Milton Lambert "Irish" Levy (December 22, 1903 – April 26, 1958)[1] was an American football guard for the Tulane Green Wave of Tulane University. He was twice selected All-Southern, and once selected second-team All-American by The New York Times. Levy was selected for the New York Sun's All-Time Tulane team and inducted into the Tulane Hall Of Fame ("the T Club") in 1986.[2][3]
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| Tulane Green Wave – No. 19 | |
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| Position | Guard/Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 22, 1903 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Died: | April 26, 1958 (aged 54) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Career history | |
| College | Tulane (1923–1925) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editMilton Lambert Levy was born on December 22, 1903, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Lazare Levy and Isabelle G. Cain.
Tulane University
editLevy was a prominent guard for the Tulane Green Wave football team of Tulane University, and is considered one of the greatest ever to play for the school.
1925
editThe 1925 team were undefeated and claimed a Southern Conference championship. Levy was never taken out of a game for an injury during his playing career.[4] He was the only lineman lost for the 1926 season, but assisted his alma mater as a coach that year.
References
edit- ^ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas, US; Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940–1945.
- ^ "Milton "Irish" Levy".
- ^ "Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Claim Tulane's Star Guard Best On Southern Gridiron". Santa Ana Register. November 30, 1925. p. 19. Retrieved March 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
