Albert Journeay (November 25, 1890 May 4, 1972) was an American
college football
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player. He played at the
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Penn Quakers football
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teams from 1912 to 1914 and was selected as both team captain and a first-team All-American in 1914.
Leonia, New Jersey
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Penn
Journeay enrolled at the
University of Pennsylvania
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(Penn) in 1911. He played for the freshman football team in 1911 and for the varsity, at the
guard
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Professional occupations
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* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
and center positions, from 1912 to 1914. At the end of the 1913 season, he was elected by his teammates as the captain of the
1914 Penn Quakers football team
The 1914 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1914 college football season. In their second season under head coach George H. Brooke, the Quakers compiled a 4–4–1 rec ...
. The 1914 team compiled a disappointing 4–4–1 record, but Journeay won praise for his leadership and defensive play, one newspaper writing that he stood out as "one of the greatest individuals of the year." Another newspaper wrote: "He was the mainstay of the secondary defense all year and his playing was conspicuous all through the games." At the end of the 1914 season, he was selected as a first-team All-American by James P. Sinnot of the ''New York Evening Mail'', the ''Washington Herald'', ''Newark Evening Star'', and ''Philadelphia Inquirer''.Spalding's Official Football Guide 1915 Journeay graduated from Penn in 1915 with a bachelor's degree in economics.
Later years
After graduating from Penn, Journeay had a career in banking in
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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. He also worked as a vice president at the Chattanooga Purse Co. In 1957, Journeay moved from Chicago to Venice, Florida. He died at age 81 in 1972.