in which Sweeley would run a ball "until he was hard pressed and then kick, often thus adding many yards to the ground gained."[2]
In the 1902 Rose Bowl, Sweeley kicked four field goals and punted 21 times for a 38.9-yard average.[3] A newspaper story in 1950 reported on Sweeley's kicking ability: "Sweeley, a truly great kicker in the days when the ball resembled a pumpkin rather than the tapered oblate spheroid now in use, introduced the spiral pant to Coast fans that memorable day [in the 1902 Rose Bowl]. His towering punts outdistanced the end-over-end kicks of the Indians by 20 yards."[4]
Coach
After graduating from Michigan, Sweeley went into coaching. He served as the head football coach at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa for a season in 1903 and the moved to Washington State University in Pullman, Washington for the 1904 and 1905 seasons.[5] [6] [7] His coaching record at Washington State was 6 wins, 6 losses, and 0 ties.[8]
Later years
After retiring from coaching, Sweeley moved to Twin Falls, Idaho where he worked as a lawyer. Sweeley also became an expert trap shooter and ballistics expert. In 1916, he won the interstate trapshooting championship.[9] He was elected prosecutor in 1938.[10] In 1952, Sweeley attended a reunion in California of the 1902 Rose Bowl team. At the time, Sweeley was a practicing attorney living in Twin Falls, and was recalled as "a great punter back at the turn of the century."[11] He served as a probate judge in the mid-1950s.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b "Kicked Four Years Without A Block". News-Palladium. 1943-11-18.
- ^ a b c d e "OLD-TIME FOOTBALL PLAYERS". Elyria Reporter. 1906-11-13.
- ^ Dan O’Sullivan (2002-12-13). "1902-Michigan 49, Stanford 0". espn.com.
- ^ "Art Redner Played With Wolverines, 1902 Rose Bowl 11". Bessemer Herald. 1950-12-28.
- ^ John Kryk. Natural enemies, p. 293.
- ^ College Football Reference Washington State University Football Records
- ^ Miami Herald Washington State University all-time football records
- ^ Washington State Cougars coaching records
- ^ "TWIN FALLS EXPERT TAKES TRAP TITLE: Everett Sweeley Wins Interstate Championship; High Scores Are Rule". Salt Lake Tribune. 1916-06-14.
- ^ "J. W. Taylor May Aid in Johnston Trial". Salt Lake Tribune. 1938-11-28.
- ^ "Wolverine Reunion at Palo Alto". Lima News. 1952-10-03.
- ^ "Filer Killing Hearing Delayed". The Post-Register, Idaho Falls. 1955-07-22.
- ^ "Teen Drivers Before Court". The Post-Register, Idaho Falls. 1957-07-22.