Joseph McAndrew | |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1879 |
School: | Army Black Knights |
Pastschools: | Army (1902) |
Highlights: | All-American (1902) |
Class: | Graduate |
Joseph Alexander McAndrew (October 2, 1879 – August 13, 1963) was an American football player and an officer in the United States Army.
Joseph McAndrew was born in Osage Mills, Arkansas on October 2, 1879.[1] He attended the United States Military Academy, where he played at the end position for the Army football team from 1901 to 1903.[2] He was selected by The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) as a first-team end on the 1902 College Football All-America Team.[3]
After graduating from the Military Academy, McAndrew served in the infantry, United States Army, attaining the rank of colonel.[4] He received a Distinguished Service Medal for his service as the director of the infantry specialists school at Langres, France, during World War I.[1]
He died in Bentonville, Arkansas on August 10, 1963.[1]