Ted Shultz

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Not to be confused with Ted Schulz.
Ted Shultz
Ted shultz.jpg
Shultz c. 1916
Biographical details
Born(1893-11-24)November 24, 1893
Logansport, Indiana
Died(1986-02-00)February , 1986
Playing career
1912���1915Washington and Lee
1917Camp Jackson
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1916Denver (freshman)
1919Washington and Lee (assistant)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-American (1914)
2x All-Southern (1914, 1915)

Edwin Beswick "Ted" Shultz (November 24, 1893 – February 1986) was a college football player and coach.

Early years[]

Edwin Beswick "Ted" Shultz was born on November 24, 1893, in Logansport, Indiana to Dr. John Beswick Shultz and Anna L. Cooper. He attended Logansport High School.[1]

Washington and Lee[]

He was president of the student body.[2]

Football[]

Shultz was a prominent All-American tackle for the Washington and Lee Generals of Washington and Lee University from 1912 to 1915.[3] He was renowned for his size at the time, somewhere between 6 feet 2 inches and 6 feet 4 inches.[4]

1912[]

Shultz was the only freshman to make the varsity this season.[5] Shultz and captain Buck Miles were the tackles, a duo which "scintillated."[6]

1914[]

Shultz was a member of the undefeated SAIAA champion 1914 team, which secured a share of the title when it finished the season with a victory over North Carolina A & M.[7] The team included College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry "Cy" Young.

An account of the 10 to 0 victory over Swarthmore that year reads "Left tackle Ted Shultz starred for the victors making long gains on forward passes and effecting tackles that checked Swarthmore."[8]

1915[]

He was captain of W&L's 1915 team.[7][9] During World War I, he played for Camp Jackson.

Basketball[]

Shultz also played on the basketball team.

Denver[]

Shultz was once a secretary for the YMCA in Denver, Colorado,[10] and coached the freshman team of the University of Denver.[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ Calyx. Washington and Lee University. 1916. p. 74.
  2. ^ "Past Presidents of the Student Body and the Executive Committee : Washington and Lee University".
  3. ^ John Seymor Letcher (1974). Only Yesterday in Lexington, Virginia. McClure Press. p. 26.
  4. ^ e. g."Two Great Records For W. And L. Team". The Washington Post. November 18, 1915.
  5. ^ "First Year Men May Make Eleven". The Times-Dispatch. October 13, 1913.
  6. ^ "Blue and White is Ready for Medicos". The Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1913.
  7. ^ a b "The Indianapolis Football Game". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. 2: 322. 1915.
  8. ^ "Generals Beat Swarthmore". Charleston Mail. November 9, 1914.
  9. ^ "Shultz Is Named 1915 Captain by Washington & Lee" (PDF). Atlanta Constitution. December 13, 1914.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Alumni Notes". The Phi Gamma Delta. 39: 544. 1879.
  11. ^ "Frosh Squad Proves Largest In Years" (PDF). The Denver Clarion. September 27, 1916. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  12. ^ "1". The Graduate Magazine of the University of Kansas. 22: 9. 1923.
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