Lloyd A. "Butch" Pixley (c. 1900 − July 30, 1954) was an American football player. A native of Columbus, Ohio, he played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes at the guard position in 1918, 1919, 1921, and 1922.
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| Position | Guard |
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| Born: | c. 1900 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died: | July 30, 1954 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
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Under wartime S.A.T.C. rules,[1] Pixley was eligible to play as a freshman on the 1918 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.[2] As a sophomore in 1919, Pixley was selected by Dick Jemison as a first-team All-American.[3] That year, he was also selected by Frank G. Menke as a first-team player on the 1919 All-Western college football team.[4] He was also a consensus first-team player on the 1919 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4]
In 1920, Pixley attended Princeton University, but he did not play football that year.[2]
Pixley returned to Ohio State in 1921.[5] That fall, he was selected as a first-team All-American by Norman E. Brown of the Central Press Association.[6] He was also selected by Collier's Weekly as a first-team player on the 1921 All-Western college football team.[7] He was also a consensus first-team player on the 1921 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[8][9][10]
As a senior, Pixley served as the captain of the 1922 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, the first Ohio State team to play in the newly completed Ohio Stadium.[11][12] At the end of the 1922 season, he was selected as a first-team All-American by the New York Tribune and a second-team All-American by Frank G. Menke.[13][14] He was also selected by some as a first-team player on the 1922 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[15][16]
Pixley later became a part owner of the WLOK radio and television stations in Lima, Ohio. He also owned the Brightman Nut Manufacturing Company in Columbus. He died at University Hospital in Columbus in 1954 at age 54.[11]
References
edit- ^ The Students' Army Training Corps was organized during World War I. Under S.A.T.C. rules, and with the loss of many upperclassmen to wartime service, freshmen were deemed eligible to play college football during the 1918 season.
- ^ a b "Pixley, Giant Lineman, Will Lead Ohio State". The Washington Times. December 19, 1921. p. 15.
- ^ "All-America Addendum" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. May 2006.
- ^ a b Walter Camp, ed. (1920). Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1920. A. G. Spalding & Brothers (Spalding's Athletic Library). p. 41.
- ^ ""Butch" Pixley Comes Back to Ohio State". Iowa City Press-Citizen. February 18, 1921. p. 8.
- ^ "Western Players Predominate On All American Team Picked By Normy Brown". Capital Times. November 28, 1921.
- ^ "The All-Western Team". Collier's Weekly. January 1922. p. 162.
- ^ "Billy Evans Picks All-Western Conference Eleven for 1921". Iowa City Press-Citizen. November 26, 1921. p. 5.
- ^ "Hawk Stars Get Places on Elevens". Iowa City Press-Citizen. November 28, 1921. p. 4.
- ^ Luther A. Huston (December 11, 1921). "Galaxy of Star Players Wore Moleskin In Big Ten During 1921 Season". Tulsa Daily World.
- ^ a b "Lloyd Pixley Dies". The Daily Reporter (Dover, Ohio). July 31, 1954. p. 17.
- ^ "Lloyd Pixley New Ohio State Capt". The Daily Pantagraph. December 2, 1921. p. 10.
- ^ "M'Carthy Picks Them In Pairs". The Newark Advocate. December 5, 1922.
- ^ Frank G. Menke (December 11, 1922). "All-American Grid Selections". The Lincoln Star.
- ^ "Chicago Journal's All-Conference". Iowa City Press-Citizen. November 29, 1922. p. 9.
- ^ Bryn Griffiths (November 28, 1922). "All-Conference Teams as Selected by Bryn". Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin). p. 13.