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Arthur Curtis (American Football)
Arthur Hale Curtis (May 20, 1881 – November 13, 1955) was an American football player, coach, and gynecologist. He served as the head coach at the University of Kansas in 1902 and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1903 to 1904, compiling a career college football record of 17–10–1. Curtis earned an MD degree from Rush Medical College in 1905. He interned at Cook County Hospital and became a member of the Northwestern University Medical School faculty in 1910. Curtis was born on May 20, 1881, in Portage, Wisconsin Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census making it the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison, Wiscon .... He died of a heart attack in 1955. Head coaching record References External links * 1881 births 1955 deaths 19th-century players of American football American football tackles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portage, Wisconsin
Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census making it the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison, Wisconsin, metropolitan statistical area, Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Portage was named for the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway, a portage between the Fox River (Green Bay tributary), Fox River and the Wisconsin River, which was recognized by Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet during their discovery of a route to the Mississippi River in 1673. The city's slogan is "Where the North Begins." History The Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribes that once lived here, and later the European traders and settlers, took advantage of the lowlands between the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers as a natural "portage". This is reflected in indigenous names for the town, such as the Menominee name ''Kahkāmohnakaneh'', which means "at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
