Milton Lambert "Irish" Levy (December 22, 1903 – April 26, 1958) was an

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for the

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. He was twice selected All-Southern, and once selected second-team

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''. Levy was selected for the ''

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'''s All-Time Tulane team and inducted into the Tulane Hall Of Fame ("the T Club") in 1986.

Early years

Milton Lambert Levy was born on December 22, 1903, in

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, to Lazare Levy and Isabelle G. Cain.

Tulane University

Levy was a prominent

for the

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team of

, and is considered one of the greatest ever to play for the school.

1925

The 1925 team were undefeated and claimed a

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championship. Levy was never taken out of a game for an injury during his playing career. He was the only lineman lost for the 1926 season, but assisted his alma mater as a coach that year.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Levy, Milton 1903 births 1958 deaths American football guards Tulane Green Wave football coaches Tulane Green Wave football players All-Southern college football players Sportspeople from New Orleans Players of American football from New Orleans Jewish American players of American football 20th-century American Jews Jews from Louisiana