Del Wertz

Del Wertz

Born:	(1888-10-11)October 11, 1888 Canton, Ohio
Died:	May 26, 1958(1958-05-26) (aged 69) Sarasota, Florida
Career information
Position(s)	Halfback
College	Western Reserve
Career history
As player
1912	Shelby Blues
1912	Elyria Athletics
1913	Akron Indians
1914
1914	Akron Indians
Career highlights and awards
1912 Ohio League Champs 1913 Ohio League Champs 1914 Ohio League Champs

Dwight Lyman Moody "Del" Wertz (October 11, 1888 – May 26, 1958 in) was a right-handed baseball shortstop for the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League in 1914 and a professional football player in the Ohio League.

Early life[]

Dwight "Del" Wertz was born in Canton, Ohio on October 11, 1888. He was the son of Anna Elizabeth (née Smith) and Henry Wertz. He had three brothers, DeWitt Milton, Arthur Dubbs, and Thorold Jay, and sister Florence Catheryn. He attended Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University.^[1] Del married Gwendolyn Thompson on January 27, 1917 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.^[2] They had three daughters: Elizabeth Jane, Roxana Ruth, and Nila Catherine.

Baseball career[]

Del spent three games with the Buffalo Buffeds, getting no at-bats. However, he did score a run, indicating that he was a pinch runner in at least one of the games in which he appeared. He played in one game in the field, making one putout at shortstop.^[3] He appeared in his final game on May 26, 1914, exactly 44 years before his death in 1958.

Football career[]

Wertz was better known for his professional football career in the Ohio League, the direct predecessor to the modern National Football League. During his three seasons in the Ohio League, Wertz played for the Shelby Blues, Elyria Athletics, Akron Indians and . He earned league titles in 1914 with Elyria and with Akron in 1913 and 1914.

Later life[]

Following his death in 1958, he was interred at City Cemetery located in South Bend, Indiana.^[4]

References[]

Further reading[]

• PFRA Research. "Elyria Out of Nowhere: 1913" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-11.
• PFRA Research. "Lets Play Two!: 1914" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-26.
• PFRA Research. "1914: Parratt Stays on Top" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-26.

External links[]

• Del Wertz at Find a Grave

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