Al Kreuz

Al Kreuz
Personal information
Born:(1898-08-21)August 21, 1898
Died:August 1975
Career information
College:Kalamazoo College, Western Michigan University,[1] University of Pennsylvania
Position:Fullback
Career history
Career highlights and awards

Albert F. Kreuz (August 21, 1898 – August 1975) was an American football fullback. He played on the Philadelphia Quakers' 1926 American Football League (AFL) team, which won the league's only championship.

Kreuz played college football at the University of Pennsylvania as a back and placekicker.[3][4] His first season at Pennsylvania was 1924, his sophomore year,[4] and he played through 1925 before being ruled ineligible for the 1926 season due to having previously played for Kalamazoo College.[5] Kreuz joined the Quakers in 1926. He played in all 10 games during the Quakers' 8–2 season, in which they won the AFL championship.[6] The Chicago Tribune's Wilfrid Smith named Kreuz a second-team All-Pro fullback in a list that included players from the National Football League and AFL.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Al Kreuz". Database Football. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dartmouth Carries Off Bulk Of Positions On A. P. All-Eastern Team". Dayton Daily News. Associated Press. December 5, 1925. p. D-6. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Football". Time. December 7, 1925. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Sophomore Grid Player Proving Penn Sensation". Berkeley Daily Gazette. October 29, 1924. p. 15. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  5. ^ "Kreuz Officially Declared Ineligible". The Norwalk Hour. December 10, 1925. p. 14. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  6. ^ "1926 Philadelphia Quakers". Database Football. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Hogrogian, John (1983). "1926 All Pros" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. 5 (6). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2017.


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