Thomas Richard Sterck (June 20, 1900 – September 1970) was an American football player.
| Washington & Jefferson Presidents | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 20, 1900 |
| Died: | September 1970 (age 70) |
| Career history | |
| College | Washington & Jefferson (1918–1920) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Sterck was born in 1900 and attended Peabody High School in Pittsburgh. He was a star athlete at Peabody, participating in football and track. He set the school record in the discus.[1]
At age 18, and with World War I underway, Sterck joined the students' army and was assigned to Washington & Jefferson College.[1] At Washington & Jefferson, he played at the center position, and was also tried as a guard, on the 1918 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team.[2] At the end of the 1918 season, he was selected by Tiny Maxwell as a first-team center on his 1918 College Football All-America Team.[3][4]
Sterck missed the 1919 football season with a broken leg.[5] He returned to the football team in 1920 and also played on the Washington & Jefferson basketball team.[6]
Sterck later worked in the advertising business.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Wash. & Jeff. Secures Peabody High Star". The Pittsburgh Press. September 15, 1918. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sterck May Play at Guard: Hutchinson Plans to Shift Peabody Boy and Make a Center Out of Ed Garbisch". The Pittsburgh Press. October 8, 1918. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robert Maxwell (December 7, 1918). "Three Pitt Players Placed on Maxwell's All-American Team". Evening Public Ledger. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wash-Jeff Grid Prospects For Next Fall Very Bright". The Pittsburgh Press. July 6, 1919. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W.-J. Secures Promising Prep Grid Candidates". The Gazette Times. Pittsburgh. September 5, 1920. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pandora (Washington & Jefferson yearbook), 1922, p. 80.
- ^ "Mrs. Sterck To Sue Ex-Gridiron Star: Pittsburgh Girl Reported Ready to Seek Divorce". The Pittsburgh Press. May 6, 1981. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.