Joseph McAndrew explained

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.

Biography

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joseph Alexander McAndrew. Military Times. January 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150109085720/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=17897. January 9, 2015. live.
  2. Book: The Howitzer: The Yearbook of the United States Corps of Cadets . . 48 . 1904 . 2022-07-30.
  3. News: The All-American Team For the Season of 1902 . . 3 . November 24, 1902 . 2022-07-30 . NewspaperArchive.
  4. Book: Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.. George Cullum. Seeman & Peters. 1920. 1131. Google Books.