Stanfield Wells
American football player (1889–1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stanfield McNeill Wells (July 25, 1889 – August 17, 1967)[1] was an All-American football player for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team from 1909-1911. He was the first in a long line of All-Americans to come out of Massillon Washington High School, and was one of the pioneers of the forward pass.[2] Though known principally as an end, Wells was Michigan's first forward passer of note.[3] He threw two passes to help Michigan win the Western Conference championship against Minnesota in 1910. He played professional football after college and wrote a chapter of a book on playing the end position. He later became the manager of an insurance company in Nashville, Tennessee.
Michigan Wolverines | |
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Position | End |
Class | Graduate |
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Born: | July 25, 1889 |
Died: | August 17, 1967(1967-08-17) (aged 78) |
Career history | |
College | Michigan |
High school | Massillon Washington (Massillon, Ohio) |
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