John Bradley "Bill" Streit (December 18, 1892 – June 30, 1978) was an American college football player.
 Streit of Auburn | |
| Princeton Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Fullback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 18, 1892 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died: | June 30, 1978 (aged 85) North York, Ontario, Canada |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early years
editJohn Bradley Streit was born on December 18, 1892, in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of a prominent builder. "He grew up in the give-and-take life of a family of nine."[1]
College football
editAuburn
editStreit competed in football, basketball, baseball, and track at Auburn University.[1] He was a prominent fullback for the Auburn Tigers from 1909 to 1910.
1910
editStreit led the school in touchdowns in 1910.[2] He was a unanimous All-Southern player.[3][4] Early in the season both Streit and Kirk Newell were injured.[5] In the 26 to 0 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs, Streit scored two touchdowns.[6] Streit assisted coaching the 1911 team.
Princeton
editStreit then transferred to Princeton University and played for the Princeton Tigers football team from 1913 to 1915.[7]
1913
editIn the 1913 game with Fordham he scored four touchdowns and four extra points in a 69 to 0 victory, setting a school record for points by an individual in a game (28) which stood until 1967.[8]
Later life and death
editStreit worked at a salesman for Studebaker and for W. E. Hutton & Co.., a stock brokerage firm on Wall Street. He moved to Canada in 1934 and became a Canadian citizen. He was the president J. Braadley Streit Corp., an oil and gas exploration firm based in Toronto. Streit was a founder of Yellowknife Bear Mines Ltd.[9] He died on June 30, 1978, at his home on Park Lane Circle in North York.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b George Lonn (1963). Builders of Fortunes. p. 114.
- ^ Ernie Couch (July 30, 2001). SEC Football Trivia. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 9781418571788.
- ^ Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1911. pp. 35, 65.
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"All S. I. A. A. Team". Times-Picayune. December 8, 1910.
- ^ "Auburn Rooters To Follow Team". The Tuscaloosa News. October 14, 1910.
- ^ Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. Scarecrow Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780810860407.
- ^ "Bradley Streit On Princeton Team". Atlanta Constitution. September 26, 1912. p. 8.
- ^ "Memorials". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 79: 21. 1978.
- ^ "Retired Canadian financier". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. July 2, 1978. p. 11B. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Braadley Streit, 85 financier". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. July 2, 1978. p. B15. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
