Milton Levy Explained

Milton Levy
Birth Date:22 December 1903
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana
Death Place:New Orleans, Louisiana
School:Tulane Green Wave
Pastschools:Tulane (1923 - 1925)
Currentposition:Guard/Center
Currentnumber:19
Highlights:

Milton Lambert "Irish" Levy (December 22, 1903  - April 26, 1958)[1] was an American football guard for the Tulane Green Wave of Tulane University. He was twice selected All-Southern, and once selected second-team All-American by The New York Times. Levy was selected for the New York Sun's All-Time Tulane team and inducted into the Tulane Hall Of Fame ("the T Club") in 1986.[2] [3]

Early years

Milton Lambert Levy was born on December 22, 1903, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Lazare Levy and Isabelle G. Cain.

Tulane University

Levy was a prominent guard for the Tulane Green Wave football team of Tulane University, and is considered one of the greatest ever to play for the school.

1925

The 1925 team were undefeated and claimed a Southern Conference championship. Levy was never taken out of a game for an injury during his playing career.[4] He was the only lineman lost for the 1926 season, but assisted his alma mater as a coach that year.

Notes and References

  1. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas, US; Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940–1945.
  2. Web site: Milton "Irish" Levy.
  3. Web site: Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame.
  4. News: Claim Tulane's Star Guard Best On Southern Gridiron. Santa Ana Register . November 30, 1925. 19. March 16, 2015. Newspapers.com.