Walter Sumner "Tam" Rose (December 5, 1888 – October 2, 1961) was an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
player at
Syracuse University
Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...
and then a player and coach with the
Tonawanda Kardex Tonawanda may refer to:
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, including during the team's brief stint in the
National Football League
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(NFL) He played
halfback and served as the team's
head coach
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from its founding in 1916. The team played only one game in the NFL before folding in
1921
Events
January
* January 2
** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil.
** The Spanish lin ...
.
Rose was a captain of the football team at
Syracuse University
Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...
from 1913 to 1915 and was twice selected to
Walter Camp
Walter Chauncey Camp (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925) was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". Among a long list of inventions, he created the sport's line of scrimmage and the system ...
's
All-American team. He was the leading point scorer for Syracuse.
References
1919 Buffalo ProspectsPicture of Tam Rose
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1888 births
1961 deaths
American football halfbacks
Syracuse Orange football players
Tonawanda Kardex coaches
Tonawanda Kardex players
People from Tonawanda, New York
Players of American football from Erie County, New York