Hord Boensch Explained

School:	Vanderbilt Commodores
Birth Date:	13 March 1893
Birth Place:	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Highschool:	Bowen School
Pastschools:	Vanderbilt (1913)
Currentposition:	Quarterback

Benjamin Hord Boensch (March 13, 1893  - December 19, 1924)^[1] was a college football player.^[2] He was the quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team in 1913.^[3] Some writers selected him All-Southern that season.^[4] Boensch kicked the extra point to beat Tennessee 7 to 6.^[5] He named for his grandfather Ben M. Hord, a major for the Confederacy in North Carolina.^[6]

See also

• 1913 College Football All-Southern Team

Notes and References

1. "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X692-9Z7 : accessed 21 November 2015), Benjamin Boensch, 19 Dec 1924; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 64970; FHL microfilm 1,992,609.
2. Web site: Bulletin. google.com. 1912.
3. Web site: Vanderbilt University Quarterly. google.com. 1914.
4. News: Atlanta Constitution. Constitution's All-Southern Picked By Coach Donahue of Champion Auburn Team. November 30, 1913.
5. Web site: 1913 Rewind: Commodores rally to stay undefeated against Vols. vucommodores.com. 2015-11-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929015848/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112514aan.html. 2015-09-29. dead.
6. News: Goes To Claim Diploma After Many Years Lapse. The Courier-Journal. 2. May 25, 1911. November 21, 2015. Newspapers.com.