Bob Peck (American football) explained

Bob Peck
Birth Date:30 May 1891
Birth Place:Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Culver, Indiana, U.S.
Position1:Center
College:Pittsburgh
Playing Years1:1917
Playing Team1:Youngstown Patricians
Playing Years2:1917
Playing Team2:Massillon Tigers
Playing Years3:1920
Playing Team3:Fort Wayne Friars
Other Title:athletic director
Other Years1:1917–1932
Other Team1:Culver Military Academy
Career Highlights:
Collegehof:1323
Collegehofyear:1954

Bob Peck (May 30, 1891 – June 14, 1932) was an American football player who most famously played center for the Pittsburgh Panthers, where he was a three-time All-American.

Career

Pitt

Peck was a prominent center for "Pop" Warner's Pitt Panthers. He was selected as a first-team All-American in each of 1914, 1915, and 1916.[1] Peck also won back-to-back national championships in 1915 and 1916.[2] He dropped out of college during the spring of 1916 due to the death of his father, but he was able to academically qualify for the 1916 season – during which Peck served as team captain – by attending class throughout the summer.[3]

Pro ball

In 1917 he played in the Ohio League, the direct predecessor to the modern National Football League for the Youngstown Patricians and the Massillon Tigers. That season, he earned first team all-pro honors.[4] In 1920, Peck played for the Fort Wayne Friars in the team's victory over the Columbus Panhandles.[5]

Culver Academy

Following his time at Pitt, he served as the Athletic director at Culver Military Academy until his unexpected death attributed to heart disease in 1932.[6] [7] He was posthumously elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Borghetti . E.J. . Nestor . Mendy . Welsh . Celeste . 2008 Pitt Football Media Guide . University of Pittsburgh . 2008 . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . 8 . 2009-03-26 . 2011-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523130245/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pitt/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2008FBMediaGuide.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Past Division I-A Football National Champions . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070122031313/http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/ia_football_past_champs.html . 2007-01-22 .
  3. News: Peck to Lead Panthers . . September 1, 1916 . 9 . December 14, 2009 .
  4. Canton Wins Again 1917 . Coffin Corner . Professional Football Researchers Association . 1–5 . PFRA Research . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130617101934/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Canton_Wins_Again.pdf . 2013-06-17 .
  5. Inflation of 1920; A Tale of Two Cities . Coffin Corner . Professional Football Researchers Association . 14 . 3 . 1992 . 1–6 . Klosinski, Emil . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101218201315/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/14-03-463.pdf . 2010-12-18 .
  6. Web site: [{{College Football HoF/url|id=1323}} Bob Peck ]. . December 14, 2009.
  7. Web site: The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search.