Bradley Streit Explained

Bradley Streit
School:Princeton Tigers
Currentposition:Fullback
Birth Date:18 December 1892
Birth Place:Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:North York, Ontario, Canada
Weight Lb:170
Pastschools:
Highlights:All-Southern (1910)

John Bradley "Bill" Streit (December 18, 1892 – June 30, 1978) was an American college football player.

Early years

John Bradley Streit was born on December 18, 1892, in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of a prominent builder. "He grew up in the give-and-take life of a family of nine."[1]

College football

Auburn

Streit competed in football, basketball, baseball, and track at Auburn University.[1] He was a prominent fullback for the Auburn Tigers from 1909 to 1910.

1910

Streit led the school in touchdowns in 1910.[2] He was a unanimous All-Southern player.[3] [4] Early in the season both Streit and Kirk Newell were injured.[5] In the 26 to 0 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs, Streit scored two touchdowns.[6] Streit assisted coaching the 1911 team.

Princeton

Streit then transferred to Princeton University and played for the Princeton Tigers football team from 1913 to 1915.[7]

1913

In the 1913 game with Fordham he scored four touchdowns and four extra points in a 69 to 0 victory, setting a school record for points by an individual in a game (28) which stood until 1967.[8]

Later life and death

Streit worked at a salesman for Studebaker and for W. E. Hutton & Co.., a stock brokerage firm on Wall Street. He moved to Canada in 1934 and became a Canadian citizen. He was the president J. Braadley Streit Corp., an oil and gas exploration firm based in Toronto. Streit was a founder of Yellowknife Bear Mines Ltd.[9] He died on June 30, 1978, at his home on Park Lane Circle in North York.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Builders of Fortunes. 114. 1963. George Lonn.
  2. Book: SEC Football Trivia. Ernie Couch. July 30, 2001. Thomas Nelson . 9781418571788.
  3. Book: Spalding's Football Guide. 1911. 35, 65. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service .
  4. News: All S. I. A. A. Team.. December 8, 1910. Times-Picayune.
  5. News: The Tuscaloosa News. Auburn Rooters To Follow Team. October 14, 1910.
  6. Book: About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. 15. Patrick Garbin. 2008. Scarecrow Press . 9780810860407.
  7. News: Bradley Streit On Princeton Team. 8. Atlanta Constitution. September 26, 1912.
  8. Memorials. Princeton Alumni Weekly. 79. 21. 1978.
  9. News: . Retired Canadian financier . . . July 2, 1978 . 11B . January 30, 2024 . .
  10. News: . Braadley Streit, 85 financier . . . July 2, 1978 . B15 . January 30, 2024 . .